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other marginalized areas and populations in 
Sudan, and Abyei; and 
(D) assistance to support implementation 
of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 
Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related 
to post-referendum issues associated with such 
Agreement, or any other internationally recog-
nized viable peace agreement in Sudan. 
(h) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor 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 
expression, association, and assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 
except for health and education, unless the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports as required in para-
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graph (1), and funds may be made available for 
macroeconomic growth assistance if the Secretary 
reports to the Committees 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 
appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for 
Burma may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, except for this sub-
section, following consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees. 
(B) USES.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act for assistance for Burma— 
(i) 
shall 
be 
made 
available 
to 
strengthen civil society organizations in 
Burma and for programs to strengthen 
independent media; 
(ii) shall be made available for com-
munity-based organizations operating in 
Thailand to provide food, medical, and 
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other humanitarian assistance to internally 
displaced persons in eastern Burma, in ad-
dition to assistance for Burmese refugees 
from funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee As-
sistance’’; 
(iii) shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote ethnic and religious tol-
erance and to combat gender-based vio-
lence, including in Rakhine, Shan, Kachin, 
and Karen states; 
(iv) shall be made available to pro-
mote 
rural 
economic 
development 
in 
Burma, including 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; 
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(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; 
(viii) shall be made available to sup-
port the implementation of the August 
2017 Final Report of the Advisory Com-
mission on Rakhine State entitled ‘‘To-
wards a Peaceful, Fair and Prosperous 
Future for the People of Rakhine’’; and 
(ix) may be made available for ethnic 
groups and civil society in Burma to help 
sustain ceasefire agreements and further 
prospects for reconciliation and peace, 
which may include support to representa-
tives of ethnic armed groups for this pur-
pose. 
(C) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act for assistance for 
Burma— 
(i) 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 
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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; 
(ii) may not be made available to any 
organization or entity controlled by the 
armed forces of Burma; and 
(iii) may only be made available for 
programs 
to 
support 
the 
return 
of 
Rohingya, Karen, and other displaced per-
sons to their locations of origin or pref-
erence in Burma if such returns are vol-
untary and consistent with international 
law. 
(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, 
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and following consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(3) CONSULTATION AND POSITION.— 
(A) Any new program or activity in Burma 
initiated in fiscal year 2019 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 2019. 
(b) CAMBODIA.—None of the funds appropriated in 
this Act that are made available for assistance for the cen-
tral Government of Cambodia may be obligated or ex-
pended until the Secretary of State reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that such government— 
(1) is taking effective steps to strengthen re-
gional security and stability, particularly regarding 
territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the 
enforcement of international sanctions with respect 
to North Korea; 
(2) has ceased efforts to intimidate civil society 
and the political opposition in Cambodia and is 
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credibly investigating the murder of social and polit-
ical activists; and 
(3) is supporting the conduct of free and fair 
elections in Cambodia through a non-partisan elec-
tion commission; fair election processes; credible 
post-election dispute resolution mechanisms; open 
and inclusive participation, to include the return of 
exiled former opposition leaders; and respect for 
freedoms of assembly and speech. 
(c) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds ap-
propriated 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 coun-
try the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the appropriate congressional committees engages in 
significant transactions contributing materially to 
the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Gov-
ernment of North Korea: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of State shall submit the report required by 
section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 
U.S.C. 9229), as amended, to the Committees on 
Appropriations in the manner described in subpara-
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graph (2)(A) of such section: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of State may waive the application of 
the restriction in this paragraph with respect to as-
sistance for the central government of a country if 
the Secretary determines and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees that to do so is im-
portant to the national security interest of the 
United States, including a description of such inter-
est 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 As-
sistance’’ should be made available for assistance for 
refugees from North Korea, including protection ac-
tivities in the People’s Republic of China and other 
countries in Asia. 
(4) HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION AND LIMITA-
TION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy 
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Fund’’ shall be made available for the pro-
motion of human rights in North Korea. 
(B) 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 ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended for processing licenses for the export of sat-
ellites of United States origin (including commercial 
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 
Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assist-
ance projects or activities of the People’s Liberation 
Army (PLA) of the PRC, to include such projects or 
activities 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 avail-
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able pursuant 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 Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113– 
76), following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(4) PROHIBITION.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, and ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ may be made available 
for assistance for the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
(B) The limitation of subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to assistance described in para-
graph (2) of subsection (f) of this section and 
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for programs to detect, prevent, and treat infec-
tious disease. 
(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 
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of the 
Philippines 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-
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 
strategy following consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional 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 
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United States to support financing of projects in 
Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for 
the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into 
Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Ti-
betan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, 
are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster 
self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Ti-
betan culture and traditions, and are subject to ef-
fective monitoring. 
(2) PROGRAMS FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITIES.— 
(A) TIBET
AUTONOMOUS
REGION.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made avail-
able to nongovernmental organizations to sup-
port activities which preserve cultural traditions 
and promote sustainable development, edu-
cation, and environmental conservation in Ti-
betan communities in the Tibet Autonomous 
Region and in other Tibetan communities in 
China. 
(B) INDIA
AND
NEPAL.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 
for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan 
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culture, development, and the resilience of Ti-
betan communities in India and Nepal, and to 
assist in the education and development of the 
next generation of Tibetan leaders from such 
communities. 
(C) TIBETAN
GOVERNANCE.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 
for programs to strengthen the capacity of Ti-
betan institutions and governance. 
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 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ may 
be made available for assistance for Afghani-
stan: Provided, That such funds may not be ob-
ligated 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 
individual, organization, or entity is in-
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volved in corrupt practices, illicit narcotics 
production 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 stat-
utes and regulations; 
(iv) initiates any new, major infra-
structure development; or 
(v) is conducted in areas where 
project and resource disbursement moni-
toring cannot be performed, unless the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Administrator 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, 
including how such project or activity does 
not legitimize the Taliban or other extrem-
ist organizations. 
