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(c) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) 
BILATERAL
ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 
for assistance for Sri Lanka for democracy and eco-
nomic development programs, particularly in areas 
recovering from ethnic and religious conflict: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be made available for 
programs to assist in the identification and resolu-
tion of cases of missing persons. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act for assistance for the central Government of 
Sri Lanka may be made available only if the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that the Government of Sri 
Lanka is taking steps to— 
(A) address the underlying causes of con-
flict in Sri Lanka; 
(B) increase accountability and trans-
parency in governance; and 
(C) fulfill commitments with respect to 
transitional justice and the restoration of civil 
and human rights. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds appropriated under title IV of this Act that 
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are available for assistance for Sri Lanka shall be 
subject to the following conditions— 
(A) not to exceed $400,000 under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
may only be made available for programs to 
support humanitarian and disaster response ef-
forts; to redeploy out of former conflict zones; 
and to restructure and reduce the size of the 
Sri Lankan armed forces; and 
(B) funds under the heading ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ may only be made avail-
able for training and equipment related to 
international peacekeeping operations. 
(d) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.— 
(1) CROSS BORDER PROGRAMS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ for assistance for Afghanistan and 
Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law that restricts assistance to 
foreign countries, for cross border stabilization and 
development programs between Afghanistan and 
Pakistan, or between either country and the Central 
Asian countries. 
(2) SECURITY
AND
JUSTICE
PROGRAMS.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
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‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that are avail-
able for assistance for countries in South and Cen-
tral Asia shall be made available to enhance the re-
cruitment, retention, and professionalism of women 
in the judiciary, police, and other security forces. 
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Subject to the requirements of 
this subsection, of the funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act, $615,000,000 should be 
made available for assistance for countries in Cen-
tral America to implement the updated United 
States Strategy for Engagement in Central America: 
Provided, That such funds shall be made available to 
the maximum extent practicable on a cost-matching 
basis. 
(2) PRE-OBLIGATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Prior 
to the obligation of funds made available pursuant 
to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations a multi-year 
spend plan as described under this section in the re-
port accompanying this Act, including a description 
of how such funds shall prioritize addressing the key 
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factors in countries in Central America that con-
tribute to the migration of undocumented Central 
Americans to the United States. 
(3) ASSISTANCE FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERN-
MENTS OF EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, AND HON-
DURAS.—Of the funds made available pursuant to 
paragraph (1) that are available for assistance for 
each of the central governments of El Salvador, 
Guatemala, and Honduras, the following amounts 
shall be withheld from obligation and may only be 
made available as follows: 
(A) 25 percent may only be obligated after 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 
the appropriate congressional committees that 
such government is taking effective steps, which 
are in addition to those steps taken since the 
certification and report submitted during the 
prior year, if applicable, to— 
(i) inform its citizens of the dangers 
of the journey to the southwest border of 
the United States; 
(ii) combat human smuggling and 
trafficking; 
(iii) improve border security, including 
to prevent illegal migration, human smug-
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gling and trafficking, and trafficking of il-
licit drugs and other contraband; and 
(iv) cooperate with United States Gov-
ernment agencies and other governments 
in the region to facilitate the return, repa-
triation, and reintegration of illegal mi-
grants arriving at the southwest border of 
the United States who do not qualify for 
asylum, consistent with international law. 
(B) An additional 50 percent may only be 
obligated after the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that such government is taking ef-
fective steps, which are in addition to those 
steps taken since the certification and report 
submitted during the prior year, if applicable, 
to— 
(i) work cooperatively with an autono-
mous, publicly accountable entity to pro-
vide oversight of the Plan of the Alliance 
for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle in 
Central America (the Plan); 
(ii) combat corruption, including in-
vestigating and prosecuting current and 
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