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Provided, That the requirement of this subpara-
graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un-
less the Secretary determines that such country 
has in place, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat-
ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 
standards recommended by the Committee on 
Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur-
ther, That any such training and equipment for 
combat casualty care shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(3) TRAINING
RELATED
TO
INTERNATIONAL 
HUMANITARIAN LAW.—The Secretary of State shall 
offer training related to the requirements of inter-
national humanitarian law as a component of any 
package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’: Provided, That the requirement of 
this paragraph shall not apply to a country that is 
a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO), is a major non-NATO ally designated by 
section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, or is complying with international humani-
tarian law: Provided further, That any such training
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shall be made available through an open and com-
petitive process. 
(4) INTERNATIONAL
PRISON
CONDITIONS.—
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ and 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ shall be made available for assistance to 
eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and 
other detention facilities, notwithstanding section 
660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed 
uses of such funds prior to obligation and not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That such funds shall be in 
addition to funds otherwise made available by this 
Act for such purpose. 
(5) MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY OF AS-
SISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, not less 
than $2,500,000 shall be made available for the Bu-
reau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of 
State, in accordance with the purposes specified 
under this heading in the explanatory statement de-
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scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—
(1) RECONSTITUTING
CIVILIAN
POLICE
AU-
THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap-
propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 
nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 
mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 
other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 
as well as a nation emerging from instability. 
(2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE-
INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2026, and shall apply to funds made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security In-
vestment Programs’’. 
(3) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES.—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 (22 
U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to
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Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the 
procurement by leasing (including leasing 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 appli-
cation), if the President determines that there are 
compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 
for those defense articles being provided by commer-
cial lease rather than by government-to-government 
sale under such Act. 
(4) SPECIAL
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
FUND.—
Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu-
ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 
Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 
2028: Provided, That the provision of defense arti-
cles and defense services to foreign countries or 
international organizations from the Fund shall be 
subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(5) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVE STOCKPILE 
AUTHORITY.—Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A))
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is amended by striking ‘‘2027’’ and inserting 
‘‘2028’’. 
(6) 
PROGRAM
CLARIFICATION.—Notwith-
standing section 503(a)(3) of Public Law 87–195 
(22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the procurement of defense 
articles and services funded on a non-repayable basis 
under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
may be priced to include the costs of salaries of 
members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
engaged in security assistance activities pursuant to 
10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State Partnership 
Program): Provided, That this paragraph shall only 
apply to funds that remain available for obligation 
in fiscal year 2026. 
(7) FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
DIRECT 
LOANS
AND
LOAN
GUARANTEES.—Through fiscal 
year 2027, the terms and conditions provided in sec-
tion 2606(a) and (b) of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103; 136 Stat. 
785) shall apply in the same manner and to the 
same extent to amounts made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, except that the limitations on amounts made 
available for direct loans and loan guarantees under 
sections 2606(a) and (b) shall each be increased by
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an additional $8,000,000,000, and the phrase ‘‘, ex-
cept with respect to the initial obligation of funds 
for such costs’’ shall be inserted before the period in 
the final proviso of section 2606(a) and the final 
proviso of section 2606(b). 
(8) CONTINUATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—Section 
7035(b)(7) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47) shall con-
tinue in effect during fiscal year 2026. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—
(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act should not be used to support any military 
training or operations that include child soldiers. 
(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—
(A) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, demining equipment 
available to the Department of State and used 
in support of the clearance of landmines and 
unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes 
may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign 
countries, subject to such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary of State may prescribe. 
(B) CLUSTER
MUNITIONS.—No military 
assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni-
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tions, no defense export license for cluster mu-
nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 
or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless—
(i) the submunitions of the cluster 
munitions, after arming, do not result in 
more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 
across the range of intended operational 
environments, and the agreement applica-
ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 
such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 
technology specifies that the cluster muni-
tions will only be used against clearly de-
fined military targets and will not be used 
where civilians are known to be present or 
in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions. 
(3) CROWD
CONTROL.—If the Secretary of 
State has information that a unit of a foreign secu-
rity force uses excessive force to repress peaceful ex-
pression or assembly concerning corruption, harm to 
the environment or human health, or the fairness of
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electoral processes, or in countries that are undemo-
cratic or undergoing democratic transition, the Sec-
retary shall promptly determine if such information 
is credible: Provided, That if the information is de-
termined to be credible, funds appropriated by this 
Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, 
light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd 
control purposes for such unit, unless the Secretary 
of State determines that the foreign government is 
taking effective measures to bring the responsible 
members of such unit to justice. 
