[House Report 118-554]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress }                                          { Report 
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  2d Session   }                                          { 118-554

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 STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 
                                  2025

                                _______
                                

 June 14, 2024.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

        Mr. Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Appropriations, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 8771]

    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, 
2025, and for other purposes.

                        INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

                                                            Page number

                                                            Bill Report
Overview...................................................
                                                                      3
Title I--Department of State and Related Agency:
Department of State:
        Administration of Foreign Affairs..................     2
                                                                      6
                Diplomatic Programs........................     2
                                                                      7
                Consular and Border Security Programs......     3
                                                                     13
                Capital Investment Fund....................     4
                                                                     15
                Office of Inspector General................     4
                                                                     15
                Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.     4
                                                                     16
                Representation Expenses....................     5
                                                                     19
                Protection of Foreign Missions and 
                    Officials..............................     5
                                                                     19
                Embassy Security, Construction, and 
                    Maintenance............................     5
                                                                     19
                Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
                    Service................................     6
                                                                     21
                Repatriation Loans Program Account.........     6
                                                                     22
                Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan     7
                                                                     22
                International Center, Washington, District 
                    of Columbia............................     7
                                                                     22
                Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement 
                    and Disability Fund....................     7
                                                                     23
International Organizations:
        Contributions to International Organizations.......     7
                                                                     23
        Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
            Activities.....................................     9
                                                                     25
International Commissions:
        International Boundary and Water Commission, United 
            States and Mexico..............................    11
                                                                     26
        American Sections, International Commissions.......    12
                                                                     27
        International Fisheries Commissions................    13
                                                                     28
Related Agency:
        United States Agency for Global Media..............    13
                                                                     29
                International Broadcasting Operations......    13
                                                                     29
                Broadcasting Capital Improvements..........    16
                                                                     31
Related Programs:
        The Asia Foundation................................    16
                                                                     31
        United States Institute of Peace...................    17
                                                                     31
        Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust 
            Fund...........................................    17
                                                                     32
        Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program.............    17
                                                                     32
        Israeli Arab Scholarship Program...................    18
                                                                     32
        East-West Center...................................    18
                                                                     32
        National Endowment for Democracy...................    18
                                                                     33
Other Commissions:
        Commission for the Preservation of America's 
            Heritage Abroad................................    19
                                                                     34
        United States Commission on International Religious 
            Freedom........................................    19
                                                                     34
        Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe...    20
                                                                     34
        Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's 
            Republic of China..............................    20
                                                                     34
        United States-China Economic and Security Review 
            Commission.....................................    21
                                                                     35
Title II--United States Agency for International 
    Development:
Funds Appropriated to the President:
                Operating Expenses.........................    21
                                                                     35
                Capital Investment Fund....................    23
                                                                     38
                Office of Inspector General................    23
                                                                     38
Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance:
Funds Appropriated to the President:
                Global Health Programs.....................    24
                                                                     39
                Development Assistance.....................    29
                                                                     47
                International Disaster Assistance..........    30
                                                                     52
                Transition Initiatives.....................    30
                                                                     53
                Complex Crises Fund........................    31
                                                                     53
                Economic Support Fund......................    32
                                                                     54
                Democracy Fund.............................    32
                                                                     55
                Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
                    Asia...................................    33
                                                                     56
Department of State:
                Migration and Refugee Assistance...........    34
                                                                     57
                United States Emergency Refugee and 
                    Migration Assistance Fund..............
                                                                     59
Independent Agencies:
                Peace Corps................................    35
                                                                     59
                Millennium Challenge Corporation...........    36
                                                                     60
                Inter-American Foundation..................    37
                                                                     61
                United States African Development 
                    Foundation.............................    37
                                                                     61
Department of the Treasury:
                International Affairs Technical Assistance.    38
                                                                     61
                Debt Restructuring.........................    39
                                                                     62
                Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation
                                                                     62
Title IV--International Security Assistance:
Department of State:
                International Narcotics Control and Law 
                    Enforcement............................    39
                                                                     62
                Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
                    and Related Programs...................    41
                                                                     65
                Peacekeeping Operations....................    43
                                                                     67
Funds Appropriated to the President:
                International Military Education and 
                    Training...............................    44
                                                                     67
                Foreign Military Financing Program.........    44
                                                                     68
Title V--Multilateral Assistance:
Funds Appropriated to the President:
                International Organizations and Programs...
                                                                     69
        International Financial Institutions...............    48
                                                                     69
                Global Environment Facility................    48
                                                                     69
                Contribution to the Clean Technology Fund..
                                                                     70
                Contribution to the International Bank for 
                    Reconstruction and Development.........    48
                                                                     70
                Contribution to the International Bank for 
                    Reconstruction and Development, 
                    Portfolio Guarantee....................
                                                                     70
                  Guarantees by the International Bank for 
                    Reconstruction and Development.........
                                                                     70
                  Contributions to Trust Funds and 
                    Financial Intermediary Funds 
                    Administered by the World Bank.........
                                                                     70
                Contribution to the International 
                    Development Association................    49
                                                                     71
                Contribution to the Asian Development Fund.    49
                                                                     71
                Contribution to the Asian Development Bank.
                                                                     71
                Contribution to the African Development 
                    Bank...................................    49
                                                                     71
                Contribution to the African Development 
                    Fund...................................    49
                                                                     71
                Contribution to the European Bank for 
                    Reconstruction and Development.........
                                                                     72
                Contribution to the Inter-American 
                    Development Bank.......................
                                                                     72
                Contribution to the International Fund for 
                    Agricultural Development...............    50
                                                                     72
                Global Agriculture and Food Security 
                    Program................................
                                                                     72
                United States Quota, International Monetary 
                    Fund...................................
                                                                     72
                Global Infrastructure Facility.............
                                                                     72
                Treasury International Assistance Programs.
                                                                     73
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance:
        Export-Import Bank of the United States............    50
                                                                     73
        United States International Development Finance 
            Corporation....................................    53
                                                                     74
        Trade and Development Agency.......................    57
                                                                     75
Title VII--General Provisions..............................    58
                                                                     76

                                OVERVIEW

    The Committee recommendation for fiscal year 2025 for 
activities under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations and Related Programs includes 
$51,713,000,000 in new discretionary budget authority for 
programs and activities within the Subcommittee's purview, 
which is 11 percent below the fiscal year 2024 enacted level 
and 19 percent below the fiscal year 2025 request.
    The fiscal year 2025 Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (``this 
Act'') demonstrates prioritization of programs and activities 
that support American values and United States national 
interests. With United States fiscal deficits expanding and the 
national debt at nearly $35 trillion, the Committee is wisely 
reducing spending and providing funding for operations, 
programs, and activities that are important to United States 
national security and have demonstrated positive results. The 
Committee also seeks to ensure that funds appropriated by this 
Act are directed toward the core diplomatic and foreign 
assistance missions of the United States and are not used to 
advance superfluous and divisive cultural agendas or extreme 
climate change objectives that do nothing to lower global 
temperatures.

                           NATIONAL SECURITY

    The Committee recommendation supports allies and partners 
of the United States while countering adversaries and those 
countries who support them. The Committee recommendation 
continues unwavering support for Israel by providing 
$3,300,000,000 from funds made available under Foreign Military 
Financing Program, consistent with the United States-Israel 
Memorandum of Understanding.
    The Committee remains deeply concerned about Iran's 
dangerous and hostile activities around the globe. These 
include its support for armed proxies throughout the Middle 
East and its growing nuclear capabilities, both of which 
threaten the United States and our allies. The Committee 
recommendation also prohibits funding to implement or enforce 
any agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program, 
including renewal of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, 
unless such agreement complies with the Iran Nuclear Agreement 
Review Act of 2015. In addition, the Committee prohibits the 
use of funds to revoke the designation of the Islamic 
Revolutionary Guards Corps as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
    The Committee recognizes the far-reaching and generational 
challenge posed to United States economic and national security 
interests by the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the 
Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As assessed by the United States 
Intelligence Community's latest Annual Threat Assessment, the 
CCP will continue to strive to make China the preeminent power 
in East Asia and a major power on the world stage. As that 
assessment noted, the CCP will maintain pressure on Taiwan for 
unification, seek to undercut United States influence, drive 
wedges between the United States and its partners, and 
undermine democratic norms in favor of its repressive, 
authoritarian system.
    Accordingly, the Committee supports efforts to counter such 
threats by directing not less than $2,100,000,000 to advance 
United States national security interests in the Indo-Pacific 
and to counter the malign influence of the PRC, including by 
providing $400,000,000 for the Countering PRC Influence Fund, 
and by providing funding above the request for the Indo-Pacific 
Strategy and Pacific Islands countries.
    The Committee notes the urgent need to strengthen 
deterrence across the Taiwan Strait and recommends $500,000,000 
from funds made available under Foreign Military Financing 
Program for Taiwan, as well as up to $2,000,000,000 in loans 
and loan guarantees for such purpose, as authorized by section 
5502(g) of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (Public Law 117-
263).
    In the Western Hemisphere, this Act prioritizes funds to 
combat the flow of illicit fentanyl and other synthetic drugs 
into the United States and prohibits funds for organizations 
that support organized migrant caravans to the United States. 
This Act also withholds funds from the Secretary of State's 
budget until progress is made renegotiating the Migration 
Protection Protocols. In addition, the Committee also supports 
efforts by Federal agencies funded in this Act to reallocate 
critical global supply chains away from the PRC and nearshore 
them to the Americas to support enhanced economic growth and 
security.
    The Committee remains committed to supporting freedom for 
the people of Cuba and provides $35,000,000 for democracy 
programs and $35,000,000 for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting. 
The Committee recommendation also includes strong support for 
democracy programs for the people of Venezuela and Nicaragua 
and incentivizes European partners seeking support in Ukraine 
to stand for freedom and democracy in the Western Hemisphere as 
well, especially in Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Nicaragua.

             PROTECTING LIFE AND SUPPORTING AMERICAN VALUES

    The Committee recommendation maintains support for global 
health programs by including all long-standing pro-life 
protections, including the prohibition on funds to pay for 
abortions. The Committee expands and strengthens additional 
requirements, including by applying the Protecting Life in 
Global Health Assistance policy, which prohibits funds for 
foreign nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform 
abortions.
    The Committee includes additional requirements to enhance 
transparency on how funds are used and which organizations are 
implementing programs.
    In addition, the Committee increases funding for religious 
freedom programs abroad and religious freedom protections for 
faith-based organizations (FBOs) delivering foreign assistance.

     UNITED STATES ECONOMIC INTERESTS AND AMERICAN CITIZEN SERVICES

    The Committee recommendation supports a strong American 
economy by strengthening a provision to enhance United States 
diplomatic engagement on commercial diplomacy in support of 
United States businesses abroad and in the resolution of 
foreign commercial disputes involving Americans and American 
businesses.
    The Committee also directs the Secretary of State to 
prioritize consular services for American citizens, top among 
them ensuring reasonable and predictable processing times for 
passports. Therefore, the Committee provides $491,000,000 under 
Consular and Border Security Programs to continue reducing wait 
times and increasing customer service.
    The Committee recommendation underscores the importance of 
prioritizing investments for the International Boundary and 
Water Commission, the International Fisheries Commissions, and 
the International Joint Commission, as these commissions 
directly impact Americans and the United States economy. 
Further, the Committee highlights the urgency of resolving the 
water delivery deficit from the Rio Grande, which is owed by 
Mexico to the United States as required by the 1944 Water 
Treaty. It is imperative to the agrarian economy along the Rio 
Grande Basin, including South Texas, that such water deliveries 
are timely and dependable, and the Committee recommendation 
reflects the critical nature of promptly resolving this issue 
to safeguard the livelihoods and economic stability of the 
region.

              OVERSIGHT, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY

    Proper management of American tax dollars must be a focus 
of all Federal agencies, and this is particularly important for 
the Department of State, the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID), and other agencies charged 
with advancing the interests of the United States around the 
world. Waste, fraud, and abuse in the programs funded in this 
Act will not be tolerated. Reflecting its commitment to 
oversight, transparency, and accountability, the Committee 
recommendation includes funds at, or above, current levels for 
the Inspectors General of agencies within the jurisdiction of 
the Subcommittee and maintains or strengthens provisions 
contained in prior years on multi-year commitments, direct 
funding for governments and local organizations, and financial 
management systems.
    The Committee brings unprecedented oversight and 
accountability to the United Nations and other international 
organizations, including by withholding funds until any such 
organization funded in this Act is in compliance with 
requirements on access agreements established by the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2024. The Committee also requires the 
Inspectors General to update best practices for conducting 
oversight, including in countries and regions at higher risk 
for waste, fraud, and abuse, and for programs involving 
multilateral organizations.
    The Committee reduces reprogramming authorities to ensure 
that funds are devoted to the highest priorities and carried 
out expeditiously according to congressional intent. 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 
this Report, ``regular notification procedures'' means 
notification must be provided at least 15 days in advance of 
obligation of funds. Finally, the Committee removes the 
authority to spend above the statutory amount set forth in 
section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act for contingencies 
during fiscal year 2025.

            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 
279 diplomatic and consular posts in 191 countries. The 
Committee recommends a total of $11,737,407,000 for the 
activities of the Department of State in fiscal year 2025. Of 
the total amount provided, $11,677,407,000 is appropriated as 
discretionary funds by this Act and $60,000,000 is appropriated 
as mandatory funds pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
    Embassy security.--The Committee recommendation provides 
$5,886,533,000 for embassy security, which is $115,005,000 
above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level and $50,748,000 above 
the fiscal year 2025 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.......................          $3,928,712
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance.....           1,957,821
                                                     -------------------
    Total, Embassy Security.........................          $5,886,533
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                          DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................    $9,413,107,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................    10,121,425,000
Committee recommendation..............................     8,406,887,000
  Change from enacted level...........................    -1,006,220,000
  Change from request.................................    -1,714,538,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $8,406,887,000 for 
Diplomatic Programs, including $3,928,712,000 for Worldwide 
Security Protection (WSP).

Worldwide Security Protection

    The Committee recommendation includes $3,928,712,000 for 
WSP, of which $688,767,000 is for Human Resources and 
$3,239,945,000 is for Security Programs.
    The WSP program provides funding for the protection of 
life, property, and information of the Department of State and 
supports a worldwide guard force protecting 279 overseas 
diplomatic posts, including missions, residences, and other 
facilities, and 150 domestic sites. The resources provided will 
support more than 3,836 Regional Security Officers and Security 
Engineering Officers and 41,000 domestic and overseas 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, and foreign 
dignitaries visiting the United States.
    Armored vehicles.--Funds provided for WSP are available for 
the procurement of the materials and equipment to provide 
protection for United States Government personnel serving in 
high-threat environments, including the replacement and 
modernization of armored vehicles that have reached the end of 
their useful life. The Secretary of State shall include in the 
operating plan required by section 7062(a) of this Act detail 
on the armored vehicle procurement plan for fiscal year 2025.
    Office of Counterintelligence.--The Committee is concerned 
about reports of sophisticated, aggressive, and growing 
counterintelligence threats targeting Department of State 
personnel and the impact on United States national security, 
particularly in the Western Hemisphere. The Committee directs 
the Secretary of State to allocate an additional $500,000 for 
the Department's Office of Counterintelligence to expand its 
investigative capacity focused on foreign adversaries in Latin 
America and Caribbean.
    Safety of locally employed staff.--The Committee recognizes 
that locally employed staff provide essential contributions at 
United States diplomatic and consular posts around the world. 
In emergency situations, the Secretary should use funds made 
available to the Department to provide support to ensure the 
safety and security of locally employed staff and their 
immediate family members.
    Visa and passport fraud investigation.--The Committee 
supports the work carried out by the Visa and Passport Analysis 
Branch within the Bureau of 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

    Advertising contracts for small businesses.--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 service-disabled veterans, 
minorities, and women. The Committee directs the Department of 
State to include the following information in its fiscal year 
2026 congressional budget justification (CBJ): expenditures for 
fiscal year 2025 and expected expenditures for fiscal year 
2026, respectively, for (1) all contracts for advertising 
services; and (2) contracts for the advertising services of: 
(I) socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses 
concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)); and (II) service-disabled veterans, 
women- and minority-owned businesses.
    Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region.--The Committee 
supports the work of the Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic 
Region to advance United States policy in the Arctic, including 
ongoing engagements with counterparts in Arctic and non-Arctic 
nations. Once confirmed, the Secretary of State shall include 
in the operating plan required by section 7062(a) of this Act 
planned staffing and funding levels in support of the work of 
the Ambassador-at-Large.
    Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.--The Committee 
recognizes the growing importance of cybersecurity capacity 
building and the need for personnel experienced in 
cybersecurity issues to carry out the national cybersecurity 
strategy. The Committee directs that funding be made available 
for the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy and for 
strengthening efforts to advance security in cyberspace.
    Central America sanctions policy and implementation.--The 
Committee directs that funding be continued for staff in the 
Office of Economic Sanctions Policy dedicated to Central 
America. The Committee directs that the operating plan required 
by section 7062(a) of this Act includes the projected budget 
and staffing level for such office.
    Classified briefings.--The Secretary of State is directed 
to work with the appropriate congressional committees to 
develop a process for readily available information pertaining 
to grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements involving 
foreign assistance, including consistent review in a classified 
setting if required.
    Columbia River.--The Committee encourages the Secretary of 
State to share with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
the foreign policy implications of listing the Upper Columbia 
River, Washington on the National Priorities List. The 
Committee believes the Department of State should consult with 
the EPA on such listings that may have foreign policy 
implications.
    Combating antisemitism.--The Committee recognizes the 
important work of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-
Semitism and directs not less than $2,500,000 be made available 
for the office, as authorized by the Global Anti-Semitism 
Review Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-332). The Committee remains 
concerned by the lack of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions 
within the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat 
Anti-Semitism and its impact on the stability and continuity of 
operations of the Office. Further, the Committee encourages the 
Department of State to ensure that FTEs hired with this funding 
are adequately assigned across offices, including the Office of 
the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism which 
plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and security of 
Jewish communities around the world.
    Computer-assisted simulation training.--The Committee is 
aware of collaborations between the public and private sector 
aimed at promoting diplomatic excellence by training personnel 
from various agencies within the United States Government to 
work together in computer-assisted simulation scenarios that 
replicate real-world problems challenging our country abroad, 
such as political instability, resource scarcity, and 
terrorism. Besides training personnel, these simulations 
identify gaps in the United States Government's authorities and 
capabilities to deal with instability abroad, helping bolster 
our national security. The Committee notes that section 9205 of 
the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 (division I 
of Public Law 117-263) requires the Department of State, 
working with other Federal agencies and the private sector, to 
provide the opportunity for Federal government personnel to 
participate in courses using computer-based or computer-
assisted simulations. Funds are provided by this Act to support 
such collaborations and training, which should be awarded on an 
open and competitive basis.
    Foreign Service training partnerships.--The Committee 
supports ongoing partnerships between the Department of State 
and community colleges, universities, and other institutions to 
improve the United States Foreign Service (Foreign Service) by 
preparing both graduate and undergraduate students for 
positions in the Foreign Service, including support for the 
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship and Charles B. 
Rangel International Affairs programs to partner with other 
organizations and institutions, such as Hispanic-Serving 
Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 
Asian American and Native American Pacific-Islander-Serving 
Institutions, and Tribally Controlled Colleges and 
Universities.
    Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.--The 
Committee directs support for the continued implementation of 
the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Public 
Law 114-328).
    Global surface water inventory.--The Committee supports the 
development of a global surface water inventory and has 
provided $10,000,000 under Economic Support Fund to continue 
support of the development and implementation of such an 
inventory.
    Holocaust issues.--The Committee recommendation includes 
funding to continue the important work of the Office of 
Holocaust Issues to bring a measure of justice and assistance 
to Holocaust victims and their families and to ensure that the 
Holocaust is remembered appropriately and accurately.
    International religious freedom.--The Committee continues 
to support the work of the Ambassador-at-Large for 
International Religious Freedom as authorized by the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-
292).
    Internships.--The Committee supports continuation of 
internship programs at the Department of State as authorized by 
section 9201 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 
2022 (Public Law 117-263).
    Language training.--The Committee supports efforts by the 
Department of State to recruit and train Foreign Service 
Officers and Civil Service employees with the knowledge and 
language skills needed to advance United States policies toward 
countering malign activities of the PRC.
    Modernization of commercial law.--The Committee supports 
the engagement of the Department of State's Office of the 
Assistant Legal Advisor for Private International Law to work 
with experienced non-profit legal reform organizations on 
efforts to modernize commercial law to promote economic 
development and poverty reduction abroad, especially in Latin 
America and the Caribbean, including through innovative 
technologies.
    Monitoring and combating trafficking in persons.--The 
Committee recommendation includes $25,000,000 for the Office to 
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, as authorized by the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended, 
including to support the coordination of the President's 
Interagency Task Force and Senior Policy Operating Group, 
deployment of rapid response teams, production of the 
Trafficking in Persons Report, implementation of child 
protection compacts, diplomatic engagement and technical 
assistance, and management and oversight of increased 
assistance provided by this Act to combat trafficking in 
persons.
    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 directs that funds be made available to 
continue the work of the Office of International Disability 
Rights authorized by section 5104 of the Department of State 
Authorization Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-81).
    Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.--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).
    Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Abraham 
Accords.--The Committee recommendation includes not less than 
$1,500,000 for the Office of the Special Envoy for the Abraham 
Accords, as authorized by section 6407 of the Department of 
State Authorization Act of 2023 (division F of Public Law 118-
31).
    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-owned, and disadvantaged small 
businesses, as well as FBOs.
    Regional China officers.--The Committee directs that funds 
be made available 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 work of the Special 
Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, as authorized by the 
Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage Taking 
Accountability Act (division FF, title III, subtitle A of 
Public Law 116-260), which leads and coordinates United States 
diplomatic engagements on overseas hostage-related matters. The 
Committee urges the Secretary of State to strengthen efforts to 
both bring detained Americans home and to deter such wrongful 
behavior by governments, including the withholding of bilateral 
assistance from such governments and using a government's 
history of detaining American citizens or lawful permanent 
residents as a significant factor in determining the type and 
level of bilateral assistance.
    Technology.--The Committee recognizes the need for 
education of United States diplomats in technology diplomacy 
and urges the Department of State to establish a training 
program to enable the advancement of freedom through trusted 
technology. The Secretary of State should consider partnering 
with universities with expertise in providing research and 
training to policymakers, diplomats, and other key stakeholders 
on technologies critical to United States foreign policy and 
national security interests.

Reports

    Central America and sanctions.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
update to the report described under this heading in House 
Report 118-146.
    Combating antisemitism.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on steps 
taken by the Department of State to implement the United States 
National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism during the previous 
fiscal year.
    Crisis response.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report describing 
the Department of State's international crisis response 
efforts, to include the following: (1) delineation of 
responsibilities belonging to the Secretary, Chiefs of Mission, 
and Principal Officers; (2) processes and procedures for 
standing up crisis management and response task forces and 
assigning or delegating responsibilities to task force and 
crisis responders; (3) coordination with relevant partners at 
the Department of Defense; (4) coordination with civil society 
and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); (5) the technology, 
equipment, surge capacity, and space necessary to implement 
crisis management and response task forces; (6) barriers to 
building and maintaining the capability to identify individuals 
with requisite training and skills to serve on task forces and 
potential solutions to address those barriers; (7) incentives 
available to encourage existing Department bureaus to second 
relevant staff needed to support crisis management task forces 
for extended periods of time and any additional authorities 
needed to enable the Executive Secretariat to hire or second 
qualified individuals to a task force for extended periods of 
time; and (8) opportunities to improve responsiveness to public 
inquiries in crisis environments.
    Foreign adversaries.--The Committee is concerned that 
foreign adversaries and affiliated non-state actors are 
conducting influence campaigns featuring antisemitic symbols 
graffitied in public places, antisemitic social media content, 
and threats made against Jewish institutions or persons. Not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on any known incidents of 
such activities taking place within the last calendar year, and 
whether, to what extent, and to what end foreign adversaries 
and affiliated non-state actors may be using antisemitism and 
antisemitic symbols in this manner, including the specific 
narratives, techniques, and institutional targets involved in 
these campaigns.
    Indigenous engagement.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
update the report on international Indigenous persons 
engagement and diplomacy required under this heading in House 
Report 118-146.
    Intercountry adoption accreditation fees.--Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations identifying the number of accredited adoption 
service providers per year since the Department of State began 
its role as Central Authority on April 1, 2008. The report 
shall also provide the average costs to adoption service 
providers for accreditation, including all fees paid to the 
accrediting entities to obtain and maintain accreditation such 
as site visits and other travel fees, per year since April 1, 
2008. The report shall include the total amount of funding each 
accrediting entity received, per year, per accrediting entity, 
from adoption service providers every year since April 1, 2008. 
The report shall also include the number of Department 
personnel in the Adoption Division of the Office of Children's 
Issues.
    Remote work and related lease costs.--Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State is directed to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on the office space leased by the Department and 
the policy concerning remote work for direct hire and contract 
personnel. The report shall include, at a minimum, the 
following: (1) occupancy rates of all business space leased by 
the Department; (2) data concerning telework practices and 
physical attendance rates at office sites; (3) any plans to 
modify such policy and a timeline for implementation of such 
change; and (4) all corresponding data accrued from 
implementing partners of the Department that maintain budget 
line-items for office rent in excess of $100,000 annually 
within grants or contracts with the Department.
    State Department Operations Center.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall update the report required under this heading in House 
Report 118-146.
    Strategy on youth needs and youth engagement.--Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall develop and submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a strategy that directly addresses 
youth needs and youth engagement and that is aligned with 
already existing policies and strategies such as the USAID 
Youth in Development Policy, as required under Diplomatic 
Programs in House Report 117-84.
    Funds for certain offices, advisors, and coordinators are 
allocated in accordance with the following table, subject to 
sections 7015 and 7062 of this Act:

                           DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Offices (total cost, including salary, benefits, and
                bureau-managed funds)                   Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for the                  $1,500
 Abraham Accords.....................................
Office of International Religious Freedom............             11,450
Office of Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs..........              7,740
Office of Terrorism Financing and Economic Sanctions              10,700
 Policy..............................................
Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.....              1,500
Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat                  2,500
 Anti-Semitism.......................................
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons..             25,000
Office of the Special Advisor on International                     1,000
 Disability Rights...................................
Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.              1,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $50,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       491,000,000
Committee Recommendation..............................       491,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +441,000,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation makes available $491,000,000 
in budget authority for Consular and Border Security Programs 
from passport application and execution fees. The additional 
budget authority is provided to increase operational capacity 
to reduce wait times; address increased demand for passport, 
visa, and United States citizen services; and accelerate the 
passport modernization system and other modernization efforts 
already underway.
    Revenues from the Department of State's retained consular 
fees and surcharges are deposited into the Consular and Border 
Security Programs (CBSP) account. Each consular fee or 
surcharge is used to fund authorized CBSP activities, such as 
passport and visa processing and adjudication, fraud prevention 
and detection, and services for American citizens overseas.
    The Committee supports the Secretary of State's commitment 
to dedicate the necessary resources to ensure passport and visa 
applications are processed timely and efficiently to prevent 
unnecessary delays affecting the public. The Committee directs 
the Department of State to continue proactively seeking 
technological and procedural alternatives to streamline the 
processes where possible to enhance consular services 
domestically and overseas. The Committee urges the Secretary to 
put together a strategy outlining definitive steps to improve 
coordination between passport agencies, ensure the timely 
processing of passports, and avoid duplicates. The Committee 
directs the Secretary to make every effort to use available 
commercial-off-the-shelf technology and best practices to 
expedite the passport issuance process, including identity 
authentication, while protecting the integrity of the passport 
process, the privacy of passport holders, and the efficiency of 
processing passport issuance requests. The Committee further 
requests that the Secretary ensure that Congressional offices 
receive timely updates to constituent requests.
    The Committee is aware of communities that lack local 
access to passport agencies and passport acceptance facilities, 
including communities in the Midwest and Southwest. The 
Committee directs the Department of State to regularly examine 
and identify high-demand, high-travel areas that lack local, 
convenient access to passport agencies or acceptance 
facilities, which are essential for supporting residents' 
travel and for boosting the tourism economy. The Department 
should examine these high-demand areas' passport wait times, 
limitations on appointment options, and distance to nearest 
passport agencies. The Department should then assess the most 
effective methods for supporting the establishment of passport 
agencies or acceptance facilities to better support these 
communities and travel hubs with timely, accessible passport 
services. Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the Committees on 
Appropriations on the results of the related review directive 
included under this heading in House Report 118-146.
    The Committee directs the Department of State to improve 
agency customer experience, particularly regarding passport and 
visa services for both American citizens and foreign nationals, 
respectively. The Committee further urges the Department to 
ensure that standards to measure and improve customer 
experience are in place and are incorporated into the 
performance plans required under 31 U.S.C. 1115.
    The Committee remains concerned by continued reports of 
problems and delays related to the Department of State's online 
passport application pilot program. The Committee directs the 
Department to review the failures in the pilot program, make 
adjustments, and, as appropriate, allocate the resources 
necessary to ensure the online passport system operates 
efficiently and effectively. Additionally, the Committee 
encourages the Department, as a means of addressing challenges 
in the online pilot program, to consider partnering with 
private sector companies experienced in online application 
technology.
    The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to continue 
to address the years of backlog of families of Special 
Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders.

Reports

    Passport and visa wait times.--The Secretary of State shall 
prioritize solutions to the passport and visa processing 
backlog, including by temporarily surging consular staffing 
requirements with other existing staff at the Department of 
State. The Secretary is directed to report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on a quarterly basis on: (1) passport and visa 
wait times; (2) the steps taken to further reduce passport and 
visa backlogs; and (3) the plan to reduce wait times for both 
passport and visa processing to pre-pandemic levels.
    2026 FIFA World Cup.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations a report on the plans 
underway to address the increase of visa applications in 
advance of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including reducing 
appointment delays and additional resources allocated to ensure 
Consular posts are not overwhelmed by the influx of visa 
applicants and vetting standards are maintained. The report 
shall also include a description of progress towards reducing 
appointment wait time to 30 days or less at 80 percent of 
United States embassies and consulates worldwide by the end of 
fiscal year 2025.
    United States citizens' deaths overseas.--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 steps taken to implement the directive 
under this heading in House Report 117-84 concerning deaths of 
United States citizens overseas from non-natural causes. The 
report shall include whether it is feasible and appropriate to 
collect and display such data on the Department's publicly 
available website.

                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $389,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       401,848,000
Committee recommendation..............................       389,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       -12,848,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $389,000,000 for 
Capital Investment Fund.
    Funds appropriated for the Capital Investment Fund support 
enterprise-level investments in information technology (IT) 
modernization and essential IT services to sustain the 
Department of State's mission and address cybersecurity 
vulnerabilities.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $131,670,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       134,638,000
Committee recommendation..............................       137,800,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +6,130,000
  Change from request.................................        +3,162,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $137,800,000 for 
Office of Inspector General, which will support the oversight 
personnel and activities of the Office of Inspector General 
(OIG) at the Department of State. Of this amount, $26,800,000 
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 and operations and programs in 
Afghanistan with SIGAR to ensure the development of 
comprehensive oversight plans and avoid duplication.
    The Committee directs $6,130,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level to support the oversight, audits, and 
investigations of United States foreign assistance in countries 
and regions with higher risk, including for programs and 
activities in Gaza. The Committee directs the Inspectors 
General of the Department of State and USAID to continue to 
develop and use a common set of best practices for conducting 
oversight of implementers of United States foreign assistance, 
especially in countries and regions with higher risk. Best 
practices shall also be developed for oversight rights created 
pursuant to section 7048(h) of title VII of division F of 
Public Law 118-47.

Report

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Inspectors General of the Department of State and 
USAID shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the common set of best practices 
that will be utilized for new and enhanced oversight of 
international organizations that failed to enter into written 
agreements pursuant to title VII of section 7048(h) of division 
F of Public Law 118-47 across programming carried out by the 
Department and USAID.

               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $741,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       777,500,000
Committee recommendation..............................       720,946,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -20,054,000
  Change from request.................................       -56,554,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $720,946,000 for 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.
    Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated 
in the following manner and are subject to the requirements of 
section 7015 and 7062 of this Act:

               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Program/Activity                     Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Academic Programs....................................           $387,996
    Fulbright Program................................            287,800
    Special Academic Exchanges.......................             22,162
        of which, Benjamin Gilman International                 [17,000]
         Scholarship Program.........................
        of which, Vietnam Education Foundation Act...            [2,500]
        of which, Tibet Fund.........................              [695]
Professional and Cultural Exchanges..................            191,160
    International Visitor Program....................            103,363
    Citizen Exchanges Program
        of which, Congress-Bundestag Exchange Program            [4,125]
    Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges                    6,450
        of which, Ngwang Choephel Fellows............              [750]
        of which, Arctic Exchange Program............              [750]
Special Initiatives..................................             49,100
    Young Leaders Initiatives........................             43,100
    Community Engagement Exchange Program
        of which, Pawel Adamowicz Exchange Program...            [1,000]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Arctic Exchange Program.--The Committee recommendation 
supports ongoing funding for the Arctic Exchange Program to 
foster greater ties between business communities in North 
America and Greenland.
    Au Pair program.--The Committee urges the Secretary of 
State to expeditiously promulgate a revised regulation that 
clarifies that the Au Pair program is exclusively regulated 
federally and defines for host families a clear, federally 
determined stipend amount that reasonably increases an au 
pair's weekly compensation without undermining the ability of 
host families to participate in the program. The Committee 
notes its ongoing support for the administration of an Au Pair 
program that families across the nation can affordably access 
and that protects program participants, with the fundamental 
purpose of facilitating cultural exchange and strengthening 
American families.
    English language programs.--The Committee strongly supports 
continued funding for English Language programs, including the 
English Language Fellow, Specialist, and Virtual Educator 
Programs, which bolster English language skills within critical 
world regions.
    Future Leaders Exchange Program.--The Committee supports 
continued funding for the Future Leaders Exchange program, or 
FLEX, which helps support the next generations of leaders in 
former Soviet nations through exchange opportunities for 
secondary students that focus on democracy and exposure to 
daily life in the United States.
    Global leadership.--The Committee is concerned about the 
erosion of democracy and respect for democratic norms and 
values internationally and urges the Secretary of State to 
prioritize support for programs that foster the development of 
global leaders in advancing respect for democracy, human 
rights, and freedom. Such programs should facilitate domestic 
exchanges for leaders around the world with a focus on 
character and leadership development.
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-
Serving Institutions.--Funds under this heading should continue 
to support academic and professional and cultural exchanges in 
partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
and Minority-Serving Institutions, including the development of 
partnerships with such institutions serving Pacific Islands 
students.
    Indo-Pacific young leaders programs.--The Committee 
continues to strongly support the Young Pacific Leaders 
Program, the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Program, and the 
Fulbright Program in the Indo-Pacific region, including in 
Pacific Island countries, and urges the Secretary of State to 
prioritize such activities in the operating plan for fiscal 
year 2025.
    Latin America and the Caribbean.--The Committee recommends 
that the Department of State utilize programs supported under 
this heading to expand educational and cultural ties between 
the United States and countries in the Western Hemisphere. 
Special emphasis should be placed on supporting programs that 
provide English language training in communities with limited 
access to resources.
    Marshall Scholarships.--The Committee continues support for 
Marshall Scholarships.
    Pawel Adamowicz Exchange Program.--The Committee directs 
the Secretary of State to allocate from funds made available 
under this heading for the Community Engagement Exchange 
Program continued funding 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.
    Research partnerships.--The Committee encourages the 
Secretary of State to consider advancing United States norms 
and values with respect to the development and use of 
artificial intelligence (AI) through fostering city-to-city 
local AI research partnerships between United States cities and 
cities of ally and partner countries.
    Section 9604.--The Committee directs that funds 
appropriated under this heading be made available to carry out 
section 9604 of the Department of State Authorization Act 2022 
(division I of Public Law 117-263).
    Study abroad programs.--The Committee supports continued 
funding of the IDEAS program, which provides competitive grants 
to United States universities and colleges to establish, 
expand, and broaden their study abroad programming.
    Tibetan exchanges.--The Committee directs that continued 
funding be made available for Tibetan exchanges and fellowship 
programs, as authorized by section 346 of the Tibetan Policy 
and Support Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-260).
    Unobligated balances.--Section 7062(a) 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 planned in fiscal year 2025.
    Vietnam Education Foundation Act.--The Committee directs 
$2,500,000 be made available under this heading for grants 
authorized by section 211 of the Vietnam Education Foundation 
Act of 2000, as amended (Public Law 106-554).
    Young Leaders Initiatives.--The Committee directs that 
funds be made available to continue support for the Young 
Leaders Initiatives, including for the Young African Leaders, 
Young Southeast Asian 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.

