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(C) used to revoke the designation of the Islamic 
Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist 
Organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(c) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 
$3,300,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ and made available for 
assistance for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent 
that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for 
such purposes, grants made available for Israel under this heading 
shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available 
for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $250,300,000 
shall be available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles 
and defense services, including research and development. 
(d) JORDAN.— 
(1) 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 avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
(2) In addition to amounts made available pursuant to 
paragraph (1), not less than $400,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’ shall be made available for assistance for Jordan, which 
shall be made available for budget support, and not less than 
$50,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’ shall be made available for 
assistance for Jordan. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—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 (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(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 available 
for programs and equipment for the ISF and the LAF 
to address security 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 Program’’ that are made avail-
able for assistance for Lebanon may only be made available 
for programs to— 
(i) professionalize the LAF to mitigate internal 
and external threats from non-state actors, including 
Hizballah; 
(ii) strengthen the security of borders and combat 
terrorism, including training and equipping the LAF
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to secure the borders of Lebanon and address security 
and stability requirements in areas affected by conflict 
in Syria, interdicting arms shipments, and preventing 
the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups; 
and 
(iii) implement United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made available 
by this subparagraph for assistance for the LAF, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations a spend plan, including actions to be taken to 
ensure equipment provided to the LAF is used only for 
the intended purposes, except such plan may not be consid-
ered as meeting the notification requirements under section 
7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That any notifica-
tion submitted pursuant to such section shall include any 
funds specifically intended for lethal military equipment. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ that are 
made available for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail-
able notwithstanding section 1224 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 
U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(f) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV may be made available, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for non-lethal stabilization 
assistance for Syria, including for emergency medical and 
rescue response and chemical weapons investigations. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
made available for assistance for Syria may not be made avail-
able for— 
(A) a project or activity that supports or otherwise 
legitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign terrorist 
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; and 
(B) activities that further the strategic objectives of 
the Government of the Russian Federation that the Sec-
retary of State determines may threaten or undermine 
United States national security interests. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs that are made avail-
able for any new program, project, or activity in Syria shall 
be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(g) TUNISIA.—Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 
this Act shall be made available for assistance for Tunisia for 
the purposes described under this section in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act), following consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(h) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the initial obligation 
of funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘National
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Security Investment Programs’’ for assistance for the West 
Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such assist-
ance 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.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ in this 
Act may be made available for assistance for the Pales-
tinian 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 out-
side an agreement negotiated between Israel and the 
Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an International 
Criminal Court (ICC) judicially authorized investiga-
tion, or actively support such an investigation, that 
subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged 
crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction 
in clause (i) of this subparagraph resulting from the 
application of subclause (I) of such clause if the Secretary 
certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do 
so is in the national security interest of the United States, 
and submits a report to such Committees detailing how 
the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist 
in furthering Middle East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provisions of section 
1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100–204) if the President 
determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of 
the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees 
that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment 
of this Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or any special-
ized agency thereof the same standing as member 
states or full membership as a state outside an agree-
ment negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
and 
(II) initiated or actively supported an ICC inves-
tigation against Israeli nationals for alleged crimes 
against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is unable 
to make the certification pursuant to clause (i) of this 
subparagraph, the President may waive section 1003 of 
Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and cer-
tifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have
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entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel: 
Provided, That any waiver of the provisions of section 
1003 of Public Law 100–204 under clause (i) of this 
subparagraph or under previous provisions of law must 
expire before the waiver under this clause may be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph 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. 
(3) GAZA OVERSIGHT.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State shall cer-
tify and report to the appropriate congressional committees 
not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, that— 
(i) oversight policies, processes, and procedures 
have been established by the Department of State and 
are in use to prevent the diversion to Hamas and 
other terrorist and extremist entities in Gaza and the 
misuse or destruction by such entities of assistance, 
including through international organizations; and 
(ii) such policies, processes, and procedures have 
been developed in coordination with other bilateral 
and multilateral donors and the Government of Israel, 
as appropriate. 
(B) OVERSIGHT
POLICY
AND
PROCEDURES.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, concurrent with the submission of the 
certification required in subparagraph (A), a written 
description of the oversight policies, processes, and proce-
dures for funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Gaza, including specific actions 
to be taken should such assistance be diverted, misused, 
or destroyed, and the role of the Government of Israel 
in the oversight of such assistance. 
(C) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of State 
shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional 
committees of each instance in which funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for assistance for 
Gaza have been diverted, misused, or destroyed, to include 
the type of assistance, a description of the incident and 
parties involved, and an explanation of the response of 
the Department of State. 
(D) THIRD PARTY MONITORING.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available for third party monitoring 
of assistance for Gaza, including end use monitoring, fol-
lowing consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
(E) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the initial 
obligation of funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days there-
after until all such funds are expended, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report detailing the amount and purpose of such 
assistance provided during each respective quarter, 
including a description of the specific entity implementing 
such assistance.