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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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heading shall be made available for assistance for Leb-
anon, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be made 
available for educational scholarships for students in Leb-
anon with high financial need: Provided further, That 
$200,000,000 of the funds made available for assistance 
for Afghanistan under this heading may be obligated for 
such assistance only after the Secretary of State certifies 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Afghanistan at both the national and provincial level 
is cooperating fully with United States-funded poppy 
eradication and interdiction efforts in Afghanistan: Pro-
vided further, That the President may waive the previous 
proviso if the President determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na-
tional security interests of the United States: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
$200,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to USAID for 
alternative development/institution building programs in 
Colombia: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading that are available for Colombia, 
not less than $3,500,000 shall be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Mi-
gration and Refugee Assistance’’ and shall be made avail-
able only for assistance to nongovernmental organizations 
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that provide emergency relief aid to Colombian refugees 
in neighboring countries. 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 
of democracy globally, $116,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2011, of which not less than 
$74,000,000 shall be made available for the Human 
Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, 
Human Rights and Labor, Department of State, and not 
less than $37,000,000 shall be made available for the Of-
fice of Democracy and Governance of the Bureau for De-
mocracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United 
States Agency for International Development. 
(b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that 
are made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights and Labor, not less than $17,000,000 shall be 
made available for the promotion of democracy in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and not 
less than $6,500,000 shall be made available for the pro-
motion of democracy in countries located outside the Mid-
dle East region with a significant Muslim population, and 
where such programs and activities would be important 
to respond to, deter, or prevent extremism: Provided, That 
assistance for Taiwan should be matched from sources 
other than the United States Government. 
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