(4) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—
(A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of 
Offer and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’, the Secretary of 
State shall consult with each recipient govern-
ment to ensure that the LOA between the 
United States and such recipient government 
complies with the purposes of section 4 of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) and 
that the defense articles, services, and training 
procured with funds appropriated under such 
heading are consistent with United States na-
tional security policy.
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(B) The Secretary of State shall promptly 
inform the appropriate congressional commit-
tees of any instance in which the Secretary of 
State has credible information that such assist-
ance was used in a manner contrary to such 
agreement. 
(d) OTHER MATTERS.—
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations a report on funds obli-
gated and expended during fiscal year 2025, by 
country and purpose of assistance, including for 
sustainment of Department of Defense security co-
operation programs, and under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’. 
(2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE-
PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 
656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 
‘‘military training provided to foreign military per-
sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 
military training provided by foreign governments
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with funds appropriated to the Department of De-
fense or the Department of State, except for train-
ing provided by the government of a country des-
ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
2321k(b)) as a major non-NATO ally: Provided, 
That such third-country training shall be clearly 
identified in the report submitted pursuant to sec-
tion 656 of such Act. 
(3) LEAHY
LAW.—For purposes of imple-
menting section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, the term ‘‘credible information’’ means in-
formation that, considering the source of such infor-
mation and the surrounding circumstances, supports 
a reasonable belief that a violation has occurred, and 
shall not be determined solely on the basis of the 
number of sources; whether the source has been crit-
ical of a policy of the United States Government or 
its security partners; whether the source has a per-
sonal connection to the information being reported; 
or whether the United States Government is able to 
independently verify the information. 
COUNTERING THE FLOW OF FENTANYL AND OTHER 
SYNTHETIC DRUGS 
SEC. 7036. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security
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Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’, not less than $150,000,000 
shall be made available for programs to counter the flow 
of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs 
into the United States: Provided, That such funds shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such 
purposes. 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made available pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be made available to support—
(1) efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl 
precursors, and other synthetic drugs and their pre-
cursor materials to the United States from and 
through the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mex-
ico, and other countries; 
(2) law enforcement cooperation and capacity 
building efforts aimed at disrupting and dismantling 
transnational criminal organizations involved in the 
production and trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl pre-
cursors, and other synthetic drugs; 
(3) implementation of the Fighting Emerging 
Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Last-
ing Results Act (part 7 of subtitle C of the James 
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117–263); and
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(4) engagement, including through multilateral 
organizations and frameworks, to catalyze collective 
action to address the public health and security 
threats posed by fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and 
other synthetic drugs, including through the Global 
Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 
unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 
the appropriate congressional committees that—
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 
state—
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
and 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 
security organizations; and 
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with
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other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include—
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 
assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 
respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact
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other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac-
countable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President determines that it is important to the 
national security interest of the United States to do so. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 
of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 
7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2026, 
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi-
lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
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troller General of the United States will have access to 
appropriate United States financial information in order 
to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘National Security Invest-
ment Programs’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Secu-
rity Investment Programs’’ for assistance for the West 
Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all ap-
propriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not pro-
vided to or through any individual, private or government 
entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows 
or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, en-
gages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with 
respect to private entities or educational institutions, those 
that have as a principal officer of the entity’s governing 
board or governing board of trustees any individual that 
has been determined to be involved in, or advocating ter-
rorist activity or determined to be a member of a des-
ignated foreign terrorist organization: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish proce-
dures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this 
subsection and shall terminate assistance to any indi-
vidual, entity, or educational institution which the Sec-
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retary has determined to be involved in or advocating ter-
rorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—
(1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.—
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for—
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
individual who the Secretary of State deter-
mines has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds made available by this or 
prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 
available by transfer, may be made available for obli-
gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations on—
(A) the benchmarks that have been estab-
lished for security assistance for the West Bank
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and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian com-
pliance with such benchmarks; and 
(B) the steps being taken by the Pales-
tinian Authority to end torture and other cruel, 
inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees, 
including by bringing to justice members of 
Palestinian security forces who commit such 
crimes. 
(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—
(1) The Secretary of State shall ensure that 
Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors and 
grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub-
grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, 
are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, 
among other things, compliance with this section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 
to $1,400,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec-
tor General of the Department of State for audits, 
investigations, and other activities in furtherance of 
the requirements of this subsection: Provided, That 
such funds are in addition to funds otherwise avail-
able for such purposes. 
