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to reduce drug cultivation in these areas: Provided further, 
That no United States Armed Forces personnel or United 
States civilian contractor employed by the United States 
will participate in any combat operation in connection 
with assistance made available by this Act for Colombia: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not more than $19,015,000 may be available for 
administrative expenses of the Department of State, and not 
more than $7,800,000 may be available, in addition to 
amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for adminis-
trative expenses of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to 
enable the Secretary of State to provide, as authorized by 
law, a contribution to the International Committee of the 
Red Cross, assistance to refugees, including contributions 
to the International Organization for Migration and the 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and other 
activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and 
expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by 
sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; 
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
$832,900,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That not more than $23,000,000 may be available 
for administrative expenses: Provided further, That not less 
than $40,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be made available for refugees from the former 
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and other refugees reset-
tling in Israel: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading shall be made available for assistance 
for refugees from North Korea. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act 
of 1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $55,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
made available under this heading are appropriated not-
withstanding the provisions contained in section 2(c)(2) of 
such Act which would limit the amount of funds which 
could be appropriated for this purpose. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter-
rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
$449,430,000, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-ter-
rorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support
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Act, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act or the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the 
clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small 
arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including activities implemented through 
nongovernmental and international organizations, and sec-
tion 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a vol-
untary contribution to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency (IAEA), and for a United States contribution to 
the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory 
Commission: Provided, That of this amount not to exceed 
$38,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
made available for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament 
Fund, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to pro-
mote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to non-
proliferation and disarmament: Provided further, That 
such funds may also be used for such countries other than 
the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and 
international organizations when it is in the national secu-
rity interest of the United States to do so: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available for the International Atomic Energy Agency only 
if the Secretary of State determines (and so reports to the 
Congress) that Israel is not being denied its right to partici-
pate in the activities of that Agency: Provided further, That
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of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under this heading, $13,000,000 shall be made available to 
the International Trust Fund for Demining: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available for demining and 
related activities, not to exceed $700,000, in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used 
for administrative expenses related to the operation and 
management of the demining program: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading that are avail-
able for ‘‘Anti-terrorism Assistance’’ and ‘‘Export Control 
and Border Security’’ shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$23,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, 
which shall be available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law. 
DEBT RESTRUCTURING 
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan 
guarantees, as the President may determine, for which 
funds have been appropriated or otherwise made available 
for programs within the International Affairs Budget Func-
tion 150, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling
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amounts owed to the United States as a result of 
concessional loans made to eligible countries, pursuant to 
parts IV and V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, of 
modifying concessional credit agreements with least devel-
oped countries, as authorized under section 411 of the Agri-
cultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as 
amended, of concessional loans, guarantees and credit 
agreements, as authorized under section 572 of the Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–461), and of can-
celing amounts owed, as a result of loans or guarantees 
made pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, by 
countries that are eligible for debt reduction pursuant to 
title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted into law by section 
1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106–113, $21,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That not less 
than $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading should be made available to carry out the provi-
sions of part V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Pro-
vided further, That amounts paid to the HIPC Trust Fund 
may be used only to fund debt reduction under the enhanced 
HIPC initiative by— 
(1) the Inter-American Development Bank; 
(2) the African Development Fund; 
(3) the African Development Bank; and
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(4) the Central American Bank for Economic In-
tegration: 
Provided further, That funds may not be paid to the HIPC 
Trust Fund for the benefit of any country if the Secretary 
of State has credible evidence that the government of such 
country is engaged in a consistent pattern of gross viola-
tions of internationally recognized human rights or in mili-
tary or civil conflict that undermines its ability to develop 
and implement measures to alleviate poverty and to devote 
adequate human and financial resources to that end: Pro-
vided further, That on the basis of final appropriations, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations concerning which countries and inter-
national financial institutions are expected to benefit from 
a United States contribution to the HIPC Trust Fund dur-
ing the fiscal year: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall inform the Committees on Appropria-
tions not less than 15 days in advance of the signature of 
an agreement by the United States to make payments to 
the HIPC Trust Fund of amounts for such countries and 
institutions: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
Treasury may disburse funds designated for debt reduction 
through the HIPC Trust Fund only for the benefit of coun-
tries that—
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(1) have committed, for a period of 24 months, 
not to accept new market-rate loans from the inter-
national financial institution receiving debt repay-
ment as a result of such disbursement, other than 
loans made by such institutions to export-oriented 
commercial projects that generate foreign exchange 
which are generally referred to as ‘‘enclave’’ loans; 
and 
(2) have documented and demonstrated their 
commitment to redirect their budgetary resources 
from international debt repayments to programs to 
alleviate poverty and promote economic growth that 
are additional to or expand upon those previously 
available for such purposes: 
Provided further, That any limitation of subsection (e) of 
section 411 of the Agricultural Trade Development and As-
sistance Act of 1954 shall not apply to funds appropriated 
under this heading: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available under this heading in this or any 
other appropriations Act shall be made available for Sudan 
or Burma unless the Secretary of the Treasury determines 
and notifies the Committees on Appropriations that a 
democratically elected government has taken office.
