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(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assist-
ance may be provided to a power-sharing government only 
if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government, including all of its min-
isters 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 Palestine 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 Appropriations within 120 days of the cer-
tification and every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are 
continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 
620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended: Provided, That the report shall also detail the 
amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification 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 assistance for the Palestine 
Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
available for assistance for the Government of Egypt may only 
be made available if the Secretary of State certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations 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. 
(2) ECONOMIC
SUPPORT
FUND.—(A) Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up 
to $250,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Egypt, 
of which not less than $35,000,000 should be made available 
for higher education programs including not less than 
$10,000,000 for scholarships at not-for-profit institutions for 
Egyptian students with high financial need: Provided, That 
such funds may also be made available for democracy programs. 
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting 
assistance for Egypt, including paragraph (6) of this sub-
section, funds made available under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs for assistance for Egypt may be made 
available for education and economic growth programs, 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees: Provided, That such funds may not be
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made available for cash transfer assistance or budget sup-
port unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the Government of 
Egypt is taking steps to stabilize the economy and imple-
ment economic reforms. 
(C) The Secretary of State may reduce the amount 
of assistance for the central Government of Egypt under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ by an amount the 
Secretary determines is equivalent to that expended by 
the United States Government for bail, and by nongovern-
mental organizations for legal and court fees, associated 
with democracy-related trials in Egypt. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, and subject to paragraph (6) of this sub-
section, up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2015, may be made available for assistance for 
Egypt which may be transferred to an interest bearing account 
in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 
if the Secretary of State is unable to make the certification 
in subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection, such funds 
may be made available at the minimum rate necessary to 
continue existing contracts, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law restricting assistance for Egypt and following con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropriations, except that 
defense articles and services from such contracts shall not 
be delivered until the certification requirements in subpara-
graph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection are met. 
(4) PRIOR
YEAR
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under the 
headings ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ and ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ in prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be made available notwithstanding 
any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, except 
that such funds under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ shall only be made available at the minimum rate 
necessary to continue existing contracts, and following consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(5) SECURITY
EXEMPTIONS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including para-
graphs (3), (4), and (6) of this subsection, funds made available 
for assistance for Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be made available for counterter-
rorism, border security, and nonproliferation programs in 
Egypt, and for development activities in the Sinai. 
(6) FISCAL YEAR 2014 FUNDS.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2), (3) and (5) of this subsection, funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for the Government 
of Egypt may be made available notwithstanding any provision 
of law restricting assistance for Egypt as follows—
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(A) up to $975,000,000 may be made available if the 
Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Government of Egypt has held a constitu-
tional referendum, and is taking steps to support a demo-
cratic transition in Egypt; and 
(B) up to $576,800,000 may be made available if the 
Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Government of Egypt has held parliamentary 
and presidential elections, and that a newly elected Govern-
ment of Egypt is taking steps to govern democratically. 
(b) IRAN.—The terms and conditions of section 7041(c) in divi-
sion I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal 
year 2014 as if part of this Act, except that the date in paragraph 
(3) shall be deemed to be ‘‘September 30, 2014’’. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the 
Government of Iraq should be made available to such govern-
ment to support international efforts to promote regional sta-
bility, including in Syria. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Iraq shall be made 
available for democracy programs, which shall be the responsi-
bility of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor, in consultation with the Chief of Mission. 
(3)(A) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees assessing cost effective, operational 
alternatives for Consulate Basrah, including closure of the Con-
sulate and coverage of Basrah from Embassy Baghdad: Pro-
vided, That should the Secretary of State determine that the 
closure of Consulate Basrah is a cost effective alternative, funds 
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
and Consular Programs’’ for such diplomatic facility may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ to increase security at diplomatic facilities 
abroad. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated under title I of this Act 
that are made available for the costs of operations at Embassy 
Baghdad, 10 percent may not be obligated until the Secretary 
of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on all 
active diplomatic facility construction projects in Iraq since 
October 1, 2011, including the status of each project, the 
amount obligated and expended for each project, the savings 
from completed or terminated projects, and how such savings 
were reprogrammed: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated by title I of this Act may be made available for construc-
tion, rehabilitation, or other improvements to facilities in Iraq 
on property for which no land-use agreement has been entered 
into by the Governments of the United States and Iraq: Pro-
vided further, That the restrictions in this subparagraph shall 
not apply if such funds are necessary to protect United States 
Government facilities or the security, health, and welfare of 
United States personnel. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act for assist-
ance for Jordan—
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(1) not less than $360,000,000 shall be made available 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and not less than 
$300,000,000 shall be made available under the heading ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’; and 
(2) from amounts made available under title VIII des-
ignated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism, not less than $340,000,000 above the levels included 
in the Memorandum of Understanding between the United 
States and Jordan shall be made available for the extraordinary 
costs related to instability in the region, including for security 
requirements along the border with Iraq. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the 
LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as des-
ignated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘For-
eign 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 made available for obligation for assistance for 
the LAF until the Secretary of State submits a detailed spend 
plan, including actions to be taken to ensure that equipment 
provided to the LAF is used only for the intended purposes, 
to the Committees on Appropriations, 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, 2014: Provided further, That any 
notification submitted pursuant to section 634A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7015 of this Act shall include 
any funds specifically intended for lethal military equipment. 
(3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Lebanon may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 
for the provisions of this Act. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for assistance for the central Government of 
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 funding made available for the purpose of protecting United 
States Government personnel or facilities. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for assistance for Libya for infrastructure 
projects, except on a loan basis with terms favorable to the 
United States, and only following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations.