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SPECIAL AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 633. (a) AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, PAKISTAN, LEB-
ANON, MONTENEGRO, VICTIMS
OF WAR, DISPLACED 
CHILDREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for assistance 
for Afghanistan may be made available notwithstanding 
section 612 of this Act or any similar provision of law and 
section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and 
funds appropriated in titles II and III of this Act that 
are made available for Iraq, Lebanon, Montenegro, Paki-
stan, and for victims of war, displaced children, and dis-
placed Burmese, and to assist victims of trafficking in per-
sons and, subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, to combat such traf-
ficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
(b) TROPICAL FORESTRY AND BIODIVERSITY CON-
SERVATION ACTIVITIES.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, 
and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for the purpose of supporting tropical forestry and 
biodiversity conservation activities and energy programs 
aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Provided, 
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That such assistance shall be subject to sections 116, 
502B, and 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(c) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 
chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Agricultural Trade 
Development and Assistance Act of 1954, may be used 
by the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment to employ up to 25 personal services contractors in 
the United States, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support 
for new or expanded overseas programs and activities 
managed by the agency until permanent direct hire per-
sonnel are hired and trained: Provided, That not more 
than 10 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bu-
reau or office: Provided further, That such funds appro-
priated to carry out title II of the Agricultural Trade De-
velopment and Assistance Act of 1954, may be made avail-
able only for personal services contractors assigned to the 
Office of Food for Peace. 
(d)(1) WAIVER.—The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the Presi-
dent determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
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tempore of the Senate that it is important to the national 
security interests of the United States. 
(2) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to paragraph (1) 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. 
(e) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
priated by this Act, the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development may provide an exception to the fair 
opportunity process for placing task orders under such 
contracts when the order is placed with any category of 
small or small disadvantaged business. 
(f) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHOR-
ITY.—In providing assistance with funds appropriated by 
this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from insta-
bility may be deemed to mean support for regional, dis-
trict, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging 
from instability, as well as a nation emerging from insta-
bility. 
(g) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.—Of the funds managed 
by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 
Assistance of the United States Agency for International 
Development, from this or any other Act, not less than 
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$10,000,000 shall be made available as a general contribu-
tion to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law. 
(h) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) With respect to funds appropriated by this 
Act that are available for assistance for Pakistan, 
the President may waive the prohibition on assist-
ance contained in section 608 of this Act subject to 
the requirements contained in section 1(b) of Public 
Law 107–57, as amended, for a determination and 
certification, and consultation, by the President 
prior to the exercise of such waiver authority. 
(2) Section 612 of this Act and section 620(q) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not 
apply with respect to assistance for Pakistan from 
funds appropriated by this Act. 
(3) Notwithstanding the date contained in sec-
tion 6 of Public Law 107–57, as amended, the provi-
sions of sections 2 and 4 of that Act shall remain 
in effect through the current fiscal year. 
(i) MIDDLE EAST FOUNDATION.—Of the funds ap-
propriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘ECONOMIC 
SUPPORT FUND’’ that are available for the Middle East 
Partnership Initiative, may be made available, including 
as an endowment, notwithstanding any other provision of 
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law and following consultations with the Committees on 
Appropriations, to establish and operate a Middle East 
Foundation, or any other similar entity, whose purposes 
include to support democracy, governance, human rights, 
and the rule of law: Provided, That such funds may be 
made available to the Foundation only to the extent that 
the Foundation has commitments from sources other than 
the United States Government to at least match the funds 
provided under the authority of this subsection: Provided 
further, That provisions contained in section 201 of the 
Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 
1989 (excluding the authorizations of appropriations pro-
vided in subsection (b) of that section and the requirement 
that a majority of the members of the board of directors 
be citizens of the United States provided in subsection 
(d)(3)(B) of that section) shall be deemed to apply to any 
such foundation or similar entity referred to under this 
subsection, and to funds made available to such entity, 
in order to enable it to provide assistance for purposes 
of this section: Provided further, That prior to the initial 
obligation of funds for any such foundation or similar enti-
ty pursuant to the authorities of this subsection, other 
than for administrative support, the Secretary of State 
shall take steps to ensure, on an ongoing basis, that any 
such funds made available pursuant to such authorities 
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are not provided to or through any individual or group 
that the management of the foundation or similar entity 
knows or has reason to believe, advocates, plans, sponsors, 
or otherwise engages in terrorist activities: Provided fur-
ther, That section 629 of this Act shall apply to any such 
foundation or similar entity established pursuant to this 
subsection: Provided further, That the authority of the 
Foundation, or any similar entity, to provide assistance 
shall cease to be effective on September 30, 2010. 
