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to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
State shall include in the congressional budget justification 
an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, bal-
ances, and reimbursements related to such fund. 
(o) LOANS AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS.— 
(1) LOAN
GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs may be made available for the costs, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, Jordan, 
Iraq, Tunisia, and Ukraine, which are authorized to 
be provided: Provided, That amounts made available 
under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees 
shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of 
provisions of law limiting assistance to a country. 
(2) ENTERPRISE
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this 
Act may be made available to establish and operate 
one or more enterprise funds for Egypt, Jordan, and 
Tunisia: Provided, That the first, third and fifth pro-
visos under section 7041(b) of the Department of
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State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 
112–74) shall apply to funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 
an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent and 
in the same manner as such provision of law applied 
to funds made available under such section (except 
that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of section 
201 of the SEED Act shall not apply): Provided fur-
ther, That in addition to the previous proviso, the au-
thorities in the matter preceding the first proviso of 
such section may apply to any such enterprise fund 
or funds: Provided further, That the authority of any 
such enterprise fund or funds to provide assistance 
shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2028. 
(3) DESIGNATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds made 
available pursuant to paragraph (1) from prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs that were 
previously designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
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gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act. 
(4) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds 
made available pursuant to the authorities of this 
subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees, and subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(p) LOCAL WORKS.— 
(1) The ‘‘Small Grants Program’’ established 
pursuant to section 7080 of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113– 
235) shall hereafter be referred to as ‘‘Local Works’’. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’, not less than $47,000,000 shall be 
made available for Local Works pursuant to section 
7080 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (di-
vision J of Public Law 113–235), which may remain 
available until September 30, 2022. 
(3) For the purposes of section 7080 of the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
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Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 
Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eligible entities’’ shall be de-
fined as small local, international, and United 
States-based nongovernmental organizations, edu-
cational institutions, and other small entities that 
have received less than a total of $5,000,000 from 
USAID over the previous 5 fiscal years: Provided, 
That departments or centers of such educational insti-
tutions may be considered individually in deter-
mining such eligibility. 
(q) DEPARTMENT
OF STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of State may waive the provisions of subsections 
(a) through (d) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064) on a case-by-case basis for an 
annuitant reemployed by the Inspector General on a tem-
porary basis, subject to the same constraints and in the 
same manner by which the Secretary of State may exercise 
such waiver authority pursuant to subsection (g) of such 
section. 
(r) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for pur-
poses of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means the Committees on Appropriations
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and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) FUNDS
APPROPRIATED
BY
THIS
ACT
AND 
PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 
for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appropriated 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs’’ means funds that remain available 
for obligation, and have not expired. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
In this Act ‘‘international financial institutions’’ 
means the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, the International Development Associa-
tion, the International Finance Corporation, the 
Inter-American Development Bank, the International 
Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the 
Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Invest-
ment Corporation, the North American Development 
Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and De-
velopment, the African Development Bank, the Afri-
can Development Fund, and the Multilateral Invest-
ment Guarantee Agency. 
(4) SOUTHERN
KORDOFAN
REFERENCE.—Any 
reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other
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Act making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs shall 
be deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan 
that were previously part of Southern Kordofan prior 
to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan. 
(5) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 
means the United States Agency for International De-
velopment. 
(6) SPEND PLAN.—In this Act, the term ‘‘spend 
plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds appro-
priated for a particular entity, country, program, 
purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 
minimum, a description of— 
(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 
for measuring progress, and a timeline for 
achieving such goals; 
(B) amounts and sources of funds by ac-
count; 
(C) how such funds will complement other 
ongoing or planned programs; and 
(D) implementing partners, to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(7) CLARIFICATION.—In this Act, the terms ‘‘As-
sistant Secretary’’ and ‘‘Under Secretary’’ shall in-
clude individuals appointed by the President and
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confirmed by the Senate to serve in such designated 
positions, as well as individuals serving in acting ca-
pacities or performing functions pursuant to alter ego 
delegations with such designated ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary’’ and ‘‘Under Secretary’’ positions. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 
secondary boycott of American firms that have com-
mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace 
in the region and to United States investment and 
trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret-
tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and 
publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the 
Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; 
(3) all Arab League states should normalize rela-
tions with their neighbor Israel; 
(4) the President and the Secretary of State 
should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League 
boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to dem-
onstrate that opposition by, for example, taking into 
consideration the participation of any recipient coun-
try in the boycott when determining to sell weapons 
to said country; and
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(5) the President should report to Congress an-
nually on specific steps being taken by the United 
States to encourage Arab League states to normalize 
their relations with Israel to bring about the termi-
nation of the Arab League boycott of Israel, including 
those to encourage allies and trading partners of the 
United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses 
from complying with the boycott and penalizing busi-
nesses that do comply. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7036. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of 
the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this 
Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless 
the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that— 
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 
state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to 
peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; and 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 
security organizations; and
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(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
context of full and normal relationships, which should 
include— 
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within secure 
and recognized boundaries free from threats or 
acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just settle-
ment of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the governing entity should enact a constitution assur-
ing the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect
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for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other 
laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable 
governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection (a) 
if the President determines that it is important to the na-
tional security interest of the United States to do so. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of 
subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 7040 
of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian 
Authority’’). 
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7037. None of the funds appropriated under titles 
II through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to 
create in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any depart-
ment or agency of the United States Government for the 
purpose of conducting official United States Government 
business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and 
Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity pro-
vided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles: Pro-
vided, That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisi-
tion of additional space for the existing Consulate General 
in Jerusalem: Provided further, That meetings between offi-
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cers and employees of the United States and officials of the 
Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian gov-
erning entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration 
of Principles, for the purpose of conducting official United 
States Government business with such authority should con-
tinue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem: Pro-
vided further, That as has been true in the past, officers 
and employees of the United States Government may con-
tinue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestin-
ians (including those who now occupy positions in the Pal-
estinian Authority), have social contacts, and have inci-
dental discussions. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2018, 30 
days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall 
certify to the Committees on Appropriations that proce-
dures have been established to assure the Comptroller Gen-
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eral of the United States will have access to appropriate 
United States financial information in order to review the 
uses of United States assistance for the Program funded 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the West 
Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec-
retary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure 
that such assistance is not provided to or through any indi-
vidual, private or government entity, or educational insti-
tution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe ad-
vocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, ter-
rorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or edu-
cational institutions, those that have as a principal officer 
of the entity’s governing board or governing board of trust-
ees any individual that has been determined to be involved 
in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a 
member of a designated foreign terrorist organization: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, es-
tablish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in car-
rying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to 
any individual, entity, or educational institution which the 
Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating 
terrorist activity.
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(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) RECOGNITION
OF
ACTS
OF
TERRORISM.— 
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for— 
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
individual who the Secretary of State determines 
has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available by this or prior 
appropriations Acts, including funds made available 
by transfer, may be made available for obligation for 
security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until 
the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been es-
tablished for security assistance for the West Bank 
and Gaza and reports on the extent of Palestinian 
compliance with such benchmarks.
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(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall ensure 
that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 
and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub- 
grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, 
are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, 
among other things, compliance with this section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up to 
$1,000,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector 
General of the United States Agency for International 
Development for audits, investigations, and other ac-
tivities in furtherance of the requirements of this sub-
section: Provided, That such funds are in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes. 
(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified in sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treat-
ment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West 
Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as 
cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2018 under the head-
ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such audit shall ad-
dress—
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(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made avail-
able in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations updating the report con-
tained in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of the Emer-
gency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the 
Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public 
Law 109–13). 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
may be obligated or expended with respect to providing 
funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to
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the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President 
pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro-
priations that waiving such prohibition is important to the 
national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiv-
er pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more 
than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the 
justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds 
will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to 
ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Provided, 
That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian 
Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons 
and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 
waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State must certify and report to the Committees on Appro-
priations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pales-
tinian Authority has established a single treasury account 
for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing 
mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financ-
ing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority
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treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil 
service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority 
is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis 
and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, co-
existence, and security cooperation with Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE LIB-
ERATION ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 
through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 
of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 
Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 
to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 
Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree-
ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 
undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such gov-
ernment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the 
principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and 
(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amend-
ed.
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(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to this sub-
section. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to para-
graph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
within 120 days of the certification and every quarter 
thereafter on whether such government, including all 
of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to 
comply with the principles contained in section 
620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended: Provided, That the report shall 
also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mecha-
nisms for any assistance provided pursuant to the 
abovementioned certification and a full accounting of 
any direct support of such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for assist-
ance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are available for assistance
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for Egypt may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law restricting assistance for 
Egypt, except for this subsection and section 620M of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may only be 
made available for assistance for the Government of 
Egypt if the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such gov-
ernment is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.— 
(A) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, up to $112,500,000 may be made 
available for assistance for Egypt, of which not 
less than $35,000,000 should be made available 
for higher education programs including not less 
than $10,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian 
students with high financial need to attend not- 
for-profit institutions of higher education: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be made available 
for democracy programs, and for development 
programs in the Sinai: Provided further, That
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such funds may not be made available for cash 
transfer assistance or budget support unless the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that the Gov-
ernment of Egypt is taking consistent and effec-
tive steps to stabilize the economy and imple-
ment market-based economic reforms. 
(B) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of State 
shall withhold from obligation funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Egypt, 
an amount of such funds that the Secretary de-
termines to be equivalent to that expended by the 
United States Government for bail, and by non-
governmental organizations for legal and court 
fees, associated with democracy-related trials in 
Egypt until the Secretary certifies and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the Gov-
ernment of Egypt has dismissed the convictions 
issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 
2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for 
the Year 2012’’. 
(C) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign
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operations, and related programs under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be 
made available for a contribution, voluntary or 
otherwise, to the ‘‘Civil Associations and Foun-
dations Support Fund’’, or any similar fund, es-
tablished pursuant to Law 70 on Associations 
and Other Foundations Working in the Field of 
Civil Work published in the Official Gazette of 
Egypt on May 29, 2017. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military 
Financing 
Program’’, 
up 
to 
$1,300,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, may be made available for as-
sistance for Egypt: Provided, That such funds 
may be transferred to an interest bearing ac-
count in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 
following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$300,000,000 of such funds shall be withheld 
from obligation until the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Government of Egypt is tak-
ing sustained and effective steps to—
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(i) advance democracy and human 
rights in Egypt, including to govern demo-
cratically and protect religious minorities 
and the rights of women, which are in addi-
tion to steps taken during the previous cal-
endar year for such purposes; 
(ii) implement reforms that protect 
freedoms of expression, association, and 
peaceful assembly, including the ability of 
civil society organizations, human rights 
defenders, and the media to function with-
out interference; 
(iii) release political prisoners and 
provide detainees with due process of law; 
(iv) hold Egyptian security forces ac-
countable, including officers credibly alleged 
to have violated human rights; 
(v) investigate and prosecute cases of 
extrajudicial killings and forced disappear-
ances; and 
(vi) provide regular access for United 
States officials to monitor such assistance 
in areas where the assistance is used: 
Provided further, That the certification require-
ment of this paragraph shall not apply to funds
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appropriated by this Act under such heading for 
counterterrorism, border security, and non-
proliferation programs for Egypt. 
(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 
waive the certification requirement in subpara-
graph (A) if the Secretary determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
to do so is important to the national security in-
terest of the United States, and submits a report 
to such Committees containing a detailed jus-
tification for the use of such waiver and the rea-
sons why any of the requirements of subpara-
graph (A) cannot be met, and including an as-
sessment of the compliance of the Government of 
Egypt with United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 2270 and other such resolutions re-
garding North Korea: Provided, That the report 
required by this paragraph shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a 
classified annex. 
(4) OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that 
mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, 
and control of funds made available by this subsection 
for assistance for Egypt.
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(5) CONSULTATION
REQUIREMENT.—Not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on any plan to restructure military 
assistance for Egypt. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’ shall be used by the Secretary of State— 
(A) to support the United States policy to 
prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 
produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 
(B) to support an expeditious response to 
any violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of 
Action or United Nations Security Council Reso-
lution 2231; 
(C) to support the implementation and en-
forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 
of terrorism, human rights abuses, and ballistic 
missile and weapons proliferation; and 
(D) for democracy programs for Iran, to be 
administered by the Assistant Secretary for Near 
Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in con-
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sultation with the Assistant Secretary for De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart-
ment of State. 