(e) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 
in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United
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States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 
treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro-
vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2026 
under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, and such audit shall address—
(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) 
NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—Funds 
made 
available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 
to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to
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the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 
more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 
apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 
the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 
place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales-
tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 
weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 
waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal-
estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac-
count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi-
nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au-
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thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen-
sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro-
moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 
Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 
LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.—
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 
through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 
of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 
Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 
to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 
Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree-
ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 
undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government, including all of its ministers or such 
equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with 
the 
principles 
contained 
in 
section
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620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, as amended. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 
this subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 
paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations within 120 days of the certification and 
every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent are continuing to comply with the principles 
contained in section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 
purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi-
cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 
such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.—
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act, not less than $1,425,000,000 should be 
made available for assistance for Egypt, of which—
(A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be 
made available from funds under the heading 
‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, of 
which not less than $40,000,000 should be 
made available for higher education programs, 
including not less than $15,000,000 for scholar-
ships for Egyptian students with high financial 
need to attend not-for-profit institutions of 
higher education in Egypt that are currently 
accredited by a regional accrediting agency rec-
ognized by the United States Department of 
Education, or meets standards equivalent to 
those required for United States institutional 
accreditation by a regional accrediting agency 
recognized by such Department: Provided, That 
such funds shall be made available for democ-
racy programs, and for development programs 
in the Sinai; and 
(B) not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be 
made available from funds under the heading
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‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027, sub-
ject to the requirements of paragraphs (3) and 
(4): Provided, That such funds may be trans-
ferred to an interest bearing account in the 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions and the uses of any interest earned on 
such funds shall be subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—In 
addition to amounts made available pursuant to 
paragraph (1), not less than $75,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ shall be made avail-
able for assistance for Egypt. 
(3) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and may only be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State
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proviso shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may be accompanied by a classified annex. 
(b) IRAN.—
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Na-
tional Security Investment Programs’’, and ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’ shall be made available—
(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 United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran’s 
nuclear program; 
(C) to support the implementation and en-
forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 
of nuclear weapons development, terrorism, 
human rights abuses, and ballistic missile and 
weapons proliferation; and 
(D) for democracy programs in support of 
the aspirations of the Iranian people. 
(2) REPORTS.—
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees
1010
on Appropriations the semi-annual report re-
quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 
added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree-
ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—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 appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on—
(i) the status of United States bilat-
eral sanctions on Iran; 
(ii) the reimposition and renewed en-
forcement of secondary sanctions; and 
(iii) the impact such sanctions have 
had 
on 
Iran’s 
destabilizing 
activities 
throughout the Middle East. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be—
(A) used to implement an agreement with 
the Government of Iran relating to the nuclear 
program of Iran, or a renewal of the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action adopted on Octo-
ber 18, 2015, in contravention of the Iran Nu-
1011
clear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 
2160e); 
(B) made available to any foreign entity or 
person that is subject to United Nations or 
United States bilateral sanctions with respect to 
the Government of Iran; or 
(C) used to revoke the designation of the 
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a For-
eign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189). 
(c) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for 
grants only for Israel: Provided, That funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’ and made available for assistance for Israel 
shall be disbursed within 30 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent that the 
Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
purposes, grants made available for Israel under this 
heading shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, 
be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not 
less than $250,300,000 shall be available for the procure-
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ment in Israel of defense articles and defense services, in-
cluding research and development. 
(d) JORDAN.—
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of 
which not less than $845,100,000 shall be made 
available for budget support for the Government of 
Jordan and not less than $425,000,000 shall be 
made available under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’. 
(2) In addition to amounts made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1), not less than $400,000,000 
of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Na-
tional Security Investment Programs’’ shall be made 
available for assistance for Jordan, which shall be 
made available for budget support, and not less than 
$50,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
shall be made available for assistance for Jordan. 
