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made available for drinking water supply projects and re-
lated activities, of which not less than $50,000,000 should
be made available for programs in Africa.
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for inter-
national disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction
assistance, $400,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $20,000,000 should be for famine preven-
tion and relief.
TRANSITION INITIATIVES
For necessary expenses for international disaster reha-
bilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to section
491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $50,000,000, to
remain available until expended, to support transition to
democracy and to long-term development of countries in cri-
sis: Provided, That such support may include assistance to
develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and
processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the
peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the
United States Agency for International Development shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at
least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assist-
ance: Provided further, That if the President determines
that is important to the national interests of the United
States to provide transition assistance in excess of the
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amount 
appropriated 
under 
this 
heading, 
up 
to
$15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry
out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under
the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this
heading: Provided further, That funds made available pur-
suant to the previous proviso shall be made available subject
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions.
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro-
vided by the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, as authorized by sections 108 and 635 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $21,000,000 may be de-
rived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to
carry out part I of such Act and under the heading ‘‘Assist-
ance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’: Provided,
That such funds shall be made available only for micro and
small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other pro-
grams which further the purposes of part I of the Act: Pro-
vided further, That such costs, including the cost of modi-
fying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as
amended: Provided further, That funds made available by
this paragraph may be used for the cost of modifying any
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such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts, and
funds used for such costs shall be subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That the provisions of section 107A(d)
(relating to general provisions applicable to the Develop-
ment Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported
by the House Committee on International Relations on May
9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guaran-
tees provided under this heading: Provided further, That
these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal,
any portion of which is to be guaranteed, of up to
$700,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
credit programs administered by the United States Agency
for International Development, $8,000,000, which may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Oper-
ating Expenses of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development: Provided, That funds made avail-
able under this heading shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007.
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND
DISABILITY FUND
For payment to the ‘‘Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability Fund’’, as authorized by the Foreign Service Act
of 1980, $41,700,000.
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OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$620,000,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may remain
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That none
of the funds appropriated under this heading and under
the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ may be made
available to finance the construction (including architect
and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of
offices for use by the United States Agency for International
Development, unless the Administrator has identified such
proposed construction (including architect and engineering
services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices in a report
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15
days prior to the obligation of these funds for such purposes:
Provided further, That the previous proviso shall not apply
where the total cost of construction (including architect and
engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices
does not exceed $1,000,000: Provided further, That contracts
or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under
this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure
of such funds through fiscal year 2007: Provided further,
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $36,600,000 shall be made available for operations in
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Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act may be used to open a new overseas mis-
sion of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment without the prior written notification of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the author-
ity of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary of State to trans-
fer funds appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of
such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development’’ in accordance with the
provisions of those sections.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and
related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of
information technology and related capital investments,
pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, $77,700,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise
available for such purposes: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading shall be available for obli-
gation only pursuant to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further,
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to
exceed $19,709,000 may be made available for the purposes
of implementing the Capital Security Cost Sharing Pro-
gram.
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OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE
OF
IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$36,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007,
which sum shall be available for the Office of the Inspector
General of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment.
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
chapter 4 of part II, $3,031,375,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading, not less than $240,000,000
shall be available only for Israel, which sum shall be avail-
able on a grant basis as a cash transfer and shall be dis-
bursed within 30 days of the enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That not less than $495,000,000 shall be
available only for Egypt, which sum shall be provided on
a grant basis, and of which sum cash transfer assistance
shall be provided with the understanding that Egypt will
undertake significant economic and political reforms which
are additional to those which were undertaken in previous
fiscal years: Provided further, That with respect to the pro-
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vision of assistance for Egypt for democracy and govern-
ance activities, the organizations implementing such assist-
ance and the specific nature of that assistance shall not be
subject to the prior approval by the Government of Egypt:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading for assistance for Egypt, not less than $35,000,000