(2) CONTINUATION OF PROHIBITION.—The terms 
and conditions of section 7041(c)(2) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public 
Law 112–74) shall continue in effect during fiscal 
year 2018. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary 
of State shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations the semi-annual report required by 
section 135 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as added by section 2 of 
the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 
(Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS
REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the status of the implementation and enforce-
ment of bilateral United States and multilateral 
sanctions against Iran and actions taken by the
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United States and the international community 
to enforce such sanctions against Iran: Provided, 
That the report shall also include any entities 
involved in providing significant support for the 
development of a ballistic missile by the Govern-
ment of Iran after October 1, 2015, including 
shipping and financing, and note whether such 
entities are currently under United States sanc-
tions: Provided further, That such report shall be 
submitted in an unclassified form, but may con-
tain a classified annex if necessary. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be made available for assistance for Iraq to pro-
mote governance and security, and for stabilization 
programs, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 
and other areas impacted by the conflict in Syria, 
and among religious and ethnic minority populations 
in Iraq: Provided, That such assistance shall be pro-
vided in accordance with the Constitution of Iraq: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘International Disaster As-
sistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ 
should be made available for assistance for the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq to address the needs of in-
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ternally displaced persons and refugees: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of State shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating 
funds made available for the Kurdistan Region of 
Iraq. 
(2) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used by the Government of the United 
States to enter into a permanent basing rights agree-
ment between the United States and Iraq. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $1,525,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which: not 
less than $1,082,400,000 shall be made available under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, of which not less than 
$745,100,000 shall be made available for budget support for 
the Government of Jordan; and not less than $425,000,000 
shall be made available under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leba-
nese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF is 
controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as des-
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ignated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ that are available for as-
sistance for Lebanon may be made available for pro-
grams and equipment for the ISF and the LAF to ad-
dress security and stability requirements in areas af-
fected by the conflict in Syria, following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees. 
(3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ that are available for assistance for 
Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding sec-
tion 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 
2346 note). 
(4) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.— 
In addition to the activities described in paragraph 
(2), funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for assistance 
for Lebanon may be made available only to profes-
sionalize the LAF and to strengthen border security 
and combat terrorism, including training and equip-
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ping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, inter-
dicting arms shipments, preventing the use of Leb-
anon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to im-
plement United Nations Security Council Resolution 
1701: Provided, That funds may not be obligated for 
assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of State 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations a spend 
plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equip-
ment provided to the LAF is only used for the in-
tended purposes, except such plan may not be consid-
ered as meeting the notification requirements under 
section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be sub-
mitted not later than September 1, 2018: Provided 
further, That any notification submitted pursuant to 
such sections shall include any funds specifically in-
tended for lethal military equipment. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by titles III 
and IV of this Act shall be made available for assist-
ance 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 re-
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garding notification of assistance diverted or de-
stroyed shall apply to funds made available for assist-
ance for Libya. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) COOPERATION ON THE SEPTEMBER 2012 
ATTACK ON UNITED STATES PERSONNEL AND FA-
CILITIES.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for assistance for 
the central Government of Libya unless the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Com-
mittees 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 per-
sonnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in Sep-
tember 2012: Provided, That the limitation in 
this paragraph shall not apply to funds made 
available for the purpose of protecting United 
States Government personnel or facilities. 
(B) INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.—The lim-
itation on the uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 
(division K of Public Law 113–76) shall apply
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to funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Libya. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—Prior to the initial obliga-
tion of funds made available by this Act for assistance 
for Libya, the Secretary of State shall certify and re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations that all 
practicable steps have been taken to ensure that mech-
anisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and 
control of funds made available by this subsection for 
assistance for Libya. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY AND CONSULTATION REQUIRE-
MENT.—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 obli-
gation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the USAID Administrator, shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
proposed uses of such funds. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.— 
Funds appropriated 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 Budg-
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et 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 Refugees and the Executive Director of 
the World Food Programme, shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations describing steps taken to 
strengthen monitoring of the delivery of humanitarian as-
sistance 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 congressional committees a strategy for 
United States engagement in North Africa, which shall in-
clude 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 appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation,
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Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 
‘‘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 organizations, or vio-
lent extremist organizations in the Middle East and 
Africa, including for stabilization assistance for vul-
nerable ethnic and religious minority communities af-
fected 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 consolidated Act) for assistance for countries: 
Provided further, That such funds appropriated under 
such headings may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated under such headings: Pro-
vided further, That such transfer authority is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided by this 
Act or any other Act, and is subject to the regular no-
tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions.
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(2) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
that are made available for the Relief and Recovery 
Fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made avail-
able 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 pur-
poses: 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 
appro-
priated 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 appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Peacekeeping 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 af-
fected by conflict in Syria, and programs that seek 
to— 
(A) establish local governance in Syria that 
is representative, 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 proc-
esses that are democratic, transparent, and 
strengthen the rule of law; 
(D) further the legitimacy and viability of 
the Syrian opposition, including local govern-
ment structures in Syria and through cross-bor-
der programs; 
(E) develop and sustain civil society and 
independent media in Syria;
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(F) promote stability and economic develop-
ment in Syria; 
(G) document, investigate, and prosecute 
human rights violations in Syria, including 
through transitional justice programs and sup-
port for nongovernmental organizations; 
(H) expand the role of women in negotia-
tions 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 education requirements at uni-
versities and other academic institutions in the 
region, and through distance learning; 
(J) assist vulnerable populations in Syria 
and in neighboring countries; 
(K) protect and preserve the cultural iden-
tity of the people of Syria as a counterbalance 
to extremism, particularly those living in neigh-
boring countries and among youth; 
(L) protect and preserve cultural heritage 
sites in Syria, particularly those damaged and 
destroyed by extremists; 
(M) counter extremism in Syria; and
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(N) facilitate the return of displaced persons 
to liberated areas in Syria. 
(2) DEMINING
AND
UNEXPLODED
ORDNANCE 
CLEARANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the 
heading 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
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 appropriated by this Act that are made avail-
able for assistance for Syria pursuant to the author-
ity 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 Ap-
propriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public 
Law 113–76); and 
(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 immediate and
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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: Pro-
vided, That funds made available by this para-
graph shall be administered by the Bureau for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart-
ment of State. 
(4) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act for assistance for Syria may be 
made available for a project or activity that supports 
or otherwise legitimizes the Government of Iran, for-
eign 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 NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) Prior to the obligation of funds appro-
priated by this Act and made available for as-
sistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall 
take all practicable steps to ensure that mecha-
nisms 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 de-
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stroyed 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 subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(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 ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for as-
sistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary 
of State shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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.—
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(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 enact-
ment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof outside an 
agreement negotiated between Israel and the 
Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an Inter-
national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 
authorized investigation, or actively support 
such an investigation, that subjects Israeli 
nationals to an investigation for alleged 
crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph re-
sulting from the application of subclause (I) of 
such clause if the Secretary certifies to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the 
national security interest of the United States, 
and submits a report to such Committees detail-
ing how the waiver and the continuation of as-
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sistance would assist in furthering Middle East 
peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100–204) if the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Palestinians have 
not, after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state outside an agreement nego-
tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
and 
(II) initiated or actively supported an 
ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 
for alleged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi-
dent is unable to make the certification pursuant 
to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the President 
may waive section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 
if the President determines and certifies in writ-
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ing to the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, 
and the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Palestinians have entered into direct and mean-
ingful negotiations with Israel: Provided, That 
any waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of 
Public Law 100–204 under clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph or under previous provisions of law 
must expire before the waiver under the pre-
ceding sentence may be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara-
graph shall be effective for no more than a period 
of 6 months at a time and shall not apply be-
yond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(3) REDUCTION.—The Secretary of State shall 
reduce the amount of assistance made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the Palestinian Authority by an amount 
the Secretary determines is equivalent to the amount 
expended by the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine 
Liberation Organization, and any successor or affili-
ated organizations with such entities as payments for 
acts of terrorism by individuals who are imprisoned 
after being fairly tried and convicted for acts of ter-
rorism and by individuals who died committing acts
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of terrorism during the previous calendar year: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for fis-
cal year 2018 prior to the obligation of funds for the 
Palestinian Authority. 
(4) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require-
ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 
apply to funds made available by this Act, including 
a description of modifications, if any, to the security 
strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
(5) INCITEMENT
REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees detailing steps taken by the 
Palestinian Authority to counter incitement of vio-
lence against Israelis and to promote peace and coex-
istence with Israel. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION AS-
SISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ for the central government of a country in the 
African Great Lakes region may be made available only 
for Expanded International Military Education and
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Training and professional military education until the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that such government is not facilitating 
or otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a 
neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed 
groups. 
(b) BOKO HARAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for assistance for Cameroon, Chad, 
Niger, and Nigeria— 
(1) shall be made available for assistance for 
women and girls who are targeted by the terrorist or-
ganization Boko Haram, consistent with the provi-
sions of section 7059 of this Act, and for individuals 
displaced by Boko Haram violence; and 
(2) may be made available for counterterrorism 
programs to combat Boko Haram. 
(c) CENTRAL
AFRICAN
REPUBLIC.—Funds made 
available by this Act for assistance for the Central African 
Republic shall be made available for reconciliation and 
peacebuilding programs, including activities to promote 
inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, and 
for programs to prevent crimes against humanity. 
(d) ETHIOPIA.— 
(1) FORCED EVICTIONS.—
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(A) Funds appropriated by this Act for as-
sistance for Ethiopia may not be made available 
for any activity that supports forced evictions. 
(B) 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 sup-
port projects in Ethiopia only if such projects 
are developed and carried out in accordance with 
the requirements of section 7029(b)(2) of this 
Act. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Programs and activities to 
improve livelihoods shall include prior consultation 
with, and the participation of, affected communities, 
including in the South Omo and Gambella regions. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations the report 
under this subsection in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
(e) LAKE CHAD BASIN COUNTRIES.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for assistance 
for Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria should be made
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available, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, for— 
(1) democracy programs, including to protect 
freedom of expression, association, assembly, and reli-
gion, including support for independent journalists, 
civil society, and democratic political parties; 
(2) assistance for governments of such countries 
to strengthen accountability and the rule of law, in-
cluding within the security forces; and 
(3) health and development programs. 
(f) LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available for programs and activi-
ties in areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) 
consistent with the goals of the Lord’s Resistance Army Dis-
armament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111–172), including to improve physical ac-
cess, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning 
mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobiliza-
tion, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, espe-
cially child soldiers. 
(g) MALAWI.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than 
$56,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Ma-
lawi, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be made available 
for higher education programs.
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(h) SOUTH SUDAN.— 
(1) STRATEGY UPDATE.—Not later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall 
submit an update to the strategy required in section 
7042(i) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31). 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act that are available for assistance 
for the central Government of South Sudan may be 
made available until the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such government is taking effective steps to— 
(A) end hostilities and pursue good faith ne-
gotiations for a political settlement of the con-
flict; 
(B) provide access for humanitarian orga-
nizations; 
(C) end the recruitment and use of child sol-
diers; 
(D) protect freedoms of expression, associa-
tion, and assembly; 
(E) reduce corruption related to the extrac-
tion and sale of oil and gas;
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(F) establish democratic institutions; 
(G) establish accountable military and po-
lice forces under civilian authority; and 
(H) investigate and prosecute individuals 
credibly alleged to have committed gross viola-
tions of human rights, including at the Terrain 
compound in Juba, South Sudan on July 11, 
2016. 
(3) EXCLUSIONS.—The limitation of paragraph 
(2) shall not apply to— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) assistance to support South Sudan 
peace negotiations or to advance or implement a 
peace agreement; and 
(C) assistance to support implementation of 
outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace 
Agreement and mutual arrangements related to 
such Agreement. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Prior to the initial obliga-
tion of funds made available for the central Govern-
ment of South Sudan pursuant to paragraphs (3)(B) 
and (C), the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the intended uses of 
such funds, steps taken by such government to ad-
vance or implement a peace agreement, and progress
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made by the Government of South Sudan in meeting 
the requirements in paragraph (2). 
(i) SUDAN.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) 
ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, none of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for 
assistance for the Government of Sudan. 
(B) LOANS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for 
the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional 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. 
(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The limitations of paragraph 
(1) shall not apply to— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) assistance for democracy programs; 
(C) assistance for the Darfur region, South-
ern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other 
marginalized areas and populations in Sudan, 
and Abyei; and
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(D) assistance to support implementation of 
outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace 
Agreement, mutual arrangements related to post- 
referendum issues associated with such Agree-
ment, or any other internationally recognized 
viable peace agreement in Sudan. 