                        REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................        $7,415,000
Fiscal Year 2025 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 2024 enacted level........................       $30,890,000
Fiscal Year 2025 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(i) 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 2024 enacted level........................    $1,957,821,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     1,907,073,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,957,821,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       +50,748,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,957,821,000 for 
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance. Within the 
amount provided, $1,012,611,000 is for Worldwide Security 
Upgrades (WSU) and $945,210,000 is for repair, construction, 
and operations.
    Within the funds made available for WSU, $906,611,000 under 
this heading is for the Department of State's contribution to 
the Capital Security Cost Sharing (CSCS) and Maintenance Cost 
Sharing (MCS) programs. This amount, combined with $194,156,000 
in Consular Fees and the estimated $1,153,680,000 in CSCS and 
MCS program contributions from other Federal agencies, will 
provide a total of $2,254,447,000 in fiscal year 2025 for the 
design, construction, and maintenance of United States 
diplomatic facilities overseas.
    The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the Committees 
on Appropriations of Federal agencies that are delinquent in 
fulfilling their cost sharing obligations as required by 
section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-113).
    Indo-Pacific.--Within the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under this heading, this Act includes support 
for the Indo-Pacific Strategy.
    Limitation on art in embassies.--The Committee notes that 
section 6708 of Public Law 118-31 extended for another two 
years the limitation in section 5112 of the Department of State 
Authorization Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-81) on the purchase 
of any piece of art for the purposes of installation or display 
in any embassy, consulate, or other foreign mission of the 
United States. The report required by subsection (b) of section 
5112 of such act shall also include amounts for fiscal years 
2021 through 2024.
    Mail screening.--The Committee directs not less than 
$5,000,000 for mail screening facilities (MSFs) that protect 
United States interests at overseas Embassies, Consulates, and 
other diplomatic locations worldwide. The Committee supports 
the goal of accelerating the usage of MSFs at such locations 
and urges the Department of State to prioritize support for 
MSFs, including fast-tracking improved, sustainable structural 
technology for rapid impact on security and safety at United 
States diplomatic locations.
    Operating plan.--Section 7062(a) 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 2025 for operations, 
maintenance, and construction and an accounting of the actual 
and anticipated proceeds of sales or gifts for all projects in 
fiscal year 2024.
    Operations.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$789,810,000 for Operations, which 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.
    Pacific Islands embassies.--Funds appropriated under this 
heading are available to bolster security for embassies in the 
Indo-Pacific region and to establish and maintain diplomatic 
facilities in the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, and Tonga and a 
diplomatic presence in Vanuatu, as authorized by the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
263).
    Repair and construction.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $155,400,000 for repair and construction programs. 
These funds support the repair, rehabilitation, improvement, 
and upgrade of diplomatic facilities around the world. Within 
the total, $90,000,000 is for the Minor Construction and 
Improvement Program, $34,700,000 is for the Representational 
Facilities program, $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, based on 
information included in 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 
submit biannual reports on the Beirut Embassy, Mexico City 
Embassy, New Delhi Embassy, and Erbil Consulate projects. Such 
reports shall continue to 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 2024 enacted level........................        $8,885,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................         8,885,000
Committee recommendation..............................         8,885,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $8,885,000 for 
Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service 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 2024 enacted level........................        $1,800,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................         1,800,000
Committee recommendation..............................         1,800,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,800,000 for 
Repatriation Loans Program Account, which provides the subsidy 
cost of repatriation loans. Funds appropriated under this 
heading will support the subsidy cost and a total loan level of 
$5,823,626.

              PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $35,964,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        38,218,000
Committee recommendation..............................        38,218,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +2,254,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $38,218,000 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 (GCTF).
    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 AIT 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.
    Taiwan Fellowship Program.--The Committee recommendation 
includes funds to support the Taiwan Fellowship Program and 
directs the Secretary of State to implement the program 
expeditiously.

         INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................          $744,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................           745,000
Committee recommendation..............................           745,000
  Change from enacted level...........................            +1,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $745,000 for 
International Center, Washington, District of Columbia, which 
will support site security and routine maintenance and repairs 
to public spaces of the International Center, Washington, 
District of Columbia.

     PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $158,900,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        60,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        60,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -98,900,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $60,000,000 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 2024 enacted level........................    $1,543,452,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     1,676,686,000
Committee recommendation..............................       269,614,000
  Change from enacted level...........................    -1,273,838,000
  Change from request.................................    -1,407,072,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $269,614,000 for 
Contributions to International Organizations.
    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:

              CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Program/Activity                     Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Atomic Energy Agency........                      $115,960
International Civil Aviation Organization.                        19,795
International Maritime Organization.......                         1,143
Organization of American States...........                        46,359
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).                        85,561
NATO Parliamentary Assembly...............                           796
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee recommendation does not include funding for 
assessed contributions for certain United Nations agencies and 
other international organizations, including the United Nations 
regular budget. The Committee also prohibits funds to the World 
Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Relief and 
Works Agency (UNRWA). The Committee remains concerned with the 
continued lack of progress toward meaningful reforms at the 
United Nations that, at a minimum, should include increased 
fiscal transparency, meaningful consequences for sexual 
misconduct by United Nations officials and peacekeepers, 
protections for whistleblowers, combating antisemitism, and 
holding member states accountable for undermining international 
security and investigations into the origins of COVID-19. The 
Committee strongly condemns the United Nations General Assembly 
for undermining peace and security between the Israeli and 
Palestinian people by passing the ``Status of Palestine in the 
United Nations'' resolution that provided the ``State of 
Palestine'' almost all the rights and privileges as Member 
States. The Committee notes that the United Nations is not 
capable of living up to its charter that includes the purpose 
``to maintain international peace and security''. The Committee 
has concluded that further assessed contributions to the United 
Nations are not justified and increased scrutiny and oversight 
must predicate any consideration of a voluntary contribution to 
the United Nations or any United Nations agency. The Committee 
provides additional direction on the United Nations in section 
7048 of this report.
    Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 
(OECD).--The Committee recommendation does not include funding 
for assessed contributions to the OECD. The Committee does not 
support the work of the OECD that promotes higher tax rates, 
corporate tax floors, and digital tax schemes that target the 
American tax base.
    Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).--The Committee 
recommendation does not include funding for PAHO. PAHO must 
fully account for its role in trafficking Cuban doctors and 
medical personnel in the Mais Medicos program in Brazil, 
including compensation in potential judgements related to the 
United States Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act, publication of all relevant financial records, and 
publication of internal analyses of PAHO's operational, 
administrative, and financial role in the Mais Medicos program 
and any other Cuban medical professionals program with which 
PAHO had a role in facilitating.
    Reproductive health and family planning.--The Committee 
remains deeply concerned by United Nations entities that 
consider abortion as a foundational component of comprehensive 
health care, sexual and reproductive rights, and reproductive 
health and family planning resources by their own 
organizational definitions. In the context of constrained 
resources, the Committee must be assured, prior to supporting 
funds, that support for multilateral organizations complies 
with statutory prohibitions and requirements related to 
abortion included in this Act and prior acts.
    World Health Organization (WHO).--Section 7048(k) prohibits 
funds appropriated by this Act from being made available to the 
WHO. The Committee continues to note that there are benefits to 
an effective, independent health organization that can help 
coordinate a global response to pandemics. However, until 
certain actions are taken to address ongoing, significant 
shortcomings and provide accountability for past failures, the 
WHO has lost credibility to be such an organization. The 
Committee remains deeply concerned by the WHO's continued 
failure to hold the PRC accountable for withholding critical 
information regarding COVID-19 and for undermining the WHO 
investigation into the origins of COVID-19. In addition, the 
WHO Director General has failed to invite Taiwan to join the 
World Health Assembly as an observer even after Taiwan 
demonstrated transparency, effectiveness, and critical 
competencies in identifying and responding to emerging 
infectious diseases to the benefit of the region and the world. 
The WHO has failed to effectively advocate for Taiwan's 
inclusion and further demonstrated broken priorities in the 
most recent World Health Assembly by electing North Korea to 
the Executive Board and adopting a biased, anti-Israel 
resolution, which was the only country-specific resolution 
adopted during the session.

Report

    United Nations credits.--Not later than May 1, 2025, and 30 
days after the end of fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of State 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on any credits 
attributable to the United States, including from the United 
Nations Tax Equalization Fund. The Secretary shall also provide 
updated fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2026 United States 
assessments to the United Nations regular budget and other 
international organizations, including any available credits 
and updated foreign currency exchange rates, and indicate 
whether credits have been applied to any assessed contributions 
or payment of arrearages.

        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................    $1,367,407,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     1,234,144,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,068,900,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      -298,507,000
  Change from request.................................      -165,244,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,068,900,000 for 
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities, which 
is $165,244,000 below the request and subject to the 25 percent 
statutory cap on Peacekeeping assessments. The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State and the United States Ambassador 
to the United Nations to prioritize efforts to cap United 
States assessments for peacekeeping operations at 25 percent, 
which was previously agreed to under the 2000 Helms-Biden 
agreement. The Committee further directs the Secretary and 
Ambassador to work with the United Nations Department of 
Peacekeeping Operations to evaluate all peacekeeping activities 
by addressing the number of missions, rating the performance of 
each mission, limiting the scope of missions, changing mandates 
when political resolutions have stalled, and phasing out or 
withdrawing when mission goals have been substantially 
achieved.
    New or expanded missions.--The Committee recommendation 
requires 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 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.
    Oversight.--The Committee supports independent oversight of 
the United Nations to identify waste, fraud, and abuse, as well 
as sexual abuse in peacekeeping operations, and the Committee 
supports reforms to ensure that such practices are eliminated. 
The Committee expects the Department of State to provide the 
necessary effort to ensure increased oversight of United 
Nations peacekeeping missions. This must include more effective 
mechanisms to ensure perpetrators are tracked and held 
accountable, victims receive justice and support, and troop-
contributing countries whose personnel harm those they are 
meant to protect are held accountable to a higher standard for 
participation in peacekeeping missions.

Reports

    Assessment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing a 
comprehensive review of the United Nations peacekeeping 
missions that have recently concluded and are currently drawing 
down, including the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated 
Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the United Nations 
Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic 
of the Congo (MONUSCO), and shall identify the aspects that 
contributed to the missions' terminations and present credible 
alternatives for redirecting the use of Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities funds to peace and 
stability building mechanisms.
    United Nations credits.--Not later than May 1, 2025, and 30 
days after the end of fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of State 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on any credits 
attributable to the United States, including from the United 
Nations Tax Equalization Fund. The Secretary of State shall 
also provide updated fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2026 
United States peacekeeping assessments, including any available 
credits, and indicate whether credits have been applied to any 
peacekeeping contributions or payment of arrearages.

                       International Commissions


 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $220,850,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       147,300,000
Committee recommendation..............................       250,350,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       +29,500,000
  Change from request.................................      +103,050,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes a total of 
$250,350,000 for International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico, including $81,800,000 for Salaries 
and Expenses and $168,550,000 for Construction.
    Funds appropriated by this Act are made available to 
address urgent water management and water quality improvement 
programs of the International Boundary and Water Commission 
(IBWC). Not later than 30 days prior to the submission of the 
operating plan required by section 7062(a) of this Act for the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this 
heading, the United States Commissioner of the IBWC shall brief 
the Committees on Appropriations on the scope, timeline, and 
cost of such programs and projects.
    Economic impact study.--Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the United States Commissioner of the IBWC, 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
consisting of a comprehensive economic impact study on the 
Colorado River and Rio Grande. Such report shall include the 
impact, including a sector-level analysis, of each river on the 
economies of the United States and Mexico. Further, the report 
shall include an analysis of losses suffered by either economy 
as a result of delayed water deliveries.
    Feasibility study.--Following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations, the United States Commissioner of 
the IBWC shall conduct a feasibility study of a five-year 
rolling window for water deliveries from the Rio Grande. Such 
feasibility study shall evaluate whether this approach would 
provide more reliable and predictable water deliveries. Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Commissioner shall brief the Committees on Appropriations 
of the findings.
    International Outfall Interceptor.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $12,500,000 for the urgent operations 
and maintenance needs of the International Outfall Interceptor 
in Nogales, Arizona, as authorized by section 5602 of Public 
Law 118-31.
    Release of effluent.--The Committee remains concerned about 
the adverse impact on communities in the United States from the 
release of effluent from Mexico, including from the Tijuana 
River. The Committee directs the Secretary of State and the 
United States Commissioner of the IBWC to continue engaging 
with the Government of Mexico to take appropriate steps to 
facilitate long-term resolutions. Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall 
update the report required under this heading in House Report 
118-146.
    Safety of dams.--The Committee is concerned about the 
structural integrity of dams under the jurisdiction of the 
IBWC. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the United States Commissioner of the IBWC shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on all dams 
under the jurisdiction of the IBWC. Such report shall include 
the Dam Safety Action Class (DSAC) assigned to each dam and an 
implementation plan, including funding requirements, for 
addressing the critical repairs required for each dam to 
achieve the highest safety designation, DSAC V.
    Water deliveries.--The Committee directs the Department of 
State, in coordination with the IBWC, to implement the 1944 
Water Treaty between the United States and Mexico in a manner 
that assures reliable, annual water flow from Mexico to the 
United States. It is critical for the agrarian economy that 
South Texas farmers receive reliable, annual water flow from 
the Rio Grande in accordance with the Treaty. The Committee 
notes that section 7045(h) of this Act includes limitations 
with respect to water deliveries to the United States from 
Mexico.

              AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $16,204,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        14,332,000
Committee recommendation..............................        17,300,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +1,096,000
  Change from request.................................        +2,968,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $17,300,000 for 
American Sections, International Commissions, of which 
$11,900,000 is for the International Joint Commission, 
$2,400,000 is for the International Boundary Commission, and 
$3,000,000 is for the North American Development Bank.

                  INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $65,719,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        55,266,000
Committee recommendation..............................        65,719,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       +10,453,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $65,719,000 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 Fishery Commission............                       $50,000
    of which, grass carp..................                       [1,000]
Pacific Salmon Commission.................                         5,868
International Pacific Halibut Commission..                         4,582
Other Marine Conservation Organizations...                         5,269
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee notes that funds provided for the Inter-
American Tropical Tuna Commission are included in the table 
under Other Marine Conservation Organizations.

Great Lakes Fishery Commission

    The Committee directs $50,000,000 be made available for the 
Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC), of which not less than 
$39,500,000 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.
    Infrastructure plan.--The Committee remains concerned by 
aging infrastructure in the Great Lakes Basin and supports the 
implementation of the Commission's infrastructure plan to 
manage sea lamprey using physical barriers as well as its on-
going work to survey and capture Asian carp, especially grass 
carp. The Committee acknowledges the steps being taken by the 
GLFC to update its infrastructure plan, including the precise 
assessment of annual Canadian infrastructure costs. It is 
critical to the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem that the 
United States and Canada continue to maintain and improve their 
respective infrastructure, which provides significant benefits 
to each country's economy.

International Pacific Halibut Commission

    Budget plan.--The Committee encourages the International 
Pacific Halibut Commission to finalize their budget plan before 
the release of the President's fiscal year 2026 budget request.
    Economic impact study.--Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the United States Commissioners of the 
International Pacific Halibut Commission, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report consisting of a 
comprehensive economic impact study on Pacific halibut. Such 
report shall include the impact, including a sector-level 
analysis, of Pacific halibut on the economies of the United 
States and Canada.

                             RELATED AGENCY


                 United States Agency for Global Media


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $866,914,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       950,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       807,896,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -59,018,000
  Change from request.................................      -142,104,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $807,896,000 to carry 
out United States international communications activities and 
operations overseen by the United States Agency for Global 
Media (USAGM), of which $798,196,000 is for International 
Broadcasting Operations and $9,700,000 is for Broadcasting 
Capital Improvements.

                 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

    International Broadcasting Operations (IBO) funds the 
operating, programming, and engineering costs of the Agency, 
including the Voice of America (VOA), the Office of Cuba 
Broadcasting (OCB), and 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).
    Belarus.--The Committee supports RFE/RL continuing to 
provide the people of Belarus with access to independent news 
and information.
    Hungary.--The Committee supports RFE/RL's Hungarian 
language service programming and encourages the prioritization 
of coverage in rural areas.
    Latin America.--The Committee supports the programming and 
activities of the Latin America Division of VOA. The Committee 
directs the Division to put an emphasis on its programming in 
Mexico. The Committee expects USAGM to continue the focus on 
countries, such as Venezuela and Nicaragua, where government 
censorship of news coverage, restricted access to independent 
media, and interference from countries, such as Russia and 
China, continues to increase.
    North Korea.--Section 7043(d)(2) of this Act directs that 
funds under this heading be made available to maintain 
broadcast hours into North Korea at not less than the levels of 
the prior year. The Committee supports the role of VOA and RFA 
in providing uncensored news and information that is 
unavailable to the people of North Korea through state-
controlled North Korean media. The Committee directs USAGM to 
include plans for coverage of Korean Americans with family 
members in North Korea, otherwise known as Divided Families, in 
its fiscal year 2025 program plan and directs USAGM to brief 
the Committees on Appropriations on its program plan, not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    Office of Cuba Broadcasting.--The Committee directs 
$35,000,000 be made available for OCB. The Committee is 
concerned about the detrimental effect under-funding has had on 
OCB's operation over the last several years, including the 
Reduction in Force. OCB is a critical source of independent, 
outside information for the Cuban population and is necessary 
to counter the Cuban regime's propaganda and oppression. The 
Committee directs USAGM to keep the Committee informed of any 
staffing or relocation plans on an ongoing basis.
    Open Technology Fund.--The Committee directs that 
$43,500,000 be made available for the Open Technology Fund 
(OTF). The Committee further directs that not less than 
$5,000,000 of such funds be made available to enable innovative 
methodologies for breaking the information blocks and internet 
shutdowns administered by the Cuban regime in an effort to 
match OTF's positive gains in other parts of the world, which 
shall be subject to consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees.
    Pacific Islands.--The Committee supports coverage of VOA on 
digital and conventional media to Pacific Islands countries, 
including through the pursuit of regional affiliates. The 
Committee directs USAGM to include plans for such coverage in 
its fiscal year 2025 program plan.
    Pakistan-Sindhi service.--The Committee supports VOA's 
continued effort to provide Sindhi language services in 
Pakistan.
    People's Republic of China.--The Committee supports the 
role of VOA and RFA in countering propaganda from the PRC and 
providing essential news and information through the Mandarin, 
Tibetan, Uyghur, and Cantonese language services.
    Tibet.--The Committee supports the Tibetan language 
services of VOA and RFA, which the Committee notes provide the 
only sources of independent information accessible to the 
people of Tibet.
    USAGM networks content.--The Committee directs USAGM to 
allocate, through its networks and operations, not less than 
$5,000,000 for the development and distribution of news and 
information related to Cuba and should utilize OCB to produce 
such content for other regions. Amounts allocated for the 
purposes of providing information globally about the lack of 
freedoms in Cuba shall be in addition to amounts provided to 
OCB within this Act and will contribute to USAGM's existing 
efforts to inform global communities about democracy and human 
rights.
    Uyghur service.--The Committee supports the expansion of 
the Uyghur Service of RFA to accommodate coverage of continuing 
human rights abuses and atrocities occurring in the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Reports

    Mongolia.--The Committee appreciates that USAGM has 
identified Mongolian as a high priority language. The Committee 
directs USAGM to submit a report, not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, to the Committees on 
Appropriations on steps taken to establish a Mongolian language 
service at VOA to reach Mongolian speakers in Mongolia and the 
PRC, including resource requirements.
    Office of Cuba Broadcasting.--The Committee is concerned 
about data being collected on radio listeners in Cuba both in 
terms of veracity and the potential threats to respondents. Not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of 
USAGM shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on survey protocols and quality 
control of listenership surveys followed by USAGM and 
administered in Cuba as well as plans for surveys during fiscal 
year 2025.
    Satellites.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the CEO of 
USAGM, and the President of the OTF shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees on how funds are being 
utilized towards low-earth orbit satellite internet access, 
challenges being encountered, and plans for the next two fiscal 
years.

                   BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

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

                            RELATED PROGRAMS


                          The Asia Foundation


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $22,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        22,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        19,580,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        -2,420,000
  Change from request.................................        -2,420,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $19,580,000 for The 
Asia Foundation. Funds should be prioritized for increasing 
staff in Pacific Islands countries as well as 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 CBJ 
for fiscal year 2026 detailing total revenue and support by 
category for fiscal year 2024 and projected for fiscal year 
2025.

                    United States Institute of Peace


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $55,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        55,459,000
Committee recommendation..............................        55,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................          -459,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $55,000,000 for 
United States Institute of Peace.
    The Committee notes that, in addition to appropriated 
funds, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) receives 
funding 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 2026 on the amount of 
funds received from other Federal agencies and the amount of 
revenue generated from fees and reimbursable agreements.

         Center For Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................          $203,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................           195,000
Committee recommendation..............................           195,000
  Change from enacted level...........................            -8,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year 
2025 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 2025 are projected to total $195,000.

                 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................          $180,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................           185,000
Committee recommendation..............................           185,000
  Change from enacted level...........................            +5,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year 
2025 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 2025 are projected to total 
$185,000.

                    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................          $117,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................           160,000
Committee recommendation..............................           160,000
  Change from enacted level...........................           +43,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year 
2025 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 2025 are projected to 
total $160,000.

                            East-West Center


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $22,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        22,255,000
Committee recommendation..............................        19,580,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        -2,420,000
  Change from request.................................        -2,675,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $19,580,000 for 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 2024 enacted level........................      $315,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       300,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       315,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       +15,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $315,000,000 for 
National Endowment for Democracy. Of this amount, and 
consistent with current practice, $210,316,000 shall be 
allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including 
for the core institutes. The remaining $104,684,000 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.
    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 the 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.
    Countering authoritarianism.--The Committee recognizes the 
strong work of the NED in countering the national security 
threat of authoritarian influence and provocation in Europe, 
Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
    Information Sharing.--Information sharing between the 
Department of State, USAID, and the NED shall occur as in prior 
years, but the independence of the NED shall be maintained per 
section 502(a) of the National Endowment for Democracy Act 
(Public Law 98-164).
    Tibetan communities.--The Committee directs that funding be 
made available 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 the date of enactment of this Act, on 
the proposed uses of 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 2024 enacted level........................          $770,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................           770,000
Committee recommendation..............................           770,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $770,000 for 
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, 
as authorized.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................        $4,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................         4,850,000
Committee recommendation..............................         4,850,000
  Change from enacted level...........................          +850,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $4,850,000 for United 
States Commission on International Religious Freedom, as 
authorized by title II of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................        $2,908,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................         3,059,000
Committee recommendation..............................         3,059,000
  Change from enacted level...........................          +151,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $3,059,000 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 2024 enacted level........................        $2,300,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................         2,300,000
Committee recommendation..............................         2,300,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  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 PRC with international human rights standards, track the 
rule of law in the PRC, and make recommendations for policy 
action and legislation, as appropriate.

      United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................        $4,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 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 2024 enacted level........................    $1,695,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     1,863,064,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,214,808,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      -480,192,000
  Change from request.................................      -648,256,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,214,808,000 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.
    Collaborative investments.--The Committee directs the 
Administrator of USAID to report to the Committees on 
Appropriations not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act on collaborative investments made by the 
United States and other donors and development partners to 
achieve development goals, including United States investments 
that have attracted or catalyzed investments from other donors, 
donor governments, host governments, philanthropies, and the 
private sector.
    Contracting officers.--The Committee is concerned with the 
burdens placed on contracting officers at USAID and notes that 
assistance outcomes and oversight rely heavily on how well 
USAID is staffed with contracting officers as well as 
efficiency mechanisms built around procurement and management 
systems. Therefore, the Committee directs that funds under this 
heading be prioritized for such positions.
    Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate 
Fellowship Program.--The Committee supports the Fellowship goal 
of promoting humanitarianism and providing foreign affairs 
opportunities to underrepresented communities from all parts of 
the United States, including from diverse socio-economic 
backgrounds.
    Global Development Partnership Initiative (GDPI).--The 
Committee notes the goal of the Administrator of USAID to grow 
the agency's workforce. However, with the exception of the need 
for more contracting officers and agreement officers within 
USAID to facilitate faster execution of contracts and 
agreements and conduct more responsible oversight, the 
Committee notes that USAID has not presented a persuasive case 
on how more funding for staff will lead to stronger assistance 
outcomes, which is the priority of the Committee. The Committee 
notes that previously provided increases to Operating Expenses 
were used for Administration priorities and the expansion of 
Washington-based positions that do not have clear relevance to 
the core missions and functions of USAID. The Committee 
continues to urge the Administrator of USAID to prioritize 
personnel funds to hire additional contracting officers and 
agreements officers.
    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 Administrator of USAID is directed to provide 
regular updates to the Committees on Appropriations on progress 
in this area.
    Procurement.--The Committee directs the Administrator of 
USAID 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.
    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) or 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, 
veteran-owned, minority-owned, and disadvantaged business 
enterprises, universities, and NGOs have in navigating the 
acquisitions and assistance process at USAID. The Committee 
expects that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
Administrator of USAID shall ensure that United States small, 
minority-owned, veteran, and disadvantaged business enterprises 
and FBOs fully participate in the provision of goods and 
services, especially if they have a proven record of promoting 
local self-reliance and democratic governance.

Reports

    Faith-based organizations.--The Committee recognizes the 
important role that FBOs play in the delivery of foreign 
assistance and expects USAID to ensure compliance with existing 
Federal laws protecting the rights of FBOs, including rights 
related to employment practices, from discrimination in 
competing for and administering projects funded with United 
States foreign assistance. Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
such efforts at USAID.
    Feedback on reporting from implementers.--The Committee 
directs the Administrator of USAID to submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, on how USAID provides written 
feedback to implementers and grantees on submitted quarterly 
reports. The Committee is aware of the extensive reporting 
requirements on implementers and is seeking evidence that the 
products are being read and responded to as well as being 
valued as an instrument to inform program management and 
foreign policy. The report shall include, aggregated by bureau, 
the number of quarterly reports submitted, the number of 
reports responded to by USAID, and the reports which were not 
responded to. Additionally, USAID shall provide a general 
summary on the nature of feedback it provides to implementers 
and an assessment of the usefulness of the feedback to 
implementers.
    GDPI.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations on hiring data for fiscal 
year 2022 through fiscal year 2024, including the number of 
Personnel Services Contractors (PSC) who have been converted to 
direct-hire staff, assignments of Foreign Service Limited 
hires, hiring by bureaus, and attrition figures.
    Locally led development.--The Committee directs the 
Administrator of USAID to submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees, not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, assessing the agency's progress 
in advancing locally led development and humanitarian response, 
including the coordinated implementation of relevant agency 
strategies and policies. Such report shall also include details 
on funding implemented by local entities in fiscal years 2023 
and 2024, which may not include international organizations or 
local representation of such organizations. The report shall 
describe how USAID is utilizing internal systems, management, 
and process reforms, including authorities already granted to 
benefit the localization strategy, regardless of whether 
additional staff is hired.
    Private sector engagement.--The Committee directs the 
Administrator of USAID to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations, not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, on the Private Sector Engagement (PSE) 
Modernize and Burden Reduction Program (BRP) efforts to expand 
the agency's partnerships with new and diverse stakeholders, 
including national and local actors and the private sector. 
Such efforts are central to achieving a more sustainable 
development impact and spurring long-term self-reliance. The 
report shall include information, including examples, on steps 
the agency is taking to: (1) incorporate private sector 
partnership, especially with the local private sector in 
partner countries, into its localization strategy, with 
associated metrics; (2) develop a transparent learning agenda 
for PSE Modernize that demonstrates development impact; and (3) 
change agency processes under BRP to reduce the impact on staff 
time and improve access for partners.
    Private sector investment.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on USAID's programming and partnerships with the private 
sector, including how USAID selects private sector partners, 
macroeconomic results attributed to USAID's partnerships, 
analysis of the types of jobs created through private sector 
partnerships, any requirements USAID sets with private sector 
partners, and how USAID tracks company workforce and investment 
data of private sector partners.
    Procurement.--The Committee directs the Administrator of 
USAID to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, 
not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
on any procurement actions which were not fully competed and 
the justification for each such action taken during fiscal 
years 2023 and 2024.
    Program transitions and realignments.--Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of USAID shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations detailing USAID guidance for program transitions 
and realignments to the private sector or other Federal 
agencies, such as the Millenium Challenge Corporation and the 
United States International Development Finance Corporation.
    Remote work and related lease costs.--Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of USAID is directed to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on the office space leased by USAID and their 
policy concerning remote work for direct hire and contract 
personnel. The report shall include, at a minimum, the 
following: (1) occupancy rates of all business space leased by 
such agency; (2) data concerning telework practices and 
physical attendance rates at office sites; (3) any department 
or agency plans to modify such policy and a timeline for 
implementation of such change; and (4) all corresponding data 
accrued from implementing partners of USAID that maintain 
budget line-items for office rent in excess of $100,000 
annually within grants or contracts with USAID.

                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $259,100,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       272,888,000
Committee recommendation..............................       259,100,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       -13,788,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $259,100,000 for 
Capital Investment Fund to fund the USAID Capital Security Cost 
Sharing obligation and IT 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 2024 enacted level........................       $85,500,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        88,800,000
Committee recommendation..............................        90,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +4,500,000
  Change from request.................................        +1,200,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $90,000,000 for 
Office of Inspector General. The Committee directs the Office 
of Inspector General (OIG) to submit its annual audit plan 
within the first quarter of fiscal year 2025.
    The Committee provides $4,500,000 above the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level to support the oversight, audits, and 
investigations of United States foreign assistance in countries 
and regions with higher risk, including for programs and 
activities in Gaza and due to limited in-country presence. The 
Committee directs the Inspectors General of the Department of 
State and USAID to develop and use a common set of best 
practices for conducting oversight of implementers of United 
States foreign assistance, especially in countries and regions 
with higher risk. Best practices shall also be developed for 
oversight rights created pursuant to section 7048(h) of 
division F of Public Law 118-47.

Report

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Inspectors General of the Department of State and 
USAID shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the common set of best practices 
that will be utilized to oversee international organizations 
that failed to enter into written agreements pursuant to title 
VII of section 7048(h) of division F of Public Law 118-47 
across programming carried out by the Department and USAID.

                TITLE III--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................   $10,030,450,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     9,827,600,000
Committee recommendation..............................     9,268,712,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      -761,738,000
  Change from request.................................      -558,888,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $9,268,712,000 for 
Global Health Programs.
    Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance.--The Committee 
includes language in section 7057(b) of this Act prohibiting 
funds for any foreign nongovernmental organization that 
promotes or performs abortion, with certain exceptions.
    In addition, the Committee recommendation includes 
conditions under this heading that do the following: (1) 
requires that none of the funds appropriated by this Act, or 
any unobligated balances, may be made available to any 
organization or program, which as determined by the President, 
supports or participates in the management of a program of 
coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization; (2) states that 
funds cannot be used to pay for the performance of abortions as 
a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person 
to practice abortion; (3) specifies that population funds shall 
be available only to voluntary family planning projects that 
offer, either directly or through referral, information about 
access to a broad range of family planning methods and 
services; (4) requires that in awarding grants for natural 
family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, no applicant shall be discriminated against because of 
such applicant's religious or conscientious commitment to offer 
only natural family planning; and (5) requires the provision of 
accurate information related to condoms.
    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............................           $915,000
    Polio............................................             85,000
    The GAVI Alliance................................            300,000
    Maternal and neonatal tetanus....................              2,000
Nutrition (USAID)....................................            172,500
    Iodine deficiency disorder.......................              3,000
    Micronutrients...................................             33,000
Vulnerable children..................................             32,500
HIV/AIDS (USAID).....................................            330,000
HIV/AIDS (Department of State).......................          5,645,000
    Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and               1,250,000
     Malaria.........................................
Malaria..............................................            800,000
Tuberculosis.........................................            394,500
    Global TB Drug Facility..........................             15,000
Neglected tropical diseases..........................            114,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

USAID Global Health Programs

    The Committee recommendation includes $3,623,712,000 for 
USAID global health programs to be directly apportioned to 
USAID.
    Diagnostics.--The Committee recognizes that accurate and 
swift diagnostics are crucial for the early detection and 
containment of infectious diseases of pandemic potential and a 
key part of the global health security program at USAID. 
Diagnostics are critical in managing pandemic threats as well 
as in supporting various challenges health systems face, from 
pandemics to antimicrobial resistance. The Committee directs 
USAID to make funds available from its global health security 
programming for the development of diagnostics for pathogens of 
pandemic potential and encourages USAID to leverage its assets 
to strengthen capacity and infrastructure of countries to 
support adoption and access to diagnostics.
    Global health security.--The Committee supports continued 
efforts to promote global health security, address emerging 
health threats overseas, and prevent future pandemics. The 
Committee encourages the Administrator of USAID to leverage the 
capabilities and capacities generated by previous investments 
in global health and ensure deconfliction between global health 
security programs with other ongoing global health activities. 
Funds available for global health security should also support 
strengthening 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 is concerned by the continuing commercial 
trade in and markets for live wildlife for the purpose of human 
consumption and the risk posed to global health. The Committee 
directs consideration of the risks of zoonotic spillover posed 
by greater human contact with wildlife and supports efforts to 
address threats posed by certain wildlife markets and 
prioritize surveillance and spillover prevention in global 
health security programs.
    The Committee supports funding for the Coalition for 
Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, at not less than the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level, to address emerging infectious 
diseases, deadly viruses, and other pathogenic threats pursuant 
to section 6501 of Public Law 117-81.
    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. The Administrator of 
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.
    Frontline health workers.--The Committee recognizes the key 
role of frontline health workers in effective global health 
programs and recognizes significant strain on global health 
systems in recent years. The Committee supports efforts to 
strengthen and support the needs of frontline health workers 
and encourages the Administrator of USAID, in consultation with 
the United States Global AIDS Coordinator and the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to 
strengthen frontline health workers, particularly at the 
community level, as part of existing efforts to combat 
infectious diseases, prevent maternal and child deaths, and 
improve global health outcomes.
    Health systems strengthening.--The Committee recognizes the 
importance of strong health systems in low- and middle-income 
countries to the sustainment of global health successes, 
preparedness for emerging health threats, research to prevent 
and cure chronic diseases, and progress in preventing and 
responding to other diseases, with the ultimate goal of 
reducing countries' reliance on United States global health 
assistance and prompting countries' ability to support positive 
health outcomes without international assistance. 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 
includes further language under Reports under this heading.
    HIV/AIDS and malaria vaccines and capacity building.--The 
Committee supports continued efforts, at not less than the 
prior year level, to create effective vaccines for HIV/AIDS and 
malaria as part of a comprehensive prevention, diagnostic, and 
treatment strategy. The Committee supports multilateral efforts 
that expand research and development and leverage funding from 
other donors and notes the continued role of such efforts in 
ensuring reciprocal sharing of expertise and discoveries, 
including with the United States, to advance the most promising 
global HIV/AIDS research. The Administrator of USAID shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the 
initial obligation of funds.
    The Committee supports efforts to expand vaccine research, 
development, and manufacturing capabilities in Africa and low- 
and middle-income countries for the purposes of advancing 
global health security and furthering local capacity to 
effectively respond to infectious disease pandemics. The 
Committee supports efforts to train and build the capacity of 
scientists and doctors in Africa and low- and middle-income 
countries on vaccine research and development through public-
private partnerships with United States-based institutions with 
demonstrated experience in such efforts. Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of USAID shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
committees on opportunities for public-private partnerships to 
advance such efforts.
    Innovative technologies.--The Committee supports the 
research, development, and introduction of innovative 
technologies related to child survival, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and 
tuberculosis (TB). The Administrator of USAID 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 organizations and NGOs 
specializing in such research and development on the most 
effective use of funds for such innovations.
    Maternal and child health.--The Committee continues funding 
for programs that have proven effective in supporting positive 
maternal and child health outcomes. The Committee directs the 
Administrator of 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 supports 
efforts to develop and distribute low-cost and effective 
malaria vaccines in countries with the highest number of 
preventable malaria-related deaths in children.
    Neglected surgical conditions.--The Committee directs the 
Administrator of USAID to support efforts to strengthen 
surgical health capacity to address such health issues as cleft 
lip and cleft palate, club foot, cataracts, hernias, obstetric 
fistulas, untreated traumatic injuries, and access to safe 
cesarean sections in underserved areas in developing countries, 
including in regions without water or electricity. 
Strengthening surgical health systems include the training of 
local surgical teams, anesthesia teams, and assisting 
ministries of health to develop and implement national 
surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anesthesia plans. Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of USAID shall brief the Committees on 
Appropriations on the planned uses of funds for these purposes 
in fiscal year 2025.
    Neglected tropical diseases.--The Committee supports 
continued funding to treat neglected tropical diseases and the 
coordination of neglected tropical disease programs with 
complementary development and global health programs, including 
water, sanitation, and hygiene.
    Noncommunicable disease interventions.--The Committee 
supports efforts to decentralize and enhance the care for 
severe noncommunicable diseases at first-level referral health 
facilities.
    Nutrition.--The Committee supports effective nutrition 
interventions, including to reduce stunting and wasting, 
increase breastfeeding and nutrition supplementation for 
pregnant women, treat severe malnutrition, and ensure 
integration with early childhood development, deworming, and 
water and sanitation efforts. The Committee includes further 
language under Reports under this heading.
    Other health matters.--The Committee directs the 
Administrator of USAID to consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees to provide an update on the estimated 
need and cost-effectiveness of supporting programs that focus 
on children with hydrocephalus, cancer, autism, and other 
noncommunicable diseases and address Alzheimer's disease and 
other forms of dementia. The Committee supports the development 
of public-private partnerships to address these challenges in 
developing countries.
    Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods.--The Committee notes the 
increase in cases of child wasting globally and the shortage of 
therapeutic food treatments. Therefore, the Committee directs 
not less than $300,000,000 under title III of this Act be made 
available for American-made Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods 
(RUTF).
    In addition, the Committee expects not less than 50 percent 
of nutrition funding be devoted to the most cost-effective and 
evidence-based nutrition interventions, including American-made 
RUTF, breastfeeding support, prenatal vitamins, and vitamin A 
supplementation.
    Reproductive health and voluntary family planning.--Section 
7058 of this Act includes a limitation of not more than 
$461,000,000 for reproductive health and voluntary family 
planning programs funded by this Act.
    TB.--The Committee recommendation includes funding to 
combat drug-susceptible and drug-resistant TB. The Committee 
encourages support for new products to prevent and treat TB and 
encourages investment in new drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics. 
The Committee includes further language under Reports under 
this heading.
    Vulnerable children.--The Committee supports the objectives 
of USAID to build strong beginnings, put family care first, and 
protect 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 in promoting 
permanent family-based care and foster care programs in and 
outside of family networks. Funds should also support 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. The Committee directs the Administrator of USAID to 
regularly update the Committees on Appropriations on APCCA 
implementation.

Reports, USAID

    Capacity building.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
Administrator of USAID, in consultation with other relevant 
Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing capabilities and capacity 
for vaccine design, testing, review, distribution, and 
manufacturing in low- and middle-income countries, including in 
Africa.
    Disadvantaged geographies.--The Committee directs the 
Administrator of USAID to submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act on how much of the assistance provided 
under bilateral Global Health Programs over fiscal year 2023 
was used to provide health services to sub-national populations 
with an under-five mortality rate higher than 80/1000 live 
births.
    Emerging infectious disease threats.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State and Administrator of USAID shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations describing how the Department of 
State and USAID are collaborating with the Department of Health 
and Human Services to protect both the United States and allies 
from emerging infectious disease threats through the 
procurement and provision of medical countermeasures, including 
antibiotics. The report should include an analysis of the 
requirements, the mechanisms by which the United States 
Government is capable of sharing such countermeasures, any gaps 
assessed in the countermeasure-based United States security 
posture for emerging infectious diseases that are not at 
present addressed by the described efforts, and detail on how 
the agencies delineate roles and responsibilities.
    Health systems.--The Administrator of USAID and the United 
States Global AIDS Coordinator shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, detailing progress on health 
systems strengthening activities. The report should include a 
description of how USAID and the Office of the Global AIDS 
Coordinator (OGAC) are designing efforts by operating unit, 
including Washington-based programming, and the expected result 
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) detail on reporting 
and 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 
crosscutting efforts to strengthen local health workforces.
    Maternal and child health.--The Committee directs the 
Administrator of USAID to submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing annual progress on reducing 
preventable maternal and child mortality in 25 priority 
countries to 12 percent or lower of total deaths by 2030 and 
increasing coverage of life saving interventions across 
priority countries to a level of 68 percent by 2030. This 
information can be provided to the Committees on Appropriations 
as additional information included in existing reporting 
requirements related to maternal and child health.
    Nutrition.--As part of the reporting requirements included 
in the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021 
(Public Law 117-214), the Administrator of USAID is directed to 
report to the appropriate congressional committees 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 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 
track progress towards the global targets on stunting, wasting, 
anemia, and breastfeeding.
    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations that details how funding provided 
under the heading Global Health Programs for nutrition-specific 
programming is complemented by other United States foreign 
assistance accounts that fund both nutrition-specific and 
nutrition-sensitive programming. Such report shall specify the 
amount of funding in the previous fiscal year dedicated to 
nutrition-specific or nutrition sensitive program by bureau. In 
addition, the report should include amounts allocated for 
iodine deficiency disorder and vitamin A activities within 
Global Health Programs.
    Oversight of implementing partners.--The Committee 
continues to support rigorous monitoring and oversight of all 
uses of funds provided under Global Health Programs, including 
full compliance with statutory prohibitions on United States 
assistance and restrictions related to abortion included in 
this Act and prior acts. Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
Administrator of USAID shall submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations listing all prime and sub-partners that 
received funds for global health activities in fiscal year 
2024. The report shall be disaggregated by global health 
program and include, for each partner, the amount of funding 
received, the activity description and purpose, and the country 
or region for such activity. The sub-partner information shall 
indicate the prime partner for each activity.
    Preventing childhood deaths.--The Committee directs the 
Administrator of USAID to include in annual maternal and child 
health reporting the amount spent each year on highest-impact, 
evidence-based child health interventions in bilateral global 
health programs, disaggregated by intervention, and outcomes 
achieved as a result of United States assistance. The report 
shall include an accounting of interventions provided, 
including treatment, for childhood pneumonia, malaria, 
diarrheal dehydration, and severe acute malnutrition, as well 
as to provide immunizations and azithromycin and address 
neonatal sepsis. Reports should also include an estimation of 
funds expended to support each intervention and achieve each 
reported result. The report shall also include the approximate 
number of mothers and infants who received postnatal care 
within two days of childbirth as a result of such assistance.
    Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods.--Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
USAID shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report 
on the use of RUTF in the prior fiscal year, including the 
locations and number of beneficiaries reached.
    TB.--The Committee directs the Administrator of USAID to 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees not 
later than 180 days after the date of 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 TB 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 a report shall include specific 
details on programs to improve TB case-finding in children, 
prevent childhood infection, ensure children's access to 
treatment regimens, and collect and evaluate data on TB 
disaggregated by age groups. This report may be combined with 
existing reporting requirements.

HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment

    The Committee recommendation includes a total of 
$5,975,000,000 to fight HIV/AIDS. Of this amount, the Committee 
recommendation includes $5,645,000,000 to be directly 
apportioned to the Department of State.
    Cervical cancer.--The Committee supports efforts by OGAC 
and USAID 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 to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 
(Global Fund).--The Committee recommendation includes 
$1,250,000,000 for the third installment of the seventh 
replenishment of the Global Fund. The Committee notes that this 
amount shall be fully obligated for this third 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.
    Local manufacturing.--The Committee supports efforts by 
OGAC to expand and encourage local manufacturing, particularly 
those investments made in the President's Emergency Plan for 
AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) partner countries by United States firms. 
While recognizing the importance of strong global supply 
chains, local capacity development is a key element of program 
sustainability. To further incentivize local investments to 
support PEPFAR goals and operational planning, the Committee 
encourages OGAC to recognize local investments in procurement 
criteria considerations. The Committee directs continued 
procurement of approved and quality-assured commodities to 
ensure maximum effectiveness.
    Microbicides.--The Committee recommends continued support 
for microbicide development and directs OGAC to coordinate with 
USAID, other Federal research agencies, and donors to expedite 
microbicide development and implementation.
    Prevention and treatment in children.--The Committee 
directs the United States Global AIDS Coordinator to prioritize 
efforts to provide life-saving treatments to children and 
adolescents living with HIV and to include pediatric data in 
its Population-based HIV Impact Assessment Studies and other 
data collection efforts, including at the community-level, to 
ensure programmatic decisions that affect infants and children 
are informed by evidence and that investments are targeted and 
effective. In order to effectively carry out efforts to support 
HIV prevention and treatment in children, the Committee directs 
the Coordinator to create and submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a standalone strategy detailing its 
current and planned programmatic activities to reduce new HIV 
infections in children and adolescents; link HIV-positive 
children and adolescents to the most effective treatment 
regimens and retain them in care; and mitigate the impact of 
HIV/AIDS on children and adolescents in HIV-affected 
communities, including more detailed time-bound prevention, 
care, and treatment targets specific to these populations; and 
engage youth throughout these efforts. This strategy should 
include a clear plan for collecting and evaluating data by 
different age groups, monitoring progress towards achieving the 
objectives of the strategy, and further engaging youth in 
PEPFAR programming as part of the PEPFAR Annual Report to 
Congress.
    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 PEPFAR Annual Report how the ten percent 
target for orphans and vulnerable children was met for that 
fiscal year, including country-level accounting.

Report, OGAC

    HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria treatments.--Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States 
Global AIDS Coordinator and the Administrator of USAID shall 
jointly submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees detailing the approximate number of treatments 
provided for HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, disaggregated by 
disease, as a result of appropriations provided in fiscal year 
2023. Such report shall include detail on funds expended to 
achieve such outcomes.

                         DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................    $3,931,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     4,534,697,000
Committee recommendation..............................     3,000,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      -931,000,000
  Change from request.................................    -1,534,697,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $3,000,000,000 for 
Development Assistance.
    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]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Country/Program/Activity                 Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    Counter Illicit Armed Groups.....................            $10,000
    Malawi...........................................             65,000
        of which, higher education programs..........           [10,000]
    Young African Leaders Initiative.................             20,000
East Asia and Pacific:
    Papua New Guinea.................................             28,250
    Philippines......................................             80,300
Middle East and North Africa:
    Morocco..........................................             10,000
Western Hemisphere:
    Dominican Republic...............................             25,000
    Nicaragua democracy programs.....................             15,000
    Resilient critical infrastructure................              5,000
    USAID Latin America and Caribbean Regional.......             38,350
        of which, Caribbean economic growth..........           [12,000]
Global Programs:
    American Schools and Hospitals Abroad............             31,500
    Combating child marriage.........................             20,000
    Development Innovation Ventures..................             50,000
    Disability programs..............................             20,000
    Food security research and development...........            175,000
        of which, Feed the Future Innovation Labs....           [75,000]
        of which, Global Crop Diversity Trust........            [5,500]
    Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program..............              2,500
    Reconciliation programs..........................             25,000
    Trade capacity building..........................             20,000
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Agriculture

    The Committee recommendation includes not less than 
$960,000,000 for food security and agriculture development as 
authorized by the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 
114-195). The Committee supports Feed the Future's 
comprehensive approach to combating global food insecurity, 
promoting market-led economic growth, and reducing poverty and 
intends that programs are prioritized for small-holder farmers, 
particularly for women, and other vulnerable populations.
    The Committee supports efforts to ensure there are adequate 
storage facilities and distribution systems available in 
recipient countries to prevent spoilage and waste and 
encourages the deployment of American technology and management 
systems to enhance post-harvest food safety and security.
    Agricultural research.--The Committee directs not less than 
$175,000,000 be made available for international agricultural 
research at USAID, of which $75,000,000 is for the Feed the 
Future Innovation Labs. The Committee directs that the request 
level for agricultural research and development initiatives be 
designated in the CBJ for fiscal year 2026.

Economic Growth

    Microenterprise and microfinance.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $252,000,000 for micro, small, and 
medium-sized enterprises and directs the Administrator of USAID 
to prioritize such investments in sub-Saharan Africa to reach 
the poorest and most vulnerable. The Committee supports 
microfinance programs to promote economic development and urges 
the Administrator to look for ways to further advance economic 
growth, including financial and employment opportunities, in 
communities throughout the developing world.
    Trade capacity building.--The Committee continues to 
support capacity building activities 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 further supports trade capacity building 
programs in Africa, including to advance the goals of the 
African Continental Free Trade Area by increasing intra-
continental trade. The Committee includes further direction 
under Reports under this heading.

Education

    The Committee directs USAID to continue protecting 
children's right to learn, with an emphasis on adapting to 
contexts of conflict, crisis, or other disruptive events that 
could impact access to learning. The Committee further directs 
USAID to continue working to strengthen education systems and 
build resilience, including through locally led, people-first 
approaches.
    American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA).--The 
Committee recommendation includes not less than $31,500,000 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 Administrator of USAID to notify the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to making any changes to the 
annual solicitation for ASHA or to the methodology or criteria 
for selecting grantees, 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 $922,000,000 for basic education programs in this 
Act, including $150,000,000 for the education of girls in areas 
of conflict. The Committee supports funds for early childhood 
education, adolescent girls, and children with disabilities. 
The Committee supports continued investments in Global 
Partnership for Education and Education Cannot Wait at not less 
than the prior year level and recognizes that these 
organizations leverage additional funding from other donors and 
complement bilateral efforts to address international basic 
education needs, including ensuring children have access to 
education in crisis settings. The Committee includes further 
direction under Reports under this heading.
    Research in education.--The Committee supports efforts to 
improve learning outcomes through evidence-based investments in 
education. Further, the Committee encourages USAID to build on 
existing initiatives that leverage local research-based 
institutions to inform the design and implementation of 
education programs.
    Scholar programs.--The Committee directs $7,000,000 be made 
available for scholar rescue programs. The Secretary of State 
and Administrator of USAID shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds for 
such purpose, including to identify the operating unit or units 
responsible for administering such funds.

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.
    Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).--The Committee 
recommendation includes $451,000,000 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 
infectious disease outbreaks. The Committee notes the 
importance of sustainable access to WASH in healthcare 
facilities to provide quality and safe care and urges USAID and 
the Department of State to promote 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 includes 
further language under Reports under this heading.
    The Committee is concerned about recent outbreaks of 
cholera across the developing world, especially where access to 
WASH is limited. WASH is an extremely effective method to 
prevent the transmission of cholera. The Committee directs 
USAID to incorporate WASH efforts as an essential intervention 
in the elimination of cholera as a public health threat.
    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

    Basic education annual report.--The annual report to 
Congress on the United States strategy to promote basic 
education, submitted pursuant to the Reinforcing Education 
Accountability in Development Act (division A of Public Law 
115-56), should include funding data disaggregated by country, 
education level, and populations affected by crisis and 
conflict.
    Basic education obligations.--The Committee directs the 
Administrator of USAID to update the report required under this 
heading under section 7060 of House Report 117-401.
    Early childhood development (ECD).--The Committee directs 
the Administrator of USAID and the United States Government 
Special Advisor for Children in Adversity to include in the 
annual report required under section 5 of the Assistance for 
Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-95) a comprehensive accounting of 
all USAID program funding for ECD across relevant accounts and 
programs. Such programs should be disaggregated by country, 
program area, and primary or secondary attribution to ECD. 
Further, the Committee directs USAID to consult with the 
Committees on Appropriation regarding the definition of ECD no 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    Faith-based organizations.--The Committee notes the 
important role that FBOs play in communities around the world, 
including in the provision of humanitarian, development, and 
global health assistance. USAID maintains tools and resources 
on Strategic Religious Engagement (SRE) which outline the 
process through which USAID collaborates with religious 
communities and FBOs. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on how SRE 
and other efforts to engage and partner with FBOs are 
incorporated into USAID's localization approach, as well as a 
performance report of USAID's support of FBOs in 2023. The 
Committee expects that USAID's efforts to enable involvement of 
local organizations extends to those whose organizational 
missions are tied to faith, religious freedoms, charity, and 
religious-based humanitarian support, given the extensive 
presence and experience of FBOs in the developing world.
    Threats to coffee cultivation and production.--Not later 
than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of USAID shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on how USAID is investing in research to counter 
specific threats to coffee cultivation and production in 
partner countries.
    Tracking of funding for children and youth.--Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of USAID shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the actions taken over the previous 
12 months to implement programs benefiting children and youth, 
including infants and other children under school age, and on 
steps being taken to improve the tracking and disaggregation of 
funding benefiting children and youth, including for programs 
primarily and secondarily related to the protection, education, 
support, and safety of children and youth.
    Trade capacity building.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a spend plan for trade capacity building 
activities for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
    WASH.--Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall update the report 
to the Committees on Appropriations on how women and people 
with disabilities access adequate sanitation facilities, 
including access to feminine hygiene products, and are included 
in the design and implementation of WASH programs. The report 
shall also include recommendations for ways USAID can improve 
its management of investments in this area, including through 
targeted program definitions. The Administrator is further 
directed to update the report required in House Report 117-401, 
detailing progress of WASH services in healthcare facilities 
for quality health systems, including the number of healthcare 
facilities where USAID provided support.
    Youth.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an updated report on 
progress made under the Youth in Development Policy. Such 
report shall include efforts to address youth needs and metrics 
on increased youth engagement, information regarding training 
USAID staff on the youth policy and related indicators, and 
improvements in tracking funding for youth-led organizations.

                   INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................    $4,779,000,000
    of which, designated as emergency.................       750,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     4,543,362,000
    of which, designated as emergency.................     1,091,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................     3,452,362,000
  Change from enacted level...........................    -1,326,638,000
  Change from request.................................    -1,091,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $3,452,362,000 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).
    Air transport.--The Committee recognizes the need to 
provide swift humanitarian aid to save lives and ease suffering 
in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. The Committee 
encourages USAID to assess the efficacy of air drop technology 
for large-scale humanitarian aid delivery for quicker response 
time.
    Child protection.--The Committee recognizes the need for 
additional protection of children in conflict and crisis 
settings. The Committee encourages the Administrator of USAID 
to play an increasing leadership role to protect children in 
humanitarian crises and ensure that protection is integrated 
across other humanitarian sectors, as applicable, consistent 
with the Global Child Thrive Act (Public Law 116-283).
    Disaster preparedness.--The Committee continues to support 
efforts to ensure that funds appropriated under this heading 
are made available to strengthen preparedness for, and 
resilience to, natural disasters, including in the Caribbean.
    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.
    Local entities.--The Committee encourages USAID to use 
capable local entities, including local NGOs, to the maximum 
extent practicable in responding to humanitarian crises.
    Sudan.--Funds appropriated under this heading should be 
made available to address the humanitarian needs resulting from 
the conflict in Sudan, including providing direct support to 
local, community-based organizations with experience operating 
in Sudan.

Reports

    Nongovernmental organizations.--Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
USAID shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees detailing programs awarded to national and local 
nongovernmental entities from funds made available under this 
heading in the previous two fiscal years. The report shall also 
include a description of how USAID is working to increase 
funding to capable national and local nongovernmental entities.

                         TRANSITION INITIATIVES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $75,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        90,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        80,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +5,000,000
  Change from request.................................       -10,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $80,000,000 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.
    Transportation costs.--Funds made available under this 
heading may only be administered by the Office of Transition 
Initiatives (OTI) and may not be used for the sole purpose of 
transporting individuals. The Committee notes that section 451 
of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2261) authorizes the 
President to use funds for any unanticipated contingencies. The 
Committee recommends the Secretary of State and Administrator 
of USAID consider the use of this authority to meet sudden, 
unanticipated needs for programs and activities outside the 
intended purpose of Transition Initiatives funding.
    Venezuela.--The Committee encourages OTI to continue 
monitoring Venezuela and be prepared to support programs that 
would assist Venezuelan civil society with a democratic 
transition, as circumstances permit.

Report

    The Administrator of USAID shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations at the end of the fiscal year 
summarizing new, ongoing, and completed country programs 
implemented by OTI in fiscal year 2025, including programs 
supported with transferred funds.

                          COMPLEX CRISES FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $55,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        60,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        30,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -25,000,000
  Change from request.................................       -30,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $30,000,000 for 
Complex Crises Fund, as authorized by the Global Fragility Act 
of 2019 (title V of division J of Public Law 116-94), for 
programs and activities that prevent or respond to emerging or 
unforeseen events and complex crises overseas, including 
activities in support of the strategy required by section 504 
of such act, and contribute to United States foreign policy or 
national security goals. USAID deploys Complex Crises Fund 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 2024 enacted level........................    $3,890,400,000
    of which, designated as emergency.................       300,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     4,113,230,000
Committee recommendation..............................     3,430,888,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      -459,512,000
  Change from request.................................      -682,342,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $3,430,888,000 for 
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:

                          ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Country/Program                      Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    State Africa Regional............................            $31,000
East Asia and Pacific:
    Taiwan Global Cooperation and Training Framework.              4,000
Middle East and North Africa:
    Middle East Partnership Initiative...............             30,000
    Middle East Regional Cooperation.................             10,000
    Morocco..........................................             10,000
    Near East Regional Democracy.....................             58,000
        of which, transfer to NED....................            [5,000]
    Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace               50,000
     Act.............................................
    USAID-Israel Development Cooperation.............              4,000
Western Hemisphere:
    Cuba democracy programs..........................             35,000
    State Western Hemisphere Regional
        of which, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative           [40,000]
    Venezuela democracy programs.....................             50,000
Global:
    Atrocities prevention............................              3,000
    Conflict and Stabilization Operations............              7,000
        of which, peace accord/peace process                     [5,000]
         monitoring..................................
    Global surface water inventory...................             10,000
    House Democracy Partnership......................              2,300
    Information communications technology training...              1,000
    International religious freedom..................             20,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee provides additional direction on programs in 
the Middle East and North Africa in section 7041, Africa in 
section 7042, East Asia and the Pacific in section 7043, South 
and Central Asia in section 7044, and Latin America and the 
Caribbean in section 7045 under title VII of this report.

Middle East and North Africa

    Middle East Partnership Initiative availability and 
consultation requirement.--The Committee recommends funds under 
title III of this Act, which shall be made available for 
assistance for the Western Sahara. Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and prior to the obligation 
of such funds, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Administrator of USAID, shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds.
    Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC).--The Committee 
directs $10,000,000 be made available for the MERC program to 
facilitate scientific research collaboration in the Middle 
East, including between Arabs and Israelis.
    USAID-Israel international development cooperation.--The 
Committee directs $4,000,000 to support cooperative projects to 
address sustainability challenges relating to water resources, 
agriculture, and energy storage consistent with section 1278 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116-283).

Global Programs

    Atrocities prevention.--The Committee supports funds under 
this heading and under International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement for programs to prevent atrocities and implement 
the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act (Public 
Law 115-441) and recommendations of the Atrocity Early Warning 
Task Force.
    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.
    Peace accord/peace process monitoring.--The Committee 
continues to support programs that utilize independent, 
evidence-based mechanisms to measure peace accord 
implementation and directs that $5,000,000 of the funds made 
available under this heading to the Bureau of Conflict and 
Stabilization Operations be made available to support such 
programs in post-conflict countries. The Committee further 
directs that $2,500,000 of such funds be made available to 
continue support for the directive included under this heading 
in prior acts. The Committee notes that impartial standards and 
methodologies for measuring the progress of peace in post-
conflict settings by gathering information from public, 
private, and nongovernmental entities provides a valuable tool 
for the Department in assessing and monitoring peace accords 
and processes.

                             DEMOCRACY FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $345,200,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       290,700,000
Committee recommendation..............................       355,700,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       +10,500,000
  Change from request.................................       +65,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $355,700,000 for 
Democracy Fund. Of the funds provided, $205,200,000 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 $150,500,000 shall be for the Bureau for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) at USAID.
    Funding provided under this heading demonstrates the high 
priority the Committee places on democracy and human rights 
around the world, at a moment when definitions of these terms 
are occasionally manipulated, and the concepts themselves are 
frequently tested by autocrats, dictators, and malign powers. 
The Committee believes strongly that defending democracy and 
human rights is fundamental to United States national security.
    Free elections, rights of free speech and dissent, access 
to information, freedom to organize, assemble, compete 
politically, and worship are the core elements upon which DRL 
and DRG were constructed, along with protection against attacks 
of these freedoms, discrimination, and adherence to rule of 
law.
    Digital safety.--In order to protect the integrity of 
programming, and safety of donors, implementers and the greater 
national interest, the Committee encourages USAID and DRL to 
utilize resources to limit their risks and bolster their tools 
of defense, including strengthening of initiatives within the 
Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, and USAID's Digital 
Ecosystem Country Assessment Initiative.
    DRL processes.--The Committee encourages DRL to review its 
internal procedures for issuing awards, ensuring that the 
expertise of implementers is valued, including in the decision 
of program tactics, focus areas, and country selection. 
Additionally, the Committee encourages DRL to evaluate quota 
directives for sub-grant allocations within agreements and 
avoid applying a one-size-fits-all requirement. While the 
Committee values the role and importance of local organizations 
in the countries of implementation, the Committee also 
appreciates the contribution and performance of international 
nongovernmental implementers that have decades of experience.
    Online safety.--The Committee recommends funding for 
programs to address women's online safety, including for 
training, resources, and support on how to protect themselves 
and their families.
    Religious freedom.--The Committee directs $30,000,000 from 
funds under this heading be made available for international 
religious freedom programs pursuant to section 7033 of this 
Act. An additional $20,000,000 is included under Economic 
Support Fund for such purposes.
    Sole source awards.--The Committee directs the Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State, and the Assistant to the Administrator of the Bureau for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, USAID, to consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations no less than 15 days prior to 
making non-competed awards larger than $1,000,000.
    Support for democratic political party systems.--The 
Committee supports increased funding for strengthening weak, 
single-party political systems. Not later than 45 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the use of 
such funds.

            ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $770,334,000
        of which, designated as emergency.............       310,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       850,334,000
        of which, designated as emergency.............       350,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       770,334,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       -80,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $770,334,000 for 
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, which is the 
same as the fiscal year 2021 enacted level.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State to mobilize 
greater resources than those provided under this heading from 
other sources of funding to complement the funds provided by 
the United States for these purposes.
    Belarus.--The Committee directs that funds made available 
for Belarus may only be made available for democracy programs, 
including political party strengthening, and to combat human 
trafficking. The Committee further directs that funds be made 
available at not less than the prior year level for such 
programs.
    Building cybersecurity capacity in Eastern Europe.--The 
Committee supports the use of funds appropriated for 
international cybersecurity capacity building efforts to 
strengthen collective commitments to security in cyberspace, 
improve incident response and remediation capabilities, and 
train appropriate personnel on the applicability of 
international law in cyberspace and the policy and technical 
aspects of attribution of cyber incidents.
    Energy security for allies and partners.--The Committee 
recognizes that energy security is essential for United States 
national security and the security of our allies. The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State and Administrator of USAID to 
prioritize financing for alternative sources of energy, 
including liquified natural gas, to Europe and other allies, to 
reduce dependence on energy imports from Russia.

                          Department of State


                    MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................    $3,928,000,000
        of which, designated as emergency.............       750,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     3,827,236,000
        of which, designated as emergency.............     1,374,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................     2,453,236,000
  Change from enacted level...........................    -1,474,764,000
  Change from request.................................    -1,374,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $2,453,236,000 for 
Migration and Refugee Assistance.
    Funds appropriated under this heading promote United States 
interests by providing protection, life-sustaining assistance, 
and conflict resolution to persecuted and forcibly displaced 
people around the world. The majority of the funding provided 
supports international and non-governmental organizations that 
deliver protection and humanitarian assistance to refugees and 
other displaced people overseas with the goal of providing such 
assistance as close to their countries of origin as possible 
until they can safely and voluntarily return home.
    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, quality education for 
refugees and internally displaced children, including 
adolescent girls.
    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 targets for the enrollment of 
eligible refugees in post-secondary education, including 
technical and vocational training, and connected and 
traditional degree and diploma programs, in host and third 
countries.
    Humanitarian assistance to Haiti, Sudan, and the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo.--The Committee continues to support 
funding for humanitarian relief in Haiti, Sudan, and the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo to address severe humanitarian 
crises.
    Resettlement in Israel.--The Committee provides not less 
than $6,500,000 for refugees from the former Soviet Union, 
Eastern Europe, and other refugees resettling in Israel.
    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 resulting from agreements in 
recent years between the governments of Nepal and the PRC, 
which has resulted in increased vulnerability for Tibetans both 
within and transiting through Nepal. The Committee encourages 
the Secretary of State to press the Government of Nepal to 
honor the agreement reached with the United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees to respect the principle of non-
refoulement.
    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 
obtaining access to humanitarian assistance and basic services 
in their places of refuge and who remain at risk of 
refoulement. Funds are available 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 
violations of human rights.
    Venezuelan migrants.--The Committee recommendation includes 
funds to support refugees fleeing economic collapse and 
political repression in Venezuela. Furthermore, the Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to urge other donors, including 
the European Union, to make more substantial commitments to 
help neighboring countries deliver needed humanitarian services 
to migrants who have fled Venezuela.

Reports

    International Organization for Migration.--Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees assessing the United Nations International 
Organization for Migration's (IOM) operations in the Western 
Hemisphere. Specifically, the report shall detail the locations 
and functions of all IOM operations, including grantees and 
subgrantees receiving federal funds to assist with migration 
and resettlement operations.
    Venezuelan migrants and refugees.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
assessing the needs of host communities for Venezuelan migrants 
and refugees and whether such needs are being adequately 
addressed in supporting such migrants and refugees.

     UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................          $100,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       100,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................                 0
  Change from enacted level...........................          -100,000
  Change from request.................................      -100,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes no funds for United 
States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.

