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on Appropriations a report detailing the training activities
of the School of the Americas and a general assessment
regarding the performance of its graduates during 1996.
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
For expenses necessary for grants to enable the
President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the
Arms Export Control Act, $3,259,250,000: Provided, That
funds appropriated by this paragraph that are made avail-
able for Israel and Egypt shall be made available only as
grants: Provided further, That the funds appropriated by
this paragraph for Israel shall be disbursed within thirty
days of enactment of this Act or by October 31, 1997,
whichever is later: Provided further, That to the extent
that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used
for such purposes, grants made available for Israel by this
paragraph shall, as agreed by Israel and the United
States, be available for advanced weapons systems, of
which not less than $475,000,000 shall be available for
the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense
services, including research and development: Provided
further, That funds made available under this paragraph
shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available under this
heading shall be available for any non-NATO country par-
ticipating in the Partnership for Peace Program except
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through the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations.
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans authorized
by section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act as follows:
cost of direct loans, $60,000,000: Provided, That these
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans of not to exceed
$657,000,000: Provided further, That the rate of interest
charged on such loans shall be not less than the current
average market yield on outstanding marketable obliga-
tions of the United States of comparable maturities: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading
shall be made available for Greece and Turkey only on
a loan basis, and the principal amount of direct loans for
each country shall not exceed the following: $105,000,000
only for Greece and $150,000,000 only for Turkey.
None of the funds made available under this heading
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense
articles, defense services, or design and construction serv-
ices that are not sold by the United States Government
under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign
country proposing to make such procurements has first
signed an agreement with the United States Government
specifying the conditions under which such procurements
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may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun-
try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub-
mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec-
tion 515 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made
available under this heading shall be obligated upon appor-
tionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31,
United States Code, section 1501(a): Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading
shall be available for Sudan and Liberia: Provided further,
That funds made available under this heading may be
used, notwitstanding any other provision of law, for activi-
ties related to the clearance of landmines and unexploded
ordnance, and may include activities implemented through
nongovernmental and international organizations: Pro-
vided further, That only those countries for which assist-
ance was justified for the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales Financ-
ing Program’’ in the fiscal year 1989 congressional pres-
entation for security assistance programs may utilize
funds made available under this heading for procurement
of defense articles, defense services or design and con-
struction services that are not sold by the United States
Government under the Arms Export Control Act: Provided
further, That, subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds made
available under this heading for the cost of direct loans
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may also be used to supplement the funds available under
this heading for grants, and funds made available under
this heading for grants may also be used to supplement
the funds available under this heading for the cost of di-
rect loans: Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate
necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and
services: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
not 
more 
than
$23,250,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading
may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only
for use outside of the United States, for the general costs
of administering military assistance and sales: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be available for Guatemala: Provided further,
That not more than $350,000,000 of funds realized pursu-
ant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act
may be obligated for expenses incurred by the Department
of Defense during fiscal year 1998 pursuant to section
43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that this
limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$77,500,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
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priated under this paragraph shall be obligated or ex-
pended except as provided through the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
TITLE IV—MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
For payment to the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, for the United States contribution to the Global Envi-
ronment Facility (GEF), $35,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 1999.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION
For payment to the International Development Asso-
ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $606,000,000,
for the United States contribution to the eleventh replen-
ishment, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That none of the funds may be obligated until the Sec-
retary of the Treasury certifies to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that procurement restrictions applicable to
the United States under the terms of the Interim Trust
Fund have been lifted and that the total unobligated bal-
ance available for open competition has been released.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK
For payment to the Inter-American Development
Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the United
States share of the paid-in share portion of the increase
in capital stock, $25,610,667, and for the United States
share of the increase in the resources of the Fund for Spe-
cial Operations, $20,835,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The United States Governor of the Inter-American
Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limi-
tation to the callable capital portion of the United States
share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed
$1,503,718,910.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the
Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of
the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock,
$13,221,596, to remain available until expended.