(j) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive director 
of each international financial institution to vote 
against any extension by the respective institution of 
any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 
except to meet basic human needs or to promote de-
mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
rule of law has been restored, including respect for 
ownership and title to property, and freedoms of ex-
pression, association, and assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for assist-
ance for the central 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 macroeconomic 
growth assistance if the Secretary reports to the Com-
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mittees on Appropriations that such government is 
implementing 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 ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Burma 
may be made available notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, except for this subsection, 
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 strength-
en civil society organizations in Burma and 
for programs to strengthen independent 
media; 
(ii) shall be made available for commu-
nity-based organizations operating in Thai-
land to provide food, medical, and other hu-
manitarian assistance to internally dis-
placed persons in eastern Burma, in addi-
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tion to assistance for Burmese refugees from 
funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’; 
(iii) shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote ethnic and religious toler-
ance and to combat gender-based violence, 
including in Rakhine, Shan, Kachin, and 
Karen states; 
(iv) shall be made available to promote 
rural economic development in Burma, in-
cluding through microfinance programs; 
(v) shall be made available to increase 
opportunities for foreign direct investment 
by strengthening the rule of law, trans-
parency, and accountability; 
(vi) shall be made available for pro-
grams to investigate and document allega-
tions 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 de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding
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division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be made avail-
able for civil society organizations in Ban-
gladesh and Burma for such purposes: Pro-
vided further, That prior to the obligation 
of such funds, the Assistant Secretary for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, De-
partment of State, shall ensure the estab-
lishment of a standard documentation for-
mat and documentation procedures for use 
by such organizations, and shall identify an 
appropriate repository for such informa-
tion: Provided further, That such sums shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made 
available for such purposes; 
(vii) shall be made available for pro-
grams to investigate and document allega-
tions 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 pro-
grams in the table under this subsection in
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the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act); 
(viii) shall be made available to sup-
port 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 agreements and further 
prospects for reconciliation and peace,
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which may include support to representa-
tives of ethnic armed groups for this pur-
pose; 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 appro-
priated under title III of this Act shall be made 
available for regional programs to address vio-
lent extremism, which shall be administered by 
the Mission Director of the Regional Develop-
ment Mission for Asia, USAID. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ may be made available for assistance for 
Burma: Provided, That the Department of State may 
continue consultations with the armed forces of 
Burma only on human rights and disaster response 
in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, and
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following consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(3) MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury should instruct the United States ex-
ecutive director of each international financial insti-
tution 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 re-
quirements of section 7029(b)(2) of this Act. 
(4) CERTIFICATION AND WAIVER.— 
(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 Govern-
ment of Burma— 
(i) has terminated military coopera-
tion with North Korea; 
(ii) is respecting human rights and the 
rule of law, including the arrest and pros-
ecution of journalists and two Kachin pas-
tors in December 2016;
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(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 mur-
der of U Ko Ni, and is taking steps to pro-
tect and defend the security 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 Ap-
propriations that do so is in the national inter-
est. 
(5) PROGRAMS, POSITION, AND
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.— 
(A) Any new program or activity in Burma 
initiated in fiscal year 2018 shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(B) Section 7043(b)(7) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 
Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect 
during fiscal year 2018.
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(C) The United States Chief of Mission in 
Burma, in consultation with the Assistant Sec-
retary 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 ex-
pended unless the Secretary 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 sanctions with 
respect to North Korea; and 
(ii) respect the rights and responsibil-
ities enshrined in the Constitution of the 
Kingdom of Cambodia as enacted in 1993, 
including through the—
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(I) restoration of the civil and po-
litical rights of the opposition Cam-
bodia National Rescue Party, media, 
and civil society organizations; 
(II) restoration of all elected offi-
cials to their elected offices; and 
(III) release of all political pris-
oners, including journalists, civil soci-
ety activists, and members of the oppo-
sition political party. 
(B) Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be 
made available for— 
(i) democracy programs, including re-
search and education programs associated 
with the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, except 
that no funds for such purposes may be 
made available to the Extraordinary Cham-
bers in the Court of Cambodia; and 
(ii) programs in the Khmer language 
to counter the influence of the People’s Re-
public of China in Cambodia. 
(2) VISA
RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated 
under title I of this Act shall be made available to 
continue to implement the policy announced by the
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Department of State on December 6, 2017, to restrict 
the issuance of visas to enter the United States to in-
dividuals involved in undermining democracy in 
Cambodia, including the family members of such in-
dividuals, as appropriate: Provided, That not later 
than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees describing the imple-
mentation of such policy. 
(c) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, 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 sig-
nificant transactions contributing materially to the 
malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Govern-
ment of North Korea: Provided, That the Secretary of 
State shall submit the report required by section 209 
of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhance-
ment Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 U.S.C. 
9229), as amended, to the Committees on Appropria-
tions in the manner described in subparagraph (2)(A)
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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 de-
termines and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that to do so is important to the national 
security interest of the United States, including a de-
scription 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 Assist-
ance’’ should be made available for assistance for ref-
ugees from North Korea, including protection activi-
ties in the People’s Republic of China and other coun-
tries in Asia. 
(4) HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION, DATABASE, AND 
LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) HUMAN
RIGHTS
PROMOTION.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Democ-
racy Fund’’, not less than $8,000,000 shall be
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made available for the promotion of human 
rights in North Korea: Provided, That such 
funds shall be administered by the Assistant Sec-
retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State: Provided further, 
That the authority of section 7032(b) of this Act 
shall apply to such funds. 
(B) DATABASE.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under title III shall be made available 
to maintain a database of prisons and gulags in 
North Korea, in accordance with section 7032(i) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 
(division K of Public Law 113–76). 
(C) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ may be made available 
for assistance for the Government of North 
Korea. 
(d) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
and Consular Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated 
or expended for processing licenses for the export of 
satellites of United States origin (including commer-
1371 
cial satellites and satellite components) to the People’s 
Republic of China (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in 
advance, the Committees on Appropriations are noti-
fied of such proposed action. 
(2) PEOPLE’S
LIBERATION
ARMY.—The terms 
and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assistance 
projects or activities of the People’s Liberation Army 
(PLA) of the PRC, to include such projects or activi-
ties by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or 
an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available pur-
suant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or 
any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to 
believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, 
the PLA. 
(3) COUNTER
INFLUENCE
PROGRAMS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act for public diplomacy under 
title I and for assistance under titles III and IV shall 
be made available to counter the influence of the PRC, 
in accordance with the strategy required by section 
7043(e)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
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2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76), following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) AUTHORITY
AND
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.—The uses of funds made 
available by this Act for the promotion of democ-
racy in the PRC, except for funds made avail-
able under subsection (f), shall be the responsi-
bility of the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State. 
(B) NOTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for trilateral 
programs conducted with the PRC shall be sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) PHILIPPINES.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ may be made available for counter-
narcotics assistance for the Philippine National Police only 
if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the Government of the Phil-
ippines has adopted and is implementing a counter-
narcotics strategy that is consistent with international 
human rights standards, including investigating and pros-
ecuting individuals who are credibly alleged to have or-
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dered, committed, or covered up extrajudicial killings and 
other gross violations of human rights in the conduct of 
counternarcotics operations: Provided, That the limitation 
of this paragraph shall not apply to funds made available 
for drug demand reduction or maritime programs, or to 
support for the development of such counternarcotics strat-
egy following consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(f) TIBET.— 
(1) FINANCING
OF
PROJECTS
IN
TIBET.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United 
States executive director of each international finan-
cial institution to use the voice and vote of the United 
States to support financing of projects in Tibet if 
such projects do not provide incentives for the migra-
tion and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or fa-
cilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and 
natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a 
thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the 
Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and tradi-
tions, and are subject to effective monitoring. 
(2) PROGRAMS FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITIES.— 
(A) TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading
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‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$8,000,000 shall be made available to nongovern-
mental organizations to support activities which 
preserve cultural traditions and promote sustain-
able development, education, and environmental 
conservation in Tibetan communities in the 
Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan 
communities in China. 
(B) INDIA AND NEPAL.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, not less than $6,000,000 
shall be made available for programs to promote 
and preserve Tibetan culture, development, and 
the resilience of Tibetan communities in India 
and Nepal, and to assist in the education and 
development of the next generation of Tibetan 
leaders from such communities: Provided, That 
such funds are in addition to amounts made 
available in subparagraph (A) for programs in-
side Tibet. 
(C) TIBETAN GOVERNANCE.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$3,000,000 shall be made available for programs
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to strengthen the capacity of Tibetan institutions 
and governance. 
(g) VIETNAM.— 
(1) 
DIOXIN
REMEDIATION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for activities related to the remediation of dioxin 
contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made 
available for assistance for the Government of Viet-
nam, including the military, for such purposes. 
(2) HEALTH
AND
DISABILITY
PROGRAMS.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than $10,000,000 
shall be made available for health and disability pro-
grams in areas sprayed with Agent Orange and other-
wise contaminated with dioxin, to assist individuals 
with severe upper or lower body mobility impairment 
or cognitive or developmental disabilities. 
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) FUNDING
AND
LIMITATIONS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International
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Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ may 
be made available for assistance for Afghanistan: 
Provided, That such funds may not be obligated 
for any project or activity that— 
(i) includes the participation of any 
Afghan individual or organization, includ-
ing government entity, if the Secretary of 
State has credible information that such in-
dividual, organization, or entity is involved 
in corrupt practices, illicit narcotics pro-
duction or trafficking, or a violation of 
human rights; 
(ii) cannot be sustained, as appro-
priate, by the Government of Afghanistan or 
another Afghan entity; 
(iii) is not regularly accessible for the 
purposes of conducting effective oversight in 
accordance with applicable Federal statutes 
and regulations; 
(iv) initiates any new, major infra-
structure development; or 
(v) is conducted in areas where project 
and resource disbursement monitoring can-
not be performed, unless the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Adminis-
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trator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so 
is in the national security interest of the 
United States, and submits a report to such 
Committees describing such interest, includ-
ing how such project or activity does not le-
gitimize the Taliban or other extremist or-
ganizations. 
(B) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Prior to 
the initial obligation of funds made available by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ for assistance for the central 
Government of Afghanistan, the Secretary of 
State shall certify and report to the Committees 
on Appropriations, after consultation with the 
Government of Afghanistan, that— 
(i) goals and benchmarks for the spe-
cific uses of such funds have been established 
by the Governments of the United States 
and Afghanistan; 
(ii) conditions are in place that in-
crease the transparency and accountability 
of the Government of Afghanistan for funds
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obligated under the New Development Part-
nership or other incentive-based programs; 
(iii) the Government of Afghanistan is 
implementing laws and policies to govern 
democratically and protect the rights of in-
dividuals, civil society, and the media; 
(iv) the Government of Afghanistan is 
taking consistent steps to protect and ad-
vance the rights of women and girls in Af-
ghanistan; 
(v) the Government of Afghanistan is 
effectively implementing a whole-of-govern-
ment, anti-corruption strategy that has been 
endorsed by the High Council on Rule of 
Law and Anti-Corruption, as agreed to at 
the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan in 
October 2016, and is prosecuting individ-
uals alleged to be involved in corrupt or il-
legal activities in Afghanistan; 
(vi) monitoring and oversight frame-
works for programs implemented with such 
funds are in accordance with all applicable 
audit policies of the Department of State 
and USAID, including in areas under the
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control of the Taliban or other extremist or-
ganizations; 
(vii) the necessary policies and proce-
dures are in place to ensure Government of 
Afghanistan compliance with section 7013 
of this Act, ‘‘Prohibition on Taxation of 
United States Assistance’’; and 
(viii) the Government of Afghanistan 
is publicly reporting its national budget, 
including revenues and expenditures. 
(C) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 
waive the certification requirement of subpara-
graph (B) if the Secretary determines 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 necessary, on the justifica-
tion for the waiver and the reasons why any of 
the requirements of subparagraph (B) cannot be 
met. 
(D) PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available for assistance 
for Afghanistan shall be made available— 
(i) for programs that protect and 
strengthen the rights of women and girls
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and promote the political and economic em-
powerment of women, including their mean-
ingful inclusion in political processes: Pro-
vided, That such assistance to promote eco-
nomic empowerment of women shall be 
made available as grants to Afghan organi-
zations, to the maximum extent practicable; 
(ii) for programs in South and Central 
Asia to expand linkages between Afghani-
stan and countries in the region; and 
(iii) to assist the Government of Af-
ghanistan to develop transparent budgetary 
processes, including executing a consistently 
applied system of legitimate revenue genera-
tion and expenditure. 
(E) TAXATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act for assistance for Afghani-
stan may be made available for direct govern-
ment-to-government assistance unless the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that— 
(i) the United States Government and 
the Government of Afghanistan have in 
place the agreements necessary to ensure
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compliance with the principles set forth in 
section 7013 of this Act; and 
(ii) United States companies and orga-
nizations that are implementing United 
States assistance programs in Afghanistan 
in a manner consistent with United States 
laws and regulations are not subjected by 
the Government of Afghanistan to taxes or 
other fees in contravention of the agreements 
referenced in clause (i), and are not sub-
jected to retaliation by the Government of 
Afghanistan for the nonpayment of such 
taxes or fees imposed in the past: Provided, 
That not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations 
an assessment of the dollar value of im-
proper taxes or fees levied by such govern-
ment against such companies and organiza-
tions in fiscal year 2017. 