                          Independent Agencies


                              PEACE CORPS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $430,500,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       479,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       410,500,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -20,000,000
  Change from request.................................       -68,500,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $410,500,000 for 
Peace Corps, of which $7,300,000 is for the Office of the 
Inspector General.
    Cabo Verde.--The Committee encourages the Director of the 
Peace Corps to evaluate the merits of reestablishing operations 
in Cabo Verde.
    Cybersecurity.--The Committee is concerned with the lack of 
progress toward meaningful improvements to Peace Corps 
information security. The Committee emphasizes that information 
security, at a time when cyber incidents are on the rise, is a 
critical component of the safety and security of volunteers. 
The Committee directs the Director of the Peace Corps to 
prioritize investments to improve information security, 
including the response to information security events and 
consistent implementation of policies and procedures.
    Indo-Pacific.--The Committee encourages the Peace Corps to 
prioritize operations in the Indo-Pacific region and supports 
the Peace Corps' plan to expand operations in Pacific Islands 
countries.

Reports

    Expansion efforts.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
expansion efforts, which shall include a list of countries that 
have formally invited the Peace Corps with detailed cost 
projections for each country.
    Volunteer safety and security.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Peace Corps shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations detailing the costs associated with 
implementation of Safety and Security Instruction (SSI) 410. 
Such report shall include expenses categorized by type and host 
country.

                    MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $930,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       937,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       937,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +7,000,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $937,000,000 for 
Millennium Challenge Corporation. The Committee recommendation 
includes a limitation of $146,000,000 for administrative 
expenses and not more than $100,000 may be for representational 
expenses.
    Administrative expenses.--The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 
of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is directed to 
provide to the Committees on Appropriations quarterly 
obligation reports of administrative expenses by the cost 
categories detailed in the CBJ, not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. Such report shall also 
include information on administrative expenses deobligated from 
prior year appropriations.
    Corruption.--The Committee notes that the MCC selection 
process measures a country's control of corruption and other 
good governance factors to incentivize potential partners to 
address corruption in a serious manner before they become a 
candidate for an MCC compact. The Committee expects MCC to 
uphold this standard in compact and threshold agreements and 
ensure mitigation measures are properly incorporated.
    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.
    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.
    Oversight.--Concurrent with the annual release of country 
scorecards, the CEO of the MCC shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on MCC partner countries 
that did not receive scorecards due to such countries' income 
status. Such report shall include detail on each MCC scorecard 
policy indicator for each such country.
    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 
2025.
    Women's economic empowerment.--The Committee supports the 
MCC's efforts to empower women and make such efforts central to 
reducing poverty and promoting economic growth. Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the CEO of 
the MCC shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations detailing the impact of women's economic 
empowerment on the ability of partner countries to advance 
threshold and compact goals.

                       INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $47,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        52,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        22,500,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -24,500,000
  Change from request.................................       -29,500,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $22,500,000 for 
Inter-American Foundation to support community-led solutions in 
Latin America and the Caribbean related to building local 
resiliency to disasters, improving entrepreneurism and economic 
opportunity, and strengthening civil society, while advancing 
United States priorities in the region.
    The Committee recognizes the strong track record of the 
Inter-American Foundation (IAF) in achieving cost-share from 
new grantees that is greater, on average by 20 percent, than 
IAF's initial support for new projects. The Committee 
encourages USAID to learn best practices from IAF in this 
regard, while also being mindful that heavy investment into 
local civil society by USAID, through its localization 
strategy, should be coordinated with IAF.
    The Committee encourages IAF to continue strategically 
leveraging its resources in Latin American countries where 
USAID's presence and small-grant support is more modest than in 
the Northern Triangle or Andean regions. The Committee 
recognizes the Caribbean as a region of strong opportunity for 
increased focus by IAF.
    The Committee continues to support the economic exchange 
program between Indigenous IAF grantees and Native American 
tribes, including efforts to increase export, trade, and 
investment opportunities and improve the capacity of IAF 
grantees.
    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 2024 enacted level........................       $45,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        45,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        30,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -15,000,000
  Change from request.................................       -15,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $30,000,000 for 
United States African Development Foundation.
    The Committee directs the United States African Development 
Foundation 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 2024 enacted level........................       $38,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        40,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        30,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        -8,000,000
  Change from request.................................       -10,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $30,000,000 for 
International Affairs Technical Assistance at the Department of 
the Treasury. 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 2024 enacted level........................       $26,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        10,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        10,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -16,000,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $10,000,000 for Debt 
Restructuring to support multilateral debt relief, including 
under the Paris Club and the Common Framework on Debt 
Treatments, to assist low- and middle-income countries restore 
economic stability and growth.

              TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $15,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................                 0
Committee recommendation..............................                 0
  Change from enacted level...........................       -15,000,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes no funds for Tropical 
Forest and Coral Reef Conservation, and no funds were 
requested.

              TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE


                          Department of State


          INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................    $1,400,000,000
        of which, designated as emergency.............       115,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     1,566,183,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,566,183,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +166,183,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,566,183,000 for 
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.
    The Committee notes the proliferation of fentanyl into 
America's neighborhoods as one of the greatest challenges 
facing the United States. Within that context, the Committee 
urges the Secretary of State to maximize focus and resources 
within this account to counter fentanyl trafficking.
    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]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Country/Program/Activity                 Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    State Africa Regional...........................             $36,460
East Asia and Pacific:
    State East Asia and Pacific Regional............              38,760
Near East:
    Morocco.........................................               4,000
Western Hemisphere:
    Ecuador.........................................              35,000
    State Central America Regional/Central American              220,000
     Regional Security Initiative...................
        of which, Costa Rica........................            [40,000]
    State Western Hemisphere Regional...............              53,550
        of which, Caribbean Basin Security                      [45,500]
         Initiative.................................
        of which, Southern Cone.....................             [8,050]
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs:
    Anti-money laundering programs..................              14,150
    Atrocities prevention...........................               3,000
    Cybercrime and intellectual property rights.....              20,000
    Demand reduction................................              29,800
    Drug supply reduction...........................              55,000
    Fighting corruption.............................              25,000
    Global crime and drugs policy...................               7,000
    International Law Enforcement Academies.........              41,000
    Inter-regional aviation support.................              87,900
        of which, fleet modernization...............            [43,500]
    International organized crime...................              68,150
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Atrocities prevention.--The Committee directs that funds 
under this heading be made available for atrocities prevention 
programs and activities. Additional funds are also recommended 
under Economic Support Fund.
    Aviation support.--The Committee recognizes the increasing 
law enforcement and security challenges faced abroad by the 
Department of State in support of, and in coordination with, 
partner nations. The Committee remains concerned about the 
safety and effectiveness of the Air Wing's aging fleet and 
includes an additional $43,500,000 to support fleet 
modernization, which will improve safety, provide long-term 
sustainability, and reduce aircraft operating costs. The 
Committee eagerly anticipates reviewing the report required 
pursuant to House Report 118-146 regarding fleet capabilities 
and modernization.
    Costa Rica enhanced aviation support.--The Committee 
appreciates the strong partnership between Costa Rica and the 
United States, including law enforcement efforts to combat 
narcotics trafficking and other transnational criminal activity 
occurring in the region. The Committee recommendation includes 
an additional $7,000,000 for inter-regional aviation support 
and directs such funds be made available to expand the 
operational capability of the Costa Rican Police, a strong and 
committed partner, to interdict ongoing illicit criminal 
operations, including to patrol coastal waters and overland 
trafficking routes. Funds are made available to supply 
additional helicopters and fixed-wing patrol aircraft, enhanced 
maintenance services, and other assistance to facilitate more 
sorties and enhanced surveillance.
    Cybercrime.--The Committee recommendation supports capacity 
building efforts to counter cybercrime, which may include 
strengthening the ability of foreign policymakers to develop, 
revise, and implement national laws, policies, and procedures 
to address cybercrime and strengthening the ability of law 
enforcement to hold malign actors accountable.
    Demand reduction.--The Committee directs that funds be made 
available for the centrally-managed, evidence-based global 
demand reduction program to ensure that these funds will 
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, not less than $10,000,000 is provided 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.
    Fentanyl and opioids.--The Committee strongly supports 
increased Department of State focus and aggressive action 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.
    Fentanyl precursors.--The Committee supports continued 
bilateral efforts and programs that support precursor disposal, 
forensic laboratory analysis, port security, and training and 
equipment, including canine support.
    FENTANYL Results Act.--The Committee notes the priorities 
for funding under this heading align with the principal 
elements of the FENTANYL Results Act (sections 5551-5558 of 
Public Law 117-263). In addition, the Committee directs that 
funds be made available to support international exchange 
programs to provide educational and professional development on 
demand-reduction matters relating to the illicit use of drugs, 
including synthetic drugs.
    Fentanyl 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, including 
residue on United States currency, related to drug trafficking. 
The Committee supports this ongoing effort and expects the 
Department of State to expand these efforts with international 
partners to other United States-bound airports and pedestrian 
ports of entry.
    International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEA).--The 
Committee recommendation provides funds for ILEA to support 
regional law enforcement training. Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall brief the Committees on Appropriations on its progress on 
expanding coverage of the ILEA program for Pacific Islands 
countries.
    International organized crime.--The Committee 
recommendation provides funds to support dismantling organized 
criminal syndicates and investigating illicit financial 
networks, 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.

Reports

    Credibility assessment technology.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
how funds made available under this heading are being used for 
credibility assessment technology, the challenges being 
encountered, and plans to expand the use of such technology for 
the next two fiscal years.
    Fentanyl.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing: 
(1) programs and operations that contribute to disrupting 
fentanyl proliferation into the United States; (2) the PRC's 
and Mexico's level of cooperation and culpability in the 
proliferation of fentanyl across United States borders; and (3) 
efforts to address fentanyl variants and opioid counterfeits.
    Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) programs.--The 
Committee notes the potential of sUAS programs for special 
security events overseas and for partner nation capabilities in 
law enforcement and related security needs. Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
on the resources required to support such capabilities.

    NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $870,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       921,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       921,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       +51,000,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $921,000,000 for 
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs.
    Funds for programs under this heading 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 programs...........................            $320,050
Anti-terrorism programs.............................             329,247
Conventional weapons destruction....................             271,703
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Anti-terrorism programs.--The Committee directs 
$329,247,000 be made available for anti-terrorism programs, 
including for the Anti-terrorism Assistance Program, which 
provides counterterrorism law enforcement training to partner 
countries. The Committee supports local, community-led 
initiatives to strengthen resilience against terrorism and 
violent extremist agendas.
    Contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency.--
The Committee directs $95,000,000 be made available for a 
voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency to support programs promoting nuclear safeguards, 
nuclear safety and security, the responsible use of nuclear 
energy, and the peaceful uses of nuclear technologies.
    Conventional weapons destruction.--The Committee directs 
$271,703,000 be made available for Conventional Weapons 
Destruction (CWD) programs, of which $80,000,000 is for 
programs in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The Committee also 
directs additional funds above the prior year's level for 
programs in Angola, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe.
    Horn of Africa.--The Committee urges the Department of 
State to explore CWD programs in parts of the Horn of Africa 
where there is risk to civilians posed by degrading ammunition 
and encourages support for weapons security management programs 
to address this humanitarian threat. Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
is directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
such programs.
    International cooperation in science.--The Committee 
directs that funds be made available 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.
    Multilateral Action on Sensitive Technologies.--The 
Committee supports efforts to further coordination among like-
minded states, including on export controls, outbound 
investment, research security, and other areas of sensitive 
technology proliferation. The Committee recommendation includes 
funding for the Bureau of International Security and 
Nonproliferation to identify PRC ambitions and strategies in 
science and technology and the PRC entities at the forefront of 
such work, coordinate with the Department of Commerce and other 
interagency partners, and develop policy responses to PRC 
advances in critical and emerging technologies, including AI, 
quantum, open-source hardware, biotechnology, space-based 
technology, and semiconductors. The Committee therefore directs 
not less than $5,000,000 be made available to support the 
policy objectives of the Multilateral Action on Sensitive 
Technologies forum.
    Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $2,000,000 for humanitarian demining and unexploded 
ordnance clearance activities in areas affected by the Nagorno-
Karabakh conflict, subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations.

                        PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $410,458,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       411,050,000
Committee recommendation..............................       420,458,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       +10,000,000
  Change from request.................................        +9,408,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $420,458,000 for 
Peacekeeping Operations.
    Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated 
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of 
this Act:

                         PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Program/Activity                     Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    Africa Regional.................................             $60,000
Near East:
    Multinational Force and Observers...............              30,000
Political and Military Affairs:
    Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership.......              38,000
    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.
    Multinational Force and Observers Mission (MFO).--The 
Committee recommendation includes $30,000,000 for the 
Multinational Force and Observers Mission in the Sinai, 
including $6,000,000 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 interest of the United States.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


             INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $119,152,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       125,425,000
Committee recommendation..............................       125,425,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +6,273,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $125,425,000 for 
International Military Education and Training. The Committee 
notes the importance of the International Military Education 
and Training program to United States national security 
interests and increases funding above the prior year level.
    Africa.--The Committee directs that funds be made available 
at the prior year level for International Military Education 
and Training programming for partner countries in Africa. The 
Committee notes with concern the increasing military presence 
of the PRC and Russia in Africa, including participation in 
joint naval exercises, and directs the Secretary of State to 
ensure that individuals receiving International Military 
Education and Training have not collaborated with such forces.
    Indo-Pacific.--The Committee notes that the allocation of 
funds made available for the International Military Education 
and Training program should reflect the importance of the Indo-
Pacific region, especially in enhancing military-to-military 
relationships with key partners and allies, including Taiwan 
and in Pacific Islands countries, and strengthening the 
professionalism and democratic values among security partners 
in the Indo-Pacific.

Report

    The Committee directs the Secretary of State to update the 
report required under this heading in House Report 118-146.

                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................    $6,133,397,000
        of which, designated as emergency.............       275,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     6,084,049,000
Committee recommendation..............................     6,828,049,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +694,652,000
  Change from request.................................      +744,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $6,828,049,000 for 
Foreign Military Financing Program.
    Assistance provided under this heading helps facilitate 
strong military-to-military cooperation; enables greater 
interoperability of friends and allies with United States 
military forces; and increases participation in coalition 
operations. By increasing demand for United States systems, 
Foreign Military Financing Program funding also contributes to 
a strong industrial base, reduces the cost of Department of 
Defense acquisitions, and supports American workers. 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/Program                     Budget Authority
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East Asia and Pacific:
    Philippines.....................................            $100,000
    Taiwan..........................................             500,000
    State East Asia and Pacific Regional............              75,000
Europe and Eurasia:
    Estonia.........................................              10,000
    Georgia.........................................              35,000
    Latvia..........................................              10,000
    Lithuania.......................................              10,000
Near East:
    Bahrain.........................................               4,000
    Egypt...........................................           1,375,000
    Israel..........................................           3,300,000
    Jordan..........................................             475,000
    Morocco.........................................              10,000
Western Hemisphere:
    Costa Rica......................................               8,500
    Ecuador.........................................              10,000
    Panama..........................................               2,000
    State Western Hemisphere Regional...............              20,500
        of which, Caribbean Basin Security                      [12,000]
         Initiative (CBSI)..........................
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    Cybersecurity.--The Committee directs that funding be made 
available to support capacity building efforts to strengthen 
allies' and partners' cyber defenses, and to encourage 
cooperation against cyber threats emanating from Russia, the 
PRC, and other hostile actors.
    East Asia and the Pacific.--The Committee remains concerned 
about the military modernization of the PRC and their claims in 
territorial disputes, including on the seas and in cyberspace. 
The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to continue to 
engage with partners and 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. Funds appropriated under this heading should 
emphasize building the security capabilities of United States 
partners in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including in 
Pacific Islands countries.
    New technology and review of foreign military sales.--The 
Committee notes ongoing efforts by the Departments of State and 
Defense to modernize and better align the United States Foreign 
Military Sales (FMS) system with United States foreign policy 
and national security goals. In parallel with this effort, the 
Committee directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Defense, to move beyond standard program of 
record systems and to establish new pathways to oversee the 
acquisition and transfer of non-program of record defense items 
sought by United States allies and partners.
    Oversight and accountability.--The Committee notes that the 
Arms Export Control Act (AECA) requires that certain standard 
terms and conditions be incorporated into all Foreign Military 
Sales cases. These relate in part to the obligations of the 
purchasing country under International Humanitarian Law and 
Human Rights Law, requirements for end-use monitoring, and 
restrictions on retransfer without prior United States consent. 
The AECA also contains requirements for prompt notice to 
Congress of violations.

                    TITLE V--MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE


                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $436,920,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       459,800,000
Committee recommendation..............................                 0
  Change from enacted level...........................      -436,920,000
  Change from request.................................      -459,800,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes no funds for 
International Organizations and Programs.

                  International Financial Institutions


                      GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $150,200,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       150,200,000
Committee recommendation..............................       139,575,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -10,625,000
  Change from request.................................       -10,625,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $139,575,000 for 
Global Environment Facility for the third of four installments 
for the GEF-8 replenishment.

               CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $125,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       150,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................                 0
  Change from enacted level...........................      -125,000,000
  Change from request.................................      -150,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes no funds for 
Contribution to the Clean Technology Fund. Pursuant to section 
7061(b) of this Act, funds are prohibited for the Clean 
Technology Fund.

     CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND 
                              DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $206,500,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       233,322,000
Committee recommendation..............................       206,500,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       -26,822,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $206,500,000 for 
Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development for the sixth and final payment of the United 
States share of the paid-in portion of the 2018 general and 
selective capital increases.

              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 BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND 
                    DEVELOPMENT, PORTFOLIO GUARANTEE

GUARANTEES BY THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................                $0
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       750,361,444
Committee recommendation..............................                 0
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................      -750,361,444
 

    The Committee recommendation includes no transfer authority 
or funds for Guarantees by the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development because of insufficient 
justification.

     CONTRIBUTIONS TO TRUST FUNDS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY FUNDS 
                     ADMINISTERED BY THE WORLD BANK

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................                $0
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       249,638,556
Committee recommendation..............................                 0
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................      -249,638,556
 

    The Committee recommendation includes no transfer authority 
or funds not otherwise provided by this Act for Contributions 
to Trust Funds and Financial Intermediary Funds Administered by 
the World Bank because of insufficient justification.

       CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................    $1,380,256,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     1,430,256,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,097,010,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      -283,246,000
  Change from request.................................      -333,246,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,097,010,000 for 
Contribution to the International Development Association 
towards the third and final installment for IDA-20.

               CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $87,220,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        43,610,000
Committee recommendation..............................        43,610,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -43,610,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

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

               CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................                $0
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        84,378,000
Committee recommendation..............................                 0
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       -84,378,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes no funds for 
Contribution to the Asian Development Bank because of 
insufficient justification.

              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $54,649,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        54,649,000
Committee recommendation..............................        32,417,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -22,232,000
  Change from request.................................       -22,232,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $32,417,000 for 
Contribution to the African Development Bank towards the fifth 
of eight installments for its 7th General Capital Increase.

              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 2024 enacted level........................      $197,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       197,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       171,300,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -25,700,000
  Change from request.................................       -25,700,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $171,300,000 for 
Contribution to the African Development Fund towards the second 
of three installments to AfDF-16.

  CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................                $0
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        50,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................                 0
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       -50,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes no funds for 
Contribution to the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development towards the first of five installments toward the 
2023 General Capital Increase. The Committee notes 
authorization is needed for such a contribution.

          CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................                $0
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        75,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................                 0
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       -75,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes no funds for 
Contribution to the Inter-American Development Bank. The 
Committee notes authorization is needed for such contribution.

  CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $43,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        54,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        30,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -13,000,000
  Change from request.................................       -24,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $30,000,000 for 
Contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural 
Development towards the first of three installments in support 
of its thirteenth replenishment.

              GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $10,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................                 0
Committee recommendation..............................                 0
  Change from enacted level...........................       -10,000,000
  Change from request.................................       -10,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes no funds for Global 
Agriculture and Food Security Program, and no funds were 
requested.

            UNITED STATES QUOTA, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

    The Committee recommendation does not include an increase 
for United States Quota, International Monetary Fund. The 
Committee notes authorization is needed for such increase.

                     GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................                $0
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................         5,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................                 0
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................        -5,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes no funds for Global 
Infrastructure Facility because of insufficient justification.

               TREASURY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $50,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        15,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................                 0
  Change from enacted level...........................       -50,000,000
  Change from request.................................       -15,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes no funds for Treasury 
International Assistance Programs because of insufficient 
justification. The Committee notes that $50,000,000 was 
provided for Treasury International Assistance Programs in the 
prior fiscal year.

               TITLE VI--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE


                Export-Import Bank of the United States


                           INSPECTOR GENERAL

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................        $8,860,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................         9,600,000
Committee recommendation..............................         9,600,000
  Change from enacted level...........................          +740,000
  Change from request.................................          +740,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $9,600,000 for 
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 2025.

                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $125,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       130,100,000
Committee recommendation..............................       125,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................        -5,100,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $125,000,000 for 
Administrative Expenses. 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. The Committee directs EXIM to 
respond expeditiously to open recommendations from its 
Inspector General.

Reports

    Domestic content policy.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, EXIM shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations describing its current content 
policy, the impact of such policy on agency competitiveness, 
potential alternative measures for use in the content policy, 
and the estimated impact of such alternative measures on United 
States exports.

                     PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................       $15,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................        15,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        15,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $15,000,000 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 2024 enacted level........................        $7,200,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................         8,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................         8,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................          +800,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $8,000,000 for 
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 2025.

                       CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level........................      $998,250,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................     1,008,400,000
Committee recommendation..............................       769,029,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      -229,221,000
  Change from request.................................      -239,371,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $769,029,000 for 
Corporate Capital Account for the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Within that amount, 
$198,000,000 is provided for administrative expenses and 
$571,029,000 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 Chief Executive 
Officer (CEO) of the DFC to include in the CBJ for fiscal year 
2026 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, 
and 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.
    Nearshoring.--The Committee recognizes the importance of 
secure, stable supply chains in Western Hemisphere countries, 
including in the Caribbean, to the security of the United 
States. In pursuit of this goal, the Committee encourages the 
CEO of the DFC to work with stakeholders to grant additional 
programmatic flexibility to work with partners in the region to 
prioritize the port and infrastructure projects necessary to 
create secure supply chains, focusing on members of the 
Alliance for Development in Democracy.
    Ocean plastics.--The Committee supports and encourages 
investments in the DFC's Ocean Plastics Initiative to engage 
the private sector in eliminating plastic waste and marine 
debris in strategically important regions.
    Private sector development.--The Committee notes that the 
DFC is an important tool to counter predatory lending and other 
malign activity by the PRC, particularly in Latin America and 
sub-Saharan Africa, as well as to address economic needs in 
regions like Central America and the Caribbean. 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 economic growth, and support for 
women-owned enterprises, especially in low- and lower-middle-
income countries.
    Taiwan.--The Committee notes the signing of a memorandum of 
understanding (MOU) between the DFC and the Taiwan 
International Cooperation and Development Finance Corporation 
to increase collaboration in regions of shared priority, such 
as the Indo-Pacific and Western Hemisphere. The Committee urges 
the DFC to take steps to operationalize the MOU, in order to 
help advance economic development and shared democratic values 
between the United States and Taiwan.
    Three Seas Initiative.--The Committee supports the Three 
Seas Initiative and expects the DFC, in coordination with the 
Department of State and USAID, to support financing of the 
Initiative in order to help advance transparent alternative 
sources of investment for energy projects in Europe.
    2X Women's Initiative.--The Committee supports the DFC's 
efforts to advance the 2X initiative and support women's 
economic empowerment and entrepreneurship, including through 
ensuring adequate staffing and training.

                            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 2024 enacted level........................       $87,000,000
Fiscal Year 2025 request..............................       100,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        87,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       -13,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $87,000,000 for Trade 
and Development Agency.
    Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership.--The 
Committee directs funding for the Digital Connectivity and 
Cybersecurity Partnership to strengthen cybersecurity 
capabilities and encourage support for the digital 
transformation of Pacific Islands countries.
    Pacific Islands Infrastructure Initiative.--The Committee 
recommendation includes funds for the Pacific Island 
Infrastructure Initiative to support the Indo-Pacific Strategy 
of the United States and to catalyze financing for 
infrastructure projects throughout Pacific Islands countries.

                     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 of diplomatic facilities, 
setting limitations, expanding notification and oversight 
requirements, and placing conditions and restrictions on 
certain funds.
    Subsection (b) 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 
of State 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 subsection (b) 
shall include the following information: (1) the location, 
size, and appraised value of the property to be acquired, 
including the proximity to existing United States diplomatic 
facilities and host government ministries; (2) the 
justification for the site acquisition; (3) a detailed 
breakdown of the total project costs, including: (a) site 
acquisition, (b) project development, (c) design contract, (d) 
construction, (e) non-contract construction; and (f) other 
construction costs, including: (i) art, (ii) furniture, (iii) 
project supervision, (iv) construction security, (v) 
contingency, and (vi) value added tax; (4) estimated or actual 
revenues derived from real property sales and gifts associated 
with the project, if applicable; (5) any unique requirements 
that may increase the cost or timeline of the project, 
including consular workload, legal, political, security, 
environmental, seismic, religious or cultural; (6) the number 
of waivers required pursuant to section 606 of the Admiral 
James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (appendix G of Public Law 106-
113), if applicable; (7) 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; (8) the current and projected number of 
beds, if applicable; (9) the most recent overseas presence 
review; (10) completion of value engineering studies and 
adjudication of recommendations; and (11) the project's 
scheduled start and completion dates, actual start and current 
estimated completion dates, and an explanation of any changes.
    The Secretary of State is directed to promptly inform the 
Committees on Appropriations of each instance in which a 
Federal 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.
    Pursuant to section 5112 of the Department of State 
Authorization Act of 2021, none of the funds appropriated for 
the purchase of any piece of art may be made available if the 
purchase price of such piece of art is more than $37,500, 
unless such purchase is subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the appropriate 
congressional committees.

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 provided by 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, requiring a determination, and 
providing certain exceptions 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.

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 
Administrator of USAID to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations, not later than October 31, 2025, detailing all 
transfers to another Federal agency made pursuant to sections 
632(a) and 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and 
include a listing of each transfer with the funding level, 
appropriations account, and receiving Federal agency. This 
requirement shall not apply to agreements entered into between 
the Department of State and USAID.

Section 7010 (Prohibition and Limitation on Certain Expenses)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
prohibiting first-class travel, setting certain limitations on 
computer networks, the promotion of tobacco, and representation 
and entertainment expenses.
    Subsection (c) includes language directing that none of the 
funds made available in the Act should be available to promote 
the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, which is 
similar to language carried in the prior year. Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on the status of the updated guidance directed 
under this heading in House Report 118-146.

Section 7011 (Assistance Effectiveness and Transparency)

    This section includes new language regarding effectiveness 
and transparency of foreign assistance, including a strategy 
requirement and funding for evaluations.
    In order to enhance transparency, accountability, and 
effectiveness to the budget execution of funds provided by this 
Act and prior acts, the Committee does not include the extended 
availability carried in prior years under the section through 
the de-obligation and re-obligation of funds. In lieu of such 
authority, the Committee modifies the original period of 
availability for the relevant accounts in this Act to enable 
more effective and transparent decision making for the 
allocation of funds and to enhance the oversight capability of 
the Committee and the American taxpayer.
    Subsection (b) includes additional funds for evaluations. 
The Committee directs USAID to increase the number of impact 
evaluations it conducts annually of its programs. The Committee 
recognizes the importance of USAID's use of impact evaluations 
to determine whether its programs are meeting their stated 
goals but remains concerned USAID is not able to capture the 
impact of its programs without the use of rigorous impact 
evaluations. The Committee directs the Administrator of USAID, 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the planned 
use of funds made available for impact evaluations, including 
the criteria for selecting countries and programs to be 
evaluated, and the methodology for conducting such evaluations 
and applying lessons learned in future program design.
    Pursuant to subsection (e), the Committee encourages 
maximum levels of transparency and public reporting of all 
recipients of foreign assistance funding and the purposes of 
such funding, including through regularly updating the Foreign 
Assistance Website and full compliance with the Foreign 
Assistance Transparency and Accountability Act (Public Law 114-
191).
    Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on any challenges to such 
reporting and a timeline for addressing such challenges.

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.

Reports

    Notification and reimbursement of foreign taxes.--The 
Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations not later than December 31, 2025, on the foreign 
governments and entities that have assessed and not reimbursed 
taxes pursuant to subsection (b), including any amount of funds 
withheld pursuant to such subsection. In order to ensure timely 
compliance with this annual report requirement, the Committee 
directs the Secretary to establish an automated process to 
facilitate timeliness and accuracy of such report. The 
Department of State shall update the Committees on 
Appropriations on progress made to establish such process.
    Not later than 90 days after the date of 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 modified from the prior year 
regarding the reservation of funds and certain related 
authorities, 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.
    The Committee intends for the waiver authority of 
subsection (e) to be used judiciously and directs the Secretary 
of State and Administrator of USAID to only exercise such 
authority in emergency circumstances.
    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, 
if so, what specific risk-mitigation steps are being taken by 
the trust fund.
    Subsection (h) requires notification for certain programs 
and activities appropriated by this Act and prior acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs, which is similar to the prior year. 
Paragraph (1)(C) includes a new notification requirement 
regarding funds appropriated under International Disaster 
Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance and made 
available to a country listed in section 7007 (Prohibition 
Against Direct Funding for Certain Countries) of this Act.
    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 and 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 carried in the prior year 
concerning public posting of reports and documents, records 
management, and related cybersecurity protections.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of USAID to publicly post all unclassified 
reports on a single, easily found webpage, which should be 
linked to the home page of their public websites, 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 Abortions and Involuntary 
        Sterilization)

    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting funding for abortions and 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 provided by 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 
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 
such funds.

Section 7027 (Eligibility for Assistance)

    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding assistance through NGOs and assistance provided under 
the Food for Peace Act.

Section 7028 (Promotion of United States Economic Interests)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
directing the Secretary of State, pursuant to section 704 of 
the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 
(title VII of division J of Public Law 116-94), to prioritize 
the allocation of funds appropriated by this Act for diplomatic 
engagement and bilateral assistance to foster commercial 
relations and safeguard United States economic and business 
interests, including facilitating, as appropriate, the 
resolution of commercial disputes between United States 
businesses and host country governments.
    The Committee recognizes the need for continuing education 
of United States diplomats in the area of commercial diplomacy 
and supports the establishment of an in-residence training 
program for the Department of State in partnership with an 
institution of higher education and other private entities with 
expertise in training and educating diplomats on how to enable 
and support commercial diplomacy most effectively. 
Additionally, the Committee directs the Secretary to include in 
the operating plan required by section 7062(a) of this Act 
sufficient funds for the Department's Bureau of Economic and 
Business Affairs to fully comply with the provisions of this 
section and sections 706(b), 708(c), and 708(d) of the 
Championing American Business through Diplomacy Act.
    The Committee continues to be concerned by reports of 
commercial disputes between United States entities and host 
governments, including the governments of Bangladesh, the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Honduras, and Mexico. Of 
particular concern are disputes over real property seized, 
held, or expropriated by foreign governments. The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to utilize the various tools of 
diplomatic engagement to work with such governments to 
facilitate the timely resolution of such disputes.

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; grievance mechanisms; capital 
increases; opposition to lending; contributions to financial 
intermediary funds; report to Congress and withholding; and 
guidance on multilateral development banks.
    Section 7029(k) specifically prohibits funds in this Act 
from being used to implement Department of the Treasury 
Guidance on Fossil Fuel Energy at the Multilateral Development 
Banks.
    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.

Report

    Belt and Road Initiative.--The Committee notes that the 
PRC's Belt and Road Initiative appears to be increasing 
collaborative lending arrangements with Chinese and non-Chinese 
banks, including with multilateral development banks. Not later 
than 120 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on such trends over the last five fiscal years, 
including the reasons for significant participation by PRC 
companies in civil works and other infrastructure projects 
funded by multilateral development banks, and how the 
Department proposes to address this issue, including by greater 
support for the participation by United States firms in 
multilateral development bank procurement tenders.

Section 7030 (Economic Resilience Initiative)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
making funds available to advance economic security, promote 
the adoption of secure communications networks, and counter the 
adoption of insecure networks and services.
    Amounts are made available under Economic Support Fund to 
carry out the purposes of subsection (a) as follows: 
$55,000,000 for strategic infrastructure investments pursuant 
to paragraph (1); $50,000,000 following the pre-obligation 
requirements to enhance critical mineral supply chain security 
pursuant to paragraph (2); $60,000,000 for economic resilience 
pursuant to paragraph (3); and $50,000,000 for the Cyberspace, 
Digital Connectivity, and Related Technology Fund pursuant to 
paragraph (4).
    Pursuant to subsection (c)(1), the agreement allocates 
$100,000,000 made available by the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Public 
Law 117-167) for the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce 
Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America International Technology 
Security and Innovation Fund according to the following table 
for fiscal year 2024:

 CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                  Account                         Budget Authority
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Diplomatic Programs.......................                       $15,800
Office of Inspector General...............                           500
Economic Support Fund.....................                        66,700
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining                        17,000
 and Related Programs.....................
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    Automated adversary emulation capabilities.--The Committee 
supports efforts to enhance cybersecurity, particularly as 
world events highlight the grave importance for robust and 
expanded cyber defenses. The Committee notes that static, 
manual, and episodic evaluations are both inefficient and 
unable to keep pace with the scale and diversity of the 
cyberthreat landscape. The Committee supports the use of on-
demand vulnerability testing tools and automated adversary 
emulation capabilities at the Department of State and USAID.
    Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and Related Technologies 
Fund.--The Committee notes the establishment of the Cyberspace, 
Digital Connectivity, and Related Technologies Fund was 
intended to allow the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy 
to provide assistance to countries to bolster civilian 
capacity. Such assistance is intended to address national 
cybersecurity and deterrence in cyberspace, help reduce 
vulnerability in the information and communications technology 
ecosystem, and advance United States national and economic 
security objectives.
    Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership.--The 
Committee encourages relevant Federal agencies, including the 
United States Trade and Development Agency, to further 
collaborate with other Federal agencies on policy and technical 
training to promote open, interoperable, reliable, and secure 
networks, including through programs to strengthen civilian 
cybersecurity capabilities of United States allies and 
partners.
    International cybersecurity capacity building.--The 
Committee recommendation includes funding under Economic 
Support Fund to be administered by the Bureau of Cyberspace and 
Digital Policy for the development of secure and trustworthy 
information and communications technology. This includes 
funding for international cybersecurity capacity building 
efforts that strengthen civilian cybersecurity through support 
to countries and organizations, including national and regional 
institutions.