shall be made available for democracy and governance pro-
grams, not less than $50,000,000 should be used for edu-
cation programs and not less than $5,000,000 shall be made
available for scholarships for disadvantaged Egyptian stu-
dents to attend the American University in Cairo: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading
for assistance for Egypt for economic reform activities,
$227,600,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the
Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees
on Appropriations that Egypt has met the calendar year
2005 benchmarks accompanying the ‘‘Financial Sector Re-
form Memorandum of Understanding’’ dated March 20,
2005, and that Egypt has agreed to the installation of an
FM transmitter in Media City for Radio SAWA: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
not less than $2,500,000 should be made available for tech-
nical assistance for countries to implement and enforce the
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme: Provided further,
That in exercising the authority to provide cash transfer
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assistance for Israel, the President shall ensure that the level
of such assistance does not cause an adverse impact on the
total level of nonmilitary exports from the United States
to such country and that Israel enters into a side letter
agreement in an amount proportional to the fiscal year
1999 agreement: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not less than $250,000,000
should be made available only for assistance for Jordan:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, $120,000,000 shall be made available for the ‘‘Mid-
dle East Partnership Initiative’’: Provided further, That
$40,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading
shall be made available for assistance for Lebanon, of which
not less than $6,000,000 should be made available for schol-
arships and direct support of American educational institu-
tions in Lebanon: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading may be made available for Cy-
prus only for scholarships, administrative support of the
scholarship program, bicommunal projects, measures aimed
at reunification of the island, and activities to reduce ten-
sions and promote peace and cooperation between the two
communities on Cyprus: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, not less than $35,000,000
shall be made available for assistance for the Philippines:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
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heading, not less than $22,000,000 shall be made available
for assistance for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste,
of which up to $1,000,000 may be available for administra-
tive expenses of the United States Agency for International
Development: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not less than $10,000,000
should be made available for democracy programs and ac-
tivities in Ethiopia: Provided further, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading, not less than $2,000,000
should be made available for East Asia and Pacific Envi-
ronment Initiatives: Provided further, That prior to the ob-
ligation of funds appropriated under this heading for as-
sistance for the Central Government of Pakistan, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations describing steps taken in the previous six
months by the Government of Pakistan to protect the rights
and safety of Pakistani human rights lawyers and journal-
ists: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under
this heading, $3,000,000 shall be made available for the
Foundation for Security and Sustainability: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
$4,000,000 shall be made available for programs and activi-
ties for the Central Highlands of Vietnam: Provided further,
That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$2,000,000 shall be made available for economic develop-
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ment programs conducted by Indonesian universities: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, $5,000,000 shall be made available for democracy
and media programs in Thailand: Provided further, That
of the funds appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000
shall be made available to continue to support the provision
of wheelchairs for needy persons in developing countries:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing that are made available for a Middle East Financing
Facility, Middle East Enterprise Fund, or any other simi-
lar entity in the Middle East shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, not less than $4,000,000 shall be made
available for the Office of the United Nations High Commis-
sioner for Human Rights in Nepal: Provided further, That
of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than
$1,000,000 should be made available for a United States
contribution to the Extractive Industries Transparency Ini-
tiative Trust Fund: Provided further, That of funds appro-
priated under this heading, $13,000,000 should be made
available for a United States contribution to the Special
Court for Sierra Leone: Provided further, That with respect
to funds appropriated under this heading in this Act or
prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations,
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export financing, and related programs, the responsibility
for policy decisions and justifications for the use of such
funds, including whether there will be a program for a
country that uses those funds and the amount of each such
program, shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State
and the Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility
shall not be delegated.
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC
STATES
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for
East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989,
$395,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2007, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for assistance and for related programs
for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States: Provided, That
of the funds appropriated under this heading $3,500,000
shall be made available for leadership development pro-
grams for women and youth and $5,000,000 shall be made
available for rule of law programs for the training of judges.
(b) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be
considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the
administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use
of economic assistance.
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(c) The provisions of section 6029 of this Act shall
apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided,
That notwithstanding any provision of this or any other
Act, including provisions in this subsection regarding the
application of section 6029 of this Act, local currencies gen-
erated by, or converted from, funds appropriated by this
Act and by previous appropriations Acts and made avail-
able for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia may
be used in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States to carry
out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
and the Support for East European Democracy (SEED)
Act of 1989.
(d) The President is authorized to withhold funds ap-
propriated under this heading made available for economic
revitalization programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, if he
determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has
not complied with article III of annex 1–A of the General
Framework 
Agreement 
for 
Peace 
in 
Bosnia 
and
Herzegovina concerning the withdrawal of foreign forces,
and that intelligence cooperation on training, investiga-
tions, and related activities between state sponsors of ter-
rorism and terrorist organizations and Bosnian officials
has not been terminated.
