This seems to be the relevant text from the PDF that the article links to, on page 22:
"The Committee recommends $50,500,000 for programs to promote Internet freedom globally. [Description of various techologies snipped] [Censorship-circumvention] technology alone does not further Internet freedom abroad, and the Committee acknowledges the difficulties in monitoring and conducting oversight of the use of such technology. For this reason, the Committee requires that spend plans submitted by the Department of State and BBG pursuant to section 7078(c) of the act include a description of safeguards to ensure that circumvention technologies are not used for illicit purposes, such as coordinating terrorist activities or online sexual exploitation of children."
This article seems to imply -- incorrectly -- that the Tor Project is funded only by the State Department and that, as a result, development would cease if that funding were cut.
"The Committee recommends $50,500,000 for programs to promote Internet freedom globally. [Description of various techologies snipped] [Censorship-circumvention] technology alone does not further Internet freedom abroad, and the Committee acknowledges the difficulties in monitoring and conducting oversight of the use of such technology. For this reason, the Committee requires that spend plans submitted by the Department of State and BBG pursuant to section 7078(c) of the act include a description of safeguards to ensure that circumvention technologies are not used for illicit purposes, such as coordinating terrorist activities or online sexual exploitation of children."