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(9) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi-
sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef-
fect during fiscal year 2019. 
(m) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are available for monitoring and 
evaluation of assistance under the headings ‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall, as appropriate, 
be made available for the regular collection of feedback 
obtained directly from beneficiaries on the quality and rel-
evance of such assistance: Provided, That the Department 
of State and USAID shall establish procedures for imple-
menting partners that receive funds under such headings 
for regularly collecting and responding to such feedback, 
informing the Department of State and USAID of such 
procedures, and reporting to the Department of State and 
USAID on actions taken in response to the feedback re-
ceived: Provided further, That the Department of State 
and USAID shall regularly conduct oversight to ensure 
that such feedback is regularly collected and used by im-
plementing partners to maximize the cost-effectiveness 
and utility of such assistance. 
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(n) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 
available for pharmaceuticals and other products for other 
global health and child survival activities to the same ex-
tent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, 
subject to the terms and conditions in such section: Pro-
vided, That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the For-
eign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriation Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be 
exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global 
Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such 
non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and 
shall be subject 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, balances, and reimbursements related to 
such fund. 
(o) LOANS, CONSULTATION, AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ 
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by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs may be made available for the 
costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Jordan, 
Tunisia, and Ukraine, which are authorized to be 
provided: Provided, That amounts made available 
under this paragraph for the costs of such guaran-
tees shall not be considered assistance for the pur-
poses of provisions of law limiting assistance to a 
country. 
(2) 
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 Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism 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 Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
such Act. 
(3) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available pursuant to the authorities of 
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this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees, and 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(p) LOCAL WORKS.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’, not less than $50,000,000 
shall be made available for Local Works pursuant to 
section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), 
which may remain available until September 30, 
2023. 
(2) For the purposes of section 7080 of the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
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 in-
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stitutions may be considered individually in deter-
mining such eligibility. 
(3) Not later than 45 days after enactment of 
this Act, the USAID Administrator shall post on the 
USAID website— 
(A) a description, with illustrative exam-
ples, of how Local Works is used to promote lo-
cally owned and led development efforts that 
have as their primary goal the sustainability of 
results; 
(B) the criteria for qualifying for Local 
Works funding; 
(C) simple guidance for submitting pro-
posals for Local Works funding, including unso-
licited proposals; and 
(D) a copy of the report and strategy re-
quired under the heading ‘‘Local Sustainability 
Awards Program’’ in Senate Report 115–152, 
which shall be retitled ‘‘Local Works’’. 
(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-
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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 
purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro-
priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af-
fairs 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 appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re-
main available for obligation, and have not expired. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu-
tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the International Devel-
opment Association, the International Finance Cor-
poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
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International Monetary Fund, the Asian Develop-
ment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the Inter- 
American Investment Corporation, the North Amer-
ican Development Bank, the European Bank for Re-
construction and Development, the African Develop-
ment Bank, the African Development Fund, and the 
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 
(4) HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE.—For pur-
poses of funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that 
are made available for assistance for Afghanistan, 
Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen, the term ‘‘humani-
tarian assistance’’ includes creating conditions where 
locally legitimate authorities and systems can peace-
ably manage conflict and prevent violence. 
(5) SOUTHERN KORDOFAN REFERENCE.—Any 
reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other 
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. 
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(6) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 
means the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
(7) SPEND
PLAN.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap-
propriated 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. 
(8) STABILIZATION ASSISTANCE.—In this Act, 
the term ‘‘stabilization assistance’’ has the same 
meaning as defined by the Stabilization Assistance 
Review in ‘‘A Framework for Maximizing the Effec-
tiveness of U.S. Government Efforts to Stabilize 
Conflict-Affected Areas, 2018’’. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
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(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 re-
lations 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 
demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking 
into consideration the participation of any recipient 
country in the boycott when determining to sell 
weapons to said country; and 
(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, includ-
ing those to encourage allies and trading partners of 
the United States to enact laws prohibiting busi-
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nesses from complying with the boycott and penal-
izing businesses 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 appropriate 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 
(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 
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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 se-
cure 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 set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 
assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 
respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 
other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac-
countable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President determines that it is important to the 
national security interest of the United States to do so. 
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(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 Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7037. None of the funds appropriated under ti-
tles II through VI of this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office 
of any department or agency of the United States Govern-
ment for the purpose of conducting official United States 
Government business with the Palestinian Authority over 
Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing 
entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Prin-
ciples: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to 
the acquisition of additional space for the existing Con-
sulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That meet-
ings between officers and employees of the United States 
and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor 
Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel- 
PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of con-
ducting official United States Government business with 
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such authority should continue to take place in locations 
other than Jerusalem: Provided further, That as has been 
true in the past, officers and employees of the United 
States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on 
other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now 
occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social 
contacts, and have incidental 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 2019, 
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi-
lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
troller General 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 Pro-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
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(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 
the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 
ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 
any individual, private or government entity, or edu-
cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 
to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 
engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 
entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 
principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov-
erning board of trustees any individual that has been de-
termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 
or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter-
rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 
steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 
terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu-
cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 
be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 
(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 
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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 deter-
mines 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 obli-
gation 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 established for security assistance for 
the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent 
of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. 
