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referendum agreements, commonly referred to as ‘‘Paris Club 
Agreed Minutes’’. 
(2) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exer-
cised only in such amounts or to such extent as is provided 
in advance by appropriations Acts. 
(3) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exer-
cised only with respect to countries with heavy debt burdens 
that are eligible to borrow from the International Development 
Association, 
but 
not 
from 
the 
International 
Bank 
for 
Reconstruction and Development, commonly referred to as 
‘‘IDA-only’’ countries. 
(c) CONDITIONS.—The authority provided by subsection (a) may 
be exercised only with respect to a country whose government—
(1) does not have an excessive level of military expendi-
tures; 
(2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of inter-
national terrorism; 
(3) is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics 
control matters; 
(4) (including its military or other security forces) does 
not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of inter-
nationally recognized human rights; and 
(5) is not ineligible for assistance because of the application 
of section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1994 and 1995. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The authority provided by sub-
section (a) may be used only with regard to the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Debt Restructuring’’. 
(e) CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS INAPPLICABLE.—A reduction of debt 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be considered assistance for 
the purposes of any provision of law limiting assistance to a country. 
The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised notwith-
standing section 620(r) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or 
section 321 of the International Development and Food Assistance 
Act of 1975. 
AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN DEBT BUYBACKS OR SALES 
SEC. 566. (a) LOANS ELIGIBLE FOR SALE, REDUCTION, OR CAN-
CELLATION.—
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
SELL, REDUCE, OR
CANCEL
CERTAIN 
LOANS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Presi-
dent may, in accordance with this section, sell to any eligible 
purchaser any concessional loan or portion thereof made before 
January 1, 1995, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, to the government of any eligible country as defined 
in section 702(6) of that Act or on receipt of payment from 
an eligible purchaser, reduce or cancel such loan or portion 
thereof, only for the purpose of facilitating—
(A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, 
or debt-for-nature swaps; or 
(B) a debt buyback by an eligible country of its own 
qualified debt, only if the eligible country uses an additional 
amount of the local currency of the eligible country, equal 
to not less than 40 percent of the price paid for such 
debt by such eligible country, or the difference between 
the price paid for such debt and the face value of such 
debt, to support activities that link conservation and
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sustainable use of natural resources with local community 
development, and child survival and other child develop-
ment, in a manner consistent with sections 707 through 
710 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, if the sale, 
reduction, or cancellation would not contravene any term 
or condition of any prior agreement relating to such loan. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the President shall, in accordance with this 
section, establish the terms and conditions under which loans 
may be sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant to this section. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Facility, as defined in section 
702(8) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall notify the 
administrator of the agency primarily responsible for admin-
istering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of pur-
chasers that the President has determined to be eligible, and 
shall direct such agency to carry out the sale, reduction, or 
cancellation of a loan pursuant to this section. Such agency 
shall make adjustment in its accounts to reflect the sale, reduc-
tion, or cancellation. 
(4) LIMITATION.—The authorities of this subsection shall 
be available only to the extent that appropriations for the 
cost of the modification, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, are made in advance. 
(b) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds from the sale, reduc-
tion, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant 
to this section shall be deposited in the United States Government 
account or accounts established for the repayment of such loan. 
(c) ELIGIBLE PURCHASERS.—A loan may be sold pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who presents plans satisfac-
tory to the President for using the loan for the purpose of engaging 
in debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or debt-for-
nature swaps. 
(d) DEBTOR CONSULTATIONS.—Before the sale to any eligible 
purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursuant to this section, 
of any loan made to an eligible country, the President should 
consult with the country concerning the amount of loans to be 
sold, reduced, or canceled and their uses for debt-for-equity swaps, 
debt-for-development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps. 
(e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The authority provided by sub-
section (a) may be used only with regard to funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Debt Restructuring’’. 