Reports

    Mineral Security Partnership Program.--The Committee is 
deeply concerned by the Administration seeking and 
strengthening mineral supply chains with other countries while 
denying domestic project approvals and withdrawing access to 
mineralized federal lands. The Committee directs the Secretary 
of State to work with the Secretaries of Energy and the 
Interior to identify and prioritize domestic mine project 
approvals that support mineral supply chain needs of United 
States-allied nations. Further, the Committee directs the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretaries of 
Energy and the Interior, to provide a report not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act to the appropriate 
congressional committees on detailed plans to support mineral 
supply chains.
    Secure digital infrastructure.--The Committee remains 
concerned by the PRC's investments in digital infrastructure 
projects in low- and middle-income countries in Latin America, 
the Indo-Pacific, and Africa. Given the PRC's strategic 
investments and the limited resources and capacities of low- 
and middle-income countries to finance secure digital 
infrastructure. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
update the report required under this heading in House Report 
118-146, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, identifying the vulnerabilities of digital 
infrastructure in developing countries financed by the PRC, 
especially public sector projects, and the threat posed by 
continued PRC investments in digital infrastructure. Such 
report shall also outline a unified United States response 
strategy that leverages all tools and programs being used to 
combat PRC investments in digital infrastructure in Latin 
America, the Indo-Pacific, and Africa, as well as identify any 
gaps in funding to meet such requirements.
    Undersea cables.--The Committee recognizes the critical 
role of undersea cables in facilitating global connectivity and 
ensuring the security and resilience of communication systems. 
In pursuit of this goal, the Committee recommends the Secretary 
of State prioritize efforts to promote trusted undersea cable 
infrastructure, including within the interagency, with industry 
partners, allies and other close partners, and in multilateral 
forums such as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.

Section 7031 (Financial Management, Budget Transparency, and Anti-
        Corruption)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding management of direct assistance to governments, 
budget transparency of recipient countries, and corruption and 
human rights violations.
    For the purposes of subsection (a), 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 in the fiscal year 
2026 CBJ and should include the proposed funding amount, source 
of funds, and type of assistance.
    Subsection (a)(5) continues a prohibition on funds provided 
by this Act for debt payments by foreign countries to the PRC.
    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 in addition 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.
    Pursuant to subsection (d)(2), the Committee does not 
support denying critical mineral extraction in the United 
States while funding such activities in foreign countries. The 
Committee notes that the President has revoked the access of 
United States companies to such domestic sources of critical 
minerals, which undermines national security.

Section 7032 (Democracy Programs)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding democracy programs funded by this Act.
    Definition.--Subsection (c) provides the definition of 
democracy programs funded by this Act, including for activities 
to strengthen democratic governance, foster strong, multi-party 
political systems, credible and observable electoral processes, 
and rule of law. The Committee encourages the Department of 
State and USAID to responsibly and judiciously attribute 
funding for programs under this section in accordance with 
congressional intent, particularly at a time when democracy 
faces threats around the globe. The Committee is concerned by 
the overclassification of programs implemented as democracy 
programs.
    Election assistance.--The Committee notes that funds made 
available by this Act pursuant to this section, with the 
exception of those aligned with overseas exchange programs, are 
not intended to support public commentary about United States 
elections or participation of election observers of United 
States elections.
    Governing institutions.--Funds made available for programs 
to strengthen ministries and agencies should be prioritized in 
countries that demonstrate a strong commitment to the 
separation of powers, checks and balances, rule of law, and 
credible electoral processes.
    House Democracy Partnership and the David E. Price 
Legislative Strengthening Program.--The Committee provides 
additional funds for USAID to support the House Democracy 
Partnership and the David E. Price Legislative Strengthening 
Program 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 of 
USAID to take into account countries where the House Democracy 
Partnership is actively engaged. Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the 
Administrator to consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
on expanding efforts for legislative strengthening programs, 
including technical assistance for emerging and transitioning 
democracies.
    Independent media.--The Committee recognizes that 
independent media has been a focal point of three Summits for 
Democracy and encourages the Department of State and USAID to 
continue strengthening independent media programs. The 
Committee supports assistance for independent media, including 
models of support that address media sustainability in nascent 
democracies. Programs that enable access to accurate 
independent information and that support information integrity 
are fundamental pillars for strengthening democratic 
governance. The Committee recommends funding for programs and 
activities globally that strengthen free and open media; 
protect freedom of expression; and support accurate and ethical 
independent reporting. The Committee encourages the Department 
and USAID to update strategies and approaches to meet evolving 
media landscapes and conditions, including in authoritarian 
states.
    Journalist networks.--The Committee directs that funds be 
made available to support regional networks of journalists in 
Africa, including in support of investigative journalism.
    Parliamentary forum.--The Committee directs the Secretary 
of State and the Administrator of USAID to provide funds for 
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 and the Administrator to consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, on funding levels for such 
efforts and a timeline to provide such funds.
    Program strategies.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State and the Administrator of USAID to ensure democracy 
programming strategies reflect current situations in program 
countries and are utilizing data and analysis related to 
political freedom indicators, human rights reporting, and input 
from democracy experts operating in such countries.
    Propaganda from adversaries.--The Committee supports 
programs that counter manipulation of information by 
adversaries. Pursuant to section 7049, the Committee directs 
the Department of State, USAID, and the NED to carefully and 
thoughtfully avoid all support of any counter-disinformation 
programming that directly or indirectly leads to censorship or 
weakening of rights contained in the First Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States. Furthermore, the Committee 
directs that such programming should focus exclusively on 
countering manipulation of information by adversaries and not 
general misinformation or malinformation.
    Spend plan.--The spend plan required under section 7062(b) 
of this Act for democracy programs should include accounts, 
regions, and global programs.

Reports

    Digital democracy.--The Committee strongly supports digital 
democracy programming, including enhancing the safety of 
implementers and beneficiaries; supporting civil society 
organizations working to counter government surveillance, 
censorship, and repression by digital means; combating 
weaponized technology, including the misuse of social media; 
preventing the digital manipulation of elections and electoral 
data; and countering malicious propaganda of malign actors, 
including the PRC, Venezuela, and Russia. The Committee directs 
the Secretary of State to submit a report not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act on current and 
planned Department of State and USAID digital democracy 
programs by country or region, which shall include the category 
and program type for each digital democracy program.
    No-cost extensions.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the 
Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations listing each 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for democracy 
programs that are in extension at no-cost, with information on 
the length of the extension, the implementer, and the country 
or regional program identification.
    Summits for Democracy.--The Committee directs the Secretary 
of State to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act 
on funds expended for the 2024 Summit for Democracy and the 
total commitment of funds announced in conjunction with the 
Summit.

Section 7033 (International Religious Freedom)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding international religious freedom.
    Subsection (a) directs that funds under Diplomatic Programs 
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.
    Subsection (b) provides that not less than $50,000,000 be 
made available for religious freedom programs under Economic 
Support Fund, Democracy Fund, and International Broadcasting 
Operations, of which not less than $30,000,000 shall be from 
Democracy Fund. Such funds under Economic Support Fund and 
Democracy Fund shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-
at-Large for International Religious Freedom, in consultation 
with other relevant United States Government officials, and 
made available subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations.
    The Committee recommendation directs that funds made 
available for religious freedom shall be made available in 
undemocratic countries like Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, 
where faith-based communities are drivers for democratic 
change.
    Funds designated by this Act 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.
    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.
    Countries of particular concern.--If the United States 
Commission on International Religious Freedom recommends the 
designation of a country as a country of particular concern 
(CPC) in its annual report, and such country is not designated 
as a CPC by the Department of State, the Secretary of State 
shall provide the rationale for such decision to the 
appropriate congressional committees within 30 days of such 
decision. The Committee notes that Nigeria fits that criteria 
in 2023 and 2024.

Reports

    The Committee remains concerned that vulnerable and 
persecuted religious minorities, including victims of genocide 
designated by the Secretary of State, and other groups that 
have suffered crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing are 
not receiving necessary assistance, despite congressional 
direction. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to provide a report on the status of the implementation 
of section 7033(b)(3) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2018 (division K of Public Law 115-141). Specifically, the 
Committee requests information regarding the status of small- 
and medium-sized projects to benefit such victims, such as 
restoring residential services, including water, electricity, 
sewage, health, and education.
    Desecration of religious sites.--The Committee is concerned 
by the destruction and desecration of religious and historical 
sites, including cemeteries, of importance to ethnic and 
religious minority communities in conflict zones. Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the United States 
Commission on International Religious Freedom, shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on such 
religious and historical sites in conflict zones that have been 
destroyed or desecrated, in part or in whole, due to recent 
conflict.

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.). The Committee 
recommends funding for such program at the fiscal year 2021 
appropriated level.
    Subsection (d)(6) extends the authority to use funds under 
Diplomatic Programs to make payments authorized by the HAVANA 
Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-46). The Committee directs the 
Secretary of State to include in the operating plan required by 
section 7062(a) of this Act the plan for making such payments 
during fiscal year 2025.
    For the purposes of subsection (e), ``partner vetting'' 
shall mean the required submission of personally identifiable 
information prior to the conduct of a program. The Committee 
urges the Secretary of State and Administrator of USAID to 
ensure that adequate staffing and resources are made available 
to conduct partner and beneficiary vetting in a timely fashion.

Section 7035 (Law Enforcement and Security)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
related to assistance, authorities, limitations, technical 
amendments, and reports regarding law enforcement and security 
matters.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State to ensure that 
the Department of State continuously provides all foreign 
policy assessments to other Federal agencies within 90 days of 
the initial request to facilitate the importation of military 
firearms of special interest and value to collectors and 
meeting the curio or relic definition in 27 C.F.R. 178.11.

Reports

    Combat casualty care.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and following consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations, the Secretary of State shall 
update the report required under this section in House Report 
118-146.
    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 the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an 
integrated security assistance strategy for assistance for 
Taiwan.

Section 7036 (Countering the Flow of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic 
        Drugs)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
related to assistance and related matters for countering the 
flow of fentanyl towards the United States border.

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 (Oversight Requirements 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.
    Abraham Accords.--The Committee notes the increased 
understanding, cooperation, and interfaith dialogue brought 
about by peace and normalization agreements between Israel and 
Arab states, including the Abraham Accords, and encourages 
continued progress to expand these agreements, the Negev Forum, 
and other multilateral efforts. The Committee further notes the 
need for dedicated resources to support these efforts to expand 
the foundation and build upon previous progress. The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to ensure resources are 
available to leverage, strengthen, and expand existing peace 
and normalization agreements and establish new ones. The 
Secretary shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
committees on the availability of flexible resources and 
intended uses of such funds.
    Arab League boycott of Israel.--It is the sense of the 
Committee 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 immediately, as should 
the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel; (2) several Arab 
states and Israel have made important progress toward peace 
through treaties, including the Abraham Accords, and 
normalization agreements, which open 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, and other 
normalization agreements, and report annually to the 
appropriate congressional committees on the United States 
strategy, including steps being taken by the United States to 
encourage additional Arab League and other Muslim-majority 
states to normalize relations with Israel, and the prospect of 
advancing peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
    Boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) annual report.--
The Committee remains concerned about international efforts to 
stigmatize and isolate Israel through the BDS movement. The 
Committee directs, as part of the report required in the 
previous paragraph, that the President add information about 
the BDS campaign, which shall cover companies, international 
organizations, countries, and other organizations, including 
state investment vehicles, that are involved in promoting the 
movement and specific steps the Department of State has taken 
or expects to take to discourage or end politically-motivated 
efforts to boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel and Israeli 
entities. Such reporting requirement shall not be considered 
met by the requirements of section 909 of the Trade 
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-
125).
    BDS vetting.--The Secretary of State shall expand vetting 
policies and practices to ensure that United States assistance 
is not provided to or through any individual, private entity, 
government entity, or educational institution that the 
Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, 
sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, the BDS movement. The 
Committee directs the Secretary and Administrator of USAID to 
strengthen policies and procedures to ensure organizations 
supported through funding are not participants in the BDS 
movement.
    Compliance with the Taylor Force Act.--The Committee 
underscores the importance of full compliance with the 
restrictions of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of 
Public Law 115-141) and continued efforts to fully implement 
the law, including increasing diplomatic efforts to end the 
Palestinian Authority's practice of paying salaries to 
terrorists serving in Israeli prisons and paying for acts of 
terrorism. As described in section 7040 of this Act, and in 
compliance with the Taylor Force Act, no funding made available 
by this Act shall be provided to the Palestinian Authority.
    Efforts to release hostages.--The Committee is outraged by 
the lack of progress to free American, Israeli, and other 
nationals held captive in Gaza by Hamas since October 7, 2023. 
The Committee notes that the freedom of those held captive is a 
top United States national security objective and urges 
partners and allies in the region to prioritize meeting this 
objective and achieving the release of the hostages.
    Egypt.--The Committee notes that 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 an important role in the country's economic and military 
development. The Committee recognizes the enduring Egypt-Israel 
peace agreement as well as Egypt's ongoing efforts to combat 
terrorism and counter Iran's malign influence in the region. 
Supporting a stable, democratic, and prosperous Egypt continues 
to be a core objective of United States foreign policy.
    The Committee recommendation includes not less than 
$1,425,000,000 for assistance for Egypt. Pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2), an additional $75,000,000 under Foreign Military 
Financing Program is included to make up for the fiscal year 
2021 Foreign Military Financing Program funds that expired 
before being made available for the intended purpose pursuant 
to section 7041(a) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 
(division K of Public Law 116-260). In addition to amounts 
provided in subsection (a), the Committee directs that 
$2,000,000 be made available from Nonproliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs and $2,000,000 be made 
available from International Military Education and Training, 
which is the same as the request.
    Pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the Committee directs that 
$40,000,000 of the funds appropriated under Economic Support 
Fund and made available for assistance for Egypt be allocated 
for higher education programs in Egypt, including $17,500,000 
for scholarships. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall brief 
the Committees on Appropriations on implementation of funds 
made available for scholarships in Egypt.
    Iran.--Subsection (b) continues language from the prior 
year directing that funds appropriated under Diplomatic 
Programs, Economic Support Fund, and Nonproliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs be made available to 
support: (1) the United States policy to prevent Iran from 
achieving the capability to produce or otherwise obtain a 
nuclear weapon; (2) an expeditious response to any violation of 
United Nations Security Council resolutions or to efforts that 
advance Iran's nuclear program; (3) 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) democracy programs for Iran.
    Pursuant to subsection (b)(3), none of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be: (1) used to implement or 
enforce a future agreement with Iran in contravention of the 
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015; (2) made available 
to any foreign entity that is subject to United Nations or 
United States sanctions with respect to the Government of Iran; 
and (3) used to revoke the designation of the Islamic 
Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
    The Committee continues to support the Iranian people's 
desire for democracy and fundamental freedoms, including the 
right to elect the country's leadership through free and fair 
elections. The proven ability of Iranian women to bravely lead 
the demands for rights and change is recognized and commended 
by this Committee and met with a commitment to continue support 
from the American people.
    The Committee recognizes the Government of Albania's role 
in upholding the fundamental rights of Ashraf-3 residents, 
including the right to life, liberty, security, protection of 
property, and freedom of expression and assembly.
    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.
    The Committee continues to support programming that assists 
in the creation of conditions for minorities in Iraq and Syria 
who were victims of genocide to safely return to, and remain 
in, their ancestral homeland.
    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 provided 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 for Iraq under 
Economic Support Fund, the Committee directs $15,000,000 be 
made available to support American-style higher education 
institutions in Iraq, including in the KRI, on an open and 
competitive basis. Such funds may include support for non-
degree and certificate granting programs at such institutions 
that equip graduates of universities, institutes, and secondary 
schools with the knowledge and skills required to obtain 
gainful employment in the private sector. The Secretary of 
State and Administrator of USAID, as appropriate, shall include 
funds to be allocated for this purpose in the spend plan 
submitted pursuant to section 7062(b) of this Act.
    Pursuant to subsection (c)(2), funds appropriated by this 
Act for economic and security assistance may not be made 
available to an organization or entity that the Secretary of 
State has credible information is controlled by the Badr 
Organization.
    Israel.--Subsection (d) directs $3,300,000,000 in grants 
for military assistance under the Foreign Military Financing 
Program to Israel, which is the same as the budget request. The 
Committee reaffirms its support of the 2016 United States-
Israel Memorandum of Understanding, which demonstrates the 
United States' unshakable commitment to the security of Israel 
and to ensuring that Israel's qualitative military edge and 
defense capabilities are maintained. 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 positively contributes to any progress towards peace 
achieved through direct negotiations between Israel and the 
Palestinians.
    The Committee notes that emergency supplemental funds for 
Israel were requested by the President and provided by 
Congress, including humanitarian assistance for Israel. The 
Committee expects funds be made available to address 
humanitarian needs in Israel, such as safe medical transport, 
in light of continued attacks on the civilian population by 
Hamas and Hezbollah.
    Jordan.--The Committee notes the importance of the United 
States relationship with the Kingdom of Jordan and the strong 
leadership that Jordan continues to play in advancing peace and 
stability in the region. The Secretary of State and 
Administrator of USAID shall continue to support economic 
reforms, including budget support, to help ensure Jordan's 
long-term stability and help mitigate the impact of hosting 
large numbers of refugees.
    Subsection (e)(1) directs not less than $1,650,000,000 for 
assistance for Jordan. Of the total amount provided, the 
Committee directs that not less than $2,500,000 be made 
available from International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement, $10,400,000 be made available from 
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs, and $3,800,000 be made available from International 
Military Education and Training, which is the same as the 
request.
    Subsection (e)(2) provides an additional $450,000,000 from 
funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Jordan to 
address urgent needs resulting from the malign activities of 
Iran and its proxies.
    Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees on humanitarian assistance for Jordan.
    Lebanon.--Subsection (f) is modified from the prior year by 
deleting language making Economic Support Fund assistance for 
Lebanon available notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
The bill continues the requirement that certain conditions be 
met prior to the obligation of Foreign Military Financing 
Program 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 paragraph 
(1) of this subsection 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 Committees on Appropriations regarding the rigorous 
implementation of this provision, the activities of the LAF, 
and assistance provided by the United States. The Committee 
includes further language under Reports in this heading.
    The Committee directs that support be continued at not less 
than the prior year under Economic Support Fund for the Lebanon 
scholarship program and under Development Assistance for the 
undergraduate and graduate scholarship program for refugees in 
Lebanon. The Administrator of USAID is directed to consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations on an ongoing basis regarding 
how the programs will be administered consistent with the prior 
year and by not-for-profit educational institutions in Lebanon 
that meet the standards required for American accreditation and 
other matters related to implementation.
    The Committee notes the important and enduring partnerships 
with institutions of higher education in Lebanon and directs 
the Secretary of State and Administrator of USAID to consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations on funding for such 
institutions, including funding made available pursuant to 
section 7060(a)(2).
    The Committee supports continued funding for the Middle 
East Partnership Initiative scholarship program at not less 
than the prior year. 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.
    Morocco.--Subsection (g) continues language from the prior 
year directing that funds shall be made available for 
assistance for Morocco. 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.
    Syria.--The Committee remains troubled by Bashar al-Assad's 
systematic diversion and weaponization of international aid. 
The Committee underscores the importance of upholding 
longstanding United States policy opposing reconstruction in 
Assad-controlled areas. Accordingly, subsection (i)(2) of this 
Act directs that funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act for nonlethal stabilization assistance for Syria 
may not be: (1) made available for a project or activity that 
supports or otherwise legitimizes the Government of Iran, a 
foreign terrorist organization, or a proxy of Iran; (2) made 
available for activities that further the strategic objectives 
of the Government of the Russian Federation; and (3) used in 
areas of Syria controlled by a government led by Bashar al-
Assad or associated forces or to an organization or entity 
effectively controlled by an official or immediate family 
member of an official of such government.
    In addition, subsection (i)(3) directs that prior to the 
initial obligation of any funds appropriated by this Act for 
assistance for Syria, the Secretary of State take all 
practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for 
monitoring, oversight, and control of such assistance inside 
Syria and notes that section 7015(j), which requires prompt 
notification of any assistance diverted or destroyed, applies 
to funds made available for such assistance for Syria.
    The Committee remains concerned about the lengthy 
displacement of Syrians, as well as the needs of host 
communities in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq, among other 
countries that are continuing to experience compounding shocks, 
particularly to support recovery in the wake of natural 
disasters, such as the 2023 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. 
The Committee urges the Department of State to continue to: (1) 
assist host countries to expand their national systems and 
local government capacities to accommodate refugee needs; (2) 
increase host country capacity to deliver basic services to 
their own citizens; (3) employ policies and programs to close 
gaps in distribution of need-based aid; and (4) support refugee 
returns if they are safe, dignified, and voluntary.
    The Committee encourages the Secretary of State and 
Administrator of USAID, in compliance with the limitations on 
assistance of paragraph (2), to utilize humanitarian and 
stabilization funds for local Syrian and diaspora 
organizations, as well as international NGOs, to help implement 
lifesaving interventions in Syria, including support for 
emergency medical and rescue response and chemical weapons 
investigations, and further engage in diplomatic efforts to 
encourage increased donations for such assistance from United 
States allies and partners.
    The Committee urges the Administration, within the 
requirements of this Act, to work to ensure continued delivery 
of humanitarian aid into and within Syria.
    United Nations 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 (j) includes language 
modified from the prior year regarding conditions related to 
the West Bank and Gaza.
    Monitoring, notification, and vetting.--The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State and Administrator of USAID to 
promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of any 
alleged incident involving any United States assistance used in 
such a way that adversely affects or jeopardizes such 
assistance. This includes any incidents where United States 
assistance has directly or indirectly been provided to an 
individual or organization with ties to terrorism or incitement 
of violence.
    The Committee notes allegations of assistance provided to 
individuals or entities engaging in political activities and 
directs the Secretary of State and Administrator of USAID to 
expand vetting policies and practices to include an assessment 
of political neutrality and a review of statements by 
individuals or organizations that constitute engagement in 
political advocacy, incitement, or support for terrorism that 
would cause operational and reputational risks for the United 
States Government.
    Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act.--The 
Committee supports efforts that foster reconciliation and 
engagement and therefore recommends not less than the prior 
fiscal year level under Economic Support Fund for the Nita M. 
Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act (title VIII of 
division K of Public Law 116-260).
    Yemen.--The Committee recommendation includes funds 
appropriated under title III and Nonproliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs for support of health, 
humanitarian, and stabilization efforts in Yemen, including 
demining operations and support for Yemeni local and community-
based organizations.
    The Committee remains concerned by the absence of 
accountability for civilian harm, crimes against humanity, and 
other violations of international law, including obstruction of 
humanitarian assistance, by Houthi rebels and other malign 
actors in Yemen. The Committee urges the Secretary of State to 
lead efforts to restore an independent, international, and 
adequately resourced human rights monitoring and reporting 
mechanism in Yemen as soon as possible. The Committee directs 
the Secretary to prioritize and ensure the meaningful inclusion 
and participation of Yemeni women and civil society 
organizations in the peace process and to emphasize the rights 
and needs of children in any lasting peace agreement.

Reports

Egypt

    Religious freedom.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update 
the report required under this heading in House Report 117-84 
concerning the treatment of Christian communities in Egypt.

Iran

    Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.--The Committee notes 
that while the United States has sanctioned the Iranian 
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist 
organization, many treaty allies in Europe and Asia have not 
done so. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a public report detailing the extent 
to which allied nations' decision not to sanction the IRGC 
undermines the effectiveness of United States sanctions. Such 
report shall also include suggested methods by which the United 
States could convince treaty allied nations to do so through 
economic incentives or other means. Such report shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex.

Iraq

    Iranian militia owned companies.--The Committee is aware 
that the designated foreign terrorist organization Kataib 
Hezbollah, an Iranian backed militia, owns an Iraqi company 
known as the Muhandis company. This company has become enmeshed 
in Iraq's economy and may be receiving funds from United States 
regional partner governments. Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report that 
examines the potential of this company, and any similar 
companies owned or controlled by Iranian-backed terrorist 
organizations operating in Iraq or the wider region, to avoid 
United States sanctions. Such report shall be submitted in 
unclassified form but may include a classified annex.

Israel

    BDS vetting.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the 
report required under this heading in House Report 118-146 on 
steps taken to expand vetting policies and procedures to ensure 
that organizations receiving United States assistance do not 
directly or indirectly participate in or promote the BDS 
movement.
    Israel Normalization Act implementation.--The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to provide annual updates to the 
appropriate congressional committees on work conducted under 
the purview of the Israel Relations Normalization Act and on 
the United States strategy to strengthen, expand, and promote 
normalization agreements with Israel, consistent with sections 
105 and 106 of division Z of Public Law 117-103. The Committee 
further directs the Secretary to submit an update to the report 
required under this heading in House Report 118-146, not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that 
evaluates efforts by countries to advance efforts to combat 
hate and promote tolerance, including to discourage violence 
and intolerance through educational materials.

Lebanon

    LAF performance.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to submit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
updated report, in classified form if necessary, on the 
performance of the LAF, including an assessment of its 
operational capabilities and how the training, curriculum, and 
equipment provided by the United States contributes to those 
capabilities.
    Hezbollah influence.--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 the date of enactment of this Act, 
on: (1) the extent of Hezbollah's influence within such 
government, including within the LAF; (2) the steps being taken 
to prevent the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist 
groups; (3) the implementation of United Nations Security 
Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701; (4) the prevention of 
Hezbollah's building of cross-border tunnels into Israel and 
weapons factories inside Lebanon; (5) the risks associated with 
the reported development of precision-guided missiles by 
Hezbollah; and (6) the extent of Hezbollah's influence on the 
judicial and financial sectors of Lebanon.
    United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).--The 
Committee remains concerned about UNIFIL's ability to fulfill 
its mandate in southern Lebanon to assist the LAF in 
establishing an area free of any armed personnel, assets, and 
weapons other than those of the government and of UNIFIL as 
well as accessing suspected tunnel sites and other areas of 
concern along the Blue Line. Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the 
Secretary of State to submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees assessing UNIFIL's efforts to detect 
tunnels built by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and the steps 
the Secretary and United States Ambassador to the United 
Nations are taking to urge the United Nations Security Council 
to sanction Hezbollah for violations of UNSCR 1701. The report 
should also include an assessment of whether UNIFIL is 
complying with its new requirement to increase its visible 
presence in southern Lebanon and oversee the LAF's accelerated 
deployment in southern Lebanon.

Tunisia

    The Committee is alarmed by the deterioration of rights and 
freedoms in Tunisia since the shutdown of the parliament in 
July 2021. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report outlining the 
United States strategy for supporting democracy in Tunisia.

West Bank and Gaza

    Prisoner payments.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State is directed to 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
the status of negotiating an end to the Palestinian Authority's 
practice of paying salaries to terrorists and families of 
terrorists serving in prison and other forms of such support.

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 
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.
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).--The Committee 
directs funding to support country-level implementation 
strategies for AGOA.
    Cabo Verde.--The Committee directs funding at not less than 
the prior fiscal year level for Cabo Verde for improving 
economic resilience.
    Cameroon.--The Committee remains concerned about gross 
violations of human rights committed against Cameroonian 
citizens, including displaced persons in the Anglophone regions 
of Cameroon, and urges the Secretary of State to encourage the 
Government of Cameroon to provide for a genuine political 
dialogue to resolve the Anglophone crisis. The Secretary shall 
ensure that any security assistance from the United States is 
not used in the perpetration of human rights abuses.
    Central African Republic (CAR).--The Committee notes that 
funds appropriated by this Act may only be made available for 
meeting basic essential services and democracy promotion in the 
CAR unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees that the rule of law has 
been restored in the country. Contingent on such certification, 
funds may be made available for additional activities, 
including for peacebuilding, reconciliation, food security, and 
livelihoods.
    Democracy programming investments in Africa.--The Committee 
directs that funds for democracy promotion in Africa be 
allocated to countries consistent with the definitions and 
prioritization in subsections 7032(c) and (d).
    Democratic Republic of the Congo.--The Committee remains 
deeply concerned by the ongoing violence and instability 
affecting civilian and minority communities, including the 
Banyamulenge, in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic 
of the Congo. The Committee encourages the Secretary of State 
to work with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo to find a comprehensive political strategy to address the 
structural causes of the conflicts. Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs 
the Secretary to brief the appropriate congressional committees 
on efforts to protect minority communities in the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo, including the Banyamulenge, as well as 
efforts to address the structural causes of the ongoing 
violence, including combating illegal trafficking of natural 
resources and strengthening institutions. The Committee directs 
that such briefing shall also describe humanitarian assistance 
provided in response to recent atrocities and any sanctions 
levied against responsible individuals.
    Ethiopia.--The Committee acknowledges recent progress in 
Ethiopia. However, the Committee remains deeply concerned about 
the humanitarian impacts of the conflict on civilian 
populations.
    Malawi.--The Committee expects higher education investments 
in Malawi to increase access to higher education, governance, 
and economic growth in Malawi. USAID is directed to implement 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 postsecondary education. Self-
sustaining business models should be strongly encouraged.
    Nigeria.--The Committee directs $10,000,000 to support 
religious freedom and atrocity response projects, including 
through FBOs and nongovernmental organizations from the 
affected communities, that improve local communication, 
documentation, and distribution of humanitarian assistance for 
communities impacted by violence in Nigeria, including in the 
Middle Belt, Benue State, and other states and communities 
impacted by violent jihadist extremism.
    Power Africa.--The Committee supports Power Africa's goal 
to double access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa and bring 
30 gigawatts of new power generation to financial close by 
2030, which is required for meaningful economic development and 
job creation across Africa. The Committee notes that Power 
Africa's fiscal year 2023 spend plan includes an objective for 
putting Africa on a ``low-carbon trajectory,'' which, similar 
to the 2022 spend plan, denies the fact that sub-Saharan Africa 
emissions are already among the lowest in the world with no 
measurable impact on even the most extreme climate speculations 
and models. Such objective is also a direct contradiction to 
the program authorization, as provided in the Electrify Africa 
Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-121). Such authorization states 
that it is the policy of the United States to ``promote an all-
of-the-above energy development strategy for sub-Saharan Africa 
that includes the use of oil, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric, 
wind, solar, and geothermal power, and other sources of 
energy.'' The Committee continues to note that it is 
unrealistic to promote economic development in Africa or for 
Power Africa to achieve its goals without promoting large-scale 
power generation derived from all-of-the-above sources, 
including conventional energy sources. The Committee includes 
further language under Reports in this heading.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State, Secretary of 
the Treasury, and Administrator of USAID to increase 
engagement, including at international organizations and IFIs, 
for large-scale power generation across Africa through an all-
of-the-above energy development strategy as defined in 
paragraph (8) of section 3 of the Electrify Africa Act of 2015 
(Public Law 114-121).
    Sahel Region.--The Committee supports efforts to assist 
nongovernmental organizations to support local efforts to 
prevent atrocities, build peace, advance social cohesion, 
support youth-led initiatives, and promote reconciliation in 
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.
    South Africa.--The Committee remains concerned that the 
Government of the Republic of South Africa maintains close ties 
with the PRC and the Russian Federation. The Committee directs 
the Secretary of State to consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees on South Africa's engagement with both 
countries and whether United States assistance should be 
modified accordingly, including funds under International 
Military Education and Training.
    South Sudan.--The Committee recognizes that United Nations 
peacekeepers were necessary to protect civilians during South 
Sudan's civil war, which included sheltering 200,000 people 
whose lives were threatened by ethnic and political violence at 
their bases. The Committee notes that the continued presence of 
peacekeepers could prevent backsliding in the implementation of 
the peace agreement and hold the parties to their commitments.
    Sudan.--The Committee remains deeply concerned by the 
deteriorating food security, civilian protection, and 
population displacement across Sudan, which is worsened by 
recurring drought and flooding, economic volatility, and armed 
conflict and insecurity. The Committee urges the Secretary of 
State to leverage diplomatic tools and work with international 
partners to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid, 
prioritize the protection of civilians, particularly women and 
children, and put survivors and youth at the center of its 
efforts to resolve the conflict.
    Tactical combat aircraft needs.--The Committee notes the 
significant terrorism threats in the Sahel and East Africa and 
includes additional funds under Foreign Military Financing 
Program to support Ghana and Kenya, demonstrated security 
partners, with their tactical combat aircraft needs, such as 
the A-29 Super Tuscano, in addressing such threats and 
enhancing stability in those regions.

Reports

    Development assistance in Africa.--The Committee is 
concerned that the United States Government's development focus 
in Africa is not accomplishing sustainable poverty reduction in 
the face of growing needs. Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the 
Administrator of USAID to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on obstacles to providing development support 
that meet basic needs and develop partnerships with African 
partners to foster broad-based economic growth.
    Ethiopia.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the 
appropriate congressional committees on efforts to address 
human rights abuses and accountability by all parties, secure 
an immediate and lasting peace for the country, and facilitate 
unhindered humanitarian access, including for the delivery of 
food assistance. Such update shall include steps the Secretary 
and Administrator of USAID are taking to ensure humanitarian 
assistance will not be diverted and to reinforce humanitarian 
principles at all levels of the Government of Ethiopia.
    Power Africa.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Administrator 
of USAID, in coordination with the Chief Executive Officer of 
the United States International Development Finance 
Corporation, to submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that details planned support, 
disaggregated by source of energy, for the Power Africa program 
in fiscal year 2025. Such report shall also include detail on 
expected, new program outcomes as a result of such support, 
which are required to double access to electricity in sub-
Saharan Africa and bringing 30 gigawatts of new power 
generation in sub-Saharan Africa to financial close by 2030.

