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contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria-
tions for foreign operations, export financing, and related
programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities au-
thorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the
Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act. The agency shall promptly report to
the Committees on Appropriations whenever it is con-
ducting activities or is proposing to conduct activities in
a country for which assistance is prohibited.
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES
SEC. 632. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be obligated or expended to provide—
(1) any financial incentive to a business enter-
prise currently located in the United States for the
purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate
outside the United States if such incentive or induce-
ment is likely to reduce the number of employees of
such business enterprise in the United States because
United States production is being replaced by such
enterprise outside the United States; or
(2) assistance for any program, project, or activ-
ity that contributes to the violation of internationally
recognized workers rights, as defined in section 507(4)
of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the recipient
country, including any designated zone or area in
that country: Provided, That the application of sec-
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tion 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be com-
mensurate with the level of development of the recipi-
ent country and sector, and shall not preclude assist-
ance for the informal sector in such country, micro
and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agri-
culture.
COMPREHENSIVE EXPENDITURES REPORT
SEC. 633. Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit
a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the
total amount of United States Government expenditures in
fiscal year 2006, by Federal agency, for programs and ac-
tivities in each foreign country, identifying the line item
as presented in the President’s Budget Appendix and the
purpose for which the funds were provided: Provided, That,
if required, information may be submitted in classified
form.
SPECIAL AUTHORITIES
SEC. 634. (a) AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, PAKISTAN, LEB-
ANON, MONTENEGRO, VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL-
DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated by
this Act that are made available for assistance for Afghani-
stan may be made available notwithstanding section 612
of this Act or any similar provision of law and section 660
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and funds appro-
priated in titles II and III of this Act that are made avail-
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able for Iraq, Lebanon, Montenegro, Pakistan, and for vic-
tims of war, displaced children, and displaced Burmese,
and to assist victims of trafficking in persons and, subject
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations, to combat such trafficking, may be made
available notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(b) TROPICAL FORESTRY
AND BIODIVERSITY CON-
SERVATION ACTIVITIES.—Funds appropriated by this Act
to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and
chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for the purpose of supporting tropical forestry and biodiver-
sity conservation activities and energy programs aimed at
reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Provided, That such as-
sistance shall be subject to sections 116, 502B, and 620A
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(c) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I,
chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, and title II of the Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act of 1954, may be used by
the United States Agency for International Development to
employ up to 25 personal services contractors in the United
States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the
purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or ex-
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panded overseas programs and activities managed by the
agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and
trained: Provided, That not more than 10 of such contrac-
tors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds appropriated to carry out title II of
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954, may be made available only for personal services con-
tractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace.
(d)(1) WAIVER.—The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the Presi-
dent determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore
of the Senate that it is important to the national security
interests of the United States.
(2) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiv-
er pursuant to paragraph (1) 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.
(e) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
priated by this Act, the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development may provide an exception to the fair
opportunity process for placing task orders under such con-
tracts when the order is placed with any category of small
or small disadvantaged business.
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(f) VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.—Section 594(a) of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2005 (enacted as division D of
Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3038) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2009’’.
(g) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHORITY.—
In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this
Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability
may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, mu-
nicipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from insta-
bility, as well as a nation emerging from instability.
(h) CHINA PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, of the funds appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘Development Assistance’’ in this Act, not less than
$10,000,000 shall be made available to United States edu-
cational institutions and nongovernmental organizations
for programs and activities in the People’s Republic of
China relating to the environment, democracy, and the rule
of law: Provided, That funds made available pursuant to
this authority shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(i) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—
(1) With respect to funds appropriated by this
Act that are available for assistance for Pakistan, the
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President may waive the prohibition on assistance
contained in section 608 of this Act subject to the re-
quirements contained in section 1(b) of Public Law
107–57, as amended, for a determination and certifi-
cation, and consultation, by the President prior to the
exercise of such waiver authority.
(2) Notwithstanding the date contained in sec-
tion 6 of Public Law 107–57, as amended, the provi-
sions of sections 2 and 4 of that Act shall remain in
effect through the current fiscal year.
