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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, to be ad-
ministered by the Assistant Secretary for Near 
Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in con-
sultation with the Assistant Secretary for De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart-
ment of State. 
(2) CONTINUATION
OF
PROHIBITION.—The 
terms and conditions of section 7041(c)(2) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I 
of Public Law 112–74) shall continue in effect dur-
ing fiscal year 2019. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations the semi-annual report re-
quired by section 135 of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as added by 
section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Re-
view Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
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(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 the status of the implementation and 
enforcement of bilateral United States and mul-
tilateral sanctions against Iran and actions 
taken by the United States and the inter-
national community to enforce such sanctions 
against Iran: Provided, That the report shall 
also include any entities involved in providing 
significant support for the development of a 
ballistic missile by the Government of Iran after 
October 1, 2015, including shipping and financ-
ing, and note whether such entities are cur-
rently under United States sanctions: Provided 
further, That such report shall be submitted in 
an unclassified form, but may contain a classi-
fied annex if necessary. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available for assistance for Iraq 
to promote governance and security, and for sta-
bilization programs, including in the Kurdistan Re-
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gion of Iraq and other areas impacted by the conflict 
in Syria, and among religious and ethnic minority 
populations in Iraq: Provided, That such assistance 
shall be provided in accordance with the Constitution 
of Iraq: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Dis-
aster Assistance’’ and‘‘ Migration and Refugee As-
sistance’’ should be made available for assistance for 
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to address the needs 
of internally displaced persons and refugees: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of State shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 
obligating funds made available for the Kurdistan 
Region of Iraq. 
(2) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used by the Government of the 
United States to enter into a permanent basing 
rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(3) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
for assistance for Iraq may be made available not-
withstanding any other provision of law. 
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(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $1,525,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which: not 
less than $1,082,400,000 shall be made available under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, of which not less 
than $745,100,000 shall be made available for budget sup-
port for the Government of Jordan; and not less than 
$425,000,000 shall be made available under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
(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 
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) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ that are available for as-
sistance for Lebanon may be made available for pro-
grams and equipment for the ISF and the LAF to 
address security and stability requirements in areas 
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affected by the conflict in Syria, following consulta-
tion with the appropriate congressional committees. 
(3) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—In addition to the activities described in 
paragraph (2), funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen 
border security and combat terrorism, including 
training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s 
borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the 
use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, 
and to implement United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 1701: Provided, That funds may not be 
obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Sec-
retary of State submits to the Committees on Appro-
priations a spend plan, including actions to be taken 
to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only 
used for the intended purposes, except such plan 
may not be considered as meeting the notification 
requirements under section 7015 of this Act or 
under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, and shall be submitted not later than Sep-
tember 1, 2019: Provided further, That any notifica-
tion submitted pursuant to such sections shall in-
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clude any funds specifically intended for lethal mili-
tary equipment. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of Libya unless the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that such government is 
cooperating with United States Government efforts 
to investigate and bring to justice those responsible 
for the attack on United States personnel and facili-
ties in Benghazi, Libya in September 2012: Pro-
vided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall 
not apply to funds made available for the purpose of 
protecting United States Government personnel or 
facilities. 
(2) CERTIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Prior 
to the initial obligation of funds made available by 
this Act for assistance for Libya, the Secretary of 
State shall certify and report to the Committees on 
Appropriations that all practicable steps have been 
taken to ensure that mechanisms are in place for 
monitoring, oversight, and control of such funds: 
Provided, That section 7015(j) of this Act regarding 
notification of assistance diverted or destroyed shall 
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apply to funds made available for assistance for 
Libya. 
(g) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under title III 
of this Act that are made available for assistance for Mo-
rocco shall also be made available for assistance for any 
region or territory administered by Morocco, including the 
Western Sahara: Provided, That not later than 45 days 
after enactment of this Act and prior to the obligation of 
such funds, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, shall consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds. 
(h) REFUGEE ASSISTANCE IN NORTH AFRICA .—The 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the United Na-
tions High Commissioner for Refugees and the Executive 
Director of the World Food Programme, shall take all 
practicable steps to strengthen monitoring of the delivery 
of humanitarian assistance provided for refugees in North 
Africa, including the establishment of registration systems 
where they do not exist and any other efforts to ensure 
that all vulnerable refugees are receiving such assistance. 
(i) STABILIZATION AND RECOVERY ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
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ment’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’, 
‘‘Peacekeeping 
Oper-
ations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
not less than $205,000,000 shall be made available 
for stabilization and recovery assistance for areas 
liberated from, at risk from, or under the control of, 
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, other terrorist 
organizations, or violent extremist organizations in 
the Middle East and Africa, including for assistance 
for vulnerable ethnic and religious minority commu-
nities affected by conflict: Provided, That such funds 
are in addition to amounts otherwise made available 
for such purposes. 
(2) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND VULNERABLE 
COMMUNITIES.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’ that are made available 
for the stabilization and recovery assistance, not less 
than $5,000,000 shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote accountability in Iraq and Syria 
for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war 
crimes, which shall be in addition to any other funds 
made available by this Act for such purposes: Pro-
vided, That such programs shall include components 
to develop local investigative and judicial skills, and 
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to collect and preserve evidence and maintain the 
chain of custody of evidence, including for use in 
prosecutions: Provided further, That such funds shall 
be administered by the Special Coordinator for the 
Office of Global Criminal Justice, Department of 
State: Provided further, That funds made available 
by this paragraph shall only be made available on an 
open and competitive basis. 
(j) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated under title III of this Act may be made 
available, to the extent practicable and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for non-lethal 
assistance to address the needs of civilians affected 
by conflict in Syria, and programs that seek to— 
(A) establish local governance in Syria that 
is representative, inclusive, and accountable; 
(B) empower women through political and 
economic programs, and address the psycho-
social needs of women and their families in 
Syria and neighboring countries; 
(C) develop and implement political proc-
esses that are democratic, transparent, and 
strengthen the rule of law; 
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(D) further the legitimacy and viability of 
the Syrian opposition, including local govern-
ment structures in Syria and through cross-bor-
der programs; 
(E) develop and sustain civil society and 
independent media in Syria; 
(F) promote stability and economic devel-
opment in Syria; 
(G) document, investigate, and prosecute 
human rights violations in Syria, including 
through transitional justice programs and sup-
port for nongovernmental organizations; 
(H) expand the role of women in negotia-
tions to end the violence and in any political 
transition in Syria; 
(I) assist Syrian refugees whose education 
has been interrupted by the ongoing conflict to 
complete higher education requirements at uni-
versities and other academic institutions in the 
region, and through distance learning; 
(J) assist vulnerable populations in Syria 
and in neighboring countries; 
(K) protect and preserve the cultural iden-
tity of the people of Syria as a counterbalance 
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to extremism, particularly those living in neigh-
boring countries and among youth; 
(L) protect and preserve cultural heritage 
sites in Syria, particularly those damaged and 
destroyed by extremists; 
(M) counter extremism in Syria; and 
(N) facilitate the return of displaced per-
sons to liberated areas in Syria. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) Funds made available pursuant to 
paragraph (1) should not be used in areas of 
Syria controlled by a government led by Bashar 
al-Assad or associated forces: Provided, That 
the limitation of this paragraph shall not apply 
to humanitarian assistance. 
(B) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act for assistance for Syria may be made avail-
able for 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. 
(3) STRATEGY.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for Syria 
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