DIVISION K-DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021

The explanatory statement accompanying this division is approved and indicates

congressional intent. In implementing this agreement, Federal departments, agencies,

commissions, and other entities are directed to comply with the directives, reporting

requirements, and instructions contained in H. Rept. 116-444 (House report) accompanying H.R.

7608 and incorporated by reference by section 3(a) in the matter preceding division A ofH.R.

7608 (House bill) as though stated in this explanatory statement, unless specifically directed to

the contrary.

This explanatory statement, while repeating some House report language for emphasis or

clarification, does not negate language in such report unless expressly provided herein.

Language expressing an opinion or making an observation in the House report represents the

view of the House committee unless specifically endorsed in this explanatory statement.

Reports required to be submitted pursuant to the Act, including reports required by this

explanatory statement and the House report, may not be consolidated to include responses to

multiple requirements in a single report, except following consultation with the Committees on

Appropriations.

Similar to prior fiscal years, a portion of funding appropriated by the Act is designated as

Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism (OCO/GWOT) pursuant to the

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA). The Act does not

contain or establish a regional limitation on the use of OCO/GWOT funding.

For purposes of this explanatory statement, the term "the Act" means the Department of

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021, and the term "prior

Acts" means prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,

and related programs. In addition, "division G of Public Law 116-94" means the Department of

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020; "division F of Public

Law 116-6" means the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

Appropriations Act, 2019; "division K of Public Law 115-141" means the Department of State,

Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; "division J of Public Law

115-31" means the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

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Appropriations Act, 2017; and "division K of Public Law 113-76" means the Department of

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014.

For purposes of the Act and this explanatory statement, the term "subject to the regular

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations" means such Committees are

notified not less than 15 days prior to the obligation of funds or other action that is the subject of

the notification requirement, regardless of what may be contained in an agency's congressional

budget justification (CBJ) or in the operating and spend plans required by section 7061 of the

Act. Operating plans, spend plans, and CBJs do not suffice as justification for purposes of

satisfying such notification requirement.

Federal agencies funded by the Act shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of any

reprogramming, as required by section 7015 of the Act, at the most detailed level of the CBJ, the

Act, or this explanatory statement.

Congressional notifications submitted by the heads of the Federal agencies funded in the

Act for funds that are being reallocated prior to initial obligation, reprogrammed, or reobligated

after deobligation, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, contain detailed information about

the sources of the funds and why such funds are no longer needed or intended to be used as

previously justified.

Section 7019 of the Act requires that amounts designated in the respective tables included

in this explanatory statement for funds appropriated in titles III through V, including tables in

title VII, shall be made available at not less than such designated amounts, unless otherwise

provided for in the Act, and shall be the basis of the report required by section 653(a) of the

Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961 (653(a) report), where applicable. In lieu of the tables

and allocations of funding contained in the House report, the tables and allocations contained in

this explanatory statement shall guide departments, agencies, commissions, and other entities

when allocating funds. The Act provides that the amounts designated in the tables shall be made

available notwithstanding the date of the transmission of the 653(a) report.

Proposed deviations from tables in titles I and II in this explanatory statement are subject

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, unless an exception

or deviation authority is specifically provided in the Act or this explanatory statement.

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The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for

International Development (USAID) shall continue to provide the Committees on Appropriations

electronic copies of all reports, notifications, spend plans, and any other documents required by

the Act, prior Acts, this and prior explanatory statements and statements of managers, the House

report, and prior reports.

For purposes of the Act and this explanatory statement, the term "prior consultation"

means a pre-decisional engagement between a relevant Federal agency and the Committees on

Appropriations during which such Committees are given a meaningful opportunity to provide

facts and opinions, in advance of any public announcement, to inform: (1) the use of funds; (2)

the development, content, or conduct of a program or activity; or (3) a decision to be taken.

Additionally, section 7020 of the Act includes specific requirements regarding multi-year

pledges.

The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall inform the

Committees on Appropriations on the use of notwithstanding authority, including detailed

information on the provisions of law being notwithstood and a justification for the use of such

authority, in the submission of any congressional notification required by the Act. If it becomes

necessary to rely on notwithstanding authority subsequent to a notification of assistance, the

Committees on Appropriations shall be informed at the earliest opportunity and to the

extent practicable. Notwithstanding authority included in any provision of the Act shall not be

construed to exclude the requirements of such provision.

The Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) has, at times, been

loosely interpreted by the Department of State when using an exception to the publishing of a

proposed rulemaking related to a function of foreign affairs. The exception should only be used

if public rulemaking provisions would clearly provoke definitive undesirable international

consequences.

Any Federal agency receiving funds made available by the Act shall post on its publicly

available website any report required by the Act to be submitted to the appropriate congressional

committees, upon a determination by the head of the agency that to do so is in the national

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interest. This directive shall not apply if: (1) the public posting of the report would compromise

national security, including the conduct of diplomacy; (2) the report contains proprietary,

privileged, or sensitive information; or (3) the agency is already directed to publicly post such

report by another provision of law or regulation.

The head of an agency posting such report shall, unless directed otherwise by the Act or

any other provision of law or regulation, do so only after such report has been made available to

the Committees on Appropriations for not less than 30 days. Any report required to be submitted

to such Committees shall include information from the submitting agency on whether such report

will be publicly posted.

For purposes of the Act and this explanatory statement, the term "stabilization assistance"

has the same meaning as defined by the Stabilization Assistance Review in A Framework for

Maximizing the Effectiveness of United States Government Efforts to Stabilize Conflict-Affected

Areas, 2018.

The Secretary of State shall update the report required under the Monitoring and

Evaluation heading in Senate Report 114-290 and submit such report to the Committees on

Appropriations in the manner described.

Consistent with prior fiscal years, none of the funds made available by the Act may be

used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of Federal agencies

who are stationed in the United States at any single international conference occurring outside

the United States, unless the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate congressional

committees at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest.

For purposes of this restriction, the term "international conference" means a conference attended

by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international

organizations, or nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

Federal agencies funded by the Act shall not provide bonuses to government contractors

who fail to complete their contract in a satisfactory manner, including as a result of avoidable

scheduling delays or cost overruns.

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TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

The agreement includes $12,339,887,000 for Administration of Foreign Affairs, of which

$3,105,309,000 is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. The agreement includes a

total of $6,071,348,000 for embassy security, as contained in the table below:

EMBASSY SECURITY [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] Account/Program

Worldwide Security Protection Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance Total

DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS

Budget Authority

4,120,899 1,950,449 6,071,348

The agreement includes $9,170,013,000 for Diplomatic Programs, of which

$2,226,122,000 is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

Within the total provided under this heading, up to $4,120,899,000 is for Worldwide

Security Protection and may remain available until expended; and $5,049,114,000 is for

operations, of which $757,367,000 may remain available until September 30, 2022.

Funds appropriated by the Act for activities, bureaus, and offices under this heading are

allocated according to the following table:

DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

Human Resources

Overseas Programs Diplomatic Policy and Support Security Programs

Category

Worldwide Security Protection

Worldwide Security Protection

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Budget Authority

2,990,820 [534,782] 1,808,415

763,428 3,607,350

[3,586,117]

Total

Bureau/Office (includes salary and bureau-managed funds)

Bureau of Administration Freedom of Information Act

Cultural Antiquities Task Force Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

Human Rights Vetting Atrocities Prevention Training

Management and Oversight Programs Special Advisor for International Disability Rights

Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

Office of Terrorism Financing and Economic Sanctions Policy Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

Office of Oceans and Polar Affairs of which, Special Representative for the Arctic Region

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement

Office of International Religious Freedom

Religious freedom curriculum development

Office of the Legal Advisor Document Review Unit

Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Office of the Secretary

Office of Global Women's Issues Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs

Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism

9,170,013

{33,960] 1,000

47,300 [11,000]

{500] [5,000]

[750] [250]

[750]

[6,100] 41,859

{5,121] {438]

[3,609]

8,750

{600}

[2,889] 16,000

[10,000] {1,250] [1,000] {1,000}

Funds allocated for offices and programs under the bureaus listed in the table under this

heading that exceed the fiscal year 2021 congressional budget justification (CBJ) levels for such

offices and programs are in addition to funds otherwise made available for such bureaus.

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Prior to submitting the operating plan required by section 7061 (a) of the Act, the

Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on staffing levels and

any major changes to programs from the prior fiscal year. The Secretary of State shall include in

the operating plan a description of any funds transferred to other Federal agencies in support of

Afghanistan operations, including projected transfer amounts and the number of staff supported

by each agency, and diplomatic operating levels for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq under this

heading and Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance.

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department ofState.-Not later than

90 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a staffing plan to the

Committees on Appropriations that specifies the hiring targets needed to appropriately manage

and oversee the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) programs, and the steps

the Department is planning to take to meet these requirements by the end of fiscal year 2021.

Child Abduction and Access.-The agreement endorses language in the House report

under this heading regarding the use of the Sean and David Goldman International Child

Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 (Public Law I 13-150).

Cybersecurity and Report.-The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on

Appropriations on a semi-annual basis on cybersecurity protocols and procedures. Not later than

90 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall update the report required under

this heading in Senate Report 116-126 in the manner described.

Democracy Fellowship Program.-The agreement includes $800,000 for a newly

established democracy fellowship program. DRL shall consult with the Committees on

Appropriations on such program.

Department of State Staffing Reports.-Not later than 90 days.after enactment of the Act,

the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees

evaluating the need for increases in the number of Department of State personnel, specifically

mid-level Foreign Service Officer positions (grades FS-03, FS-02, and FS-0 l ), at overseas

posts, including a plan to increase the number of such personnel, if warranted.

Department of State Worliforce Diversification.-The agreement includes funding above

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the fiscal year 2020 level for workforce diversity initiatives and endorses language under this

heading in the House report under Reports. Not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act, the

Secretary of State shall submit such report to the Committees on Appropriations.

Concurrent with the submission of such report, the Secretary of State, following

consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, shall update the report required

under this heading in Senate Report 116-126 in the manner described, which shall also include

information on the proportional number of United States Direct Hire employees, Personal

Service Contractors, and Foreign Service Limited employees in traditionally underrepresented

groups for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Not later than 120 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a

report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken to implement the

recommendation included in the January 27, 2020 GAO report Additional Steps Are Needed to

Identify Potential Barriers to Diversity (GA0-20-237).

Exploitation and Abuse Report.-Not later than 180 days after enactment of the Act, the

Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate

congressional committees detailing allegations of, and steps taken to prevent and respond to,

sexual exploitation and abuse by implementing partners of foreign assistance programs

supported by funds appropriated for the Department of State and USAID in fiscal year 2020.

Freedom of Expression Curriculum.-Not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act,

the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of

implementing the curriculum directed to be established under this heading in Senate Report 116-

126.

Global Criminal Justice. -The agreement includes funds under this heading for the

Office of Global Criminal Justice (GCJ) to hire additional personnel to enhance the capacity of

GCJ to manage programs implemented pursuant to section 7065(a)(2) of the Act. Not later than

45 days after enactment of the Act, the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice shall

consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the implementation of such directive.

Global Engagement Center.-The agreement includes funds up to the fiscal year 2020

level for the Global Engagement Center.

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Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.-The agreement includes not less

than the fiscal year 2020 level under this heading for implementation of the Global Magnitsky

Human Rights Accountability Act.

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing.-The Under Secretary of State for

Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment shall allocate a full-time position to support the

Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing, as established by the Maritime SAFE Act (subtitle

C of title XXXV of Public Law 116-92).

Individuals Detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.-The

reporting requirement concerning individuals detained at United States Naval Station,

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba under this heading in Senate Report 116-126 shall remain in effect for

fiscal year 2021.

lntercountry Adoption.-The Secretary of State should explore additional avenues to

reduce international adoption case fees, and to ensure that the new fee schedule approved for the

lntercountry Adoption Accreditation and Maintenance Entity, Incorporated (IAAME) does not

impose undue financial burdens on families seeking to adopt internationally, especially low-

income families, families seeking to adopt sibling groups, or families seeking to adopt children

with disabilities. The next annual report on intercountry adoptions required by the Intercountry

Adoption Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-279) shall include an assessment of the impact of

IAAME's current fee schedule, and identify actions taken by the Bureau of Consular Affairs to

create opportunities for intercountry adoption, particularly in countries where American families

are in the process of adoption but those adoptions have been slowed or blocked.

Not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall provide the

Committees on Appropriations with recommendations for strengthening intercountry adoption

programs, including on a country-by-country basis. The report should also include the average

cost per adoption, disaggregated by country, to the extent practicable.

International Women of Courage Award.-Based on the findings of the Office of

Inspector General (OIG) in the September 2020 Review of the Selection Process for the

International Women of Courage Award (ESP-20-04), the Secretary of State shall, prior to

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initiating the International Women of Courage Award selection process for fiscal year 2021,

develop and publish in the Foreign Affairs Manual specific criteria regarding the nomination and

selection of candidates and recipients.

Outstanding Judgments.-The Secretary of State shall assist, as appropriate, in obtaining

payment of outstanding judgments against foreign governments and diplomats, including in the

human trafficking civil case Lipenga v. Kambalame, and submit a report to the Committees on

Appropriations not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act on progress in resolving that

case.

Post-Conflict/Peace Process Implementation Assessments.-The agreement includes

funding to continue programs within the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations that

utilize independent assessments to peace accord implementation milestones in Colombia and to

expand such assessments in other fragile and post-conflict settings, such as South Sudan and

Mindanao, Philippines, as appropriate.

Preventing Diplomats from Aiding and Abetting Flights from Justice .-The Secretary of

State shall update the report required under this heading in Senate Report 116-126 in the manner

described, except such report shall detail the steps taken by the Department of State since the

submission of the previous report.

Private Security Companies.-Not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, the

Secretary of State shall update the report required under this heading in Senate Report 115-152

regarding actions taken to ensure consistency in meeting standards and codes of conduct used by

certain private security companies.