Section 7043 (East Asia and the Pacific)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
containing limitations and prohibitions, directives on 
assistance, and guidance for diplomatic and development 
activities and programs in East Asia and the Pacific.
    Burma.--The Committee recommendation includes $50,000,000 
under title III to implement the BURMA Act of 2022 (subtitle E 
of Public Law 117-263). The Committee also includes funds to 
address the deepening humanitarian crisis in Burma.
    The Committee continues to condemn the military coup in 
Burma and associated regime atrocities and does not provide any 
assistance to the Tatmadaw, State Administration Council, or 
entities affiliated with the military junta. The Committee 
recommendation includes funds to investigate and document 
violations of human rights committed by the Burmese military, 
including against ethnic groups in Burma.
    The Committee urges the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of USAID to provide robust diplomatic engagement 
for, and assistance to, refugees from Burma and internally 
displaced people across the country, including cross-border 
assistance for those who have fled violence as a result of the 
military coup, armed conflict, ethnic cleansing, human 
trafficking associated with scam centers and related 
criminality, as well as other causes of instability.
    The Committee encourages funding 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.
    The Committee encourages the Department of State and USAID 
to provide non-lethal assistance to civil society organizations 
in Burma, including to support multilingual education and 
education systems strengthening in areas controlled by ethnic 
armed organizations, in order to assist in local capacity 
development and to build trust and cooperation among ethnic 
groups and communities.
    The Committee recommends the Department of State explore 
the feasibility of supporting the capacity of local partners to 
provide explosive risk education, victim assistance, and 
related programs to mitigate against the risk of mines and 
other unexploded ordnance in Burma.
    Cambodia.--The Committee retains prior year limitations on 
funding for the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Committee notes with 
deep concern the extended deployment of ships from the People's 
Liberation Navy at Ream Naval Base, suggesting a permanent PRC 
military presence at Ream. The Committee also remains deeply 
concerned with the lack of fundamental freedoms in Cambodia and 
supports the human rights of Cambodians, including peaceful 
assembly and free expression, and their participation in 
building a democratic system.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State to follow the 
limitation on negotiations with the Kingdom of Cambodia 
contained under this heading in House Report 117-401.
    Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Countering PRC Influence 
Fund.--The Committee recommendation includes $2,100,000,000 
under titles III through VI for the Indo-Pacific Strategy, 
which is $24,000,000 above the request and $300,000,000 above 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level. It also includes 
$400,000,000 for the Countering PRC Influence Fund.
    Funds for the Countering PRC Influence Fund are allocated 
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of 
this Act:

                      COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Account                         Budget Authority
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Development Assistance....................                       $90,000
Economic Support Fund.....................                       120,000
International Narcotics Control and Law                           70,000
 Enforcement..............................
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining                        35,000
 and Related Programs.....................
Foreign Military Financing Program........                        85,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pursuant to subsection (c)(2), the Countering PRC Influence 
Fund should be used for activities that provide the highest 
strategic impact to counter PRC influence globally. The 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of 
USAID, should develop a strategic impact measurement system 
that assesses PRC influence globally and measures the strategic 
impact of United States involvement in countries 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 to provide a briefing to the appropriate 
congressional committees, not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, detailing the processes for 
administering the Countering PRC Influence Fund and how the 
strategic impact measurement system informs such processes.
    The Committee notes that our allies and partners in 
Southeast Asia must strengthen their law enforcement capacity 
to combat Chinese grey-zone aggression, including illegal, 
unregulated, and unreported fishing, and CCP maritime militia 
and coast guard patrols that violate their exclusive economic 
zones. The Committee recommendation includes robust funding for 
the Countering PRC Influence Fund to address these threats.
    The Committee recommendation includes funding for AI to 
enhance current maritime situational awareness capabilities to 
support the operational needs of the Indo-Pacific Partnership 
for Maritime Domain Awareness.
    The Committee is deeply concerned by the surge of PRC 
influence in Ecuador, which, combined with unprecedented 
narcotics trafficking, organized crime, and violence, is 
presenting an overwhelming challenge for the Ecuadorian 
government. The Committee directs the Secretary of State and 
the Administrator of USAID to prioritize funds from the 
Countering PRC Influence Fund to support strategically targeted 
programs for Ecuador, including funds to combat illegal 
fishing, increase transparency of Ecuador's procurement 
systems, and address vulnerabilities in ports. Not later than 
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
and Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the amount and purposes of such funding.
    The Committee notes that subsection (c)(3)(B) includes a 
restriction on the use of funds provided by this Act and prior 
acts from being made available for the use of technology 
developed by the PRC. The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State and Administrator of USAID to apply this restriction to 
any computer or printer made by an entity that is owned, 
controlled, or influenced by the PRC or the CCP, including 
those contracted from third parties.
    The Committee recommendation includes funds to support the 
work of the Quad Investors Network to strengthen collaboration 
between the public and private sectors in the United States and 
the Quad partners of India, Japan, and Australia to promote and 
scale investments in critical emerging technologies in the 
Indo-Pacific.
    Japan.--The Committee supports and encourages continued 
regional partnership between the United States, Japan, and 
other regional allies in pursuing policies that enhance 
stability in the Indo-Pacific.
    Laos.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
follow the limitations on negotiations with Lao People's 
Democratic Republic under this heading in House Report 117-401.
    Mongolia.--The Committee supports the development of 
programming and partnerships on weather-related forecasting and 
early warning and response systems, including in Mongolia and 
other areas that lack such forecasting tools.
    North Korea.--Pursuant to subsection (d)(1), none of the 
funds provided by this Act may be made available to the central 
government of a country the Secretary of State determines 
engages in significant transactions contributing to the 
malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Government of 
North Korea.
    Pacific Islands.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$175,000,000 for Pacific Islands countries, including 
$60,000,000 for the South Pacific Tuna Treaty.
    The Committee recommendation includes funding for a 
Flexible Microfinance Facility, launched by the DFC in 
partnership with USAID, to expand access to finance for micro, 
small, and medium-sized enterprises in Pacific Islands 
countries.
    The Committee welcomes the announcement that the Global 
Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) program will 
expand to Pacific Islands countries. The Committee 
recommendation includes $500,000 to support the expansion of 
GIST into Pacific Islands countries to increase resilience by 
kick-starting businesses that focus on technology solutions to 
resiliency challenges. The Committee also supports technical 
assistance on transportation infrastructure in Pacific Islands 
countries.
    The Committee directs that funds be made available for 
trade capacity building activities to improve the enabling 
environment for trade and investment in Pacific Islands 
countries.
    The Committee recommendation includes funding for a new, 
demand-driven initiative to diversify trade opportunities in 
Pacific Islands countries and help make the business 
environment and economic system more efficient, transparent, 
and resilient.
    The Committee directs that funds be made available to 
promote democratic governance in Pacific Islands countries. The 
Secretary of State and Administrator of USAID shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations regarding mechanisms for 
a flexible response fund and new initiatives to strengthen 
governance and rule of law in Pacific Islands countries.
    The Committee recommendation includes an increase over the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level for Pacific Islands countries 
and directs a portion be made available for assistance for the 
Freely Associated States, in addition to funds for such States 
included in the Compacts of Free Association.
    The Committee notes the steps that USAID has taken to 
increase the grants awarded under the Pacific American Fund. 
The Committee recommendation includes $6,000,000 for the 
Pacific American Fund to allow USAID to support more projects 
in Pacific Islands countries.
    The Committee supports funds above the prior year level to 
address World War II-era unexploded ordinance in Pacific 
Islands countries, including $2,500,000 for the Solomon 
Islands.
    The Committee supports the Department of State's continued 
support for the Advancing Port Enhancement and Customs Security 
program in Pacific Islands countries. The Committee directs 
$3,000,000 to support Pacific Partners' ability to strengthen 
port security and customs, counter-trafficking, and anti-money 
laundering efforts.
    The Committee also supports the Pacific Financial Technical 
Assistance Center and directs not less than $1,250,000 to 
support this initiative.
    People's Republic of China.--Subsection (f) prohibits funds 
in this Act to: (1) the PRC or CCP; and (2) implement, 
administer, carry out, modify, revise, or enforce any action 
that directly supports or facilitates forced labor or other 
violations of human rights, crimes against humanity, or 
genocide in the PRC.
    Section 7031(a)(5) prohibits funds in this Act from being 
used by foreign countries to repay loans to the Government of 
the PRC.
    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 the steps the 
Department of State is taking to assist such communities in the 
preservation of their cultural and ethnic heritage.
    The Committee notes that although the Department of State 
has recently sanctioned some PRC officials under the Uyghur 
Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, it has yet to designate Ma 
Xingrui, the Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang. The 
Committee urges the Department to designate Ma Xingrui and 
other PRC officials responsible for ongoing human rights abuses 
in Xinjiang under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, as well 
as under section 7031(c) of this Act.
    Taiwan.--The Committee recommendation includes $500,000,000 
from funds made available under Foreign Military Financing 
Program, including for Foreign Military Financing Program 
direct loan and loan guarantee authority, and not less than the 
prior fiscal year level under International Military Education 
and Training to enhance Taiwan's capacity to resist coercion 
and aggression and to strengthen interoperability with the 
United States.
    The Committee directs that funds appropriated under Payment 
to the American Institute in Taiwan be made available for 
implementation of the Taiwan Fellowship Program, and the 
Secretary of State is directed to implement the program 
expeditiously.
    The Committee notes that the Department of State's guidance 
regarding relations with Taiwan are governed in part by the 
principles outlined in the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 
(subtitle B of Public Law 116-260). Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
is directed to brief the Committees on Appropriations on how 
Department guidance on Taiwan meets the goals and objectives 
outlined in such Act, including with regard to the fact that 
Taiwan is governed by a representative democracy that is 
peacefully constituted through free and fair elections that 
reflect the will of the people of Taiwan.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State to ensure that 
officials from Taiwan seeking discussions in the United States 
with Federal or state government officials are admitted for 
entry in accordance with section 221 of Public Law 103-416.
    Tibet.--Funds made available by this Act shall not be used 
to produce or disseminate documents, reports, maps, or other 
materials that recognize, identify, or otherwise refer to 
Tibet, including the Tibet Autonomous Region and other Tibetan 
autonomous counties and prefectures, as part of the PRC, until 
the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that the PRC has reached a final, negotiated 
agreement on Tibet with the Dalai Lama, his representatives, or 
with democratically-elected leaders of the Tibetan people.
    Vietnam.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
follow the limitations on negotiations with the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam contained under this heading in House 
Report 117-401.
    The Committee recommendation includes $9,000,000 under 
title III for the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000.

Reports

    Belt and Road Initiative impact assessment.--The Committee 
directs the Department of State, in coordination with other 
relevant Federal agencies, to report on the impact of PRC 
lending and other financial practices on Belt and Road 
Initiative participant countries and to recommend best 
practices for addressing the impact of such activities through 
United States diplomatic and programmatic engagements. The 
assessment should consider the impact of these practices on 
corruption and social stability within a representative sample 
of such countries, among other issues. The Committee further 
directs that the lessons learned from such assessment be shared 
with the European Union and other partners of the United States 
to help develop a unified approach in addressing PRC efforts to 
create economic dependencies and to coerce others through such 
initiative and similar initiatives.
    Burma.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
detailing the steps taken by the United States to provide 
cross-border humanitarian and other assistance to populations 
in need in Burma.
    Commercial Engagement with the Pacific Islands.--Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other 
relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on ways to strengthen 
United States trade and investment with Pacific Islands 
countries. For the purposes of this paragraph, the appropriate 
congressional committees shall also include the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate.
    Engagement with FBOs.--The Committee recognizes the 
important role of FBOs in Pacific Islands countries. Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of USAID shall submit a strategy for faith-based 
engagement as part of development assistance in Pacific Islands 
countries to the appropriate congressional committees.
    Hong Kong.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an update to the 
report described in section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong 
Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5731).
    Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on progress made in implementing 
this initiative, its component elements, the participating 
security partners, and potential for program expansion.
    Relocation of Belau National Hospital.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the Government of Palau and the 
heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the estimated cost and 
potential for international donor support for relocation of the 
Belau National Hospital.
    Transnational crime in the Pacific Islands.--The Committee 
directs that not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the 
report required under this heading in House Report 117-401.

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.
    Afghanistan.--In recognition of the current circumstances 
in Afghanistan, subsection (a)(1) prohibits funds appropriated 
by this Act from being made available for assistance to the 
Taliban.
    The Committee remains gravely concerned by the plight of 
Afghans under Taliban rule, particularly women and girls. The 
Committee notes that the Taliban continues to ban women and 
girls from education, health centers, cemeteries, sports, 
working for NGOs, driving, and traveling in public without a 
male escort or a ``legitimate reason''. The Committee directs 
the Secretary of State and Administrator of USAID to take all 
appropriate actions to support and protect women and girls and 
ensure such efforts are a top priority in United States 
diplomatic engagement on Afghanistan. Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and 
Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing such efforts.
    Subsection (a)(2) continues support for women in 
Afghanistan, including for Afghan women-led organizations. 
Consistent with the prior year, the Committee directs that not 
less than $5,000,000 under Economic Support Fund be made 
available to continue investigating and documenting human 
rights abuses against women in Afghanistan. Further, the 
Committee directs that $5,000,000 under title III of this Act 
be made available to continue support of a program, co-designed 
by women in Afghanistan, for Afghan women-led organizations to 
support education, human rights, and economic livelihoods in 
Afghanistan. Such funds shall be made available following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
    The Committee strongly supports efforts to ensure women and 
girls in Afghanistan have access to education, including online 
education as necessary for women and girls who would otherwise 
be unable or severely limited in their ability to attend 
school. The Committee directs the Secretary of State and 
Administrator of USAID to encourage the governments of 
countries surrounding Afghanistan, such as Pakistan, to 
accommodate Afghan girls in schools, as appropriate. The 
Committee further directs the Secretary and Administrator, in 
coordination with the USAGM CEO, to look for opportunities to 
support modified learning for Afghan women and girls, including 
but not limited to efforts to expand internet access, online 
schooling, and distribution of educational content.
    The Committee supports continued funding for the American 
University of Afghanistan, which is providing online education 
for Afghan students and educational opportunities in third 
countries for such students.
    The Committee notes the lack of an enabling environment to 
carry out appropriate monitoring of programs and activities in 
Afghanistan. The Committee encourages the Secretary of State 
and Administrator of USAID to consider innovative technologies 
in order to ensure program monitoring for any current and prior 
year funding within Afghanistan.
    The Committee remains concerned about the backlog and 
delays of SIV applications that continue to hamper the program 
and expects the Department of State to address the processing 
backlogs of Afghan SIV cases. The Committee recommendation 
includes funds that may be used for additional Department of 
State personnel, as necessary, to fully vet applicants, 
eliminate the backlog, and complete the adjudication of these 
SIV cases.
    The Committee is aware that due to the lack of a 
coordinated federal response during the initial stages of the 
Afghanistan evacuation, Federal agencies, including the 
Department of State, relied heavily on local entities, 
including those in Northern Virginia, to address a multitude of 
unforeseen gaps in caring for Afghan evacuees in the United 
States. The Committee understands that many of these entities 
have yet to be reimbursed for providing such services. The 
Committee urges the Department to promptly review and address 
these unreimbursed expenses.
    Bangladesh.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State 
and Administrator of USAID to continue to prioritize 
humanitarian assistance to help displaced Rohingya refugees who 
have fled from Burma to Bangladesh. Such assistance should 
include improving cooperation with host communities in 
Bangladesh.
    The Committee directs $3,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under Development Assistance in this Act for assistance for 
Bangladesh be made available for programs to improve labor 
conditions in readymade garment, shrimp, and fish industries.
    India.--The Committee remains concerned with recent unrest 
and restrictions on civil liberties in the Indian state of 
Punjab and will continue to closely monitor the situation.
    Pakistan.--The Committee notes that the United States and 
Pakistan have shared more than 75 years of bilateral relations. 
At a time of great challenges, the Committee believes the 
United States and Pakistan need to define a partnership that 
advances shared interests and mutual goals.

Reports

    Afghanistan.--Not later than 15 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a comprehensive list of sanctions 
against members of the Taliban and affiliates of the Taliban. 
Such report shall include, for each individual sanctioned, the 
type of sanction that applies.
    Afghanistan SIV.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to submit a report, not later than 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, to the appropriate congressional 
committees on the status of the Afghan SIV program and the 
specific actions taken to provide additional personnel, 
operational, and technical support to eliminate processing 
backlogs and expedite the adjudication of Afghan SIV cases 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.
    Afghanistan women and girls.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the 
Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID to report to 
the appropriate congressional committees on steps taken to 
protect the rights of Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and 
in third countries, including efforts to prevent and respond to 
violence and provide access to education, employment, and other 
economic opportunities. Such report shall also include a 
description of the steps taken and metrics used to measure 
success since the start of fiscal year 2024.
    Bangladesh.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on the extent to which the government of Bangladesh 
supports human rights, including freedoms of expression, 
association, and religion, due process, and free and fair 
elections.
    Central Asia.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to submit a strategy to the appropriate congressional 
committees on United States interests in Central Asia that 
shall include considerations for significant changing 
circumstances in the region, including Russia's diminishing 
presence as a result of its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the 
Taliban's rise to power in Afghanistan, and the PRC's growing 
influence on members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization 
by promoting CCP governance concepts that empower authoritarian 
regimes.
    Pakistan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on the status of Dr. Shakil Afridi and the actions 
the United States has taken 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.
    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on the: (1) 
amount of financing and other support, if any, provided by the 
Government of Pakistan to schools supported by, affiliated 
with, or run by the Taliban or any domestic or foreign 
terrorist organization in Pakistan; (2) extent of cooperation 
by such government in issuing visas in a timely manner for 
United States visitors, including officials and representatives 
of NGOs, engaged in assistance and security programs in 
Pakistan; (3) extent to which such government is providing 
humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally 
displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by 
conflict in Pakistan and the region; (4) extent to which such 
government is strengthening democracy in Pakistan, including 
protecting freedom of expression, assembly, and religion; and 
(5) extent to which such government is cooperating with the 
United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani 
Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-
Mohammed, Al-Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist 
organizations, including taking steps to end support for such 
groups and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan.
    Sri Lanka.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
include in the certification report required in subsection 
(c)(2) any steps the Government of Sri Lanka has taken to 
promote reconciliation between ethnic and religious groups, 
particularly arising from past conflict in Sri Lanka, including 
by: (1) addressing land confiscation and ownership issues; (2) 
resolving cases of missing persons, including by maintaining a 
functioning and credible office of missing persons; (3) 
reducing the presence of the armed forces in former conflict 
zones and restructuring the armed forces for a peacetime role 
that contributes to post-conflict reconciliation and regional 
security; (4) repealing the Prevention of Terrorism Act or 
amending laws on arrest and detention by security forces to 
comply with international standards; and (5) investigating 
allegations of arbitrary arrest and torture and supporting a 
credible justice mechanism for resolving cases of war crimes.

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.

Assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean

    The Committee continues to note the absence of a coherent 
United States foreign policy toward the Western Hemisphere that 
aligns with core American values and effectively addresses 
challenges that threaten United States sovereignty and national 
security. The proliferation of fentanyl, uncontrolled 
migration, the growing threat from malign state and non-state 
actors, and the backsliding of democratic governance in the 
hemisphere should be the key drivers of assistance.
    Regionally, the Department of State has allocated 
significant levels of assistance to countries and governments 
that do not support the foreign policy goals of the United 
States. Meanwhile, the Committee notes the underinvestment in 
allies like Costa Rica and Panama, which are carrying heavy 
burdens from the exodus of Venezuelans and Nicaraguans as well 
as the crisis in Haiti.
    Therefore, the Committee establishes funding priorities for 
the region in subsection (a), including countering fentanyl and 
other narcotics trafficking, countering regional and global 
authoritarian threats, and addressing large-scale migration.

Central America

    The Committee is greatly concerned by the current United 
States foreign policy toward Central America, which is 
disjointed and lacks well-articulated metrics used for 
monitoring and evaluating the impact of funding.
    Subsection (b)(1) makes funds available for assistance for 
countries in Central America to address the unique 
circumstances of each country in support of United States 
security interests in the region. The Committee notes that 
positive outcomes, such as entrepreneurism, women's economic 
empowerment, and commercial expansion, should not be lost among 
broader concerns related to crime, violence, human rights 
abuses, and humanitarian needs. The Committee also recognizes 
the opportunities and potential for expanding United States 
partnerships in the region.
    Central America strategic partners.--The Committee directs 
the Secretary of State and Administrator of USAID to employ 
more rigorous effort and ingenuity in providing assistance to 
partners in Central America who effectively cooperate on broad 
policy objectives, such as counternarcotics and migration, and 
share values aligned with the United States. Within Central 
America, the Committee identifies Belize, Costa Rica, 
Guatemala, and Panama as countries that merit more engagement 
and support. The Committee encourages the Administration to 
consider Guatemala's diplomatic recognition of Taiwan, support 
for Israel, and continued law enforcement cooperation, as it 
considers funding levels within the Northern Triangle.
    Certification requirement.--Subsection (b)(2) describes 
conditions the central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, 
and Honduras must meet for full funding allocated to such 
governments to be released. The Committee does not include 
authority to reprogram funds if the conditions are not met.
    The Committee notes that the required certifications 
provide an opportunity for the Department of State to ensure 
that the central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and 
Honduras are making meaningful progress to address the 
conditions on assistance outlined in this Act. In recent years, 
the Committee has become concerned about insufficient 
engagement between officials from the Department and their 
counterparts from such governments to encourage actions needed 
to fulfill the certification requirement, including tax refunds 
owed to United States businesses operating in the region.
    Combating corruption.--The Committee supports funds for 
anti-corruption programs in Central America. However, prior to 
providing such funds, the Secretary of State shall ensure that 
entities carrying out anti-corruption programs have sufficient 
authority, autonomy, and the legal mandate to carry out 
independent investigations and support prosecutions against 
corrupt actors. Within the funds made available pursuant to 
subsection (b)(1), the Committee supports assistance for 
offices of Attorneys General, particularly those dedicated to 
countering corruption, money laundering, financial crimes, 
human rights crimes, asset forfeitures, and criminal analysis, 
if the Secretary determines such offices and units have the 
authority, independence, and will to hold corrupt and illicit 
actors accountable.
    Combating human trafficking in Central America.--The 
Committee supports increased funds above the fiscal year 2024 
level for USAID programs to combat human trafficking in Central 
America, including through local organizations.
    Costa Rica.--The Committee notes the unique challenges 
facing Costa Rica, including heavy migration from Nicaragua, 
encroachment of narcotics trafficking and transnational crime 
toward coastlines, and malign influence from both the PRC and 
Russia, who seek to establish footholds in the country. Costa 
Rica is not only a loyal partner of the United States but also 
a high-impact contributor to countering narcotics and crime. 
Therefore, the Committee encourages the Department of State and 
other relevant Federal agencies to help mitigate this burden, 
including through enhanced United States support for security 
assistance, private sector investment, and other forms of 
financial assistance for Costa Rica.
    Economic development priorities in the Northern Triangle.--
The Committee directs that funds provided by this Act for 
assistance for Northern Triangle countries be made available 
for programs that focus on building economic competitiveness, 
including: (1) increasing productivity in targeted economic 
sectors; (2) reducing trade barriers, especially with the 
United States; (3) enhancing infrastructure at borders; (4) 
assisting with tax reforms; and (5) lowering the costs of doing 
business, especially for American investors.
    Guatemala assistance and programming priorities.--The 
Committee expects the majority of funds made available for 
assistance for Guatemala to be prioritized in accordance with 
objectives defined in section 7045(a)(1) of this Act and shall 
be reflected as such in the spend plan required pursuant to 
section 7062(b). Within those objectives, the Committee 
supports programs that create broad-based economic 
opportunities in the formal sector, which are necessary to 
reduce migration, counter trafficking of narcotics, and combat 
human trafficking.
    Guatemala over-collection of taxes.--The over-collection of 
Value Added Tax (VAT) and Corporate Income Tax continue to 
disincentivize new investment by American businesses in 
Guatemala. The Committee encourages the Department of State to 
explore opportunities to engage with the new administration to 
foster a business-friendly environment, including the 
possibility of legislation to remedy the over-collection of 
taxes. Additionally, the Committee urges the Department to 
support administrative efforts aimed at expediting resolution 
of outstanding claims, potentially by allowing for cross-
crediting against other tax obligations.
    In Honduras, the Committee is concerned by reports that 
United States businesses cannot pursue potential near-term 
investments because of the unavailability of United States 
dollar currency exchange for inbound businesses and because tax 
refunds have remained undelivered for several years. The 
Committee encourages the Department of State to work with the 
central government of Honduras to formalize and refine a 
mechanism that allows for the cross-crediting of refunds 
against current and future tax obligations, as well as 
exemptions from VAT on new construction projects. The Committee 
is also aware that many United States citizens have 
longstanding property and financial claims against Honduras. 
The Committee therefore directs the Secretary of State to refer 
all United States citizens' property and financial claims 
against Honduras to the United States Department of Justice 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission for review and 
adjudication not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    Journalist support and protection.--The Committee endorses 
funding for independent, investigative journalists in Central 
America to help collect and disseminate high-quality, fact-
based information for citizens and authorities to effectively 
fight corruption. Such funding should also address efforts to 
seek justice for harassment, threats, violence, and other 
actions against journalists.
    Local implementation of USAID programming in Central 
America.--The Committee supports the principle that foreign 
assistance in Central America, and throughout the Western 
Hemisphere, is best informed and executed through the 
participation and involvement of capable, local stakeholders. 
However, the Committee views locally led development in Central 
America as a means to accomplish the goals of the assistance as 
outlined in subsection (a), and not as an end in and of itself. 
The Committee is concerned that USAID has over-prioritized 
reaching percentages of local agreements within its total 
funding scheme, while the development goals of USAID in Central 
America remain vague or, at best, unmet. Additionally, it 
remains unclear how USAID's large number of already-funded 
local NGOs are coordinated, connected, and focused on the 
issues and objectives important to the American people, 
especially regarding irregular migration towards the United 
States southern border. In a constrained fiscal environment, 
the Committee does not support designating a minimum amount for 
locally led development but believes that utilizing 
organizations and stakeholders from countries where USAID is 
programming is still a valuable tool for success when used 
judiciously.
    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 for activities that strengthen security 
and governance in these areas, including funds in support of 
scientific investigation, heritage conservation, law 
enforcement, and sustainable tourism.
    Notification and spend plans.--The Committee recommendation 
includes the special notification and spend plan requirements 
for assistance for Central America and emphasizes the 
importance of utilizing these tools to provide the Committees 
on Appropriations with timely updates on United States 
assistance and its relationship to: (1) corresponding regional 
and country-specific strategies; (2) goals and objectives; (3) 
performance monitoring indicators and benchmarks; (4) context 
indicators, including obstacles and opportunities for growth; 
(5) the results of assessments and evaluations; and (6) the 
role of other key stakeholders, including donors and 
counterpart governments. The spend plan shall outline steps 
required to obligate funding in a timely manner.
    Preventing violence against women and girls.--Within the 
funds provided under Economic Support Fund and International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and made available for 
assistance for Central America, and in cooperation with Central 
American federal and local authorities, the Committee supports 
programs to prevent violence against women and girls.
    Process of adoptions in Guatemala.--The Committee directs 
the Secretary of State to brief the Committees on 
Appropriations on the process of United States citizens 
adopting Guatemalans, including its awareness on the history of 
illegal adoptions, and safeguards the Department of State will 
implement in the event an adoptions process restarts in 
Guatemala.
    Reintegration assistance.--The Committee supports programs 
that promote the safe and humane return and reintegration of 
refugees to the Northern Triangle, including youth, women and 
girls victimized by violence, and victims of human trafficking.
    Security assistance.--The Committee directs the Secretary 
of State to ensure that funds appropriated under International 
Military Education and Training and Foreign Military Financing 
Program and made available for assistance for El Salvador, 
Guatemala, and Honduras have ongoing oversight and direction 
from the Department of State to best serve United States 
foreign policy interests. The Committee further directs close 
examination of each request to ensure programs and activities 
are consistent with country and regional strategies. The 
Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate 
congressional committees of any information relating to 
violations of end-use agreements on defense items transferred 
to such countries or other misuse of such assistance.

Reports, Central America

    Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI).--Not 
later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Committee directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with 
the Administrator of USAID, 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 2017 through 2024. Such 
information shall be integrated into the ForeignAssistance.gov 
website.
    DFC investment in Central America.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the CEO of the DFC 
shall update the report required under this heading in House 
Report 118-146 on ways in which the DFC can further engage 
upper-middle-income countries in Central America, notably Costa 
Rica and Panama. Such report shall include areas of 
opportunities and remaining challenges to supporting private 
sector investments in such countries.
    Disaster resiliency.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing 
the uses, and intended uses, of all funds provided by this Act 
and prior acts for strengthening resilience to natural 
disasters of countries in Central America.
    Due diligence on tax refunds.--The report required under 
this heading in House Report 118-146 directed the Secretary of 
State to provide a summary of engagements with government 
officials in Northern Triangle countries to address overdue tax 
refunds. The Committee remains interested in understanding the 
steps taken by the Department of State to work with local 
governments to promote a pro-investment environment, including 
by facilitating tax refunds owed to American businesses. 
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary to provide an 
update to the report not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, including the number of cases resolved 
and still outstanding. Such report should also cite the tax 
refund amounts believed to be owed to American companies by the 
governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and the 
status of such refunds.
    Effectiveness of Northern Triangle programming.--Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State and Administrator of USAID shall submit an 
update to the report required under this heading in House 
Report 118-146.
    Honduras.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to submit an update to the report required under this 
heading in House Report 118-146 regarding the successes and 
failures of the Government of Honduras in democratic 
governance, rule of law, economic freedom, and human rights. 
The report shall include assessments of the impact Honduras' 
relationships with Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Russia, and the 
PRC have on United States national security interests. The 
report shall also include a cost-benefit analysis on United 
States assistance to Honduras in fiscal year 2023 to determine 
whether such assistance has yielded material results, including 
for American investors and business owners operating in 
Honduras.
    Panama.--The Committee notes that the Republic of Panama 
has absorbed an extraordinary burden in managing a massive 
surge of migration through the Darien Gap. The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to submit an updated report to 
the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, that includes a description 
of opportunities for the United States to support Panama, 
including for: (1) electronic processing and recordkeeping of 
migrant populations; (2) specialized land vehicles and aerial 
vehicles to assist in the monitoring of the Darien National 
Park region; and (3) other related needs to address the 
migratory surge.
    United States investment in Prospera ZEDE.--Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on expropriation attempts by the 
Government of Honduras on investments by United States citizens 
in Prospera ZEDE. Such report shall also outline steps and 
options for representing the interests of impacted investors 
and owners.

Colombia

    The Committee notes with appreciation the deep and abiding 
relationship between the United States and people of Colombia, 
including the Colombian Armed Forces and the Colombian National 
Police. However, the Committee remains deeply concerned about 
the detrimental policies and relationships of the Petro 
Administration, which are at odds with American security and 
economic interests. Therefore, funds for Colombia are reduced 
by 50 percent from the fiscal year 2024 level for Development 
Assistance, Economic Support Fund, and International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement.
    Funds for Colombia 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                         Budget Authority
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Development Assistance....................                       $38,000
Economic Support Fund.....................                        64,000
International Narcotics Control and Law                           68,000
 Enforcement..............................
Foreign Military Financing Program........                        38,525
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Cuba

    The Committee recommendation includes $35,000,000 for 
programs to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba, while 
strengthening the position of civil society as facilitators of 
change. The Committee directs that funding be administered by 
DRL, USAID, and the NED. The Committee directs that no funds 
provided under title III be made available to the Bureau of 
Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State, for democracy 
promotion activities in Cuba.
    Cuban Liberty and Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996.--The 
Committee directs that funds provided by the Act for Cuba 
democracy programs shall only be used for programs and 
activities pursuant to section 109(a) of the LIBERTAD Act of 
1996 and section 1705 of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 and 
shall not be used for business promotion, economic reform, 
entrepreneurship, or any other assistance that is not democracy 
building. In addition, the Committee applies the same 
limitations to public diplomacy funds. With respect to grantee 
selection and implementation, the Committee directs that 
democracy promotion grants exceeding $1,000,000 shall only be 
awarded to organizations with experience promoting democracy in 
Cuba.
    DRL, the NED, and USAID.--The Committee endorses a refocus 
on the state of freedom in Cuba by all donors and implementers 
and encourages DRL and USAID to consider the unique 
capabilities of the core institutes of the NED in implementing 
programs in Cuba.
    Political prisoners.--The Committee is concerned with the 
conditions faced by over one thousand Cuban political prisoners 
who remain wrongfully and arbitrarily detained by the Cuban 
regime, including prominent artists and activists jailed 
before, during, and after the July 11, 2021 protests. The 
Committee directs the Department of State to provide a 
classified briefing, not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, for members of the Committees on 
Appropriations regarding United States efforts to secure the 
unconditional release of political prisoners held by the Cuban 
regime, including all communications to the Cuban regime 
demanding the releases.

Reports, Cuba

    Confiscated property.--The Committee notes that title III 
of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act 
of 1996 creates substantial legal liability and risk for any 
entity, Cuban or otherwise, that traffics property that was 
confiscated by the Cuban regime. Title IV of the same Act 
provides the Secretary of State with the authority and 
responsibility to deny visas to individuals determined to have 
trafficked in confiscated property to which a United States 
national has a claim. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations documenting how the Department 
of State is implementing the law related to title IV, including 
the number of processed determination letters of claimants in 
the last fiscal year, methods being utilized by the Department 
to identify individuals suspected to be subject to visa bans, 
and any additional actions being undertaken to achieve justice 
for those whose property was stolen.
    Military collusion.--The Committee is concerned with 
continued reports of Cuban participation in military exercises 
and training in Belarus. Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on Cuba's 
involvement and contribution to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Cuban doctors

    The Committee firmly stands against the use of Cuban 
medical professionals against their will in foreign countries. 
The scheme under which the Cuban regime is compensated for the 
services of their doctors is a form of modern-day slavery, as 
doctors are paid low wages and prevented from leaving their 
assignments while recipient countries benefit from this coerced 
transaction. Subsection (e) applies restrictions to assistance 
for countries and organizations that benefit from trafficked 
Cuban doctors, and the Committee directs the Secretary of State 
to use authorities within Section 7031(c) to restrict visas of 
entities engaging in such practice.

Irresponsible migration

    The Committee is greatly concerned by non-profit 
organizations organizing and facilitating the movements of 
migrant caravans, which stands in contrast to the stated 
foreign policy objective of the Administration to dissuade 
illegal border crossings. Subsection (f)(1) of this section 
establishes a prohibition on assistance to any organization 
that mobilizes, organizes, or encourages such acts. This 
prohibition extends to the publication of materials and online 
information about migrant caravans. The Committee directs the 
Secretary of State to update the report required under this 
heading in House Report 118-146 not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, on information related to 
donors and organizations that are facilitating this 
irresponsible migration.
    For the purposes of subsection (f), prohibited activities 
include: (1) the provision of cash cards that are usable in 
countries other than where they are provided; (2) legal 
counseling on the United States asylum process; (3) referrals 
to legal representation in the United States; and (4) 
assistance to locate housing or sponsors in the United States.

