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(5) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used by the United States Govern-
ment to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement 
between the United States and Afghanistan. 
(b) BANGLADESH.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ that are made available for 
assistance for Bangladesh shall be made available for programs 
to protect due process of law, and to improve labor conditions 
by strengthening the capacity of independent workers’ organizations 
in Bangladesh’s readymade garment, shrimp, and fish export sec-
tors. 
(c) NEPAL.— 
(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available for assistance for Nepal 
for earthquake recovery and reconstruction programs: Provided, 
That such amounts shall be in addition to funds made available 
by this Act for development and democracy programs in Nepal: 
Provided further, That funds made available for earthquake 
recovery and reconstruction programs should— 
(A) target affected communities on an equitable basis; 
and 
(B) include sufficient oversight mechanisms, to include 
the participation of civil society organizations. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ shall only be made available for humani-
tarian and disaster relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, 
and in support of international peacekeeping operations: Pro-
vided, That such funds may only be made available for any 
additional uses if the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human 
rights and the law of war, and the Nepal Army is cooperating 
fully with civilian judicial authorities on such efforts. 
(d) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ for assistance for the Government of Paki-
stan may be made available unless the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the Government of Pakistan is— 
(A) cooperating with the United States in counterter-
rorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta 
Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al- 
Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organiza-
tions, including taking effective steps to end support for 
such groups and prevent them from basing and operating 
in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into 
neighboring countries; 
(B) not supporting terrorist activities against United 
States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s 
military and intelligence agencies are not intervening 
extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Paki-
stan;
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(C) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) net-
works and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the 
manufacture of IEDs; 
(D) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related 
material and expertise; 
(E) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 
visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance 
programs in Pakistan; and 
(F) providing humanitarian organizations access to 
detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 
civilians affected by the conflict. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, after consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification 
requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary of State deter-
mines that to do so is important to the national security interest 
of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if nec-
essary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons 
why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph 
(1) has not been met. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for 
Pakistan may be made available only to support counterter-
rorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ that are available 
for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to inter-
dict precursor materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan that 
are used to manufacture IEDs, including calcium ammo-
nium nitrate; to support programs to train border and 
customs officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agri-
cultural extension programs that encourage alternative fer-
tilizer use among Pakistani farmers. 
(C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available for 
assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall be 
implemented in a manner consistent with section 507(6) 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)). 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III 
and IV for assistance for Pakistan may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for this 
subsection and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961. 
(E) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, 
$33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the 
Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison 
and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance pro-
vided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden. 
(4) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN.—The authority and direc-
tives of section 7044(d)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015
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(division J of Public Law 113–235) shall apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for assistance 
for Pakistan. 
(5) REPORTS.— 
(A)(i) The spend plan required by section 7076 of this 
Act for assistance for Pakistan shall include achievable 
and sustainable goals, benchmarks for measuring progress, 
and expected results regarding combating poverty and fur-
thering development in Pakistan, countering terrorism and 
extremism, and establishing conditions conducive to the 
rule of law and transparent and accountable governance: 
Provided, That such benchmarks may incorporate those 
required in title III of the Enhanced Partnership with 
Pakistan Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 8441 et seq.), as appro-
priate: Provided further, That not later than 6 months 
after submission of such spend plan, and each 6 months 
thereafter until September 30, 2017, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
on the status of achieving the goals and benchmarks in 
such plan. 
(ii) The Secretary of State should suspend assistance 
for the Government of Pakistan if any report required 
by clause (i) indicates that Pakistan is failing to make 
measurable progress in meeting such goals or benchmarks. 
(B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations detailing the costs and 
objectives associated with significant infrastructure projects 
supported by the United States in Pakistan, and an assess-
ment of the extent to which such projects achieve such 
objectives. 
(6) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary of State shall take all prac-
ticable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni-
toring, oversight, and control of funds made available by this 
subsection for assistance for Pakistan. 
(e) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall 
be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka for democracy 
and economic development programs, particularly in areas 
recovering from ethnic and religious conflict: Provided, That 
such funds shall be made available for programs to assist 
in the identification and resolution of cases of missing persons. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act for 
assistance for the central Government of Sri Lanka may be 
made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Govern-
ment of Sri Lanka is continuing to— 
(A) address the underlying causes of conflict in Sri 
Lanka; and 
(B) increase accountability and transparency in govern-
ance. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated under title IV of this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Sri Lanka shall be subject to the following conditions—
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(A) funds under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ may only be made available for pro-
grams to redeploy, restructure, and reduce the size of the 
Sri Lankan armed forces and shall not exceed $400,000; 
(B) funds under the heading ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’ may only be made available for 
training related to international peacekeeping operations 
and Expanded International Military Education and 
Training; and 
(C) funds under the heading ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ may only be made available for training related 
to international peacekeeping operations. 
(f) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Afghanistan and Paki-
stan may be provided, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, for cross 
border stabilization and development programs between 
Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either country and the 
Central Asian countries. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’ that are available for assistance for countries 
in South and Central Asia shall be made available to enhance 
the recruitment, retention, and professionalism of women in 
the judiciary, police, and other security forces. 
WESTERN HEMISPHERE 
SEC. 7045. (a) UNITED
STATES
ENGAGEMENT
IN
CENTRAL 
AMERICA.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Subject to the requirements of this sub-
section, of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 
this Act, up to $750,000,000 may be made available for assist-
ance for countries in Central America to implement the United 
States Strategy for Engagement in Central America (the 
Strategy) in support of the Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity 
in the Northern Triangle of Central America (the Plan): Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State and Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) 
shall prioritize such assistance to address the key factors in 
such countries contributing to the migration of unaccompanied, 
undocumented minors to the United States: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be made available to the maximum 
extent practicable on a cost-matching basis. 
(2) PRE-OBLIGATION REQUIREMENTS.—Prior to the obligation 
of funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a multi-year spend plan specifying the proposed uses 
of such funds in each country and the objectives, indicators 
to measure progress, and a timeline to implement the Strategy, 
and the amounts made available from prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs to support such Strategy: Provided, That such 
spend plan shall also include a description of how such assist-
ance will differ from, complement, and leverage funds allocated