Sec. 7064.
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Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund that are made available for new service centers, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Not later than 45 days after the initial obligation of funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available to a Department of State bureau or office with responsibility for the management and oversight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau or office basis, that such bureau or office is in compliance with Department and Federal financial and grants management policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable.
When making a certification required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consider the capacity of a bureau or office to— account for the obligated funds at the country and program level, as appropriate; identify risks and develop mitigation and monitoring plans; establish performance measures and indicators; review activities and performance; and assess final results and reconcile finances. If the Secretary of State is unable to make a certification required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline detailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau or office into compliance.
None of the funds appropriated in title I of this Act under the heading Administration of Foreign Affairs may be made available for a new major information technology investment without the concurrence of the Chief Information Officer, Department of State. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading Diplomatic Programs — 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 not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities.
Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading Diplomatic Programs 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 title I of this Act. Of the funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic Programs in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $2,000,000 shall be made available to carry out section 9803 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 (division I of Public Law 117–263 ).
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 the heading Diplomatic Programs in this Act 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. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Diplomatic Programs , not less than $500,000 shall be made available for additional personnel for the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State.
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Diplomatic Programs may be made available to carry out the functions of the Global Engagement Center established pursuant to section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) unless prior to the initial obligation of such funds— the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that— no funds will be used for purposes other than countering foreign propaganda and disinformation by foreign state and non-state actors that threaten United States national security pursuant to section 1287(i) of such Act; programs and activities will not be designed to influence public opinion in the United States or in a manner that abridges the freedom of speech or of the press of United States persons enshrined in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution; the development of tactics, techniques, and procedures to expose and refute foreign propaganda and disinformation and proactively support the promotion of credible, fact-based narratives and policies will be directed solely on audiences outside the United States; and the Department of State has resolved with the Office of Inspector General, Department of State
(OIG)and the OIG has closed each of the 18 recommendations detailed in the report “Inspection of the Global Engagement Center” (ISP I-22-15) dated September 2022; and the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations a spend plan for the activities of the Center in fiscal year 2024: That such plan shall detail amounts planned for each function authorized in section 1287(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Provided, 22 U.S.C. 2656 note): That such plan shall also include a list of each entity that received funding in the previous fiscal year. Provided further, None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Diplomatic Programs may be reprogrammed for support of an international conference unless such conference has been previously justified in a congressional budget justification: That any such reprogramming shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. Provided, Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under the heading Diplomatic Programs in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for support of a Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other position performing a similar function unless such Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other position performing a similar function— is expressly authorized by statute; or has affirmatively received the advice and consent of the Senate. The limitations of this paragraph shall be construed to include the applicable office personnel and bureau managed funds of such office. Not later than 15 days prior to entering into a bilateral or multilateral agreement authorized by section 303(a) of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act ( 19 U.S.C. 2602 ) or the extension of an agreement pursuant to section 303(e) of such Act, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations that any import restrictions authorized by such agreement comply with the provisions of sections 302 and 305 of such Act.
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