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to non-Tibetans; are based on a thorough needs-assessment; foster
self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture
and traditions; and are subject to effective monitoring.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not less than
$4,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available to nongovern-
mental organizations to support activities which preserve cultural
traditions and promote sustainable development and environmental
conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous
Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT
SEC. 559. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated
and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672
and section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956.
NIGERIA
SEC. 560. None of the funds appropriated under the headings
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ may be made available for assistance
for Nigeria until the President certifies to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Nigerian Minister of Defense, the Chief of the
Army Staff, and the Minister of State for Defense/Army are sus-
pending from the Armed Forces those members, of whatever rank,
against whom there is credible evidence of gross violations of human
rights in Benue State in October 2001, and the Government of
Nigeria and the Nigerian Armed Forces are taking effective meas-
ures to bring such individuals to justice: Provided, That the Presi-
dent may waive such prohibition if he determines that doing so
is in the national security interest of the United States: Provided
further, That prior to exercising such waiver authority, the Presi-
dent shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
describing the involvement of the Nigerian Armed Forces in the
incident in Benue State, the measures that are being taken to
bring such individuals to justice, and whether any Nigerian Armed
Forces units involved with the incident in Benue State are receiving
United States assistance.
CAMBODIA
SEC. 561. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct
the United States executive directors of the international financial
institutions to use the voice and vote of the United States to
oppose loans to the Central Government of Cambodia, except loans
to meet basic human needs.
(b)(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
made available for assistance for the Central Government of Cam-
bodia.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for basic edu-
cation, reproductive and maternal and child health, cultural and
historic preservation, programs for the prevention, treatment, and
control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, polio
and other infectious diseases, programs to combat human trafficking
that are provided through nongovernmental organizations, and for
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the Ministry of Women and Veterans Affairs to combat human
trafficking.
(c) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to $4,000,000 may be made available
for activities to support democracy, including assistance for demo-
cratic political parties.
(d) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out provisions
of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be made
available notwithstanding subsection (b) only if at least 15 days
prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State provides
to the Committees on Appropriations a list of those individuals
who have been credibly alleged to have ordered or carried out
extrajudicial and political killings that occurred during the March
1997 grenade attack against the Khmer Nation Party, the July
1997 coup d’etat, and election related violence that occurred during
the 1998, 2002, and 2003 elections in Cambodia.
(e) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act may be used to provide assistance to any tribunal
established by the Government of Cambodia.
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD
SEC. 562. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds
appropriated by 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) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing entity
has been democratically elected through credible and competi-
tive elections;
(2) the elected governing entity of a new Palestinian state—
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful
co-existence with the State of Israel;
(B) is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism
and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza,
including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures; and
(C) is establishing a new Palestinian security entity
that is cooperative with appropriate Israeli and other
appropriate security organizations; and
(3) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing body of
a new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in
the region to vigorously pursue efforts 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 acknowledgement of the sov-
ereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence
of every state in the area through measures including
the establishment of demilitarized zones;
(C) their right to live in peace within secure and recog-
nized boundaries free from threats or acts of force;
(D) freedom of navigation through international water-
ways in the area; and
(E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of
the refugee problem.
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that
the newly elected governing entity should enact a constitution
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assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect
for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws
and regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance.
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection (a) if he
determines that it is vital to the national security interests 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 a newly elected governing
entity, in order to help meet the requirements of subsection (a),
consistent with the provisions of section 552 of this Act (‘‘Limitation
on Assistance to the Palestinian Authority’’).
COLOMBIA
SEC. 563. (a) DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated
by this Act that are available for assistance for the Colombian
Armed Forces, may be made available as follows:
(1) Up to 75 percent of such funds may be obligated prior
to a determination and certification by the Secretary of State
pursuant to paragraph (2).
(2) Up to 12.5 percent of such funds may be obligated
only after the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
appropriate congressional committees that:
(A) The Commander General of the Colombian Armed
Forces is suspending from the Armed Forces those mem-
bers, of whatever rank who, according to the Minister
of Defense or the Procuraduria General de la Nacion, have
been credibly alleged to have committed gross violations
of human rights, including extra-judicial killings, or to
have aided or abetted paramilitary organizations.
(B) The Colombian Government is vigorously inves-
tigating and prosecuting those members of the Colombian
Armed Forces, of whatever rank, who have been credibly
alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights,
including extra-judicial killings, or to have aided or abetted
paramilitary organizations, and is promptly punishing
those members of the Colombian Armed Forces found to
have committed such violations of human rights or to have
aided or abetted paramilitary organizations.
(C) The Colombian Armed Forces have made substan-
tial progress in cooperating with civilian prosecutors and
judicial authorities in such cases (including providing
requested information, such as the identity of persons sus-
pended from the Armed Forces and the nature and cause
of the suspension, and access to witnesses, relevant military
documents, and other requested information).
(D) The Colombian Armed Forces have made substan-
tial progress in severing links (including denying access
to military intelligence, vehicles, and other equipment or
supplies, and ceasing other forms of active or tacit coopera-
tion) at the command, battalion, and brigade levels, with
paramilitary organizations, especially in regions where
these organizations have a significant presence.
(E) The Colombian Armed Forces are dismantling para-
military leadership and financial networks by arresting
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commanders and financial backers, especially in regions
where these networks have a significant presence.
(3) The balance of such funds may be obligated after July
31, 2004, if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to
the appropriate congressional committees, after such date, that
the Colombian Armed Forces are continuing to meet the condi-
tions contained in paragraph (2) and are conducting vigorous
operations to restore government authority and respect for
human rights in areas under the effective control of para-
military and guerrilla organizations.
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Funds made available by
this Act for the Colombian Armed Forces shall be subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions.
(c) CONSULTATIVE PROCESS.—Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until
September 30, 2005, the Secretary of State shall consult with inter-
nationally recognized human rights organizations regarding
progress in meeting the conditions contained in that subsection.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) AIDED OR ABETTED.—The term ‘‘aided or abetted’’ means
to provide any support to paramilitary groups, including taking
actions which allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities
of such groups.
(2) 
PARAMILITARY
GROUPS.—The 
term 
‘‘paramilitary
groups’’ means illegal self-defense groups and illegal security
cooperatives.
ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS
SEC. 564. (a) DENIAL OF VISAS TO SUPPORTERS OF COLOMBIAN
ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary
of State shall not issue a visa to any alien who the Secretary
determines, based on credible evidence—
(1) has willfully provided any support to the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation
Army (ELN), or the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia
(AUC), including taking actions or failing to take actions which
allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of such groups;
or
(2) has committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise
participated in the commission of gross violations of human
rights, including extra-judicial killings, in Colombia.
(b) WAIVER.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary
of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees, on a case-by-case basis, that the issuance of a visa
to the alien is necessary to support the peace process in Colombia
or for urgent humanitarian reasons.
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING
CORPORATION
SEC. 565. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 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.