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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 4779 (Reported in House) — Making appropriations for National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs for the fiscal year ending Sep... · Sec. 7067

Sec. 7067.

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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to fly or display a flag over a facility of the United States Department of State other than the— United States flag; Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 154.2–1; POW/MIA flag; Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pursuant to section 904 of title 36, United States Code; flag of a State, insular area, or the District of Columbia at domestic locations; flag of an Indian Tribal government; official branded flag of a United States agency; or sovereign flag of other countries.
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for drag queen workshops, performances, or documentaries. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or activity that teaches or trains any idea or concept that condones an individual being discriminated against or receiving adverse or beneficial treatment based on race or sex, that condones an individual feeling discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of that individual’s race or sex, as well as any idea or concept that regards one race as inherently superior to another race, the United States or its institutions as being systemically racist or sexist, an individual as being inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive by virtue of that individual’s race or sex, an individual’s moral character as being necessarily determined by race or sex, an individual as bearing responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex, or meritocracy being racist, sexist, or having been created by a particular race to oppress another race:
Provided , That the limitation of this subsection shall be construed to include foreign public diplomacy programs, projects, and activities. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available in contravention of Executive Order 14151, relating to Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used in contravention of— Executive Order 14170, relating to Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service, including the use of funds for hiring practices based on gender, religion, political affiliation, or race; or Executive Order 14173, relating to Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.
None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be made available in contravention of Executive Order 14187, relating to Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation, or shall be used or transferred to another Federal agency, board, or commission to fund any domestic or international non-governmental organization or any other program, organization, or association coordinated or operated by such non-governmental organization that either offers counseling regarding sex change surgeries, promotes sex change surgeries for any reason as an option, conducts or subsidizes sex change surgeries, promotes the use of medications or other substances to halt the onset of puberty or sexual development of minors, or otherwise promotes transgenderism.
None of the funds made available by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any COVID–19 mask or vaccine mandates, including for individuals traveling outside of the United States. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available in contravention of Executive Order 14172, relating to Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness, including to create, procure, or display any map that inaccurately depicts the Gulf of America.
Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act shall be used in whole or in part to take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, a union of one man and one woman.
As used in paragraph (1), a discriminatory action means any action taken by the Federal Government to— alter in any way the Federal tax treatment of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemption from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to in paragraph (1); disallow a deduction for Federal tax purposes of any charitable contribution made to or by such person; withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, accreditation, employment, or other similar position or status from or to such person; withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or benefit under a Federal benefit program, including admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a degree from an educational program, from or to such person; or withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitlement to Federal property, facilities, educational institutions, speech forum (including traditional, limited and nonpublic forum), or charitable fundraising campaigns from or to such person.
The Federal Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respectively, for such purposes but for a determination against such person wholly or partially on the basis that the person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction described in paragraph (1).
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