Reports, Irresponsible migration

    Migration cooperation.--Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the 
Department of State's utilization of United States Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data, including ICE's listing of 
countries that are uncooperative with the agency, and how the 
information is weighed in allocating foreign assistance.
    Promotion of Safe Mobility Offices (SMOs).--Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on promotion and advertising of SMOs in countries 
where the offices exist, including the funds allocated in prior 
years toward promotion and advertising, samples of the various 
messages being projected through social media campaigns, the 
degree of incorporation of NGOs to promote and build awareness 
of SMOs, and internal analysis on the number of migrant clients 
of SMOs who learned about the process through social media 
campaigns or other forms of marketing and promotion.

Haiti

    The Committee recommendation supports priorities relating 
to security, health, economic development, and governance in 
Haiti. The Committee recommends that the Department of State 
continue building the capacity of the Haitian National Police 
to counter the prevalence of violent gangs. The Committee notes 
the Department's urgency and challenges to support the 
deployment of a multinational security effort, presumably led 
by Kenyan forces. The Committee expects ongoing communication 
from the Department on the details of the effort, including 
contingencies should the deployment be further delayed.
    The Committee believes much greater urgency must be shown 
to put Haiti back on a path towards accountable, competent 
governance. The Committee urges the Haitian people and the 
international community to work expeditiously to create the 
security and logistical conditions required for credible 
elections to be held or scheduled before January 1, 2025.
    The Committee directs that not less than $20,000,000 under 
Economic Support Fund be made available for the assembly of 
prefabricated maternal and neonatal care hospital units within 
10 kilometers of the border with the Dominican Republic. The 
Committee directs these funds with the intention of treating 
pregnant Haitian women in need of delivery services who migrate 
towards the Dominican Republic.
    The Committee notes extensive challenges for transportation 
in Haiti, including to respond to medical crises. The Committee 
encourages the Department of State and USAID to consider 
public-private partnerships in support of transportation 
solutions for life-threatening health services and emergencies, 
including air-lift services.
    The Committee notes that no funds were requested for the 
Armed Forces of Haiti, and therefore, none are provided in this 
Act.
    The Committee encourages the Secretary of State and 
Administrator of USAID to explore opportunities to support the 
participation and promotion of women in conflict resolution, 
governance, and peacebuilding amid the conflict in Haiti.

Reports, Haiti

    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on options the 
Administration is considering to counter destabilization in 
Haiti, including any new contribution to the multinational 
security force.
    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall, on a semi-annual basis, 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
the security situation in Haiti. The report shall include 
efforts to combat gang violence, prevent sexual violence, 
protect minors, address human rights abuses and accountability 
by all parties, and facilitate unhindered humanitarian access.
    Locally led organizations.--The Committee encourages the 
Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID to 
incorporate more locally led organizations in their approach to 
the multi-layered crisis in Haiti. Local organizations and NGOs 
run by the diaspora population in the United States are also 
eager to contribute, including in humanitarian assistance. Not 
later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
localization and capacity-building efforts to assist in Haiti's 
crisis and plans for the current fiscal year.

Mexico

    Elections.--The Committee notes that Mexico's elections 
offer an opportunity, through the election of a new president, 
to improve the bilateral relationship between the United States 
and Mexico. The Committee encourages the Department of State, 
and the new administration in Mexico, to quickly upgrade the 
level of cooperation on countering fentanyl at the federal 
level, transnational crime, and migration, which has been a 
disappointment for the last four years. The Committee believes 
the upcoming year may begin to reverse what has been a 
frustrating period of United States-Mexico cooperation on 
issues that mean the most to citizens of both countries.
    Fentanyl and opioids.--The Committee strongly supports 
increased focus and aggressive action from the Department of 
State 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.
    Judicial and security institutions.--The Secretary of State 
and Administrator of USAID shall prioritize assistance made 
available for Mexico for capacity building within Mexican 
judicial and security institutions to combat crime, especially 
crime associated with fentanyl, other narcotics trafficking, 
and transnational crime syndicates. Of such funds made 
available under Economic Support Fund, not less than the prior 
fiscal year level shall be made available to strengthen 
Mexico's ability to search for, identify, and investigate 
disappeared persons and other serious human rights violations.
    Support for migration management.--The Committee supports 
efforts to help strengthen Mexico's refugee agencies to improve 
intake facilities and asylum case management and processing.
    Violence.--Within the funds provided under Economic Support 
Fund and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 
and made available for assistance for Mexico, and in 
cooperation with Mexican federal and local authorities, the 
Committee supports programs to prevent violence against women 
and girls.
    Vulcan Materials seizure.--The Committee finds the 
Government of Mexico's forcible 2023 seizure and occupation of 
Vulcan Materials an affront to the bilateral relationship and a 
signal to United States companies that private property and 
investment in Mexico is not safe from expropriation. President 
Lopez Obrador's strong-armed takeover of Vulcan's port in 
Quintana Roo, one of strategic relevance to the United States 
economy and infrastructure, completely disregarded rule of law 
and threatened the safety and livelihoods of the Vulcan 
employees.
    As President Lopez Obrador's term is coming to a close, the 
Committee expresses sincere hope that his successor will 
reconsider the hostile takeover of Vulcan Materials and return 
the private property to its rightful owners.
    Water deliveries.--The Committee notes that section 7045(h) 
withholds all assistance provided by this Act to Mexico, unless 
the Secretary of State certifies that the United States and 
Mexico have rectified the deficit of water deliveries owed to 
the United States by Mexico, in accordance with the 1944 Water 
Treaty between the United States and Mexico, which requires 
Mexico to deliver an average of 350,000 acre-feet of water from 
the Rio Grande per year over a five-year period to the United 
States. The deficit of water deliveries sourced from the Rio 
Grande has left certain states, especially Texas, with alarming 
water shortages that damage the agrarian economy of the United 
States.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State to prioritize 
the deficit of water deliveries to the United States in 
bilateral talks with Mexico, including through the 
establishment of consistent channels of communication to 
monitor and manage water resources along the Rio Grande Basin, 
and engage with Congress and other impacted stakeholders, 
including American agriculture associations located along the 
Rio Grande Basin, in discussions toward resolution of this 
crisis. The Committee notes the importance, in such bilateral 
talks, that the Government of Mexico acknowledge the extreme 
hardship experienced by the agrarian economy in the United 
States, which relies on predictable and timely water deliveries 
from the Rio Grande. The Committee encourages the Secretary to 
advocate for the expedient release of 550,000 acre-feet of 
water, or more, from the Rio Grande as it would provide much 
needed relief and demonstrate commitment to resetting United 
States-Mexico bilateral relations.

Reports, Mexico

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on progress and outcomes 
of the Bicentennial Framework proceedings since January 2023. 
The report should detail the extent to which the Government of 
Mexico is cooperating on Department of State counternarcotics 
objectives and activities, analysis on the permissiveness 
encountered by the Department on counternarcotics programming, 
and the Government of Mexico's engagement on human rights 
issues.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, on the extent to 
which the Government of Mexico is credibly investigating and 
prosecuting violations of human rights, enforcing prohibitions 
against torture, and searching for victims of forced 
disappearances.
    The Committee directs the Department of State to 
expeditiously submit the report required in House Report 117-84 
on Resiliency of North American supply chains and to provide an 
update to the appropriate congressional committees on the 
implementation of the strategy no later than September 30, 
2025.
    Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on the status of 
negotiations with Mexico over the water deliveries deficit. The 
Secretary shall update such report every 30 days until a 
resolution has been achieved and fully briefed to Congress.
    Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the position of the new incoming 
President of Mexico regarding Vulcan Materials. Further, not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Department of State shall provide such committees with a 
responsive strategy to represent commercial interests of the 
United States, including diplomatic incentives and 
disincentives for Mexico to stop interfering with American 
companies.

Nicaragua

    The Committee remains concerned about violations of human 
rights and religious liberty in Nicaragua, including the severe 
persecution of the Catholic Church, Catholic charitable 
organizations, and Catholic educational organizations and 
strongly supports continued funding for democracy programs for 
the people of Nicaragua.

The Caribbean

    Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.--Subsection (k) 
directs that not less than $97,500,000 be made available for 
the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) and that funds 
made available above the prior year level be prioritized for 
countries, such as the Dominican Republic, that are most 
directly impacted by the crisis in Haiti and are within the 
transit zone of illicit drug shipments toward the United 
States. The Committee further directs that funds appropriated 
under CBSI be used to provide, sustain, and maintain necessary 
equipment, such as radars, boats, vehicles, and helicopters, to 
partner countries that need such resources to better detect and 
interdict illicit drug trafficking and investigate and 
dismantle transnational criminal organizations. The Secretary 
should also consider utilizing the authority of section 516 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer similar excess 
defense articles to partner countries in the region with such 
requirements.
    Dominican Republic.--The Committee recognizes that the 
Dominican Republic, a key United States ally in the Americas, 
plays a central role in building more secure supply chains 
integrated with the United States market and in fighting 
corruption and drug trafficking. The Committee applauds the 
effectiveness of such counternarcotics efforts, including 
through CBSI, and the steps taken to confront public corruption 
and increase transparency in government. The Committee supports 
increased bilateral cooperation to address crime and violence, 
improve public safety and security, support at-risk youth 
programs, and prosecute corruption. The Committee directs that 
funds be made available above the fiscal year 2024 level for 
basic education programs in the Dominican Republic. 
Additionally, the Committee supports increased assistance for 
economic development, including tourism, as the Dominican 
Republic serves as a safe and attractive destination in the 
Western Hemisphere.
    Dry port.--The Committee urges USAID to help develop and 
support the concept of a dry port in the Dominican Republic 
near its border with Haiti to serve as a logistical ecosystem, 
including warehouses and refrigerated cold storage, which will 
also increase the capacity to safely deliver vital supplies and 
respond to natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and health 
emergencies in the Dominican Republic or Haiti. Not later than 
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on developing and supporting a dry port 
in the Dominican Republic.
    Energy in the Caribbean.--The Committee supports the 
Caribbean Energy Security Initiative (CESI). CESI seeks to 
boost energy security and sustainable economic growth in the 
region by attracting investment in a range of energy 
technologies through a focus on improved governance, increased 
access to finance, and strengthened coordination among energy 
donors, governments, and stakeholders.
    Latin American and Caribbean open-source research 
initiative.--The Committee supports the vision and goals of the 
Latin American and Caribbean open-source research initiative, 
including the purpose of housing a secure, virtual technology 
platform that facilitates information sharing and enhances 
United States-Latin American research and analytics 
collaboration.
    Loan guarantee authority.--Section 7034(k) provides loan 
guarantee authority to Costa Rica, Panama, and Small Island 
Developing States in the Caribbean. The Committee encourages 
the Department of State and USAID to use such authority to 
assist these Western Hemisphere neighbors who rely mainly on 
external financing.
    Resilience to natural disasters.--The Committee directs not 
less than the prior year level for programs to strengthen 
resilience to natural disasters in the Caribbean.

Reports, The Caribbean

    CBSI.--Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Committee directs the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Administrator of USAID, to submit a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations 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 2019 
through 2023. Such information shall be integrated into the 
ForeignAssistance.gov website, as appropriate.
    Disaster resiliency.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, detailing 
the uses and intended uses of all funds provided by this Act 
and prior acts for strengthening the resilience of countries in 
the Caribbean against natural disasters.
    Turks and Caicos.--The Committee has growing concerns about 
conditions and due process terms under which United States 
citizens have been detained and processed for alleged 
violations of Turks and Caicos Islands law. The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to prioritize engaging with the 
Government of Turks and Caicos Islands to seek positive 
resolutions on such cases. Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State is 
directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
on efforts to release detained United States citizens, as well 
as an update on how the Department of State is advocating for 
policy modifications on such matters with the Government of 
Turks and Caicos Islands.

Venezuela

    The Committee reaffirms its commitment to restoring free 
democratic institutions in Venezuela. Within the funds 
appropriated by this Act, subsection (l) directs that 
$50,000,000 be made available for democracy programs, including 
to support civil society and independent media. 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 directs the Secretary of State to urge 
other donor countries to make more serious commitments to help 
neighboring countries manage the influx of Venezuelan migrants.
    Elections.--The Committee remains concerned about election-
related support in Venezuela in the absence of the conditions 
necessary, including the will of the Maduro regime, to have 
free and fair elections. While the Venezuelan opposition was 
able to conduct a privately run primary in October 2023, the 
overwhelming winner was never allowed to run in the 2024 
general election, which calls into question the overall amount 
of budgetary emphasis of electoral activities by the Department 
of State and USAID. For that reason, paragraph (1)(B) withholds 
from obligation 50 percent of funds related to electoral 
programming, including those tied to voter education, electoral 
analysis, and special independent media coverage, until 
Venezuelans living abroad are guaranteed their right to vote, 
credible international observer organizations are allowed to 
monitor, and candidates are not arbitrarily blocked from 
competing.
    Tracking assets belonging to the Venezuelan people.--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, and 
other illicit means. The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State continue working to return these funds to the Venezuelan 
people, who have been victimized by the Maduro regime. The 
Committee also includes language in paragraph (2) to help 
protect gold assets in Venezuela, which are vulnerable to 
theft, and includes limitations related to the lifting of 
sanctions.
    Women and children.--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. 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.

Report, Venezuela

    The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees, not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, on any 
changes of democratic behavior by the Maduro regime since 
January 2023. The report should include changes in electoral 
freedoms, the state of human rights, treatment of Indigenous 
populations, access by the Venezuelan people to independent 
media, the imprisonment, harassment, and disenfranchisement of 
political and social activists, official acts of corruption, 
collaboration with Cuba and other adversaries of the United 
States, and progress in resolving cases pending in 
international tribunals.

Other, Latin America and the Caribbean

    Alliance for Development in Democracy.--The Alliance for 
Development in Democracy (ADD) is a Dominican Republic-
organized partnership with Panama, Costa Rica, and Ecuador 
building more secure supply chains integrated with the United 
States market, partnering on nearshoring, fighting corruption, 
and countering narcotics trafficking. The Committee strongly 
endorses continued support for initiatives that strengthen such 
partnership and supports its vision for an alliance, comprised 
of United States allies, that promotes democracy, free markets, 
and cooperation. Support for such an alliance demonstrates the 
importance this Committee places on supporting partners in the 
Western Hemisphere. The Committee encourages Department of 
State and USAID programs that facilitate platforms of 
engagement with ADD countries.
    Bolivia.--The Committee encourages the Department of State 
to continue reviewing its policies concerning Bolivia, while 
maintaining accurate understanding of the challenges related to 
human rights, political stability, and narcotics trafficking. 
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to consult with 
the appropriate congressional committees on developments in 
Bolivia, including assessments of PRC and Hezbollah activity.
    Countering antisemitism in Latin America.--The Committee is 
concerned by rising antisemitism targeting Jewish diaspora 
communities in Latin American nations, including historic 
United States partners and allies like Brazil, Chile, and 
Colombia, with some particularly concerning instances of 
elected leaders fueling prejudice against Jewish communities 
through social media and official government channels or 
otherwise neglecting their responsibility to protect Jewish 
communities and other marginalized groups. The Committee 
condemns antisemitism in all forms and urges the Secretary of 
State and United States envoys to the region to encourage Latin 
American and Caribbean leaders to proactively condemn and 
counter antisemitism in their nations.
    Cybersecurity needs in Latin America.--The Committee 
directs the Department of State's Bureau of Cyberspace and 
Digital Policy to support cybersecurity funding gaps in Costa 
Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Peru to help those countries 
bolster abilities to counter cyber attacks.
    Ecuador.--Ecuador is confronting a complex crisis involving 
surges of migration from Venezuela, unprecedented incursions of 
narcotics trafficking and transnational crime, and challenging 
economic shortfalls. The Committee notes that Ecuador has been 
a credible advocate for democracy and a reliable partner of the 
United States in the Andean region. The Committee appreciates 
the new Ecuadorian government's efforts to strengthen the 
bilateral relationship and directs the Department of State and 
USAID, including through the Office of Transition Initiatives, 
to further expand bilateral ties, including cooperation in 
countering narcotics trafficking and transnational crime and 
support for municipalities to combat local crime and violence. 
The Committee also supports assistance for Afro-Ecuadorian 
communities. The Committee notes the unprecedented level of PRC 
presence in Ecuador, including in the massive ocean geography 
between the mainland and the Galapagos Islands.
    Inter-American Development Bank and PRC influence in the 
Americas.--The Committee notes with concern the strong 
influence of the PRC in the Western Hemisphere, including in 
institutions such as the Inter-American Development Bank. The 
Committee directs the Secretary of the Treasury to update the 
report required under this heading in House Report 118-146, 
including with respect to progress on institutional reforms at 
the Bank and financing to effectively address United States 
priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean, such as by 
nearshoring critical supply chains and increasing investments 
in small and vulnerable states subject to the PRC's economic 
coercion.
    Leveraging universities.--The Committee directs the 
Secretary of State to support partnerships with universities in 
order to establish platforms of researched information about 
the practices and victims of communism and authoritarian 
control in Latin America, including political prisoners. Such 
partnerships should leverage Latino student bodies to serve as 
researchers and data collectors, including students who have 
emigrated from Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
    Peru.--The Committee supports assistance in titles III and 
IV of this Act for Peru, in order to strengthen democratic 
institutions, advance the rule of law, combat corruption, 
manage natural resources, and counter narcotics trafficking.
    Resilient critical infrastructure in the Americas.--The 
Committee directs not less than $5,000,000 under Development 
Assistance to support an initiative on resilient critical 
infrastructure in the Americas. Such funding should support the 
development of methodologies for multi-hazard disaster risk 
assessments of critical infrastructure in a select number of 
countries from Latin America and the Caribbean. Such funding 
should also be used to identify solution capacities and 
resources available at the national level for resilient 
critical infrastructure so that such structures can withstand 
the impacts of natural hazards and protect the communities that 
depend on it.

Reports, Other, Latin America and the Caribbean

    Antisemitism.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and Administrator 
of USAID shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on efforts taken by the Department of State and 
USAID to monitor and reverse the rise of antisemitism in the 
Western Hemisphere. This report shall be prepared in 
coordination with the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor 
and Combat Anti-Semitism and shall include information 
regarding the frequency of antisemitic incidents, the 
sentiments of Jewish communities in these countries, specific 
policies enacted or induced by the United States, USAID 
programs countering antisemitism, and United States support for 
regional governments and intergovernmental organizations to 
counter antisemitism.

Section 7046 (Europe and Eurasia)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding Europe and Eurasia.
    Cyprus.--The Committee supports full implementation of the 
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and its 
contributions to create a conducive environment for settlement 
talks. Should reunification occur, the Committee supports 
funding for mechanisms to monitor and facilitate settlement of 
outstanding issues in support of peace. Funds for the United 
States-assessed cost of the UNFICYP are provided under 
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities at the 
statutory cap of 25 percent.
    Greece.--The Committee welcomes increased cooperation 
between the United States and Greece and encourages the 
Secretary of State to deepen engagement between public and 
private institutions in the United States and Greece. The 
Committee directs that funds consistent with the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level are made available for Greece under 
International Military Education and Training. In addition, the 
Committee directs the Secretary to facilitate meetings of the 
Interparliamentary Group established by the United States-
Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act of 2021 
(subtitle B of Public Law 117-81).
    Independent media.--The Committee remains concerned by 
changes in the media environment that have created 
opportunities for the manipulation of information by 
authoritarian regimes, increasing influence from the PRC and 
Russia, threats to journalists, and erosion of freedom of the 
press and expression. The Committee recognizes that RFE/RL has 
a significant impact across a wide variety of media markets and 
supports the efforts of RFE/RL to support Belarusian language 
services and devote additional funding to counter the 
manipulation of information by authoritarian regimes.
    Moldova.--The Committee reaffirms long-standing support for 
Moldova's sovereignty and encourages the Department of State 
and USAID to continue cooperation, coordination, and support 
for Moldova's democratic progress, economic prosperity, 
security, and efforts to combat and root out corruption.
    Nordic exchanges.--The Committee directs that $1,000,000 
under Economic Support Fund be made available to augment 
support exchanges of United States and Nordic country 
professionals and experts to share talent and knowledge in 
support of integrated deterrence, maritime security and 
transportation, Arctic security, emerging and dual-use 
technologies, such as AI, 6G, and quantum, and other key 
strategic areas of bilateral interest. The Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 
the design and implementation of such program.
    NATO Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) aircraft.--
The Committee notes that the NATO E3 AWACS replacement program 
is critical for enhancing collective defense capabilities and 
interoperability among NATO member countries. The Committee 
urges NATO to establish clear milestones and timelines for 
delivering this capability and expects the Department of State 
to provide regular updates to the Committee on this matter.
    Reconciliation.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to continue efforts to support the advancement of peace 
and reconciliation in Ireland.
    Turkey.--The Committee remains concerned about the 
harassment of dissidents in Turkey and abroad. The Committee 
urges the Secretary of State to assess the threats posed to 
dissidents and ensure available and relevant information, as 
appropriate, is shared with these individuals in a timely 
fashion.
    Ukraine.--The Committee notes that significant supplemental 
funds were appropriated in fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024 
for the Department of State, USAID, and other Federal agencies 
in response to Russia's unprovoked and unjustified invasion of 
Ukraine.
    Pursuant to the requirements of section (d)(2), the 
Committee directs the Secretary of State and Administrator of 
USAID to ensure that accountability for all funds provided is 
the highest priority, including rigorous monitoring, 
evaluation, and oversight and prevention of waste, fraud, 
abuse, and diversion. Further, the Committee directs the 
Secretary and Administrator to publicly, and more effectively, 
communicate to the American people the relevant safeguards and 
mechanisms that are in place to track and oversee such funds, 
including in-person monitoring, third-party monitoring, 
randomized spot checks, external audits and evaluations through 
trusted, independent, private sector entities, and enhanced 
end-use monitoring practices. The Committee directs continued 
high-level diplomatic engagement to ensure European allies and 
partners are providing aid to Ukraine in amounts greater than 
the United States. The Committee supports continued efforts to 
combat corruption and improve transparency in Ukraine.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of USAID to ensure sufficient staffing is 
allocated for the oversight and monitoring of previously 
appropriated funds, including in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, and 
Washington, District of Columbia. Staff should have the 
relevant expertise necessary to carry out these programmatic 
functions, especially private sector experience, in order to 
effectively and proactively liaise with private sector entities 
looking to support Ukraine. Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and Administrator 
shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on 
these efforts.
    The Committee supports the shared goal of the United States 
and Europe to coordinate with allies and partners to isolate 
the Russian Federation and its sources of financing and 
facilitation of its war in Ukraine, which poses a security 
threat to continental Europe and the world. The Committee 
remains deeply concerned by long-standing diplomatic, economic, 
and security ties between Russia and Cuba. In furtherance of 
efforts to cut off Russia's sources of financing and 
facilitation of its continued brutal attacks against Ukraine, 
the Committee urges European allies and partners to review 
their diplomatic and economic relations with the Cuban regime 
and recognize the same aspirations of freedom and democracy for 
the Cuban people. Therefore, the Committee directs the 
Secretary of State to increase diplomatic efforts to coordinate 
with countries in Europe to achieve such objectives and ensure 
consistency of transatlantic priorities to defend freedom and 
democracy both in Europe and the dictatorships in the Western 
Hemisphere, particularly in Cuba.

Report

    European policy on Cuba.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an 
update to the report required under this heading in House 
Report 118-146 on efforts to urge European countries to 
diminish diplomatic, trade, and other financial ties with the 
Cuban dictatorship.
    Program decisions.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
Administrator of USAID shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees identifying the criteria by which the 
Department of State and USAID judge the merit of projects in 
Ukraine and neighboring countries.
    Romania.--The Committee directs the Department of State to 
report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, on steps taken by 
the Government of Romania and the Department of State to 
restore confiscated church property to legal owners.
    Transport network.--The Committee notes that USAID signed a 
Memorandum of Understanding to support the development of a 
segment of dually gauged rail, which will connect a planned 
transportation hub in Lviv, in western Ukraine, to the European 
transport network. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of 
such project including any supplemental funding made available 
to support such project.

Section 7047 (Countering Russian Influence and Aggression)

    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding programs to counter Russian influence and aggression.

Section 7048 (United Nations and Other International Organizations)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
relating to conditions on funds for the United Nations and 
other international organizations.
    Accountability report.--In carrying out the requirement of 
subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall also consider and 
report on efforts to combat antisemitism, as defined by the 
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, as appropriate.
    International courts.--The Committee strongly condemns and 
unequivocally rejects one-sided, politicized, anti-Israel 
activity at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and 
International Court of Justice (ICJ) and prohibits funds 
provided in this and prior acts for such courts. The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to prioritize diplomatic efforts 
to prevent any further efforts to weaponize the ICC and ICJ 
against Israel.
    Industry discrimination.--The Committee directs the 
Secretary of State to encourage the United Nations and 
specialized United Nations agencies to engage with a wide 
variety of private enterprises.
    International organizations.--The Committee recommendation 
does not include funds for the United Nations Environment 
Programme, United Nations Human Rights Council, United Nations 
Special Rapporteurs, United Nations Women, or World Economic 
Forum.
    United Nations anti-Israel agenda.--The Committee urges the 
Secretary of State to declare it is the policy of the United 
States to pursue the principled position to veto one-sided, 
anti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations Security Council.
    United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.--Subsection (p) prohibits 
the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act to implement 
the Arms Trade Treaty unless the Senate approves a resolution 
of ratification of such Treaty.
    United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).--The Committee 
notes the continued lack of progress at UNHRC towards 
meaningful reforms to restore its credibility as a human rights 
body. UNHRC continues to elevate, legitimize, and shield the 
worst human rights offenders while simultaneously increasing an 
unjustified fixation on Israel. Therefore, the Committee 
continues the strengthened conditions in subsection (c), which 
prohibits funds for UNHRC until certain actions are taken, 
including specific steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda 
item, to ensure integrity of the election of members to the 
Council. The report required in subsection (c)(1) shall include 
specific progress made to ensure integrity in the election of 
members to UNHRC. The Committee does not support the use of 
blank slate tactics to gain membership to such Council, as was 
done by the United States in October 2021, and notes that 
despotic countries with poor human rights records also use this 
tactic to gain membership, undermining the legitimacy of the 
election process and the Council.
    Subsection (c)(2) prohibits funds in this Act and prior 
acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for the United Nations 
International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian 
Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.
    United Nations procurement reform.--Subsection (i) 
prohibits funds in this Act and prior acts from being used to 
purchase goods or services contracted from companies in the 
Russian Federation, including any shell companies. The 
Committee directs the Secretary of State to promote fair and 
transparent procurement practices at the United Nations, 
including no longer evaluating procurement bids under lowest-
cost and technically compliant criteria, which benefits Russian 
companies that are historically among the cheapest providers.
    UNRWA.-- Subsection (d) prohibits voluntary contributions 
and assessed funds for UNRWA. The Committee notes that UNRWA 
has been compromised by staff who have promoted incitement to 
violence, antisemitism, and the destruction of the State of 
Israel. The Committee is concerned by UNRWA's relationship with 
Hamas and other terrorist organizations, including credible 
allegations that several UNRWA staff participated in the 
October 7, 2023 massacre that killed over 1,200 people, 
including American citizens, and was the worst attack on the 
Jewish people since the Holocaust. Further, the Committee is 
concerned by the use of UNRWA facilities to shield Hamas 
infrastructure, such as the Hamas data center under UNRWA's 
Gaza headquarters. The Committee notes allegations that 
significant numbers of UNRWA staff celebrated the October 7 
massacre on social media and that hundreds of UNRWA staff, 
including school principals and senior UNRWA management, are 
also members of terrorist organizations that violently oppress 
the Palestinian people, including by using them as human 
shields. The Committee recognizes that the Palestinian people 
deserve better than to be subjected to UNRWA's failure to 
promote peaceful coexistence with the State of Israel.
    United Nations voting practices.--In considering bilateral 
assistance for a foreign government, the Secretary of State 
shall review, among other factors, the voting practices of such 
government at the United Nations in relation to United States 
strategic interests.

Reports

    Annual report on anti-Israel bias.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees 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.
    PRC's status as a developing nation.--The Committee notes 
that, under various international agreements, the PRC enjoys 
developing nation status, a distinction that affords 
preferential treatment in international agreements relating to 
climate change and multinational trade. Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs 
the Secretary of State to submit an update to the report 
required under this heading in House Report 118-146 on the ways 
in which the PRC benefits from developing nation status, how 
this status could undermine United States interests 
domestically and abroad, and what actions the Secretary is 
taking to advocate for the termination of the PRC's developing 
nation status in current and future international agreements.
    Transparency and accountability.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and in accordance with 
subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on whether international 
organizations, including the United Nations, its specialized 
agencies, and regional and Inter-American organizations, which 
receive assessed and voluntary contributions from the United 
States, are meeting the required transparency and 
accountability standards. For the purposes of this subsection, 
the term ``international organizations'' shall mean 
international organizations that were funded under 
Contributions to International Organizations and International 
Organizations and Programs in prior acts.
    United Nations procurement reform.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
progress made in reforming United Nations procurement to adopt 
a request for proposals approach, which considers pricing, 
experience, technical capacity, and other factors.

Section 7049 (Prohibition on Censorship)

    This section includes new language prohibiting the use of 
funds to censor or disqualify speech or to prevent exposure of 
United States media and information reaching United States 
citizens.
    Pursuant to subsection (b), no funds may be made available 
for the Global Engagement Center (GEC) upon expiration of the 
GEC's authorization on December 23, 2024.

Section 7050 (Global Internet Freedom)

    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
for global internet freedom consistent with section 9707 of the 
Department of State Authorization Act 2022 (title XCVII of 
division I of Public Law 117-263). Subsection (a) directs that 
not less than $94,000,000 be made available for such programs. 
Within the total, $43,500,000 shall be from funds appropriated 
under International Broadcasting Operations and $50,500,000 
shall be from funds appropriated under title III of this Act. 
Such funds shall be allocated according to the following table 
and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

                         GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Account/Program                      Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    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, Open                   43,500
     Technology Fund.................................
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    Global Internet Freedom initiatives play a critical role in 
countering rising tides of digital authoritarianism at a time 
of unprecedented expansion in global internet connectivity. The 
Committee encourages the Department of State and USAID to 
strengthen programs that support democratic norms within 
countries that obstruct internet access.
    The Committee notes the internet restrictions, content 
censorship, and mobile network disruptions imposed by Cuba and 
Iran. The Committee supports continued partnership between the 
Department of State, USAGM, and OTF, as well as other relevant 
Federal agencies, to use innovative technologies and creative 
actions to increase access.

Reports

    Iranian internet.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, to report to the appropriate congressional committees 
on the progress of programs promoting internet access and 
internet freedom in Iran, as part of the comprehensive strategy 
required by section 414 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-158).
    Low-earth orbit satellites.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the 
Chief Executive Officer of USAGM, and the President of the OTF 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
how funds are being utilized towards low-earth orbit satellite 
internet access, challenges being encountered, and plans for 
the next two fiscal years.

Section 7051 (Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment 
        or Punishment)

    This section includes language modified from 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 language carried in the prior year 
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 
establishing restrictions related to 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 of certain individuals to the United States.

Section 7056 (Enterprise Funds)

    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
establishing restrictions on enterprise funds.

Section 7057 (Limitations Related to Global Health Assistance)

    This section includes new language prohibiting funds made 
available by this Act for the United Nations Population Fund 
(UNFPA) and any foreign nongovernmental organization that 
promotes or performs abortion, with certain exceptions.

Section 7058 (Global Health Activities)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding global health activities.
    Origins of COVID-19.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secertary of State shall submit a 
report to the Committee on Appropriations that describes a 
clear and unequivocal conclusion and makes a statement on the 
precise origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and whether it 
originated at and leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Section 7059 (Women's Equality and Empowerment)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding programs that support women's equality and 
empowerment.
    The Committee has, on a bipartisan basis, provided support 
for programs contained in this section for over a decade and 
continues to support the equality and empowerment of women and 
girls around the world. The Committee remains concerned by the 
Department of State and USAID utilizing funds provided in prior 
acts to advance controversial agendas, which undermines 
bipartisan support for women's empowerment programs.
    Consistent with the requirements included under Global 
Health Programs and in section 7018 of this Act, any funds made 
available to protect the rights of women and girls worldwide 
shall not be construed to include a right to abortion. The 
Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID are directed 
to review guidance for the Department of State and USAID 
personnel, as well as for implementing partners, with respect 
to the application of requirements under Global Health Programs 
and section 7018 of this Act to ensure full compliance with 
such requirements in carrying out the purposes of this section. 
The Committee expects that guidance and training associated 
with such requirements will ensure full awareness by 
implementing partners that funds made available by this Act are 
prohibited from being used to lobby for or against abortion.
    The Committee is also concerned by the attribution 
practices of the Department and USAID in recent years, which 
have diluted programmatic focus away from the equality and 
empowerment of women and girls to fund other Administration 
priorities. The Committee notes the inclusion of section 
7061(d) of this Act which prohibits funds appropriated in this 
Act for women's equality and empowerment from being attributed 
to, or counted toward targets for, climate change programs. 
Therefore, the Committee narrows the terms and purposes for 
which funds are made available under this section so that 
support can continue in a bipartisan manner for critical 
programs that empower women and girls in economics, leadership, 
and security.
    With respect to subsection (b), the Committee directs 
dedicated funding to advance the empowerment of women and girls 
and specific efforts to improve and facilitate women's 
increased participation in the economy through efforts to 
promote entrepreneurship, provide job training, improve access 
to credit and other forms of financing, and support reforms 
needed to protect women's ability to buy and own property.
    With respect to subsection (d), the Committee directs 
funding to combat a variety of forms of violence against women 
and girls, including child marriage, rape, and female genital 
cutting and mutilation. USAID shall seek to support existing 
global programs and joint initiatives to end child marriage and 
female genital mutilation and cutting.
    The Committee recognizes the disproportionate impact of the 
ongoing food security crisis on women and girls and the ways in 
which acute hunger and violence against women and girls 
mutually compound each other. The Committee directs the 
Administrator of USAID to focus greater attention and funding 
provided in title III of this Act to address the increase in 
food insecurity and violence against women and girls.
    With respect to subsection (e), the Committee supports 
implementation of the United States Strategy on Women, Peace, 
and Security of 2019, as required by Public Law 115-68, and 
directs a continued, targeted focus on efforts to empower women 
to play a meaningful role in peace and security around the 
world. The Committee recommendation includes funds above the 
prior year to increase women's participation in International 
Military Education and Training programs as part of the United 
States Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security of 2019. The 
Committee continues to support proactive and well-designed 
programs in support of such Strategy and 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.
    The Committee directs that sufficient funds be made 
available to ensure adequate, qualified staff is dedicated in 
headquarters and overseas to carry out the purposes of this 
section, including the necessary staff to conduct monitoring 
and oversight and gather relevant data to assess the 
participation, impact, and effectiveness of United States 
foreign assistance with respect to women and girls.