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TITLE IV 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$88,900,000, of which up to $3,000,000 may remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That the civilian personnel 
for whom military education and training may be provided 
under this heading may include civilians who are not mem-
bers of a government whose participation would contribute 
to improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the 
military, or respect for human rights: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading that are made 
available for assistance for Nepal may be made available 
only for expanded international military education and 
training and English language training: Provided further, 
That funds made available for Haiti, the Democratic Re-
public of the Congo, Guatemala, and Nigeria may only be 
provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations and any such notification 
shall include a detailed description of the proposed activi-
ties: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading for Guatemala, other than for expanded inter-
national military education and training, may be made
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available only to support Guatemalan military efforts to 
participate in international peacekeeping operations and 
improve disaster response capabilities. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary for grants to enable the Presi-
dent to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms 
Export Control Act, $4,667,800,000: Provided, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$2,340,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel: 
Provided further, That the funds appropriated by this para-
graph for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the 
enactment of this Act or by October 31, 2006, whichever 
is later: Provided further, That to the extent that the Gov-
ernment of Israel requests that funds be used for such pur-
poses, grants made available for Israel by this paragraph 
shall, as agreed by Israel and the United States, be avail-
able for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than 
$610,000,000 shall be available for the procurement in 
Israel of defense articles and defense services, including re-
search and development: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated by this paragraph, $206,000,000 shall be 
made available for assistance for Jordan: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this paragraph shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any 
requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: 
Provided further, That funds made available under this
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paragraph shall be obligated upon apportionment in ac-
cordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States 
Code, section 1501(a). 
None of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense arti-
cles, defense services, or design and construction services 
that are not sold by the United States Government under 
the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country pro-
posing to make such procurements has first signed an agree-
ment with the United States Government specifying the 
conditions under which such procurements may be financed 
with such funds: Provided, That all country and funding 
level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the 
regular notification procedures of section 515 of this Act: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for assistance for the 
Guatemalan Army, Sudan and Nepal: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 
may be made available for assistance for Haiti except pur-
suant to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 
unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in-
clude activities implemented through nongovernmental and
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international organizations: Provided further, That only 
those countries for which assistance was justified for the 
‘‘Foreign Military Sales Financing Program’’ in the fiscal 
year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance 
programs may utilize funds made available under this 
heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services 
or design and construction services that are not sold by the 
United States Government under the Arms Export Control 
Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary 
to make timely payment for defense articles and services: 
Provided further, That not more than $43,500,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated 
for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the 
United States, for the general costs of administering mili-
tary assistance and sales: Provided further, That not more 
than $359,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 
21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obli-
gated for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense 
during fiscal year 2007 pursuant to section 43(b) of the 
Arms Export Control Act, except that this limitation may 
be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations.