(2) GOALS AND BENCHMARKS.—Not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report describing the goals and bench-
marks required in paragraph (1)(B)(i): Provided,
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That not later than 6 months after the submission of 
such report and every 6 months thereafter until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to such committees on the status of achieving 
such goals and benchmarks: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of State should suspend assistance for 
the Government of Afghanistan if any report required 
by this paragraph indicates that such government is 
failing to make measurable progress in meeting such 
goals and benchmarks. 
(3) AUTHORITIES.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
title III through VI that are made available for 
assistance for Afghanistan may be made avail-
able— 
(i) notwithstanding section 7012 of 
this Act or any similar provision of law 
and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961; 
(ii) for reconciliation programs and 
disarmament, 
demobilization, 
and 
re-
integration activities for former combatants 
who have renounced violence against the 
Government of Afghanistan, in accordance 
with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the De-
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partment of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 
(division I of Public Law 112–74); and 
(iii) for an endowment to empower 
women and girls. 
(B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I 
of Public Law 112–74) shall apply to funds ap-
propriated by this Act for assistance for Afghani-
stan. 
(4) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used by the 
United States Government to enter into a permanent 
basing rights agreement between the United States 
and Afghanistan. 
(b) NEPAL.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $121,480,000 of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be made 
available for assistance for Nepal, including for earth-
quake recovery and reconstruction programs.
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(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ shall only be 
made available for humanitarian and disaster relief 
and reconstruction activities in Nepal, and in sup-
port of international peacekeeping operations: Pro-
vided, That such funds may only be made available 
for any additional uses if the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Government of Nepal is investigating 
and prosecuting violations of human rights and the 
laws of war, and the Nepal Army is cooperating fully 
with civilian judicial authorities in such cases. 
(c) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ for assistance for Pakistan 
may be made available only to support counter-
terrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in 
Pakistan. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 
days after enactment of this Act, and prior to the 
submission of the report required by section 
653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the
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Secretary of State shall consult with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations on the amount of 
funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that 
is anticipated to be subject to the January 2018 
policy decision of the United States to suspend 
security assistance for Pakistan: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall promptly inform the appro-
priate congressional committees in writing of 
any changes to such policy, the justification for 
such changes, and the progress made by the Gov-
ernment of Pakistan in meeting the counterter-
rorism objectives described under this section in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act). 
(C) 
REPROGRAMMING.—Funds 
appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
for assistance for Pakistan that are withheld 
from obligation or expenditure by the Depart-
ment of State may be reprogrammed by the Sec-
retary of State, except that no such funds may
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be reprogrammed that are required to complete 
payment on existing and previously approved 
contracts: Provided, That such reprogramming 
shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) BILATERAL
ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE
RE-
PORT.—Prior to the obligation of funds made avail-
able by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the central Government 
of Pakistan, the Secretary of State shall submit a re-
port to the appropriate congressional committees de-
tailing— 
(A) the amount of financing and other sup-
port, if any, provided by the Government of 
Pakistan to schools supported by, affiliated with, 
or run by the Taliban or any domestic or foreign 
terrorist organization in Pakistan; 
(B) the extent of cooperation by such gov-
ernment in issuing visas in a timely manner for 
United States visitors, including officials and 
representatives of nongovernmental organiza-
tions, engaged in assistance and security pro-
grams in Pakistan; and 
(C) the extent to which such government is 
providing humanitarian organizations access to
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detainees, internally displaced persons, and other 
Pakistani civilians affected by conflict in Paki-
stan and the region. 
(3) AUTHORITY AND USES OF FUNDS.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act for as-
sistance for Pakistan may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, ex-
cept for section 620M of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act for as-
sistance for Pakistan that are made available for 
infrastructure projects shall be implemented in a 
manner consistent with section 507(6) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)). 
(C) The authorities and directives of section 
7044(d)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113– 
235) regarding scholarships for women shall 
apply to funds appropriated by this Act for as-
sistance for Pakistan, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining
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and Related Programs’’ that are made available 
for assistance for Pakistan shall be made avail-
able to interdict precursor materials from Paki-
stan to Afghanistan that are used to manufac-
ture improvised explosive devices and for agri-
culture extension programs that encourage alter-
native fertilizer use among Pakistani farmers to 
decrease the dual use of fertilizer in the manufac-
turing of improvised explosive devices. 
(E) Funds appropriated by this Act for as-
sistance for Pakistan shall be made available for 
border security programs, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(F) Funds appropriated by title III of this 
Act shall be made available for programs to pro-
mote democracy in Pakistan. 
(4) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV 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 Appropriations 
that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison 
and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance 
provided to the United States in locating Osama bin 
Laden.
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(5) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary of State shall 
take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms 
are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of 
funds made available by this subsection for assistance 
for Pakistan: Provided, That the Secretary shall in-
form the Committees on Appropriations of such steps 
in a timely manner. 
(d) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.—Of the 
funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less 
than $35,000,000 shall be made available for assist-
ance for Sri Lanka for economic development and de-
mocracy 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 Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the Government of Sri Lanka 
is— 
(A) repealing laws that do not comply with 
international standards for arrest and detention
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by security forces, and ensuring that any suc-
cessor legislation meets such standards; 
(B) increasing accountability and trans-
parency in governance; 
(C) investigating allegations of arbitrary 
arrest and torture, and supporting a credible 
justice mechanism in compliance with United 
Nations Human Rights Council Resolution (A/ 
HCR/30/L.29) of October 2015; 
(D) returning military occupied private 
lands in former conflict zones to their rightful 
owners or compensating those whose land was 
confiscated without due process, which includes 
legal steps and surveys to determine proper title 
to disputed lands, and which is in addition to 
steps taken during the previous calendar year; 
(E) establishing a functioning office of 
missing persons and assisting its investigations 
of cases of missing persons from Sri Lanka’s in-
ternal armed conflicts, and publishing lists of all 
persons who surrendered to such Government 
after the end of the civil war in May 2009; and 
(F) substantially reducing the presence of 
the armed forces in former conflict zones and im-
plementing a plan for restructuring and reduc-
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ing the size of the armed forces to adopt a peace-
time role that contributes to post-conflict rec-
onciliation and regional security. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds appropriated under title IV of this Act that 
are available for assistance for Sri Lanka shall be 
subject to the following conditions— 
(A) not to exceed $500,000 under the head-
ing ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may 
only be made available for programs to support 
humanitarian and disaster response prepared-
ness and maritime security; and 
(B) funds under the heading ‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’ may only be made available for 
training and equipment related to international 
peacekeeping operations, and only if the Govern-
ment of Sri Lanka is taking effective steps to 
bring to justice Sri Lankan peacekeeping troops 
who have engaged in sexual exploitation and 
abuse. 
(e) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.— 
(1) CROSS BORDER PROGRAMS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ for assistance for Afghanistan and 
Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any other
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provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign 
countries, for cross border stabilization and develop-
ment programs between Afghanistan and Pakistan, or 
between either country and the Central Asian coun-
tries. 
(2) SECURITY AND JUSTICE PROGRAMS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act that are made available for 
assistance for countries in South and Central Asia 
shall be made available to accelerate the recruitment 
and enhance the retention and professionalism of 
women in the judiciary, police, and other security 
forces. 
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Subject to the requirements of 
this subsection, of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act, up to $615,000,000 may be 
made available for assistance for countries in Central 
America to implement the United States Strategy for 
Engagement in Central America (the Strategy): Pro-
vided, 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
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paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations an updated multi- 
year spend plan as described under this subsection in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act). 
(3) ASSISTANCE
FOR
THE
CENTRAL
GOVERN-
MENTS
OF
EL
SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, AND
HON-
DURAS.—Of the funds made available pursuant to 
paragraph (1) that are available for assistance for 
each of the central governments of El Salvador, Gua-
temala, and Honduras, except for funds made avail-
able for the International Commission against Impu-
nity in Guatemala or the Mission to Support the 
Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Hon-
duras, the following amounts shall be withheld from 
obligation and may only be made available as follows: 
(A) 25 percent may only be obligated after 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees that such 
government is— 
(i) informing its citizens of the dangers 
of the journey to the southwest border of the 
United States;
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(ii) combating human smuggling and 
trafficking; 
(iii) improving border security, includ-
ing preventing illegal migration, human 
smuggling and trafficking, and trafficking 
of illicit drugs and other contraband; and 
(iv) cooperating with United States 
Government agencies and other governments 
in the region to facilitate the return, repa-
triation, and reintegration of illegal mi-
grants arriving at the southwest border of 
the United States who do not qualify for 
asylum, consistent with international law. 
(B) An additional 50 percent may only be 
obligated after the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that such government is— 
(i) working cooperatively with an au-
tonomous, publicly accountable entity to 
provide oversight of the Plan of the Alliance 
for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle in 
Central America (the Plan); 
(ii) combating corruption, including 
investigating and prosecuting current and
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former government officials credibly alleged 
to be corrupt; 
(iii) implementing reforms, policies, 
and programs to improve transparency and 
strengthen public institutions, including in-
creasing the capacity and independence of 
the judiciary and the Office of the Attorney 
General; 
(iv) implementing a policy to ensure 
that local communities, civil society organi-
zations (including indigenous and other 
marginalized groups), and local govern-
ments are consulted in the design, and par-
ticipate in the implementation and evalua-
tion of, activities of the Plan that affect 
such communities, organizations, and gov-
ernments; 
(v) countering the activities of crimi-
nal gangs, drug traffickers, and organized 
crime; 
(vi) investigating and prosecuting in 
the civilian justice system government per-
sonnel, including military and police per-
sonnel, who are credibly alleged to have vio-
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lated human rights, and ensuring that such 
personnel are cooperating in such cases; 
(vii) cooperating with commissions 
against corruption and impunity and with 
regional human rights entities; 
(viii) supporting programs to reduce 
poverty, expand education and vocational 
training for at-risk youth, create jobs, and 
promote equitable economic growth, particu-
larly in areas contributing to large numbers 
of migrants; 
(ix) implementing a plan that includes 
goals, benchmarks, and timelines to create a 
professional, accountable civilian police 
force and end the role of the military in in-
ternal policing, and make such plan avail-
able to the Department of State; 
(x) protecting the right of political op-
position parties, journalists, trade union-
ists, human rights defenders, and other civil 
society activists to operate without inter-
ference; 
(xi) increasing government revenues, 
including by implementing tax reforms and 
strengthening customs agencies; and
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(xii) resolving commercial disputes, in-
cluding the confiscation of real property, be-
tween United States entities and such gov-
ernment. 
(4) DETERMINATIONS AND IMPACT ON ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(A) INSUFFICIENT
PROGRESS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall periodically review the 
progress of each of the central governments of El 
Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in meeting 
the requirements of paragraphs (3)(A) and 
(3)(B): Provided, That if the Secretary deter-
mines and reports to the appropriate congres-
sional 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 supporting such requirement, and 
shall notify the appropriate congressional com-
mittees in writing of such action: Provided fur-
ther, 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.
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(B) EXTRAORDINARY PROGRESS.—The Sec-
retary of State may, notwithstanding section 
7019 of this Act, increase assistance for El Sal-
vador, Guatemala, or Honduras if the Secretary 
determines and reports to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the central govern-
ment of such country has made extraordinary 
progress in meeting the requirements of para-
graphs (3)(A) and (3)(B): Provided, That such 
increase shall be provided in the amounts des-
ignated as Award for Extraordinary Progress in 
the table under this section in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 
Provided further, That such determination may 
be made for not more than one country and fol-
lowing the submission of the reports for such 
country submitted pursuant to paragraphs 
(3)(A) and (3)(B). 
(C) CHANGE IN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.— 
Not later than 90 days following a change of na-
tional government in El Salvador, Guatemala, 
or Honduras, the Secretary of State shall deter-
mine whether or not such government is meeting 
the requirements of paragraphs (3)(A) and
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(3)(B) 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 central government until such time as such 
determination and report can be made. 
(D) REPROGRAMMING.— 
(i) Assistance suspended pursuant to 
subparagraphs (A) or (C) may be repro-
grammed if the Secretary of State deter-
mines that corrective measures have not 
been taken. 
(ii) If the Secretary is unable to make 
a determination pursuant to subparagraph 
(B) within 180 days after enactment of this 
Act, amounts designated under such sub-
paragraph may be reprogrammed. 
(iii) Any reprogramming made pursu-
ant to clauses (i) or (ii) shall only be made 
available for assistance for other countries 
in Latin America and the Caribbean and 
shall be subject to the regular notification
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procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
not less than 14 days prior to submitting any certifi-
cation made pursuant to subsection (a)(3) and any 
suspension or reprogramming made pursuant to sub-
section (a)(4). 