(e) LEBANON.—
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leb-
anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF
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is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 
designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are made available 
for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail-
able for programs and equipment for the ISF 
and the LAF to address security and stability 
requirements in areas affected by conflict in 
Syria, following consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are made available for assistance 
for Lebanon may only be made available for 
programs to—
(i) professionalize the LAF to miti-
gate internal and external threats from 
non-state actors, including Hizballah; 
(ii) strengthen the security of borders 
and combat terrorism, including training 
and equipping the LAF to secure the bor-
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ders of Lebanon and address security and 
stability requirements in areas affected by 
conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship-
ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 
as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 
(iii) implement United Nations Secu-
rity Council Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 
available by this subparagraph for assistance 
for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
spend plan, including actions to be taken to en-
sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 
only 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 As-
sistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 
any notification submitted pursuant to such 
section shall include any funds specifically in-
tended for lethal military equipment. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Invest-
ment Programs’’ that are made available for assist-
ance for Lebanon may be made available notwith-
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standing section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–
228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(f) SYRIA.—
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 
made available, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 
Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 
response and chemical weapons investigations. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act and made available for assistance for Syria may 
not be made available for—
(A) a project or activity that supports or 
otherwise legitimizes the Government of Iran, 
foreign terrorist organizations (as designated 
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of 
Iran in Syria; and 
(B) activities that further the strategic ob-
jectives of the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration that the Secretary of State determines 
may threaten or undermine United States na-
tional security interests.
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(3) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs that are made available for any new 
program, project, or activity in Syria shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(g) TUNISIA.—Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 
for Tunisia for the purposes described under this section 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(h) WEST BANK AND GAZA.—
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 
Programs’’ for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of 
such assistance is to—
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region;
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(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘National Security Invest-
ment Programs’’ in this Act may be made avail-
able for assistance for the Palestinian Author-
ity, if after the date of enactment of this Act—
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof outside an 
agreement negotiated between Israel and 
the Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an Inter-
national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 
authorized investigation, or actively sup-
port such an investigation, that subjects 
Israeli nationals to an investigation for al-
leged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph re-
sulting from the application of subclause (I) of
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such clause if the Secretary certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is 
in the national security interest of the United 
States, and submits a report to such Commit-
tees detailing how the waiver and the continu-
ation of assistance would assist in furthering 
Middle East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100–204) if the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Palestinians 
have not, after the date of enactment of this 
Act—
(I) obtained in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state outside an agreement nego-
tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
and
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(II) initiated or actively supported an 
ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 
for alleged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi-
dent is unable to make the certification pursu-
ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 
President may waive section 1003 of Public 
Law 100–204 if the President determines and 
certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, the President pro tempore 
of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Palestinians have entered 
into direct and meaningful negotiations with 
Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 
previous provisions of law must expire before 
the waiver under this clause may be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara-
graph shall be effective for no more than a pe-
riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 
Act. 
(3) GAZA OVERSIGHT.—
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(A) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 
State shall certify and report to the appropriate 
congressional committees not later than 15 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, that—
(i) oversight policies, processes, and 
procedures have been established by the 
Department of State and are in use to pre-
vent the diversion to Hamas and other ter-
rorist and extremist entities in Gaza and 
the misuse or destruction by such entities 
of assistance, including through inter-
national organizations; and 
(ii) such policies, processes, and pro-
cedures have been developed in coordina-
tion with other bilateral and multilateral 
donors and the Government of Israel, as 
appropriate. 
(B) OVERSIGHT
POLICY
AND
PROCE-
DURES.—The Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees, con-
current with the submission of the certification 
required in subparagraph (A), a written de-
scription of the oversight policies, processes, 
and procedures for funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for
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Gaza, including specific actions to be taken 
should such assistance be diverted, misused, or 
destroyed, and the role of the Government of 
Israel in the oversight of such assistance. 
(C) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Sec-
retary of State shall promptly inform the appro-
priate congressional committees of each in-
stance in which funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for assistance for Gaza 
have been diverted, misused, or destroyed, to 
include the type of assistance, a description of 
the incident and parties involved, and an expla-
nation of the response of the Department of 
State. 
(D) THIRD
PARTY
MONITORING.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act shall be made available 
for third party monitoring of assistance for 
Gaza, including end use monitoring, following 
consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
(E) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for assist-
ance for Gaza, and every 90 days thereafter 
until all such funds are expended, the Secretary
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of State shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report detailing the 
amount and purpose of such assistance pro-
vided during each respective quarter, including 
a description of the specific entity implementing 
such assistance. 
(F) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act and 
every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 
2027, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Director of National Intelligence and 
other heads of elements of the intelligence com-
munity that the Secretary considers relevant, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report assessing whether funds 
appropriated by this Act and made available for 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have 
been diverted to or destroyed by Hamas or 
other terrorist and extremist entities in the 
West Bank and Gaza: Provided, That such re-
port shall include details on the amount and 
how such funds were made available and used 
by such entities: Provided further, That such re-
port may be submitted in classified form, if nec-
essary.
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(G) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act but 
prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
available by this Act for humanitarian assist-
ance for Gaza, the Secretary of State shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
the amount and anticipated uses of such funds. 