BASIC EDUCATION 
SEC. 567. Of the funds appropriated by title II of this Act, 
not less than $465,000,000 shall be made available for basic edu-
cation, of which not less than $250,000 shall be provided to the 
Comptroller General of the United States to prepare an analysis 
of United States funded international basic education programs, 
which should be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
by May 1, 2006. 
RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 568. Of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, not less than $15,000,000 should be made 
available to support reconciliation programs and activities which
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bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political 
backgrounds from areas of civil conflict and war. 
SUDAN 
SEC. 569. (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ up to 
$70,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Sudan, of 
which not to exceed $6,000,000 may be made available for adminis-
trative expenses of the United States Agency for International 
Development associated with assistance programs for Sudan. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—Subject to subsection (c): 
(1) Notwithstanding section 501(a) of the International 
Malaria Control Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–570) or any 
other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for assistance for the Government 
of Sudan. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for the cost, as defined in section 502, of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan 
guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the 
cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the 
United States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, 
and credit agreements. 
(c) Subsection (b) shall not apply if the Secretary of State 
determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that—
(1) the Government of Sudan has taken significant steps 
to disarm and disband government-supported militia groups 
in the Darfur region; 
(2) the Government of Sudan and all government-supported 
militia groups are honoring their commitments made in the 
cease-fire agreement of April 8, 2004; and 
(3) the Government of Sudan is allowing unimpeded access 
to Darfur to humanitarian aid organizations, the human rights 
investigation and humanitarian teams of the United Nations, 
including protection officers, and an international monitoring 
team that is based in Darfur and that has the support of 
the United States. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of subsection (b) shall not 
apply to—
(1) humanitarian assistance; 
(2) assistance for Darfur and for areas outside the control 
of the Government of Sudan; and 
(3) assistance to support implementation of the Comprehen-
sive Peace Agreement. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act and section 
501 of Public Law 106–570, the terms ‘‘Government of Sudan’’, 
‘‘areas outside of control of the Government of Sudan’’, and ‘‘area 
in Sudan outside of control of the Government of Sudan’’ shall 
have the same meaning and application as was the case imme-
diately prior to June 5, 2004, and, Southern Kordofan/Nuba Moun-
tains State, Blue Nile State and Abyei shall be deemed ‘‘areas 
outside of control of the Government of Sudan’’.
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TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING 
SEC. 570. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, under the 
headings ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Affairs Technical Assistance’’, and ‘‘International Organiza-
tions and Programs’’, not less than $522,000,000 should be made 
available for trade capacity building assistance: Provided, That 
$20,000,000 of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available for labor and 
environmental capacity building activities relating to the free trade 
agreement with the countries of Central America and the Dominican 
Republic. 
EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH EUROPEAN 
COUNTRIES AND CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES 
SEC. 571. Notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)), during fiscal year 2006, 
funds available to the Department of Defense may be expended 
for crating, packing, handling, and transportation of excess defense 
articles transferred under the authority of section 516 of such 
Act to Albania, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Former 
Yugoslavian 
Republic 
of 
Macedonia, 
Georgia, 
India, 
Iraq, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, 
Pakistan, Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, 
and Uzbekistan. 
ZIMBABWE 
SEC. 572. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States executive director to each international financial 
institution to vote against any extension by the respective institu-
tion of any loans to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet 
basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary 
of State determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the rule of law has been restored in Zimbabwe, including 
respect for ownership and title to property, freedom of speech and 
association. 
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE 
SEC. 573. Programs funded under titles II and III of this 
Act that provide training for foreign police, judicial, and military 
officials, shall include, where appropriate, programs and activities 
that address gender-based violence. 
LIMITATION ON ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE PARTIES TO THE INTERNATIONAL 
CRIMINAL COURT 
SEC. 574. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
in title II under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be 
used to provide assistance to the government of a country that 
is a party to the International Criminal Court and has not entered 
into an agreement with the United States pursuant to Article 
98 of the Rome Statute preventing the International Criminal Court 
from proceeding against United States personnel present in such 
country.