(j) MIDDLE EAST FOUNDATION.—Funds appropriated
by this Act and prior Acts under the heading ‘‘Economic
Support Fund’’ that are available for the Middle East Part-
nership Initiative may be made available, including as an
endowment, notwithstanding any other provision of law
and following consultations with the Committees on Appro-
priations, to establish and operate a Middle East Founda-
tion, or any other similar entity, whose purpose is to sup-
port democracy, governance, human rights, and the rule of
law in the Middle East region: Provided, That such funds
may be made available to the Foundation only to the extent
that the Foundation has commitments from sources other
than the United States Government to at least match the
funds provided under the authority of this subsection: Pro-
vided further, That provisions contained in section 201 of
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the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of
1989 (excluding the authorizations of appropriations pro-
vided in subsection (b) of that section and the requirement
that a majority of the members of the board of directors
be citizens of the United States provided in subsection
(d)(3(B) of that section) shall be deemed to apply to any
such foundation or similar entity referred to under this sub-
section, and to funds made available to such entity, in order
to enable it to provide assistance for purposes of this section:
Provided further, That prior to the initial obligation of
funds for any such foundation or similar entity pursuant
to the authorities of this subsection, other than for adminis-
trative support, the Secretary of State shall take steps to
ensure, on an ongoing basis, that any such funds made
available pursuant to such authorities are not provided to
or through any individual or group that the management
of the foundation or similar entity knows or has reason to
believe, advocates, plans, sponsors, or otherwise engages in
terrorist activities: Provided further, That section 629 of
this Act shall apply to any such foundation or similar enti-
ty established pursuant to this subsection: Provided further,
That the authority of the Foundation, or any similar enti-
ty, to provide assistance shall cease to be effective on Sep-
tember 30, 2010.
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(k) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 1365(c) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1993 (Public Law 102–484; 22 U.S.C. 2778 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘During the 16 year period beginning on
October 23, 1992’’ and inserting ‘‘During the 22 year pe-
riod beginning on October 23, 1992’’ before the period at
the end.
(l) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—The Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101–167) is amended—
(1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)—
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2007, and 2008’’; and
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2007’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2008’’; and
(2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in sub-
section (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting
‘‘2008’’.
(m) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.—Of the funds managed
by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian
Assistance of the United States Agency for International
Development, from this or any other Act, not less than
$10,000,000 shall be made available as a general contribu-
tion to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any other
provision of law.
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(n) CAPITAL
SECURITY
COST-SHARING.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, of the funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construc-
tion, and Maintenance’’, not less than $2,000,000 shall be
made available for the Capital Security Cost-Sharing fees
of the Library of Congress for fiscal year 2008.
(o) 
DEMOBILIZATION, 
DISARMAMENT, 
AND
RE-
INTEGRATION ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, policy or regulation, funds appropriated
by this Act and prior acts making appropriations for for-
eign operations, export financing, and related programs
may be made available to support programs to demobilize,
disarm, and reintegrate into civilian society former combat-
ants of foreign governments or organizations who have re-
nounced involvement or participation in such organiza-
tions.
(p) NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—With re-
spect to the provision of assistance for democracy, human
rights and governance activities, the organizations imple-
menting such assistance and the specific nature of that as-
sistance shall not be subject to the prior approval by the
government of any foreign country.
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL
SEC. 635. It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the
secondary boycott of American firms that have com-
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mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace
in the region and to United States investment and
trade in the Middle East and North Africa;
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret-
tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and
publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the
Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded;
(3) all Arab League states should normalize rela-
tions with their neighbor Israel;
(4) the President and the Secretary of State
should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League
boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to dem-
onstrate that opposition by, for example, taking into
consideration the participation of any recipient coun-
try in the boycott when determining to sell weapons
to said country; and
(5) the President should report to Congress an-
nually on specific steps being taken by the United
States to encourage Arab League states to normalize
their relations with Israel to bring about the termi-
nation of the Arab League boycott of Israel, including
those to encourage allies and trading partners of the
United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses
from complying with the boycott and penalizing busi-
nesses that do comply.
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ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE
SEC. 636. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this
or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country
shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of
programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chap-
ters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and from funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eastern Eu-
rope and the Baltic States’’: Provided, That before using
the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in sup-
port of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the
President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations
under the regular notification procedures of those commit-
tees, including a description of the program to be assisted,
the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing
such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to alter any existing statutory
prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations
contained in this or any other Act.
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2008, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict
assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development and
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Assistance Act of 1954: Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made
available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or
expended except as provided through the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply—
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support
international terrorism; or
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of
law prohibiting assistance to the government of a
country that violates internationally recognized
human rights.
