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OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 
4 of part II, $2,634,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not less than $240,000,000 shall be available only for 
Israel, which sum shall be available on a grant basis as a cash 
transfer and shall be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That not less than $495,000,000 shall 
be available only for Egypt, which sum shall be provided on a 
grant basis, and of which sum cash transfer assistance shall be 
provided with the understanding that Egypt will undertake signifi-
cant economic and political reforms which are additional to those 
which were undertaken in previous fiscal years: Provided further, 
That with respect to the provision of assistance for Egypt for democ-
racy and governance activities, the organizations implementing such 
assistance and the specific nature of that assistance shall not be 
subject to the prior approval by the Government of Egypt: Provided 
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading for 
assistance for Egypt, not less than $135,000,000 shall be made 
available for project assistance, of which not less than $50,000,000 
shall be made available for democracy, human rights and govern-
ance programs and not less than $50,000,000 shall be used for 
education programs, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
made available for scholarships for disadvantaged Egyptian stu-
dents to attend American accredited institutions of higher education 
in Egypt: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading for assistance for Egypt for economic reform activities, 
$227,600,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that Egypt has met the calendar year 2005 benchmarks accom-
panying the ‘‘Financial Sector Reform Memorandum of Under-
standing’’ dated March 20, 2005: Provided further, That $20,000,000 
of the funds appropriated under this heading should be made avail-
able for Cyprus to be used only for scholarships, administrative 
support of the scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and meas-
ures aimed at reunification of the island and designed to reduce 
tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two 
communities on Cyprus: Provided further, That in exercising the 
authority to provide cash transfer assistance for Israel, the Presi-
dent shall ensure that the level of such assistance does not cause 
an adverse impact on the total level of nonmilitary exports from 
the United States to such country and that Israel enters into 
a side letter agreement in an amount proportional to the fiscal 
year 1999 agreement: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not less than $250,000,000 should be 
made available only for assistance for Jordan: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading that are available 
for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, not to exceed $2,000,000 
may be used for administrative expenses of the United States 
Agency for International Development, in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes, to carry out programs in the 
West Bank and Gaza: Provided further, That not more than
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$225,000,000 of the funds made available for assistance for Afghani-
stan under this heading may be obligated for such assistance until 
the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Government of Afghanistan at both the national and local 
level is cooperating fully with United States funded poppy eradi-
cation and interdiction efforts in Afghanistan: Provided further, 
That the President may waive the previous proviso if he determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so 
is vital to the national security interests of the United States: 
Provided further, That such report shall include an analysis of 
the steps being taken by the Government of Afghanistan, at the 
national and local level, to cooperate fully with United States funded 
poppy eradication and interdiction efforts in Afghanistan: Provided 
further, That $40,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be made available for assistance for Lebanon, of 
which not less than $6,000,000 should be made available for scholar-
ships and direct support of American educational institutions in 
Lebanon: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading that are made available for assistance for Iraq, not 
less than $5,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Iraq Relief and Reconstruction 
Fund’’ in chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 108–106 and shall 
be made available for the Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading 
that are made available for assistance for Iraq, not less than 
$56,000,000 shall be made available for democracy, governance 
and rule of law programs in Iraq: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $19,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for the Democratic Republic 
of Timor-Leste, of which up to $1,000,000 may be available for 
administrative expenses of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be made available for programs and activities for the Central High-
lands of Vietnam: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading that are made available for a Middle East Financing 
Facility, Middle East Enterprise Fund, or any other similar entity 
in the Middle East shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That of funds appropriated under this heading, $13,000,000 should 
be made available for a United States contribution to the Special 
Court for Sierra Leone: Provided further, That with respect to 
funds appropriated under this heading in this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs, the responsibility for policy decisions and jus-
tifications for the use of such funds, including whether there will 
be a program for a country that uses those funds and the amount 
of each such program, shall be the responsibility of the Secretary 
of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility 
shall not be delegated. 
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $13,500,000, 
which shall be available for the United States contribution to the 
International Fund for Ireland and shall be made available in
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accordance with the provisions of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Sup-
port Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–415): Provided, That such amount 
shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely 
payment for projects and activities: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading shall remain available until 
September 30, 2007. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES 
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for East European 
Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, $361,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007, which shall be available, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for assistance and for related programs 
for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States: Provided, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading $5,000,000 should be made 
available for rule of law programs for the training of judges and 
prosecutors. 
(b) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered 
to be economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for purposes of making available the administrative authori-
ties contained in that Act for the use of economic assistance. 
(c) The provisions of section 529 of this Act shall apply to 
funds appropriated under this heading: Provided, That notwith-
standing any provision of this or any other Act, including provisions 
in this subsection regarding the application of section 529 of this 
Act, local currencies generated by, or converted from, funds appro-
priated by this Act and by previous appropriations Acts and made 
available for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia may 
be used in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States to carry out 
the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support 
for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989. 
(d) The President is authorized to withhold funds appropriated 
under this heading made available for economic revitalization pro-
grams in Bosnia and Herzegovina, if he determines and certifies 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Federation of Bosnia 
and Herzegovina has not complied with article III of annex 1–
A of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina concerning the withdrawal of foreign forces, and that 
intelligence cooperation on training, investigations, and related 
activities between state sponsors of terrorism and terrorist organiza-
tions and Bosnian officials has not been terminated. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET 
UNION 
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chap-
ters 11 and 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
and the FREEDOM Support Act, for assistance for the Independent 
States of the former Soviet Union and for related programs, 
$514,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Pro-
vided, That the provisions of such chapters shall apply to funds 
appropriated by this paragraph: Provided further, That funds made 
available for the Southern Caucasus region may be used, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for confidence-building meas-
ures and other activities in furtherance of the peaceful resolution 
of the regional conflicts, especially those in the vicinity of Abkhazia 
and Nagorno-Karabagh: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
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other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading in 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs, that are made available 
pursuant to the provisions of section 807 of Public Law 102–511 
shall be subject to a 6 percent ceiling on administrative expenses. 
(b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
than $50,000,000 should be made available, in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes, for assistance for child sur-
vival, environmental and reproductive health, and to combat HIV/
AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, and for related 
activities. 
(c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that are 
made available for assistance for Ukraine, not less than $5,000,000 
should be made available for nuclear reactor safety initiatives, 
and not less than $1,500,000 shall be made available for coal 
mine safety programs. 
(d) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, $2,500,000 
shall be made available for the Business Information Service for 
the Newly Independent States. 
(e)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that are 
allocated for assistance for the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion, 60 percent shall be withheld from obligation until the President 
determines and certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Government of the Russian Federation—
(A) has terminated implementation of arrangements to pro-
vide Iran with technical expertise, training, technology, or 
equipment necessary to develop a nuclear reactor, related 
nuclear research facilities or programs, or ballistic missile capa-
bility; and 
(B) is providing full access to international non-government 
organizations providing humanitarian relief to refugees and 
internally displaced persons in Chechnya. 
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
(A) assistance to combat infectious diseases, child survival 
activities, or assistance for victims of trafficking in persons; 
and 
(B) activities authorized under title V (Nonproliferation 
and Disarmament Programs and Activities) of the FREEDOM 
Support Act. 
(f) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply 
to—
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under 
title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of 
Public Law 104–201 or non-proliferation assistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 
States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within 
his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee or other assist-
ance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank 
Act of 1945; or 
(6) humanitarian assistance.