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Connectivity, and Related Technologies Fund, and allows transfer of those funds to the Export-Import Bank, the Development Finance Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency.","amount":null,"quote":"shall be made available for the Economic Resilience Initiative to enhance the economic security and stability of the United States and partner countries"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7033","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#HE5B85B49102F485EBFE707D6A0BB6612"},"heading":"","effect":"Directs funds to the Office of International Religious Freedom and provides not less than $50,000,000 for international religious freedom programs, and allows notwithstanding-law assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.","amount":"$50,000,000","quote":"not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for international religious freedom programs"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7035","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H9DCFE75852EE455DAAC35C67596B32EB"},"heading":"","effect":"Allows obligation of not more than $900,000,000 for the Special Defense Acquisition Fund through September 30, 2029, and authorizes commercial-lease financing for Israel, Egypt, NATO and major non-NATO allies.","amount":"$900,000,000","quote":"Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund)"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7043","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H69B0000032BB4735B98B95CA15299B05"},"heading":"","effect":"Sets minimum amounts for named places and programs, including $11,500,000 for the Vietnam Education Foundation Act purposes, $300,000,000 for the Philippines, $175,000,000 for Pacific Islands countries, and $500,000,000 for Taiwan foreign military financing.","amount":null,"quote":"not less than $11,500,000 shall be made available to carry out the purposes of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7045","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H5129B48B2544417CA26B7CD0632E90C7"},"heading":"","effect":"Sets minimum or fixed amounts for named countries and a named initiative, including $92,500,000 for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, $35,000,000 for Cuba, $15,000,000 for Nicaragua, and $50,000,000 for Venezuela.","amount":null,"quote":"not less than $92,500,000 shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7047","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H4D90DDC0E1E947BAAFBF8047058D736F"},"heading":"","effect":"Directs not less than $300,000,000 to the Countering Russian Influence Fund, notwithstanding the country limitation in the authorizing statute, and lets Foreign Military Financing funds for it stay available until September 30, 2028.","amount":"$300,000,000","quote":"not less than $300,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the purposes of the Countering Russian Influence Fund"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7066","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#HCE08B28E75194E1A84336C8E791FDA0A"},"heading":"","effect":"Allows up to $1,500,000,000 to be made available for the America First Opportunity Fund, with transfer authority among accounts and availability until September 30, 2029.","amount":"$1,500,000,000","quote":"up to $1,500,000,000 may be made available for the America First Opportunity Fund to furnish assistance"}]},{"category":"place_specific_amount","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Title III, “INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H4EFCE2A0AAE64716AD39387D5AF1274C"},"heading":"","effect":"Appropriates $5,000,000,000 for humanitarian assistance and sets a minimum of $6,500,000 for refugees resettling in Israel.","amount":"$6,500,000","quote":"of which not less than $6,500,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling in Israel"},{"cite":{"label":"Title III, “NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMS”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H16E366D029454619B7D48819DC9E7AA0"},"heading":"","effect":"Appropriates $6,890,170,000 (with a $1,000,000 reduction and increase) and requires not less than fifteen percent of the amounts to go to programs in Africa.","amount":null,"quote":"of which not less than fifteen percent of amounts made available under this heading shall be made available for programs in Africa"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7039","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H162C6F7338E24779BF6A31FA0BD0A7F8"},"heading":"","effect":"Allows up to $1,400,000 for the Offices of Inspector General for audits and other activities tied to oversight of the West Bank and Gaza Program, in addition to other funds available for such purposes.","amount":"$1,400,000","quote":"up to $1,400,000 may be used by the Offices of Inspector General funded under title II of this Act for audits, investigations, and other activities"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7041","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#HDA2B72C853A349D6946C140AA42EBC47"},"heading":"","effect":"Sets minimum amounts for named countries, including not less than $1,425,000,000 for Egypt, $3,300,000,000 in Foreign Military Financing grants for Israel, and $1,650,000,000 plus additional amounts for Jordan.","amount":null,"quote":"not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7042","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#HEC43653D71354E209F0DBCD2B687BFAB"},"heading":"","effect":"Withholds 100 percent of funds for the central Government of Nigeria until a certification is made, and sets separate conditions for assistance to South Africa, South Sudan and Sudan.","amount":null,"quote":"100 percent may not be obligated until the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that such Government is"},{"cite":{"label":"Title IV, “INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H0242FADE1E9B46D28E57AB4BC23AA4F3"},"heading":"","effect":"Sets aside $3,500,000, available until expended, to increase the participation of women in programs and activities funded under this heading.","amount":"$3,500,000","quote":"$3,500,000 shall remain available until expended to increase the participation of women in programs and activities funded under this