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independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 
assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 
respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 
other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac-
countable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President determines that it is important to the 
national security interest of the United States to do so. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 
of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 
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7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2022, 
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi-
lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
troller General of the United States will have access to 
appropriate United States financial information in order 
to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 
the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 
ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 
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any individual, private or government entity, or edu-
cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 
to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 
engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 
entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 
principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov-
erning board of trustees any individual that has been de-
termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 
or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter-
rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 
steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 
terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu-
cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 
be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for— 
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
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(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
individual who the Secretary of State deter-
mines has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds made available by this or 
prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 
available by transfer, may be made available for obli-
gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks 
that have been established for security assistance for 
the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent 
of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. 
(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall ensure 
that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 
and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 
sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro-
gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 
ensure, among other things, compliance with this 
section. 
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(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 
to $1,000,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec-
tor General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development for audits, investigations, and 
other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 
this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
(e) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 
in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 
treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro-
vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2022 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 
audit shall address— 
(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) 
NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—Funds 
made 
available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 
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subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 
to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 
more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 
apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 
the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 
place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro-
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vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales-
tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 
weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 
waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal-
estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac-
count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi-
nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au-
thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen-
sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro-
moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 
Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 
LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 
through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 
of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 
Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 
to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 
Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
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Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree-
ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 
undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government, including all of its ministers or such 
equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 
(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 
this subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 
paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations within 120 days of the certification and 
every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent are continuing to comply with the principles 
contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the 
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Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 
purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi-
cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 
such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and may only be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
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(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, not less than $125,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for Egypt, of 
which $40,000,000 should be made available for 
higher education programs, including not less than 
$15,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian students 
with high financial need to attend not-for-profit in-
stitutions of higher education in Egypt that are cur-
rently accredited by a regional accrediting agency 
recognized by the United States Department of Edu-
cation, or meets standards equivalent to those re-
quired for United States institutional accreditation 
by a regional accrediting agency recognized by such 
Department: Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available for democracy programs, and for de-
velopment programs in the Sinai: Provided further, 
That such funds may not be made available for cash 
transfer assistance or budget support unless the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the Govern-
ment of Egypt is taking consistent and effective 
steps to stabilize the economy and implement mar-
ket-based economic reforms. 
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(3) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’, $1,300,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2023, 
should be made available for assistance for 
Egypt: Provided, That such funds may be 
transferred to an interest bearing account in 
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations, and the uses of any interest 
earned on such funds shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
$150,000,000 of such funds shall be withheld 
from obligation until the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Government of Egypt is tak-
ing sustained and effective steps to— 
(i) strengthen the rule of law, demo-
cratic institutions, and human rights in 
Egypt, including to protect religious mi-
norities and the rights of women, which 
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are in addition to steps taken during the 
previous calendar year for such purposes; 
(ii) implement reforms that protect 
freedoms of expression, association, and 
peaceful assembly, including the ability of 
civil society organizations, human rights 
defenders, and the media to function with-
out interference; 
(iii) hold Egyptian security forces ac-
countable, including officers credibly al-
leged to have violated human rights; 
(iv) investigate and prosecute cases of 
extrajudicial killings and forced disappear-
ances; 
(v) provide regular access for United 
States officials to monitor such assistance 
in areas where the assistance is used; and 
(vi) prevent the intimidation and har-
assment of American citizens: 
Provided further, That the certification require-
ment of this paragraph shall not apply to funds 
appropriated by this Act under such heading 
for counterterrorism, border security, and non-
proliferation programs for Egypt. 
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(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 
waive the certification requirement in subpara-
graph (A) if the Secretary determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
to do so is important to the national security 
interest of the United States, and submits a re-
port to such Committees containing a detailed 
justification for the use of such waiver and the 
reasons why any of the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A) cannot be met: Provided, That 
the report required by this paragraph shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may be ac-
companied by a classified annex. 