Public Diplomacy.-The agreement includes funding above the fiscal year 2020 levels

for public diplomacy programs and the Department of State is directed to hire additional

personnel in regions identified in the bureau's Strategic Resource Review.

Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Xenophobia Abroad.-Not later than 90 days after enactment

of the Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional

committees describing funding and initiatives to address racial and ethnic discrimination abroad,

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to include a list of Department efforts that explicitly focus on addressing racial and ethnic

prejudice and discrimination, funding for civil society grants and Embassy programs and

initiatives, exchange and leadership programs, and related efforts.

Real Property.-The Secretary of State shall assist in facilitating resolutions of

commercial disputes involving United States entities seeking return of real property seized or

expropriated by foreign governments, as appropriate.

Regional China Officers.-The agreement includes funds to support public diplomacy

activities of Regional China Officers posted at United States missions overseas, following

consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.

Report on Recommendations .-Not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act, the

Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing

implementation of OIG recommendations and resolution of related deficiencies regarding the

Department of State's domestic physical security program (ISP-20-11 and related reports),

including a detailed explanation for any recommendation remaining open.

Reports. -The Secretary of State shall update the reports required under Migration and

Refugee Assistance in Senate Report 115-282 in the manner described, except the relevant data

shall be updated for fiscal year 2021.

Sexual Harassment Report.-Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, the

Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of

implementing the OIG recommendations included in the September 2020 report Evaluation of

the Department's Handling of Sexual Harassment Reports (ESP-20-06).

Staff Care and Resilience.-The agreement endorses language in the House report under

this heading under Reports and directs the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to each

submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 120 days after enactment of

the Act.

Strategy for Obtaining the Release of Unjustly or Wrongfully Detained Americans

Abroad.-Not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall provide

the appropriate congressional committees with the strategy required under this heading in Senate

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Report 116-126, including a description of the steps taken by the Department to implement such

strategy.

Transboundary Watershed Management.-The agreement includes up to $500,000 to

support Department of State engagement with relevant Federal agencies to identify remaining

gaps in the Memoranda of Understanding between British Columbia and Alaska, Washington,

Idaho, and Montana, relating to mining activity in transboundary watersheds.

United States Leadership in the Arctic.-The Secretary of State shall update the report

required under this heading in Senate Report 116-126 in the manner described, except such

report shall describe steps taken and progress made in fiscal year 2020.

Visa Adjudication Report. -The report directive concerning visa adjudication included

under this heading in the House report shall not apply.

Visa Applicants .-The Secretary of State shall update the report required under this

heading in Senate Report 116-126 in the manner described, except such report shall be

submitted not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, and every 90 days thereafter until

September 30, 2021.

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

The agreement includes $250,000,000 for Capital Investment Fund.

Prior to submitting the operating plan for Capital Investment Fund as required in section

706l(a) of the Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations

on the status and progress in information technology modernization efforts and the transition

plan for shifting Expedited Passport Fees to the Consular and Border Security Programs account.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The agreement includes $90,829,000 for Office oflnspector General, of which

$13,624,000 may remain available until September 30, 2022, and an additional $54,900,000 for

the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.

Prior to conducting the assessment of diplomatic evacuation flights as described in the

House report, the OIG shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations.

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EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

The agreement includes $740,300,000 for Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs,

of which not less than $274,000,000 is for the Fulbright Program and $113,860,000 is for the

Citizen Exchange Program. Funds under this heading are allocated according to the following

table:

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

Program/ Activity

Academic Programs Fulbright Program Global Academic Exchanges

English Language Programs Special Academic Exchanges

Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship Program

Subtotal

Professional and Cultural Exchanges International Visitor Program Citizen Exchange Program

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges

J Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange

Subtotal

Special Initiatives Young Leaders Initiatives

Young African Leaders Initiative Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Young Leaders in the Americas Initiative

Countering State Disinformation and Pressure Community Engagement Exchange Program

Subtotal

American Spaces U.S. Speaker Program

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Budget Authority

274,000 62,960

[45,200] 17,875

[16,000]

354,835

104,000 113,860 [4,125]

5,750 [5,000]

223,610

34,400 [20,000] [7,800] [6,600] 12,000 5,000

51,400

15,000 4,000

Tech Camps Program and Performance Exchanges Support Total

2,000 8,850

80,605

Alumni Thematic International Exchange Series. -The agreement includes funds at not

less than the fiscal year 2020 level for the Alumni Thematic International Exchange Series.

Fulbright English Teaching Assistants in Africa. -The agreement includes not less than

$2,000,000 for Fulbright English Teaching Assistants in Africa. Not later than 90 days after

enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations

on the use of funds for such purpose.

Global TechGirls Program.-The agreement includes not less than $1,000,000 above the

fiscal year 2020 level to expand the TechGirls program consistent with the directive under this

heading in the House report. Not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of

State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the expansion of the program.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities.-The agreement includes $1,000,000

above the fiscal year 2020 level for the Fulbright Program to increase the participation of

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Fulbright HBCU Institutional

Leaders Initiative and to increase Fulbright awards for individuals coming from, or hosted by,

other minority serving institutions.

McCain Scholars and Fellowship Programs.-The agreement includes $1,600,000 for

three McCain Scholars and Fellowship programs, including $700,000 under the Benjamin

Gilman International Scholarships Program and $900,000 under the Fulbright Program.

Modifications to Fulbright Programs.-Substantive modifications to programs funded

under this heading requiring prior consultation and notification shall include the significant

downsizing, suspension, or termination of a country's Fulbright program.

Monitoring and Evaluation. -The agreement includes $3,250,000 under this heading for

monitoring and evaluation. Not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of

State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing: (1) the evaluation plan

for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) programs for fiscal years 2021 and

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2022; (2) results from recently completed evaluations; (3) steps taken to modernize the Bureau's

monitoring and evaluation process; and ( 4) examples of the application of evaluation results on

program design, participant recruitment and selection, or other aspects of exchange programs.

Operating Plan.-ln submitting the operating plan required by section 706I(a) of the Act

as described in the House report, the Secretary of State shall include fees estimated to be

collected and available for obligation by ECA in fiscal year 2021 and the uses of such fees,

including the number of employees and contractors to be funded by such fees.

Report on Changes to Programs.-Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, the

Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing any

modifications made to educational and cultural exchange programs in the prior fiscal year,

including for special academic and special professional and cultural exchanges.

Scholar Rescue. -The Secretary of State shall continue to support the Scholar Rescue

program, which protects foreign professors and researchers facing threats to their lives or

careers.

Strategic Review. - The Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural

Affairs shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations with respect to the implementation

of recommendations in the Public Diplomacy and the Advancement of U.S. Foreign Policy report

and the 2016 Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy report.

REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

The agreement includes $7,415,000 for Representation Expenses, subject to section 7010

of the Act.

PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

The agreement includes $30,890,000 for Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials.

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

The agreement includes $1,950,449,000 for Embassy Security, Construction, and

Maintenance, of which $824,287,000 is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

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Within the amount provided, $1,181,394,000 is for Worldwide Security Upgrades and

$769,055,000 is for Repair, Construction, and Operations.

