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(ii) for reconciliation programs and disarmament, 
demobilization, and reintegration activities for former 
combatants who have renounced violence against the 
Government of Afghanistan, in accordance with section 
7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74); and 
(iii) for an endowment to empower women and 
girls. 
(B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of Public Law 
112–74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for 
assistance for Afghanistan. 
(C) Section 1102(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (title XI of Public Law 111–32) shall continue 
in effect during fiscal year 2017. 
(5) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used by the United States Govern-
ment to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement 
between the United States and Afghanistan. 
(b) NEPAL.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $112,500,000 of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be made 
available for assistance for Nepal, including for earthquake 
recovery and reconstruction programs. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ shall only be made available for humani-
tarian and disaster relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, 
and in support of international peacekeeping operations: Pro-
vided, That such funds may only be made available for any 
additional uses if the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human 
rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal Army is cooperating 
fully with civilian judicial authorities in such cases. 
(c) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ for assistance for the Government of Paki-
stan may be made available unless the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the Government of Pakistan is— 
(A) cooperating with the United States in counterter-
rorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta 
Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al- 
Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organiza-
tions, including taking effective steps to end support for 
such groups and prevent them from basing and operating 
in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into 
neighboring countries; 
(B) not supporting terrorist activities against United 
States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s
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military and intelligence agencies are not intervening 
extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Paki-
stan; 
(C) not financing or otherwise supporting schools sup-
ported by, affiliated with, or run by the Taliban or any 
designated foreign terrorist organization; 
(D) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) net-
works and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the 
manufacture of IEDs; 
(E) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related 
material and expertise; 
(F) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 
visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance 
programs in Pakistan; and 
(G) providing humanitarian organizations access to 
detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 
civilians affected by the conflict. 
(2) WAIVER AND REPORTS.— 
(A) The Secretary of State may waive the certification 
requirement of paragraph (1) with respect to funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ for assistance 
for the Government of Pakistan if the Secretary determines 
that to do so is important to the national security interest 
of the United States. 
(B) The Secretary of State may waive the certification 
requirement of paragraph (1) with respect to 95 percent 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ for assistance for the Government of Pakistan 
if the Secretary determines that to do so is important 
to the national security interest of the United States: Pro-
vided, That funds withheld by application of this subpara-
graph shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations the certifi-
cation required by paragraph (1). 
(C) In exercising the authority of this paragraph, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the 
justification for any waivers in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
and the reasons why any of the requirements of paragraph 
(1) cannot be met. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for 
Pakistan may be made available only to support counterter-
rorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ that are available 
for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to inter-
dict precursor materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan that 
are used to manufacture IEDs, including calcium ammo-
nium nitrate; to support programs to train border and
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customs officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agri-
cultural extension programs that encourage alternative fer-
tilizer use among Pakistani farmers. 
(C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available for 
assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall be 
implemented in a manner consistent with section 507(6) 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)). 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III 
and IV for assistance for Pakistan may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for sec-
tion 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(E) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for 
Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation 
until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released 
from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assist-
ance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin 
Laden. 
(4) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN.—The authority and direc-
tives of section 7044(d)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 
(division J of Public Law 113–235) shall apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for assistance 
for Pakistan: Provided, That prior to the obligation of funds 
for such purposes, the USAID Administrator shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(5) REPORTS.— 
(A)(i) The spend plan required by section 7076 of this 
Act for assistance for Pakistan shall include achievable 
and sustainable goals, benchmarks for measuring progress, 
and expected results regarding combating poverty and fur-
thering development in Pakistan, countering terrorism and 
extremism, and establishing conditions conducive to the 
rule of law and transparent and accountable governance: 
Provided, That not later than 6 months after submission 
of such spend plan, and each 6 months thereafter until 
September 30, 2018, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status 
of achieving the goals and benchmarks in such plan. 
(ii) The Secretary of State should suspend assistance 
for the Government of Pakistan if any report required 
by clause (i) indicates that Pakistan is failing to make 
measurable progress in meeting such goals or benchmarks. 
(B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations detailing the costs and 
objectives associated with significant infrastructure projects 
supported by the United States in Pakistan, and an assess-
ment of the extent to which such projects achieve such 
objectives. 
(6) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary of State shall take all prac-
ticable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni-
toring, oversight, and control of funds made available by this 
subsection for assistance for Pakistan. 
(d) SRI LANKA.—
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(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall 
be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka for democracy 
and economic development programs, particularly in areas 
recovering from ethnic and religious conflict: Provided, That 
such funds shall be made available for programs to assist 
in the identification and resolution of cases of missing persons. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act for 
assistance for the central Government of Sri Lanka may be 
made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Govern-
ment of Sri Lanka is taking steps to— 
(A) repeal laws that do not comply with international 
standards for arrest and detention, and to ensure that 
any successor legislation meets such standards; 
(B) increase accountability and transparency in govern-
ance; 
(C) support a credible justice mechanism in compliance 
with United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution 
(A/HCR/30/L.29) of October, 2015; and 
(D) return land in former conflict zones to former 
owners or to compensate those whose land was confiscated 
without due process, which are in addition to steps taken 
during the previous calendar year. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated under title IV of this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Sri Lanka shall be subject to the following conditions— 
(A) not to exceed $500,000 under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ may only be made available 
for programs to support humanitarian and disaster 
response efforts; to redeploy out of former conflict zones; 
and to restructure and reduce the size of the Sri Lankan 
armed forces; and 
(B) funds under the heading ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ may only be made available for training and equip-
ment related to international peacekeeping operations. 
(e) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.— 
(1) CROSS BORDER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance 
for Afghanistan and Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign 
countries, for cross border stabilization and development pro-
grams between Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either 
country and the Central Asian countries. 
(2) SECURITY AND JUSTICE PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that are 
available for assistance for countries in South and Central 
Asia shall be made available to enhance the recruitment, reten-
tion, and professionalism of women in the judiciary, police, 
and other security forces. 
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) CENTRAL AMERICA.—