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ther, That of the funds appropriated in this Act, 
$300,000,000 shall be made available for access to safe 
water and water management programs: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
$175,000,000 shall be made available for biodiversity and 
environmental programs: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading that are made 
available for assistance programs for displaced and or-
phaned children and victims of war, not to exceed 
$42,500, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes, may be used to monitor and provide oversight 
of such programs: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading should be made available for 
programs in sub-Saharan Africa to address sexual and 
gender-based violence. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and recon-
struction assistance, $322,350,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which $20,000,000 should be for famine 
prevention and relief. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster re-
habilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to sec-
tion 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
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$40,000,000, to remain available until expended, to sup-
port transition to democracy and to long-term develop-
ment of countries in crisis: Provided, That such support 
may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve 
democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic in-
frastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: 
Provided further, That the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to begin-
ning a new program of assistance. 
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro-
vided by the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $21,000,000 may 
be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act 
to carry out part I of such Act and under the heading 
‘‘Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’: 
Provided, That such funds shall be made available only 
for micro and small enterprise programs, urban programs, 
and other programs which further the purposes of part 
I of the Act: Provided further, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
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funds made available by this paragraph may be used for 
the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under 
this Act or prior Acts, and funds used for such costs shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provi-
sions applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in sec-
tion 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Com-
mittee on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall 
be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees provided 
under this heading: Provided further, That these funds are 
available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of 
which is to be guaranteed, of up to $700,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
credit programs administered by the United States Agency 
for International Development, $7,400,000, which may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Op-
erating Expenses of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development: Provided, That funds made avail-
able under this heading shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
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OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$625,700,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 
the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ may be made 
available to finance the construction (including architect 
and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of 
offices for use by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, unless the Administrator has iden-
tified such proposed construction (including architect and 
engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of of-
fices in a report submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of these 
funds for such purposes: Provided further, That the pre-
vious proviso shall not apply where the total cost of con-
struction (including architect and engineering services), 
purchase, or long-term lease of offices does not exceed 
$1,000,000: Provided further, That contracts or agree-
ments entered into with funds appropriated under this 
heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of 
such funds through fiscal year 2009: Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act may be used to open 
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or close an overseas mission of the United States Agency 
for International Development without the prior written 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the authority of sections 610 and 109 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised 
by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated 
to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating 
Expenses of the United States Agency for International 
Development’’ in accordance with the provisions of those 
sections: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or any prior Act making appropriations 
for foreign operations, export financing, or related pro-
grams may be used by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development for the rent of buildings and space 
in buildings in the United States pursuant to the authority 
of section 636(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961: Provided further, That the previous proviso shall not 
apply to any lease, agreement, or other instrument exe-
cuted for the purpose of maintaining United States Agen-
cy for International Development continuity of operations 
and to the cost of terminating the domestic lease executed 
on September 30, 2005. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND OF THE UNITED STATES 
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 
related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 
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