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PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$97,925,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be obligated or expended except as 
provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
TITLE V 
MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 
For the United States contribution for the Global En-
vironment Facility, $80,000,000 to the International Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Glob-
al Environment Facility (GEF), by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Asso-
ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $950,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS 
MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multi-
lateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury,
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for the United States contribution to the fund, $15,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For the United States contribution by the Secretary 
of the Treasury to the increase in resources of the Asian 
Development Fund, as authorized by the Asian Develop-
ment Bank Act, as amended, $57,625,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the African Development Bank by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, $5,018,416, for the United States 
paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to remain 
available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Develop-
ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation for 
the callable capital portion of the United States share of 
such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $78,622,000. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For the United States contribution by the Secretary 
of the Treasury to the increase in resources of the African 
Development Fund, $135,700,000, to remain available until 
expended.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For the United States contribution by the Secretary 
of the Treasury to increase the resources of the International 
Fund for Agricultural Development, $18,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of 
section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program Par-
ticipation Act of 1973, $306,125,000: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available to the International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA). 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—TITLES II THROUGH V 
COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE 
DIRECTORS TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 501. (a) No funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made as payment to any international financial institu-
tion while the United States Executive Director to such in-
stitution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, 
together with whatever compensation such Director receives 
from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided 
for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
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States Code, or while any alternate United States Director 
to such institution is compensated by the institution at a 
rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual occu-
pying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) For purposes of this section ‘‘international finan-
cial institutions’’ are: the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the Inter-American Develop-
ment Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Devel-
opment Fund, the African Development Bank, the African 
Development Fund, the International Monetary Fund, the 
North American Development Bank, and the European 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 
RESTRICTIONS ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED 
NATIONS AGENCIES 
SEC. 502. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to pay any voluntary contribution 
of the United States to the United Nations (including the 
United Nations Development Program) if the United Na-
tions implements or imposes any taxation on any United 
States persons. 
LIMITATION ON RESIDENCE EXPENSES 
SEC. 503. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $100,500 shall be for 
official residence expenses of the United States Agency for 
International Development during the current fiscal year:
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Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure 
that, to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned 
foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars. 
UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 
SEC. 504. Any department or agency to which funds 
are appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a quar-
terly accounting by program, project, and activity of the 
funds received by such department or agency in this fiscal 
year or any previous fiscal year that remain unobligated 
and unexpended. 
LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 
SEC. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $250,000 shall be avail-
able for representation and entertainment allowances, of 
which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for entertain-
ment allowances, for the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development during the current fiscal year: Pro-
vided, That no such entertainment funds may be used for 
the purposes listed in section 546 of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that, 
to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned for-
eign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available by this Act for gen-
eral costs of administering military assistance and sales 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’,
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not to exceed $4,000 shall be available for entertainment 
expenses and not to exceed $130,000 shall be available for 
representation allowances: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’, not to exceed 
$55,000 shall be available for entertainment allowances: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available by this 
Act for the Inter-American Foundation, not to exceed 
$2,000 shall be available for entertainment and representa-
tion allowances: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available by this Act for the Peace Corps, not to exceed a 
total of $4,000 shall be available for entertainment expenses: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, 
not to exceed $4,000 shall be available for representation 
and entertainment allowances: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Mil-
lennium Challenge Corporation’’, not to exceed $115,000 
shall be available for representation and entertainment al-
lowances. 
PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 506. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new bi-
lateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under
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which such assistance is to be provided unless such agree-
ment includes a provision stating that assistance provided 
by the United States shall be exempt from taxation, or reim-
bursed, by the foreign government, and the Secretary of 
State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to 
existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with 
this requirement. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT
OF
FOREIGN
TAXES.—An 
amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed 
during fiscal year 2007 on funds appropriated by this Act 
by a foreign government or entity against commodities fi-
nanced under United States assistance programs for which 
funds are appropriated by this Act, either directly or 
through grantees, contractors and subcontractors shall be 
withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for as-
sistance for fiscal year 2008 and allocated for the central 
government of such country and for the West Bank and 
Gaza Program to the extent that the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports in writing to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such taxes have not been reimbursed to the 
Government of the United States. 
(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 
minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of sub-
section (b).
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(d) REPROGRAMMING
OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 
from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to sub-
section (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance to countries 
which do not assess taxes on United States assistance or 
which have an effective arrangement that is providing sub-
stantial reimbursement of such taxes. 
(e) DETERMINATIONS.— 
(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply 
to any country or entity the Secretary of State deter-
mines— 
(A) does not assess taxes on United States 
assistance or which has an effective arrangement 
that is providing substantial reimbursement of 
such taxes; or 
(B) the foreign policy interests of the United 
States outweigh the policy of this section to en-
sure that United States assistance is not subject 
to taxation. 
