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the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(a)(3)(B)), the Taliban shall be considered to be a ter-
rorist organization described in subclause (I) of clause (vi) 
of that section. 
(e) REPORT ON DURESS WAIVERS.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall provide to the Committees on the 
Judiciary of the United States Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report, not less than 180 days after the enact-
ment of this Act and every year thereafter, which may in-
clude a classified annex, if appropriate, describing— 
(1) the number of individuals subject to removal 
from the United States for having provided material 
support to a terrorist group who allege that such sup-
port was provided under duress; 
(2) a breakdown of the types of terrorist organi-
zations to which the individuals described in para-
graph (1) have provided material support; 
(3) a description of the factors that the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security considers when evalu-
ating duress waivers; and 
(4) any other information that the Secretary be-
lieves that the Congress should consider while over-
seeing the Department’s application of duress waiv-
ers. 
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(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, and these amendments and sections 212(a)(3)(B) and 
212(d)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B) and 1182(d)(3)(B)), as amended by 
these sections, shall apply to— 
(A) removal proceedings instituted before, on, or after 
the date of enactment of this section; and 
(B) acts and conditions constituting a ground for in-
admissibility, excludability, deportation, or removal occur-
ring or existing before, on, or after such date. 
CLUSTER MUNITIONS 
SEC. 695. During the current fiscal year, no military 
assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no de-
fense export license for cluster munitions may be issued, 
and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology 
shall be sold or transferred, unless— 
(1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions 
have a 99 percent or higher tested rate; and 
(2) the agreement applicable to the assistance, 
transfer, or sale of the cluster munitions or cluster 
munitions technology specifies that the cluster muni-
tions will only be used against clearly defined mili-
tary targets and will not be used where civilians are 
known to be present. 
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CUBA 
SEC. 696. (a) Subject to subsection (b), of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $1,000,000 shall 
be made available for preliminary work by the Department 
of State, or such other entity as the Secretary of State may 
designate, to establish cooperation with appropriate agen-
cies of the Government of Cuba on counter-narcotics mat-
ters, including matters relating to cooperation, coordina-
tion, and mutual assistance in the interdiction of illicit 
drugs being transported through Cuba airspace or over 
Cuba waters. 
(b) The amount in subsection (a) shall not be available 
if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that— 
(1) Cuba does not have in place appropriate pro-
cedures to protect against the loss of innocent life in 
the air and on the ground in connection with the 
interdiction of illegal drugs; and 
(2) there is credible evidence of involvement of 
the Government of Cuba in drug trafficking during 
the preceeding 10 years. 
LIBYA 
SEC. 697. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for— 
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(1) construction of a new United States embassy 
in Libya; 
(2) activities in Libya related to energy develop-
ment; or 
(3) activities in Libya which support investment 
in Libya’s hydrocarbon sector, including the proc-
essing of applications for dual-use export licenses. 
(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) shall no longer 
apply if the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the Government of Libya has made 
the final settlement payments to the Pan Am 103 victims’ 
families, paid to the LaBelle Disco bombing victims their 
agreed upon settlement amounts, and is engaging in good 
faith settlement discussions regarding other relevant ter-
rorism cases. 
(c) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act 
and 90 days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations describing (1) actions 
taken by the Department of State to facilitate a resolution 
of these cases; and (2) United States commercial activities 
in Libya’s energy sector. 
CARRY FORWARD OF UNUSED SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS 
SEC. 698. Section 1059(c) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) CARRY FORWARD.—If the numerical limita-
tion described in paragraph (1) is not reached during 
a given fiscal year, the numerical limitation for the 
following fiscal year shall be increased by a number 
equal to the difference between the number of visas 
authorized for the given fiscal year and the number 
of aliens provided special immigrant status during 
the given fiscal year.’’. 
GLOBAL FUND CONTRIBUTION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 699. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise 
made available by title III for bilateral assistance for Glob-
al Health Programs is hereby increased by $40,000,000. 
(b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able for such purpose and available for a United States con-
tribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, 
and Malaria is hereby increased by $40,000,000. 
(c) Of the unobligated balances of amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available in prior appropria-
tions Acts under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
$40,000,000 is rescinded. 
REFERENCES 
SEC. 699A. Except as otherwise provided, any ref-
erence in titles II through V, including the general provi-
sions for such titles, to ‘‘this Act’’ shall be deemed to be 
a reference to titles II through V of the Department of State, 
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Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2008. 
SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY, THE RULE OF LAW, AND 
GOVERNANCE IN IRAN 
SEC. 699B. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 
made available by title III for other bilateral economic as-
sistance under the heading ‘‘ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND’’, 
$75,000,000 shall be made available for programs of the Bu-
reau of Near Eastern Affairs of the Department of State 
to support democracy, the rule of law, and governance in 
Iran. 
REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIVE ELIGIBILITY REQUIRE-
MENTS APPLICABLE TO FOREIGN NONGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS 
SEC. 699C. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, regulation, or policy, in determining eligibility for as-
sistance authorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), foreign nongovern-
mental organizations shall not be ineligible for such assist-
ance solely on the basis of health or medical services, includ-
ing counseling and referral services, provided by such orga-
nizations with non-United States Government funds if such 
services do not violate the laws of the country in which they 
are being provided and would not violate United States 
Federal law if provided in the United States, and shall not 
be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-United 
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States Government funds for advocacy and lobbying activi-
ties other than those that apply to United States nongovern-
mental organizations receiving assistance under part I of 
such Act. 
SEC. 699D. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be expended in violation of section 243(d) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) (re-
lating to discontinuing granting visas to nationals of coun-
tries that are denying or delaying accepting aliens removed 
from the United States). 
ADDITIONAL PEACE CORPS FUNDING 
SEC. 699E. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise 
made available by title III under the heading ‘‘PEACE 
CORPS’’ is hereby increased by $10,000,000. 
(b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by title IV under the heading ‘‘FOREIGN MILITARY FI-
NANCING PROGRAM’’ is hereby reduced by $10,000,000. 
RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS 
SEC. 699F. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be made available to any international orga-
nization, agency, or entity (including the United Nations) 
that requires the registration of or taxes a gun owned by 
a citizen of the United States. 
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TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE UNITED 
NATIONS 
SEC. 699G. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used by the Department 
of State as a contribution to the United Nations or any 
subsidiary body of the United Nations, including any orga-
nization that is authorized to use the United Nations logo, 
until the Secretary of State certifies that the United Na-
tions, such subsidiary body of the United Nations, or such 
organization, as the case may be, is fully and publicly 
transparent about all of its spending, including for procure-
ment purposes, that occurred during fiscal year 2007, in-
cluding the posting on a publicly available web site of— 
(1) copies of all contracts, grants, subcontracts, 
and subgrants awarded or utilized during fiscal year 
2007; 
(2) copies of all program reviews, audits, budg-
ets, and project progress reports relating to fiscal year 
2007; and 
(3) any other financial information deemed nec-
essary by the Secretary. 
(b) The documents required to be made available under 
subsection (a) shall be in unredacted form, except that such 
information as determined necessary by the Secretary to 
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protect the identity of whistleblowers or other informants 
to investigations and reports and proprietary information 
may be redacted. 
WITHHOLDING OF UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 
SEC. 699H. (a)(1) No funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act for contributions to inter-
national organizations may be made available to support 
the United Nations Human Rights Council. 
(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not 
apply if— 
(A) the President determines and certifies to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives that the provi-
sion of funds to support the United Nations Human 
Rights Council is in the national interest of the 
United States; or 
(B) the United States is a member of the Human 
Rights Council. 
SEC. 699I. STUDY OF WORLD BANK’S EFFORTS TO 
MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECTS IT FINANCES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the World Bank should increase its focus on performance 
requirements and measurable results. 
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(b) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States should conduct a study on the actions taken by the 
World Bank to— 
(1) measure the success of the projects financed 
by IDA; 
(2) employ accurate means to measure the effec-
tiveness of projects financed by IDA; 
(3) combat corruption in governments that re-
ceive IDA funding; 
(4) establish clear objectives for IDA projects and 
tangible means of assessing the success of such 
projects; and 
(5) use World Bank processes and procedures for 
procurement of goods and services on projects receiv-
ing financial assistance from the World Bank. 
SEC. 669J. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING IRAQ 
REFUGEE CRISIS. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol-
lowing findings: 
(1) The annual United States worldwide ceiling 
for refugees has been 70,000 since 2002. 
(2) The Department of State has yet to use all 
of the available allocation that could be used for Iraqi 
refugees. 
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