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of information technology and related capital investments, 
pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $87,300,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for obligation only pursuant to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing, not to exceed $75,144,500 may be made available for 
the purposes of implementing the Capital Security Cost 
Sharing Program. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$38,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009, which sum shall be available for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II, $2,656,506,000, to remain avail-
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able until September 30, 2009: Provided, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$415,000,000 shall be available only for Egypt, which sum 
shall be provided on a grant basis, and of which sum cash 
transfer assistance shall be provided with the under-
standing that Egypt will undertake significant economic 
and political reforms which are additional to those which 
were undertaken in previous fiscal years: Provided further, 
That with respect to the provision of assistance for Egypt 
for democracy and governance activities, the organizations 
implementing such assistance and the specific nature of 
that assistance shall not be subject to the prior approval 
by the Government of Egypt: Provided further, That of 
the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance 
for Egypt, not less than $135,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for project assistance, of which not less than 
$50,000,000 shall be made available for democracy, 
human rights and governance programs and not less than 
$50,000,000 shall be used for education programs: Pro-
vided further, That $11,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading should be made available for Cyprus 
to be used for scholarships, administrative support of the 
scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and measures 
aimed at reunification of the island and designed to reduce 
tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the 
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two communities on Cyprus: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$263,547,000 should be made available only for assistance 
for Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading not more than $63,500,000 
may be made available for assistance for the West Bank 
and Gaza: Provided further, That $45,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be made avail-
able for assistance for Lebanon, of which not less than 
$10,000,000 should be made available for scholarships 
and direct support of American educational institutions in 
Lebanon: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
not 
more 
than 
$300,000,000 of the funds made available for assistance 
for Afghanistan under this heading may be obligated for 
such assistance until the Secretary of State certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Af-
ghanistan at both the national and provincial level is co-
operating fully with United States funded poppy eradi-
cation and interdiction efforts in Afghanistan: Provided 
further, That the President may waive the previous proviso 
if he determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that to do so is vital to the national security in-
terests of the United States: Provided further, That such 
report shall include an analysis of the steps being taken 
by the Government of Afghanistan, at the national and 
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provincial level, to cooperate fully with United States 
funded poppy eradication and interdiction efforts in Af-
ghanistan: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not less than $218,500,000 
is available only to carry out programs in Colombia and 
may be transferred to ‘‘DEVELOPMENT ASSIST-
ANCE’’ to continue programs administered by the United 
States Agency for International Development: Provided 
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading 
that are available for assistance for the Democratic Re-
public of Timor-Leste, up to $1,000,000 may be available 
for administrative expenses of the United States Agency 
for International Development: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
priated under this heading may be made available for pro-
grams and activities for the Central Highlands of Viet-
nam: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading that are made available for a Middle East Financ-
ing Facility, Middle East Enterprise Fund, or any other 
similar entity in the Middle East shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $15,000,000, which shall be available for the United 
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States contribution to the International Fund for Ireland 
and shall be made available in accordance with the provi-
sions of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 
(Public Law 99–415): Provided, That such amount shall 
be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make time-
ly payment for projects and activities: Provided further, 
That funds made available under this heading shall re-
main available until September 30, 2009. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC 
STATES 
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support 
for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, 
$297,332,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for assistance and for related programs 
for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States. 
(b) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available 
the administrative authorities contained in that Act for 
the use of economic assistance. 
(c) The provisions of section 628 of this Act shall 
apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any provision of this or any other 
Act, including provisions in this subsection regarding the 
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