(C) In addition to the funds withheld pur-
suant to subparagraph (A)— 
(i) $135,000,000 of the funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be withheld from obligation until the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt is making clear and 
consistent progress in releasing political 
prisoners and providing detainees with due 
process of law; and 
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(ii) $15,000,000 of the funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be withheld from obligation until the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt has provided Amer-
ican citizens with fair and commensurate 
compensation for injuries suffered as a re-
sult of an attack against a tour group by 
the Egyptian military. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall 
be made available for the programs and activities de-
scribed under this section in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations the semi-annual report re-
quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 
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added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree-
ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on— 
(i) the status of United States bilat-
eral sanctions on Iran; 
(ii) the reimposition and renewed en-
forcement of secondary sanctions; and 
(iii) the impact such sanctions have 
had 
on 
Iran’s 
destabilizing 
activities 
throughout the Middle East. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Iraq for— 
(A) bilateral economic assistance and inter-
national security assistance, including in the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 
(B) stabilization assistance, including in 
Anbar Province; 
(C) justice sector strengthening; 
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(D) humanitarian assistance, including in 
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; and 
(E) programs to protect and assist reli-
gious and ethnic minority populations in Iraq, 
including as described under this section in the 
report accompanying this Act. 
(2) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used by the Government of the 
United States to enter into a permanent basing 
rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not 
less than $845,100,000 shall be made available for budget 
support for the Government of Jordan and not less than 
$425,000,000 shall be made available under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Lebanon: Provided, That such 
funds made available under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ may be made available notwith-
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standing section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 
228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are made available 
for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail-
able for programs and equipment for the Leba-
nese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to address secu-
rity and stability requirements in areas affected 
by conflict in Syria, following consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are made available for assistance 
for Lebanon may only be made available for 
programs to— 
(i) professionalize the LAF to miti-
gate internal and external threats from 
non-state actors, including Hizballah; 
(ii) strengthen border security and 
combat terrorism, including training and 
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equipping the LAF to secure the borders 
of Lebanon and address security and sta-
bility requirements in areas affected by 
conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship-
ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 
as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 
(iii) implement United Nations Secu-
rity Council Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 
available by this subparagraph for assistance 
for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
spend plan, including actions to be taken to en-
sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 
only for the intended purposes, except such plan 
may not be considered as meeting the notifica-
tion requirements under section 7015 of this 
Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted 
not later than June 1, 2022: Provided further, 
That any notification submitted pursuant to 
such section shall include any funds specifically 
intended for lethal military equipment. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
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ISF or the LAF if the ISF or the LAF is controlled 
by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated 
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for stabilization assistance for Libya, including sup-
port for a United Nations-facilitated political process 
and border security: Provided, That the limitation on 
the uses of funds for certain infrastructure projects 
in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113– 
76) shall apply to such funds. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Prior to the initial obliga-
tion of funds made available by this Act for assist-
ance for Libya, the Secretary of State shall certify 
and report to the Committees on Appropriations 
that all practicable steps have been taken to ensure 
that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, over-
sight, and control of such funds. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
AND
CONSULTATION
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated under title III of 
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this Act shall be made available for assistance for 
the Western Sahara: Provided, 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) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that 
are available for assistance for Morocco may only be 
used for the purposes requested in the Congressional 
Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
(h) SAUDI ARABIA.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND 
TRAINING.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’ may be made available for as-
sistance for the Government of Saudi Arabia. 
(2) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.—None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
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programs should be obligated or expended by the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States to guar-
antee, insure, or extend (or participate in the exten-
sion of) credit in connection with the export of nu-
clear technology, equipment, fuel, materials, or other 
nuclear technology-related goods or services to Saudi 
Arabia unless the Government of Saudi Arabia— 
(A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation 
agreement pursuant to section 123 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153); 
(B) has committed to renounce uranium 
enrichment and reprocessing on its territory 
under that agreement; and 
(C) has signed and implemented an Addi-
tional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards 
Agreement with the International Atomic En-
ergy Agency. 
(i) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 
made available, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 
Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 
response and chemical weapons use investigations. 
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(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 
(A) may not be made available for a 
project or activity that supports or otherwise le-
gitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign ter-
rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 
Syria; 
(B) may not be made available for activi-
ties that further the strategic objectives of the 
Government of the Russian Federation that the 
Secretary of State determines may threaten or 
undermine United States national security in-
terests; and 
(C) should not be used in areas of Syria 
controlled by a government led by Bashar al- 
Assad or associated forces. 
