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other than Jerusalem. As has been true in the past, offi-
cers and employees of the United States Government may 
continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Pal-
estinians (including those who now occupy positions in the 
Palestinian 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 2009, 
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. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
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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. The Secretary of State shall, as appro-
priate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be 
taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate 
assistance to any individual, entity, or educational institu-
tion which she has determined to be involved in or advo-
cating terrorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) 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 avail-
able for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise hon-
oring individuals who commit, or have committed 
acts of terrorism.
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(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available by this or prior ap-
propriations act, including funds made available by 
transfer, may be made available for obligation for se-
curity 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 Pales-
tinian compliance with such benchmarks. 
(d) AUDITS.— 
(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 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 
$500,000 may be used by the Office of the Inspector 
General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development for audits, inspections, and 
other activities in furtherance of the requirements of
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this subsection. Such funds are in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes. 
(e) 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 pro-
vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2009 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’. The audit 
shall address— 
(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) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank 
and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) 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 Public 
Law 109-13.
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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 interests 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. 
(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. The 
report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian Authority
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has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and dis-
mantle 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. 
(f) PROHIBITION.— 
(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 or any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member unless the President certifies in 
writing and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that Hamas has 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.
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(2) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
BROADCASTING TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 7041. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’ for Middle East Broadcasting Networks, 10 per-
cent of the funds shall not be available for obligation until 
the Broadcasting Board of Governors reports to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations on— 
(1) The results of the independent outside eval-
uation of Alhurra programming to examine its jour-
nalistic integrity and adherence to standards and 
principles of the United States International Broad-
casting Act; and 
(2) Whether the directives in the explanatory 
statement accompanying the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110– 
161) regarding Alhurra have been implemented and 
are operational. 
(b) The Office of the Inspector General of the De-
partment of State and the Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors shall monitor adherence to the standards of the 
Journalistic Code of Ethics of the Middle East Broad-
casting Networks, as updated in May 2007.
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IRAQ 
SEC. 7042. (a) ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be made available for assistance for Iraq, except funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Nonprolifera-
tion, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ 
for the removal and disposal of landmines and other 
unexploded ordnance, small arms and light weapons in 
Iraq. 
(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The terms and con-
ditions of section 1402(e)(1), (2), (3) and (4) of Public 
Law 110–252 shall apply to assistance for Iraq in fiscal 
year 2009. 
(c) TRANSITION PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with relevant United States Government agen-
cies, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
report, in classified form if necessary, that details the 
plans, costs and timelines associated with the transition 
of programs and activities funded under titles III through 
VI of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs to the Government of Iraq. 
(d) BASE RIGHTS.—None of the funds made avail-
able in this Act may be used by the Government of the
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United States to enter into a permanent basing rights 
agreement between the United States and Iraq. 
REPORT ON IRAN SANCTIONS 
SEC. 7043. Not later than 180 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of mul-
tilateral and bilateral United States sanctions against Iran 
and actions taken by the United States and the inter-
national community to enforce sanctions against Iran. The 
report, which may be submitted in classified form if nec-
essary, shall include the following: 
(1) A list of all current United States bilateral 
and multilateral sanctions against Iran; 
(2) A list of all United States and foreign reg-
istered entities which the Secretary of State has rea-
son to believe may be in violation of existing United 
States bilateral and multilateral sanctions; 
(3) A detailed description of United States ef-
forts to enforce sanctions, including a list of all in-
vestigations initiated in the 12 months preceeding 
the enactment of this Act that have resulted in a de-
termination that a sanctions violation has occurred 
and United States government actions taken pursu-
ant to the determination;
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(4) In the instances when sanctions were 
waived or otherwise not imposed against entities 
that were determined to have violated United States 
bilateral or multilateral sanctions, the reason in each 
instance of why action was not taken to sanction the 
entity; and 
(5) A description of United States diplomatic 
efforts to expand bilateral and multilateral sanctions 
against Iran and strengthen international efforts to 
enforce existing sanctions. 
LEBANON 
SEC. 7044. (a) Funds appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ in this Act for 
assistance for Lebanon shall be made available only to pro-
fessionalize the Lebanese Armed Forces and to strengthen 
border security and combat terrorism, including training 
and equipping the Lebanese Armed Forces to secure Leb-
anon’s borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing 
the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups 
and implementing United Nations Security Council Reso-
lution 1701. 
(b) None of the funds in subsection (a) may be made 
available for obligation until after the Secretary of State 
provides the Committees on Appropriations a detailed 
spending plan, which shall include a strategy for profes-
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sionalizing the Lebanese Armed Forces, strengthening 
border security and combating terrorism in Lebanon. 
WESTERN HEMISPHERE 
SEC. 7045. (a) FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act not less than $10,000,000 
from ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and not less than 
$10,000,000 from ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be 
made available for labor and environmental capacity build-
ing activities relating to the free trade agreements with 
countries of Central America, Peru and the Dominican 
Republic. 
(b) HAITI.— 
(1) 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. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III and IV, not less than $251,126,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Haiti. 
(3) None of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’ may be used to transfer 
excess weapons, ammunition or other lethal property 
of an agency of the United States Government to 
the Government of Haiti for use by the Haitian Na-
tional Police until the Secretary of State reports to
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the Committees on Appropriations that any mem-
bers of the Haitian National Police who have been 
credibly alleged to have committed serious crimes, 
including drug trafficking and violations of inter-
nationally recognized human rights, have been sus-
pended. 
