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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) FISCAL YEAR 2020.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less 
than $540,850,000 shall be made available for as-
sistance for the countries of Central America, in-
cluding to implement the United States Strategy for 
Engagement in Central America: Provided, That 
such assistance shall be prioritized for programs and 
activities that addresses the key factors that con-
tribute to the migration of unaccompanied, undocu-
mented minors to the United States: Provided fur-
ther, That not less than $45,000,000 shall be for 
support of Attorneys General and other activities to 
combat corruption and impunity in such countries. 
(B) PRIOR FISCAL YEARS.— 
(i) Section 7045(a) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of 
Public Law 115-31) is amended by striking in 
paragraph (2), ‘‘$655,000,000 should’’ and in-
serting 
in 
lieu 
thereof, 
‘‘not 
less 
than 
$655,000,000 shall’’. 
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(ii) Section 7045(a) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2018 (division K of 
Public Law 115-141) is amended by striking in 
paragraph (1), ‘‘up to $615,000,000 may’’ and 
inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘not less than 
$615,000,000 shall’’. 
(iii) Section 7045(a) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of 
Public Law 116-6) is amended— 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (1), 
(2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (2), (3), 
(4), and (5), respectively; 
(II) by inserting before paragraph (2), 
as redesignated, the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 
$527,600,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for the countries of Central America to implement 
the United States Strategy for Engagement in Cen-
tral America.’’; 
(III) in paragraph (3), as redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ each 
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place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’; and 
(IV) in paragraph (4) as redesig-
nated— 
(aa) 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’; and 
(bb) 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsection 
(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’. 
(2) NORTHERN TRIANGLE.— 
(A) ASSISTANCE
TO
THE
CENTRAL
GOVERN-
MENTS.—Of funds made available pursuant to para-
graph (1)(A) under title IV of this Act that are 
made available for assistance for each of the central 
governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Hon-
duras, 50 percent may only be obligated after the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees that such govern-
ment is meeting the requirements enumerated under 
this section in the report accompanying this Act. 
(B) REPROGRAMMING.—If the Secretary is un-
able to make the certification required by subpara-
graph (A) for one or more of the governments, such 
assistance for such central government shall be re-
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programmed for assistance for other countries in 
Latin America and the Caribbean, notwithstanding 
the minimum funding requirements of this sub-
section and of section 7019 of this Act: Provided, 
That any such reprogramming shall be subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(C) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of subpara-
graph (A) shall not apply to funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available for— 
(i) the International Commission against 
Impunity in Guatemala, the Mission to Support 
the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity in 
Honduras, assistance for support of Attorneys 
General, and other activities to combat corrup-
tion and impunity; 
(ii) programs to combat gender-based vio-
lence; 
(iii) humanitarian assistance; and 
(iv) global food security programs. 
(b) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$457,253,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Colombia: Provided, That such funds shall be 
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made available for the programs and activities de-
scribed under this section in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ and made available for assistance for 
Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only 
after the Secretary of State submits to the 
Committees on Appropriation the certification 
and report regarding such funds described 
under this section in the report accompanying 
this Act. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ and made 
available for assistance for Colombia, 20 per-
cent may be obligated only after the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the Government of Co-
lombia has reduced overall illicit drug cultiva-
tion and trafficking. 
(3) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
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operations, and related programs and made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be used to trans-
port personnel and supplies involved in drug eradi-
cation and interdiction, including security for such 
activities, and to provide transport in support of al-
ternative development programs and investigations 
by civilian judicial authorities. 
(c) HAITI.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for assistance for 
Haiti may not be made available for assistance for 
the central Government of Haiti unless the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that such government is tak-
ing the steps described under this section in the re-
port accompanying this Act. 
(2) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—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. 
(d) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under title IV, not less than $58,000,000 shall 
be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security Initia-
tive. 
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(e) VENEZUELA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 
less than $17,500,000 shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote democracy and the rule of law in Ven-
ezuela. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) VIOLATIONS
OF SOVEREIGNTY.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
available for assistance for a government of an Inde-
pendent State of the former Soviet Union if such govern-
ment directs any action in violation of the territorial integ-
rity or national sovereignty of any other Independent 
State of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations 
included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That except 
as otherwise provided in subsection (c)(1) of this section, 
funds may be made available without regard to the restric-
tion in this subsection if the President determines that 
to do so is in the national security interest of the United 
States: Provided further, That prior to executing the au-
thority contained in the previous proviso, the Secretary of 
State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
on how such assistance supports the national security in-
terest of the United States. 
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(b) SECTION 907 OF
THE FREEDOM SUPPORT 
ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 
U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assist-
ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 
(22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 
Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 
of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation as-
sistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 
acting within his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 
other assistance provided by the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation as 
authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 
of Public Law 115-254); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export- 
Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
(c) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRES-
SION.— 
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(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of the Russian Fed-
eration. 
(2) ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for assistance for 
the central government of a country that the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations has taken af-
firmative steps intended to support or be sup-
portive of the Russian Federation annexation of 
Crimea or other territory in Ukraine: Provided, 
That except as otherwise provided in subsection 
(a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on 
assistance required by this subparagraph if the 
Secretary determines and reports to such Com-
mittees that to do so is in the national interest 
of the United States, and includes a justifica-
tion for such interest. 