(j) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—The Foreign Oper-
ations Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101–167) is amended— 
(1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— 
(A) in subsection(b)(3), before ‘‘2007’’ by 
striking ‘‘and’’, and after ‘‘2007’’ by inserting, 
‘‘and 2008,’’ and 
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2008’’; and 
(2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in 
subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2008’’. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 634. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 
secondary boycott of American firms that have com-
mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace 
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in the region and to United States investment and 
trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret-
tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and 
publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the 
Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; 
(3) all Arab League states should normalize re-
lations with their neighbor Israel; 
(4) the President and the Secretary of State 
should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab 
League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to 
demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking 
into consideration the participation of any recipient 
country in the boycott when determining to sell 
weapons to said country; and 
(5) the President should report to Congress an-
nually on specific steps being taken by the United 
States to encourage Arab League states to normalize 
their relations with Israel to bring about the termi-
nation of the Arab League boycott of Israel, includ-
ing those to encourage allies and trading partners of 
the United States to enact laws prohibiting busi-
nesses from complying with the boycott and penal-
izing businesses that do comply. 
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ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 635. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained under 
titles II through V of this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re-
strict assistance in support of programs of nongovern-
mental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act 
to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 
of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, and from funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE 
AND THE BALTIC STATES’’: Provided, That before 
using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance 
in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, 
the President shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions under the regular notification procedures of those 
committees, including a description of the program to be 
assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons 
for furnishing such assistance: Provided further, That 
nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any 
existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involun-
tary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2008, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re-
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strict assistance under the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1954: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act 
and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 
obligated or expended except as provided through the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup-
port international terrorism; or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country that violates internationally recognized 
human rights. 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 636. (a) Funds appropriated under titles II 
through V of this Act which are specifically designated 
may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same 
account notwithstanding the designation if compliance 
with the designation is made impossible by operation of 
any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, That any 
such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
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Provided further, That assistance that is reprogrammed 
pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under 
the same terms and conditions as originally provided. 
(b) In addition to the authority contained in sub-
section (a), the original period of availability of funds ap-
propriated by this Act and administered by the United 
States Agency for International Development that are spe-
cifically designated for particular programs or activities by 
this or any other Act shall be extended for an additional 
fiscal year if the Administrator of such agency determines 
and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the termination of assistance to a country or 
a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely 
that such designated funds can be obligated during the 
original period of availability: Provided, That such des-
ignated funds that are continued available for an addi-
tional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose 
of such designation. 
CEILINGS AND DESIGNATED FUNDING LEVELS 
SEC. 637. Ceilings and specifically designated fund-
ing levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to 
funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically 
so directs: Provided, That specifically designated funding 
levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any 
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other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated 
by this Act. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 638. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
within the United States not authorized before the date 
of the enactment of this Act by the Congress: Provided, 
That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to 
carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96– 
533. 
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS 
MEMBERS 
SEC. 639. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to titles II through V of this Act for 
carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be 
used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrear-
ages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, 
from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 
1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 
costs for participation of another country’s delegation at 
international conferences held under the auspices of multi-
lateral or international organizations. 
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS—DOCUMENTATION 
SEC. 640. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to titles II through V of this Act shall 
be available to a nongovernmental organization which fails 
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to provide upon timely request any document, file, or 
record necessary to the auditing requirements of the 
United States Agency for International Development. 
PROHIBITION
ON
ASSISTANCE
TO
FOREIGN
GOVERN-
MENTS
THAT
EXPORT
LETHAL
MILITARY
EQUIP-
MENT TO COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL 
TERRORISM 
SEC. 641. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by titles II through V of this Act 
may be available to any foreign government which provides 
lethal military equipment to a country the government of 
which the Secretary of State has determined is a terrorist 
government for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979. The prohibition under this sec-
tion with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 
12 months after that government ceases to provide such 
military equipment. This section applies with respect to 
lethal military equipment provided under a contract en-
tered into after October 1, 1997. 
(b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any 
other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the 
President determines that furnishing such assistance is 
important to the national interests of the United States. 
(c) Whenever the waiver authority of subsection (b) 
is exercised, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
Congressional committees a report with respect to the fur-
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nishing of such assistance. Any such report shall include 
a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, in-
cluding the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, 
and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United 
States national interests. 
WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR PARKING FINES AND 
REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 642. (a) Subject to subsection (c), of the funds 
appropriated under titles II through V of this Act that 
are made available for assistance for a foreign country, 
an amount equal to 110 percent of the total amount of 
the unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties 
and unpaid property taxes owed by the central government 
of such country shall be withheld from obligation for as-
sistance for the central government of such country until 
the Secretary of State submits a certification to the appro-
priate congressional committees stating that such parking 
fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes are fully 
paid. 