Acceptance of Gifts for Embassy Construction.-The directive concerning the acceptance

of gifts for embassy construction included under this heading in Senate Report 116-126 shall

remain in effect during fiscal year 2021.

Art in Embassies Program.-Not later than 180 days after enactment of the Act, the

Secretary of State shall update the report required under this heading in Senate Report 114-79, as

necessary, and identify each United States Embassy in which the art is being displayed.

The Secretary of State shall continue to include in diplomatic facility construction project

notifications that contain funds for a major purchase of art, a determination that such purchase is

in the national interest of the United States. For major purchases of art that are not part of a

diplomatic facility construction project, such determination shall be made and reported to the

Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes.

Capital Security Cost Sharing and Maintenance Cost Sharing Programs.-The

agreement recommends $1,066,394, 163 under this heading for a Department of State

contribution and $215,202,000 under Capital Investment Fund in title II of the Act for a USAID

contribution. Other Federal agencies funded by the Act, including the United States Agency for

Global Media (USAGM), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the Peace Corps, the

United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and the Trade and

Development Agency (TDA), are required to make contributions consistent with their respective

share of the $2,600,000,000 program total.

Operating Plan.-The operating plan required by section 706l(a) of the Act shall include

the proposed allocation of funds made available under this heading and the actual and anticipated

proceeds of sales or gifts for all projects in fiscal year 2021.

United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba.-The Secretary of State shall update the report

under this heading in Senate Report 116-126 in the manner described.

Funds under this heading are allocated according to the following table:

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EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

Account/Program

Repair, Construction, and Operations Repair and Construction

Operations

of which, Domestic Renovations Worldwide Security Upgrades

Capital Security Cost Sharing and Maintenance Cost Sharing Program Compound Security Program

Total

EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMA TIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

Budget Authority

769,055 [100,000} [669,055}

[18,000} 1,181,394

[1,066,394} [115,000}

The agreement includes $7,885,000 for Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular

Service.

Quarterly Reports.-The quarterly reports required by section 124 of the Foreign

Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law I 00-204) shall include,

by category, actual expenditures for the prior two fiscal years and cumulative totals for the

current fiscal year of the funds available under this heading.

REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The agreement includes $2,500,000 for Repatriation Loans Program Account and

$1,000,000 transfer authority in the Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service account

to support the subsidy cost and a total loan level of $6,311,992.

PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

The agreement includes $31,963,000 for Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan.

The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the American Institute in

Taiwan, shall continue to report in the CBJ the amount of fees estimated to be received from the

Department of State for consular services.

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INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The agreement includes $2,743,000 for International Center, Washington, District of

Columbia, of which $2,000,000 is for the International Center to support the repair and

maintenance of the Center's infrastructure, as necessary.

PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

The agreement includes $158,900,000 for Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and

Disability Fund.

INTERNATIONAL 0RGANIZA TIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

The agreement includes $1,505,928,000 for Contributions to International Organizations,

of which $96,240,000 is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

Assessments.-The agreement includes the funding necessary to pay the full United

States assessment to the United Nations (UN) regular budget, as agreed to by the Department of

State in United Nations Resolution A/RES/73/271.

Organization of American States.-Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by the

Act and made available for an assessed contribution to the Organization of American States

(OAS), but not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a

report to the Committees on Appropriations on actions taken or planned to be taken by the OAS

to: ( 1) implement budgetary reforms and efficiencies; (2) eliminate arrears and increase other

donor contributions; (3) prevent programmatic redundancies; (4) prioritize areas in which the

OAS has a comparative advantage, such as supporting democracy, monitoring electoral

processes, and protecting human rights; and (5) ensure the credibility, and competent and timely

implementation, of personnel disciplinary procedures.

Food and Agriculture Organization.-The UN Food and Agriculture Organization is

encouraged to work with land grant institutions of higher learning in the United States to meet

global food security challenges.

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United Nations Budget and Voting Practices.-The Secretary of State shall transmit to

the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the submission of the President's budget

request for fiscal year 2022 the most recent biennial budget prepared by the UN for the

operations of the UN.

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 UN in relation to

United States strategic interests.

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR fNTERNA TIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

The agreement includes $1,456,314,000 for Contributions for International Peacekeeping

Activities, of which $705,994,000 is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

Sufficient funds are provided in the agreement for United States contributions to

peacekeeping missions at the statutory level of 25 percent. Funding for the United States share

of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia is provided under Peacekeeping Operations in

title IV of the Act, instead of under this heading.

Evaluations and Prioritization.-Consistent with prior fiscal years, the Secretary of State

shall work with the UN and members of the UN Security Council to evaluate and prioritize

peacekeeping missions, and to consider a drawdown when mission goals have been substantially

achieved.

Report.-Not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall

submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing overdue payments to UN

peacekeeping troop contributing countries, including an assessment of the impact of such

overdue payments on such countries' operational capacity.

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

Operating Plan.-Prior to the submission of the operating plan required by section

7061(a) of the Act, the United States Commissioner to the International Boundary and Water

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Commission shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations with respect to the use of

funds appropriated by the Act for the Commission.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $49,770,000 for Salaries and Expenses.

CONSTRUCTION

The agreement includes $49,000,000 for Construction.

Southwest Border Pollution.-Not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, the

Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit

a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the implementation of the interagency

plan submitted pursuant to the directive under this heading in Senate Report 116-126.

AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

The agreement includes $15,008,000 for American Sections, International Commissions,

including $10,802,000 for the International Joint Commission (IJC), $2,304,000 for the

International Boundary Commission, and $1,902,000 for technical grants and the Community

Assistance Program of the North American Development Bank.

The agreement includes the authority to make up to $1,250,000 of funds for the IJC

available until September 30, 2022.

The agreement includes $1,250,000 for the IJC to support the multi-year, United States-

Canadian study on the causes and impacts of, and mitigation options for, flooding in the Lake

Champlain-Richelieu River watershed.

The agreement includes $1,665,000 for the IJC's Great Lakes Adaptive Management

Committee.

Boundary Waters Treaty. -The agreement does not endorse language in the House report

under this heading regarding the Rainy River Drainage Basin.

Columbia River Treaty.-Not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary

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of State, in coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the

Committees on Appropriations on the benefits the Columbia River Treaty has facilitated for

Canada.

INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

The agreement includes $62,846,000 for International Fisheries Commissions. Such

funds are allocated according to the following table:

INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] Commission/ Activity

Great Lakes Fishery Commission Lake Champlain Basin

Grass Carp Lake Memphremagog Fishery

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Pacific Salmon Commission

Mark-Selective Fisheries Fund International Pacific Halibut Commission Other Marine Conservation Organizations

RELATED AGENCY

UNITED ST A TES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

Budget Authority

47,060 [9,000] [1,000]

[500] 1,750 5,935

[l, 750} 4,582 3,519

The agreement includes $793,257,000 for International Broadcasting Operations.

Of the funds made available under this heading, up to $40,708,000 may remain available

until expended for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than

$20,000,000 is for Internet freedom programs.