heading"}]},{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Title IV, “FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H1C41F397ECC7419E8C7AF4F7092611E8"},"heading":"","effect":"Appropriates $6,752,500,000 and lets NATO members and major non-NATO allies use funds for procurement not sold under the Arms Export Control Act, without the signed-agreement condition that applies to other countries.","amount":null,"quote":"a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or is a major non-NATO ally designated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may utilize funds made available under this heading"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7004","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H4B047739494F49A7A4B2F3A2BACCC6A2"},"heading":"","effect":"Allows a project to construct a United States facility to include office space or accommodations for United States Marine Corps members, notwithstanding a paragraph of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999.","amount":null,"quote":"a project to construct a facility of the United States may include office space or other accommodations for members of the United States Marine Corps"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7027","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#HFA5C764BE85D409883F90558ADE356FC"},"heading":"","effect":"During fiscal year 2027, country-specific restrictions in this or any other Act are not to be read as restricting assistance under the Food for Peace Act, with notification required before obligating title I funds.","amount":null,"quote":"restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food for Peace Act"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7031","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#HEB142F17BAE34FB89D440508118574A8"},"heading":"","effect":"Bars title III funds from supporting mining activities related to the extraction of minerals until the Secretary of State certifies that comparable mining is permitted in areas in the United States; the bar does not apply to United States entities.","amount":null,"quote":"Provided, That the restriction in this paragraph shall not apply to United States entities"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7032","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#HAA851480722149F2BC3DE65C80C9FBA8"},"heading":"","effect":"Provides $2,175,000,000 for democracy programs and allows National Endowment for Democracy funds to be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law and any regulation.","amount":null,"quote":"may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any regulation"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7052","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H9589F096139B42D7B5BB9F33DD5703BD"},"heading":"","effect":"For fiscal year 2027, applies a rule in section 484(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as if it excluded unmanned aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds.","amount":null,"quote":"Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply with respect to unmanned aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 102","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#HB26B5758A8134A158A75F674D521A522"},"heading":"Ensuring only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office","effect":"Requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, and exempts applicants who are absent uniformed services voters from these requirements.","amount":null,"quote":"The requirements in this section shall not apply with respect to an applicant who is an absent uniformed services voter, as defined in section 107(1)"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 103","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H94D7051F88F045C8A621CC9140E79DEE"},"heading":"Requiring voters to provide photo identification","effect":"Requires valid photo identification to vote in federal elections, and exempts ballots cast by absent uniformed services voters and by individuals voting other than in person under a separate federal law from the identification requirement for non-in-person ballots.","amount":null,"quote":"Subparagraph (A) does not apply with respect to a ballot provided by—"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7046","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#HEC90B00B80854BC094B3BD01416FF817"},"heading":"","effect":"Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act does not apply to a listed subset of activities: democracy support, Trade and Development Agency assistance, Finance Corporation insurance, Export-Import Bank financing and humanitarian assistance. The section also continues the Turkey limitations from a prior Act.","amount":null,"quote":"Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to"},{"cite":{"label":"Title IV, “INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT”","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#HE38E5784676D41EF95DDE298D9514549"},"heading":"","effect":"Sets aside section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for funds under this heading. It also lets Program Development and Support funds skip pre-obligation requirements in this Act, except the section 7015 notification rules.","amount":null,"quote":"section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7008","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H1A8619E5E8FB4E53A7F3D07B921EC9F4"},"heading":"","effect":"The coup-related funding restriction does not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections, public participation in democratic processes, or a democratic transition. The Secretary of State may also waive the restriction program by program.","amount":null,"quote":"the provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or public participation in democratic processes, or to support a democratic transition"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7013","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#HF1CDA7DB34DD472BA4774B1696FF6B36"},"heading":"","effect":"The withholding for foreign taxes on U.S. assistance does not apply to foreign taxes of a de minimis nature. It also does not apply to a government or entity the Secretary of State reports has a reimbursement arrangement or where foreign policy interests outweigh the section's purpose.","amount":null,"quote":"Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b)."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7015","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H254AE142E02D4868A3785F4B5D007859"},"heading":"","effect":"Notification requirements do not apply to a reprogramming of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified for a program, project, or activity under titles III through VI. Waivers are allowed only where failure to waive would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare.","amount":null,"quote":"shall not apply to any reprogramming for a program, project, or activity for which funds are appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7016","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H63D52B1AD684456D8F9EA6594B86E2C0"},"heading":"","effect":"The 45-day public website posting requirement for reports does not apply to a report that the agency head determines would compromise national security or contains proprietary or privileged information, or to a report exempted in the accompanying report.","amount":null,"quote":"Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report if—"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7019","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H4E5573F855974C60B2310DCB55453B09"},"heading":"","effect":"The requirement to fund the report's table amounts, and the limit on deviating from them, do not apply to funds whose initial period of availability has expired or to amounts designated as minimum funding requirements.","amount":null,"quote":"Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— (1) funds for which the initial period of availability has expired; and (2) amounts designated by this Act as minimum funding requirements."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7025","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H8EC4C1919F964F75B26B52649EED95AF"},"heading":"","effect":"The ban on financing surplus-commodity export production does not apply to the Export-Import Bank if its Board judges U.S. benefits outweigh the injury, to certain International Development Association-eligible countries, or to countries the President finds recovering from conflict or crisis.","amount":null,"quote":"such prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the United States"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7026","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H05A6D8394532455D9E46969CC022D12A"},"heading":"","effect":"Nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempted from the requirement that cash transfer assistance be kept in a separate account, through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.","amount":null,"quote":"Nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7037","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H0FC2DC9032764BE99E3E973801F958EF"},"heading":"","effect":"The limit on assistance to support a Palestinian state does not apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, and the President may waive the limit for national security reasons.","amount":null,"quote":"The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing entity"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7048","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H52E51B7E935D4EEAB93270CD9F27938E"},"heading":"","effect":"The section makes several exceptions to its rules. The Burma withholding requirement under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act does not apply to funds in this Act. The Russian-goods procurement ban excepts health and safety-related activities. The Secretary of State may waive the international organization oversight-access condition.","amount":null,"quote":"the requirement to withhold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act"}]},{"category":"rule_delay","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7034","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H7A5EF4D4D1C84F3E82734B979E024FB0"},"heading":"","effect":"Bars use of funds to modify the Exchange Visitor Program except through formal rulemaking, with consultation with the Appropriations Committees at least 30 days before any Federal Register notice of a modifying action.","amount":null,"quote":"None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to modify the Exchange Visitor Program administered by the Department of State"}]},{"category":"process_change","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7064","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H186CDD98A7B44A37963578750924A133"},"heading":"","effect":"For fiscal year 2027, lets the Secretary of State authorize public libraries to serve as passport acceptance facilities and to collect and retain the passport execution fee.","amount":null,"quote":"The Secretary of State may authorize a public library, organized as a non-governmental organization, non-profit, charitable organization, or trust, to serve as a passport acceptance facility"}]},{"category":"political_name","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7059","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#H3CC10F11729B49219BE9055ACD0AB9DB"},"heading":"","effect":"Requires not less than $37,500,000 for a women's leadership program that carries a named person's name, alongside other women's programs.","amount":"$37,500,000","quote":"not less than $37,500,000 shall be made available for the Madeleine K. Albright Women’s Leadership Program"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7060","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh#HB5880AF68725425DAF85093DB8B90D98"},"heading":"","effect":"Requires not less than $691,500,000 for a basic education fund that carries a named person's name; also sets other amounts, including $169,125,000 for programs in sub-Saharan Africa.","amount":"$691,500,000","quote":"not less than $691,500,000 shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey Basic Education Fund"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-07-15","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"desk"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-8595.png","v":"8530724b2d6e","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 8595, 119th Congress: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027. House: 217 Yea, 209 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 15 Jul 2026."}}