(b) Funds withheld from obligation pursuant to sub-
section (a) may be made available for other programs or 
activities funded by this Act, after consultation with and 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the appro-
priate congressional committees, provided that no such 
funds shall be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a foreign country that has not paid the 
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total amount of the fully adjudicated parking fines and 
penalties and unpaid property taxes owed by such country. 
(c) Subsection (a) shall not include amounts that 
have been withheld under any other provision of law. 
(d)(1) The Secretary of State may waive the require-
ments set forth in subsection (a) with respect to parking 
fines and penalties no sooner than 60 days from the date 
of enactment of this Act, or at any time with respect to 
a particular country, if the Secretary determines that it 
is in the national interests of the United States to do so. 
(2) The Secretary of State may waive the require-
ments set forth in subsection (a) with respect to the un-
paid property taxes if the Secretary of State determines 
that it is in the national interests of the United States 
to do so. 
(e) Not later than six months after the initial exercise 
of the waiver authority in subsection (d), the Secretary 
of State, after consultations with the City of New York, 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
describing a strategy, including a timetable and steps cur-
rently being taken, to collect the parking fines and pen-
alties and unpaid property taxes and interest owed by na-
tions receiving foreign assistance under this Act. 
(f) In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘fully adjudicated’’ includes cir-
cumstances in which the person to whom the vehicle 
is registered— 
(A)(i) has not responded to the parking 
violation summons; or (ii) has not followed the 
appropriate adjudication procedure to challenge 
the summons; and 
(B) the period of time for payment of or 
challenge to the summons has lapsed. 
(3) The term ‘‘parking fines and penalties’’ 
means parking fines and penalties— 
(A) owed to— 
(i) the District of Columbia; or 
(ii) New York, New York; and 
(B) incurred during the period April 1, 
1997, through September 30, 2007. 
(4) The term ‘‘unpaid property taxes’’ means 
the amount of unpaid taxes and interest determined 
to be owed by a foreign country on real property in 
the District of Columbia or New York, New York in 
a court order or judgment entered against such 
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country by a court of the United States or any State 
or subdivision thereof. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PLO FOR THE 
WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 643. None of the funds appropriated under ti-
tles II through V of this Act may be obligated for assist-
ance for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for 
the West Bank and Gaza unless the President has exer-
cised the authority under section 604(a) of the Middle 
East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title VI of Public 
Law 104–107) or any other legislation to suspend or make 
inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 and that suspension is still in effect: Provided, That 
if the President fails to make the certification under sec-
tion 604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act 
of 1995 or to suspend the prohibition under other legisla-
tion, funds appropriated by this Act may not be obligated 
for assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization 
for the West Bank and Gaza. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN 
SEC. 644. If the President determines that doing so 
will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up 
to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United 
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Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to 
the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 
Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the 
Council may establish or authorize to deal with such viola-
tions, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained 
in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determina-
tion required under this section shall be in lieu of any de-
terminations otherwise required under section 552(c): Pro-
vided further, That the drawdown made under this section 
for any tribunal shall not be construed as an endorsement 
or precedent for the establishment of any standing or per-
manent international criminal tribunal or court: Provided 
further, That funds made available for tribunals other 
than Yugoslavia, Rwanda, or the Special Court for Sierra 
Leone shall be made available subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
LANDMINES 
SEC. 645. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, demining equipment available to the United States 
Agency for International Development and the Depart-
ment 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 
President may prescribe. 
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RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 646. None of the funds appropriated under ti-
tles II through V of this Act may be obligated or expended 
to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any 
department or agency of the United States Government 
for the purpose of conducting official United States Gov-
ernment business with the Palestinian Authority over 
Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing 
entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Prin-
ciples: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to 
the acquisition of additional space for the existing Con-
sulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That meet-
ings between officers and employees of the United States 
and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor 
Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel- 
PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of con-
ducting official United States Government business with 
such authority should continue to take place in locations 
other than Jerusalem. As has been true in the past, offi-
cers and employees of the United States Government may 
continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Pal-
estinians (including those who now occupy positions in the 
Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have inci-
dental discussions. 
