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(vii) has released American citizens who the Sec-
retary of State determines to be political prisoners 
and dismissed charges against them; and 
(B) not less than 180 days after a certification and 
report under subparagraph (6)(A), up to $725,850,000 may 
be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
requirements in subparagraph (6)(A) are being met. 
(C) The Secretary of State may provide assistance, 
notwithstanding the certification requirements of subpara-
graphs 6(A) and (B) of this subsection or similar provisions 
of law in prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
if the Secretary, after consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations, certifies and reports to such Committees 
that it is important to the national security interest of 
the United States to provide such assistance: Provided, 
That such report, which may be in classified form if nec-
essary, shall contain a detailed justification and the reasons 
why any of the requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) or 
(B) cannot be met. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) The terms and conditions of paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of section 7041(c) in division I of Public Law 112–74 shall 
continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this 
Act. 
(2)(A) The reporting requirements in section 7043(c) in 
division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during 
fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act: Provided, That the 
date in subsection (c)(1) shall be deemed to be ‘‘September 
30, 2015’’. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees, not later than 30 days after enact-
ment of this Act and at the end of each 30-day period thereafter 
until September 30, 2015, a report on the implementation of 
the Joint Plan of Action between the P5+1 and the Government 
of Iran concluded on November 24, 2013, and any extension 
of or successor to that agreement: Provided, That the report 
shall include the information required in House Report 113– 
499 and Senate Report 113–195, and may be submitted in 
classified form if necessary. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
for assistance for Iraq to promote governance, security, and 
internal and regional stability, including in Kurdistan and other 
areas impacted by the conflict in Syria, and among Iraq’s reli-
gious and ethnic minority populations. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for construction of a permanent United States 
consulate in Iraq on property for which no land-use agreement 
has been entered into by the Governments of the United States 
and Iraq. 
(3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are available for 
assistance for Iraq should be made available to enhance the 
capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government security services
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and for security programs in Kurdistan to address requirements 
arising from the violence in Syria and Iraq: Provided, That 
the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to obligating such funds. 
(4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other 
relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing 
steps taken by the United States Government to address the 
plight, including resettlement needs, of Iranian dissidents 
located at Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Jordan. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) 
or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 
is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated 
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are available for 
assistance for Lebanon may be made available for programs 
and equipment for the ISF and the LAF to address security 
and stability requirements in areas affected by the conflict 
in Syria, following consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ that are available for assistance for Leb-
anon may be made available notwithstanding section 1224 of 
Public Law 107–228. 
(4) In addition to the activities described in paragraph 
(2), funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for Lebanon may 
be made available only to professionalize the LAF and to 
strengthen border security and combat terrorism, including 
training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, 
interdicting arms shipments, preventing the use of Lebanon 
as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to implement United 
Nations Security Council Resolution 1701: Provided, That funds 
may not be obligated for assistance for the LAF until the 
Secretary of State submits to the Committees on Appropriations 
a detailed spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure 
equipment provided to the LAF is only used for the intended 
purposes, except such plan may not be considered as meeting 
the notification requirements under section 7015 of this Act 
or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and shall be submitted not later than September 1, 2015: 
Provided further, That any notification submitted pursuant to 
such sections shall include any funds specifically intended for 
lethal military equipment. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for assistance for the central Government of
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Libya unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that such government is cooperating with 
United States Government efforts to investigate and bring to 
justice those responsible for the attack on United States per-
sonnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 2012: 
Provided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply 
to funds made available for the purpose of protecting United 
States Government personnel or facilities. 
(2) Any notification required for assistance for Libya for 
funds appropriated under title IV of this Act shall include 
a detailed justification for such assistance, and a description 
of the vetting procedures used for any individual or unit 
receiving such assistance. 
(3) The limitation on the uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) 
of division K of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for assistance 
for Libya: Provided, That prior to the obligation of such funds, 
the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure 
that mechanisms are in place for monitoring and control of 
assistance for Libya. 
(4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing— 
(A) the number of claims against Libya filed with the 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the 
Department of State’s referral of claims of November 27, 
2013 in connection with the Claims Settlement Agreement 
between the United States of America and the Great 
Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of August 14, 
2008, as implemented pursuant to the Libyan Claims Reso-
lution Act, Public Law 110–301 and Executive Order 13477 
dated October 31, 2008; 
(B) the amount of remaining balances of funds received 
by the United States, and held by the United States 
Treasury, for payment of awards rendered by the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the November 
27, 2013 referral; and 
(C) the process by which the claims are to be adju-
dicated. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall 
be made available for assistance for the Western Sahara: Pro-
vided, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act and prior to the obligation of such funds the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of 
such funds. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’ that are available for assist-
ance for Morocco may only be used for the purposes requested 
in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, 
Fiscal Year 2015. 
(h) SYRIA.— 
(1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs may be made available
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notwithstanding any other provision of law for non-lethal assist-
ance for programs to address the needs of civilians affected 
by conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to— 
(A) establish governance in Syria that is representa-
tive, inclusive, and accountable; 
(B) expand the role of women in negotiations to end 
the violence and in any political transition in Syria; 
(C) develop and implement political processes that are 
democratic, transparent, and adhere to the rule of law; 
(D) further the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition 
through cross-border programs; 
(E) develop civil society and an independent media 
in Syria; 
(F) promote economic development in Syria; 
(G) document, investigate, and prosecute human rights 
violations in Syria, including through transitional justice 
programs and support for nongovernmental organizations; 
(H) counter extremist ideologies; and 
(I) assist Syrian refugees whose education has been 
interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete higher edu-
cation requirements at regional academic institutions. 
(2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this 
Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the Secretary 
of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that mecha-
nisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of 
such assistance inside Syria: Provided, That the Secretary of 
State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional 
committees of each significant instance in which assistance 
provided pursuant to the authority of this subsection has been 
compromised, to include the type and amount of assistance 
affected, a description of the incident and parties involved, 
and an explanation of the Department of State’s response. 
(3) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 
for assistance for Syria pursuant to the authority of this sub-
section may only be made available after the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the heads of relevant United States 
Government agencies, submits, in classified form if necessary, 
an update to the comprehensive strategy required in section 
7041(i)(3) of Public Law 113–76. 
(4) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may 
only be made available following consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees, and shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(i) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the initial obligation 
of funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and accountable 
government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—