(3) MONITORING
AND
OVERSIGHT.—Prior to 
the obligation of any funds appropriated by this Act 
and made available for assistance for Syria, the Sec-
retary of State shall take all practicable steps to en-
sure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 
oversight, and control of such assistance inside 
Syria. 
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(4) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 
may only be made available following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees, and 
shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) TUNISIA.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, not less than $197,100,000 shall be 
made available for assistance for Tunisia. 
(k) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, not less than $225,000,000 shall be made 
available for programs in the West Bank and Gaza. 
(2) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec-
retary 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; 
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(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
in this Act may be made available for assistance 
for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date 
of enactment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the 
same standing as member states or 
full membership as a state in the 
United Nations or any specialized 
agency thereof outside an agreement 
negotiated between Israel and the Pal-
estinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an 
International Criminal Court (ICC) 
judicially authorized investigation, or 
actively support such an investigation, 
that subjects Israeli nationals to an 
investigation 
for 
alleged 
crimes 
against Palestinians. 
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(ii) The Secretary of State may waive 
the restriction in clause (i) of this subpara-
graph resulting from the application of 
subclause (I) of such clause if the Sec-
retary certifies to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that to do so is in the national 
security interest of the United States, and 
submits a report to such Committees de-
tailing how the waiver and the continu-
ation of assistance would assist in fur-
thering Middle East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100–204) if the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Palestinians 
have not, after the date of enactment of this 
Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Na-
tions or any specialized agency thereof 
the same standing as member states 
or full membership as a state outside 
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an 
agreement 
negotiated 
between 
Israel and the Palestinians; and 
(II) initiated or actively sup-
ported an ICC investigation against 
Israeli nationals for alleged crimes 
against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the 
President is unable to make the certifi-
cation pursuant to clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph, the President may waive sec-
tion 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the 
President determines and certifies in writ-
ing to the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the President pro tempore of 
the Senate, and the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Palestinians have taken 
credible steps to enter into direct and 
meaningful negotiations with Israel and 
that it is important to the national security 
interests of the United States and the con-
duct of diplomacy in advancing Middle 
East peace: Provided, That any waiver of 
the provisions of section 1003 of Public 
Law 100–204 under clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph or under previous provisions of 
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law must expire before the waiver under 
the preceding sentence may be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this sub-
paragraph shall be effective for no more 
than a period of 6 months at a time and 
shall not apply beyond 12 months after the 
enactment of this Act. 
(4) APPLICATION
OF
TAYLOR
FORCE
ACT.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 
for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza shall be 
made available consistent with section 1004(a) of 
the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of Public 
Law 115–141). 
(5) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require-
ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 
apply to funds made available by this Act, including 
a description of modifications, if any, to the security 
strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
(6) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees detailing steps taken by the 
Palestinian Authority to counter incitement of vio-
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lence against Israelis and to promote peace and co-
existence with Israel. 
(l) YEMEN.—Funds appropriated under title III and 
under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’ of this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs shall be made 
available for health, humanitarian, and stabilization as-
sistance for Yemen. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION AS-
SISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ for the central government of a country in the 
African Great Lakes region may be made available only 
for Expanded International Military Education and Train-
ing and professional military education until the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that such government is not facilitating or 
otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a 
neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed 
groups. 
(b) CAMEROON.—Funds appropriated under title IV 
of this Act that are made available for assistance for the 
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armed forces of Cameroon, including the Rapid Interven-
tion Battalion, may only be made available to counter re-
gional terrorism, including Boko Haram and other Islamic 
State affiliates, participate in international peacekeeping 
operations, and for military education and maritime secu-
rity programs. 
(c) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court in 
Central African Republic. 
(d) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act shall be made available for pro-
grams and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Re-
sistance Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in 
Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Cen-
tral African Republic, including to improve physical ac-
cess, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warn-
ing mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobi-
lization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, es-
pecially child soldiers. 
(e) MALAWI.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 
made available for higher education programs in Malawi 
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shall be made available for higher education and workforce 
development programs in agriculture as described under 
this section in the report accompanying this Act. 