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PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES 
SEC. 647. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under titles III or IV of this Act under 
the heading ‘‘INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDU-
CATION AND TRAINING’’ or ‘‘FOREIGN MILITARY 
FINANCING PROGRAM’’ for Informational Program 
activities or under the headings ‘‘CHILD SURVIVAL 
AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND’’, ‘‘DEVELOP-
MENT ASSISTANCE’’, and ‘‘ECONOMIC SUPPORT 
FUND’’ may be obligated or expended to pay for— 
(1) alcoholic beverages; or 
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that 
are substantially of a recreational character, includ-
ing but not limited to entrance fees at sporting 
events, theatrical and musical productions, and 
amusement parks. 
HAITI 
SEC. 648. (a) The Government of Haiti shall be eligi-
ble to purchase defense articles and services under the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for 
the Coast Guard. 
(b) Of the funds appropriated by this act under titles 
III and IV, not less than $201,584,000 shall be available 
for assistance for Haiti: Provided, That not less than the 
following amounts of funds appropriated by this Act under 
the following heading shall be made available— 
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(1) $20,000,000 from ‘‘CHILD SURVIVAL 
AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND’’; 
(2) $25,000,000 from ‘‘DEVELOPMENT AS-
SISTANCE’’; 
(3) $83,000,000 from ‘‘GLOBAL HIV/AIDS 
INITIATIVE’’; 
(4) $63,394,000 from ‘‘ECONOMIC SUP-
PORT FUND’’; 
(5) 
$9,000,000 
from 
‘‘INTERNATIONAL 
NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCE-
MENT’’; 
(6) $990,000 from ‘‘FOREIGN MILITARY 
FINANCING PROGRAM’’; and 
(7) $200,000 from ‘‘INTERNATIONAL MILI-
TARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING’’. 
(c) None of the funds made available in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT’’ may be used 
to transfer excess weapons, ammunition or other lethal 
property of an agency of the United States Government 
to the Government of Haiti for use by the Haitian Na-
tional Police until the Secretary of State certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that— 
(1) the United Nations Mission in Haiti has 
carried out the vetting of the senior levels of the 
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Haitian National Police and has ensured that those 
credibly alleged to have committed serious crimes, 
including drug trafficking and human rights viola-
tions, have been suspended; and 
(2) the Haitian National Government is cooper-
ating in a reform and restructuring plan for the 
Haitian National Police and the reform of the judi-
cial system as called for in United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1608 adopted on June 22, 2005. 
COLOMBIA 
SEC. 649. (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ASSIST-
ANCE FOR COLOMBIA.—Of the funds appropriated in titles 
III and IV of this Act, not more than $530,608,000 shall 
be available for assistance for Colombia: Provided, That 
not more than $49,500,000 shall be available from funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘FOREIGN 
MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM’’ and ‘‘INTER-
NATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAIN-
ING’’ for assistance for Colombia: Provided further, That 
not less than $22,250,000 shall be available for rule of 
law activities from funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CON-
TROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT’’: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated by this act under the head-
ing ‘‘ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND’’, not less than 
$218,500,000 shall be apportioned directly to the United 
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States Agency for International Development (USAID) 
for alternative development/institution building and sus-
tainable development programs, of which not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be made available for economic develop-
ment activities in Afro-Colombian and indigenous commu-
nities, in consultation with Afro-Colombian and indigenous 
authorities and community members: Provided further, 
That with respect to funds apportioned to USAID under 
the previous proviso, the responsibility for policy decisions 
for the use of such funds, including what activities will 
be funded and the amount of funds that will be provided 
for each of those activities, shall be the responsibility of 
the Administrator of USAID in consultation with the As-
sistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs: Provided further, That with re-
spect to funds apportioned to USAID under the third pro-
viso of this section, not less than $16,500,000 shall be 
available for judicial reform programs in Colombia; not 
less than $8,250,000 shall be made available for assist-
ance for organizations and programs to protect human 
rights; and not less than $5,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for assistance for the Fiscalı´a: Provided further, That 
funds made available to furnish assistance to the Govern-
ment of Colombia in this Act and prior year Acts making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
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and related programs, may be used: (1) to support a uni-
fied campaign against narcotics trafficking and terrorist 
organizations and activities; and (2) to take actions to pro-
tect human health and welfare in emergency cir-
cumstances, including undertaking rescue operations: Pro-
vided further, That the authority contained in the previous 
proviso shall cease to be effective if the Secretary of State 
has credible evidence that the Colombian Government is 
not conducting vigorous operations to restore government 
authority and respect for human rights in areas under the 
effective control of paramilitary, illegal self-defense 
groups, illegal security cooperatives, or other criminal and 
guerrilla organizations: Provided further, That the Presi-
dent shall ensure that if any helicopter procured with 
funds in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related pro-
grams, is used to aid or abet the operations of any illegal 
self-defense group or illegal security cooperative, such heli-
copter shall be immediately returned to the United States. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 650. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to pro-
viding funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
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(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate that waiving such 
prohibition is important to the national security interests 
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 steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest 
terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist 
infrastructure. The report shall also include a description 
of how funds will be spent and the accounting procedures 
in place to ensure that they are properly disbursed. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES 
SEC. 651. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be provided to any unit of the security forces 
of a foreign country if the Secretary of State has credible 
evidence that such unit has committed gross violations of 
human rights, unless the Secretary determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the government 
of such country is taking effective measures to bring the 
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responsible members of the security forces unit to justice: 
Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed 
to withhold funds made available under titles II through 
V of this Act from any unit of the security forces of a 
foreign country not credibly alleged to be involved in gross 
violations of human rights: Provided further, That in the 
event that funds are withheld from any unit pursuant to 
this section, the Secretary of State shall promptly inform 
the foreign government of the basis for such action and 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist the for-
eign government in taking effective measures to bring the 
responsible members of the security forces to justice. 
FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT 
SEC. 652. The annual foreign military training report 
required by section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 shall be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate by 
the date specified in that section. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 653. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘TRADE AND 
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY’’, ‘‘OVERSEAS PRIVATE 
INVESTMENT CORPORATION’’, and ‘‘GLOBAL HIV/ 
AIDS INITIATIVE’’, may be obligated and expended not-
withstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 and section 
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15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956. 
LIBYA 
SEC. 654. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to carry out any diplomatic operations 
in Libya or accept the credentials of any representative 
of the Government of Libya until such time as the Presi-
dent certifies to Congress that Libya has taken irrevocable 
steps to pay, in its entirety, the total amount of the settle-
ment commitment of $10,000,000 to the surviving families 
of each descendent of Pan Am Flight 103 and certifies 
to Congress that Libya will continue to work in good faith 
to resolve the outstanding cases of United States victims 
of terrorism sponsored or supported by Libya, including 
the settlement of the La Belle Discotheque bombing. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 655. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles II through V of this 
Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless 
the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that— 
(1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing 
entity has been democratically elected through cred-
ible and competitive elections; 
(2) the elected governing entity of a new Pales-
tinian state— 
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(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 secu-
rity entity that is cooperative with appropriate 
Israeli and other appropriate security organiza-
tions; 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 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 acknowledgement of 
the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and polit-
ical independence of every state in the area 
through measures including the establishment 
of demilitarized zones; 
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(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 newly-elected governing entity should enact 
a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent ju-
diciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and 
should enact other laws and regulations assuring trans-
parent 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 provi-
sions of section 650 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance 
to the Palestinian Authority’’). 
LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA 
SEC. 656. (a) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR ASSIST-
ANCE TO THE COLOMBIAN ARMED FORCES.— 
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(1) REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD ASSISTANCE 
FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIA-
TIVE’’ and ‘‘FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING 
PROGRAM’’ that are available for assistance for the 
Colombian Armed Forces— 
(A) 25 percent of such funds under each 
such heading shall be withheld from obligation 
until the Secretary of State consults with, and 
submits a written certification to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that the Government of 
Colombia has met the requirements described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph 
(2); and 
(B) An additional 15 percent of such funds 
under each such heading shall be withheld from 
obligation until July 31, 2008, and shall only be 
obligated after the Secretary of State consults 
with, and submits a written certification to, the 
Committees on Appropriations that, the Gov-
ernment of Colombia is continuing to meet the 
requirements described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of paragraph (2) and has met the 
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requirements described in subparagraphs (E) 
and (F) of such paragraph. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) are as follows: 
(A) The Commander General of the Co-
lombian Armed Forces is suspending from the 
Colombian Armed Forces those members, of 
whatever rank, who, according to the Minister 
of Defense or the Procuraduria General de la 
Nacion, have been credibly alleged to have com-
mitted gross violations of human rights, includ-
ing extra-judicial killings, or to have aided or 
abetted paramilitary organizations. 
(B) The Government of Colombia is inves-
tigating and prosecuting, in the civilian justice 
system, those members of the Colombian Armed 
Forces, of whatever rank, who have been 
credibly alleged to have committed human 
rights 
violations, 
including 
extra-judicial 
killings, torture, or attacks against human 
rights defenders, or to have aided or abetted 
paramilitary organizations or successor armed 
groups, is suspending such members during the 
course of investigation, and is promptly pun-
ishing those members of the Colombian Armed 
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Forces found to have committed such violations 
of human rights or to have aided or abetted 
paramilitary organizations or successor armed 
groups. 
