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TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster re-
habilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to sec-
tion 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, to sup-
port transition to democracy and to long-term develop-
ment of countries in crisis: Provided, That such support 
may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve 
democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic in-
frastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: 
Provided further, That the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to begin-
ning a new program of assistance: Provided further, That 
if the President determines that it is important to the na-
tional interests of the United States to provide transition 
assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by 
this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of 
this heading and under the authorities applicable to funds 
appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso 
shall be made available subject to prior consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
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DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro-
vided by the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $25,000,000 may 
be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act 
to carry out part I of such Act and under the heading 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Pro-
vided, That funds provided under this paragraph and 
funds provided as a gift pursuant to section 635(d) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made available 
only for micro and small enterprise programs, urban pro-
grams, and other programs which further the purposes of 
part I of such Act: Provided further, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, 
That funds made available by this paragraph may be used 
for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under 
this Act or prior Acts, and funds used for such costs shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provi-
sions applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in sec-
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tion 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Com-
mittee on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall 
be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees provided 
under this heading: Provided further, That these funds are 
available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of 
which is to be guaranteed, of up to $700,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
credit programs administered by the United States Agency 
for International Development, $8,000,000, which may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available 
under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title II of this 
Act: Provided, That funds made available under this head-
ing shall remain available until September 30, 2011. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $3,007,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, $200,000,000 shall be avail-
able only for Egypt, which sum shall be provided on a 
grant basis, and of which sum cash transfer assistance 
shall be provided with the understanding that Egypt will 
undertake significant economic and democratic reforms 
which are additional to those which were undertaken in 
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previous fiscal years: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading for assistance for Egypt, 
up to $20,000,000 shall be made available for democracy, 
human rights and governance programs, and not less than 
$35,000,000 shall be made available for education pro-
grams, of which not less than $10,000,000 is for scholar-
ships for Egyptian students with high financial need: Pro-
vided further, That $11,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading should be made available for Cyprus 
to be used only for scholarships, administrative support 
of the scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and 
measures aimed at reunification of the island and designed 
to reduce tensions and promote peace and cooperation be-
tween the two communities on Cyprus: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 
less than $263,547,000 shall be made available for assist-
ance for Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading not more than $75,000,000 
may be made available for assistance for the West Bank 
and Gaza, of which not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used 
for administrative expenses of the United States Agency 
for International Development (USAID), in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes, to carry out 
programs in the West Bank and Gaza: Provided further, 
That $67,500,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
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