Sec. 7034.

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Funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law. In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability.

Funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), from this or any other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation or Executive order, funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings Economic Support Fund , Peacekeeping Operations , International Disaster Assistance , Complex Crises Fund , and Transition Initiatives may be made available to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organizations: , That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this subsection:

Provided , That for the purposes of this subsection the term Provided further foreign terrorist organization means an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available to carry out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501–4508).

Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available as a contribution to establish and maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Of the amounts made available by this Act under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs in title I, up to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant to section 504 of Public Law 95–426 ( 22 U.S.C. 2656d ), including to facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities.

Funds appropriated by this Act or in titles I through IV of prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be used by the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, to support the continued implementation of the Partner Vetting System

(PVS)pilot program: , That the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 days after completion of the pilot program, on the estimated timeline and criteria for evaluating the PVS pilot program for possible expansion: Provided , That such report shall include the requirements in Senate Report 113–195 and House Report 113–499: Provided further , That such report may be delivered in classified form, if necessary. Provided further During fiscal year 2015, the President may use up to $100,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law. The Secretary of State should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for the central government of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980: , That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this subsection. Provided Section 304(f) of Public Law 107–173 ; section 2104 of Public Law 109–13 ; and subsection 1405(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–252 ), are hereby repealed. The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs for fiscal year 2015, except for funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated: , That not more than $50,000,000 may be transferred. Provided The Secretary of State shall implement section 203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–457 ): , That in determining whether to suspend the issuance of A–3 or G–5 visas under such section, the Secretary should consider the following as Provided credible evidence :

(1)a final court judgment (including a default judgment) issued against a current or former employee of such mission or organization (for which the time period for appeal has expired);

(2)the issuance of a T-visa to the victim; or

(3)a request by the Department of State to the sending state that immunity of individual diplomats or family members be waived to permit criminal prosecution: , That the Secretary should assist in obtaining payment of final court judgments awarded to A–3 and G–5 visa holders, including encouraging the sending states to provide compensation directly to victims: Provided further , That the Secretary shall include in the Trafficking in Persons annual report a concise summary of each trafficking case involving an A–3 or G–5 visa holder which meets one or more of the items in the first proviso of this subsection. Provided further Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 ( 22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for September 30, 2010 . The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3) ) shall remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30, 2015, except that the notification and reporting requirements contained in such section shall include the Committees on Appropriations. The authority contained in section 1115(d) of Public Law 111–32 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4064(g) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for October 1, 2010 in paragraph (2). Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2733(a) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for October 1, 2010 in paragraph (2). Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for October 1, 2010 in subparagraph (B). Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph (B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 ( Public Law 111–32 ; 123 Stat. 1904) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. The authority described in subparagraph

(A)may not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such member under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, if such member’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101–167) is amended— In section 599D ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— in subsection (b)(3), by striking and 2014 and inserting 2014, and 2015 ; and in subsection (e), by striking 2014 each place it appears and inserting 2015 ; and in section 599E ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 . The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of Public Law 111–212 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. Funds appropriated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful expression, association, or assembly in countries undergoing democratic transition. Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the activities and in the amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget: , That Federal agency components shall be charged only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service: Provided , That Federal agency components may only pay for Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the component’s purpose and authorities: Provided further , That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost of each service. Provided further The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on steps taken to implement section 620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including program details and sources of funding: , That such report shall describe how funds appropriated by this Act are used to encourage, assist, and build the capacity of foreign governments to investigate, prosecute, and punish security force personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including by providing: Provided technical assistance in support of such investigations and prosecutions; assistance to strengthen civilian-military cooperation on human rights and the rule of law; assistance to strengthen the internal accountability mechanisms and technical capacity of foreign governments to bring such personnel to justice; and support for nongovernmental organizations that monitor and document gross violations. Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under the headings International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance shall, as appropriate, be made available for the regular collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of such assistance: , That the Department of State and USAID shall conduct regular oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected and used by grantees to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance, and require grantees that receive funds under such headings to establish procedures for collecting and responding to such feedback. Provided Funds available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–477 ) may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section: , That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Provided Public Law 108–477 ) shall be exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: , That the Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such fund. Provided further Funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund only in title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, and Tunisia, which are authorized to be provided: , That amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country. Provided Funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act may be made available to establish and operate one or more enterprise funds for Egypt and Tunisia: , That the first, third and fifth provisos under section 7041(b) of division I of Provided Public Law 112–74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent and in the same manner as such provision of law applied to funds made available under such section (except that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of section 201 of the SEED Act shall not apply): , That the authority of any such enterprise fund or funds to provide assistance shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2025. Provided further Funds made available by this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the head of any non-Federal or quasi-Federal organization that is provided a direct appropriation with funds made available by this Act under titles I or III shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on executive salary and compensation: , That the report shall include the information specified under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). Provided Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term appropriate congressional committees shall mean the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term funds appropriated in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall mean funds that remain available for obligation, and have not expired. Any reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan that were previously part of Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan.

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