Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Highlights:

This bill provides FY2017 appropriations for diplomatic and international assistance programs, including the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development and related agencies and programs.

The bill includes funding for the administration of foreign affairs, U.S. contributions to international organizations and commissions, bilateral economic assistance, international security assistance, multilateral assistance, and export and investment assistance.

The bill also includes additional Overseas and Contingency Operations (OCO)/ Global War on Terrorism funding which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

The bill decreases Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding below FY2016 levels.

Full Summary:

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017

Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.

TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

Provides appropriations to the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs, including:

 Diplomatic and Consular Programs; the Capital Investment Fund; the Office of Inspector General; Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs; Representation Expenses; Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials; Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance; Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service; the Repatriation Loans Program Account; Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan; the International Center, Washington, District of Columbia; and Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund. Provides appropriations for International Organizations for Contributions to International Organizations and Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities.

Provides appropriations for International Commissions, including:

 the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; Salaries and Expenses; Construction; American Sections, International Commissions; and International Fisheries Commissions. Provides appropriations to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for International Broadcasting Operations and Broadcasting Capital Improvements.

Provides appropriations for Related Programs, including:

 the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, the East-West Center, and the National Endowment for Democracy. Provides appropriations for Other Commissions, including:

 the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, and the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. TITLE II--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Provides appropriations to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for:

 Operating Expenses, the Capital Investment Fund, and the Office of Inspector General. TITLE III--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

Provides appropriations to the President for:

 Global Health Programs; Development Assistance; International Disaster Assistance; Transition Initiatives; the Complex Crises Fund; Development Credit Authority; the Economic Support Fund; the Democracy Fund; and Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia. Provides appropriations to the State Department for: (1) Migration and Refugee Assistance, and (2) the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.

Provides appropriations to Independent Agencies, including:

 the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation. Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for International Affairs Technical Assistance.

TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

Provides appropriation to the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance.

Provides appropriations to the State Department for:

 International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement; Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs; and Peacekeeping Operations. Provides appropriations to the President for: (1) International Military Education and Training; and (2) the Foreign Military Financing Program.

TITLE V--MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE

Provides appropriations to the President for International Organizations and Programs.

Provides appropriations for International Financial Institutions, including payments to:

 the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, including the Global Environmental Facility and the Green Climate Fund; the International Development Association; the Inter-American Development Bank; the Asian Development Fund; the African Development Bank; the African Development Fund; the International Fund for Agricultural Development; the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program; and the North American Development Bank. TITLE VI--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

Provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to:

 the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the Trade and Development Agency. TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sets forth requirements and restrictions for the use of funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

(Sec. 7001) Permits funds provided by title I of this bill to be used for allowances and differentials, the employment of temporary or intermittent experts and consultants, and for hire of passenger transportation.

(Sec. 7002) Requires agencies funded by this bill to submit to Congress reports on unobligated balances.

(Sec. 7003) Limits expenditures for consulting services to contracts where the expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law.

(Sec. 7004) Prohibits funds provided by title I of this bill to construct a U.S. diplomatic facility from being used to include office space or other accommodations for an employee of any agency that has not provided the State Department with its required share of the costs of constructing and using new diplomatic facilities. Includes an exception for the U.S. Marine Corps.

Sets forth congressional notification and consultation requirements with respect to the use of funds for the acquisition of property or award of construction contracts for overseas diplomatic facilities.

Permits Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance funds provided by this bill to be used to address security vulnerabilities at interim, and temporary facilities abroad, subject to specified requirements. Requires congressional notification and consultation prior to the opening, closure, or any significant modification to an interim or temporary diplomatic facility.

Permits specified funds to be transferred to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements, subject to congressional notification requirements.

Permits specified unobligated Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance funds to be transferred to the Worldwide Security Upgrades-Compound Security Program for physical security upgrades of soft targets.

(Sec. 7005) Requires costs incurred by agencies funded in title I of this bill due to personnel actions in response to funding reductions included in this bill to be absorbed within the resources available under title I. Permits the transfer of funds between accounts to comply with this section, subject to reprogramming procedures.

(Sec. 7006) Permits the State Department to award certain local guard contracts on the basis of best value as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis, subject to congressional notification requirements.

Provides specified funds to strengthen oversight of the local guard force at a critical post abroad through the use of U.S. government employees or contractors who are U.S. citizens.

(Sec. 7007) Prohibits the use of funds provided by titles III through VI of this bill for direct assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria.

(Sec. 7008) Prohibits the use of funds provided by titles III through VI of this bill for assistance to any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by a military or military-supported coup or decree. Includes exceptions if a democratically elected government has taken office and for assistance to promote democratic elections.

(Sec. 7009) Sets forth limitations, conditions, and reporting requirements for the transfer of funds between appropriations accounts.

(Sec. 7010) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this bill.

(Sec. 7011) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly provided in this bill, subject to specified exceptions.

(Sec. 7012) Prohibits funds provided by titles III through VI of this bill from being used for assistance to the government of any country in default in excess of a year on payments on a U.S. loan unless the President determines the assistance is in the U.S. national interest.

(Sec. 7013) Prohibits funds provided by titles III through VI of this bill from being used to provide assistance to a country in which the assistance is subject to taxation and not reimbursed by the foreign government unless the State Department makes certain determinations regarding U.S. foreign policy interests.

Includes an exception for de minimis taxes. Requires funds that are withheld pursuant to this section to be reprogrammed for assistance for countries that: (1) do not assess taxes on U.S. assistance or that have an arrangement to provide substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and (2) can reasonably accommodate the assistance in a programmatically responsible manner.

(Sec. 7014) Permits specifically designated appropriations provided by titles III through VI of this bill to be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account if compliance with the designation is made impossible due to a provision in this or any other Act.

Extends the availability of program-specific appropriations for one fiscal year if the State Department or the USAID reports to Congress that the termination of assistance to a country or a change in circumstances makes it unlikely that funds can be used during the original period of availability.

Provides that: (1) ceilings and specific funding levels included in this bill are not applicable to funds provided by subsequent bills, and (2) specific funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in other Acts are not applicable to funds provided by this bill.

(Sec. 7015) Sets forth congressional notification requirements and procedures regarding the use, reprogramming, transfer, or withholding of funds provided by this bill.

(Sec. 7016) Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to notify Congress before: (1) providing certain excess defense articles under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or (2) issuing a letter of offer to sell certain defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act.