(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 
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and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 
sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro-
gram, 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 Inspec-
tor General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development for audits, investigations, and 
other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 
this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
(e) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 
in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 
treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro-
vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2019 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 
audit shall address— 
(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
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(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 
available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
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 provi-
sions 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 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver 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. 
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(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing 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: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales-
tinian 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 Ap-
propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal-
estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac-
count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi-
nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au-
thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen-
sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro-
moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 
Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 
LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 
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(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 re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government, including all of its ministers or such 
equivalent, 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 amended. 
(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 subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 
paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
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shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations within 120 days of the certification and 
every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent 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: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 
purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi-
cation 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 as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance 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 
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certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government 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 $75,000,000 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 $15,000,000 for scholarships for 
Egyptian students with high financial need to 
attend not-for-profit institutions of higher edu-
cation: Provided, That such funds shall be made 
available for democracy programs, and for de-
velopment programs in the Sinai: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds may not be made avail-
able for cash transfer assistance or budget sup-
port unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that the Government of Egypt is taking 
consistent and effective steps to stabilize the 
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economy and implement market-based economic 
reforms. 
(B) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of 
State shall withhold from obligation funds ap-
propriated 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 
nongovernmental 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 Government 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’’, and has not 
subjected the defendants to further prosecution 
or if convicted they have been granted full par-
dons. 
(C) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be 
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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
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military 
Financing 
Program’’, 
up 
to 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, 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 Commit-
tees 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, which are in 
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addition to steps taken during the previous cal-
endar year for such purposes, to— 
(i) advance democracy and human 
rights in Egypt, including to govern demo-
cratically and protect religious minorities 
and the rights of women; 
(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 other detainees with due process of 
law; 
(iv) hold Egyptian security forces ac-
countable, including officers credibly al-
leged to have violated human rights; 
(v) investigate and prosecute cases of 
extrajudicial killings and forced disappear-
ances; 
(vi) provide regular access for United 
States officials to monitor such assistance 
in all areas where the assistance is used; 
and 
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(vii) comply with United Nations Se-
curity Council Resolution 2270 and other 
such resolutions regarding North Korea: 
Provided further, That the certification require-
ment of this paragraph shall not apply to funds 
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 
interest of the United States, and submits a re-
port to such Committees containing a detailed 
justification for the use of such waiver and the 
reasons why any of the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A) cannot be met: Provided, That 
the report required by this paragraph shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may be ac-
companied 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, over-
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sight, and control of funds made available by this 
subsection for assistance for Egypt. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees assessing the efforts by the Government of 
Egypt to provide fair compensation to American cit-
izen April Corely for injuries and losses sustained 
during an attack by Egyptian armed forces on her 
tour group on September 13, 2015. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 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 United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolutions or other efforts that advance 
Iran’s nuclear program; 
(C) to support the implementation and en-
forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 
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of nuclear weapons development, 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 
consultation with the Assistant Secretary for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart-
ment of State. 
(2) CONTINUATION
OF
PROHIBITION.—The 
terms and conditions of section 7041(c)(2) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I 
of Public Law 112–74) shall continue in effect dur-
ing fiscal year 2019. 
(3) REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations 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). 
(c) IRAQ.—Funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for 
Iraq for— 
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(1) bilateral economic assistance and inter-
national security assistance, including for the Marla 
Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund; 
(2) stabilization assistance at not less than the 
amounts specified for such purpose in the table 
under this subsection in the report accompanying 
this Act; 
(3) humanitarian assistance, including in the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq; and 
(4) programs to protect and assist religious and 
ethnic minority populations in 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 sup-
port for the Government of Jordan; and not less than 
$425,000,000 shall be made available under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military 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 Leb-
anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 
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is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 
designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra-
tion 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 
address security and stability requirements in areas 
affected by the conflict in Syria, following consulta-
tion 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 
section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 
U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(4) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—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 professionalize the LAF and to strengthen 
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border security and combat terrorism, including 
training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s 
borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the 
use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, 
and to implement United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 1701: Provided, That funds may not be 
obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Sec-
retary of State submits to the Committees on Appro-
priations a spend plan, including actions to be taken 
to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only 
used for the intended purposes, except such plan 
may not be considered 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 submitted not later than Sep-
tember 1, 2019: Provided further, That any notifica-
tion submitted pursuant to such sections shall in-
clude any funds specifically intended for lethal mili-
tary equipment. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 
$30,000,000 shall be made available for stabilization 
assistance, including border security: Provided, That 
the limitation on the uses of funds for certain infra-
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structure projects in section 7041(f)(2) of the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of 
Public Law 113–76) shall apply to such funds. 