(6) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made avail-
able by this subsection for assistance for countries in 
Central America may be made available for direct 
government-to-government assistance or for major in-
frastructure projects. 
(b) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$391,253,000 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 trafficking, organizations designated as 
foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to sec-
tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1189), and other criminal or illegal 
armed groups: Provided, That aircraft supported
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by funds made available by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams may be used to transport personnel and 
supplies involved in drug eradication and inter-
diction, including security for such activities, 
and to provide transport in support of alter-
native development programs and investigations 
by civilian judicial authorities; 
(B) enhance security and stability in Co-
lombia and the region; 
(C) strengthen and expand governance, the 
rule of law, and access to justice throughout Co-
lombia; 
(D) promote economic and social develop-
ment, including by improving access to areas 
impacted by conflict through demining pro-
grams; and 
(E) implement a peace agreement between 
the Government of Colombia and illegal armed 
groups, in accordance with constitutional and 
legal requirements in Colombia: 
Provided, That such funds shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
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(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs that are made available for as-
sistance for Colombia may be made available for pay-
ment of reparations to conflict victims or compensa-
tion to demobilized combatants associated with a 
peace agreement between the Government of Colombia 
and illegal armed groups. 
(3) PRE-OBLIGATION REQUIREMENTS.—Prior to 
the initial obligation of funds made available pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the USAID Administrator, shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations an updated 
multi-year spend plan as described under this sub-
section in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act). 
(4) APPORTIONMENT
AND
TRANSFER.—Funds 
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Colombia 
shall be apportioned directly to USAID, except that 
not less than $7,000,000 of such funds shall be trans-
ferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee
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Assistance’’ for assistance for Colombian refugees in 
neighboring countries. 
(5) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds made 
available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ for counternarcotics assist-
ance for Colombia, 25 percent 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. 
(6) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Of the funds made avail-
able by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ for assistance for Colombia, 20 
percent may be obligated only in accordance with the 
conditions set forth under section 7045 in Senate Re-
port 115–152. 
(7) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of para-
graphs (5) and (6) shall not apply to funds made 
available for aviation instruction and maintenance, 
and maritime and riverine security programs. 
(c) HAITI.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 
and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made avail-
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able for assistance for Haiti may not be made avail-
able for assistance for the central Government of 
Haiti unless the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government is taking effective steps, which are in ad-
dition to steps taken since the certification and report 
submitted during the prior year, if applicable, to— 
(A) strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, in-
cluding 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 imple-
menting reforms to increase transparency 
and accountability, including through the 
penal and criminal codes; 
(B) combat corruption, including by imple-
menting the anti-corruption law enacted in 2014 
and prosecuting corrupt officials; 
(C) increase government revenues, including 
by implementing tax reforms, and increasing ex-
penditures on public services; and
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(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 $15,000,000 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 
$105,325,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Georgia. 
(2) UKRAINE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$420,700,000 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 govern-
ment of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union 
if such government directs any action in violation of the
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territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other 
Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those 
violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided, 
That except as otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of this 
Act, funds may be made available without regard to the 
restriction 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 Appropria-
tions 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);
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(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 assistance provided by the Overseas Private In-
vestment 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.—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 Presi-
dential Protection Directorate (TPPD) under chapter 2 of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.), un-
less the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees that members of the 
TPPD named in the July 17, 2017 indictment by the Supe-
rior Court of the District of Columbia 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 avail-
able by this Act for border security purposes, for North At-
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lantic Treaty Organization or coalition operations, or to 
enhance the protection of United States officials and facili-
ties in Turkey. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS 
SEC. 7047. If the President determines that doing so 
will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to 
$30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Na-
tions War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the 
former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council 
or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may 
establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without 
regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) 
thereof: Provided, That the determination required under 
this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise 
required under section 552(c): Provided further, That funds 
made available pursuant to this section shall be made avail-
able subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
UNITED NATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY
AND
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—
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(1) RESTRICTIONS.—Of the funds appropriated 
under title I and under the heading ‘‘International 
Organizations and Programs’’ in title V of this Act 
that are available for contributions to the United Na-
tions (including the Department of Peacekeeping Op-
erations), any United Nations agency, or the Organi-
zation of American States, 15 percent may not be ob-
ligated for such organization, department, or agency 
until the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the organiza-
tion, department, or agency is— 
(A) posting on a publicly available Web 
site, consistent with privacy regulations and due 
process, regular financial and programmatic au-
dits of such organization, department, or agency, 
and providing the United States Government 
with necessary access to such financial and per-
formance audits; 
(B) effectively implementing and enforcing 
policies and procedures which reflect best prac-
tices for the protection of whistleblowers from re-
taliation, including best practices for— 
(i) protection against retaliation for 
internal and lawful public disclosures; 
(ii) legal burdens of proof;
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(iii) statutes of limitation for reporting 
retaliation; 
(iv) access to independent adjudicative 
bodies, including external arbitration; and 
(v) results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation; and 
(C) effectively implementing and enforcing 
policies and procedures on the appropriate use of 
travel funds, including restrictions on first class 
and business class travel. 
(2) WAIVER.—The restrictions imposed by or 
pursuant to paragraph (1) may be waived on a case- 
by-case basis if the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to a hu-
manitarian crisis. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGATIONS 
AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES DELEGA-
TIONS.—None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to pay expenses for any United States 
delegation to any specialized agency, body, or com-
mission of the United Nations if such agency, body, 
or commission is chaired or presided over by a coun-
try, the government of which the Secretary of State
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has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in 
effect pursuant to the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), sup-
ports international terrorism. 
(2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act may be used by 
the Secretary of State as a contribution to any orga-
nization, agency, commission, or program within the 
United Nations system if such organization, agency, 
commission, or program is chaired or presided over 
by a country the government of which the Secretary 
of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of 
the Arms Export Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979, or any other pro-
vision of law, is a government that has repeatedly 
provided support for acts of international terrorism. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive 
the restriction in this subsection if the Secretary de-
termines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that to do so is important to the national 
interest of the United States, including a description 
of the national interest served.
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(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
available in support of the United Nations Human Rights 
Council unless the Secretary of State determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that participa-
tion in the Council is important to the national interest 
of the United States and that such Council is taking signifi-
cant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item 
and ensure integrity in the election of members to such 
Council: Provided, That such report shall include a descrip-
tion of the national interest served and the steps taken to 
remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure in-
tegrity in the election of members to such Council: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of State shall report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 
2018, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations 
Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and 
on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item 
and ensure integrity in the election of members to such 
Council. 
(d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY.— 
Prior to the initial obligation of funds for the United Na-
tions Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), and not later 
than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
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State shall submit a report in writing to the Committees 
on Appropriations on whether UNRWA is— 
(1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the 
West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to in-
spect UNRWA installations and reporting any inap-
propriate use; 
(2) acting promptly to address any staff or bene-
ficiary violation of its own policies (including the 
policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) 
and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) implementing procedures to maintain the 
neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a 
no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspec-
tions of its installations, to ensure they are only used 
for humanitarian or other appropriate purposes; 
(4) taking necessary and appropriate measures 
to ensure it is operating in compliance with the con-
ditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the De-
partment of State on actions it has taken to ensure 
conformance with such conditions; 
(5) taking steps to ensure the content of all edu-
cational materials currently taught in UNRWA-ad-
ministered schools and summer camps is consistent
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with the values of human rights, dignity, and toler-
ance and does not induce incitement; 
(6) not engaging in operations with financial in-
stitutions or related entities in violation of relevant 
United States law, and is taking steps to improve the 
financial transparency of the organization; and 
(7) in compliance with the United Nations 
Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and 
is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s rec-
ommendations. 
(e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS 
MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for car-
rying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used 
to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, 
or dues of any member of the United Nations or, from funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for partici-
pation of another country’s delegation at international con-
ferences held under the auspices of multilateral or inter-
national organizations. 
(f) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used for the design, renovation, 
or construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New 
York: Provided, That any operating plan submitted pursu-
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ant to this Act for funds made available under the heading 
‘‘Contributions to International Organizations’’ shall in-
clude information on capital projects, as described under 
such heading in House Report 115–253. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of 
funds available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 
2018 for contributions to any organization, department, 
agency, or program within the United Nations system or 
any international program that are withheld from obliga-
tion or expenditure due to any provision of law: Provided, 
That the Secretary of State shall update such report each 
time additional funds are withheld by operation of any pro-
vision of law: Provided further, That the reprogramming 
of any withheld funds identified in such report, including 
updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(h) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE-
KEEPING OPERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available to implement section 301 
of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323).
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(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of 
State should withhold assistance to any unit of the se-
curity forces of a foreign country if the Secretary has 
credible information that such unit has engaged in 
sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serving 
in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, until the 
Secretary determines that the government of such 
country is taking effective steps to bring the respon-
sible members of such unit to justice and to prevent 
future incidents: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
promptly notify the government of each country sub-
ject to any withholding of assistance pursuant to this 
paragraph, and shall notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees of such withholding not later than 
10 days after a determination to withhold such assist-
ance is made: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist such 
government in bringing the responsible members of 
such unit to justice. 
(3) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, not less than $1,000,000 shall be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and 
Programs’’ for the United Nations Office of the Spe-
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cial Coordinator on Improving the UN Response to 
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Provided, That such 
transfer authority shall be exercised not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act. 
(i) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
under titles I and V of this Act which are returned or not 
made available due to the implementation of subsection (a) 
or the second proviso under the heading ‘‘Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities’’ of such title shall re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 
(j) NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST WITHHOLDING.— 
(1) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of State shall 
withhold 5 percent of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Contributions to Inter-
national Organizations’’ for a specialized agency or 
other entity of the United Nations if the Secretary, in 
consultation with the United States Ambassador to 
the United Nations, determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such agency or 
entity has taken an official action that is against the 
national security interest of the United States or an 
ally of the United States, including Israel. 
(2) RELEASE
OF
FUNDS.—The Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the United States Ambas-
sador to the United Nations, may release funds with-
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held pursuant to paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter-
mines and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that such agency or entity is taking steps to ad-
dress the action that resulted in the withholding of 
such funds. 
(3) REPROGRAMMING.—Should the Secretary of 
State be unable to make a determination pursuant to 
paragraph (2) regarding the release of withheld funds, 
such funds may be reprogrammed for other purposes 
under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International 
Organizations’’. 
(4) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, 
may waive the requirements of this subsection if the 
Secretary determines that to do so in the national in-
terest. 
COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7049. Funds made available by titles III and IV 
of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 
I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of 
that Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of 
civilian police authority through training and technical as-
sistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, 
strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian
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police roles that support democratic governance, including 
assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to dis-
asters, address gender-based violence, and foster improved 
police relations with the communities they serve. 
DISABILITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7050. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall 
be made available for programs and activities administered 
by the United States Agency for International Development 
to address the needs and protect and promote the rights of 
people with disabilities in developing countries, including 
initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self- 
sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transpor-
tation, sports, and integration of individuals with disabil-
ities, including for the cost of translation. 
(b) MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND TECHNICAL SUP-
PORT.—Of the funds made available pursuant to this sec-
tion, 5 percent may be used for USAID for management, 
oversight, and technical support. 
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 
SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance 
of more than 50 employees of agencies or departments of 
the United States Government who are stationed in the 
United States, at any single international conference occur-
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ring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days 
in advance that such attendance is important to the na-
tional interest: Provided, That for purposes of this section 
the term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a conference 
attended by representatives of the United States Govern-
ment and of foreign governments, international organiza-
tions, or nongovernmental organizations. 
AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 
SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 
procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs under the head-
ings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean 
Counterdrug Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Pro-
grams’’ may be used for any other program and in any 
region. 
(b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided in 
subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the equipment is no longer required to meet pro-
grammatic purposes in the designated country or region: 
Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject to prior
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consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The uses of aircraft purchased 
or leased by the Department of State and the United 
States Agency for International Development with 
funds made available in this Act or prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs shall be coordi-
nated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of 
Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may be used to 
transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable 
basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting 
Department of State and USAID programs and ac-
tivities: Provided further, That official travel for other 
agencies for other purposes may be supported on a re-
imbursable basis, or without reimbursement when 
traveling on a space available basis: Provided further, 
That funds received by the Department of State in 
connection with the use of aircraft owned, leased, or 
chartered by the Department of State may be credited 
to the Working Capital Fund of the Department and 
shall be available for expenses related to the purchase, 
lease, maintenance, chartering, or operation of such 
aircraft.
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(2) SCOPE.—The requirement and authorities of 
this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the pri-
mary purpose of which is the transportation of per-
sonnel. 
