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(i) VIETNAM.—Of the funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act, not less than $181,000,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Vietnam, of which not less than— 
(1) $15,000,000 shall be made available for health and 
disability programs to assist persons with severe physical 
mobility, cognitive, or developmental disabilities that may be 
related to the use of Agent Orange and exposure to dioxin; 
(2) $20,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for activities related to the remedi-
ation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be 
made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, 
including the military, for such purposes; 
(3) $2,000,000 shall be made available for a Reconciliation/ 
Vietnamese Wartime Accounting Initiative; and 
(4) $15,000,000 shall be made available for higher edu-
cation programs. 
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs and made available for assist-
ance for Afghanistan may be made available for direct assist-
ance to the Taliban. 
(2) AFGHAN
SPECIAL
IMMIGRANT
VISAS.—Funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Administration for Foreign Affairs’’ shall be made 
available for additional Department of State personnel nec-
essary to eliminate processing backlogs and expedite adjudica-
tion of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa cases. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after enactment of 
the Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees detailing plans, consistent with the limitation contained 
in paragraph (1), to— 
(A) protect and strengthen the rights of Afghan women 
and girls; 
(B) support higher education programs, including 
continued support for the American University of Afghani-
stan’s (AUAF) online programs and support for other higher 
education institutions in South Asia and the Middle East 
that are hosting AUAF and other Afghan students; 
(C) support Afghan civil society activists, journalists, 
and independent media, including in third countries; and 
(D) support health, education, including community- 
based education, and other programs to address the basic 
needs of the people of Afghanistan. 
(b) BANGLADESH.—Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for Ban-
gladesh— 
(1) not less than $23,500,000 shall be made available to 
address the needs of communities impacted by refugees from 
Burma; 
(2) not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
programs to protect freedom of expression and association, and 
the right of due process; and
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(3) not less than $23,300,000 shall be made available for 
democracy programs, of which not less than $2,000,000 shall 
be made available for such programs for the Rohingya commu-
nity in Bangladesh. 
(c) NEPAL.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are made available for 
assistance for Nepal shall only be made available for humanitarian 
and disaster relief and reconstruction activities, and in support 
of 
international 
peacekeeping 
operations, 
military 
professionalization and training, and border security activities: Pro-
vided, That such funds may only be made available for 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 
by the Nepal Army, and the Nepal Army is cooperating fully with 
civilian judicial authorities in such cases. 
(d) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ for assistance for Pakistan may be made available 
only to support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency 
capabilities in Pakistan. 
(B) BILATERAL
ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the 
obligation of funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for the 
central Government of Pakistan, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees detailing— 
(i) the amount of financing and other support, 
if any, provided by the Government of Pakistan to 
schools supported by, affiliated with, or run by the 
Taliban or any domestic or foreign terrorist organiza-
tion in Pakistan; 
(ii) the extent of cooperation by such government 
in issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 
visitors, including officials and representatives of non-
governmental organizations, engaged in assistance and 
security programs in Pakistan; 
(iii) the extent to which such government is pro-
viding humanitarian organizations access to detainees, 
internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 
civilians affected by conflict in Pakistan and the region; 
and 
(iv) the extent to which such government is 
strengthening democracy in Pakistan, including pro-
tecting freedom of expression, assembly, and religion. 
(2) AUTHORITY AND USES OF FUNDS.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for 
Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, except for section 620M of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ that are made 
available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made avail-
able to interdict precursor materials from Pakistan to
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Afghanistan that are used to manufacture improvised 
explosive devices and for agriculture extension programs 
that encourage alternative fertilizer use among Pakistani 
farmers to decrease the dual use of fertilizer in the manu-
facturing of improvised explosive devices. 
(C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
shall be made available for border security programs in 
Pakistan, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(D) Funds appropriated by title III of this Act shall 
be made available for programs to promote democracy and 
for gender programs in Pakistan. 
(3) WITHHOLDING.—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 Appro-
priations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison 
and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided 
to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden. 
(4) 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: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall inform the Committees on Appropriations of such 
steps in a timely manner. 
(e) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act shall be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka for 
democracy and economic development programs, particularly 
in areas recovering from ethnic and religious conflict. 
(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 such Govern-
ment is taking effective and consistent steps to— 
(A) protect the rights and freedoms of the people of 
Sri Lanka regardless of ethnicity and religious belief, 
including by investigating violations of human rights and 
the laws of war and holding perpetrators of such violations 
accountable; 
(B) increase transparency and accountability in govern-
ance and reduce corruption; 
(C) assert its sovereignty against influence by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China; and 
(D) promote reconciliation between ethnic and religious 
groups, particularly arising from past conflict in Sri Lanka, 
including by— 
(i) addressing land confiscation and ownership 
issues; 
(ii) resolving cases of missing persons, including 
by maintaining a functioning office of missing persons; 
(iii) reducing the presence of the armed forces in 
former conflict zones and restructuring the armed 
forces for a peacetime role that contributes to post- 
conflict reconciliation and regional security;
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(iv) repealing or amending laws on arrest and 
detention by security forces to comply with inter-
national standards; and 
(v) investigating allegations of arbitrary arrest and 
torture, and supporting a credible justice mechanism 
for resolving cases of war crimes: 
Provided, That the limitations of this paragraph shall not 
apply to funds made available for humanitarian assistance 
and disaster relief; to protect human rights, locate and 
identify missing persons, and assist victims of torture and 
trauma; to promote justice, accountability, and reconcili-
ation; to enhance maritime security and domain awareness; 
to promote fiscal transparency and sovereignty; and for 
International Military Education and Training. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for assistance for the Sri Lankan 
armed forces, except for humanitarian assistance, disaster 
relief, instruction in human rights and related curricula 
development, and maritime security and domain awareness, 
including professionalization and training for the navy and 
coast guard. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Funds made available for assistance 
for Sri Lanka other than for the purposes specified in paragraph 
(1) shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(f) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be made available for assistance for countries in South and Central 
Asia to significantly increase the recruitment, training, and reten-
tion of women in the judiciary, police, and other security forces, 
and to train judicial and security personnel in such countries to 
prevent and address gender-based violence, human trafficking, and 
other practices that disproportionately harm women and girls. 
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III and IV shall be made available for assistance for 
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nica-
ragua, and Panama, including through the Central America 
Regional Security Initiative: Provided, That such assistance 
shall be prioritized for programs that address the violence, 
poverty, corruption, and other factors that contribute to irreg-
ular migration, particularly of unaccompanied minors, to the 
United States, including for programs to reduce violence against 
women and girls, protect the rights of Indigenous people, sup-
port civil society and other independent institutions, enhance 
economic opportunity, combat corruption and impunity, and 
dismantle illegal armed groups and drug trafficking organiza-
tions. 
(A) Of the funds made available pursuant to paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) Not less than $61,500,000 shall be made avail-
able to support entities and activities to combat corrup-
tion and impunity in such countries, including, as 
appropriate, offices of Attorneys General; and