Central and Eastern Europe. -The agreement endorses language under this heading in

the House report concerning the media environment in Central and Eastern Europe and includes

funds to expand such programming.

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Congressional Notifications. -Funds made available under this heading are subject to the

notification requirements of section 7015 and the operating/program plan requirement of section

706l(a) of the Act. The USAGM Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is directed to continue to

include in the annual program plan the level of detail provided in prior years. Additionally, the

agreement maintains language that subjects USAGM to the regular notification procedures of the

Committees on Appropriations for significant modifications to USAGM broadcast hours

previously justified to Congress for all language services, including modifications to the annual

program plan. The USA GM CEO shall also apply such requirement to significant modifications

to elements of the program plan not related to language services.

Countering Russian Disinformation. - The agreement includes not less than the fiscal

year 2020 level for programs to counter Russian disinformation, including the Current Time TV

programming of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Voice of America.

Office of Cuba Broadcasting.-The agreement includes $12,973,000 for the Office of

Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) and continues the authority to transfer up to $7,000,000 from

USAGM's Buying Power Maintenance Account (BPMA) to help manage the cost ofOCB

reform.

The reporting and briefing requirements included under this heading in Senate Report

116-126 concerning OCB shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2021 and the USAGM CEO

shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to development and submission of the

initial report. Additionally, each report shall include the amount planned for transfer from the

BPMA pursuant to the transfer authority under this heading and justification for such transfer.

Principles and Standards. -The Act requires funds appropriated under this heading to be

made available in accordance with the principles and standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b)

of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) and section 305(b)

of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6204). The application of this requirement shall be done in a manner that

is, at a minimum, consistent with the statutory firewall, journalistic independence and best

practices, and the highest standards of professional journalism set forth in any applicable

regulation during fiscal year 2020.

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Funds under this heading are allocated according to the following table:

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

Entities/Grantees

Federal Entities International Broadcasting Bureau Operations

Office of Internet Freedom Office of Cuba Broadcasting Office of Technology, Services, and Innovation Voice of America

Subtotal

Independent Grantee Organizations Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Radio Free Asia Middle East Broadcasting Networks Open Technology Fund

Subtotal Total

BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Budget Authority

42,800 [179]

12,973 177,515 257,000 490,288

126,500 47,603

108,866 20,000

302,969

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

RELATED PROGRAMS

THE ASIA FOUNDATION

The agreement includes $20,000,000 for The Asia Foundation. Such funds shall be

apportioned and obligated to the Foundation not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act.

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

The agreement includes $45,000,000 for the United States Institute of Peace. The

Institute is encouraged to support, as appropriate, efforts by the United States Embassy in Hanoi,

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USAID, and the Department of Defense to assist the Government of Vietnam in locating and

identifying Vietnamese listed as missing in action as part of broader United States-Vietnam

reconciliation efforts.

CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST FUND

The agreement includes $250,000 from interest and earnings from the Center for Middle

Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund. The Center shall continue efforts to leverage existing

funds to secure contributions from private and other public sources to the maximum extent

practicable. The agreement supports the Department of State oversight of the annual grant to the

Center; however, the Secretary of State shall not require prior approval of program participants.

EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The agreement includes $209,000 from interest and earnings from the Eisenhower

Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund.

ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The agreement includes $119,000 from interest and earnings from the Israeli Arab

Scholarship Endowment Fund.

EAST-WEST CENTER

The agreement includes $19,700,000 for East-West Center. Such funds shall be

apportioned and obligated to the Center not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act.

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

The agreement includes $300,000,000 for National Endowment for Democracy, of which

$195,840,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including for the core

institutes, and $104,160,000 for democracy programs. Such funds shall be apportioned and

obligated to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) not later than 60 days after

enactment of the Act.

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Central Europe.-Not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, the President of

NED shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations regarding the feasibility of expanding

country-specific democracy programming in Central Europe.

OTHER COMMISSIONS

COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA'S HERITAGE ABROAD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $642,000 for the Commission for the Preservation of America's

Heritage Abroad.

UNITED ST ATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $4,500,000 for United States Commission on International

Religious Freedom.

The agreement includes $1,000,000 above the authorized level for increased oversight;

vetting and population of United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

(USCIRF) databases; staff to provide additional quality and credible research; and the dispatch

of fact-finding missions, including to India.

Report.-USCIRF shall include in its Annual Report the specific actions taken or

planned to be taken by USCIRF to report on, and advocate against, laws and policies of foreign

countries that permit or condone violations of human rights of minority groups and other

vulnerable communities on the basis of religion.

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $2,908,000 for Commission on Security and Cooperation in

Europe.

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CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $2,250,000 for Congressional-Executive Commission on the

People's Republic of China.

UNITED ST ATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $4,000,000 for United States-China Economic and Security

Review Commission.

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TITLE II

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

OPERA TING EXPENSES

The agreement includes $1,377,747,000 for Operating Expenses, of which $206,662,000

may remain available until September 30, 2022.

Funds in the Act under this heading are allocated according to the following table and

subject to sections 7015 and 7061 of the Act:

OPERATING EXPENSES [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

Program/ Activity

Overseas Operations: Field Missions Salaries and benefits, United States Direct Hire Personnel

Subtotal, Overseas Operations

Washington Support: Washington bureaus and offices Salaries and benefits, United States Direct Hire Personnel

Subtotal, Washington Support

Central Support: Information Technology Rent and General Support Staff Training Personnel Support Other Agency Costs

Subtotal, Central Support

Total ofwhich,fiscal year 2021 appropriations of which, from carryover and other sources

Budget Authority

505,316 299,623 804,939

105,673 392,561 498,234

117,798 131,224 25,075 33,947 22,230

330,274

1,633,447 1,377,747

255,700

Account Structure.-Not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act, the USAID

Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on alternative

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structures to the Operating Expenses account appropriations language, with the goal of

increasing the transparency and accountability of funding appropriated for USAID operations.

The report shall include an analysis of the structure of the Operating Expenses appropriations

language contained in S. 2583 (the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related

Programs Appropriations Act, 2020, as introduced in the Senate on September 26, 2019), and the

timeline, cost, and changes to budget formulation and execution processes required to implement

each of the proposed structures. The Administrator shall consult with such Committees prior to

the submission of the report. US AID did not comply with the consultation requirement contained

in the explanatory statement accompanying division G of Public Law 116-94 to provide such

alternatives. The Administrator is further directed to continue providing such Committees with

quarterly obligation reports on the account.

Adaptive Personnel Project.-The agreement does not include funding for USAID's

Adaptive Personnel Project under Operating Expenses nor does it authorize the use of program

funds for such purpose. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on

Appropriations prior to the use of any new hiring authority.

Human Rights Division. - The agreement endorses language in the House report under

this heading.

Small Businesses .-The USAID Administrator shall update the report required under this

heading in Senate Report 116-126 in the manner described, except that such report shall cover

fiscal year 2020 awards.

Workforce Diversity.-Funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to

increase USAID workforce diversity initiatives over the prior year level. The agreement endorses

the language in the House report under Reports in this heading and directs that not later than 60

days after enactment of the Act, the US AID Administrator shall submit such report to the

Committees on Appropriations.

CAP IT AL INVESTMENT FUND

The agreement includes $258,200,000 for Capital Investment Fund.

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The agreement includes $215,202,000 for USAID's fiscal year 2021 contribution to the

Capital Security Cost Sharing and Maintenance Cost Sharing programs and $33,000,000 to

address the fiscal year 2020 contribution shortfall.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The agreement includes $75,500,000 for Office oflnspector General, of which

$11,325,000 may remain available until September 30, 2022.

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TITLE III

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

GLOBAL HEAL TH PROGRAMS

The agreement includes $9,195,950,000 for Global Health Programs. Funds under this

heading are allocated according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

GLOBAL HEAL TH PROGRAMS [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

Program/ Activity

Maternal and Child Health Polio

Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus The GA VI Alliance

Nutrition (USAID) Micronutrients

of which, Vitamin A Iodine Deficiency Disorder

Vulnerable Children (USAID) Blind Children

HIV/AIDS (USAID) Microbicides

HIV/ AIDS (Department of State) The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

UNAIDS Family Planning/Reproductive Health (USAID) Other Infectious Diseases (USAID)

Total

Global Health Security Malaria

Tuberculosis of which, Global TB Drug Facility

Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Budget Authority

855,500 [65,000}

[2,000} [290,000]

150,000 [33,000} [22,500}

[2,500} 25,000

[4,000} 330,000

[45,000} 5,930,000

[1,560,000] [45,000} 523,950

1,381,500 [190,000] [770,000} [319,000}

[15,000} [102,500]

9,195,950

Combating Antimicrobial Resistance.-The agreement includes not less than

$150,000,000 to combat antimicrobial resistance, including to improve international

collaboration and capacities for antimicrobial prevention, surveillance, control, and research and

development.

Global Health Security.-The agreement includes $190,000,000 to accelerate the

capacity of targeted countries to prevent, detect, and respond to zoonotic and other infectious

disease outbreaks. Not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, the USAID Administrator

shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a comprehensive strategy to implement this

funding that is integrated with country strategies. Funds shall also be made available by USAID

to support the collection and analysis of data on unknown viruses and other pathogens and to

support, on a cost-matching basis with other donors, a coordinating mechanism for the sharing of

data with other countries, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. In

developing the strategy, the Administrator shall consult with the heads of other relevant Federal

agencies and work with such agencies to maximize coordination on global health security,

delineate roles and responsibilities, and measure progress.

The agreement endorses the Global Health Security reporting requirement included in the

House report, but the initial report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after enactment of

the Act and comply with the directives described.

Health Systems Strengthening.-In lieu of the House directive under this heading, the

USAID Administrator, in consultation with the United States Global AIDS Coordinator, shall

submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 120 days after

enactment of the Act on: (1) the amounts made available for cross-cutting health systems

strengthening activities disaggregated by each respective health element; (2) progress made to

integrate across programs; and (3) the results achieved in the previous fiscal year to build

accessible, accountable, and affordable local health systems. The report shall include

achievements and challenges to coordinating and transferring responsibility for such efforts to

local health systems and an overview of efforts to coordinate indicators and programmatic

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initiatives across funding accounts and agencies. The report shall also identify any aspects in

which health systems strengthening activities have failed to achieve sustainable results, and

recommendations for ways to address such challenges.

Maternal and Child Health.-The USAID Administrator shall update the report required

under this heading in Senate Report 116-126, which shall be posted on the USAID website not

later than December 31, 2021.

Neglected Surgical Conditions.-The USAID Administrator shall support efforts to

strengthen surgical health capacity to address such health issues as cleft lip and cleft palate, club

foot, cataracts, hernias, fistulas, and untreated traumatic injuries in underserved areas in

developing countries, including in contexts without water or electricity. Strengthening surgical

health systems includes the training of local surgical teams to provide safe, sustainable, and

timely surgical care, and assisting ministries of health to develop and implement national

surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anesthesia plans.

Nutrition Report.-The agreement requires the nutrition report under this heading in the

House report, 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 as

a result of United States Government assistance; and (3) the approximate number of additional

children receiving vitamin A as a result of such assistance.

Research and Deve/opment.-Not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act, the

USAID Administrator shall update the report required under this heading in Senate Report 116-

126 on USAID's health-related research and development strategy in the manner described.

Risk Management and Insurance.-In order to manage the risks associated with the

worldwide delivery of sensitive global health commodities, USAID and the Department of State

are directed to collect data on risks to product quality in the supply chain and ensure that

adequate insurance is in place to protect against losses.

Tubercu/osis.-The USAID Administrator should implement a comprehensive strategy

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to achieve tuberculosis (TB) elimination by simultaneously searching actively for TB infection,

treating TB disease (including multi-drug resistant TB) to completion, and enabling infection

control at key congregate settings including hospitals and prisons.

Not later than 180 days after enactment of the Act, the USAID Administrator shall update

the report for TB-prevalent countries required under this heading in Senate Report 116--126.

United States-Africa Institute for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovation.-No funds

were requested for the United States-Africa Institute and any funds made available are subject to

prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on

Appropriations.

Vaccines .-The agreement supports continued efforts at not less than the prior fiscal year

level to create effective vaccines for malaria and HIV/ AIDS and to undertake vaccine

development efforts to prevent and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.

Vulnerable Children.-The agreement endorses the language under this heading in the

House report including for protection and psycho-social support for youth at risk of violence,

abuse, exploitation, or neglect, particularly in conflict zones and humanitarian settings. The

annual report required by Public Law 109-95 shall include a description of the amounts invested

for each objective of the United States Government Action Plan for Children in Adversity in the

prior fiscal year.

The USAID Administrator is directed to better track and coordinate outcomes related to

child protection and protection of children outside of family care, including: (1) investment in

technology that identifies and protects vulnerable children, facilitates case management, and

reports outcomes; and (2) programs that prevent unnecessary parent-child separation and

increase the percentage of children living within family care instead of institutions.

The agreement includes funding for programs that address autism spectrum disorders,

including treatment and the training of healthcare workers to better diagnose such disorders.

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DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

The agreement includes $3,500,000,000 for Development Assistance. Funds for certain

countries and programs under this heading are allocated according to the following table and

subject to section 7019 of the Act:

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

Country/Program

Africa Burkina Faso Cameroon Central Africa Republic

Counter-Lord's Resistance Army/Illicit Armed Groups Program Democratic Republic of Congo Liberia Malawi higher education Niger Somalia South Sudan Sudan The Gambia democracy programs Access to Justice in Conflict-Affected Countries Young African Leaders Initiative (Y ALI)

East Asia and the Pacific Laos Philippines People's Republic of China rule of law and environment Regional Development Mission for Asia Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI)

Middle East and North Africa USAID Middle East Regional

Bangladesh

Refugee Scholarships Program in Lebanon South and Central Asia

Labor programs India Maldives Nepal

Western Hemisphere

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Budget Authority

6,000 4,000 3,000

10,000 95,000 65,500 10,000 25,000 55,000 50,000 20,000

2,000 1,000

10,000

27,000 70,000

5,000 5,000 5,000

8,000

122,200 {3,000] 25,000

2,200 40,000

Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Haiti

Reforestation Global Programs

Bureau for Resilience and Food Security Community Development Fund

Research and Development of which, Feed the Future Innovation Labs

of which, Global Crop Diversity Trust Combating child marriage Development Innovation Ventures Disability Programs Leahy War Victims Fund Low Cost Eyeglasses Mobility Program Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program Office of Education Trade Capacity Building USAID Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues Victims of Torture Wheelchairs

2,000 51,000

[8,500]

80,000 150,000

[55,000} [5,500} 15,000 30,000 12,500 13,900 3,500 2,000 1,500

35,000 18,000 4,250

12,000 5,000

Access to Justice in Conflict-Affected Countries in Africa.-The agreement includes

funds to implement a new program to expand access to justice in conflict-affected countries in

Africa, which shall be awarded on an open and competitive basis.

Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues.-The agreement includes not less than

$4,250,000 for the USAID Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues, of which $3,500,000 is for

programs administered by the Advisor and an additional $750,000 is for personnel costs and

other program-funded administrative expenses, including to enable the Advisor to carry out the

activities specified under this heading in Senate Report 116-126.

Biofortification.-The agreement endorses House report language regarding the

importance of biofortification as part of the Global Food Security Strategy.

Children with Disabilities.-The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall

increase funding for programs implemented by UN Children's Fund and its partners to protect

the rights of, and increase access to services and opportunities for, children with disabilities in

poor countries.

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Clean Cookstoves.-The Department of State and USAID, in partnership with other

Federal agencies, shall continue to help address the health and safety issues associated with

traditional cookstoves, including by distributing clean cookstoves that sustainably reduce fuel

consumption and exposure to harmful smoke.

Faith-Based Organizations.-The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall

continue to use the faith sector, in conjunction with the public and private sectors, for the

delivery of assistance in developing countries.

Land Grant Institutions.-USAID shall continue to partner with land grant institutions of

higher learning with specialized capability in agriculture research to assist developing countries

improve food production.

Low Cost Eyeglasses.-The agreement includes funds to support sustainable initiatives to

provide low cost eyeglasses to needy children and adults with poor vision in less developed

countries. USAID should continue to leverage existing mechanisms, such as the Global

Partnership on Assistive Technology, to identify opportunities to increase equitable access to

eyeglasses in such countries and consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of

such funds.

New Partnerships lnitiative.-VSAID should continue to work with new partners to

assist in the development of local capacity overseas and increase the number and diversity of

small, mid-size, new, and underutilized partners through initiatives such as the New Partnerships

Initiative.

Volunteers.-The USAID Administrator shall implement an agency-wide policy that

attributes additional merit to proposals and applications that include the use of skilled United

States and local volunteers (including, as appropriate, the use of the Peace Corps Response Corps

and United States Government retirees) and post such opportunities on the USAID website.

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

The agreement includes $4,395,362,000 for International Disaster Assistance, of which

$1,914,041,000 is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. Such funds shall be

apportioned to USAID not later than 60 days after enactment of the Act.

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Child Protection.-The agreement endorses the directive under this heading in the House

report concerning prioritizing the protection of children and integrating that protection across

other humanitarian interventions.

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

The agreement includes $92,043,000 for Transition Initiatives.

COMPLEX CRISES FUND

The agreement includes $30,000,000 for Complex Crises Fund. The notification

requirement in section 509(b)(5) of title V of division J of Public Law 116-94 shall apply to

funds appropriated under this heading.

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

The agreement includes $3,151,963,000 for Economic Support Fund. Funds for certain

countries and programs under this heading are allocated according to the following table and

subject to section 7019 of the Act:

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

Country/Program

Africa African Union Niger State Africa Regional West Africa anti-slavery programs

East Asia and the Pacific Global Cooperation and Training Framework Regional Development Mission for Asia

Middle East and North Africa Lebanon

Lebanon scholarships

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Budget Authority

1,600 6,000

31,000 2,000

3,000 13,000

112,500 [12,000]

Middle East Partnership Initiative scholarship program Middle East Regional Cooperation Near East Regional Democracy

Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act West Bank and Gaza

South and Central Asia Afghanistan Civilian Assistance Program India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Civilian Assistance Program

Western Hemisphere

Cuba Organization of American States

Global Programs

Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Bureau for Energy Resources

Caribbean Energy Security Initiative Bureau for Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs

Arctic Council

Conflict and Stabilization Operations Family Planning/Reproductive Health (USAID) Foreign Assistance Program Evaluation House Democracy Partnership Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues Implementation of Public Law 99-415 Information Communications Technology Training

20,000 5,000

55,000 50,000 75,000

10,000 24,000 2,000

35,000 5,000

20,000 5,000

10,000 6,000

[3,000]

50,000 [1,000]

2,500 51,050

500 1,900 7,000 2,500 1,000

Anti-Blasphemy Laws.-The agreement includes funds to support in-country training

programs for countries that repeal or begin a formal process to remove blasphemy-related

offenses from their criminal codes, and to train relevant civil society leaders, religious leaders,

media, the judiciary, and law enforcement on conflict de-escalation tools, community

engagement, peace building, and international human rights standards.

Global Cooperation and Training Framework.-The agreement includes funds for the

Global Cooperation and Training Framework, which is jointly administered by the United States,

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Taiwan, and Japan, and serves as a platform to support public health, law enforcement, disaster

relief, energy cooperation, women's empowerment, cybersecurity, media literacy, and good

governance.

Institutions of Higher Education.-The agreement includes funding for institutions of

higher education in the Middle East and South Asia.

Judicial Reform.-Judicial reform is integral to establishing the rule of law and

protecting fundamental rights in developing countries, and the agreement includes funding to

support programs focusing on judicial reform.

Public Diplomacy and Countering Disinformation. -The agreement includes the funds

for public diplomacy and countering disinformation that were recommended under this heading

in the House bill under International Broadcasting Operations in the Act. In allocating such

funds, the USAGM CEO shall be guided by the priorities and activities described under

International Broadcasting Operations in this explanatory statement.

USAID-Israel International Development Cooperation.-The agreement includes

$2,000,000 for the activities described under this heading in the House report.

DEMOCRACY FUND

The agreement includes $290,700,000 for Democracy Fund, of which $190,450,000 is for

DRL, and $100,250,000 is for USAID's Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation.

The agreement includes an additional $12,000,000 for DRL and $5,000,000 for USAID

above the prior fiscal year level for new programs to counter the rise of authoritarianism abroad

and for the directives included in the table under this heading in the House report. In lieu of the

directive for International Religious Freedom in such table, the agreement includes funding for

such programs at levels consistent with the prior fiscal year under this heading and Economic

Support Fund.

Concurrent with the submission of the 653(a) report, the Secretary of State shall submit

to the Committees on Appropriations a table detailing transfers anticipated under Economic

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Support Fund and Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia to Democracy Fund, to be

administered by DRL, which should be similar to the aggregate amount of transfers in the prior

fiscal year.

Allocation of Funds and Report. -The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall

consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds prior to the initial obligation

of funds provided under this heading.

Not later than 90 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation

with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on all

obligations of funds appropriated under this heading for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020. Such

report shall include: (1) obligations by fiscal year, country, region, and activity; (2) an

assessment of the alignment and impact of such activities in advancing the objectives of United

States democracy promotion strategies; and (3) a brief description of such strategies. The report

shall also include a description of any amounts returned to the United States Treasury, the reason

for such return, and whether such funds returned were reimbursed by other amounts appropriated

by prior Acts, as directed by the Committees on Appropriations.

Global Labor Program.-Prior to the obligation of funds for the Global Labor Program

(OLP), the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on any

plans to modify or restructure the program. Funds made available for the OLP are subject to the

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

Lifeline Embattled Civil Society Organizations Assistance Fund.-The agreement

includes $3,500,000 under this heading for DRL for the Lifeline Embattled Civil Society

Organizations Assistance Fund.

Promoting Accountability, lnc/usivity, and Resi/iency.-The Promoting Accountability,

Inclusivity, and Resiliency (PAIRS) strategic framework shall be implemented in a manner that

supports the traditional program of PAIRS recipients.

ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

The agreement includes $770,334,000 for Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central

Asia.

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Responsibilities of the Coordinator of United States Assistance to Europe and Eurasia.-

Assistance requested for countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia under Global Health

Programs and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement are not included in this

account, but shall be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the Coordinator of

United States Assistance to Europe and Eurasia.

Trafficking in Persons.-Not less than $1,000,000 of the funds made available under this

heading for programs to combat trafficking in persons shall be made available for such programs

in Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe countries.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

The agreement includes $3,432,000,000 for Migration and Refugee Assistance, of which

$1,701,417,000 is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA.

North Korea.-The agreement includes assistance for refugees from North Korea,

including protection activities in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and other countries in

Asia.

Primary Health Care.-The agreement supports funding for primary healthcare for

refugees, internally displaced persons, and other vulnerable communities in humanitarian

settings and conflict zones.

Refugee Employment. - The Secretary of State is directed to expand efforts to assist

refugees and other displaced persons overseas to become self-reliant through labor mobility, as a

complementary solution for refugees in addition to resettlement.

United Nations Relief and Works Agency.-Not later than 90 days after enactment of the

Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the Committees on Appropriations on the UN Relief and

Works Agency's adherence to the UN principles of neutrality, human rights, tolerance, equality,

and non-discrimination with regard to race, gender, language, and religion. In complying with

the report directive under section 7048 of House Report 116-78, the Secretary may reduce the

period of comparison to fiscal years 2015 through 2020.

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UNITED ST A TES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND

The agreement includes $100,000 for United States Emergency Refugee and Migration

Assistance Fund.

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

PEACE CORPS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes $410,500,000 for Peace Corps.

Consultation Requirement.-The Director of the Peace Corps shall consult with the

Committees on Appropriations prior to any decision to close or suspend an overseas office or

program unless there is a substantial risk to volunteers or Peace Corps personnel. Such

consultation shall take place prior to any communication to begin the implementation of such a

decision with host country officials, current or prospective volunteers, or Peace Corps staff.

Not later than 45 days after enactment of the Act, the Peace Corps Director shall consult with the

Committees on Appropriations on the status of Peace Corps operations overseas.

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

The agreement includes $912,000,000 for Millennium Challenge Corporation, including

up to $112,000,000 for administrative expenses.

Administrative Expenses.-The MCC CEO is directed to provide to the Committees on

Appropriations quarterly obligation reports of administrative expenses by the cost categories

detailed in the CBJ, starting not later than 30 days after enactment of the Act. Such report shall

also include information on administrative expenses deobligated from prior year appropriations.

The MCC CEO is directed to consult with such Committees on the format of such report.

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

The agreement includes $38,000,000 for Inter-American Foundation.

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The agreement includes funds appropriated for the Inter-American Foundation for

programs and activities in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The agreement also includes

funds to support the pilot exchange program described under this heading in the House report.

UNITED ST ATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

The agreement includes $33,000,000 for United States African Development Foundation.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

The agreement includes $33,000,000 for International Affairs Technical Assistance, of

which not more than $6,600,000 is for administrative expenses.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

The agreement includes $15,000,000 to support the implementation of the Tropical

Forest Conservation Act; and, as part of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative,

$78,000,000 for debt relief for Somalia and $111,000,000 for debt relief for Sudan.

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TITLE IV

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

The agreement includes $1,385,573,000 for International Narcotics Control and Law

Enforcement. Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated according to the

following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] Country/Program/ Activity

Africa Regional, Department of State Mano River Region Justice Programs

Atrocities prevention (sec. 7034(c)) Combating wildlife trafficking Critical flight safety program

Health monitoring systems Cybercrime and intellectual property rights Demand reduction Democratic Republic of the Congo

Virunga National Park security Global Crime and Drugs Policy International Law Enforcement Academy International Organized Crime Inter-Regional Aviation Support

Sensor Upgrades Pakistan border security Regional Programs (sec. 7044(f))

Afghan Women in the Judiciary, Police, and Other Security Forces

Security force professionalization (sec. 7035(a)(5)) Tajikistan

Border security Trafficking in persons

Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons of which, Child Protection Compacts

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Budget Authority

[2,000} 2,500

50,000 18,000

[12,500} 10,000 15,000 6,000

[2,000} 7,000

35,000 68,150 47,230

[10,000} 15,000

[10,000}

3,000 6,000

[3,000} 77,000

[66,000} [10,000}

Western Hemisphere regional security cooperation 12,500

Child Protection Compacts.-Tbe agreement includes $10,000,000 for child protection

compacts, pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended, which may

be made available following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.

Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Programs.-The agreement includes $5,000,000

for programs dedicated to strengthening the rule of law and judicial independence, including

through technical assistance to public prosecutors' offices and special prosecutorial units

dedicated to combating corruption, money laundering, financial crimes, violations of human

rights, and impunity, provided that such units are autonomous and capable of investigating and

prosecuting high-level cases.

The agreement includes funds to expand programs that strengthen and promote

independent judicial systems in countries with a history of impunity that are confronting criminal

networks of corruption.

Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. - The agreement includes not less

than $500,000 above the fiscal year 2020 level under this heading for implementation of the

Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, and not later than 60 days after enactment

of the Act the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the

planned uses of such funds.

Justice Reform Woriforce Program.-The Department of State shall consider the

establishment, on an open and competitive basis, of a central coordinating body at an academic

institution to collect lessons learned from programs providing professional development of the

interagency justice reform workforce across the interagency and transform those lessons into

training and learning opportunities.

Mano River Region Justice Programs.-The agreement includes $2,000,000 from funds

made available for Africa Regional programs under this heading for a new program to assist the

governments of Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to develop and implement

justice sector reforms to strengthen the social contract between citizens and the state, to be

awarded on an open and competitive basis.

Programs to End Modern Slavery.-The agreement includes up to $25,000,000 under this heading for programs