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS
SEC. 637. (a) Funds appropriated under titles II
through V of this Act which are earmarked may be repro-
grammed for other programs within the same account not-
withstanding the earmark if compliance with the earmark
is made impossible by operation of any provision of this
or any other Act: Provided, That any such reprogramming
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That as-
sistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection
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shall be made available under the same terms and condi-
tions as originally provided.
(b) In addition to the authority contained in sub-
section (a), the original period of availability of funds ap-
propriated by this Act and administered by the United
States Agency for International Development that are ear-
marked for particular programs or activities by this or any
other Act shall be extended for an additional fiscal year
if the Administrator of such agency determines and reports
promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the ter-
mination of assistance to a country or a significant change
in circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated
funds can be obligated during the original period of avail-
ability: Provided, That such earmarked funds that are con-
tinued available for an additional fiscal year shall be obli-
gated only for the purpose of such designation.
(c) Ceilings and earmarks levels contained in this Act
shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated
or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless
such Act specifically so directs. Earmarks or minimum
funding requirements contained in any other Act shall not
be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act.
ASIA
SEC. 638. (a) FUNDING LEVELS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’ and ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than the
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amount of funds initially allocated for each such account
pursuant to subsection 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 for fiscal year 2006 shall be made available for
Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam, Asia and Near East Re-
gional, and Regional Development Mission/Asia: Provided,
That for the purposes of this subsection, ‘‘Global Health
Programs’’ shall mean ‘‘Child Survival and Health Pro-
grams Fund’’.
(b) BURMA.—
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct
the United States executive director to each appro-
priate international financial institution in which
the United States participates, to oppose and vote
against the extension by such institution any loan or
financial or technical assistance or any other utiliza-
tion of funds of the respective bank to and for Burma.
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than
$11,000,000 shall be made available to support de-
mocracy activities in Burma, along the Burma-Thai-
land border, for activities of Burmese student groups
and other organizations located outside Burma, and
for the purpose of supporting the provision of human-
itarian assistance to displaced Burmese along Bur-
ma’s borders: Provided, That funds made available
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under this heading may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law: Provided fur-
ther, That in addition to assistance for Burmese refu-
gees provided under the heading ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’ in this Act, not less than $3,000,000
shall be made available for community-based organi-
zations operating in Thailand to provide food, med-
ical and other humanitarian assistance to internally
displaced persons in eastern Burma: Provided further,
That funds made available under this heading shall
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(c) TIBET.—
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct
the United States executive director to each inter-
national financial institution to use the voice and
vote of the United States to support projects in Tibet
if such projects do not provide incentives for the mi-
gration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or
facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land
and natural resources to non-Tibetans; are based on
a thorough needs-assessment; foster self-sufficiency of
the Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and
traditions; and are subject to effective monitoring.
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(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
not less than $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated by
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support
Fund’’ should be made available to nongovernmental
organizations to support activities which preserve cul-
tural traditions and promote sustainable development
and environmental conservation in Tibetan commu-
nities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in
other Tibetan communities in China, and not less
than $250,000 should be made available to the Na-
tional Endowment for Democracy for human rights
and democracy programs relating to Tibet.
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA
SEC. 639. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes
within the United States not authorized before the date of
the enactment of this Act by the Congress.
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS
SEC. 640. None of the funds appropriated or made
available pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or
in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member
of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this
Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another
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country’s delegation at international conferences held under
the auspices of multilateral or international organizations.
REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS
SEC. 641. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made
available pursuant to this Act shall be available to a non-
governmental organization, including any contractor,
which fails to provide upon timely request any document,
file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the
United States Agency for International Development.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or reg-
ulation, the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall provide to the Committees
on Appropriations, on a timely basis, such information on
the obligation and expenditure of funds appropriated by
this Act and prior Acts, pursuant to grants, cooperative
agreements, and contracts entered into or financed by the
agency, as may be requested by the Committee on Appro-
priations to satisfy oversight responsibilities of those Com-
mittees.
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
THAT
EXPORT
LETHAL
MILITARY
EQUIPMENT
TO
COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
SEC. 642. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be available to any
foreign government which provides lethal military equip-
ment to a country the government of which the Secretary
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of State has determined is a terrorist government for pur-
poses of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of
1979. The prohibition under this section with respect to a
foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that
government ceases to provide such military equipment. This
section applies with respect to lethal military equipment
provided under a contract entered into after October 1,
1997.
(b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any other
similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President
determines that furnishing such assistance is important to
the national interests of the United States.
