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in Afghanistan, 15 percent shall be withheld from obliga-
tion until the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense and the USAID Administrator, sub-
mits to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified 
form if necessary, an update of the report required by 
section 7044(a)(1)(B) of division K of Public Law 113–76. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ for assistance for Afghani-
stan— 
(A) may not be used to support any program, project, 
or activity that— 
(i) does not have regular oversight by the Depart-
ment of State or USAID, as appropriate, to include 
site visits; 
(ii) involves any individual or organization that 
the Secretary of State determines to be involved in 
corrupt practices; or 
(iii) initiates new major infrastructure; 
(B) shall only be made available for programs that 
the Government of Afghanistan or other Afghan entity 
is capable of sustaining, as appropriate and as determined 
by the United States Chief of Mission; 
(C) shall be prioritized for programs that promote 
women’s economic and political empowerment, strengthen 
and protect the rights of women and girls, and to implement 
the United States Embassy Kabul Gender Strategy; and 
(D) shall be implemented in accordance with all 
applicable audit policies of the Department of State and 
USAID. 
(3) NOTIFICATION
AND
CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’ for assistance for the central Government of 
Afghanistan shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations, and may not be 
obligated unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Afghanistan is— 
(A) implementing laws or policies to govern democrat-
ically and protect the rights of individuals and civil society; 
(B) implementing the Bilateral Security Agreement 
with the United States; 
(C) taking consistent steps to protect and advance the 
rights of women and girls in Afghanistan; 
(D) implementing the necessary policies and procedures 
to comply with section 7013 of this Act; and 
(E) reducing corruption and recovering stolen assets. 
(4) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, after consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification 
requirement of paragraph (3) if the Secretary of State deter-
mines that to do so is important to the national security interest 
of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if nec-
essary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons 
why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph 
(3) has not been met.
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(5) RULE OF LAW PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, 
not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for rule 
of law programs: Provided, That decisions regarding the uses 
of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Coordinating 
Director, in consultation with other appropriate United States 
Government officials in Afghanistan, and such Director shall 
be consulted on the uses of all funds appropriated by this 
Act for rule of law programs in Afghanistan. 
(6) FUNDING REDUCTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that are avail-
able for assistance for the Government of Afghanistan shall 
be reduced by $5 for every $1 that the Government of Afghani-
stan imposes in taxes, duties, penalties, or other fees on the 
transport of property of the United States Government 
(including the United States Armed Forces), entering or leaving 
Afghanistan. 
(7) ENDOWMENT TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS.—Funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs may 
be made available for an endowment to empower women and 
girls in Afghanistan, following consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees. 
(8) AUTHORITIES.— 
(A) Funds appropriated under titles III through VI 
of this Act that are made available for assistance for 
Afghanistan may be made available— 
(i) notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or 
any similar provision of law and section 660 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; and 
(ii) for reconciliation programs and disarmament, 
demobilization, and reintegration activities for former 
combatants who have renounced violence against the 
Government of Afghanistan in accordance with section 
7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of Public Law 112–74. 
(B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of Public Law 
112–74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for 
assistance for Afghanistan. 
(9) AFGHANISTAN
REGIONAL
TRANSITION.—Funds made 
available by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan may be 
made available for programs in Central and South Asia relating 
to a transition in Afghanistan, including expanding Afghanistan 
linkages within the region: Provided, That such funds shall 
be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau 
of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State, and 
the coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 of the Sup-
port for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 
(Public Law 101–179) and section 102 of the FREEDOM Sup-
port Act (Public Law 102–511): Provided further, That such 
funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(10) BASE RIGHTS.—None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used by the United States Government to 
enter into a permanent basing rights agreement between the 
United States and Afghanistan.
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(b) BANGLADESH.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ that are made available for 
assistance for Bangladesh shall be made available for programs 
to improve labor conditions by strengthening the capacity of inde-
pendent workers’ organizations in Bangladesh’s readymade gar-
ment, shrimp, and fish export sectors. 
(c) NEPAL.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’ may be made available for 
assistance for Nepal only if the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations 
of human rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal army 
is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities, including 
providing investigators access to witnesses, documents, and 
other information. 
(2) The conditions in paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
assistance for humanitarian relief and reconstruction activities 
in Nepal, or for training to participate in international peace-
keeping missions. 
(d) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ for assistance for the Government of Paki-
stan may be made available unless the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the Government of Pakistan is— 
(A) cooperating with the United States in counterter-
rorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta 
Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al- 
Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organiza-
tions, including taking steps to end support for such groups 
and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan 
and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring 
countries; 
(B) not supporting terrorist activities against United 
States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s 
military and intelligence agencies are not intervening 
extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Paki-
stan; 
(C) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) net-
works and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the 
manufacture of IEDs; 
(D) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related 
material and expertise; 
(E) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 
visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance 
programs in Pakistan; and 
(F) providing humanitarian organizations access to 
detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 
civilians affected by the conflict. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, after consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification 
requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary of State deter-
mines that to do so is important to the national security interest
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of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if nec-
essary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons 
why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph 
(1) has not been met. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for 
Pakistan may be made available only to support counterter-
rorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan, and 
are subject to section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ that are available 
for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to inter-
dict precursor materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan that 
are used to manufacture IEDs, including calcium ammo-
nium nitrate; to support programs to train border and 
customs officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agri-
cultural extension programs that encourage alternative fer-
tilizer use among Pakistani farmers. 
(C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available for 
assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall be 
implemented in a manner consistent with section 507(6) 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)). 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III 
and IV for assistance for Pakistan may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for this 
subsection. 
(E) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for 
Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation 
until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released 
from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assist-
ance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin 
Laden. 
(4) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available for 
assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to increase 
the number of scholarships for women under the Merit 
and Needs-Based Scholarship Program during fiscal year 
2015. 
(B) The additional scholarships available pursuant to 
this subsection shall be awarded in accordance with other 
scholarship eligibility criteria already established by 
USAID. 
(C) Additional scholarships funded pursuant to this 
subsection shall be awarded for a range of disciplines to 
improve the employability of graduates and to meet the 
needs of scholarship recipients. 
(D) Not less than 50 percent of the scholarships avail-
able under such Program should be awarded to Pakistani 
women.