(d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—To 
the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and 
maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act 
shall be borne by the recipient country. 
PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 (division F of 
Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided, 
That the date ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ in subsection (f)(2)(B) 
of such section shall be deemed to be ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS 
SEC. 7054. (a) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, demining equipment available to the 
United States Agency for International Development and 
the Department of State and used in support of the clear-
ance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humani-
tarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in 
foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary of State may prescribe.
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(b) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military assistance 
shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export 
license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster 
munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless— 
(1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, 
after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent 
unexploded ordnance across the range of intended 
operational environments, and the agreement applica-
ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster 
munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies 
that the cluster munitions will only be used against 
clearly defined military targets and will not be used 
where civilians are known to be present or in areas 
normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is 
for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently dis-
posing of such cluster munitions. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7055. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses within the United States not authorized before the 
date of the enactment of this Act by Congress: Provided, 
That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to carry 
out the provisions of section 316 of the International Secu-
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rity and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 
96–533; 22 U.S.C. 2151a note). 
CONTINUOUS SUPERVISION AND GENERAL DIRECTION OF 
ECONOMIC AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7056. (a) Under the direction of the President, 
the Secretary of State shall be responsible for the continuous 
supervision and general direction of economic assistance, 
law enforcement and justice sector assistance, military as-
sistance, and military education and training programs, 
including but not limited to determining whether there shall 
be a military assistance (including civic action) or a mili-
tary education and training program for a country and 
the value thereof, to the end that such programs are effec-
tively integrated both at home and abroad and the foreign 
policy of the United States is best served thereby. 
(b) Consistent with section 481(b) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall be respon-
sible for coordinating all assistance provided by the United 
States Government to support international efforts to com-
bat illicit narcotics production or trafficking: Provided, 
That the provision of assistance by the Department of De-
fense which is comparable to assistance that may be made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ shall be provided in 
a manner consistent with the requirements of section 333(b)
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of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1241 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328). 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7057. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $93,000,000 of the 
funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to 
or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development to hire and employ individuals in 
the United States and overseas on a limited appointment 
basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948 and 3949). 
(b) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) The number of individuals hired in any fis-
cal year pursuant to the authority contained in sub-
section (a) may not exceed 175. 
(2) The authority to hire individuals contained 
in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2019. 
(c) CONDITIONS.—The authority of subsection (a) 
should only be used to the extent that an equivalent number 
of positions that are filled by personal services contractors 
or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are com-
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pensated with funds appropriated to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’, are eliminated. 
(d) PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
CHARGED.—The account 
charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 
under the authority of this section shall be the account to 
which the responsibilities of such individual primarily re-
late: Provided, That funds made available to carry out this 
section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds ap-
propriated by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Oper-
ating Expenses’’. 
(e) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi-
viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 
available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), may be ex-
tended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the 
limitation set forth in such section. 
(f) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, may be used, in addition to funds otherwise avail-
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able for such purposes, for the cost (including the support 
costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID 
whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs in 
response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(g) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 
chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace Act 
(Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be used 
by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services contractors 
in the United States, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support 
for new or expanded overseas programs and activities man-
aged by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel 
are hired and trained: Provided, That not more than 15 
of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: 
Provided further, That such funds appropriated to carry 
out title II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480; 
7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be made available only for per-
sonal services contractors assigned to the Office of Food for 
Peace. 
(h) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
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priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 
the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 
such contracts when the order is placed with any category 
of small or small disadvantaged business. 
(i) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINT-
MENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority pro-
vided by section 7059(o) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2011 (division F of Public Law 111–117) may be as-
signed to or support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan 
with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign op-
erations, and related programs. 
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by 
titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for 
bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease 
programs including activities relating to research on, and 
the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provision of 
law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’ and the United States Leadership Against HIV/ 
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 
711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended: Provided, That 
of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not
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less than $575,000,000 should be made available for family 
planning/reproductive health, including in areas where 
population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered spe-
cies. 
(b) GLOBAL FUND.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act that are available for a contribution to the Global Fund 
to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 
10 percent should be withheld from obligation until the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the Global Fund is— 
(1) maintaining and implementing a policy of 
transparency, including the authority of the Global 
Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to publish 
OIG reports on a public Web site; 
(2) providing sufficient resources to maintain an 
independent OIG that— 
(A) reports directly to the Board of the 
Global Fund; 
(B) maintains a mandate to conduct thor-
ough investigations and programmatic audits, 
free from undue interference; and 
(C) compiles regular, publicly published au-
dits and investigations of financial, pro-
grammatic, and reporting aspects of the Global
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Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients, and 
Local Fund Agents; 
(3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli-
cies and procedures which reflect best practices for the 
protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, includ-
ing best practices for— 
(A) protection against retaliation for inter-
nal and lawful public disclosures; 
(B) legal burdens of proof; 
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting re-
taliation; 
(D) access to independent adjudicative bod-
ies, including external arbitration; and 
(E) results that eliminate the effects of prov-
en retaliation; and 
(4) implementing the recommendations con-
tained in the Consolidated Transformation Plan ap-
proved by the Board of the Global Fund on November 
21, 2011: 
Provided, That such withholding shall not be in addition 
to funds that are withheld from the Global Fund in fiscal 
year 2018 pursuant to the application of any other provi-
sion contained in this or any other Act. 
(c) CONTAGIOUS INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS.—
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(1) EXTRAORDINARY
MEASURES.—If the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that an international infec-
tious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 
spreading internationally, or that it is in the na-
tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer-
gency of International Concern, funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International 
Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’, and ‘‘Millennium Chal-
lenge Corporation’’ may be made available to combat 
such infectious disease or public health emergency, 
and may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated under such headings for the purposes of 
this paragraph. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds 
made available by this subsection shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees, and the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY.—Not later than 
180 days after enactment of this Act, a global health
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security strategy shall be submitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees in the manner described 
under this section in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
(d) REPURPOSED FUNDS.—(1) Of the unobligated bal-
ances available under the heading ‘‘Bilateral Economic As-
sistance’’ in title IX of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235)— 
(A) $35,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Emergency Reserve Fund established pursuant to sec-
tion 7058(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31): Pro-
vided, That such funds may only be made available 
if the USAID Administrator determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the 
national interest to respond to an emerging health 
threat that poses severe threats to human health; 
(B) $100,000,000 shall be for programs to accel-
erate the capabilities of targeted countries to prevent, 
detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks; 
and
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(C) $10,000,000 shall be made available for sup-
port of a multi-partner trust fund or other multilat-
eral efforts to assist communities in Haiti affected by 
cholera resulting from the United Nations Stabiliza-
tion Mission in Haiti: Provided, That prior to the ob-
ligation of such funds, the Secretary of State shall en-
sure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 
oversight, and control of such funds: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 
are in addition to funds otherwise made available for such 
purposes. 
(3) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 
under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ and ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’ may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds made available under such headings: 
Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition to 
any other transfer authority provided by law. 
(4) The amounts repurposed under this subsection are 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be 
available only if the President subsequently so designates
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all such amounts and transmits such designations to the 
Congress. 
GENDER EQUALITY 
SEC. 7059. (a) GENDER EQUALITY.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available to promote gen-
der equality in United States Government diplomatic and 
development efforts by raising the status, increasing the 
participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls 
worldwide. 
(b) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 
shall be made available to increase leadership opportunities 
for women in countries where women and girls suffer dis-
crimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strength-
ening protections for women’s political status, expanding 
women’s participation in political parties and elections, 
and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership posi-
tions in the public and private sectors at the local, provin-
cial, and national levels. 
(c) GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.— 
(1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall 
be made available to implement a multi-year strategy 
to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in
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countries where it is common in conflict and non-con-
flict settings. 
(B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of 
this Act that are available to train foreign police, ju-
dicial, and military personnel, including for inter-
national peacekeeping operations, shall address, where 
appropriate, prevention and response to gender-based 
violence and trafficking in persons, and shall promote 
the integration of women into the police and other se-
curity forces. 
(2) Department of State and United States 
Agency for International Development gender pro-
grams shall incorporate coordinated efforts to combat 
a variety of forms of gender-based violence, including 
child marriage, rape, female genital cutting and mu-
tilation, and domestic violence, among other forms of 
gender-based violence in conflict and non-conflict set-
tings. 
(d) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ should be made 
available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and 
improve coordination of, United States Government efforts
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to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, 
peace building, transitional processes, and reconstruction 
efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political transi-
tion, and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and re-
covery assistance to women and girls. 
(e) WOMEN AND GIRLS AT RISK FROM EXTREMISM.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to support women and girls who are at risk from 
extremism and conflict, and for activities to— 
(A) empower women and girls to counter 
extremism; 
(B) address the needs of women and girls 
adversely impacted by extremism and conflict; 
(C) document crimes committed by extrem-
ists against women and girls, and support inves-
tigations and prosecutions of such crimes, as ap-
propriate; 
(D) increase the participation and influence 
of women in formal and informal political proc-
esses and institutions at the local level and with-
in traditional governing structures;
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(E) support reconciliation programs be-
tween impacted minority, religious, and ethnic 
groups and the broader community; 
(F) develop and implement legal reforms 
and protections for women and girls at the na-
tional and local government levels; and 
(G) create and sustain networks for women 
and girls to collectively safeguard their rights on 
a regional basis. 
(2) CLARIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds 
made available pursuant to paragraph (1)— 
(A) are in addition to amounts otherwise 
available by this Act for such purposes; and 
(B) shall be made available following con-
sultation with, and subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of, the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDU-
CATION.— 
(1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for basic edu-
cation, and such funds may be made available
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notwithstanding any other provision of law that 
restricts assistance to foreign countries: Pro-
vided, That such funds should be used to imple-
ment the objectives of basic education programs 
for each Country Development Cooperation 
Strategy or similar strategy regarding basic edu-
cation established by the United States Agency 
for International Development: Provided further, 
That such funds may also be used for secondary 
education activities: Provided further, That the 
USAID Administrator, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations, may re-
program such funds between countries. 
(B) Not later than 30 days after enactment 
of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations on the 
status of cumulative unobligated balances and 
obligated, but unexpended, balances in each 
country where USAID provides basic education 
assistance and such report shall also include de-
tails on the types of contracts and grants pro-
vided and the goals and objectives of such assist-
ance: Provided, That the USAID Administrator 
shall update such report on a quarterly basis 
until September 30, 2019: Provided further, That
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if the USAID Administrator determines that 
any unobligated balances of funds specifically 
designated for assistance for basic education in 
prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs are in excess of the absorptive ca-
pacity of recipient countries, such funds may be 
made available for other programs authorized 
under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, notwithstanding such funding 
designation: Provided further, That the authority 
of the previous proviso shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(C) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act for assistance for basic education 
programs, not less than $87,500,000 shall be 
made available for a contribution to multilateral 
partnerships that support education. 
(2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than 
$235,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for higher education: Provided, That such funds may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
1440 
sion of law that restricts assistance to foreign coun-
tries, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That of such amount, not less than 
$35,000,000 shall be made available for human and 
institutional capacity building partnerships between 
higher education institutions in the United States 
and developing countries, of which not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be for new partnerships which 
should be competed and awarded not later than one 
year after enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses 
of funds for such partnerships. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, not less than $28,000,000 shall be made available 
for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program, 
and not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available for 
cooperative development programs of USAID. 
(c) ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act to 
carry out the provisions of sections 103 through
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106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except for 
the provisions of this subsection, to support envi-
ronment programs. 
(B) Funds made available pursuant to this 
subsection shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(C) None of the funds in this Act are appro-
priated or otherwise made available for a con-
tribution, grant, or any other payment for the 
Green Climate Fund. 
(2) CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS
AND
LIMITA-
TIONS.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $269,000,000 shall 
be made available for biodiversity conservation 
programs. 
(B) Not less than $90,664,000 of the funds 
appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act 
shall 
be 
made 
available 
to 
combat 
the 
transnational threat of wildlife poaching and 
trafficking.
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(C) None of the funds appropriated under 
title IV of this Act may be made available for 
training or other assistance for any military 
unit or personnel that the Secretary of State de-
termines has been credibly alleged to have par-
ticipated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, un-
less the Secretary reports to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that to do so is in the na-
tional security interest of the United States. 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act for bio-
diversity programs shall not be used to support 
the expansion of industrial scale logging or any 
other industrial scale extractive activity into 
areas that were primary/intact tropical forests 
as of December 30, 2013, and the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall instruct the United States ex-
ecutive directors of each international financial 
institutions (IFI) to vote against any financing 
of any such activity. 