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ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE
FORMER SOVIET UNION
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of chapters 11 and 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 and the FREEDOM Support Act, for assistance
for the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and
for related programs, $565,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the provisions of
such chapters shall apply to funds appropriated by this
paragraph: Provided further, That funds made available for
the Southern Caucasus region may be used, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for confidence-building
measures and other activities in furtherance of the peaceful
resolution of the regional conflicts, especially those in the
vicinity of Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabagh: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$6,500,000 should be available only to meet the health and
other assistance needs of victims of trafficking in persons:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available
to the National Endowment for Democracy for political
party development programs in Russia: Provided further,
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $5,000,000 should be made available for humani-
tarian, conflict mitigation, relief and recovery assistance
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for Chechnya, Ingushetia, and elsewhere in the North
Caucasus: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, funds appropriated under this head-
ing in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs,
that are made available pursuant to the provisions of sec-
tion 807 of Public Law 102–511 shall be subject to a 6 per-
cent ceiling on administrative expenses.
(b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that
are made available for assistance for Ukraine, not less than
$7,000,000 shall be made available for nuclear reactor safe-
ty initiatives, and not less than $5,000,000 shall be made
available for coal mine safety programs.
(c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$2,500,000 shall be made available for the Business Infor-
mation Service for the Newly Independent States.
(d)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading
that are allocated for assistance for the Government of the
Russian Federation, 60 percent shall be withheld from obli-
gation until the President determines and certifies in writ-
ing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation—
(A) has terminated implementation of arrange-
ments to provide Iran with technical expertise, train-
ing, technology, or equipment necessary to develop a
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nuclear reactor, related nuclear research facilities or
programs, or ballistic missile capability; and
(B) is providing full access to international non-
government organizations providing humanitarian
relief to refugees and internally displaced persons in
Chechnya.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
(A) assistance to combat infectious diseases, child
survival activities, or assistance for victims of traf-
ficking in persons; and
(B) activities authorized under title V (Non-
proliferation and Disarmament Programs and Activi-
ties) of the FREEDOM Support Act.
(e) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall
not apply to—
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance
under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and sec-
tion 1424 of Public Law 104–201 or non-proliferation
assistance;
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and
Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while
acting within his or her official capacity;
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(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee or
other assistance provided by the Overseas Private In-
vestment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
(5) any financing provided under the Export-
Import Bank Act of 1945; or
(6) humanitarian assistance.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969,
$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the Inter-
national Security and Development Cooperation Act of
1980, Public Law 96–533, $25,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2007: Provided, That funds made
available to grantees may be invested pending expenditure
for project purposes when authorized by the board of direc-
tors of the Foundation: Provided further, That interest
earned shall be used only for the purposes for which the
grant was made: Provided further, That notwithstanding
section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation
Act, in exceptional circumstances the board of directors of
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the Foundation may waive the $250,000 limitation con-
tained in that section with respect to a project: Provided
further, That the Foundation shall provide a report to the
Committees on Appropriations after each time such waiver
authority is exercised.
PEACE CORPS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), including the purchase
of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for adminis-
trative purposes for use outside of the United States,
$320,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2007: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under
this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided
further, That the Director may transfer to the Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by 22 U.S.C.
2515, an amount not to exceed $2,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That funds transferred pursuant to the previous pro-
viso may not be derived from amounts made available for
Peace Corps overseas operations.
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
For necessary expenses for the ‘‘Millennium Challenge
Corporation’’, $1,800,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under
this heading, up to $70,000,000 may be available for ad-
ministrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corpora-
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tion: Provided further, That up to 10 percent of the funds
appropriated under this heading may be made available to
carry out the purposes of section 616 of the Millennium
Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries for fiscal year
2006: Provided further, That none of the funds available
to carry out section 616 of such Act may be made available
until the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Chal-
lenge Corporation provides a report to the Committees on
Appropriations listing the candidate countries that will be
receiving assistance under section 616 of such Act, the level
of assistance proposed for each such country, a description
of the proposed programs, projects and activities, and the
implementing agency or agencies of the United States Gov-
ernment: Provided further, That section 605(e)(4) of the
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 shall apply to funds ap-
propriated under this heading: Provided further, That
funds appropriated under this heading may be made avail-
able for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pur-
suant to section 609 of the Millennium Challenge Act of
2003 only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commit-
ment to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the
mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed,
the entire amount of the United States Government funding
anticipated for the duration of the Compact.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
GLOBAL HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treat-
ment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS,
$2,020,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $150,000,000 shall be made available, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except for the United
States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25) for a United
States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tu-
berculosis and Malaria, and shall be expended at the min-
imum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects
and activities: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, $35,000,000 shall be made available for
a United States contribution to UNAIDS.
DEMOCRACY FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of de-
mocracy, human rights, independent media, and the rule
of law globally, $175,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this
heading shall be made available notwithstanding any other
provision of law, as follows: $85,000,000 for the Human
Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy,
Human 
Rights 
and 
Labor, 
Department 
of 
State;