Department of State

Department of State Administration of Foreign Affairs diplomatic programs For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $9,463,159,000, of which $844,418,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which up to $3,813,707,000 may remain available until expended for Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4), as follows:(1) Human resources.—For necessary expenses for training, human resources management, and salaries, including employment without regard to civil service and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; Chapter 36), $3,420,898,000, of which up to $684,767,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. (2) Overseas programs.—For necessary expenses for the regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, $1,841,831,000. (3) Diplomatic policy and support.—For necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, including representation to certain international organizations in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities as authorized, $1,043,372,000. (4) Security programs.—For necessary expenses for security activities, $3,157,058,000, of which up to $3,128,940,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. (5) Fees and payments collected.—In addition to amounts otherwise made available under this heading—(A) as authorized by section 810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees from educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and (B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities. (6) Transfer of funds, reprogramming, and other matters.—136 STAT. 4975 (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. (B) Of the amount made available under this heading for Worldwide Security Protection, not to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act under the heading “Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service”, to be available only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as authorized: Provided, That the exercise of the authority provided by this subparagraph shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (C) Funds appropriated under this heading are available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 31, United States Code, for the field examination of programs and activities in the United States funded from any account contained in this title. (D) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support the activities of the Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region, as described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (E) Of the amount made available under this heading, up to $75,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available in title I of this Act under the heading “Capital Investment Fund”: Provided, That the exercise of the authority provided by this subparagraph shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (F) The eleventh proviso under the heading “Diplomatic and Consular Programs” in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (title I of division J of Public Law 110–161) is amended by inserting “and for expenses of rewards programs” after “for rewards payments”. (G) Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), up to $25,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading may be obligated and expended for United States participation in international fairs and expositions abroad, including for construction and operation of a United States pavilion at Expo 2025. (H) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for a grant to a postsecondary educational institution for the purpose of establishing a program to increase the participation of undergraduate students in the Foreign Service, as authorized by section 150 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2719): Provided, That such grant program shall hereafter be named the “Nancy Pelosi Fellowship Program”.136 STAT. 4976 capital investment fund For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, as authorized, $389,000,000, to remain available until expended. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $98,500,000, of which $14,775,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading are made available notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post inspections. In addition, for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight, $35,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for the printing and reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed amounts for such costs during the prior fiscal year. educational and cultural exchange programs For necessary expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $777,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $287,500,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program and not less than $115,000,000 shall be for Citizen Exchange Program: Provided, That fees or other payments received from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarships Program shall also be made available for the John S. McCain Scholars Program, pursuant to section 7075 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6): Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for the Arctic Exchange Program: Provided further, That any substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to programs funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. representation expenses For representation expenses as authorized, $7,415,000. protection of foreign missions and officials For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.136 STAT. 4977 embassy security, construction, and maintenance For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real property that are owned or leased by the Department of State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, $902,615,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies of the United States Government. In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,055,206,000, to remain available until expended. emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, as authorized, $8,885,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Repatriation Loans Program Account”. repatriation loans program account For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $4,753,048. payment to the american institute in taiwan For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8), $34,083,000. international center, washington, district of columbia Not to exceed $1,842,732 shall be derived from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities at the International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90–553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $743,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section. payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000.136 STAT. 4978