(3) LARGE DAMS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive director 
of each IFI that it is the policy of the United States 
to vote in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or 
policy of such institution to support the construction 
of any large dam consistent with the criteria set forth
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in Senate Report 114–79, while also considering 
whether the project involves important foreign policy 
objectives. 
(4) SUSTAINABLE
LANDSCAPES.—Of the funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 
$123,500,000 shall be made available for sustainable 
landscapes programs. 
(d) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP-
MENT.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, 
not less than $1,000,600,000 shall be made available for 
food security and agricultural development programs to 
carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act of 
2016 (Public Law 114–195), of which not less than 
$315,960,000 shall be made available for the Bureau for 
Food Security, USAID, including not less than $55,000,000 
for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs: Provided, That 
funds may be made available for a contribution as author-
ized by section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by section 
3206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79). 
(e) MICROENTERPRISE AND MICROFINANCE.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 
shall be made available for microenterprise and micro-
finance development programs for the poor, especially 
women.
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(f) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING
IN PER-
SONS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 
and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’, not less than $65,000,000 shall be made available 
for activities to combat trafficking in persons internation-
ally, of which not less than $40,000,000 shall be from funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, That funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are made available for programs 
to end modern slavery shall be in addition to funds made 
available by this subsection to combat trafficking in per-
sons. 
(g) RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than 
$30,000,000 shall be made available to support people-to- 
people reconciliation programs which bring together indi-
viduals of different ethnic, religious, and political back-
grounds from areas of civil strife and war: Provided, That 
the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of 
funds, on the uses of such funds, and such funds shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
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tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That to the max-
imum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched by 
sources other than the United States Government: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be administered by the Office 
of Conflict Management and Mitigation, USAID. 
(h) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, not less than $400,000,000 shall be 
made available for water supply and sanitation projects 
pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121), of which not less than 
$145,000,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, 
and of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to support initiatives by local communities in devel-
oping countries to build and maintain safe latrines. 
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
SEC. 7061. (a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Whenever the 
President determines that it is in furtherance of the pur-
poses of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to a total 
of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds ap-
propriated by this Act for the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation Program Account, to be subject to the terms 
and conditions of that account: Provided, That such funds 
shall not be available for administrative expenses of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Provided further,
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That designated funding levels in this Act shall not be 
transferred pursuant to this section: Provided further, That 
the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of sub-
sections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall re-
main in effect until September 30, 2018. 
ARMS TRADE TREATY 
SEC. 7062. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade 
Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification 
for the Treaty. 
INSPECTORS GENERAL 
SEC. 7063. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 
access to any records, documents, or other materials avail-
able to the department or agency of the United States Gov-
ernment over which such Inspector General has responsibil-
ities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such Inspector 
General to such records, documents, or other materials, 
under any provision of law, except a provision of law that
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expressly refers to such Inspector General and expressly lim-
its the right of access of such Inspector General. 
(b) TIMELY ACCESS.—A department or agency of the 
United States Government covered by this section shall pro-
vide its Inspector General access to all records, documents, 
and other materials in a timely manner. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—Each Inspector General covered by 
this section shall ensure compliance with statutory limita-
tions on disclosure relevant to the information provided by 
the department or agency over which that Inspector General 
has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) REPORT.—Each Inspector General covered by this 
section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
within 5 calendar days of any failure by any department 
or agency of the United States Government to provide its 
Inspector General access to all requested records, documents, 
and other materials. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS 
DETAINED AT NAVAL STATION, GUANTA´NAMO BAY, CUBA 
SEC. 7064. Not later than 5 days after the conclusion 
of an agreement with a country, including a state with a 
compact of free association with the United States, to re-
ceive by transfer or release individuals detained at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, the Sec-
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retary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions in writing of the terms of the agreement, including 
whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign op-
erations, and related programs will be made available for 
assistance for such country pursuant to such agreement. 
MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 
SEC. 7065. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to make any pledge for future year funding 
for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles 
III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was— 
(1) previously justified, including the projected 
future year costs, in a congressional budget justifica-
tion; 
(2) included in an Act making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs or previously authorized by an Act 
of Congress; 
(3) notified in accordance with the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, including the projected future year costs; or 
(4) the subject of prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations and such consultation 
was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the 
pledge.
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PROHIBITION ON USE OF TORTURE 
SEC. 7066. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture, 
cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official or contract 
employee of the United States Government. 
EXTRADITION 
SEC. 7067. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other 
than funds provided under the headings ‘‘International Dis-
aster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and 
Refugee Assistance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee 
and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the 
central government of a country which has notified the De-
partment of State of its refusal to extradite to the United 
States any individual indicted for a criminal offense for 
which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without 
the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement 
officer, as specified in a United States extradition request. 
(b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 
to the central government of a country with which the 
United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 
which the United States has an extradition treaty and the
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government of that country is in violation of the terms and 
conditions of the treaty. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 
Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such waiver is important to the national interest of 
the United States. 
COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
SEC. 7068. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 
23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to pro-
vide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies 
for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 
option to purchase) of defense articles from United States 
commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equip-
ment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft hav-
ing possible civilian application), if the President deter-
mines that there are compelling foreign policy or national 
security reasons for those defense articles being provided by 
commercial lease rather than by government-to-government 
sale under such Act.
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JOINT STRATEGIC PLAN, BUDGET, AND TRANSITIONS 
SEC. 7069. (a) JOINT STRATEGIC PLAN AND BUDG-
ET.—Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall jointly 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a five year 
budget estimate that details by each fiscal year the funds 
necessary to implement, by agency, each of the four goals 
identified in the ‘‘Joint Strategic Plan for the Department 
of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development, FY 2018–2022’’ (Joint Strategic Plan), re-
quired by section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and 
published on February 12, 2018: Provided, That the Sec-
retary and the Administrator shall inform the appropriate 
congressional committees not later than September 30, 2018 
of any changes to the Joint Strategic Plan. 
(b) STRATEGIC TRANSITIONS.— 
(1) The USAID Administrator shall regularly 
consult with the appropriate congressional committees 
and development stakeholders on efforts to transition 
nations from assistance recipients to enduring diplo-
matic, economic, and security partners: Provided, 
That such consultations shall include the guiding 
principles and metrics being developed to support
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such efforts, and any other matters related to the im-
plementation plan required in paragraph (2). 
(2) Not later than 180 days after enactment of 
this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an imple-
mentation plan on country transitions from assist-
ance that includes— 
(A) the conditions and related benchmarks 
under which countries may transition from as-
sistance provided by this Act and subsequent 
Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams; 
(B) the actions required by USAID to fa-
cilitate or support country efforts toward such 
transition, including consultation with civil soci-
ety, other donors, multilateral organizations, and 
implementing partners; 
(C) a description of the costs and number of 
personnel associated with strategic transitions, 
including investments to increase public and 
private domestic resource mobilization; and 
(D) the plans to ensure post-transition de-
velopment progress.
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COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7070. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assistance 
for the central Government of the Russian Federation. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a country that the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations has taken affirmative steps intended to sup-
port or be supportive of the Russian Federation an-
nexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine: 
Provided, That except as otherwise provided in sub-
section (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction 
on assistance required by this paragraph if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to such Committees 
that to do so is in the national interest of the United 
States, and includes a justification for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for— 
(A) the implementation of any action or 
policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Rus-
sian Federation over Crimea or other territory 
in Ukraine;
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(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 
of United States Government investments in Cri-
mea or other territory in Ukraine under the con-
trol of Russian-backed separatists, if such activ-
ity includes the participation of Russian Gov-
ernment officials, or other Russian owned or con-
trolled financial entities; or 
(C) assistance for Crimea or other territory 
in Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed 
separatists, if such assistance includes the par-
ticipation of Russian Government officials, or 
other Russian owned or controlled financial enti-
ties. 
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any as-
sistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
(4) The requirements and limitations of this sub-
section shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has 
reestablished sovereignty over Crimea and other terri-
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tory in Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed 
separatists. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 
ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a country that the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations has recognized the independence of, or has 
established diplomatic relations with, the Russian oc-
cupied 
Georgian 
territories 
of 
Abkhazia 
and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall publish on the Department of State 
Web site a list of any such central governments in a 
timely manner: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may waive the restriction on assistance required by 
this paragraph if the Secretary determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do 
so is in the national interest of the United States, and 
includes a justification for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to support the Russian occu-
pation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.
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(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any as-
sistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(d) ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER INFLUENCE AND AG-
GRESSION.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, not less than $250,000,000 shall 
be made available to carry out the purposes of the 
Countering Russian Influence Fund, as authorized by 
section 254 of the Countering Russian Influence in 
Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public Law 115– 
44; 22 U.S.C. 9543), and programs to enhance the ca-
pacity of law enforcement and security forces in coun-
tries in Europe and Eurasia and strengthen security 
cooperation between such countries and the United 
States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 
as appropriate.
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(2) Funds appropriated by this Act and made 
available for assistance for the Eastern Partnership 
countries shall be made available to advance the im-
plementation of Association Agreements and trade 
agreements with the European Union, and to reduce 
their vulnerability to external economic and political 
pressure from the Russian Federation. 
(e) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available to support democracy pro-
grams in the Russian Federation, including to promote 
Internet freedom, and shall also be made available to sup-
port the democracy and rule of law strategy required by 
section 7071(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 
(division K of Public Law 113–76). 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 7071. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi-
tions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 
111–117) shall apply to this Act. 
(b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States Executive Director of the Inter-
national Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any 
loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private creditors.
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SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND 
SEC. 7072. Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obli-
gated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition 
Fund (the Fund), to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2020: Provided, That the provision of defense 
articles and defense services to foreign countries or inter-
national organizations from the Fund shall be subject to 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS IMPACTED BY 
EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT 
SEC. 7073. (a) COUNTERING FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND 
EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for 
programs and activities to counter and defeat violent extre-
mism and foreign fighters abroad, consistent with the strat-
egy required by section 7073(a)(1) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31): 
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall ensure such pro-
grams are coordinated with and complement the efforts of 
other United States Government agencies and international 
partners, and that information gained through the conduct 
of such programs is shared in a timely manner with rel-
evant departments and agencies of the United States Gov-
1459 
ernment, other international partners, and the appropriate 
congressional committees, as appropriate. 
(b) COUNTRIES IMPACTED BY SIGNIFICANT REFUGEE 
POPULATIONS OR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS.— 
(1) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 
and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made avail-
able for programs in countries affected by significant 
populations of internally displaced persons or refugees 
to— 
(A) expand and improve host government 
social services and basic infrastructure to accom-
modate the needs of such populations and per-
sons; 
(B) alleviate the social and economic 
strains placed on host communities, including 
through programs to promote livelihoods, voca-
tional training, and formal and informal edu-
cation; 
(C) improve coordination of such assistance 
in a more effective and sustainable manner; and 
(D) leverage increased assistance from do-
nors other than the United States Government 
for central governments and local communities 
in such countries:
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Provided, That the Secretary of State shall periodi-
cally inform the appropriate congressional committees 
of the amounts and specific uses of funds made avail-
able for the purposes of this subsection. 
(2) CONCESSIONAL
FINANCE
FACILITY.—Funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 
available for the Concessional Finance Facility of the 
World Bank to provide financing to support refugees 
and host communities: Provided, That such funds 
shall be in addition to funds made available for bilat-
eral assistance in the report required by section 
653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and 
may only be made available subject to prior consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) FRAGILE STATES AND EXTREMISM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for the purposes 
of section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 
(division J of Public Law 115–31), subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
ENTERPRISE FUNDS 
SEC. 7074. (a) NOTIFICATION.—None of the funds 
made available under titles III through VI of this Act may
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be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appro-
priate congressional committees are notified at least 15 
days in advance. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the dis-
tribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dis-
solution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 
or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 
assets of the Enterprise Fund. 
(c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 
transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 
other parallel investment fund under an existing Enterprise 
Fund, the President shall submit such transition or oper-
ating plan to the appropriate congressional committees. 
USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 
SEC. 7075. If the President makes a determination not 
to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional 
grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days 
of such determination, the basis for such determination and 
any resulting changes to program and policy. 
BUDGET DOCUMENTS 
SEC. 7076. (a) OPERATING
AND REORGANIZATION 
PLANS.—Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, each department, agency, or organization fund-
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ed in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the Department 
of the Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in title 
III of this Act, including the Inter-American Foundation 
and the United States African Development Foundation, 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an oper-
ating plan for funds appropriated to such department, 
agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or funds 
otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2018, that 
provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, 
project, and activity level: Provided, That such plans shall 
include, as applicable, a comparison between the congres-
sional budget justification funding levels, the most recent 
congressional directives or approved funding levels, and the 
funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and 
a clear, concise, and informative description/justification: 
Provided further, That if such department, agency, or orga-
nization receives an additional amount under the same 
heading in title VIII of this Act, operating plans required 
by this subsection shall include consolidated information on 
all such funds: Provided further, That operating plans that 
include changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, 
and activities specified in the congressional budget justifica-
tion, in this Act, or amounts specifically designated in the 
respective tables included in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
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this consolidated Act), as applicable, shall be subject to the 
notification and reprogramming requirements of section 
7015 of this Act. 