(c) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act that are available for assistance for 
the Dominican Republic, not less than $5,000,000 shall 
be made available for basic health care, nutrition, sanita-
tion, education, and shelter for migrant workers and other 
residents of batey communities. 
(d) ASSISTANCE FOR GUATEMALA.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ (IMET) that are available for assistance 
for Guatemala, other than for expanded IMET, may 
be made available only for the Guatemalan Air 
Force, Navy and Army Corps of Engineers: Pro-
vided, That assistance for the Army Corps of Engi-
neers shall only be available for training to improve 
disaster response capabilities and to participate in 
international peacekeeping operations: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds may be made available only if 
the Secretary of State certifies that the Air Force,
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have committed violations of such rights, including 
protecting and providing to the Attorney General’s 
office all military archives pertaining to the internal 
armed conflict, and cooperating with the CICIG by 
granting access to CICIG personnel, providing evi-
dence to CICIG, and allowing witness testimony. 
(e) ASSISTANCE FOR MEXICO.—Of the funds appro-
priated under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act, not 
more than $300,000,000 may be made available for assist-
ance for Mexico, only to combat drug trafficking and re-
lated violence and organized crime, and for judicial re-
form, institution building, anti-corruption, and rule of law 
activities, of which not less than $75,000,000 shall be used 
for judicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, 
and rule of law activities: Provided, That none of the funds 
made available under this section shall be made available 
for budget support or as cash payments. 
(1) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Fifteen percent 
of the funds made available under this section in 
this Act, for assistance for Mexico, not including as-
sistance for judicial reform, institution building, 
anti-corruption, and rule of law activities, may not 
be obligated until the Secretary of State reports in
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writing to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the Government of Mexico is continuing to— 
(A) improve the transparency and account-
ability of Federal police forces and to work with 
State and municipal authorities to improve the 
transparency and accountability of State and 
municipal police forces through mechanisms in-
cluding police complaints commissions with au-
thority and independence to receive complaints 
and carry out effective investigations; 
(B) conduct regular consultations with 
Mexican human rights organizations and other 
relevant Mexican civil society organizations on 
recommendations for the implementation of the 
Merida Initiative in accordance with Mexican 
and international law; 
(C) ensure that civilian prosecutors and ju-
dicial authorities are investigating and pros-
ecuting, in accordance with Mexican and inter-
national law, members of the Federal police and 
military forces who have been credibly alleged 
to have violated internationally recognized 
human rights, and the Federal police and mili-
tary forces are fully cooperating with the inves-
tigations; and
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(D) enforce the prohibition, in accordance 
with Mexican and international law, on the use 
of testimony obtained through torture or other 
ill-treatment. 
(2) REPORT.—The report required in para-
graph (1) shall include a description of actions taken 
with respect to each requirement. 
(3) SPENDING PLAN.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a detailed spending plan, developed 
after consulting with relevant Mexican Government 
authorities, for funds made available for Mexico 
under this section, with concrete goals, programs 
and activities to be funded, and anticipated results. 
(4) ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.—Prior to the 
obligation of funds for the procurement or lease of 
aircraft, the Director of the Defense Security Co-
operation Agency, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations an Analysis of Alternatives for the acquisi-
tion of all aircraft for the Merida Initiative. 
(f) ASSISTANCE FOR THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL 
AMERICA.—Of the funds appropriated under the headings 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’,
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‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, and ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, $105,000,000 may be made available for 
assistance for the countries of Central America only to 
combat drug trafficking and related violence and orga-
nized crime, and for judicial reform, institution building, 
anti-corruption, rule of law activities, and maritime secu-
rity, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made 
available for judicial reform, institution building, anti-cor-
ruption, and rule of law activities: Provided, That of the 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $12,000,000 shall be made available through the 
United States Agency for International Development for 
an Economic and Social Development Fund for Central 
America: Provided further, That none of the funds shall 
be made available for budget support or as cash payments. 
(1) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Fifteen percent 
of the funds made available by this Act for assist-
ance for the countries of Central America under the 
headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ may not be obligated until the Secretary of 
State reports in writing to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that the government of such country is 
continuing to—
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(A) support police complaints commissions 
with authority and independence to receive com-
plaints and carry out effective investigations; 
(B) implement reforms to improve the ca-
pacity and ensure the independence of the judi-
ciary; and 
(C) investigate and prosecute members of 
the Federal police and military forces who have 
been credibly alleged to have committed viola-
tions of internationally recognized human 
rights. 
(2) REPORT.—The report required in para-
graph (1) shall include a description of actions taken 
with respect to each requirement. 
(3) SPENDING PLAN.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a detailed spending plan for funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
countries of Central America by this Act, with con-
crete goals, actions to be taken, budget proposals, 
and anticipated results. 
(4) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘countries of Central America’’ means
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Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hon-
duras, Nicaragua, and Panama. 
(g) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 
To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper-
ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 
by this Act should be borne by the recipient country. 
COLOMBIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds appro-
priated in titles III and IV of this Act, not more than 
$545,050,000 shall be available for assistance for Colom-
bia. 
Funds appropriated by this Act and made available 
to the Department of State for assistance to the Govern-
ment of Colombia may be used to support a unified cam-
paign against narcotics trafficking and organizations des-
ignated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and successor 
organizations, and to take actions to protect human health 
and welfare in emergency circumstances, including under-
taking rescue operations: Provided, That assistance made 
available in prior Acts for the Government of Colombia 
to protect the Cano-Limon pipeline may also be used for 
purposes for which funds are made available under the 
heading ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’: Provided fur-
ther, That no United States Armed Forces personnel or 
United States civilian contractor employed by the United