(C) The Colombian Armed Forces have 
made demonstrable efforts to cooperate fully 
with civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities 
in cases referred to in subparagraph (B) (in-
cluding providing requested information, such 
as the identity of persons suspended from the 
Armed Forces and the nature and cause of the 
suspension, and access to witnesses, relevant 
military documents, and other requested infor-
mation). 
(D) The Government of Colombia is ensur-
ing that the Colombian Armed Forces are not 
violating the land and property rights of Colom-
bia’s indigenous and Afro-Colombian commu-
nities, and that the Colombian Armed Forces 
are appropriately distinguishing between civil-
ians, including displaced persons, and combat-
ants in their operations. 
(E) The Colombian Armed Forces have 
made substantial progress in and are severing 
links (including denying access to military intel-
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ligence, vehicles, and other equipment or sup-
plies, and ceasing other forms of active or tacit 
cooperation) at all levels, with paramilitary or-
ganizations or successor armed groups, espe-
cially in regions in which such organizations 
have or had a significant presence. 
(F) The civilian judicial authorities of the 
Government of Colombia are making demon-
strable progress in dismantling paramilitary 
leadership and financial networks by arresting 
and vigorously prosecuting under civilian crimi-
nal law individuals who have provided financial, 
planning, or logistical support, or have other-
wise aided or abetted paramilitary organizations 
or successor armed groups, by identifying and 
confiscating land and other assets illegally ac-
quired by paramilitary organizations or their 
associates and returning such land or assets to 
their rightful owners, by revoking reduced sen-
tences for demobilized paramilitaries who en-
gage in new criminal activity, and by arresting, 
prosecuting under civilian criminal law, and 
when requested, promptly extraditing to the 
United States, new, re-armed, and non-demobi-
lized members of successor groups, especially in 
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regions in which these networks have or had a 
significant presence. 
(3) CERTAIN FUNDS EXEMPTED.—The require-
ment to withhold funds from obligation pursuant to 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall 
not apply with respect to funds made available under 
the heading ‘‘ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIA-
TIVE’’ for continued support for the Critical Flight 
Safety Program or any alternative development pro-
grams in Colombia administered by the Bureau of 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Af-
fairs of the Department of State. 
(4) REPORT.—At the time the Secretary of 
State submits the certifications required by para-
graph (1)(A) and (1)(B) of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall also submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations a report that contains, with respect to 
each such paragraph, a detailed description of the 
specific actions taken by both the Colombian Gov-
ernment and Colombian Armed Forces which sup-
ports each requirement of the certification, and the 
cases or issues brought to the attention of the Sec-
retary for which the response or action taken by the 
Colombian Government or Armed Forces has been 
inadequate. 
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(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 Appropriations. 
(c) CONSULTATIVE PROCESS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
90 days thereafter until September 30, 2010, the Sec-
retary of State shall consult with internationally recog-
nized human rights organizations regarding progress in 
meeting the requirements contained in subsection (a)(2). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AIDED OR ABETTED.—The term ‘‘aided or 
abetted’’ means to provide any support to para-
military or successor armed groups, including taking 
actions which allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster 
the activities of such groups. 
(2) PARAMILITARY GROUPS.—The term ‘‘para-
military groups’’ means illegal self-defense groups 
and illegal security cooperatives, including those 
groups and cooperatives that have formerly demobi-
lized but continue illegal operations, as well as parts 
thereof. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 657. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
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equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
SUPPORT OF PEACE PROCESS AND DEMOBILIZATION IN 
COLOMBIA 
SEC. 658. (a) ASSISTANCE
FOR DEMOBILIZATION 
AND DISARMAMENT OF FORMER IRREGULAR COMBAT-
ANTS IN COLOMBIA.—(1) Of the funds appropriated in 
title III of this Act under the heading ‘‘ECONOMIC SUP-
PORT FUND’’, up to $23,000,000 shall be available for 
assistance for the demobilization and full dismantlement 
of foreign terrorist organizations in Colombia in accord-
ance with the funding designations contained in paragraph 
(2) and, in the case of assistance under paragraph (2)(D), 
the certification requirements contained in paragraph (3). 
