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(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
certification requirement in subparagraph (A) if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that to do so is important to the national security 
interest of the United States, and submits a report to 
such Committees containing a detailed justification for the 
use of such waiver and the reasons why any of the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) cannot be met. 
(4) OVERSIGHT AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) The Secretary of State shall take all practicable 
steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni-
toring, oversight, and control of funds made available by 
this subsection for assistance for Egypt. 
(B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on any plan to restructure military assist-
ance for Egypt. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and Related Programs’’ shall be used by the Secretary of State— 
(A) to support the United States policy to prevent 
Iran from achieving the capability to produce or otherwise 
obtain a nuclear weapon; 
(B) to support an expeditious response to any violation 
of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or United 
Nations Security Council Resolution 2231; 
(C) to support the implementation and enforcement 
of sanctions against Iran for support of terrorism, human 
rights abuses, and ballistic missile and weapons prolifera-
tion; and 
(D) for democracy programs for Iran, to be adminis-
tered by the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, 
Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State. 
(2) CONTINUATION OF PROHIBITION.—The terms and condi-
tions of paragraph (2) of section 7041(c) in division I of Public 
Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2016 
as if part of this Act. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations the semi-annual report required 
by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act 
of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)). 
(B) 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 appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the status 
of the implementation and enforcement of bilateral United 
States and multilateral sanctions against Iran and actions 
taken by the United States and the international commu-
nity to enforce such sanctions against Iran: Provided, That 
the report shall also include any entities involved in the 
testing of a ballistic missile by the Government of Iran 
after October 1, 2015, and note whether such entities are
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currently under United States sanctions: Provided further, 
That such report shall be submitted in an unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
made available for assistance for Iraq to promote governance, 
security, and internal and regional stability, including in 
Kurdistan and other areas impacted by the conflict in Syria, 
and among religious and ethnic minority populations in Iraq. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for construction, rehabilitation, 
or other improvements to United States diplomatic facilities 
in Iraq on property for which no land-use agreement has been 
entered into by the Governments of the United States and 
Iraq: Provided, That the restrictions in this paragraph shall 
not apply if such funds are necessary to protect United States 
diplomatic facilities or the security, health, and welfare of 
United States personnel. 
(3) KURDISTAN
REGIONAL
GOVERNMENTS
SECURITY
SERV-
ICES.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are available for 
assistance for Iraq should be made available to enhance the 
capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government security services 
and for security programs in Kurdistan to address requirements 
arising from the violence in Syria and Iraq: Provided, That 
the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to obligating such funds. 
(4) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used 
by the Government of the United States to enter into a perma-
nent basing rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(d) JORDAN.— 
(1) FUNDING LEVELS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV, not less than $1,275,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not less 
than $204,000,000 shall be for budget support for the Govern-
ment of Jordan and $100,000,000 shall be for water sector 
support: Provided, That such assistance for water sector support 
shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(2) RESPONSE TO THE SYRIAN CRISIS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available for programs to implement 
the Jordan Response Plan 2015 for the Syria Crisis, including 
assistance for host communities in Jordan: Provided, That not 
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions describing United States and other donor contributions 
to such Plan. 
(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.
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(2) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are 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 the conflict in Syria, following consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
(3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are avail-
able for assistance for Lebanon may be made available notwith-
standing section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 
note). 
(4) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—In addition 
to the activities described in paragraph (2), funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen border secu-
rity and combat terrorism, including training and equipping 
the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms ship-
ments, 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 
obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of 
State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed 
spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment 
provided to the LAF is only used 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 Assistance Act of 1961, and shall 
be submitted not later than September 1, 2016: Provided fur-
ther, That any notification submitted pursuant to such sections 
shall include any funds specifically intended for lethal military 
equipment. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by titles III and 
IV of this Act, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Libya for programs to strengthen governing 
institutions and civil society, improve border security, and pro-
mote democracy and stability in Libya, and for activities to 
address the humanitarian needs of the people of Libya. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) COOPERATION ON THE SEPTEMBER 2012 ATTACK ON 
UNITED STATES PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES.—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 Appro-
priations that such government is cooperating with United 
States Government efforts to investigate and bring to jus-
tice 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 funds made available for the purpose of protecting 
United States Government personnel or facilities. 
(B) INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.—The limitation on the 
uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of
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State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76) shall 
apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Libya. 
(3) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—Prior to the initial 
obligation of funds made available by this Act for assistance 
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, oversight, and control of funds made available by 
this subsection for assistance for Libya, including a description 
of the vetting procedures to be used for recipients of assistance 
made available under title IV of this Act. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds 
appropriated under title III of 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 Inter-
national Development, shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated 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 2016. 
(h) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ shall be made available, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law except for this subsection, for non- 
lethal assistance for programs to address the needs of civilians 
affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to— 
(A) establish governance in Syria that is representa-
tive, inclusive, and accountable; 
(B) expand the role of women in negotiations to end 
the violence and in any political transition in Syria; 
(C) develop and implement political processes that are 
democratic, transparent, and adhere to the rule of law; 
(D) further the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition 
through cross-border programs; 
(E) develop civil society and an independent media 
in Syria; 
(F) promote economic development in Syria; 
(G) document, investigate, and prosecute human rights 
violations in Syria, including through transitional justice 
programs and support for nongovernmental organizations; 
(H) counter extremist ideologies; 
(I) assist Syrian refugees whose education has been 
interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete higher edu-
cation requirements at regional academic institutions; and 
(J) assist vulnerable populations in Syria and in neigh-
boring countries.