(Sec. 7017) Provides that: (1) certain funds included in titles I and III through V of this bill that are returned or not made available for international organizations shall remain available through FY2019, and (2) specified requirements to withhold funds for programs in Burma do not apply to funds provided by this bill.

(Sec. 7018) Prohibits funds provided to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 from being used for abortions and involuntary sterilization.

(Sec. 7019) Requires funds provided by this bill to be made available for programs and countries in the amounts contained in the tables in the report accompanying this bill. Permits certain deviations from the amounts and specifies requirements and restrictions for the deviations.

(Sec. 7020) Prohibits certain funds from being used to pay for alcoholic beverages or entertainment expenses for recreational activities.

(Sec. 7021) Prohibits assistance for governments engaged in specified activities that support international terrorism.

(Sec. 7022) Permits funds provided by this bill for the Trade and Development Agency to be spent, notwithstanding specified provisions that prohibit the obligation of funds for certain foreign assistance, intelligence, and broadcasting activities without a specific authorization of appropriations.

(Sec. 7023) Defines the terms "program," "project," and "activity" for the purposes of this bill.

(Sec. 7024) Provides specified Economic Support Fund appropriations for assistance for areas liberated from, or under the influence of, extremist organizations in and around the Near East and Africa regions. Specifies that the funds are to be considered the Near East and Africa Relief and Recovery Fund.

(Sec. 7025) Prohibits specified funds provided by this bill from being used for activities related to the production, growth, or extraction of commodities for export by foreign countries if the commodities are likely to be in surplus on world markets or cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of the same, similar, or competing commodities, subject to specified exceptions. Directs Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of the international financial institutions to oppose assistance for these activities.

(Sec. 7026) Directs the USAID to require countries that receive foreign assistance or cash transfers which result in the generation of local currencies to deposit the currencies in a separate account to be used to finance foreign assistance activities. Sets forth conditions and restrictions for the use of the funds.

(Sec. 7027) Provides that restrictions on assistance for a country included in this or any other Act should not be construed to restrict assistance: (1) in support of nongovernmental organizations included in specified provisions of this bill, and (2) under the Food for Peace Act.

Provides that this section does not alter prohibitions against funding for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, and countries that support international terrorism or violate human rights.

(Sec. 7028) Sets forth the conditions under which the USAID may use funds provided by this bill for limited competitions through local entities.

Requires the USAID to report to Congress annually on certain awards subject to limited or no competition for local entities.

Extends the authority for the USAID to enter into contracts where competition is limited to local entities if certain conditions are met.

(Sec. 7029) Requires the Department of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive director of certain international financial institutions to seek to require the institution to meet specified requirements regarding:

 evaluations and reports on the effectiveness of loans, grants, and other activities; social and environmental safeguards; human rights; fraud and corruption; publication of beneficial ownership information; and whistleblower protections. Prohibits funds provided under title V of this bill from being used for international financial institutions while the U.S. executive director is compensated above specified levels.

(Sec. 7030) Permits nongovernmental organizations that are USAID grantees or contractors to place local currencies which accrue to that organization as a result of economic assistance provided by title III of this bill in interest bearing accounts in order to enhance their participation in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges.

(Sec. 7031) Limits direct government-to-government assistance to recipient agencies and ministries that meet specified requirements regarding financial management, budget transparency, corruption, foreign terrorist organizations, and human rights violations. Sets forth congressional reporting, notification, consultation requirements regarding government-to-government assistance.

Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used by foreign countries for debt service payments to any international financial institution.

Specifies that officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members who have been involved in significant corruption or a gross violation of human rights are ineligible for entry into the United States, subject to specified exceptions and waivers.

Permits funds provided by this bill to be used to:

 promote and support transparency and accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, provide technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural resource management, and to support the provision of additional information on U.S. foreign assistance on the Department of State foreign assistance website. Requires Treasury to inform international financial institutions that it is U.S. policy to vote against assistance to any country for the extraction and export of a natural resource unless the government of the country meets specified requirements regarding accounting, public disclosure, and audits of payments to companies involved in the extraction.

(Sec. 7032) Provides specified funds for democracy programs and allocates the funds to specified regions and programs.

(Sec. 7033) Provides appropriations for specified programs related to promoting international religious freedom, including:

 the Office of International Religious Freedom; the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia; programs to protect vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities and investigate persecution of religious minorities; transitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration programs in the Middle East and North Africa regions; humanitarian programs; international broadcasting; and the Atrocities Prevention Fund. Requires the President to identify any non-state entities that have engaged in significant violations of religious freedom, and designate each entity as a non-state entity of particular concern for religious freedom.

(Sec. 7034) Permits specified funds provided by this bill to be used for:

 victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such trafficking; programs to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organization; the World Food Program; genocide victims memorial sites; grants for the application of science and technology to foreign policy; the Cultural Antiquities Task Force; innovation incentive awards to encourage solutions related to the alleviation of poverty; contingencies; loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, Iraq, and Tunisia; direct loans for Iraq; enterprise funds for Egypt and Tunisia. Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for:

 supporting military training or operations that include child soldiers; and 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. Requires specified funds provided by this bill to be used for:

 forensic anthropology assistance relating to the exhumation of mass graves and identification of victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including in Iraq, Guatemala, and Sri Lanka; increasing women's participation in military training and education programs; assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities; the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union; the Partner Vetting System pilot program; and the Small Grants Program. Permits specified funds provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support a nation emerging from instability to include support for a regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability.

Specifies that funds provided by this bill for the Foreign Military Financing Program may only be made available to countries that have demonstrated a commitment to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction through participating in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and endorsing the PSI Statement of Interdiction Principles. Permits the State Department to waive the restriction if it is in the national interest.

Requires the State Department to report to Congress on: (1) funds spent during FY2016 for specified accounts related to security assistance, and (2) limitations and vetting of foreign assistance for security forces due to human rights violations.

Requires the State Department to withhold specified funds 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.

Repeals reporting requirements related to: The Israeli-Palestinian Peace, Reconciliation and Democracy Fund; assistance provided for interdiction actions of foreign countries; Sudan; and outstanding expropriation claims.

Permits the State Department to transfer specified funds provided for Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials and Diplomatic and Consular Programs.

Directs the State Department to implement the requirement of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 that A-3 and G-5 visas to applicants of a diplomatic mission or international organization be suspended if its employees are found to have a record of exploiting nonimmigrant employees holding the visas.

Extends or provides authorities related to:

 passport fees; accountability review boards; incentives for critical posts; the foreign service officer annuitant waiver; the Department of State civil service annuitant waiver; the USAID civil service annuitant waiver; overseas pay comparability and limitation; refugee set-asides for nationals of the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania who are current, active members of the Ukrainian Catholic Church or the Ukrainian Orthodox Church; status to a lawfully admitted permanent resident for certain aliens from the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia; the inspector general annuitant waiver; consular immunity; the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; special immigrant status for certain Afghans; international expositions; war reserves stock pile authority; and quorum requirements for the Export-Import Bank of the United States; Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to prohibit the group life insurance supplement employee benefit paid or scheduled to be paid under current law from being used to reduce any other payment to which a recipient is otherwise eligible under federal law.

Requires funds provided by this bill for payments to the Working Capital Fund to be used only for service centers and in amounts justified in the President's FY2017 budget.

Requires specified funds provided by this bill for monitoring and evaluation of assistance in the International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance accounts to be used for the regular collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries.

Permits funds available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund to be used for pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products.

Requires the USAID to use funds provided by this bill for Global Health Programs to implement a pilot program to leverage public and private capital to expand delivery of interventions for maternal and child health.

Provides authority for activities of the Peace Corps, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation that are authorized by or conducted under specified statutes.

Amends the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 to establish restrictions on concurrent compacts between the United States and eligible countries. Prohibits more than one additional compact if: (1) one or both of the compacts are or will be for the purposes of economic integration, increased regional trade, or cross-border collaborations; and (2) the country is making considerable and demonstrable progress in implementing the terms of any existing compacts and supplementary agreements and has sustained performance against the eligibility criteria since being selected for the existing compact.

(Sec. 7035) Expresses the sense of Congress on the Arab League boycott of Israel.

(Sec. 7036) Establishes limitations on the use of funds provided under titles III through VI of this bill to support a Palestinian state.

(Sec. 7037) Restricts the use of funds provided by titles II through VI of this bill to create a U.S. government office in Jerusalem to conduct U.S. government business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles.

(Sec. 7038) Prohibits funds from being used for assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.

(Sec. 7039) Sets forth restrictions and requirements for assistance provided for the West Bank and Gaza.

(Sec. 7040) Restricts the use of specified funds provided by this bill for assistance to the Palestinian Authority or Hamas.

(Sec. 7041) Sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities in the Middle East and North Africa, including:

 Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, the West Bank and Gaza, the Western Sahara, and Yemen. (Sec. 7042) Sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities in Africa, including:

 countries in the African Great Lakes Region, addressing the terrorist organization Boko Haram, Ethiopia, the Lake Chad Basin Countries, areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army, South Sudan, Sudan, and Zimbabwe. (Sec. 7043) Sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities in East Asia and the Pacific, including:

 the Asia Rebalancing Initiative, Burma, Cambodia, North Korea, the People's Republic of China, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. (Sec. 7044) Sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities and programs in South and Central Asia, including:

 Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and regional programs. (Sec. 7045) Sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, including:

 implementing the United States Strategy for Engagement in Central America; El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras; Colombia; Cuba; and Haiti. (Sec. 7046) Requires specified funds included in titles III through VI to be made available for assistance for Ukraine.

Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being made available for a government of an independent state of the former Soviet Union that directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other independent state of the former Soviet Union, subject to a waiver for national security.

Specifies exceptions to restrictions on providing assistance to the government of Azerbaijan.

(Sec. 7047) Permits the President to drawdown specified funds to support United Nations (U.N.) war crimes tribunals or commissions resolving charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law.

Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for a U.S. contribution to the International Criminal Court.

 Permits funds provided by this bill to be used for technical assistance, training, assistance for victims, protection of witnesses, and law enforcement support related to international investigations, apprehensions, prosecutions, and adjudications of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes

(Sec. 7048) Limits the use of funds provided by this bill for contributions to the U.N. or the Organization of American States until specified transparency and accountability measures are taken by the organizations, subject to a waiver for a humanitarian crisis.

Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for:

 any U.S. delegation or contribution to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the UN that is chaired or presided over by a country that supports international terrorism; the U.N. Human Rights Council unless the State Department determines and reports to Congress that participation in the council is in the U.S. national security interest and that the council is taking significant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item; certain payments to U.N. members for assessments, arrearages, dues, or the costs for participation of another country's delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations; and the design, renovation, or construction of the U.N. Headquarters in New York. Requires the State Department to report to Congress regarding: (1) the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, and (2) funds available for the U.N. or any international program that are withheld due to any provision of law.

(Sec. 7049) Provides funds to the State Department to reform the model memorandum of understanding between the U.N. and any government of a country contributing personnel to U.N. peacekeeping missions, to include specified consequences if the U.N. Secretary-General believes that any government is unwilling or unable to exercise the criminal or disciplinary jurisdiction assured by the government in the memorandum of understanding against personnel accused of certain crimes and offenses.

Requires the State Department to withhold assistance to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the unit has engaged in acts of sexual exploitation or abuse, until the government of the country takes effective steps to bring the responsible members of the security forces to justice and to prevent future incidents.

(Sec. 7050) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of the products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all products of the same type.

(Sec. 7051) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for the attendance of more than 50 U.S.-stationed employees at any single conference outside the United States unless Congress is notified in advance that attendance is important to the national interest.

(Sec. 7052) Permits the transfer of certain aircraft between programs, including for the transportation of active and standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment. Specifies requirements for aircraft coordination.

(Sec. 7053) Withholds specified assistance from foreign countries with unpaid property taxes or parking fines and penalties in the District of Columbia or New York City.

(Sec. 7054) Permits demining equipment available to the State Department or the USAID and used for the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes to be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries.

Restricts furnishing military assistance, issuing export licenses, and transferring or selling technology relating to cluster munitions.

(Sec. 7055) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States that were not authorized before the enactment of this bill.

Permits the USAID to use specified funds to provide assistance to private and voluntary organizations engaged in facilitating public discussion of world hunger and other related issues.

(Sec. 7056) Requires the Secretary of State, under the direction of the President, to be responsible for the continuous supervision and general direction of economic assistance, law enforcement and justice sector assistance, military assistance, and military education and training programs.