(c) Whenever the President makes a determination
pursuant to subsection (b), the President shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report with re-
spect to the furnishing of such assistance. Any such report
shall include a detailed explanation of the assistance to be
provided, including the estimated dollar amount of such as-
sistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers
United States national interests.
WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR PARKING FINES AND
REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES
SEC. 643. (a) Subject to subsection (c), of the funds
appropriated under titles II through V by this Act that are
made available for assistance for a foreign country, an
amount equal to 110 percent of the total amount of the un-
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paid fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties and un-
paid property taxes owed by the central government of such
country shall be withheld from obligation for assistance for
the central government of such country until the Secretary
of State submits a certification to the Committees on Appro-
priations stating that such parking fines and penalties and
unpaid property taxes are fully paid.
(b) Funds withheld from obligation pursuant to sub-
section (a) may be made available for other programs or
activities funded by this Act, after consultation with and
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations, provided that no such funds shall
be made available for assistance for the central government
of a foreign country that has not paid the total amount
of the fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties and un-
paid property taxes owed by such country.
(c) Subsection (a) shall not include amounts that have
been withheld under any other provision of law.
(d)(1) The Secretary of State may waive the require-
ments set forth in subsection (a) with respect to parking
fines and penalties no sooner than 60 days from the date
of enactment of this Act, or at any time with respect to
a particular country, if the Secretary determines that it
is in the national interests of the United States to do so.
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(2) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements
set forth in subsection (a) with respect to the unpaid prop-
erty taxes if the Secretary of State determines that it is
in the national interests of the United States to do so.
(e) Not later than 6 months after the initial exercise
of the waiver authority in subsection (d), the Secretary of
State, after consultations with the City of New York, shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations de-
scribing a strategy, including a timetable and steps cur-
rently being taken, to collect the parking fines and penalties
and unpaid property taxes and interest owed by nations
receiving foreign assistance under this Act.
(f) In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘fully adjudicated’’ includes cir-
cumstances in which the person to whom the vehicle
is registered—
(A)(i) has not responded to the parking vio-
lation summons; or
(ii) has not followed the appropriate adju-
dication procedure to challenge the summons;
and
(B) the period of time for payment of or
challenge to the summons has lapsed.
(2) The term ‘‘parking fines and penalties’’
means parking fines and penalties—
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(A) owed to—
(i) the District of Columbia; or
(ii) New York, New York; and
(B) incurred during the period April 1,
1997, through September 30, 2007.
(3) The term ‘‘unpaid property taxes’’ means the
amount of unpaid taxes and interest determined to be
owed by a foreign country on real property in the
District of Columbia or New York, New York in a
court order or judgment entered against such country
by a court of the United States or any State or sub-
division thereof.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PLO FOR THE WEST
BANK AND GAZA
SEC. 644. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation
Organization for the West Bank and Gaza unless the Presi-
dent has exercised the authority under section 604(a) of the
Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title VI of Pub-
lic Law 104–107) or any other legislation to suspend or
make inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 and that suspension is still in effect: Provided, That
if the President fails to make the certification under section
604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995
or to suspend the prohibition under other legislation, funds
appropriated by this Act may not be obligated for assistance
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for the Palestine Liberation Organization for the West Bank
and Gaza.
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN
SEC. 645. If the President determines that doing so
will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to
$30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Na-
tions War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the
former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council
or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may
establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without
regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2)
thereof: Provided, That the determination required under
this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise
required under section 552(c): Provided further, That funds
made available for tribunals other than Yugoslavia, Rwan-
da, or the Special Court for Sierra Leone shall be made
available subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations.
LANDMINES
SEC. 646. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
demining equipment available to the United States Agency
for International Development and the Department of State
and used in support of the clearance of landmines and
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unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be
disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject
to such terms and conditions as the President may pre-
scribe.
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
SEC. 647. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Jeru-
salem a new office of any department or agency of the
United States Government for the purpose of conducting of-
ficial United States Government business with the Pales-
tinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor
Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO
Declaration of Principles: Provided, That this restriction
shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for
the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem.