(2) FUNDING
DESIGNATION.—Of the funds 
made available pursuant to paragraph (1)— 
(A) $10,000,000 shall be made available to 
support the Justice and Peace and Human 
Rights Units of the Fiscalı´a for implementation 
of the Justice and Peace Law; 
(B) not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
made 
available 
to 
support 
the 
Fiscalı´a, 
Procuradurı´a, or Defensorı´a for establishment 
of a victims’ protection program; 
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(C) not less than $3,000,000 shall be made 
available to the Defensorı´a to support legal rep-
resentation of victims as required by the Justice 
and Peace Law; and 
(D) up to $5,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for assistance for the demobilization, disar-
mament, and reintegration of former members 
of foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) in Co-
lombia, specifically the United Self-Defense 
Forces of Colombia (AUC), the Revolutionary 
Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the 
National Liberation Army (ELN), if the Sec-
retary of State submits a certification described 
in paragraph (3) to the Committees on Appro-
priations prior to the initial obligation of 
amounts for such assistance. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—The certification required 
by paragraph (2)(D) is a certification that— 
(A) assistance for the fiscal year will be 
provided only for individuals who— 
(i) have verifiably renounced and ter-
minated any affiliation or involvement with 
FTOs or other illegal armed groups; 
(ii) are meeting all the requirements 
of the Colombia Demobilization Program, 
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including having fully and truthfully dis-
closed their involvement in past crimes and 
their knowledge of the foreign terrorist or-
ganizations structure, financing sources, il-
legal assets, and the location of kidnapping 
victims and bodies of the disappeared; and 
(iii) are not involved in threatening or 
intimidating human rights defenders. 
(B) the Government of Colombia is pro-
viding full cooperation to the Government of the 
United States to extradite the leaders and 
members of the FTOs who have been indicted 
in the United States for murder, kidnapping, 
narcotics trafficking, and other violations of 
United States law, and is immediately extra-
diting to the United States those commanders, 
leaders and members indicted in the United 
States who are credibly alleged to have 
breached the terms of the Colombia Demobiliza-
tion Program, including by failing to fully con-
fess their crimes, failing to disclose their assets, 
or committing new crimes since the approval of 
the Justice and Peace Law; 
(C) the Government of Colombia is not 
taking any steps to legalize the titles of land or 
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other assets illegally obtained and held by 
FTOs, their associates, or successors, has es-
tablished effective procedures to identify such 
land and assets, and is vigorously confiscating 
and returning such land and other assets to 
their rightful owners; and the Government of 
Colombia’s reintegration programs exclude any 
projects that would leave illegally obtained land 
or assets in the possession of FTO members, 
their associates, or successors; 
(D) members of FTOs who receive sen-
tence reductions under the Colombian Justice 
and Peace Law are serving their sentences in 
maximum-security penitentiary establishments, 
under conditions of detention that are appro-
priate to deter and effectively prevent them 
from continuing to engage in criminal activity; 
(E) the Government of Colombia is imple-
menting a concrete and workable framework for 
dismantling the organizational structures of for-
eign terrorist organizations; 
(F) funds are not made available as cash 
payments to individuals and are available only 
for activities relating to demobilization, disar-
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mament, reintegration (including training and 
education), and vetting; and 
(G) the Government of Colombia is 
promptly, impartially, and thoroughly inves-
tigating all attacks against human rights de-
fenders allegedly committed by FTOs or other 
illegal armed groups. 
(4) REPORT.—The report accompanying the 
certification required by paragraph (3) shall specify, 
with respect to each condition described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (3)— 
(A) the action taken by the Colombian 
Government which supports the certification; 
(B) the cases or issues brought to the at-
tention of the Secretary for which the response 
or action taken by the Colombian Government 
has been inadequate; and 
(C) the views of the Colombian Attorney 
General and the Inspector General with respect 
to the Colombian Government’s actions in rela-
tion to the conditions described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (3). 
(5) CONSULTATIVE PROCESS.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
every 180 days thereafter until September 30, 2010, 
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the Secretary of State shall consult with internation-
ally recognized human rights and justice organiza-
tions, including organizations representing internally 
displaced persons, and representatives of victims of 
demobilized FTOs, regarding progress in meeting 
the conditions contained in paragraph (3). 
(6) FOREIGN
TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection the term ‘‘foreign ter-
rorist organization’’ means an organization des-
ignated as a terrorist organization under section 219 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
(7) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Funds 
made available in title III of this Act for demobiliza-
tion/reintegration of former members of FTOs in 
Colombia shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
(b) ASSISTANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION OF AMER-
ICAN STATES (OAS) MISSION TO SUPPORT THE PEACE 
PROCESS IN COLOMBIA.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘ECONOMIC SUPPORT 
FUND’’, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available 
to support the peace process in Colombia, as follows— 
(1) not less than $2,700,000 shall be made 
available to the OAS Mission to Support the Peace 
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Process in Colombia to assist the mission to fulfill 
its mandate of independent international verification 
of the paramilitary demobilization process; and 
(2) not less than $300,000 may be made avail-
able to the Inter-American Commission on Human 
Rights to conduct monitoring of the demobilization 
process. 
