123STA T . 33 4 4 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 2 0 0 9Justice,andS tate, t h e Judicia ry , and R e l ated Ag encies A p pr o pria - tions Act, 20 0 5.(b)N ot w ithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), a pro j ect to construct a diplo m atic f acility of the U nited States may include office space or other accommodations for members of the United States M arine C orps. (c) F unds appropriated by this Act, and any prior Act ma k ing appropriations for the D epartment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, which may be made a v ailable for the ac q uisition of property for diplomatic facilities in K abul, Afghanistan, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. PERSON NE LACTI ONS SEC. 7 005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title I to such department or agency
- Provide
d ,T hat the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided fu r th er, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 70 1 5 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or e x penditure except in compliance with the proce- dures set forth in that section. LOCAL GU AR D CONTRACTS SEC. 700 6 . In evaluating proposals for local guard contracts, the Secretary of State shall award contracts in accordance with section 1 3 6 of the Foreign Relations Authori z ation Act, Fiscal Y ears 1 9 90 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 48 64), except that the Secretary may grant authorization to award such contracts on the basis of best value as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as described in Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101) in Iraq, Afghanistan, and P akistan, notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of such section: Provided, That the authority in this section shall apply to any options for renewal that may be exercised under such contracts that are awarded during the current fiscal year: Provided further, That prior to issuing a solicitation for a contract to be awarded pursuant to the authority under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the H ouse of Representa- tives. PRO H I B ITION AGAINST DIRECT F UNDING FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through V I of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or repara- tions for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insur- ance and guarantees of the E xport-Import B ank or its agents. Consulta t i on .Ap pli c a b ilit y . Consultation. N oti f ication.