(b) SPEND PLANS.— 
(1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the 
Secretary of State or Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, as ap-
propriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations a spend plan for funds made available by 
this Act, for— 
(A) assistance for Afghanistan, Iraq, Leb-
anon, Pakistan, and the West Bank and Gaza; 
(B) assistance made available pursuant to 
section 7070(d) of this Act to counter Russian 
influence and aggression, except that such plan 
shall be on a country-by-country basis; 
(C) Power Africa and the regional security 
initiatives listed under this section in Senate Re-
port 115–152: Provided, That the spend plan for 
such initiatives shall include the amount of as-
sistance planned for each country by account, to 
the maximum extent practicable; and 
(D) democracy programs, programs to sup-
port section 7073(a) of this Act, and sectors enu-
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merated in subsections (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), and 
(h) of section 7060 of this Act. 
(2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend 
plan for funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Department of the Treasury, International 
Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in title III. 
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), up to 10 
percent of the funds contained in a spend plan re-
quired by this subsection may be obligated prior to 
the submission of such spend plan if the Secretary of 
State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, 
determines that the obligation of such funds is nec-
essary to avoid significant programmatic disruption: 
Provided, That not less than seven days prior to such 
obligation, the Secretary or Administrator, as appro-
priate, shall consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations on the justification for such obligation and 
the proposed uses of such funds. 
(c) SPENDING REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after 
enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed report 
on spending of funds made available during fiscal year 
2017 under the heading ‘‘Development Credit Authority’’.
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(d) CLARIFICATION.—The spend plans referenced in 
subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the notifi-
cation requirements in this Act or under section 634A of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.— 
(1) The congressional budget justification for De-
partment of State operations and foreign operations 
shall be provided to the Committees on Appropria-
tions concurrent with the date of submission of the 
President’s budget for fiscal year 2019: Provided, 
That the appendices for such justification shall be 
provided to the Committees on Appropriations not 
later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 
(2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Ad-
ministrator shall include in the congressional budget 
justification a detailed justification for multi-year 
availability for any funds requested under the head-
ings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Op-
erating Expenses’’. 
REPORTS AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7077. (a) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Any agency receiving funds 
made available by this Act shall, subject to para-
graphs (2) and (3), post on the publicly available Web 
site of such agency any report required by this Act to
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be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations, 
upon a determination by the head of such agency that 
to do so is in the national interest. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to a report if— 
(A) the public posting of such report would 
compromise national security, including the con-
duct of diplomacy; or 
(B) the report contains proprietary, privi-
leged, or sensitive information. 
(3) TIMING AND INTENTION.—The head of the 
agency posting such report shall, unless otherwise pro-
vided for in this Act, do so only after such report has 
been made available to the Committees on Appropria-
tions for not less than 45 days: Provided, That any 
report required by this Act to be submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations shall include informa-
tion from the submitting agency on whether such re-
port will be publicly posted. 
(b) REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS.—None of the funds 
appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III 
through VI of this Act shall be available to a nongovern-
mental organization, including any contractor, which fails 
to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record 
necessary to the auditing requirements of the Department
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of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
(c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic 
and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment 
Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and 
‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made 
available to the Department of State and USAID 
may be made available to support the use or estab-
lishment of email accounts or email servers created 
outside the .gov domain or not fitted for automated 
records management as part of a Federal government 
records management program in contravention of the 
Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 
2014 (Public Law 113–187). 
(2) DIRECTIVES.—The Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator shall— 
(A) update the policies, directives, and over-
sight necessary to comply with Federal statutes, 
regulations, and presidential executive orders 
and memoranda concerning the preservation of 
all records made or received in the conduct of of-
ficial business, including record emails, instant 
messaging, and other online tools;
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(B) use funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 
Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in 
title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital 
Investment Fund’’ in title II, as appropriate, to 
improve Federal records management pursuant 
to the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 
21, 29, 31, and 33) and other applicable Federal 
records management statutes, regulations, or 
policies for the Department of State and USAID; 
(C) direct departing employees that all Fed-
eral records generated by such employees, includ-
ing senior officials, belong to the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
(D) significantly improve the response time 
for identifying and retrieving Federal records, 
including requests made pursuant to section 552 
of title 5, United States Code (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’). 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator shall each submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations and to the Na-
tional Archives and Records Administration detail-
ing, as appropriate and where applicable—
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(A) any updates or modifications made to 
the policy of each agency regarding the use or the 
establishment of email accounts or email servers 
created outside the .gov domain or not fitted for 
automated records management as part of a Fed-
eral government records management program 
since the submission to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the report required by section 
7077(c)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115– 
31); 
(B) the extent to which each agency is in 
compliance with applicable Federal records man-
agement statutes, regulations, and policies, in-
cluding meeting Directive goal 1.2 of the Man-
aging Government Records Directive (M–12–18) 
by December 31, 2017; and 
(C) any steps taken since the submission of 
the report referenced in subparagraph (A) to— 
(i) comply with paragraph (1)(B) of 
this subsection; 
(ii) ensure that all employees at every 
level have been instructed in procedures and 
processes to ensure that the documentation
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of their official duties is captured, pre-
served, managed, protected, and accessible 
in official Government systems of the De-
partment of State and USAID; 
(iii) implement recommendation 1 
made by the Office of Inspector General 
(OIG), Department of State, in the January 
2016 Evaluation of the Department of 
State’s FOIA Process for Requests Involving 
the Office of the Secretary (ESP-16-01); 
(iv) reduce the backlog of Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA) and Congressional 
oversight requests, and measurably improve 
the response time for answering such re-
quests; and 
(v) strengthen cyber security measures 
to mitigate vulnerabilities, including those 
resulting from the use of personal email ac-
counts or servers outside the .gov domain, 
improve the process to identify and remove 
inactive user accounts, update and enforce 
guidance related to the control of national 
security information, and implement the 
recommendations of the corresponding re-
ports of the OIG as detailed under this sec-
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tion in House Report 115–253 and con-
tained in other relevant reports issued by 
the OIG. 
(4) OPERATING PLANS.—The operating plans re-
quired by section 7076(a) of this Act for funds appro-
priated under the headings listed in paragraph (1) 
shall include funds planned for— 
(A) implementing the recommendations of 
the OIG reports referenced in clauses (iii) and 
(v); and 
(B) measurably reducing the FOIA and 
Congressional oversight requests backlog. 
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7078. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2018 under the headings 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than $55,500,000 
shall be made available for programs to promote Internet 
freedom globally: Provided, That such programs shall be 
prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom 
of expression on the Internet, and that are important to 
the national interest of the United States: Provided further, 
That funds made available pursuant to this section shall 
be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources
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other than the United States Government, including from 
the private sector. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’ that are made available pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) coordinated with other democracy pro-
grams funded by this Act under such headings, 
and shall be incorporated into country assistance 
and democracy promotion strategies, as appro-
priate; 
(B) for programs to implement the May 
2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace; the 
Department of State International Cyberspace 
Policy Strategy required by section 402 of the 
Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (division N of Public 
Law 114–113); and the comprehensive strategy 
to promote Internet freedom and access to infor-
mation in Iran, as required by section 414 of the 
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 
Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8754); 
(C) made available for programs that sup-
port the efforts of civil society to counter the de-
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velopment of repressive Internet-related laws and 
regulations, including countering threats to 
Internet freedom at international organizations; 
to combat violence against bloggers and other 
users; and to enhance digital security training 
and capacity building for democracy activists; 
(D) made available for research of key 
threats to Internet freedom; the continued devel-
opment of technologies that provide or enhance 
access to the Internet, including circumvention 
tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and 
other censorship techniques used by authori-
tarian governments; and maintenance of the 
technological advantage of the United States 
Government over such censorship techniques: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 
of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), 
shall coordinate any such research and develop-
ment programs with other relevant United States 
Government departments and agencies in order 
to share information, technologies, and best prac-
tices, and to assess the effectiveness of such tech-
nologies; and
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(E) made available only after the Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State, concurs that such 
funds are allocated consistent with— 
(i) the strategies referenced in subpara-
graph (B) of this paragraph; 
(ii) best practices regarding security 
for, and oversight of, Internet freedom pro-
grams; and 
(iii) sufficient resources and support 
for the development and maintenance of 
anti-censorship technology and tools. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ 
that are made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be— 
(A) made available only for tools and tech-
niques to securely develop and distribute BBG 
digital content; facilitate audience access to such 
content on Web sites that are censored; coordi-
nate the distribution of BBG digital content to 
targeted regional audiences; and to promote and 
distribute such tools and techniques, including 
digital security techniques;
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(B) coordinated with programs funded by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Broadcasting Operations’’, and shall be incor-
porated into country broadcasting strategies, as 
appropriate; 
(C) coordinated by the BBG CEO to pro-
vide Internet circumvention tools and techniques 
for audiences in countries that are strategic pri-
orities for the BBG and in a manner consistent 
with the BBG Internet freedom strategy; and 
(D) made available for the research and de-
velopment of new tools or techniques authorized 
in paragraph (A) only after the BBG CEO, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State and 
other relevant United States Government depart-
ments and agencies, evaluates the risks and bene-
fits of such new tools or techniques, and estab-
lishes safeguards to minimize the use of such new 
tools or techniques for illicit purposes. 
(c) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con-
sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 
and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
the BBG CEO shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations spend plans for funds made available by this Act
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for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which 
shall include a description of safeguards established by rel-
evant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used 
for illicit purposes: Provided, That the Department of State 
spend plan shall include funding for all such programs for 
all relevant Department of State and USAID offices and 
bureaus. 
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 7079. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under titles III through VI of this Act 
may be obligated or expended to provide— 
(1) any financial incentive to a business enter-
prise currently located in the United States for the 
purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate 
outside the United States if such incentive or induce-
ment is likely to reduce the number of employees of 
such business enterprise in the United States because 
United States production is being replaced by such 
enterprise outside the United States; 
(2) assistance for any program, project, or activ-
ity that contributes to the violation of internationally 
recognized workers’ rights, as defined in section 
507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the re-
cipient country, including any designated zone or 
area in that country: Provided, That the application
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of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be 
commensurate with the level of development of the re-
cipient country and sector, and shall not preclude as-
sistance for the informal sector in such country, micro 
and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agri-
culture; 
(3) any assistance to an entity outside the 
United States if such assistance is for the purpose of 
directly relocating or transferring jobs from the 
United States to other countries and adversely im-
pacts the labor force in the United States; or 
(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, 
policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to— 
(A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 
(division F of Public Law 111–117); 
(B) the modification proposed by the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation in Novem-
ber 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental 
and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or 
(C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High 
Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Ex-
port-Import Bank of the United States on De-
cember 12, 2013,
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when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or 
guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of prohib-
iting, any coal-fired or other power-generation project 
the purpose of which is to: (i) provide affordable elec-
tricity in International Development Association 
(IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend countries; and 
(ii) increase exports of goods and services from the 
United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the 
United States. 
UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND NATIONALS UNLAWFULLY 
OR WRONGFULLY DETAINED ABROAD 
SEC. 7080. (a) REVIEW.—The Special Presidential 
Envoy for Hostage Affairs, in consultation with the Assist-
ant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Department of State, 
shall review the practices of United States consular officers 
regarding assistance for citizens and nationals of the 
United States who are detained in countries where the De-
partment of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights 
Practices indicate that arbitrary arrest or the denial of due 
process is common, or the judicial system is not inde-
pendent or is susceptible to corruption, to— 
(1) assess whether consular officers routinely seek 
to determine if—
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(A) the detained individual has presented 
credible information of factual innocence to 
United States officials; 
(B) credible information exists that the in-
dividual is detained solely or substantially be-
cause he or she is a citizen or national of the 
United States; 
(C) credible information exists that the in-
dividual is being detained as a result of exer-
cising his or her right to freedom of expression, 
association, assembly, or religion; 
(D) credible information exists that the in-
dividual has been detained arbitrarily and de-
nied due process or a fair trial; 
(E) independent nongovernmental organiza-
tions or journalists have raised concerns about 
the innocence or the conditions of confinement of 
the detained individual; 
(F) the detained individual has presented 
credible information that his or her detention is 
a pretext; and 
(G) the individual is detained in inhumane 
conditions; and 
(2) identify what, if any, diplomatic or other ac-
tions are taken by the Department on behalf of a de-