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resolve all cases of disappearances; and (3) granting the Na-
tional Human Rights Commission of Nepal unimpeded ac-
cess to places of detention: Provided, That the Secretary of
State may waive the requirements of this subsection if he
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that to do so is in the security interests of the United
States.
COOPERATION WITH CUBA ON COUNTER-NARCOTICS
MATTERS
SEC. 5091. (a) Subject to subsection (b), of the funds
appropriated under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement’’, $5,000,000 should be made
available for the purposes of preliminary work by the De-
partment of State, or such other entity as the Secretary of
State may designate, to establish cooperation with appro-
priate agencies of the Government of Cuba on counter-nar-
cotics matters, including matters relating to cooperation,
coordination, and mutual assistance in the interdiction of
illicit drugs being transported through Cuba airspace or
over Cuba waters.
(b) The amount in subsection (a) shall not be available
if the President certifies that—
(1) Cuba does not have in place appropriate pro-
cedures to protect against the loss of innocent life in
the air and on the ground in connection with the
interdiction of illegal drugs; and
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(2) there is evidence of involvement of the Gov-
ernment of Cuba in drug trafficking.
HIPC DEBT REDUCTION AND TRUST FUND
SEC. 5092. (a) Section 801(b)(1) of Public Law 106–
429 is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘appropriated’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period ‘‘; and (ii) for
fiscal years 2004–2006, not more than $150,000,000,
for purposes of additional United States contributions
to the HIPC Trust Fund administered by the Bank,
which are authorized to remain available until ex-
pended’’.
(b) Section 501(i) of Public Law 106–113 is amended
by deleting ‘‘2003–2004’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘2000–2006’’.
ASSISTANCE TO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CANDIDATE
COUNTRIES
SEC. 5093. Section 616(d) of the Millennium Challenge
Act of 2003 (title VI of division D of Public Law 108–199)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—For each of fiscal years 2004 and
2005 and every fiscal year thereafter, of the amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
under section 619(a), up to 10 percent is authorized to be
made available to carry out this section.’’.
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CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
SEC. 5094. None of the funds appropriated under this
Act may be made available for assistance for the central
Government of the Russian Federation if the Secretary of
State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the central Government of the Russian Federa-
tion has not pledged or is not contributing funds or other
significant resources for the construction of the new shelter
over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant: Provided, That this
provision shall not apply to democracy, rule of law, child
survival and health, and environment programs.
DEBT RESTRUCTURING AUTHORITY
SEC. 5095. (a) Of the funds appropriated under the
heading ‘‘Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’ in title II
of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for De-
fense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan,
2004 (Public Law 108–106), $360,000,000 may be made
available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying direct loans
and loan guarantees for Iraq, without regard to the sectoral
allocations and related provisos under that heading in such
Act: Provided, That the authority of this section shall be
used subject to prior consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That the obligation of
funds pursuant to the authority provided in this section
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the