(f) SOUTH SUDAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act that are made available 
for assistance for South Sudan, not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 
programs and not less than $8,000,000 shall be 
made available for conflict mitigation and reconcili-
ation programs. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE CEN-
TRAL
GOVERNMENT.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for the 
central Government of South Sudan may only be 
made available, following consultation with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, for— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) health programs, including to prevent, 
detect, and respond to infectious diseases; 
(C) assistance to support South Sudan 
peace negotiations or to advance or implement 
a peace agreement; and 
(D) assistance to support implementation 
of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 
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Peace Agreement and mutual arrangements re-
lated to such agreement: 
Provided, That prior to the initial obligation of 
funds made available pursuant to subparagraphs (C) 
and (D), the Secretary of State shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations on the intended 
uses of such funds and steps taken by such govern-
ment to advance or implement a peace agreement. 
(g) SUDAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under title III should be made available to sup-
port the civilian-led transition in Sudan: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
such funds may be made available for agriculture 
and economic growth programs, and economic assist-
ance for marginalized areas in Sudan and Abyei. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs that are made available for any new 
program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(h) ZIMBABWE.— 
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(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to vote 
against any extension by the respective institution of 
any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 
except to meet basic human needs or to promote de-
mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the rule of law has been restored, including respect 
for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 
expression, association, and assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 
except for health and education, unless the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports as required in para-
graph (1). 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law for assistance for 
Burma, except section 7008 of this Act, and 
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following consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act and made available for assistance for 
Burma— 
(i) shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote ethnic and religious tol-
erance and to combat gender-based vio-
lence, 
including 
in 
Kachin, 
Karen, 
Rakhine, and Shan states; 
(ii) shall be made available for pro-
grams to strengthen independent media 
and civil society organizations; 
(iii) shall be made available for com-
munity-based organizations operating in 
Thailand to provide food, medical, and 
other humanitarian assistance to internally 
displaced persons in eastern Burma, in ad-
dition to assistance for Burmese refugees 
from funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee As-
sistance’’; 
(iv) may be made available for ethnic 
groups and civil society in Burma to help 
sustain ceasefire agreements and further 
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prospects for reconciliation and peace, 
which may include support to representa-
tives of ethnic armed groups for this pur-
pose; and 
(v) may be available for programs to 
support the return of Kachin, Karen, 
Rohingya, Shan, and other refugees and 
internally displaced persons to their loca-
tions of origin or preference in Burma only 
if such returns are voluntary and con-
sistent with international law. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ may be made available for assistance for 
Burma. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under title III and under the 
heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’ and made available for assistance for 
Burma may be made available to any organization 
or entity controlled by, or an affiliate of, the armed 
forces of Burma, or to any individual or organization 
that has committed a gross violation of human 
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rights or advocates violence against ethnic or reli-
gious groups or individuals in Burma, as determined 
by the Secretary of State for programs administered 
by the Department of State and USAID or the 
President of the National Endowment for Democ-
racy (NED) for programs administered by NED. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Any new program or ac-
tivity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2022 shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
(b) CAMBODIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for Cambodia. 
(2) CERTIFICATION AND EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act that are made avail-
able for assistance for the Government of Cam-
bodia may be obligated or expended unless the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such Gov-
ernment is taking effective steps to— 
(i) strengthen regional security and 
stability, particularly regarding territorial 
disputes in the South China Sea and the 
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enforcement of international sanctions with 
respect to North Korea; 
(ii) assert its sovereignty against in-
terference by the People’s Republic of 
China, including by verifiably maintaining 
the neutrality of Ream Naval Base, other 
military installations in Cambodia, and 
dual use facilities such as the Dara Sakor 
development project; 
(iii) cease violence and harassment 
against civil society and the political oppo-
sition in Cambodia, and dismiss any politi-
cally motivated criminal charges against 
those who criticize the government; and 
(iv) respect the rights, freedoms, and 
responsibilities enshrined in the Constitu-
tion of the Kingdom of Cambodia as en-
acted in 1993. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The certification re-
quired by subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
funds appropriated by this Act and made avail-
able for democracy, health, education, and envi-
ronment programs, programs to strengthen the 
sovereignty of Cambodia, and programs to edu-
cate and inform the people of Cambodia of the 
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influence activities of the People’s Republic of 
China in Cambodia. 