(2) COOPERATION ON THE SEPTEMBER 2012 AT-
TACK ON UNITED STATES PERSONNEL AND FACILI-
TIES.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of Libya unless the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government is cooperating with 
United States Government efforts to investigate and 
bring to justice those responsible for the attack on 
United States personnel and facilities in Benghazi, 
Libya in September 2012: Provided, That the limita-
tion in this paragraph shall not apply to funds made 
available for the purpose of protecting United States 
Government personnel or facilities. 
(g) MOROCCO.—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 
Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 
2017. 
(h) 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 Oper-
ations’’ shall be made available, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, for non-lethal assistance for 
Syria, of which not less than $150,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be made avail-
able for stabilization assistance. 
(2) SYRIAN
ORGANIZATIONS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for as-
sistance for Syria shall be made available, on an 
open and competitive basis, to continue to strength-
en the capability of Syrian civil society organizations 
to address the immediate and long-term needs of the 
Syrian people in Syria in a manner that supports 
the sustainability of such organizations in imple-
menting Syrian-led humanitarian and development 
programs: Provided, That funds made available by 
this paragraph shall be administered by the Bureau 
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart-
ment of State. 
(3) 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 
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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. 
(4) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
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 proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(i) 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. 
(j) 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 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec-
retary of State shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance 
is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions; 
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(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
in this Act may be made available for assistance 
for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date 
of enactment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full 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 sup-
port such an investigation, that subjects 
Israeli nationals to an investigation for al-
leged 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 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is 
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in the national security interest of the United 
States, and submits a report to such Commit-
tees detailing how the waiver and the continu-
ation of assistance would assist in furthering 
Middle East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003(1) and (2) of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 
and 1989 (Public Law 100–204) if the Presi-
dent determines and certifies in writing to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
President pro tempore of the Senate, and the 
appropriate congressional committees that it is 
important to the national security interest of 
the United States or the conduct of diplomacy: 
Provided, That such waiver shall be effective for 
no more than a period of six months at a time. 
(ii) Upon written certification to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
President pro tempore of the Senate, and the 
appropriate 
congressional 
committees, 
the 
President may waive the provisions of section 
1003(3) of Public Law 100–204. 
(3) 
PRIVATE
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIP
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
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(A) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic 
Support 
Fund’’ 
not 
less 
than 
$50,000,000 shall be made available, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions, for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza to— 
(i) promote the integration of the Pal-
estinian economy into the international 
business system through private sector en-
gagement 
between 
Palestinian 
entre-
preneurs and businesses and the private 
sector in the United States, Europe, and 
the Middle East; and 
(ii) support exchanges, cooperation, 
dialogue, shared community-building, and 
reconciliation between Palestinians and 
Israelis. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds 
made available pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
shall be administered by the United States 
Agency for International Development, and may 
be made available for a Palestinian Partnership 
Fund to be established and managed by 
USAID: Provided, That the USAID Adminis-
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trator shall seek additional contributions for 
such Fund from other international donors, in-
cluding from the Middle East. 
(C) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds 
made available pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
may be made available for— 
(i) assistance for the Palestinian Au-
thority; and 
(ii) assistance for any individual or 
group that the USAID Administrator, in 
consultation with the heads of relevant 
Federal agencies, determines to be involved 
in, or advocating, terrorist activity or a 
member of a foreign terrorist organization, 
as designated pursuant to section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189). 
(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) OBLIGATIONS AND DISBURSEMENTS.—Not 
later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 
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Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report detailing assist-
ance for the West Bank and Gaza appropriated in 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams by fiscal year, account, and program that are 
withheld from obligation or disbursement, the spe-
cific reason for such withholding, and the impact of 
such withholding on the welfare of the Palestinian 
people and the national interests of the United 
States, Israel, and Jordan: Provided, That such re-
port shall also include a description of any policy re-
view on assistance for the West Bank and Gaza un-
dertaken by the Department of State, USAID, or 
any other Federal entity, including the date on 
which the review was initiated, the participants in 
the review, any consultations by such participants 
with foreign or nongovernmental entities, and the 
findings of the review, if concluded. 
(k) WESTERN SAHARA.—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 obliga-
tion of such funds, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the USAID Administrator, shall consult with the 
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Committees on Appropriations on the planned uses of such 
funds: Provided further, That nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to change the policy of the United States to sup-
port the United Nations-led process to monitor the 
ceasefire and bring about a peaceful, sustainable, and mu-
tually agreed upon solution for the Western Sahara. 
(l) YEMEN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $15,000,000 shall be made available for stabilization 
assistance for Yemen. 
