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include any funds specifically intended for lethal military equip-
ment. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of 
this Act shall be made available for assistance for Libya for 
programs to strengthen governing institutions and civil society, 
improve border security, and promote stability in Libya, and 
for activities to address the humanitarian needs of the people 
of Libya: Provided, That section 7015(j) of this Act regarding 
notification of assistance diverted or destroyed shall apply to 
funds made available for assistance for Libya. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) COOPERATION ON THE SEPTEMBER 2012 ATTACK ON 
UNITED STATES PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
for assistance for the central Government of Libya unless 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees 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 facilities in Benghazi, Libya in Sep-
tember 2012: Provided, That the limitation in this para-
graph shall not apply to funds made available for the 
purpose of protecting United States Government personnel 
or facilities. 
(B) INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.—The limitation on the 
uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76) shall 
apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Libya. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds 
made available by this Act for assistance for Libya, the Sec-
retary 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, over-
sight, and control of funds made available by this subsection 
for assistance for Libya. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for the Western Sahara: Provided, That not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the 
obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the USAID Administrator, shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are available for assistance for 
Morocco may only be used for the purposes requested in the 
Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
(h) REFUGEE ASSISTANCE IN NORTH AFRICA.—Not later than 
45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after 
consultation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu-
gees and the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
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describing steps taken to strengthen monitoring of the delivery 
of humanitarian assistance provided for refugees in North Africa, 
including any steps taken to ensure that all vulnerable refugees 
are receiving such assistance. 
(i) NORTH AFRICA STRATEGY.—Not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a strategy for United States engagement in North 
Africa, which shall include detailed information on how diplomatic 
engagement and assistance will be prioritized for such region, 
including to address economic and security needs. 
(j) RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUND.— 
(1) FUNDS AND TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, not less than $500,000,000 shall be made 
available for the Relief and Recovery Fund for assistance for 
areas liberated from, at risk from, or under the control of, 
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, other terrorist organiza-
tions, or violent extremist organizations in the Middle East 
and Africa, including for stabilization assistance for vulnerable 
ethnic and religious minority communities affected by conflict: 
Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise 
made available for such purposes and to amounts specifically 
designated in this Act or in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act) for assistance for countries: Provided further, That 
such funds appropriated under such headings may be trans-
ferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such 
headings: Provided further, That such transfer authority is 
in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this 
Act or any other Act, and is subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ that are made available for the Relief 
and Recovery Fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 
available for programs 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: Provided, That such programs 
shall include components to develop local investigative and 
judicial skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and main-
tain 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. 
(3) COST-MATCHING BASIS.—Funds appropriated pursuant 
to paragraph (1) shall be made available to the maximum 
extent practicable on a cost-matching basis from sources other 
than the United States Government. 
(k) SYRIA.—
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(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ shall be made available, to the extent 
practicable and notwithstanding 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 rep-
resentative, inclusive, and accountable; 
(B) empower women through political and economic 
programs, and address the psychosocial needs of women 
and their families in Syria and neighboring countries; 
(C) develop and implement political processes that are 
democratic, transparent, and strengthen the rule of law; 
(D) further the legitimacy and viability of the Syrian 
opposition, including local government structures in Syria 
and through cross-border programs; 
(E) develop and sustain civil society and independent 
media in Syria; 
(F) promote stability and economic development in 
Syria; 
(G) document, investigate, and prosecute human rights 
violations in Syria, including through transitional justice 
programs and support for nongovernmental organizations; 
(H) expand the role of women in negotiations 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 edu-
cation requirements at universities and other academic 
institutions in the region, and through distance learning; 
(J) assist vulnerable populations in Syria and in neigh-
boring countries; 
(K) protect and preserve the cultural identity of the 
people of Syria as a counterbalance to extremism, particu-
larly those living in neighboring countries and among 
youth; 
(L) protect and preserve cultural heritage sites in 
Syria, particularly those damaged and destroyed by extrem-
ists; 
(M) counter extremism in Syria; and 
(N) facilitate the return of displaced persons to liber-
ated areas in Syria. 
(2) DEMINING AND UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE CLEARANCE.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ 
for assistance for Syria shall be made available for demining 
and unexploded ordnance clearance programs. 
(3) STRATEGY AND SYRIAN ORGANIZATIONS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for assistance 
for Syria pursuant to the authority of this subsection— 
(A) may only be made available after the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the heads of relevant United 
States Government agencies, submits, in classified form 
if necessary, an update to the comprehensive strategy 
required in section 7041(i)(3) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76); and
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(B) shall be made available, on an open and competitive 
basis, to continue a program to strengthen the capability 
of Syrian civil society organizations to address the imme-
diate and long-term needs of the Syrian people in Syria 
in a manner that supports the sustainability of such 
organizations in implementing Syrian-led humanitarian 
and development programs: Provided, That funds made 
available by this paragraph shall be administered by the 
Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart-
ment of State. 
(4) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act for assistance for Syria may be made available for a project 
or activity that supports or otherwise legitimizes the Govern-
ment 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. 
(5) MONITORING, OVERSIGHT, CONSULTATION, AND NOTIFICA-
TION.— 
(A) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by 
this Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the 
Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure 
that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, 
and control of such assistance inside Syria. 
(B) Section 7015(j) of this Act regarding the notification 
of assistance diverted or destroyed shall apply to funds 
made available for assistance for Syria. 
(C) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 
may only be made available following consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees, and shall be sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(l) TUNISIA.—Of the funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act, not less than $165,400,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Tunisia. 
(m) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the initial obligation 
of funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and accountable 
government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act may be made 
available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if 
after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same standing as 
member states or full membership as a state in the 
United Nations or any specialized agency thereof out-
side an agreement negotiated between Israel and the 
Palestinians; or