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and stability requirements in areas affected by conflict 
in Syria, interdicting arms shipments, and preventing 
the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups; 
and 
(iii) implement United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made available 
by this subparagraph for assistance for the LAF, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations a spend plan, including actions to be taken to 
ensure equipment provided to the LAF is used only for 
the intended purposes, except such plan may not be consid-
ered as meeting the notification requirements under section 
7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That any notifica-
tion submitted pursuant to such section shall include any 
funds specifically intended for lethal military equipment. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for the ISF or the LAF if the 
ISF or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, 
as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(g) LIBYA.—Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this 
Act shall be made available for stabilization assistance for Libya, 
including support for a United Nations-facilitated political process 
and border security: Provided, That the limitation on the uses 
of funds for certain infrastructure projects in section 7041(f)(2) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113– 
76) shall apply to such funds. 
(h) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Morocco. 
(i) SAUDI ARABIA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ may be made available for assistance for the Govern-
ment of Saudi Arabia. 
(2) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.—None of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs should be obligated or expended by the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States to guarantee, insure, 
or extend (or participate in the extension of) credit in connection 
with the export of nuclear technology, equipment, fuel, mate-
rials, or other nuclear technology-related goods or services to 
Saudi Arabia unless the Government of Saudi Arabia— 
(A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation agreement 
pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2153); 
(B) has committed to renounce uranium enrichment 
and reprocessing on its territory under that agreement; 
and 
(C) has signed and implemented an Additional Protocol 
to its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency. 
(j) SYRIA.—
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(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV may be made available, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for non-lethal stabilization 
assistance for Syria, including for emergency medical and 
rescue response and chemical weapons investigations. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pursuant to para-
graph (1) of this subsection— 
(A) may not be made available for a project or activity 
that supports or otherwise legitimizes the Government of 
Iran, foreign terrorist organizations (as designated pursu-
ant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in Syria; 
(B) may not be made available for activities that fur-
ther the strategic objectives of the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation that the Secretary of State determines 
may threaten or undermine United States national security 
interests; and 
(C) should not be used in areas of Syria controlled 
by a government led by Bashar al-Assad or associated 
forces. 
(3) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to this subsection may only be made available 
following consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(k) TUNISIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Tunisia 
for programs to improve economic growth and opportunity, 
support democratic governance and civil society, protect due 
process of law, and maintain regional stability and security, 
following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the extent 
to which— 
(A) the Government of Tunisia is implementing eco-
nomic reforms, countering corruption, and taking credible 
steps to restore constitutional order and democratic govern-
ance, including respecting freedoms of expression, associa-
tion, and the press, and the rights of members of political 
parties, that are in addition to steps taken in the preceding 
fiscal year; 
(B) the Government of Tunisia is maintaining the 
independence of the judiciary and holding security forces 
who commit human rights abuses accountable; and 
(C) the Tunisian military has remained an apolitical 
and professional institution. 
(l) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 
for programs in the West Bank and Gaza, which may include 
water, sanitation, and other infrastructure improvements. 
(2) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the initial obligation 
of funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and
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Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and accountable 
government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act may be made 
available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if 
after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same standing as 
member states or full membership as a state in the 
United Nations or any specialized agency thereof out-
side an agreement negotiated between Israel and the 
Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an International 
Criminal Court (ICC) judicially authorized investiga-
tion, or actively support such an investigation, that 
subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged 
crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction 
in clause (i) of this subparagraph resulting from the 
application of subclause (I) of such clause if the Secretary 
certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do 
so is in the national security interest of the United States, 
and submits a report to such Committees detailing how 
the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist 
in furthering Middle East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provisions of section 
1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100–204) if the President 
determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of 
the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees 
that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment 
of this Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or any special-
ized agency thereof the same standing as member 
states or full membership as a state outside an agree-
ment negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
and 
(II) initiated or actively supported an ICC inves-
tigation against Israeli nationals for alleged crimes 
against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is unable 
to make the certification pursuant to clause (i) of this 
subparagraph, the President may waive section 1003 of 
Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and cer-
tifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have 
entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel: 
Provided, That any waiver of the provisions of section 
1003 of Public Law 100–204 under clause (i) of this
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subparagraph or under previous provisions of law must 
expire before the waiver under this clause may be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall 
be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at 
a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the 
enactment of this Act. 
(4) APPLICATION
OF
TAYLOR
FORCE
ACT.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
that are made available for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza shall be made available consistent with section 1004(a) 
of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of Public Law 
115–141). 
(5) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting requirements in sec-
tion 1404 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 
Law 110–252) shall apply to funds made available by this 
Act, including a description of modifications, if any, to the 
security strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
(6) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
detailing steps taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter 
incitement of violence against Israelis and to promote peace 
and coexistence with Israel. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION ASSISTANCE 
RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ for the central 
government of a country in the African Great Lakes region may 
be made available only for Expanded International Military Edu-
cation and Training and professional military education until the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government is not facilitating or otherwise 
participating in destabilizing activities in a neighboring country, 
including aiding and abetting armed groups. 
(b) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $3,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to the 
Special Criminal Court in Central African Republic. 
(c) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in 
areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) or other illicit 
armed groups in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and 
the Central African Republic, including to improve physical access, 
telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms 
and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration 
of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers. 
(d) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo (DRC) for stabilization, democracy, global 
health, and bilateral economic assistance, including in areas affected 
by, and at risk from, the Ebola virus disease: Provided, That such 
funds shall also be made available to support security, stabilization, 
development, and democracy in Eastern DRC: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ and ‘‘International Military Education and