(Sec. 7057) Permits the USAID to use specified funds provided by this bill for:

 hiring individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis, subject to specified terms and conditions; individuals detailed or employed to USAID to respond to disasters; hiring personal services contractors in the United States to support new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained. Permits extensions of up to four years for limited-appointment Foreign Service personnel.

Permits the USAID to provide exceptions to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts when the order is placed with a small or small disadvantaged business.

Continues the authority for the USAID to appoint into the Senior Foreign Service and employ up to 10 individuals for programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan.

(Sec. 7058) Permits funds provided by this bill for global health programs, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS, to be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to specified exceptions. Requires specified funds to be used for family planning and reproductive health.

Withholds specified funds from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria until the State Department submits a specified report to Congress.

Permits specified funds to be used to combat infectious disease or a public health emergency, if an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, or it is in the national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

(Sec. 7059) Provides specified funds for programs related to:

 gender equality; increasing leadership opportunities for women; preventing and responding to gender-based violence; and empowering women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political transition; and ensuring the equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls. (Sec. 7060) Allocates specified funds for:

 basic and higher education, development programs, environment programs, food security and agricultural development, microenterprise and microfinance, programs to combat trafficking in persons and modern slavery, reconciliation programs, and water and sanitation. Establishes reporting and other requirements for the use of the funds.

(Sec. 7061) Permits specified funds provided by title III of this bill to be transferred to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Account. Prohibits the funds from being used for administrative expenses.

(Sec. 7062) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate ratifies the treaty.

(Sec. 7063) Requires agencies funded by this bill to provide an Inspector General with timely access to all records, documents, and other materials. Requires each Inspector General funded by this bill to: (1) comply with statutory limitations on the disclosure of information provided by departments and agencies, and (2) report to Congress regarding failures by any U.S. department or agency to provide its Inspector General with access to all requested records, documents, and other materials.

(Sec. 7064) Requires the State Department to notify Congress and provide specified details after concluding an agreement with a country to receive individuals detained at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Guantanamo).

(Sec. 7065) Permits Treasury to subscribe to specified additional shares of the capital stock of the North American Development Bank.

(Sec. 7066) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of the U.S. government.

Permits specified funds provided by this bill to be used for assistance to eliminate torture by foreign police, military or other security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds provided by this bill.

(Sec. 7067) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to assist the governments of certain countries that have refused to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for: (1) a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, or (2) killing a law enforcement officer. Specifies exceptions and permits the State Department to waive the restrictions based on the national interest.

(Sec. 7068) Permits financing to be provided to Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for commercial leasing of certain defense articles from U.S. commercial suppliers, if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for providing the articles by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale.

(Sec. 7069) Permits funds provided by titles III and IV of this bill to be used to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance.

(Sec. 7070) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for assistance for the central government of: (1) the Russian Federation, or (2) a country that has taken affirmative steps intended to support the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea. Permits a waiver for the national interest.

Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for:

 implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea; facilitation, financing, or guarantee of U.S. government investments in Crimea if the activity includes the participation of Russian government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks or financial entities; or assistance for Crimea that includes the participation of Russian government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks or financial entities. Requires Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of each international financial institution to vote against assistance for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine or Georgia.

Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for:

 assistance for the central government of a country that has recognized the independence of, or has established diplomatic relations with, the Russian occupied Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia; or to support the Russian occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia. Permits funds provided by this bill for assistance to the Eastern Partnership countries to be used to advance the implementation of Association Agreements, trade agreements, and visa liberalization agreements with the European Union (EU), and to reduce their vulnerability to Russian economic and political pressure.

Permits funds provided by this bill to be used to support the advancement of democracy and the rule of law in the Russian Federation, including to promote Internet freedom and to support the democracy and rule of law strategy required under current law.

(Sec. 7071) Extends certain International Monetary Fund (IMF) transparency, accountability, and lending requirements to this bill. Directs Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the IMF to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private creditors.

(Sec. 7072) Specifies funds that may be obligated for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund, including the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or international organizations.

(Sec. 7073) Provides specified funds for programs related to stability and development in regions impacted by extremism, including:

 implementing the Department of State and USAID Joint Strategy on Countering Violent Extremism, security and democracy programs in countries whose stability and legitimacy are directly threatened by violence against state institutions by extremists, programs in countries affected by significant populations of internally displaced persons or refugees, grants and cooperative agreements to support women and girls in predominantly Muslim countries and other countries who are at risk from extremism and conflict, and the development of a comprehensive plan by the U.S. Institute of Peace to prevent and address the underlying causes of extremism in the Sahel, Horn of Africa, and Near East regions. (Sec. 7074) Prohibits funds provided by titles III through VI of this bill from being used for Enterprise Funds unless Congress is notified in advance. Establishes reporting requirements related to Enterprise Funds.

(Sec. 7075) Requires the head of the relevant agency to notify Congress if the President decides not to comply with any provisions of this bill based on constitutional grounds. Requires the notification to include: (1) the basis for the determination, and (2) any resulting program and policy changes.

(Sec. 7076) Sets forth requirements for operating plans, spending plans, spending reports, and congressional budget justifications for specified agencies and programs funded by this bill.

(Sec. 7077) Requires agencies to post reports required to be submitted to Congress on their public websites if it is in the national interest, subject to exceptions for national security or proprietary, privileged, or sensitive information.

Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for email accounts or email servers created outside of the .gov domain or not fitted for automated records management as part of a federal government records management program. Establishes reporting and other requirements related to federal records management.

(Sec. 7078) Provides specified funds to be used for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, subject to specified requirements.

(Sec. 7079) Prohibits funds provided by titles III through VI of this bill from being used for:

 any financial incentive to a business for purposes of inducing it to relocate outside the United States if it will reduce the number of U.S. employees, assistance for any program that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers' rights in the recipient country, any assistance to an entity outside the United States for the purpose of relocating or transferring jobs from the United States to other countries, or to implement specified policies that would have the effect of prohibiting any coal-fired or other power-generation project the purpose of which is to increase exports of goods and services from the United States or prevent the loss of jobs in the United States. (Sec. 7080) Permits funds provided by this bill for the Economic Support Fund to be used for USAID programs to address the needs and protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries.

 (Sec. 7081) Requires any bilateral country assistance strategy developed after the date of enactment of this bill to include a transition plan identifying end goals and options for winding down, within a targeted period of years, the bilateral assistance.