(3) USES
OF
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act for assistance for Cam-
bodia shall be made available for— 
(A) research and education programs asso-
ciated with the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; and 
(B) programs in the Khmer language to 
monitor, map, and publicize the efforts by the 
People’s Republic of China to expand its influ-
ence in Cambodia. 
(c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY AND THE ASIA REAS-
SURANCE INITIATIVE ACT OF 2018.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 
$1,600,000,000 shall be made available to support 
implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the 
Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–409). 
(2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
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gram’’, not less than $300,000,000 shall be made 
available for a Countering PRC Influence Fund to 
counter the influence of the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist 
Party and entities acting on their behalf globally, 
which shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 
funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made 
available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
such funds appropriated under such headings may 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated under such headings: Provided further, That 
such transfer authority is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided by this Act or any other 
Act, and is subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs may be 
made available for any project or activity that di-
rectly supports or promotes— 
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 
dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 
Republic of China; and 
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(B) the use of technology, including bio-
technology, digital, telecommunications, and 
cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 
China unless the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the USAID Administrator and 
the heads of other Federal agencies, as appro-
priate, determines that such use does not ad-
versely impact the national security of the 
United States. 
(d) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available 
for assistance for the central government of a coun-
try the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the appropriate congressional committees engages in 
significant transactions contributing materially to 
the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Gov-
ernment of North Korea: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of State shall submit the report required by 
section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 
U.S.C. 9229) to the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 
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waive the application of the restriction in this para-
graph with respect to assistance for the central gov-
ernment of a country if the Secretary determines 
and reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that to do so is important to the national se-
curity interest of the United States, including a de-
scription of such interest served. 
(2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 
Operations’’ shall be made available to maintain 
broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not 
less than the prior fiscal year. 
(3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made avail-
able for the promotion of human rights in North 
Korea: Provided, That the authority of section 
7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds. 
(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 
available for assistance for the Government of North 
Korea. 
(e) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
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(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended for processing licenses for the export of sat-
ellites of United States origin (including commercial 
satellites and satellite components) to the People’s 
Republic of China (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in 
advance, the Committees on Appropriations are noti-
fied of such proposed action. 
(2) PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY.—The terms 
and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assist-
ance projects or activities of the People’s Liberation 
Army (PLA) of the PRC, to include such projects or 
activities by any entity that is owned or controlled 
by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able pursuant to this Act may be used to finance 
any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with 
the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State 
has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or 
an affiliate of, the PLA. 
(3) HONG KONG.— 
(A) 
DEMOCRACY
PROGRAMS.—Of 
the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the first 
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paragraph under the heading ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made 
available for democracy and Internet freedom 
programs for Hong Kong, including legal and 
other support for democracy activists. 
(B) RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams that are made available for assistance for 
Hong Kong should be obligated for assistance 
for the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China and the Chinese Communist Party or 
any entity acting on their behalf in Hong Kong. 
(4) UYGHURS
AND
OTHER
RELIGIOUS
AND 
ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS.—Not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees on efforts to address and respond 
to PRC’s atrocities, including genocide against 
Uyghurs and the persecution of other religious and 
ethnic minority groups. 
(f) PHILIPPINES.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be made available for counternarcotics 
assistance for the Philippines, except for drug demand re-
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duction, maritime law enforcement, or transnational inter-
diction. 
(g) TIBET.— 
(1) FINANCING OF PROJECTS IN TIBET.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United 
States executive director of each international finan-
cial institution to use the voice and vote of the 
United States to support financing of projects in 
Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for 
the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into 
Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Ti-
betan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, 
are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster 
self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Ti-
betan culture and traditions, and are subject to ef-
fective monitoring. 
(2) PROGRAMS FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITIES.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$8,000,000 shall be made available to nongovern-
mental organizations to support activities which pre-
serve cultural traditions and promote sustainable de-
velopment, education, and environmental conserva-
tion in Tibetan communities in the Tibet Autono-
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mous Region and in other Tibetan communities in 
China. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 
less than $6,000,000 shall be made available for 
programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture 
and language in the refugee and diaspora Tibetan 
communities, development, and the resilience of Ti-
betan communities and the Central Tibetan Admin-
istration in India and Nepal, and to assist in the 
education and development of the next generation of 
Tibetan leaders from such communities: Provided, 
That such funds are in addition to amounts made 
available in subparagraph (A) for programs inside 
Tibet. 