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES
SEC. 648. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign
Military Financing Program’’ for Informational Program
activities or under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’,
‘‘Development Assistance’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’
may be obligated or expended to pay for—
(1) alcoholic beverages; or
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that are
substantially of a recreational character, including
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but not limited to entrance fees at sporting events,
theatrical and musical productions, and amusement
parks.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE
SEC. 649. (a) CENTRAL AMERICA.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health
Programs’’ and ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than the
amount of funds initially allocated for each such account
pursuant to section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 for fiscal year 2006 shall be made available for El
Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador,
Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Latin America and Caribbean Re-
gional, Central America Regional, and South America Re-
gional: Provided, That for the purposes of this subsection,
‘‘Global Health Programs’’ shall mean ‘‘Child Survival and
Health Programs Fund’’.
(b)(1) HAITI.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, not less than $106,200,000 shall be
made available for assistance for Haiti, of which not less
than $5,000,000 shall be for programs to improve court ad-
ministration and reduce pre-trial detention and of which
not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for water-
shed remediation and reforestation activities.
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(2) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to pur-
chase defense articles and services under the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the Coast Guard.
(3) None of the funds made available in this Act under
the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’ may be used to transfer excess weapons, ammu-
nition or other lethal property of an agency of the United
States Government to the Government of Haiti for use by
the Haitian National Police until the Secretary of State
certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the
United Nations Mission in Haiti has ensured that any
members of the Haitian National Police who have been
credibly alleged to have committed serious crimes, including
drug trafficking and human rights violations, have been
suspended.
(c) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.—Of the funds appropriated
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’
and ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than $23,600,000
shall be made available for assistance for the Dominican
Republic, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made
available for basic health care, nutrition, sanitation, edu-
cation, and shelter for migrant sugar cane workers and
other residents of batey communities.
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LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN
AUTHORITY
SEC. 650. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the
funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
may be obligated or expended with respect to providing
funds to the Palestinian Authority.
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to
the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohi-
bition is important to the national security interests of the
United States.
(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiv-
er pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more
than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit
a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the
justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds
will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to
ensure that the funds are properly disbursed.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES
SEC. 651. Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 is amended by adding the following sec-
tion:
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‘‘SEC. 620J. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY
FORCES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No assistance shall be furnished
under this Act or the Arms Export Control Act to any unit
of the security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary
of State has credible evidence that such unit has committed
gross violations of human rights.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a)
shall not apply if the Secretary determines and reports to
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives,
and the Committees on Appropriations that the government
of such country is taking effective measures to bring the re-
sponsible members of the security forces unit to justice.
‘‘(c) DUTY TO INFORM.—In the event that funds are
withheld from any unit pursuant to this section, the Sec-
retary of State shall promptly inform the foreign govern-
ment of the basis for such action and shall, to the maximum
extent practicable, assist the foreign government in taking
effective measures to bring the responsible members of the
security forces to justice.’’.
FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT
SEC. 652. The annual foreign military training report
required by section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 shall be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and
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the Secretary of State to the Committees on Appropriations
by the date specified in that section.
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT
SEC. 653. Funds appropriated by this Act, except
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Trade and Devel-
opment Agency’’ and ‘‘Overseas Private Investment Cor-
poration’’, may be obligated and expended notwithstanding
section 10 of Public Law 91–672 and section 15 of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.
AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS
SEC. 654. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
except section 551 of Public Law 109–102, of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military
Financing Program’’, $12,500,000 shall be made available
to enhance the preparedness of militaries in Asia and Afri-
ca to respond to an avian influenza pandemic, and of the
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, $12,500,000 shall be transferred to,
and merged with, funds made available under the heading
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ to be used for this
purpose.
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD
SEC. 655. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of
the funds appropriated by this Act may be provided to sup-
port a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State deter-
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mines and certifies to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that—
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian
state—
(A) has demonstrated a commitment to
peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel;
(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 establish a just, last-
ing, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that
will enable Israel and an independent Palestinian
state to exist within the context of full and normal re-
lationships, which should include—
(A) termination of all claims or states of
belligerency;
(B) respect for and acknowledgement of the
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political
independence of every state in the area through
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measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones;
(C) their right to live in peace within secure
and recognized boundaries free from threats or
acts of force;
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and
(E) a framework for achieving a just settle-
ment of the refugee problem.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that the governing entity should enact a constitution assur-
ing the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect
for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other
laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable
governance.
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection (a)
if he determines that it is important to the national security
interests of the United States to do so.
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a)
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of
subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 650
of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance to the Palestinian
Authority’’).
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COLOMBIA
SEC. 656. (a) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this
Act that are available for assistance for Colombia shall be
made available in the amounts indicated in the table in
the accompanying report.