(Sec. 7082) Establishes the Consular and Border Security Programs account within the Treasury. Requires specified fees to be deposited into the account for the purpose of the consular border and security programs.

(Sec. 7083) Amends the Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to modify the border crossing card fee for aliens under 15 years of age.

(Sec. 7084) Provides appropriations for the U.N. Population Fund and specifies requirements and restrictions for the funds.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide that a foreign nongovernmental organization shall not be:

 ineligible for assistance solely on the basis of health or medical services provided by the organization with non-U.S. government funds if the services are permitted in the country where they are provided and are legal in the United States, or subject to requirements relating to the use of non-U.S. government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations receiving assistance. TITLE VIII--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

Provides additional FY2017 appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism, which are exempt from discretionary spending limits.

Provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, including:

 Diplomatic and Consular Programs; the Office of Inspector General; and Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance. Provides appropriations for Contributions to International Organizations and Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities.

Provides appropriations to the USAID for Operating Expenses and the Capital Investment Fund.

Provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance, including:

 International Disaster Assistance; Transition Initiatives; the Complex Crises Fund; the Economic Support Fund; Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia; Migration and Refugee Assistance; and the U.S. Emergency and Migration Assistance Fund. Provides appropriations for International Security Assistance, including:

 International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement; Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs; Peacekeeping Operations; and the Foreign Military Financing Program. (Sec. 8001) Specifies that funds provided by this title that are designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism are in addition to the funds otherwise provided by this bill for FY2017.

(Sec. 8002) Specifies that additional funds provided by this title and designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism are available under the authorities and conditions that apply to the specified appropriations accounts.

(Sec. 8003) Specifies transfer authorities for funds provided by this title.

(Sec. 8004) Specifies that each amount designated by this bill for or Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism is only available if the President subsequently designates all the amounts and transmits the designations to the Congress.

(Sec. 8005) Rescinds specified funds that were previously appropriated for the Economic Support Fund.

Combating BDS Act of 2016

TITLE IX--MATTERS RELATING TO ISRAEL

(Sec. 9002) Authorizes a state or local government to adopt and enforce measures to divest assets or prohibit the investment of its assets in entities that engage in a commerce-related or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel.

(Sec. 9003) Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit any person from bringing any civil, criminal, or administrative action against any registered investment company (including any employee, officers, director or investment adviser of the company) based solely upon the company divesting from or avoiding investing in securities issued by persons that have engaged in commerce-related or investment-related boycotts, divestments, or sanctions activities targeting Israel.

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programs capital investment fund office_of_inspector_general educational cultural exchange programs representation expenses protection foreign missions officials embassy security construction maintenance emergencies diplomatic consular service repatriation loans program account payment american_institute taiwan international center washington district_of_columbia payment foreign_service retirement disability fund provides appropriations international organizations contributions international organizations contributions international peacekeeping activities provides appropriations international commissions including international_boundary_and_water_commission united_states mexico salaries expenses construction american sections international commissions international fisheries commissions provides appropriations broadcasting_board_of_governors international broadcasting operations broadcasting capital improvements provides appropriations related programs including asia foundation institute peace center middle eastern western dialogue trust_fund exchange fellowship program israeli arab scholarship program east west center national endowment democracy provides appropriations commissions including commission preservation america heritage abroad commission international religious freedom commission security cooperation europe congressional executive commission people republic china united_states china economic security review commission title united_states_agency international_development provides appropriations agency international_development usaid operating expenses capital investment fund office_of_inspector_general title iii bilateral economic assistance provides appropriations president global health programs development assistance international disaster assistance transition initiatives complex crises fund development credit authority economic_support_fund democracy fund assistance europe central_asia provides appropriations state_department migration refugee assistance emergency refugee migration assistance fund provides appropriations independent agencies including peace_corps millennium challenge corporation inter american foundation african development foundation provides appropriations department_of_the_treasury international affairs technical assistance title international security assistance provides appropriation state_department president international security assistance provides appropriations state_department international narcotics control law enforcement nonproliferation anti terrorism demining related programs peacekeeping operations provides appropriations president international_military_education training foreign military financing program title multilateral assistance provides appropriations president international organizations programs provides appropriations international financial institutions including payments international bank reconstruction development including global environmental facility green climate fund international_development_association inter-american_development_bank asian development fund african development bank african development fund international fund agricultural development global agriculture food security program north american development bank title export investment assistance provides appropriations export investment assistance export-import_bank united_states overseas_private_investment_corporation trade_and_development_agency title vii general_provisions sets forth requirements restrictions use funds provided appropriations acts sec permits funds provided title bill allowances differentials employment temporary intermittent experts consultants hire passenger transportation sec requires agencies funded bill submit congress reports unobligated balances sec limits expenditures consulting services contracts expenditures matter public record available public inspection provided existing law existing executive order issued pursuant existing law sec prohibits funds provided title bill construct diplomatic facility include office space accommodations employee agency provided state_department required share costs constructing new diplomatic facilities includes exception marine_corps sets forth congressional notification consultation requirements respect use funds acquisition property award construction contracts overseas diplomatic facilities permits embassy security construction maintenance funds provided bill address security vulnerabilities interim temporary facilities abroad subject specified requirements requires congressional notification consultation prior opening closure significant modification interim temporary diplomatic facility permits specified funds transferred implement recommendations accountability review board prevent respond security situations requirements subject congressional notification requirements permits specified unobligated embassy security construction maintenance funds transferred worldwide security upgrades compound security program physical security upgrades soft targets sec requires costs incurred agencies funded title bill personnel actions response funding reductions included bill resources available title permits transfer funds accounts comply section subject reprogramming procedures sec permits state_department award certain local guard contracts basis best value determined cost technical analysis subject congressional notification requirements provides specified funds strengthen oversight local guard force critical post abroad use government employees contractors citizens sec prohibits use funds provided titles iii bill direct assistance governments cuba north_korea iran syria sec prohibits use funds provided titles iii bill assistance country duly elected head government military military supported coup decree includes exceptions democratically elected government taken office assistance promote democratic elections sec sets forth limitations conditions reporting requirements transfer funds appropriations accounts sec prohibits funds provided bill class travel employees agencies funded bill sec prohibits funds provided bill remaining available obligation current fiscal year expressly provided bill subject specified exceptions sec prohibits funds provided titles iii bill assistance government country default excess year payments loan president determines assistance national interest sec prohibits funds provided titles iii bill provide assistance country assistance subject taxation reimbursed foreign government state_department makes certain determinations foreign policy interests includes exception minimis taxes requires funds withheld pursuant section reprogrammed assistance countries assess taxes assistance arrangement provide substantial reimbursement taxes reasonably accommodate assistance programmatically responsible manner sec permits specifically designated appropriations provided titles iii bill reprogrammed programs account compliance designation impossible provision act extends availability program specific appropriations fiscal year state_department usaid reports congress termination assistance country change circumstances makes unlikely funds original period availability provides ceilings specific funding levels included bill applicable funds provided subsequent bills specific funding levels minimum funding requirements contained acts applicable funds provided bill sec sets forth congressional notification requirements procedures use reprogramming transfer withholding funds provided bill sec requires department_of_defense dod notify congress providing certain excess defense articles foreign assistance_act issuing letter offer sell certain defense articles arms_export_control_act sec provides certain funds included titles iii bill returned available international organizations shall remain available fy2019 specified requirements withhold funds programs burma apply funds provided bill sec prohibits funds provided carry foreign assistance_act abortions involuntary sterilization sec requires funds provided bill available programs countries amounts contained tables report accompanying bill permits certain deviations amounts specifies requirements restrictions deviations sec prohibits certain funds pay alcoholic beverages entertainment expenses recreational activities sec prohibits assistance governments engaged specified activities support international terrorism sec permits funds provided bill trade_and_development_agency spent notwithstanding specified provisions prohibit obligation funds certain foreign assistance intelligence broadcasting activities specific authorization appropriations sec defines terms program project activity purposes bill sec provides specified economic_support_fund appropriations assistance areas influence extremist organizations near_east africa regions specifies funds considered near_east africa relief recovery fund sec prohibits specified funds provided bill activities related production growth extraction commodities export foreign countries commodities likely surplus world markets cause substantial injury producers similar competing commodities subject specified exceptions directs treasury instruct executive directors international financial institutions oppose assistance activities sec directs usaid require countries receive foreign assistance cash transfers result generation local currencies deposit currencies separate account finance foreign assistance activities sets forth conditions restrictions use funds sec provides restrictions assistance country included act construed restrict assistance support nongovernmental organizations included specified provisions bill food_for_peace_act provides section alter prohibitions funding abortions involuntary countries support international terrorism violate human rights sec sets forth conditions usaid use funds provided bill limited competitions local entities requires usaid report congress annually certain awards subject limited competition local entities extends authority usaid enter contracts competition limited local entities certain conditions met sec requires department_of_the_treasury instruct executive director certain international financial institutions seek require institution meet specified requirements evaluations reports effectiveness loans grants activities social environmental safeguards human rights fraud corruption publication beneficial ownership information whistleblower protections prohibits funds provided title bill international financial institutions executive director compensated specified levels sec permits nongovernmental organizations usaid grantees contractors place local currencies accrue organization result economic assistance provided title iii bill interest bearing accounts order enhance participation debt development debt nature exchanges sec limits direct government government assistance recipient agencies ministries meet specified requirements financial management budget transparency corruption foreign terrorist organizations human rights violations sets forth congressional reporting notification consultation requirements government government assistance prohibits funds provided bill foreign countries debt service payments international financial institution specifies officials foreign governments immediate family members involved significant corruption gross violation human rights ineligible entry united_states subject specified exceptions waivers permits funds provided bill promote support transparency accountability expenditures revenues related extraction natural resources prevent sale conflict provide technical assistance promote independent audit mechanisms support civil society participation natural resource management support provision additional information foreign assistance department_of_state foreign assistance website requires treasury inform international financial institutions policy vote assistance country extraction export natural resource government country meets specified requirements accounting public disclosure audits payments companies involved extraction sec provides specified funds democracy programs allocates funds specified regions programs sec provides appropriations specified programs related promoting international religious freedom including office international religious freedom special envoy promote religious freedom religious minorities near_east south central_asia programs protect vulnerable persecuted religious minorities investigate persecution religious minorities transitional justice reconciliation reintegration programs middle_east north africa regions humanitarian programs international broadcasting atrocities prevention fund requires president identify non state entities engaged significant violations religious freedom designate entity non state entity particular concern religious freedom sec permits specified funds provided bill victims war displaced children displaced burmese combat_trafficking persons assist victims trafficking programs civilian society members foreign terrorist organization world food program genocide victims memorial sites grants application science_and_technology foreign policy cultural antiquities task_force innovation incentive awards encourage solutions related poverty contingencies loan guarantees jordan ukraine iraq direct_loans iraq enterprise funds egypt prohibits funds provided bill supporting military training operations include child soldiers tear gas small arms light weapons ammunition items control purposes foreign security forces use excessive force peaceful expression association assembly countries undergoing democratic transition requires specified funds provided bill forensic assistance relating mass graves identification victims war crimes crimes humanity including iraq guatemala increasing women participation military training education programs assistance eliminate inhumane conditions foreign prisons detention facilities program research training eastern_europe independent states soviet_union partner vetting system pilot program small grants program permits specified funds provided foreign assistance_act support nation emerging instability include support regional district municipal sub national entity emerging instability specifies funds provided bill foreign military financing program available countries demonstrated commitment stop proliferation weapons mass destruction participating proliferation security initiative statement interdiction principles permits state_department waive restriction national interest requires state_department report congress funds spent fy2016 specified accounts related security assistance limitations vetting foreign assistance security forces human rights violations requires state_department withhold specified funds assistance central government country taking appropriate steps comply convention civil aspects international child abductions repeals reporting requirements related israeli palestinian peace reconciliation democracy fund assistance provided interdiction actions foreign countries sudan outstanding expropriation claims permits state_department transfer specified funds provided protection foreign missions officials diplomatic consular programs directs state_department implement requirement william_wilberforce_trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act visas applicants diplomatic mission international organization suspended employees found record nonimmigrant employees holding visas extends provides authorities related passport fees accountability review boards incentives critical posts foreign_service officer annuitant waiver department_of_state civil service annuitant waiver usaid civil service annuitant waiver overseas pay comparability limitation refugee set asides nationals soviet_union estonia latvia lithuania current active members ukrainian church ukrainian church status lawfully admitted permanent resident certain aliens soviet_union estonia latvia lithuania vietnam laos cambodia inspector_general annuitant waiver consular immunity advisory commission public diplomacy special immigrant status certain international war reserves stock authority quorum requirements export-import_bank united_states amends foreign_service act prohibit group life insurance supplement employee benefit paid scheduled paid current law reduce payment recipient eligible federal law requires funds provided bill payments working capital_fund service centers amounts justified president fy2017 budget requires specified funds provided bill monitoring evaluation assistance international disaster assistance migration refugee assistance accounts regular collection feedback obtained directly beneficiaries permits funds available hiv aids working capital_fund pharmaceuticals products child survival malaria tuberculosis extent hiv aids pharmaceuticals products requires usaid use funds provided bill global health programs implement pilot program leverage public private capital expand delivery interventions maternal child health provides authority activities peace_corps inter american foundation african development foundation authorized conducted specified statutes amends millennium challenge act establish restrictions concurrent compacts united_states eligible countries prohibits additional compact compacts purposes economic integration increased regional trade cross border collaborations country making demonstrable progress implementing terms existing compacts supplementary agreements sustained performance eligibility criteria selected existing compact sec expresses sense congress arab league boycott israel sec establishes limitations use funds provided titles iii bill support palestinian state sec restricts use funds provided titles bill create government office jerusalem conduct government business palestinian_authority gaza successor palestinian governing entity provided israel declaration principles sec prohibits funds assistance palestinian broadcasting corporation sec sets forth restrictions requirements assistance provided west_bank gaza sec restricts use specified funds provided bill assistance palestinian_authority hamas sec sets forth limitations directives authorities funds provided diplomatic development activities middle_east north africa including egypt iran iraq jordan lebanon libya morocco syria west_bank gaza western yemen sec sets forth limitations directives authorities funds provided diplomatic development activities africa including countries african great_lakes region addressing terrorist organization boko_haram ethiopia lake basin countries areas affected lord resistance army south_sudan sudan zimbabwe sec sets forth limitations directives authorities funds provided diplomatic development activities east asia pacific including asia initiative burma cambodia north_korea people republic china thailand tibet vietnam sec sets forth limitations directives authorities funds provided diplomatic development activities programs south central_asia including afghanistan nepal pakistan regional programs sec sets forth limitations directives authorities funds provided diplomatic development activities programs latin_america caribbean including implementing united_states strategy engagement central_america el_salvador guatemala honduras colombia cuba haiti sec requires specified funds included titles iii available assistance ukraine prohibits funds provided bill available government independent state soviet_union directs action violation territorial integrity national sovereignty independent state soviet_union subject waiver national security specifies exceptions restrictions providing assistance government azerbaijan sec permits president drawdown specified funds support united_nations war crimes tribunals commissions resolving charges genocide violations international humanitarian law prohibits funds provided bill contribution international_criminal_court permits funds provided bill technical assistance training assistance victims protection witnesses law enforcement support related international investigations apprehensions prosecutions adjudications genocide crimes humanity war crimes sec limits use funds provided bill contributions organization_of_american_states specified transparency accountability measures taken organizations subject waiver humanitarian crisis prohibits funds provided bill delegation contribution specialized agency body commission chaired country supports international terrorism human rights council state_department determines reports congress participation council national security interest council taking significant steps remove israel permanent agenda item certain payments members assessments arrearages dues costs participation country delegation international conferences held multilateral international organizations design renovation construction headquarters new_york requires state_department report congress united_nations_relief_and_works_agency funds available international program withheld provision law sec provides funds state_department reform model memorandum understanding government country contributing personnel peacekeeping missions include specified consequences secretary general believes government unwilling unable exercise criminal disciplinary jurisdiction assured government memorandum understanding personnel accused certain crimes offenses requires state_department withhold assistance unit security forces foreign country unit engaged acts sexual exploitation abuse government country takes effective steps bring responsible members security forces justice prevent future incidents sec prohibits funds provided bill promote sale export tobacco tobacco products seek reduction removal foreign country restrictions marketing products restrictions applied equally products type sec prohibits use funds provided bill attendance employees single conference outside united_states congress notified advance attendance important national interest sec permits transfer certain aircraft programs including transportation active standby civilian response corps personnel equipment specifies requirements aircraft coordination sec withholds specified assistance foreign countries unpaid property taxes parking fines penalties district_of_columbia new_york_city sec permits demining equipment available state_department usaid clearance unexploded ordnance humanitarian purposes disposed grant basis foreign countries restricts furnishing military assistance issuing export licenses transferring selling technology relating cluster munitions sec prohibits funds provided bill publicity propaganda purposes united_states authorized enactment bill permits usaid use specified funds provide assistance private voluntary organizations engaged facilitating public discussion world hunger related issues sec requires secretary state direction president responsible continuous supervision general direction economic assistance law enforcement justice sector assistance military assistance military education training programs sec permits usaid use specified funds provided bill hiring individuals united_states overseas limited appointment basis subject specified terms conditions individuals detailed employed usaid respond disasters hiring personal services contractors united_states support new expanded overseas programs activities managed agency permanent direct hire personnel hired trained permits extensions years limited appointment foreign_service personnel permits usaid provide exceptions fair opportunity process placing task orders multiple award indefinite quantity contracts order placed small small disadvantaged business continues authority usaid appoint senior foreign_service