Reports

    Adolescent girls.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Administrator of USAID, to 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees, not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a report 
on the actions taken over the previous 12 months to: (1) reduce 
the incidence of child, early, and forced marriage and female 
genital mutilation and cutting; (2) address the needs of 
already married adolescent girls; (3) promote equal access to 
education for girls; (4) ensure protection of adolescent girls 
in humanitarian responses; (5) address the impacts of food 
insecurity on adolescent girls; and (6) train relevant staff on 
the specific challenges and needs of adolescent girls.
    Transparency and accountability.--The Committee directs the 
Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID to submit a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act on all funding 
made available in fiscal year 2024 for the Gender Equity and 
Equality Action Fund, which shall include program descriptions, 
geographic scope, funding levels, accounts, and prime and sub-
partners. The sub-partner information shall indicate the prime 
partner for each activity.
    Violence in humanitarian crises.--The Committee remains 
concerned about the alarming rates of violence against women 
and girls in humanitarian crises and directs continued funding 
to prevent such violence. The Committee directs the Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Administrator of USAID, not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to 
update the report required under this heading in House Report 
118-146 on the steps taken to address violence against women 
and girls in humanitarian emergencies.
    Women in peacekeeping.--Consistent with the mandate of the 
Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-68), and 
with the United States Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security 
of 2019, the Committee recommends that the Department of State 
work with international, regional, national, and local 
organizations to increase the meaningful participation of women 
in international peacekeeping operations. The Committee 
continues to recognize that increasing the percentage of women 
in peacekeeping can mitigate sexual exploitation and abuse by 
peacekeepers. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, on United States efforts to increase the participation of 
women in peacekeeping, an assessment of recruitment efforts, 
and opportunities to expand United States efforts.

Section 7060 (Sector Allocations)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding assistance for programs related to basic education, 
higher education, conservation, development programs, 
disability programs, food security and agriculture development, 
microenterprise, combating human trafficking and water and 
sanitation.

Higher education

    Subsection (a)(2) directs that $50,000,000 shall be used to 
support institutions of higher education in countries 
experiencing economic crisis. In implementing such directive, 
the term ``countries impacted by economic crises'' shall 
include countries whose economies are adversely affected by 
political instability, conflict (including in neighboring 
counties), or catastrophic manmade disasters, such as the port 
explosion in Lebanon on August 4, 2020. The Administrator of 
USAID shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior 
to the initial obligation of funds on the proposed use of such 
funds.

Conservation

    The Committee recommendation includes $365,750,000 for 
conservation programs to be allocated in a manner similar to 
prior years. The Committee continues to support the Central 
Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), including 
by using technical expertise from other Federal agencies.
    Based on the CARPE model, the Committee supports continuing 
transnational approaches throughout sub-Saharan Africa, 
including the Okavango River Basin. The Committee 
recommendation includes funding at not less than the prior 
fiscal year to implement the DELTA Act (Public Law 115-353) and 
should focus on the headwaters of the Okavango Delta, which 
originate in Angola. The Secretary of State should consider 
utilizing sustainable arrangements for the rehabilitation and 
long-term management of national parks in partnership with 
local communities.
    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; (2) the free, prior, 
and informed consent of affected indigenous communities is 
obtained in accordance with international standards; (3) 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; 
(4) any eco-guards, park rangers, and other law enforcement 
personnel authorized to protect biodiversity will be properly 
trained and monitored; and (5) 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 and USAID by request.
    Pursuant to subsection (b)(2), the Committee recommendation 
directs that not less than $118,750,000 be made available to 
combat wildlife trafficking. Within the total, funds are 
included to support the Counter Wildlife Trafficking Task Force 
as authorized by the END Wildlife Trafficking Act (Public Law 
114-231), as amended. From within the total amount made 
available, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available 
from funds under International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement. The Committee supports continued efforts to work 
with Indigenous and other local organizations working to 
address wildlife trafficking.
    The Committee recognizes the need to strengthen cooperation 
and coordination between government agencies along illicit 
supply chains at a transcontinental or global-level between 
Latin America and Asia as well as Africa and Asia. Long-term, 
multi-year national initiatives are also needed to establish 
the commitment and capacity in key law enforcement and judicial 
agencies to prioritize and combat wildlife trafficking across 
Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The Committee continues to 
urge that law enforcement programs apply the latest social 
science practices, including criminology and behavioral 
science, to deter and prevent wildlife trafficking, including 
the detection of illegal logging and trade in countries with 
threatened tropical forests as well as key transit countries 
for illegally harvested timber.
    The Committee supports funds for a new public-private 
partnership foundation for conservation, if authorized.
    The Committee notes the inter-agency collaborative efforts 
to address wildlife trafficking and counter the extremist 
groups that receive illicit funds through such activities, 
particularly in East Africa. The Committee encourages relevant 
Federal agencies to prioritize, where possible, stable, 
democratic, or strategic partner countries in the region. The 
Committee encourages such agencies to engage in areas with a 
demonstrated commitment to conservation, a record of success in 
creating economic opportunity for local communities, projects 
that demonstrate robust local community engagement and 
accountability of funds provided, and long-term stability.
    The Committee supports efforts to address ocean plastics 
and toxic chemicals in order to reduce public exposure to lead.
    The Committee notes the seed funding provided to the 
Department of State to help establish the End Plastic Pollution 
International Collaborative, an international public-private 
partnership to address plastic pollution, and supports 
continued investments in the partnership.

Disability programs

    Pursuant to subsection (d), funds provided under 
Development Assistance are made available for programs and 
activities to address the needs of people with disabilities. 
The Committee supports funds for capacity building of 
organizations supporting such efforts, including for families 
of children with disabilities, in an effort to protect against 
the unnecessary institutionalization of children with 
disabilities.

Programs to combat trafficking in persons

    Funds made available pursuant to subsection (g)(1) to 
combat human trafficking should be obligated and programmed 
consistent with country-specific recommendations included in 
the annual Trafficking in Persons Report as required by the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386) 
and shall be coordinated with the Office to Monitor and Combat 
Trafficking in Persons.
    Child protection compacts.--The Committee directs 
$12,500,000 be made available under International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement for child protection compacts. 
Funds should be prioritized for countries with the greatest 
need.
    Combating child exploitation.--The Committee supports 
efforts of international law enforcement partners, such as the 
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), to 
address child exploitation, including technology-facilitated 
exploitation, and strengthen investigations and directs funds 
be made available for such efforts.
    Combating human trafficking in Latin America and the 
Caribbean.--The Committee directs $3,500,000 be made available 
under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for 
partnerships between NGOs and the Organization of American 
States to combat human trafficking in Latin America and the 
Caribbean.
    Combating ritualized murder and organ trafficking.--The 
Committee directs $3,500,000 be made available under 
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for the 
purpose of combating ritualized murder of children and organ 
trafficking in Africa. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations on the number of 
incidents, investigations, and prosecutions of organ 
trafficking and ritualized murder in Africa and corresponding 
data on Department of State funded programs training 
authorities to interdict on such matters in Africa.
    Funds for training.--Subsection (c) directs $1,000,000 be 
made available to support training updates for all United 
States Government personnel overseas to be vigilant in helping 
identify possible victims of trafficking and aware of the 
reporting protocols.
    Global consortium.--The Committee notes the significant 
disparity between the estimated number of human trafficking 
victims globally and the number of human trafficking 
prosecutions. The Committee also recognizes the importance of 
ensuring that human trafficking prosecutions are conducted with 
a victim-centric approach. The Committee supports efforts to 
increase funds for prosecuting human trafficking cases, 
including support for global networks and consortia of higher 
education that exchange best practices. Funds allocated for 
such purposes shall be designated in the spend plan required 
pursuant to section 7062(b).
    Restriction on conferences.--Subsection (g)(2) restricts 
funds from being made available for conferences in countries 
classified as Tier 3. The Committee sees facilitation of such 
conferences to such countries as contrary to trafficking in 
persons policy unless the purposes are specifically designed to 
address human trafficking or are in the national security 
interest of the United States.
    Reconciliation programs The Committee directs that not less 
than $25,000,000 be made available to support USAID 
reconciliation programs. The Committee directs the 
Administrator of USAID to consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds on the 
uses of such funds, and such funds shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations.

Section 7061 (Limitation Related to Environment Programs)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
concerning limitations for environment programs.
    Climate programs impact report.--The Committee notes that 
billions of dollars have been invested in climate change 
programs globally since 2020 and that such investments have 
been wasted because they will not result in lower global 
temperatures. Further, top polluters, such as the PRC, which 
represents nearly one-third of total global emissions and emits 
more than the entire developing world combined, are not making 
investments to reduce their total emissions. Therefore, the 
Committee requires a study in section 7061(h) to demonstrate 
whether there has been a justifiable return on United States 
investment. In addition to the requirement in subsection (h), 
the study shall include analysis on climate change funding used 
in countries that represent less than 0.2 percent of global 
emissions or less than 1.5 tons of emissions per capita and 
whether the funding has had or will have an impact on global 
temperatures using plausible scenarios that forecast conditions 
based on peer-reviewed studies. Such report shall also indicate 
which scenarios, including Representative Concentration 
Pathways and Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, programming is 
meant to address and the plausibility of such forecasted 
conditions in such scenarios. If a claim is made that such 
programming is not based on any scenario or evidence but rather 
based on projections developed using alternative methods, the 
Comptroller General shall identify the most relevant scenario 
predicting the types of climate events that such programming is 
meant to address for the purpose of this reporting requirement.
    Multilateral programs.--In addition to the funding 
prohibitions included in this section for the Green Climate 
Fund, the Clean Technology Fund, and the Loss and Damage Fund, 
the Committee recommendation does not include funds for the 
Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund, the Adaptation Fund, or 
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Report

    Climate change evidence and attribution justification.--Not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of 
USAID, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriation 
on the specific Representative Concentration Pathways and 
Shared Socioeconomic Pathways used to forecast conditions and 
whether the use of funds made available in prior acts for 
climate change and adaptation are justified. Such report shall 
include a description and plausibility of the predictions and 
assumptions of all pathways used to justify and set 
requirements for such programs. Such report shall also specify 
whether such pathways assume signals of climate change are 
happening or will happen in the future without evidence or 
without relying on climate models.

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 Matters)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding management of the Department of State. The section 
also includes new language placing limitations on funding for 
certain programs and activities of the Department.
    Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
all sole-source awards made by the Department during the 
previous fiscal year in excess of $2,000,000.

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.

Reports

    Sole-source awards.--Not later than December 31, 2025, the 
Administrator of USAID shall submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations on all sole-source awards made by USAID 
during the previous fiscal year in excess of $2,000,000.
    The Office of Human Capital and Talent Management 
(OHCTM).--The Committee directs the Administrator of USAID to 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act providing 
analysis of the performance of OHCTM, for the past two fiscal 
years, in managing USAID personnel issues, including 
recruitment, evaluations, and promotions. The report shall also 
include information on how OHCTM's scope of work relates to 
other functions of USAID's administrative and management 
operations.

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.
    Impact framework.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State and the Administrator of USAID to use an impact 
framework, in accordance with paragraph 7 of section 506 of the 
Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of division J of Public 
Law 116-94), when reporting on progress toward reducing levels 
of violence and polarization and improving individual agency, 
institutional legitimacy, and investments in peace efforts.
    Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund.--Funds made available 
for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund may be made available 
for the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund, if established.
    Prevention and Stabilization Fund.--The Committee directs 
that funds be made available for the Prevention and 
Stabilization Fund, including to support activities implemented 
by youth-led civil society organizations and youth peace 
building implementers in regions impacted by extremism. The 
Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID shall ensure 
that any use of such funds for this purpose is consistent with 
and coordinated under the priority country and regional plans 
as required by section 506 of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 
(title V of division J of Public Law 116-94) and clearly 
designed to achieve stated objectives of the plans.

Report

    Haiti.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State and 
the Administrator of USAID to include in their biennial reports 
to the appropriate congressional committees, as required under 
the Global Fragility Act of 2019, information on how funds 
appropriated by this Act and made available for the Prevention 
and Stabilization Fund have been used to prioritize addressing 
the protection of children from all forms of violence, 
including gender-based violence, as well as the education, 
health, food security, and nutrition needs of children in 
Haiti.

Section 7067 (Debt-for-Development)

    This section includes language carried in 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 carried in the prior year 
extending certain consular fees and related authorities. The 
Committee directs that in allocating resources made available 
pursuant to these authorities, the Secretary of State shall 
place the highest priority to addressing both the passport and 
visa processing backlogs and wait times.

Section 7069 (Gaza Oversight and Other Matters)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
concerning Gaza oversight and other matters.
    In carrying out the investigation directive in subsection 
(h), the Inspectors General shall consult upon receipt of 
allegations to determine which office has principal 
jurisdiction. Upon request, either Inspector General may 
provide investigative support or conduct an independent 
investigation of allegations received related to the subject 
matter described in this section.

Section 7070 (Additional Limitations on Operations and Assistance)

    This section includes new limitations on the use of funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for 
certain operations expenses and assistance programs and 
activities.
    The Committee directs, pursuant to section 7070(c) of this 
Act, that no funds appropriated by this Act be made available 
for any office, program, or activity for the purposes of 
supporting, implementing, or otherwise carrying out Executive 
Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (relating to advancing racial 
equity and support for underserved communities through the 
Federal Government), Executive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 
(relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in 
the Federal workforce), or Executive Order 14091 of February 
16, 2023 (relating to further advancing racial equity and 
support for underserved communities through the Federal 
Government), or for any office, program, or activity for the 
purposes of diversity, equity, and inclusion training.

Section 7071 (Rescissions)

    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
rescinding unobligated balances from prior year appropriations.

Section 7072

    This section includes new language related to a limitation 
on assistance for the Republic of Maldives.

                TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION


                       Spending Reduction Account

    Section 8001 establishes a Spending Reduction Account.

             House of Representatives Reporting Requirement

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

 
 
 
Economic Support Fund.................................       640,161,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...        65,000,000
Debt Restructuring....................................       111,000,000
 

                           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 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, United States and Mexico--Construction, language is 
included to transfer funds to Salaries and Expenses.
    In title II, under Operating Expenses, language is included 
to transfer funds to Capital Investment Fund.
    In title III, under Peace Corps, language is included to 
transfer funds to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7009 to 
transfer funds under title I to 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 I of this Act, including Diplomatic 
Programs, Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance, and 
Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, between 
such accounts to respond to security situations.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7009 to 
transfer funds under Diplomatic Programs for Worldwide Security 
Protection to Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
Service.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7009 to 
transfer funds under Diplomatic Programs to Capital Investment 
Fund.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7009 to 
transfer funds under title III to 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 from unobligated balances of expired funds under 
Diplomatic Programs to Protection of Foreign Missions and 
Officials for extraordinary protection.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7034 to 
transfer funds under Diplomatic Programs to Consular and Border 
Security Program.
    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 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 certain funds to Operating Expenses in title II of 
this Act.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7068 to 
transfer funds under Administration of Foreign Affairs and 
discretionary unobligated balances from prior acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs under such heading to 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):

        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, 2029] September 30, 2030, 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, 2029] September 30, 2030, 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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               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 2025 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 this Act.
    Additional changes in the fiscal year 2025 bill, which may 
be construed as changing existing law, are as follows:
Title I
    Under Diplomatic Programs, language modified from the prior 
year on funding for certain Department of State activities.
    Under Consular and Border Security Programs, language 
carried in the prior year providing funding consular 
activities, including to reduce passport backlogs and wait 
times and authorities on fee collection.
    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 
carried in the prior year designating amounts for certain 
programs and authority to retain certain fees.
    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 modified from the prior year removing an authority to 
make contributions to the International Energy Forum.
    Under Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities, language modified from the prior year requiring the 
Secretary of State to work with the United Nations to evaluate 
and prioritize peacekeeping missions.
    Under International Boundary and Water Commission, United 
States and Mexico, Constructions, and American Sections, 
International Commissions, language carried in the prior year 
providing a limitation on the amount available for 
representation expenses.
    Under International Boundary and Water Commission, United 
States and Mexico language carried in the prior year providing 
limited transfer authority.
    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 
modified from the prior year setting limitations on funds 
available for certain expenses and receipts, requiring USAGM to 
make funds available for certain activities, requiring a review 
of certain programs, restricting representation expenses, and 
requiring notifications.
    Under The Asia Foundation, language similar to the prior 
year providing extended availability of funds made available 
under the heading.
    Under United States Institute of Peace, language similar to 
the prior year related to the period of availability and 
limiting the use of funds for construction activities.
    Under Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, language 
carried in the prior year limiting the use of funds relating to 
compensation.
    Under National Endowment for Democracy, language similar to 
the prior year setting an extended period of availability and 
directing allocations.
    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 2024 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 placing a 
limitation on representation expenses and 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, restricting representation 
and entertainment expenses, and requiring notifications.
    Under Capital Investment Fund, language carried in the 
prior year requiring notifications and setting the period of 
availability of funds.
Title III
    Under Global Health Programs, language similar to the prior 
year requiring direct apportionment to agencies, designating 
and limiting the use of funds, requiring notifications, and 
setting a cap on administrative expenses.
    Under Development Assistance, language carried in the prior 
year regarding apportionment.
    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, and establishing 
notification and reporting requirements.
    Under Complex Crises Fund, language carried in the prior 
year providing notwithstanding authority and requiring the 
direct apportionment of funding to USAID.
    Under Democracy Fund, language carried in the prior year 
designating the use of funds and apportionment to agencies.
    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 providing for certain refugee needs and 
designating amounts for refugees resettling in Israel.
    Under Peace Corps, language carried in the prior year 
designating uses of funds, limiting representation expenses, 
requiring consultations, allowing transfer of funds in certain 
circumstances, 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 and 
certain notwithstanding authority. Language is included for 
providing funds for the Common Framework for Debt Treatments 
beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative.
Title IV
    Under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, 
language carried in the prior year designating uses of funds 
and certain authorities, establishing reporting and 
notification requirements, and providing certain 
notwithstanding authority with regard to certain pre-obligation 
requirements included in the bill and the obligation of funds 
for administrative expenses.
    Under Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and 
Related Programs, language carried in the prior year 
designating the use of funds, providing certain notwithstanding 
authorities for funds, and establishing funding conditions, 
limitations, and notification requirements.
    Under Peacekeeping Operations, language carried in the 
prior year designating the use of funds, establishing 
prohibitions for the use of funds, and requiring notifications.
    Under International Military Education and Training, 
language carried in the prior year designating uses of funds 
and limiting entertainment allowances.
    Under Foreign Military Financing Program, language carried 
in the prior year designating the use of funds, establishing 
requirements for notification, disbursement, and transfer of 
certain funds, establishing limitations and conditions on 
funds, and limiting representation and entertainment expenses.

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 
designating funds for certain purposes.
    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 designating funds for certain purposes and providing 
certain exceptions.
    Under United States International Development Finance 
Corporation, Program Account, language similar to the prior 
year to carry out the activities described in the BUILD Act of 
2018 (division F of Public Law 115-254).
    Under Trade and Development Agency, language modified from 
the prior year restricting representation and entertainment 
allowances, providing certain new authority, 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 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.
    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 and 
requiring a determination, and providing waiver authority under 
certain conditions.
    Sec. 7009 includes language modified from the prior year 
providing transfer authority and setting limitations and 
conditions on such transfers between appropriations accounts 
and requiring audits of certain transfers.
    Sec. 7010 includes language modified from 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 new language requiring a strategy for 
improving foreign assistance effectiveness and similar language 
carried in section 7034 the prior year regarding beneficiary 
feedback, monitoring and evaluation, and foreign assistance 
transparency.
    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 modified from the prior year 
regarding the reservation of funds, certain related 
authorities, and the designation of certain funding levels.
    Sec. 7015 includes language modified from the prior year 
establishing the notification requirements for the obligation 
of certain funds made available by this Act.
    Sec. 7016 includes language carried in 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 carried in prior year 
prohibiting funding for involuntary sterilization.
    Sec. 7019 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding compliance with funding directives in certain tables 
in the accompanying report and 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 
related commercial diplomacy and the promotion of United States 
economic interests abroad.
    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; grievance mechanisms; capital 
increases; opposition to lending; contributions to financial 
intermediary funds; report requirement; withholding of certain 
funds; and guidance on multilateral development banks.
    Sec. 7030 includes language modified from the prior year 
making funds available for infrastructure investments, 
including transportation, critical minerals with certain 
requirements, and information and communication networks.
    Sec. 7031 includes language modified from 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 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding democracy programs funded in this Act.
    Sec. 7033 includes language modified from the prior year on 
programs and activities relating to international religious 
freedom.
    Sec. 7034 includes language modified the prior year 
providing certain special authorities, directives, and 
limitations relating to funds made available by this Act.
    Sec. 7035 includes language modified from the prior year 
related to assistance, authorities, limitations, directives, 
and notifications regarding law enforcement and security 
matters.
    Sec. 7036 includes language modified from prior year 
regarding funding directive and related requirements to combat 
fentanyl.
    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 
providing authorities, directives, and limitations concerning 
certain countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
    Sec. 7042 includes language modified from the prior year 
providing authorities, directives, and limitations concerning 
certain 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 modified from the prior year 
providing authorities, directives, and limitations regarding 
assistance and diplomatic engagement concerning certain 
countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
    Sec. 7046 includes language modified from the prior year 
providing authorities, directives, and limitations regarding 
assistance for certain countries in Europe and Eurasia.
    Sec. 7047 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding programs to counter Russian influence and aggression.
    Sec. 7048 includes language modified from the prior year 
relating to conditions and limitations on funds for the United 
Nations and other international organizations.
    Sec. 7049 includes language prohibiting the use of funds 
related to censorship of speech and regarding limitations 
related to the Global Engagement Center.
    Sec. 7050 includes language carried in the prior year 
directing that funds be made available for programs to promote 
internet freedom and requiring certain consultations and 
notifications concerning the obligation of such funds.
    Sec. 7051 includes language modified from 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 of certain individuals to the United States.
    Sec. 7056 includes language carried in the prior year 
establishing restrictions on enterprise funds.
    Sec. 7057 includes language prohibiting funding for UNFPA 
and to any foreign nongovernmental organization that promotes 
or performs abortion, with certain exceptions.
    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 women's equality and 
empowerment.
    Sec. 7060 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding assistance for programs related to basic education, 
higher education, biodiversity and wildlife trafficking, 
development programs, disability programs, food security and 
agriculture development, microenterprise, combating human 
trafficking, and water and sanitation.
    Sec. 7061 includes language modified from the prior year on 
limitations for environment programs.
    Sec. 7062 includes language modified from the prior year 
requiring operating and spend plans for certain 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 modified from the prior year 
regarding management of the Department of State, including 
compliance with financial management requirements and 
limitations on certain programs and activities.
    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 similar to the prior year 
regarding debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges.
    Sec. 7068 includes language carried in the prior year 
extending certain consular fees and related authorities.
    Sec. 7069 includes language modified from the prior year 
related to the oversight of, and restrictions on, certain 
activities in, and with respect to, Gaza.
    Sec. 7070 includes new limitations on the use of funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for 
certain operations expenses and assistance programs and 
activities.
    Sec. 7071 includes language modified from the prior year 
rescinding certain unobligated balances from prior year 
appropriations.

Title VIII

    Under Spending Reduction Account, new language from the 
prior year establishing a spending reduction account.

                  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....  $11,677,407,000
 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....  $1,338,514,000
 International Organizations.
Department of State/              2003..............  $71,385,000.......  $57,730,000.......  $333,369,000
 International Commissions.
U.S. Agency for Global Media      2003..............  $644,486,000......  $599,560,000......  $807,896,000
 (formerly Broadcasting Board of
 Governors).
Department of State/Related       2003..............  $72,000,000.......  $69,986,000.......  $354,700,000
 Programs.
United States Institute of Peace  2014..............  Such sums as may    $37,000,000.......  $55,000,000
                                                       be necessary.
USAID/Operating Expenses........  1987..............  $387,000,000......  $340,600,000......  $1,214,808,000
USAID/Capital Investment Fund...  None..............  NA................  NA................  $259,100,000
USAID/Inspector General.........  1987..............  $21,750,000.......  $21,000,000.......  $90,000,000
Global Health Programs (see note  Population (1987);  Population          Population          $3,623,712,000
 below).                           Health and          ($290,000,000);     ($234,625,000);     (including up to
                                   Disease             Health and          Health and          $461,000,000 for
                                   Prevention          Disease             Disease             Population)
                                   (1987); Child       Prevention          Prevention
                                   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  2013..............  $48,000,000,000     $5,720,499,000....  $5,645,000,000
                                                       over 5 years.
Development Assistance..........  Agriculture         Agriculture         Agriculture         $3,000,000,000
                                   (1987); Education   ($760,000,000);     ($693,613,000);     (program levels
                                   (1987); Energy      Education           Education           too difficult to
                                   and selected        ($180,000,000);     ($155,000,000);     determine due to
                                   development         Energy and          Energy and          changing
                                   activities (1987).  selected            selected            definitions of
                                                       development         development         programs since
                                                       activities          activities          last authorized)
                                                       ($207,000,000).     ($149,990,000).
International Disaster            2018..............  $2,794,184,000....  $2,696,534,000....  $3,452,362,000
 Assistance.
Transition Initiatives..........  None..............  NA................  NA................  $80,000,000
Democracy Fund..................  None..............  NA................  NA................  $355,700,000
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia    1993..............  $410,000,000......  N/A...............  $770,334,000
 and Central Asia.
Migration and Refugee Assistance  2003..............  $820,000,000......  $781,884,000......  $2,453,236,000
Peace Corps.....................  2003..............  $365,000,000......  $295,069,000......  $410,500,000
Millennium Challenge Corporation  2005..............  Such sums as may    $1,488,000,000....  $937,000,000
                                                       be necessary.
Inter-American Foundation.......  1993..............  $31,000,000.......  $30,960,000.......  $22,500,000
United States African             1987..............  $3,872,000........  $6,500,000........  $30,000,000
 Development Foundation.
Department of the Treasury,       1999..............  $5,000,000........  $1,500,000........  $30,000,000
 International Affairs Technical
 Assistance.
Economic Support Fund...........  1987..............  $3,800,000,000....  $3,555,000,000....  $3,430,888,000
International Narcotics Control   1994..............  $171,500,000......  $100,000,000......  $1,566,183,000
 and Law Enforcement.
Nonproliferation, Anti-           2003..............  $226,200,000......  NA................  $921,000,000
 terrorism, Demining and Related
 Programs (see note below).
Peacekeeping Operations.........  1999..............  $83,000,000.......  $76,500,000.......  $411,050,000
International Military Education  2003..............  $85,000,000.......  $79,480,000.......  $125,425,000
 and Training.
Foreign Military Financing......  2003..............  $4,107,000,000....  $6,104,632,000....  $6,828,049,000
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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...........................................       51,713  ...........       51,713   \1\ 67,412
    Mandatory...............................................  ...........  ...........           60           60
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\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NOTE.--The amounts in this report do not include $220 million in estimated outlays from provisions in this bill
  that are designated as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced
  Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 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
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Projection of outlays associated with the
 recommendation:
    2025.............................................         \1\ 17,222
    2026.............................................             13,875
    2027.............................................              9,380
    2028.............................................              5,146
    2029 and future years............................             4,970
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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]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                 Authority     Outlays
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial assistance to State and local                   0        \1\ 0
 governments for 2025.........................
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\1\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

                          Program Duplication

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, 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 to clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following hearings were used to 
develop or consider the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025:
    The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs held a budget hearing on May 22, 2024, entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2025 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 an oversight hearing on May 7, 2024, entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the U.S. International 
Development Finance Corporations''. The Subcommittee received 
testimony from:
          The Honorable Scott Nathan, Chief Executive Officer, 
        U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
    The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs held a budget hearing on April 11, 2024, entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2025 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

      Comparative Statement of New Budget (Obligational) Authority

    Pursuant to clause (5)(c)(2) of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the following table provides a detailed 
summary, for each department and agency, comparing the amounts 
recommended in the bill with fiscal year 2024 enacted amounts 
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                            ADDITIONAL VIEWS

    The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs appropriations bill supports the diplomatic and 
development efforts critical to maintaining U.S. global 
leadership and protecting our country's national security. 
Investments in this bill provide the State Department, U.S. 
Agency for International Development (USAID), and other 
agencies the resources needed to help reduce global poverty, 
strengthen democratic political systems, and create greater 
political and economic stability. Our country's national 
security is dependent on robust diplomatic, defense and 
development investments. Yet, the House fiscal year 2025 bill 
would underinvest in development and diplomacy in such an 
extreme way as to undermine our national security and American 
global leadership.
    The funding supported by the State and Foreign Operations 
bill has achieved significant improvements in the lives of 
people around the world including increased vaccinations, 
reduced hunger and extreme poverty, and raised living standards 
for millions around the world. However, the pandemic and growth 
of infectious disease, rising food insecurity, and conflicts in 
Europe and the Middle East, are endangering that progress. The 
twelve percent cut to the fiscal year 2025 allocation will 
further jeopardize these gains and undercut the work of 
courageous diplomats and development workers around the world.
    Historic migration, a changing climate, growing conflict 
within and between states, and economic stagnation are 
challenges that cannot be addressed by one country. Our only 
chance at success is to work together with our partners and 
allies to tackle these problems. This is not always easy, and 
we will not always agree with every country about everything.
    This bill's cynical characterization of countries into 
black and white; good and evil is inflexible and unnuanced. A 
key example of this is how this bill reinforces the failed 
Cuban embargo. There's no track record of success nurturing 
democracy and human rights by punishing regular people. We will 
not be able to lead on international issues if we refuse to 
engage or compromise. But by holding onto our values and 
seeking common ground, we will make sustainable and lasting 
progress on the interests of the United States.
    The bill takes a disingenuous approach to the threat posed 
by climate change. Communities are confronting the impacts of 
human-caused climate change right now--life threatening 
temperatures, crop failures, floods and severe weather. The 
past 12 months have been the hottest ever measured and this 
year's hurricane season is predicted to be especially active 
because of record ocean temperatures.
    Yet, the fiscal year 2025 House bill ignores this reality. 
It includes no funding for clean energy. No funding to help 
communities adapt to drought, rising coastlines, or extreme 
heat. No funding to stop deforestation or recurring coastal 
flooding. And even worse, the bill cuts off cooperation with 
other countries to address this existential threat.
    The bill also continues attacks on women's reproductive 
freedom. 218 million women globally still do not have access to 
the tools needed to decide when and how to have a baby and 
hundreds of thousands die in childbirth, but this House bill 
will make it harder for women to access care. It also cuts off 
funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the one 
partner that provides services to mothers and their babies in 
the hardest places to reach. We know these are failed policies 
that lead to negative impacts for child mortality and health 
and economic empowerment.
    This bill purports to take a hard line against our 
adversaries, but the evidence shows otherwise. The United 
States currently has a smaller diplomatic presence overseas 
than the People's Republic of China (PRC). A strong and capable 
State Department and USAID with well-staffed embassies and 
missions effectively represents our interests by supporting and 
building bridges with host governments, civil societies, 
communities and the private sector that are at the core of our 
national security and economic interests. However, this bill 
asks our diplomats and development experts to do more 
monitoring, reporting, and oversight, but cuts administrative 
accounts by almost $1.5 billion.
    In contrast, the largest increase in the bill, almost $1 
billion, is in Foreign Military Financing. At the same time, it 
removes all funding for the United Nations and prohibits funds 
for a growing list of United Nations bodies. The clear message 
of the fiscal year 2025 House bill is more weapons, less 
cooperation.
    This approach will provide fewer tools to partner with 
countries that are looking for our assistance and decimate 
support for multilateral agencies and international financial 
institutions. We have watched as the PRC challenges the United 
States at the United Nations and other multilateral 
institutions, working to insert their values of 
authoritarianism and disrespect for human rights. By cutting 
all funding to the United Nations and its agencies, this bill 
leaves a void for our adversaries to fill.
    The bill also injects domestic politics into our foreign 
policy in an attempt to accommodate the most extreme views in 
Congress without the consideration of real-life consequences 
for national security and well-being of our allies. Support for 
diversity and human rights for all people are a bedrock of 
American values and millions of people look to the United 
States for inspiration and support on these issues. This bill 
would weaken American leadership with its attack on programs to 
promote diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility within 
the foreign service and broader foreign affairs workforce. In 
the 21st Century, large firms and the Pentagon have concluded 
that they cannot achieve their missions without nurturing and 
cultivating the broadest and deepest array of talent. That 
means valuing everyone--via an effective strategy and ample 
resources for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility.
    Our foreign affairs agencies, like the State Department, 
are struggling to build a diverse and inclusive foreign 
service, with a workforce that is less diverse than the labor 
force, and that gets whiter and more male at each rank of 
seniority. It is critical that United States representation 
overseas represents the full diversity of America. The bill 
would undermine even the modest progress made under this 
administration by defunding the tools needed to create an 
inclusive 21st Century workforce.
    Several amendments were offered to address some of the most 
destructive provisions, but unfortunately, were defeated in 
largely partisan votes. An amendment to strike the harmful 
riders affecting women's health offered by Representative Grace 
Meng was rejected along party lines.
    In another amendment rejected by a party line vote, Ranking 
Member Barbara Lee offered an amendment to strike several of 
the most counter-productive riders regarding LGBTQ+ rights, 
diversity and inclusion, disinformation, prohibitions on United 
Nations programs such as the World Health Organization, and 
counter-productive migration riders. The pursuit of such 
policies has contributed to the increasing isolation of the 
United States.
    This bill would have severe consequences for United States 
leadership, our ability to work with others on shared 
challenges, and our long-term national security. Instead of 
listening to partners and addressing concerns together, the 
fiscal year 2025 House SFOPS bill forces the U.S. to go it 
alone and reject any country with a different perspective. It 
rejects burden-sharing and dialogue.
    We look forward to working with Chairman Diaz-Balart and 
our colleagues in the House to improve the bill and hope our 
Republican colleagues will reconsider the included policy 
riders that will make it more difficult to achieve U.S. 
priorities.

                                   Rosa DeLauro.
                                   Barbara Lee.

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