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 Train-
ing and professional military education until the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that such government is not facilitating or 
otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a 
neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed 
groups. 
(b) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Funds made 
available by this Act for assistance for the Central African 
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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. 
(c) ETHIOPIA.— 
(1) FORCED EVICTIONS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act for assistance for Ethiopia may not be 
made available for any activity that supports forced 
evictions. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Programs and activities 
to improve livelihoods shall include prior consulta-
tion with, and the participation of, affected commu-
nities, including in the South Omo and Gambella re-
gions. 
(d) LAKE CHAD BASIN COUNTRIES.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, 
following consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations, for assistance for Cameroon, Chad, 
Niger, and Nigeria for— 
(A) democracy, development, and global 
health programs; 
(B) assistance for individuals who are tar-
geted by foreign terrorist organizations, includ-
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ing Boko Haram, consistent with the provisions 
of section 7059 of this Act; 
(C) assistance for individuals displaced by 
violent conflict; and 
(D) counterterrorism programs. 
(2) PERSONNEL.—Funds appropriated under 
the headings ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title II and 
‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ in title III of this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall be made 
available to increase the number of United States 
Agency for International Development personnel, in-
cluding contractors, in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger, 
including to establish or increase the size of each re-
spective USAID mission, as applicable, to effectively 
manage democracy and development programs made 
available pursuant to this Act: Provided, That not 
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the 
USAID Administrator, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees detailing steps taken 
as of such date, and steps planned to be taken, to 
increase the presence of USAID personnel, including 
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United States Direct Hire personnel, in Cameroon, 
Chad, and Niger. 
(e) COUNTER LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
made available for programs and activities in areas af-
fected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) consistent 
with the goals of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disar-
mament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111–172), including to improve physical ac-
cess, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warn-
ing mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobi-
lization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, es-
pecially child soldiers. 
(f) SOUTH SUDAN.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for assistance for the central Gov-
ernment of South Sudan may only be made available, fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions, for— 
(1) humanitarian assistance; 
(2) assistance to support South Sudan peace 
negotiations or to advance or implement a peace 
agreement; and 
(3) assistance to support implementation of 
outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace 
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Agreement and mutual arrangements related to such 
agreement: 
Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act for assist-
ance for South Sudan that are made available for 
peacebuilding and conflict mitigation shall be made avail-
able at not less than the fiscal year 2017 levels: Provided 
further, That prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
available pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Sec-
retary of State shall consult with the Committees on Ap-
propriations on the intended uses of such funds and steps 
taken by such government to advance or implement a 
peace agreement. 
(g) 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 Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying 
loans and loan guarantees held by the Govern-
ment of Sudan, including the cost of selling, re-
ducing, or canceling amounts owed to the 
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United States, and modifying concessional 
loans, guarantees, and credit agreements. 
(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The limitations of para-
graph (1) shall not apply to— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) assistance for democracy programs; 
(C) assistance for the Darfur region, 
Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, 
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.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be made available for assistance for Zimbabwe fol-
lowing consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees: Provided, That such funds may only be made 
available for assistance for the central Government of 
Zimbabwe if the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to such committees that such Government has— 
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(1) restored the rule of law, including respect 
for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 
expression, association, and assembly; 
(2) taken steps to publicly disclose revenues 
from the extraction of natural resources; and 
(3) held free and fair presidential and par-
liamentary elections: 
Provided further, That the limitation of the previous pro-
viso shall not apply to funds made available for health and 
education programs. 
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, and following consultation with the ap-
propriate 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 
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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 
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; 
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(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: Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available for civil society organiza-
tions in Bangladesh and Burma for such 
purposes: Provided further, That prior to 
the obligation of such funds, the Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor, Department of State, shall en-
sure the establishment of a standard docu-
mentation format and documentation pro-
cedures for use by such organizations, and 
shall identify an appropriate repository for 
such information: Provided further, That 
such sums shall be in addition to funds 
otherwise made available for such pur-
poses; 
(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 
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be made available for civil society and 
international organizations, including those 
in countries bordering Burma; 
(viii) may not be made available to 
any individual or organization if the Sec-
retary 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; 
(ix) may not be made available to any 
organization or entity controlled by the 
armed forces of Burma; 
(x) 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; and 
(xi) may only be made available for 
programs 
to 
support 
the 
return 
of 
Rohingya, Karen, and other refugees and 
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for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $1,167,622,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’ to respond to refugee crises, including 
in Africa, the Near East, South and Central Asia, and 
Europe and Eurasia, $493,976,000, to remain available 
until expended, except that such funds shall not be made 
available for the resettlement costs of refugees in the 
United States: Provided, That such amount is 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. 
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INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $417,951,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas 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. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’, 
$220,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That such amount is 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. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, $325,213,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is des-
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