(4) APPLICATION
OF
TAYLOR
FORCE
ACT.—
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ that are 
made available for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza shall be made available consistent with section 
1004(a) of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division 
S of Public Law 115–141). 
(5) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require-
ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 
apply to funds made available by this Act, including 
a description of modifications, if any, to the security 
strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
(6) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees detailing steps 
taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incite-
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ment of violence against Israelis and to promote 
peace and coexistence with Israel. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Na-
tional Security Investment Programs’’ may be made avail-
able for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court in 
Central African Republic. 
(b) COUNTRIES OF THE AFRICAN GREAT LAKES RE-
GION.—
(1) PEACE AGREEMENT AND REGIONAL ECO-
NOMIC INTEGRATION.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
to support the June 27, 2025 Peace Agreement Be-
tween the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the 
Republic of Rwanda and implementation of the Re-
gional Economic Integration Framework, including 
for cross-border security and education programs, 
east-west economic linkages, and health security in 
Virunga National Park and adjoining national parks 
in Rwanda: Provided, That such funds shall 
prioritize sectors deemed critical by the Secretary of 
State to the national security and economic interests 
of the United States, including the mining sector 
and other natural resources: Provided further, That
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such funds shall also be made available to facilitate 
regional economic integration and investment, in-
cluding with Burundi and Uganda: Provided further, 
That such funds may only be made available fol-
lowing consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, 
and in accordance with the requirements contained 
under this section in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
not less than $60,000,000 shall be made available 
for such purposes, which are in addition to amounts 
made available for assistance for the Democratic Re-
public of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda, in-
cluding for bilateral assistance for such countries. 
(2) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.—
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this 
Act shall be made available for bilateral assistance 
for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for 
agriculture, global health, law enforcement pro-
grams, humanitarian assistance, and programs to 
address violence against women and girls, including 
in Eastern DRC. 
(3) REPUBLIC
OF
RWANDA.—Funds appro-
priated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be
1026
made available for bilateral assistance for the Re-
public of Rwanda, including for maternal and child 
health programs, programs to combat malaria, and 
continued support for the Government of Rwanda’s 
education reform efforts. 
(4) ASSISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Military Education and Training’’ for the central 
government of a country in the African Great Lakes 
region may be made available only for Expanded 
International Military Education and Training and 
professional military education until the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government is not facili-
tating or otherwise participating in destabilizing ac-
tivities in a neighboring country, including aiding 
and abetting armed groups. 
(c) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act shall be made available for pro-
grams and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Re-
sistance Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in 
Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Cen-
tral African Republic, including to improve physical ac-
cess, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warn-
ing mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobi-
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lization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, es-
pecially child soldiers. 
(d) ETHIOPIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for assistance for Ethiopia should be 
used to support—
(1) political dialogue; 
(2) civil society and the protection of human 
rights; 
(3) investigations and prosecutions of gross vio-
lations of human rights; 
(4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to, and 
monitoring of, humanitarian assistance; and 
(5) the restoration of basic services in areas im-
pacted by conflict. 
(e) NIGERIA.—
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated under titles III and IV of this Act that are 
made available for assistance for the central Govern-
ment of Nigeria, 50 percent may not be obligated 
until the Secretary of State certifies to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that such Government is—
(A) taking effective steps to prevent and 
respond to violence and hold perpetrators ac-
countable;
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(B) prioritizing resources to support vic-
tims of such violence, including internally dis-
placed persons; 
(C) actively facilitating the safe return, re-
settlement, and reconstruction of communities 
impacted by the violence; and 
(D) allocating sufficient resources to ad-
dress the conditions in subparagraphs (A) 
through (C). 
(2) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds appro-
priated under titles III and IV of this Act that are 
made available for assistance for Nigeria shall be 
made available on a cost-matching basis to the max-
imum extent practicable and used to support—
(A) atrocities prevention, including through 
early warning systems; 
(B) advancing religious freedom; 
(C) investigations and prosecutions of vio-
lence committed by Fulani militia groups, 
jihadist terror groups, and criminal gangs; 
(D) the effectiveness and accountability of 
police and security forces for the protection of 
civilians from militia or terrorist attack; 
(E) the delivery of humanitarian assist-
ance;
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(F) the restoration of basic services in 
areas impacted by conflict including through 
faith-based and local organizations; and 
(G) the development of demobilization, dis-
armament, and reintegration efforts to address 
the challenge of illegal weapons trafficking and 
related security risks, pursuant to section 
7035(b)(2) of this Act. 
