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marked for particular programs or activities by this or any 
other Act shall be extended for an additional fiscal year 
if the Administrator of such agency determines and reports 
promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the ter-
mination of assistance to a country or a significant change 
in circumstances makes it unlikely that such earmarked 
funds can be obligated during the original period of avail-
ability: Provided, That such earmarked funds that are con-
tinued available for an additional fiscal year shall be obli-
gated only for the purpose of such earmark. 
CEILINGS AND EARMARKS 
SEC. 5038. Ceilings and earmarks contained in this 
Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appro-
priated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act 
unless such Act specifically so directs. Earmarks or min-
imum funding requirements contained in any other Act 
shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 5039. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses within the United States not authorized before the 
date of the enactment of this Act by the Congress: Provided, 
That not to exceed $750,000 may be made available to carry 
out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96–533.
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PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS 
SEC. 5040. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or 
in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member 
of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this 
Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another 
country’s delegation at international conferences held under 
the auspices of multilateral or international organizations. 
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS—DOCUMENTATION 
SEC. 5041. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to this Act shall be available to a non-
governmental organization which fails to provide upon 
timely request any document, file, or record necessary to 
the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for 
International Development. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
THAT
EXPORT
LETHAL
MILITARY
EQUIPMENT
TO 
COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
SEC. 5042. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be available to any 
foreign government which provides lethal military equip-
ment to a country the government of which the Secretary 
of State has determined is a terrorist government for pur-
poses of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act. The
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prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign gov-
ernment shall terminate 12 months after that government 
ceases to provide such military equipment. This section ap-
plies with respect to lethal military equipment provided 
under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997. 
(b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any other 
similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President 
determines that furnishing such assistance is important to 
the national interests of the United States. 
(c) Whenever the waiver authority of subsection (b) is 
exercised, the President shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report with respect to the fur-
nishing of such assistance. Any such report shall include 
a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, in-
cluding the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and 
an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States 
national interests. 
WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR PARKING FINES AND 
REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 5043. (a) Subject to subsection (c), of the funds 
appropriated by this Act that are made available for assist-
ance for a foreign country, an amount equal to 110 percent 
of the total amount of the unpaid fully adjudicated parking 
fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes owed by the 
central government of such country shall be withheld from 
obligation for assistance for the central government of such
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country until the Secretary of State submits a certification 
to the appropriate congressional committees stating that 
such parking fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes 
are fully paid. 
(b) Funds withheld from obligation pursuant to sub-
section (a) may be made available for other programs or 
activities funded by this Act, after consultation with and 
subject to the regulation notification procedures of the ap-
propriate congressional committees, provided that no such 
funds shall be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a foreign country that has not paid the total 
amount of the fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties 
and upaid property taxes owed by such country. 
(c) Subsection (a) shall not include amounts that have 
been withheld under any other provision of law. 
(d)(1) The Secretary of State may waive the require-
ments set forth in subsection (a) with respect to parking 
fines and penalties no sooner than 60 days from the date 
of enactment of this Act, or at any time with respect to 
a particular country, if the Secretary determines that it 
is in the national interests of the United States to do so. 
(2) the Secretary of State may waive the requirements set 
forth in subsection (a) with respect to the unpaid property 
taxes if the Secretary of State determines that it is in the 
national interests of the United States to do so.