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(M) creating a professional, accountable civilian police 
force and ending the role of the military in internal policing; 
(N) protecting the right of political opposition parties 
and other members of civil society to operate without inter-
ference; 
(O) implementing tax reforms; and 
(P) resolving commercial disputes. 
(2) DETERMINATIONS AND IMPACT ON ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) INSUFFICIENT PROGRESS.—The Secretary of State 
shall periodically review the progress of each of the central 
governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras 
in meeting the requirements of paragraph (1): Provided, 
That if the Secretary determines and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees that sufficient progress has 
not been made by such government in meeting such 
requirements, the Secretary shall suspend, in whole or 
in part, assistance for such government for programs sup-
porting such requirement, and shall notify the appropriate 
congressional committees in writing of such action: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may resume such assist-
ance if the Secretary determines and reports to such 
committees that corrective measures have been taken by 
such government. 
(B) CHANGE
IN
NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT.—Not later 
than 90 days following a change of national government 
in El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras, the Secretary 
of State shall determine whether or not such government 
is meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) and submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
detailing the reasons for such determination: Provided, 
That if the Secretary determines that such government 
is not meeting such requirements, then the Secretary shall 
suspend, in whole or in part, assistance for such country 
until such time as such determination and report can be 
made. 
(C) REPROGRAMMING.—Assistance suspended pursuant 
to subparagraphs (A) or (B) may be reprogrammed if the 
Secretary of State determines that corrective measures 
have not been taken: Provided, That any such reprogram-
ming shall only be made available for assistance for other 
countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations not less than 14 days 
prior to submitting any certification made pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1) and any suspension or reprogramming made 
pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 
(4) EXCEPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for the International Commission against Impu-
nity in Guatemala, the Mission to Support the Fight 
against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras, humani-
tarian assistance, and food security programs. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available for assistance for countries
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in Central America may be made available for direct 
government-to-government assistance or for major infra-
structure projects. 
(b) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $418,253,000 shall be 
made available for assistance for Colombia, including to support 
the efforts of the Government of Colombia to— 
(A) conduct a unified campaign against narcotics traf-
ficking, organizations designated as foreign terrorist 
organizations pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), and other criminal 
or illegal armed groups: Provided, That aircraft supported 
by funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be used to transport 
personnel and supplies involved in drug eradication and 
interdiction, including security for such activities, and to 
provide transport in support of alternative development 
programs and investigations by civilian judicial authorities; 
(B) enhance security and stability in Colombia and 
the region; 
(C) strengthen and expand governance, the rule of 
law, and access to justice throughout Colombia; 
(D) 
promote 
economic 
and 
social 
development, 
including by improving access to areas impacted by conflict 
through demining programs; 
(E) assist communities impacted by significant refugee 
or migrant populations; and 
(F) implement a peace agreement between the Govern-
ment of Colombia and illegal armed groups, in accordance 
with constitutional and legal requirements in Colombia. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 
made available for assistance for Colombia may be made avail-
able for payment of reparations to conflict victims or compensa-
tion to demobilized combatants associated with a peace agree-
ment between the Government of Colombia and illegal armed 
groups. 
(3) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ and made 
available for counternarcotics assistance for Colombia, 20 per-
cent may be obligated only after the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Colombia has reduced overall illicit drug cultiva-
tion, production, and trafficking. 
(4) HUMAN
RIGHTS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
and made available for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent 
may be obligated only after the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that— 
(A) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and other judicial 
authorities are taking effective steps to hold accountable 
perpetrators of gross violations of human rights in a 
manner consistent with international law, including for
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command responsibility, and sentence them to deprivation 
of liberty; 
(B) the Government of Colombia is taking effective 
steps to reduce attacks against human rights defenders 
and other civil society activists, trade unionists, and 
journalists, and judicial authorities are prosecuting those 
responsible for such attacks; and 
(C) senior military officers responsible for ordering, 
committing, and covering up cases of false positives are 
being held accountable, including removal from active duty 
if found guilty through criminal or disciplinary proceedings. 
(5) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of paragraphs (3) and 
(4) shall not apply to funds made available for aviation instruc-
tion and maintenance, and maritime and riverine security pro-
grams. 
(c) HAITI.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for assistance for Haiti may 
not be made available for assistance for the central Government 
of Haiti unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such government 
is taking effective steps, which are steps taken since the certifi-
cation and report submitted during the prior year, if applicable, 
to— 
(A) strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, including by— 
(i) selecting judges in a transparent manner based 
on merit; 
(ii) reducing pre-trial detention; 
(iii) respecting the independence of the judiciary; 
and 
(iv) 
improving 
governance 
by 
implementing 
reforms to increase transparency and accountability, 
including through the penal and criminal codes; 
(B) combat corruption, including by implementing the 
anti-corruption law enacted in 2014 and prosecuting cor-
rupt officials; 
(C) increase government revenues, including by imple-
menting tax reforms, and increasing expenditures on public 
services; and 
(D) resolve commercial disputes between United States 
entities and the Government of Haiti. 
(2) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government of Haiti shall 
be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the 
Coast Guard. 
(d) VENEZUELA.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $17,500,000 
shall be made available for programs to promote democracy and 
the rule of law in Venezuela. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) GEORGIA.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III and IV, not less than $127,025,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Georgia.
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(2) UKRAINE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III and IV, not less than $445,700,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Ukraine. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for a government of an Inde-
pendent State of the former Soviet Union if such government directs 
any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sov-
ereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, 
such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Pro-
vided, That except as otherwise provided in section 7047(a) of 
this Act, funds may be made available without regard to the restric-
tion in this subsection if the President determines that to do so 
is in the national security interest of the United States: Provided 
further, That prior to executing the authority contained in the 
previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports 
the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT.—Section 907 
of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not 
apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under 
title V of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) 
and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation 
assistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 
States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within 
his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assist-
ance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank 
Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
(d) TURKEY.— 
(1) TURKISH
PRESIDENTIAL
PROTECTION
DIRECTORATE.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to facilitate or support the sale of defense articles or defense 
services to the Turkish Presidential Protection Directorate 
(TPPD) under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2761 et seq.), unless the Secretary of State determines 
and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that 
members of the TPPD that are named in the July 17, 2017 
indictment by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 
and against whom charges are pending, have returned to the 
United States to stand trial in connection with the offenses 
contained in such indictment or have otherwise been brought 
to justice: Provided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall 
not apply to the use of funds made available by this Act 
for border security purposes, for North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization or coalition operations, or to enhance the protec-
tion of United States officials and facilities in Turkey. 
(2) RESTRICTION ON FUNDS.—