(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior 
to exercising the authority of this subsection with re-
gard to any country or entity. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate,
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to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assist-
ance contained in this section. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘taxes’’ and ‘‘taxation’’ refer to 
value added taxes and customs duties imposed on 
commodities financed with United States assistance 
for programs for which funds are appropriated by 
this Act; and 
(2) the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a 
framework bilateral agreement between the Govern-
ment of the United States and the government of the 
country receiving assistance that describes the privi-
leges and immunities applicable to United States for-
eign assistance for such country generally, or an indi-
vidual agreement between the Government of the 
United States and such government that describes, 
among other things, the treatment for tax purposes 
that will be accorded the United States assistance 
provided under that agreement. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 507. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or 
expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations 
to Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for 
purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or
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expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance 
and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
MILITARY COUPS 
SEC. 508. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or 
expended to finance directly any assistance to the govern-
ment of any country whose duly elected head of government 
is deposed by decree or military coup: Provided, That as-
sistance may be resumed to such government if the Presi-
dent determines and certifies to the Committees on Appro-
priations that subsequent to the termination of assistance 
a democratically elected government has taken office: Pro-
vided further, That the provisions of this section shall not 
apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or pub-
lic participation in democratic processes: Provided further, 
That funds made available pursuant to the previous pro-
visos shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFERS 
SEC. 509. (a)(1) LIMITATION
ON TRANSFERS BE-
TWEEN AGENCIES.—None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
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(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to 
transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, 
funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or 
transferred to agencies of the United States Government 
pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(b) TRANSFERS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be obligated under 
an appropriation account to which they were not appro-
priated, except for transfers specifically provided for in this 
Act, unless the President, not less than 5 days prior to the 
exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and pro-
vides a written policy justification to the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(c) AUDIT
OF
INTER-AGENCY
TRANSFERS.—Any 
agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appro-
priated by this Act, or prior Acts, entered into between the 
United States Agency for International Development and 
another agency of the United States Government under the 
authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 or any comparable provision of law, shall expressly 
provide that the Office of the Inspector General for the agen-
cy receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds shall
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perform periodic program and financial audits of the use 
of such funds: Provided, That funds transferred under such 
authority may be made available for the cost of such audits. 
COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
SEC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 
23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to pro-
vide financing to Israel, Egypt and NATO and major non- 
NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leas-
ing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from 
United States commercial suppliers, not including Major 
Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types 
of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the 
President determines that there are compelling foreign pol-
icy or national security reasons for those defense articles 
being provided by commercial lease rather than by govern-
ment-to-government sale under such Act. 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 511. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation after the expi-
ration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided 
in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for the pur-
poses of chapters 1, 8, 11, and 12 of part I, section 667, 
chapters 4, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act,
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and funds provided under the heading ‘‘Assistance for East-
ern Europe and the Baltic States’’, shall remain available 
for an additional 4 years from the date on which the avail-
ability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such 
funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their 
respective periods of availability contained in this Act: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chap-
ter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for 
cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments 
or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available 
until expended. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 
SEC. 512. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the govern-
ment of any country which is in default during a period 
in excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United 
States of principal or interest on any loan made to the gov-
ernment of such country by the United States pursuant to 
a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act 
unless the President determines, following consultations 
with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance to 
such country is in the national interest of the United States.
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COMMERCE AND TRADE 
SEC. 513. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to this Act for direct assistance and 
none of the funds otherwise made available pursuant to this 
Act to the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation shall be obligated or expended to 
finance any loan, any assistance or any other financial 
commitments for establishing or expanding production of 
any commodity for export by any country other than the 
United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus 
on world markets at the time the resulting productive ca-
pacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance 
will cause substantial injury to United States producers of 
the same, similar, or competing commodity: Provided, That 
such prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank 
if in the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to 
industry and employment in the United States are likely 
to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the 
same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman 
of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breed-
ing feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, 
consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connec-
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tion with the growth or production in a foreign country 
of an agricultural commodity for export which would com-
pete with a similar commodity grown or produced in the 
United States: Provided, That this subsection shall not pro-
hibit— 
(1) activities designed to increase food security 
in developing countries where such activities will not 
have a significant impact on the export of agricul-
tural commodities of the United States; or 
(2) research activities intended primarily to ben-
efit American producers. 
SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 514. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States Executive Directors of the International 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-
national Development Association, the International Fi-
nance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, 
the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development 
Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the 
North American Development Bank, the European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, the African Development 
Bank, and the African Development Fund to use the voice 
and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by 
these institutions, using funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to this Act, for the production or extraction 
of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus