[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 4779 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 177
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4779
[Report No. 119-217]
Making appropriations for National Security, Department of State, and
Related Programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 25, 2025
Mr. Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
Making appropriations for National Security, Department of State, and
Related Programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for National Security, Department of State, and Related
Programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic programs
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign
Service not otherwise provided for, including for training, human
resources management, and salaries, including employment without regard
to civil service and classification laws of persons on a temporary
basis (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the
United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62
Stat. 11; Chapter 36); for the regional bureaus of the Department of
State and overseas activities as authorized by law; for the functional
bureaus of the Department of State, including representation to certain
international organizations in which the United States participates
pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the
Senate or specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms
control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities as authorized;
and for security activities, $8,966,278,000, of which $781,116,000 may
remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which $3,758,836,000
is for Worldwide Security Protection, which may remain available until
expended.
consular and border security programs
Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border Security
Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year pursuant to section
7069(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117-103),
$517,000,000 shall be available until expended for the purposes of such
account, including to reduce passport backlogs and reduce visa wait
times: Provided, That the Secretary of State may by regulation
authorize State officials or the United States Postal Service to
collect and retain the execution fee for each application for a
passport accepted by such officials or by that Service.
capital investment fund
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, as
authorized, $399,700,000, to remain available until expended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
$198,050,000, of which $32,660,000 may remain available until September
30, 2027: Provided, That up to $6,000,000 may remain available until
September 30, 2026 for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction: Provided further, That not less than $62,500,000 shall
be made available for oversight of foreign assistance: Provided
further, That funds appropriated under this heading are made available
notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post inspections.
educational and cultural exchange programs
For necessary expenses of educational and cultural exchange
programs, as authorized, $700,946,000, to remain available until
expended, of which not less than $287,800,000 shall be for the
Fulbright Program: Provided, That fees or other payments received
from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising and
counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be
credited to this account, to remain available until expended: Provided
further, That any substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year
to programs funded under this heading in this Act shall be subject to
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned to the Department
of State not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
representation expenses
For representation expenses as authorized, $7,415,000.
protection of foreign missions and officials
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as
authorized, $30,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.
embassy security, construction, and maintenance
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service
Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), preserving, maintaining,
repairing, and planning for real property that are owned or leased by
the Department of State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise
available, the Harry S Truman Building, $812,836,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2030, of which not to exceed $25,000 may
be used for overseas representation expenses as authorized: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be
available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for
other departments and agencies of the United States Government.
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades,
acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,199,856,000, to remain
available until expended.
emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet
unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service,
as authorized, $8,885,000, to remain available until expended, of which
not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Repatriation Loans Program
Account''.
repatriation loans program account
For the cost of direct loans, $2,550,000, as authorized: Provided,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize gross
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
$5,520,137.
payment to the american institute in taiwan
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act
(Public Law 96-8), $35,964,000.
international center, washington, district of columbia
Not to exceed $1,917,178 shall be derived from fees collected from
other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities at the
International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International
Center Act (Public Law 90-553), and, in addition, as authorized by
section 5 of such Act, $745,000, to be derived from the reserve
authorized by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in that
section.
payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund,
as authorized, $60,000,000.
International Organizations
contributions to international organizations
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual
obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations,
pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the
Senate, conventions, or specific Acts of Congress, $310,200,000:
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the
submission of the President's budget to Congress under section 1105(a)
of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees on
Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United
Nations for the operations of the United Nations: Provided further,
That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far
in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase
funding for any United Nations program without identifying an
offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided
further, That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be
directed to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United
States and the respective international organization and shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading shall be available for a United States contribution
to an international organization for the United States share of
interest costs made known to the United States Government by such
organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through
external borrowings.
contributions for international peacekeeping activities
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of
international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or
restoration of international peace and security, $562,319,000, of which
$281,160,000 may remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided,
That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or
expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission
unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for such mission in the
United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance
as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified of:
(1) the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives of
the mission, the national interest that will be served, and the exit
strategy; and (2) the sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or
transfers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded
mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be
made available for obligation unless the Secretary of State certifies
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping
mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is implementing
effective policies and procedures to prevent United Nations employees,
contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in such mission
from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or
committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other violations of
human rights, and to hold accountable individuals who engage in such
acts while participating in such mission, including prosecution in
their home countries and making information about such prosecutions
publicly available on the website of the United Nations: Provided
further, That the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations
and foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement
effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops have not
violated human rights: Provided further, That funds shall be available
for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that
United States manufacturers and suppliers are not being given
opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for United
Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign
manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may be used
for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United
States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of a
foreign national, unless the President's military advisors have
submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in
the national interest of the United States and the President has
submitted to Congress such a recommendation: Provided further, That
any payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall
work with the United Nations and members of the United Nations Security
Council to evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping missions, and to
consider a draw down when mission goals have been substantially
achieved.
International Commissions
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet
obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific
Acts of Congress, as follows:
international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico
For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico,
and to comply with laws applicable to the United States Section,
including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses, as follows:
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $67,300,000,
of which $10,095,000 may remain available until September 30, 2027.
In addition, for expenses necessary to carry out paragraph (3) of
section 5602(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), $12,500,000, to remain available until
expended.
construction
For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized
projects, $78,000,000, to remain available until expended, as
authorized: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the
United States Section, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to, and
merged with, funds appropriated under the heading ``Salaries and
Expenses'' to carry out the purposes of the United States Section,
which shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That such transfer authority is in addition to any other
transfer authority provided in this Act.
american sections, international commissions
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the
International Joint Commission and the International Boundary
Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between
the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and for grant programs
of the North American Development Bank, including technical assistance
grants and the Community Assistance Program, $18,204,000: Provided,
That of the amount provided under this heading for the International
Joint Commission, up to $1,250,000 may remain available until September
30, 2027, and up to $9,000 may be made available for representation
expenses: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this
heading for the International Boundary Commission, up to $1,000 may be
made available for representation expenses.
international fisheries commissions
For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not
otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $71,181,000: Provided,
That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the
respective commissions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United
States Code.
RELATED PROGRAMS
International Broadcasting Operations and Capital Improvements
For necessary expenses to carry out international communication
activities, $681,448,000: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available
for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB): Provided further, That
funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made
available for medium- and short-wave broadcasting at not less than the
fiscal year 2024 level and in a manner able to reach all provinces in
Cuba with daily programming: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading and made available for international
broadcasting networks, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available
for programming produced about Cuba by OCB, which are in addition to
funds otherwise made available for OCB: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be made available for broadcasting
capital improvements, which may include the purchase, rent,
construction, repair, preservation, and improvement of facilities for
radio, television, and digital transmission and reception; the
purchase, rent, and installation of necessary equipment for radio,
television, and digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba,
as authorized; and physical security worldwide: Provided further, That
amounts made available pursuant to the previous proviso may remain
available until expended and shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That significant modifications to broadcast hours previously
justified to Congress, including changes to transmission platforms
(shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all
language services shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
The Asia Foundation
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia
Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $17,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
United States Institute of Peace
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, as
authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4601
et seq.), $18,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027,
which shall not be used for construction activities.
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western
Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the
interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30,
2026, to remain available until expended.
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships,
Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower
Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-5205), all interest and
earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust
Fund on or before September 30, 2026, to remain available until
expended: Prov