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Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, 
unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required 
in paragraph (1), and funds may be made available for macro-
economic growth assistance if the Secretary reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such government is imple-
menting transparent fiscal policies, including public disclosure 
of revenues from the extraction of natural resources. 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 
assistance for Burma may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except for this sub-
section, and following consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
(B) USES.—Funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act for assistance for Burma— 
(i) shall be made available to strengthen civil 
society organizations in Burma and for programs to 
strengthen independent media; 
(ii) shall be made available for community-based 
organizations operating in Thailand to provide food, 
medical, 
and 
other 
humanitarian 
assistance 
to 
internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addi-
tion to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration 
and Refugee Assistance’’; 
(iii) shall be made available for programs to pro-
mote ethnic and religious tolerance and to combat 
gender-based violence, including in Rakhine, Shan, 
Kachin, and Karen states; 
(iv) shall be made available to promote rural eco-
nomic development in Burma, including through micro-
finance programs; 
(v) shall be made available to increase opportuni-
ties for foreign direct investment by strengthening the 
rule of law, transparency, and accountability; 
(vi) shall be made available for programs to inves-
tigate and document allegations of ethnic cleansing 
and other gross violations of human rights committed 
against the Rohingya people in Rakhine state at not 
less than the amount specified for such programs in 
the table under this subsection in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 
That such funds shall be made available for civil society 
organizations in Bangladesh and Burma for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That prior to the obligation 
of such funds, the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, shall 
ensure the establishment of a standard documentation 
format and documentation procedures for use by such 
organizations, and shall identify an appropriate reposi-
tory for such information: Provided further, That such
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sums shall be in addition to funds otherwise made 
available for such purposes; 
(vii) shall be made available for programs to inves-
tigate and document allegations of gross violations of 
human rights committed in Burma, particularly in 
areas of conflict: Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available for civil society and international 
organizations, including those in countries bordering 
Burma, at not less than the amount specified for such 
programs in the table under this subsection in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); 
(viii) shall be made available to support the 
implementation of the August 2017 Final Report of 
the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State entitled 
‘‘Towards a Peaceful, Fair and Prosperous Future for 
the People of Rakhine’’; 
(ix) may not be made available to any individual 
or organization if the Secretary of State has credible 
information that such individual or organization has 
committed a gross violation of human rights, including 
against Rohingya and other minority groups, or that 
advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups 
or individuals in Burma; 
(x) may not be made available to any organization 
or entity controlled by the armed forces of Burma; 
(xi) may be made available for ethnic groups and 
civil society in Burma to help sustain ceasefire agree-
ments and further prospects for reconciliation and 
peace, which may include support to representatives 
of ethnic armed groups for this purpose; and 
(xii) may only be made available for programs 
to support the return of Rohingya, Karen, and other 
refugees and internally displaced persons to their loca-
tions of origin or preference in Burma if such returns 
are voluntary and consistent with international law. 
(C) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act shall be made available for regional 
programs to address violent extremism, which shall be 
administered by the Mission Director of the Regional 
Development Mission for Asia, USAID. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ may be made available for assistance 
for Burma: Provided, That the Department of State may con-
tinue consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on 
human rights and disaster response in a manner consistent 
with the prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the 
appropriate congressional committees. 
(3) MULTILATERAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury should instruct the United States executive director 
of each international financial institution to use the voice and 
vote of the United States to support projects in Burma only 
if such projects are developed and carried out in accordance 
with the requirements of section 7029(b)(2) of this Act. 
(4) CERTIFICATION AND WAIVER.—
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(A) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, 
of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available for 
assistance for Burma, 15 percent may not be obligated 
until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of 
Burma— 
(i) has terminated military cooperation with North 
Korea; 
(ii) is respecting human rights and the rule of 
law, including the arrest and prosecution of journalists 
and two Kachin pastors in December 2016; 
(iii) is revising, updating, or repealing colonial- 
era and other oppressive laws that are used in such 
prosecutions, including the Unlawful Associations Act; 
and 
(iv) is credibly investigating the murder of U Ko 
Ni, and is taking steps to protect and defend the secu-
rity and safety of other activists. 
(B) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements 
of this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that do so is in the 
national interest. 
(5) PROGRAMS, POSITION, AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(A) Any new program or activity in Burma initiated 
in fiscal year 2018 shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees. 
(B) Section 7043(b)(7) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall continue 
in effect during fiscal year 2018. 
(C) The United States Chief of Mission in Burma, 
in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, shall be 
responsible for democracy and human rights programs in 
Burma. 
(b) CAMBODIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for assistance for the Government of 
Cambodia may be obligated or expended unless the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that such Government is taking effective 
steps to— 
(i) strengthen regional security and stability, 
particularly regarding territorial disputes in the South 
China Sea and the enforcement of international sanc-
tions with respect to North Korea; and 
(ii) 
respect 
the 
rights 
and 
responsibilities 
enshrined in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cam-
bodia as enacted in 1993, including through the— 
(I) restoration of the civil and political rights 
of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, 
media, and civil society organizations; 
(II) restoration of all elected officials to their 
elected offices; and
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(III) release of all political prisoners, including 
journalists, civil society activists, and members of 
the opposition political party. 
(B) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for 
assistance for Cambodia shall be made available for— 
(i) democracy programs, including research and 
education programs associated with the Khmer Rouge 
in Cambodia, except that no funds for such purposes 
may be made available to the Extraordinary Chambers 
in the Court of Cambodia; and 
(ii) programs in the Khmer language to counter 
the influence of the People’s Republic of China in Cam-
bodia. 
(2) VISA RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated under title I 
of this Act shall be made available to continue to implement 
the policy announced by the Department of State on December 
6, 2017, to restrict the issuance of visas to enter the United 
States to individuals involved in undermining democracy in 
Cambodia, including the family members of such individuals, 
as appropriate: Provided, That not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing 
the implementation of such policy. 
(c) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs may 
be made available for assistance for the central government 
of a country the Secretary of State determines and reports 
to the appropriate congressional committees engages in signifi-
cant transactions contributing materially to the malicious 
cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Government of North Korea: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall submit the report 
required by section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and 
Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 
U.S.C. 9229), as amended, to the Committees on Appropriations 
in the manner described in subparagraph (2)(A) of such section: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State may waive the 
application of the restriction in this paragraph with respect 
to assistance for the central government of a country if the 
Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that to do so is important to the national 
security interest of the United States, including a description 
of such interest served. 
(2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ shall be 
made available to maintain broadcasting hours into North 
Korea at levels not less than the prior fiscal year. 
(3) REFUGEES.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ should be made 
available for assistance for refugees from North Korea, 
including protection activities in the People’s Republic of China 
and other countries in Asia. 
(4) HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION, DATABASE, AND LIMITATION 
ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support