(B) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for— 
(i) the implementation of any action 
or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of 
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the Russian Federation over Crimea or 
other territory in Ukraine; 
(ii) the facilitation, financing, or guar-
antee of United States Government invest-
ments in Crimea or other territory in 
Ukraine under the control of Russian- 
backed separatists, if such activity includes 
the participation of Russian Government 
officials, or other Russian owned or con-
trolled financial entities; or 
(iii) assistance for Crimea or other 
territory in Ukraine under the control of 
Russian-backed separatists, if such assist-
ance includes the participation of Russian 
Government officials, or other Russian 
owned or controlled financial entities. 
(C) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States executive directors of 
each international financial institution to vote 
against any assistance by such institution (in-
cluding any loan, credit, or guarantee) for any 
program that violates the sovereignty or terri-
torial integrity of Ukraine. 
(D) The requirements and limitations of 
this subsection shall cease to be in effect if the 
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Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Ukraine has reestablished sov-
ereignty over Crimea and other territory in 
Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed 
separatists. 
(3) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES 
OF
ABKHAZIA
AND
TSKHINVALI
REGION/SOUTH 
OSSETIA.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a country that the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations has recognized the independence of, or has 
established diplomatic relations with, the Russian oc-
cupied 
Georgian 
territories 
of 
Abkhazia 
and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall publish on the Department of State 
website a list of any such central governments in a 
timely manner: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may waive the restriction on assistance required by 
this subparagraph if the Secretary determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to 
do so is in the national interest of the United States, 
and includes a justification for such interest. 
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(B) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to support the Russian occu-
pation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia. 
(C) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States executive directors of each 
international financial institution to vote against any 
assistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(4) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $280,000,000 
shall be made available to carry out the purposes of 
the Countering Russian Influence Fund, as author-
ized by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influ-
ence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public 
Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543) and notwithstanding 
the country limitation in subsection (b) of such sec-
tion, and programs to enhance the capacity of law 
enforcement and security forces in countries in Eu-
rope and Eurasia and strengthen security coopera-
tion between such countries and the United States 
and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as ap-
propriate. 
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(B) Funds appropriated by this Act and made 
available for assistance for the Eastern Partnership 
countries shall be made available to advance the im-
plementation of Association Agreements and trade 
agreements with the European Union, and to reduce 
their vulnerability to external economic and political 
pressure from the Russian Federation. 
(5) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available to support democracy 
programs, as defined in section 7032(c) of this Act, in the 
Russian Federation, countries along the Russian periph-
ery, and other countries in Europe and Eurasia targeted 
by, or potentially vulnerable to, the malign influence cam-
paigns of the Russian Federation: Provided, That not later 
than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development, 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a multi- 
year strategy for such programs in the manner described 
under this section in the report accompanying this Act. 
(d) TURKEY.—None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, may be made available 
to transfer or deliver, or to facilitate the transfer or deliv-
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ery of, F-35 aircraft to Turkey, including any defense arti-
cles or services related to such aircraft, until the Secretary 
of State certifies to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that the Government of Turkey is not purchasing the 
S-400 missile defense system from Russia and will not ac-
cept the delivery of such system. 
STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS 
IMPACTED BY EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT 
SEC. 7047. (a) COUNTERING FOREIGN FIGHTERS 
AND EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS.—Funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for programs and activities to counter and defeat violent 
extremism and foreign fighters abroad. 
(b) RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUND.— 
(1) FUNDS
AND
TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 
$195,000,000 shall be made available for the Relief 
and Recovery Fund for assistance for areas liberated 
or at risk from, or under the control of, the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria, other terrorist organiza-
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tions, or violent extremist organizations, including 
for stabilization assistance for vulnerable ethnic and 
religious minority communities affected by conflict: 
Provided, That such funds are in addition to 
amounts otherwise made available for such purposes 
and to amounts specifically designated in this Act or 
in the report accompanying this Act for assistance 
for countries: Provided further, That such funds ap-
propriated under such headings may be transferred 
to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such 
headings: Provided further, That such transfer au-
thority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
(2) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
that are made available for the Relief and Recovery 
Fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for programs to promote accountability in Iraq 
and Syria for genocide, crimes against humanity, 
and war crimes, which shall be in addition to any 
other funds made available by this Act for such pur-
poses: Provided, That such programs shall include 
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components to develop local investigative and judi-
cial skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and 
maintain the chain of custody of evidence, including 
for use in prosecutions: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be administered by the Special Coordi-
nator for the Office of Global Criminal Justice, De-
partment of State: Provided further, That funds 
made available by this paragraph shall only be made 
available on an open and competitive basis. 
(d) FRAGILE STATES AND EXTREMISM.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act shall be made available for the pur-
poses of section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31), subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
UNITED NATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.— 
(1) RESTRICTIONS.—Of the funds appropriated 
under title I and under the heading ‘‘International 
Organizations and Programs’’ in title V of this Act 
that are available for contributions to the United 
Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping 
Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Or-
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ganization of American States, 15 percent may not 
be obligated for such organization, department, or 
agency until the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the organization, department, or agency is meeting 
the transparency and accountability requirements 
detailed in the report accompanying this Act. 
(2) WAIVER.—The restrictions imposed by or 
pursuant to paragraph (1) may be waived on a case- 
by-case basis if the Secretary of State determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to 
a humanitarian crisis. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA-
TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used to pay expenses 
for any United States delegation to any specialized 
agency, body, or commission of the United Nations 
or may be made available as a contribution to any 
organization, agency, commission, or program within 
the United Nations system if such agency, body, 
commission, program, or organization is chaired or 
presided over by a country, the government of which 
the Secretary of State has determined for purposes 
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