(3) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall conduct an inde-
pendent audit of all United States foreign assistance 
provided to Nigeria during the 5 fiscal years pre-
ceding enactment of this Act: Provided, That such 
audit shall assess the criteria enumerated under this 
section in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
(f) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under title IV may be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of South Sudan, ex-
cept to support implementation of a viable peace agree-
ment in South Sudan. 
(g) SUDAN.—
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under title IV may be made
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available for assistance for the central Government 
of Sudan, except to support implementation of a via-
ble peace agreement in Sudan. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs that are made available for any new 
program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(h) ZIMBABWE.—
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to vote 
against any extension by the respective institution of 
any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 
except to meet basic human needs or to promote de-
mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the rule of law has been restored, including respect 
for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 
expression, association, and assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe,
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except for health and education, unless the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports as required in para-
graph (1). 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.—
(1) USES
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Se-
curity 
Investment 
Programs’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$121,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Burma for the purposes described in section 
5575 of the Burma Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title 
LV of division E of Public Law 117–263) and sec-
tion 7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328): Pro-
vided, That the authorities, limitations, and condi-
tions contained in section 7043(a) of division K of 
Public Law 117–328 shall apply to funds made 
available for assistance for Burma under this Act, 
except for the minimum funding requirements and 
paragraph (1)(B): Provided further, That for the 
purposes of section 5575 of the Burma Act of 2022 
and assistance for Burma made available by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related
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programs, ‘‘non-lethal assistance’’ shall include 
equipment and associated training as described 
under this section in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
subsection (a), not less than the following amounts 
shall be made available for assistance for Burma—
(A) $75,000,000 for assistance programs, 
including in Thailand and India, and cross bor-
der programs; 
(B) $10,000,000 for governance and fed-
eralism programs, including at the local and 
state levels; 
(C) $7,000,000 for atrocities prevention 
and accountability programs, including for doc-
umentation and preservation of evidence; 
(D) $1,000,000 for accountability and jus-
tice programs for crimes against the Rohingya; 
(E) $25,000,000 for non-lethal assistance, 
consistent with the requirements of paragraph 
(1); 
(F) $1,500,000 for support for current 
and former political prisoners; and
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(G) $1,500,000 for deserter programs, 
consistent with the requirements of paragraph 
(3). 
(3) DESERTER PROGRAMS.—Pursuant to sec-
tion 7043(a)(1)(A) of division K of Public Law 117–
328, as continued in effect by this subsection, funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs that are made 
available for assistance for Burma shall be made 
available for programs and activities to support de-
serters from the military junta and its allied entities, 
following consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(b) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY.—
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 
$1,800,000,000 shall be made available to support 
implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy. 
(2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’,
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and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less 
than $400,000,000 shall be made available for a 
Countering PRC Influence Fund to counter the in-
fluence of the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China and the Chinese Communist Party and en-
tities acting on their behalf globally, which shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided, That such funds are in 
addition to amounts otherwise made available for 
such purposes: Provided further, That up to 10 per-
cent of such funds shall be held in reserve to re-
spond to unanticipated opportunities to counter PRC 
influence: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able pursuant to this paragraph under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated by this Act for such Fund 
under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
under such headings: Provided further, That such 
transfer authority is in addition to any other trans-
fer authority provided by this Act or any other Act,
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and is subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs may be 
made available for any project or activity that di-
rectly supports or promotes—
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 
dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 
Republic of China; or 
(B) the use of technology, including bio-
technology, digital, telecommunications, and 
cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 
China unless the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the heads of other Federal agen-
cies, as appropriate, determines that such use 
does not adversely impact the national security 
of the United States. 
(4) MAPS.—None of the funds made available 
by this Act should be used to create, procure, or dis-
play any map that inaccurately depicts the territory 
and social and economic system of Taiwan and the 
islands or island groups administered by Taiwan au-
thorities.
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(3) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $131,813,000 shall 
be made available for land use, management, and 
protection programs. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’, not less than $13,875,000 shall 
be made available for cooperative development programs. 
(d) DISABILITY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 
Programs’’ shall be made available for programs and ac-
tivities to address the needs of, and protect and promote 
the rights of, people with disabilities in developing coun-
tries: Provided, That funds shall be made available to sup-
port disability rights advocacy organizations in developing 
countries: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able pursuant to this subsection, 5 percent may be used 
for management, oversight, and technical support. 
(e) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP-
MENT.—
(1) USES
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than 
$720,000,000 shall be made available for food secu-
rity and agricultural development programs to carry 
out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act of