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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 7148 (Engrossed in House) — Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. · Sec. 7064

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.
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. 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.
The notification requirement of paragraphs
(2)and
(3)of subsection
(j)of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a(j) ) shall also apply to the Committees on Appropriations. The justification requirement of paragraph
(4)of subsection
(j)of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a(j) ) shall also apply to the Committees on Appropriations. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the criteria used to certify that a position established in accordance with paragraph
(2)of subsection
(j)of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a(j) ) does not require the exercise of significant authority pursuant to the laws of the United States: , That such report shall also include a listing of each special appointment authorized by such section, the number of positions for the applicable office, and the salary and other support costs of such office, and such report shall be updated and submitted to the such committees every 180 days thereafter until September 30, 2027. Provided Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Diplomatic Programs and “National Security Investment Programs” shall be made available for the purposes and in the manner described under this subsection in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
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