WEST BANK AND GAZA PROGRAM 
SEC. 659. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2008, 30 
days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral 
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-
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 ‘‘ECONOMIC SUPPORT 
FUND’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘ECONOMIC 
SUPPORT FUND’’ for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate 
steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or 
through any individual, private or government entity, or 
educational institution that the Secretary knows or has 
reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, 
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or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor those that have 
as a trustee any member of a certified foreign terrorist 
organization. The Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, 
establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in 
carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance 
to any individual, entity, or educational institution which 
she has determined to be involved in or advocating ter-
rorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
II through V of this Act for assistance under the 
West Bank and Gaza program may be made avail-
able for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise hon-
oring individuals who commit, or have committed 
acts of terrorism. 
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available by this or prior ap-
propriations act, including funds made available by 
transfer, may be made available for obligation for se-
curity assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until 
the Secretary of State reports to the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives on 
the benchmarks that have been established for secu-
rity assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and re-
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ports on the extent of Palestinian compliance with 
such benchmarks. 
(d) AUDITS.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development 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 Pro-
gram, 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 
$1,000,000 may be used by the Office of the Inspec-
tor General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development for audits, inspections, and 
other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 
this subsection. 
(e) Subsequent to the certification specified in sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treat-
ment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program in fiscal year 2008 under 
the heading ‘‘ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND’’. The 
audit shall address— 
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(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) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
act, the secretary of state shall submit a report to the com-
mittees on appropriations updating the report contained 
in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 109– 
13. 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS POPULATION 
FUND 
SEC. 660. (a) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF CON-
TRIBUTION.—Of the amounts made available under 
‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’ and ‘‘Child 
Survival and Health Programs Fund’’ accounts for fiscal 
year 2008, $40,000,000 shall be made available for the 
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA): Provided, 
That of this amount, not less than $23,000,000 shall be 
derived from funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS AND PROGRAMS’’ in this Act that are available 
for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA be-
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cause of the operation of any provision of law, shall be 
transferred to the ‘‘CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH 
PROGRAMS FUND’’ account and shall be made avail-
able for family planning, maternal, and reproductive 
health activities, subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.— 
None of the funds made available under this Act may be 
used by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(d) CONDITIONS
ON AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.— 
Amounts made available under this Act for UNFPA may 
not be made available to UNFPA unless— 
(1) UNFPA maintains amounts made available 
to UNFPA under this section in an account separate 
from other accounts of UNFPA; 
(2) UNFPA does not commingle amounts made 
available to UNFPA under this section with other 
sums; and 
(3) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DOLLAR-FOR-DOL-
LAR WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(1) Not later than four months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate Congressional 
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committees indicating the amount of funds that the 
UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the re-
port is submitted for a country program in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
(2) If a report under subparagraph (d) indi-
cates that the UNFPA plans to spend funds for a 
country program in the People’s Republic of China 
in the year covered by the report, then the amount 
of such funds that the UNFPA plans to spend in 
the People’s Republic of China shall be deducted 
from the funds made available to the UNFPA after 
March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fis-
cal year in which the report is submitted. 
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit 
the authority of the President to deny funds to any organi-
zation by reason of the application of another provision 
of this Act or any other provision of law. 
WAR CRIMINALS 
SEC. 661. (a)(1) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available under titles II through V of this 
Act may be made available for assistance, and the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Ex-
ecutive Director at each international financial institution 
to vote against any new project involving the extension by 
such institutions of any financial or technical assistance, 
to any country, entity, or municipality whose competent 
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authorities have failed, as determined by the Secretary of 
State, to take necessary and significant steps to imple-
ment its international legal obligations to apprehend and 
transfer to the International Criminal Tribunal for the 
former Yugoslavia (the ‘‘Tribunal’’) all persons in their 
territory who have been indicted by the Tribunal and to 
otherwise cooperate with the Tribunal. 
(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply 
to humanitarian assistance or assistance for democratiza-
tion. 
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply unless 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the ap-
propriate Congressional committees that the competent 
authorities of such country, entity, or municipality are— 
(1) cooperating with the Tribunal, including ac-
cess for investigators to archives and witnesses, the 
provision of documents, and the surrender and 
transfer of indictees or assistance in their apprehen-
sion; and 
(2) are acting consistently with the Dayton Ac-
cords. 
(c) Not less than ten days before any vote in an inter-
national financial institution regarding the extension of 
any new project involving financial or technical assistance 
or grants to any country or entity described in subsection 
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