(C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 
less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for 
programs to strengthen the capacity of the Central 
Tibetan Administration: Provided, That such funds 
shall be administered by the United States Agency 
for International Development. 
(h) VIETNAM.—Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act and made available for assistance for 
Vietnam shall be made available for— 
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(1) health and disability programs in areas 
sprayed with Agent Orange and contaminated with 
dioxin, to assist individuals with severe upper or 
lower body mobility impairment or cognitive or de-
velopmental disabilities; 
(2) activities related to the remediation of 
dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be 
made available for assistance for the Government of 
Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law; and 
(3) a war legacy reconciliation program. 
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) FUNDING
AND
LIMITATIONS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ that are made avail-
able for assistance for Afghanistan— 
(A) shall be made available for programs 
that protect and strengthen the rights of Af-
ghan women and girls and promote the political 
and economic empowerment of women including 
their meaningful inclusion in political processes: 
Provided, That not less than $60,000,000 shall 
be made available for such purposes: Provided 
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further, That such assistance to promote the 
empowerment of women shall be made available 
as grants to Afghan organizations, to the max-
imum extent practicable; 
(B) shall be made available for programs 
that implement and support comprehensive 
strategies to combat corruption in Afghanistan, 
with an emphasis on public disclosure of gov-
ernment receipts and expenditures and prosecu-
tion and punishment of corrupt officials; 
(C) shall be made available to continue 
support for not-for-profit institutions of higher 
education in Kabul, Afghanistan that are acces-
sible to both women and men in a coeducational 
environment, including for the costs for oper-
ations and security for such institutions; 
(D) shall prioritize, unless the Secretary of 
State or the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, as ap-
propriate, determines that security conditions 
do not permit or risk deterioration, assistance 
to support long-term development in areas pre-
viously under the control of the Taliban or 
other violent extremist groups: Provided, That 
such funds may be made available notwith-
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standing any other provision of law and fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriation; 
(E) may not be made available for any 
program, project, or activity pursuant to section 
7044(a)(1)(C) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 
116–6); and 
(F) may be made available, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for pro-
grams and activities to address the needs of the 
people of Afghanistan in support of peace and 
reconciliation, including reintegration of former 
Taliban and other extremists. 
(2) AFGHAN WOMEN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall promote and ensure the meaningful par-
ticipation of Afghan women in any discussions 
between the Government of Afghanistan and 
the Taliban related to the future of Afghanistan 
in a manner consistent with the Women, Peace, 
and Security Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–68) 
and the 2019 United States Strategy on 
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Women, 
Peace, 
and 
Security, 
including 
through— 
(i) advocacy by the United States 
Government for the inclusion of Afghan 
women representatives, particularly from 
civil society and rural provinces, in ongoing 
and future discussion; 
(ii) the leveraging of assistance for 
the protection of women and girls and 
their rights; and 
(iii) efforts to ensure that any agree-
ment protects women’s and girl’s rights 
and ensures their freedom of movement, 
rights to education and work, and access 
to healthcare and legal representation. 
(B) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 
for an endowment pursuant to paragraph 
(3)(A)(iv) of this subsection for a not-for-profit 
institution of higher education in Kabul, Af-
ghanistan that is accessible to both women and 
men in a coeducational environment: Provided, 
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That such endowment shall be established in 
partnership with a United States-based Amer-
ican higher education institution that will serve 
on its board of trustees: Provided further, That 
prior to the obligation of funds for such an en-
dowment, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations describing the governance struc-
ture, including a proposed board of trustees, 
and financial safeguards, including regular 
audit and reporting requirements, in any en-
dowment agreement: Provided further, That the 
USAID Administrator shall provide a report on 
the expenditure of funds generated from such 
an endowment to the Committees on Appropria-
tions on an annual basis. 
(3) AFGHAN ALLIES PROTECTION ACT.—Funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign Af-
fairs’’ shall be made available to carry out the Af-
ghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 110 
note), including for additional personnel necessary 
for eliminating any processing backlog and expe-
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