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(B) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Prior 
to the initial obligation of funds made available 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol 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 con-
sultation with the Government of Afghanistan, 
that— 
(i) goals and benchmarks for the spe-
cific uses of such funds have been estab-
lished 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 obligated under the New Develop-
ment Partnership 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; 
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(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 pros-
ecuting individuals alleged to be involved in 
corrupt or illegal 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 
control of the Taliban or other extremist 
organizations; 
(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 
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(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 in-
terest of the United States and the Secretary 
submits a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations, in classified form if necessary, on the 
justification 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 
and promote the political and economic 
empowerment of women, including their 
meaningful inclusion in political processes: 
Provided, That such assistance to promote 
economic empowerment of women shall be 
made available as grants to Afghan organi-
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zations, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable; 
(ii) for programs in South and Cen-
tral Asia to expand linkages between Af-
ghanistan and countries in the region; and 
(iii) to assist the Government of Af-
ghanistan to develop transparent budg-
etary processes, including executing a con-
sistently applied system of legitimate rev-
enue generation 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 
compliance with the principles set forth in 
section 7013 of this Act; and 
(ii) United States companies and or-
ganizations that are implementing United 
States assistance programs in Afghanistan 
in a manner consistent with United States 
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laws and regulations are not subjected by 
the Government of Afghanistan to taxes or 
other fees in contravention of the agree-
ments referenced in clause (i), and are not 
subjected to retaliation by the Government 
of Afghanistan for the nonpayment of such 
taxes or fees imposed in the past: Pro-
vided, That not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations an assessment of the dollar 
value of improper taxes or fees levied by 
such government against such companies 
and organizations in fiscal year 2018. 
(2) GOALS AND BENCHMARKS.—Not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report describing the goals and 
benchmarks required in paragraph (1)(B)(i): Pro-
vided, That not later than 6 months after the sub-
mission of such report and every 6 months there-
after until September 30, 2020, 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 
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suspend assistance for the Government of Afghani-
stan if any report required by this paragraph indi-
cates that such government is failing to make meas-
urable progress in meeting such goals and bench-
marks. 
(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 combat-
ants who have renounced violence against 
the Government of Afghanistan, in accord-
ance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74); 
and 
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(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 Af-
ghanistan. 
(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 perma-
nent basing rights agreement between the United 
States and Afghanistan. 
(b) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ for assistance for Paki-
stan may be made available only to support 
counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capa-
bilities 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, 
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the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the amount 
of funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘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, or any 
subsequent policy decision affecting such assist-
ance: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
promptly inform the appropriate congressional 
committees in writing of any changes to such 
policy, the justification for such changes, and 
the progress made by the Government of Paki-
stan in meeting the counterterrorism objectives 
described under this section in the report ac-
companying this Act. 
(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 Govern-
ment of Pakistan, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees detailing— 
(A) the amount of financing and other 
support, if any, provided by the Government of 
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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 
detainees, internally displaced persons, and 
other Pakistani civilians affected by conflict in 
Pakistan 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)). 
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(C) The authorities and directives of sec-
tion 7044(d)(4) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public 
Law 113–235) regarding scholarships for 
women shall apply to funds appropriated by 
this Act for assistance for Pakistan, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
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 al-
ternative fertilizer use among Pakistani farmers 
to decrease the dual use of fertilizer in the 
manufacturing of improvised explosive devices. 
(E) Funds appropriated by this Act for as-
sistance for Pakistan shall be made available 
for border security programs, following con-
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sultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(F) Funds appropriated by title III of this 
Act shall be made available for programs to 
promote 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 Appropria-
tions that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from 
prison and cleared of all charges relating to the as-
sistance provided to the United States in locating 
Osama bin Laden. 
(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 assist-
ance for Pakistan: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall inform the Committees on Appropriations of 
such steps in a timely manner. 
(c) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) BILATERAL
ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE.—Of 
the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 
not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available 
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for assistance for Sri Lanka for economic develop-
ment and democracy programs, particularly in areas 
recovering from ethnic and religious conflict: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be made available for 
programs to assist in the identification and resolu-
tion 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 Commit-
tees on Appropriations that the Government of Sri 
Lanka is taking steps to— 
(A) increase accountability and trans-
parency in governance; and 
(B) fulfill commitments with respect to 
transitional justice and the restoration of civil 
and human rights. 
(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 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
may only be made available for programs to 
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support humanitarian and disaster response 
preparedness and maritime security; and 
(B) funds under the heading ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ may only be made avail-
able for training and equipment related to 
international peacekeeping operations, and only 
if the Government of Sri Lanka is taking effec-
tive steps to bring to justice Sri Lankan peace-
keeping troops who have engaged in sexual ex-
ploitation and abuse. 
(d) 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 provision of law that restricts assistance to 
foreign countries, for cross border stabilization and 
development programs between Afghanistan and 
Pakistan, or between either country and the Central 
Asian countries. 
(2) SECURITY
AND
JUSTICE
PROGRAMS.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made avail-
able for assistance for countries in South and Cen-
tral Asia shall be made available to accelerate the re-
cruitment and enhance the retention and profes-
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sionalism 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 ti-
tles III and IV of this Act, up to $595,000,000 may 
be made available for assistance for countries in 
Central America to implement the United States 
Strategy for Engagement in Central America: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be made available on a 
cost-matching basis. 
(2) SPEND PLAN.—Prior to the obligation of 
funds made available pursuant to 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 fiscal year 
2018. 
(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, 
Guatemala, and Honduras, except for funds made 
available for the International Commission against 
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