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The United States Governor of the Asian Develop-
ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation
to the callable capital portion of the United States share
of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed
$647,858,204.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
For the United States contribution by the Secretary
of the Treasury to the increases in resources of the Asian
Development Fund, as authorized by the Asian Develop-
ment Bank Act, as amended (Public Law 89–369),
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
For the United States contribution by the Secretary
of the Treasury to the increase in resources of the African
Development Fund, $25,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruc-
tion and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury,
$35,778,717, for the United States share of the paid-in
portion of the increase in capital stock, to remain available
until expended.
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The United States Governor of the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe with-
out fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of
the United States share of such capital stock in an amount
not to exceed $123,237,803.
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NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
For payment to the North American Development
Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the United
States share of the paid-in portion of the capital stock,
$56,500,000, to remain available until expended.
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The United States Governor of the North American
Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limi-
tation to the callable capital portion of the United States
share of the capital stock of the North American Develop-
ment Bank in an amount not to exceed $318,750,000.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and
of section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program
Participation Act of 1973, $194,000,000: Provided, That
none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall
be made available for the United Nations Fund for
Science and Technology: Provided further, That none of
the funds appropriated under this heading that are made
available to the United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA) shall be made available for activities in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China: Provided further, That not more
than $25,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this
heading may be made available to the UNFPA: Provided
further, That not more than one-half of this amount may
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be provided to UNFPA before March 1, 1998, and that
no later than February 15, 1998, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
indicating the amount UNFPA is budgeting for the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China in 1998: Provided further, That
any amount UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Re-
public of China in 1998 shall be deducted from the
amount of funds provided to UNFPA after March 1,
1998, pursuant to the previous provisos: Provided further,
That with respect to any funds appropriated under this
heading that are made available to UNFPA, UNFPA shall
be required to maintain such funds in a separate account
and not commingle them with any other funds: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this
heading may be made available to the Korean Peninsula
Energy Development Organization (KEDO) or the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading
may be made available to the United Nations development
group or any similar organization.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
OBLIGATIONS DURING LAST MONTH OF AVAILABILITY
SEC. 501. Except for the appropriations entitled
‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, and ‘‘United States
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, not
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more than 15 per centum of any appropriation item made
available by this Act shall be obligated during the last
month of availability.
PROHIBITION OF BILATERAL FUNDING FOR
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
SEC. 502. Notwithstanding section 614 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, none of the
funds contained in title II of this Act may be used to carry
out the provisions of section 209(d) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961.
LIMITATION ON RESIDENCE EXPENSES
SEC. 503. Of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $126,500 shall
be for official residence expenses of the Agency for Inter-
national Development during the current fiscal year: Pro-
vided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure
that, to the maximum extent possible, United States-
owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars.
LIMITATION ON EXPENSES
SEC. 504. Of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $5,000 shall be
for entertainment expenses of the Agency for International
Development during the current fiscal year.
LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
SEC. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $95,000 shall be
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available for representation allowances for the Agency for
International Development during the current fiscal year:
Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure
that, to the maximum extent possible, United States-
owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars:
Provided further, That of the funds made available by this
Act for general costs of administering military assistance
and sales under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing
Program’’, not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for en-
tertainment expenses and not to exceed $50,000 shall be
available for representation allowances: Provided further,
That of the funds made available by this Act under the
heading ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’,
not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for entertainment
allowances: Provided further, That of the funds made
available by this Act for the Inter-American Foundation,
not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment
and representation allowances: Provided further, That of
the funds made available by this Act for the Peace Corps,
not to exceed a total of $4,000 shall be available for enter-
tainment expenses: Provided further, That of the funds
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Trade and
Development Agency’’, not to exceed $2,000 shall be avail-
able for representation and entertainment allowances.
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PROHIBITION ON FINANCING NUCLEAR GOODS
SEC. 506. None of the funds appropriated or made
available (other than funds for ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’) pursuant to
this Act, for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, may be used, except for purposes of nuclear safety,
to finance the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or tech-
nology.
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN
COUNTRIES
SEC. 507. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated
or expended to finance directly any assistance or repara-
tions to Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, or
Syria: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the pro-
hibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct
loans, credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Im-
port Bank or its agents.
MILITARY COUPS
SEC. 508. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated
or expended to finance directly any assistance to any coun-
try whose duly elected Head of Government is deposed by
military coup or decree: Provided, That assistance may be
resumed to such country if the President determines and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that subse-