(b) 
DETERMINATION
AND
CERTIFICATION
RE-
QUIRED.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are avail-
able for assistance for the Colombian Armed Forces, may
be made available as follows:
(1) Up to 70 percent of such funds may be obli-
gated prior to the certification and report by the Sec-
retary of State pursuant to paragraph (2).
(2) Up to 15 percent of such funds may be obli-
gated only after the Secretary of State consults with,
and subsequently certifies and submits a written re-
port to, the Committees on Appropriations that:
(A) The Commander General of the Colom-
bian Armed Forces is suspending from the
Armed Forces those members, of whatever rank
who, according to the Minister of Defense, the At-
torney General or the Procuraduria General de
la Nacion, have been credibly alleged to have
committed gross violations of human rights, in-
cluding extra-judicial killings, or to have aided
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or abetted paramilitary organizations or suc-
cessor armed groups.
(B) The Colombian Government is vigor-
ously investigating and prosecuting, in the civil-
ian justice system, those members of the Colom-
bian Armed Forces, of whatever rank, who have
been credibly alleged to have committed gross
violations of human rights, including extra-judi-
cial killings, or to have aided or abetted para-
military 
organizations 
or 
successor 
armed
groups, and is promptly punishing those mem-
bers of the Colombian Armed Forces found to
have committed such violations of human rights
or to have aided or abetted such organizations or
successor groups.
(C) The Colombian Armed Forces are co-
operating fully with civilian prosecutors and ju-
dicial authorities in such cases (including pro-
viding requested information, such as the iden-
tity of persons suspended from the Armed Forces
and the nature and cause of the suspension, and
access to witnesses, relevant military documents,
and other requested information).
(D) The Colombian Armed Forces have
taken all necessary steps to sever links (including
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denying access to military intelligence, vehicles,
and other equipment or supplies, and ceasing
other forms of active or tacit cooperation) at the
command, battalion, and brigade levels, with
paramilitary organizations and successor armed
groups, especially in regions where such organi-
zations or successor groups have a significant
presence.
(E) The Colombian Government is disman-
tling paramilitary leadership and financial net-
works by arresting and prosecuting under civil-
ian criminal law individuals who have provided
financial, planning, or logistical support, or
have otherwise aided or abetted paramilitary or-
ganizations or successor armed groups, by identi-
fying and confiscating land and other assets ille-
gally acquired by such organizations or their as-
sociates and returning such land or assets to
their rightful owners, by revoking reduced sen-
tences for demobilized paramilitaries who engage
in new criminal activity, and by arresting, pros-
ecuting under civilian criminal law, and when
requested, promptly extraditing to the United
States members of successor armed groups.
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(F) The Colombian Armed Forces are not
violating the land and property rights of Colom-
bia’s indigenous and Afro-Colombian commu-
nities, and are distinguishing between civilians,
including displaced persons, and combatants in
their operations.
(3) The balance of such funds may be obligated
after July 31, 2008, if, before such date, the Secretary
of State consults with, and subsequently certifies and
submits a written report to, the Committees on Ap-
propriations, that the Colombian Armed Forces are
continuing to meet the conditions contained in para-
graph (2) and are conducting vigorous operations to
restore civilian government authority and respect for
human rights in areas under the effective control of
paramilitary organizations or successor armed groups
and guerrilla organizations.
(c) REPORT.—The reports required by subsections
(a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section shall contain, with respect
to each such subsection, a detailed description of the actions
taken by the Colombian Government or Armed Forces which
support each requirement of the certification, and the cases
or issues brought to the attention of the Secretary for which
the actions taken by the Colombian Government or Armed
Forces have been inadequate.
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(d) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Funds made
available by this Act for the Colombian Armed Forces shall
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations.
(e) CONSULTATIVE PROCESS.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days
thereafter until September 30, 2008, the Secretary of State
shall consult with Colombian and internationally recog-
nized human rights organizations regarding progress in
meeting the conditions contained in subsection (a).
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) AIDED OR ABETTED.—The term ‘‘aided or
abetted’’ means to provide any support to para-
military or successor armed groups, including taking
actions which allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster the
activities of such groups.
(2) PARAMILITARY GROUPS.—The term ‘‘para-
military groups’’ means illegal self-defense groups
and illegal security cooperatives, including those
groups and cooperatives that have formerly demobi-
lized but continue illegal operations, as well as parts
thereof.
ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS
SEC. 657. (a) DENIAL OF VISAS.—Subject to sub-
section (b), the Secretary of State shall not issue a visa to
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any alien who the Secretary determines, based on credible
evidence—
(1) has willfully provided any support to the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the
National Liberation Army (ELN), or the United Self-
Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), or successor
armed groups, including taking actions or failing to
take actions which allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster
the activities of such groups; or
(2) has committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or
otherwise participated in the commission of gross vio-
lations of human rights, including extra-judicial
killings, in Colombia.
(b) WAIVER.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate
congressional committees, on a case-by-case basis, that the
issuance of a visa to the alien is necessary to support the
peace process in Colombia or for humanitarian reasons.
WEST BANK AND GAZA ASSISTANCE
SEC. 658. (a) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support 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
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to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has en-
gaged in, terrorist activity. The Secretary of State shall ter-
minate assistance to any individual, entity, or educational
institution which the Secretary has determined to be in-
volved in or advocating terrorist activity.
(b) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated by
this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza pro-
gram may be made available for the purpose of recognizing
or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have
committed, acts of terrorism.
(c) 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 Program,
are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure,
among other things, compliance with this section.
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made
available for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza,
up to $500,000 may be used by the Office of the In-
spector 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.
WAR CRIMINALS
SEC. 659. (a)(1) None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be made
available for assistance, and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall instruct the United States executive directors to the
international financial institutions to vote against any new
project involving the extension by such institutions of any
financial or technical assistance, to any country, entity, or
municipality whose competent authorities have failed, as
determined by the Secretary of State, to take necessary and
significant steps to implement its international legal obli-
gations to apprehend and transfer to the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (the ‘‘Tri-
bunal’’) all persons in their territory who have been in-
dicted by the Tribunal and to otherwise cooperate with the
Tribunal.
(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply
to humanitarian assistance or assistance for democratiza-
tion.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply unless
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the competent authori-
ties of such country, entity, or municipality are—
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(1) cooperating with the Tribunal, including ac-
cess for investigators to archives and witnesses, the
provision of documents, and the surrender and trans-
fer of indictees or assistance in their apprehension;
and
(2) are acting consistently with the Dayton Ac-
cords.
(c) Not less than 10 days before any vote in an inter-
national financial institution regarding the extension of
any new project involving financial or technical assistance
or grants to any country or entity described in subsection
(a), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall provide to the Committees on Ap-
propriations a written justification for the proposed assist-
ance, including an explanation of the United States posi-
tion regarding any such vote, as well as a description of
the location of the proposed assistance by municipality, its
purpose, and its intended beneficiaries.
(d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of State,
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall consult with representatives of human rights organiza-
tions and all government agencies with relevant informa-
tion to help prevent indicted war criminals from benefiting
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from any financial or technical assistance or grants pro-
vided to any country or entity described in subsection (a).
(e) The Secretary of State may waive the application
of subsection (a) with respect to projects within a country,
entity, or municipality upon a written determination to
the Committees on Appropriations that such assistance di-
rectly supports the implementation of the Dayton Accords.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
(1) COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘country’’ means Bos-
nia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.
(2) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ refers to the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Mon-
tenegro and the Republika Srpska.
(3) MUNICIPALITY.—The term ‘‘municipality’’
means a city, town or other subdivision within a
country or entity as defined herein.
(4) DAYTON ACCORDS.—The term ‘‘Dayton Ac-
cords’’ means the General Framework Agreement for
Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with an-
nexes relating thereto, done at Dayton, November 10
through 16, 1995.
USER FEES
SEC. 660. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct
the United States Executive Director at each international
financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the
International Financial Institutions Act) and the Inter-
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national Monetary Fund to oppose any loan, grant, strat-
egy or policy of these institutions that would require user
fees or service charges on poor people for primary education
or primary healthcare, including prevention and treatment
for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and
maternal well-being, in connection with the institutions’ fi-
nancing programs.
FUNDING FOR SERBIA
SEC. 661. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may
be made available for assistance for the central Government
of Serbia after May 31, 2008, if the President has made
the determination and certification contained in subsection
(c).
(b) After May 31, 2008, the Secretary of the Treasury
should instruct the United States executive directors to the
international financial institutions to support loans and
assistance to the Government of Serbia subject to the condi-
tions in subsection (c).
(c) The determination and certification referred to in
subsection (a) is a determination by the President and a
certification to the Committees on Appropriations that the
Government of Serbia is—
(1) cooperating with the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia including access
for investigators, the provision of documents, timely
information on the location, movement, and sources of