employ individuals programs afghanistan pakistan sec permits funds provided bill global health programs including activities relating hiv aids available notwithstanding provision law subject specified exceptions requires specified funds family planning reproductive health withholds specified funds global fund fight aids tuberculosis malaria state_department submits specified report congress permits specified funds combat infectious disease public health emergency international infectious disease outbreak sustained severe spreading internationally national interest respond public health emergency international concern sec provides specified funds programs related gender equality increasing leadership opportunities women preventing responding gender based violence empowering women equal partners conflict prevention peace building transitional processes reconstruction efforts countries affected conflict political transition ensuring equitable provision relief recovery assistance women girls sec allocates specified funds basic higher education development programs environment programs food security agricultural development microenterprise programs combat_trafficking persons modern slavery reconciliation programs water sanitation establishes reporting requirements use funds sec permits specified funds provided title iii bill transferred overseas_private_investment_corporation account prohibits funds administrative expenses sec prohibits funds provided bill implement arms trade treaty senate ratifies treaty sec requires agencies funded bill provide inspector_general timely access records documents materials requires inspector_general funded bill comply statutory limitations disclosure information provided departments agencies report congress failures department agency provide inspector_general access requested records documents materials sec requires state_department notify congress provide specified details concluding agreement country receive individuals detained naval station guantanamo_bay cuba guantanamo sec permits treasury subscribe specified additional shares capital stock north american development bank sec prohibits funds provided bill support justify use torture cruel inhumane treatment official contract employee government permits specified funds provided bill assistance eliminate torture foreign police military security forces countries receiving assistance funds provided bill sec prohibits use funds provided bill assist governments certain countries refused united_states individual indicted criminal offense maximum penalty life imprisonment possibility parole killing law enforcement officer specifies exceptions permits state_department waive restrictions based national interest sec permits financing provided israel egypt north_atlantic_treaty_organization nato major non nato allies commercial leasing certain defense articles commercial suppliers president determines compelling foreign policy national security reasons providing articles commercial lease government government sale sec permits funds provided titles iii bill enhance effectiveness accountability civilian police authority training technical assistance human rights rule law anti corruption strategic planning assistance foster civilian police roles support democratic governance sec prohibits funds provided bill assistance central government russian_federation country taken affirmative steps intended support russian_federation crimea permits waiver national interest prohibits funds provided bill implementation action policy recognizes sovereignty russian_federation crimea facilitation financing guarantee government investments crimea activity includes participation russian government officials russian owned controlled banks financial entities assistance crimea includes participation russian government officials russian owned controlled banks financial entities requires treasury instruct executive directors international financial institution vote assistance program violates sovereignty territorial integrity ukraine georgia prohibits funds provided bill assistance central government country recognized independence established diplomatic relations russian occupied territories region south support russian occupation territories region south permits funds provided bill assistance eastern partnership countries advance implementation association agreements trade agreements visa agreements european_union reduce vulnerability russian economic political pressure permits funds provided bill support advancement democracy rule law russian_federation including promote internet freedom support democracy rule law strategy required current law sec extends certain international_monetary_fund imf transparency accountability lending requirements bill directs treasury instruct executive director imf ensure loan repaid imf private creditors sec specifies funds obligated purposes special defense acquisition fund including provision defense articles defense services foreign countries international organizations sec provides specified funds programs related stability development regions impacted extremism including implementing department_of_state usaid joint strategy countering violent extremism security democracy programs countries stability directly threatened violence state institutions extremists programs countries affected significant populations internally displaced persons refugees grants cooperative agreements support women girls predominantly countries countries risk extremism conflict development comprehensive plan institute peace prevent address underlying causes extremism africa near_east regions sec prohibits funds provided titles iii bill enterprise funds congress notified advance establishes reporting requirements related enterprise funds sec requires head relevant agency notify congress president decides comply provisions bill based constitutional grounds requires notification include basis determination resulting program policy changes sec sets forth requirements operating plans spending plans spending reports congressional_budget justifications specified agencies programs funded bill sec requires agencies post reports required submitted congress public websites national interest subject exceptions national security proprietary privileged sensitive information prohibits funds provided bill email accounts email servers created outside domain fitted automated records management federal_government records management program establishes reporting requirements related federal records management sec provides specified funds programs promote internet freedom globally subject specified requirements sec prohibits funds provided titles iii bill financial incentive business purposes relocate outside united_states reduce number employees assistance program contributes violation internationally recognized workers rights recipient country assistance entity outside united_states purpose relocating transferring jobs united_states countries implement specified policies effect prohibiting coal fired power generation project purpose increase exports goods services united_states prevent loss jobs united_states sec permits funds provided bill economic_support_fund usaid programs address needs protect promote rights people disabilities developing countries sec requires bilateral country assistance strategy developed date enactment bill include transition plan identifying end goals options winding targeted period years bilateral assistance sec establishes consular border_security programs account treasury requires specified fees deposited account purpose consular border security programs sec amends department_of_state related agencies appropriations act modify border crossing card fee aliens years age sec provides appropriations population fund specifies requirements restrictions funds amends foreign assistance_act provide foreign nongovernmental organization shall ineligible assistance solely basis health medical services provided organization non government funds services permitted country provided legal united_states subject requirements relating use non government funds advocacy lobbying activities apply nongovernmental organizations receiving assistance title viii overseas contingency operations global war terrorism provides additional fy2017 appropriations overseas contingency global war terrorism exempt discretionary spending limits provides appropriations state_department administration foreign affairs including diplomatic consular programs office_of_inspector_general embassy security construction maintenance provides appropriations contributions international organizations contributions international peacekeeping activities provides appropriations usaid operating expenses capital investment fund provides appropriations bilateral economic assistance including international disaster assistance transition initiatives complex crises fund economic_support_fund assistance europe central_asia migration refugee assistance emergency migration assistance fund provides appropriations international security assistance including international narcotics control law enforcement nonproliferation anti terrorism demining related programs peacekeeping operations foreign military financing program sec specifies funds provided title designated overseas contingency operations global war terrorism addition funds provided bill fy2017 sec specifies additional funds provided title designated overseas contingency operations global war terrorism available authorities conditions apply specified appropriations accounts sec specifies transfer authorities funds provided title sec specifies designated bill overseas contingency operations global war terrorism available president subsequently designates amounts transmits designations congress sec rescinds specified funds previously appropriated economic_support_fund combating act title matters relating israel sec authorizes state local government adopt enforce measures divest assets prohibit investment assets entities engage commerce related investment related boycott divestment sanctions activity targeting israel sec amends investment company act prohibit person bringing civil criminal administrative action registered investment company including employee officers director investment adviser company based solely company divesting avoiding investing securities issued persons engaged commerce related investment related boycotts sanctions activities targeting israel


Summary: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) convey to Park City, Utah, two parcels of property located in Park City that are currently under the management jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties; and (2) offer for sale two specified parcels of property located in Park City that are currently under the management jurisdiction of the BLM. Requires all proceeds derived from the sale of such parcels to be deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account established under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.

directs secretary interior convey park city utah parcels property located park city currently management jurisdiction bureau_of_land_management blm known white acre oak properties offer sale specified parcels property located park city currently management jurisdiction blm requires proceeds derived sale parcels deposited federal_land_disposal_account established federal_land_transaction_facilitation_act


Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to convey to the Danville Area Community College of Vermilion County, Illinois, specified real property of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

authorizes secretary veterans_affairs convey area community college county illinois specified real property health_care system department_of_veterans_affairs