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CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities’’, $200,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2008. 
RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broad-
casting Operations’’ for activities related to broadcasting to 
the Middle East, $10,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2008. 
FOREIGN OPERATIONS 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Child Survival and 
Health Programs Fund’’, $161,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2008: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ and ‘‘Global 
HIV/AIDS Initiative’’ in prior Acts making appropria-
tions for foreign operations, export financing and related 
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programs may be made available to combat the avian influ-
enza, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
and Famine Assistance’’, $187,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not less than $65,000,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for internally displaced persons in 
Iraq, not less than $18,000,000 shall be made available for 
emergency shelter, fuel and other assistance for internally 
displaced persons in Afghanistan, not less than $10,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for northern Uganda, 
not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for assist-
ance for eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and not 
less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Chad. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of 
the United States Agency for International Development’’, 
$5,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008. 
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OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE
OF
IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
Office of Inspector General’’, $4,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2008: Provided, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, not less than $3,000,000 
shall be made available for activities related to oversight 
of assistance furnished for Iraq with funds appropriated in 
this Act and in prior appropriations Acts, and not less than 
$1,000,000 shall be made available for activities related to 
oversight of assistance furnished for Afghanistan with funds 
appropriated in this Act and in prior appropriations Acts. 
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $2,602,200,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading that are available for assistance for 
Iraq, not less than $100,000,000 shall be made available 
to the United States Agency for International Development 
for continued support for its Community Action Program 
in Iraq, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 
available for the fund established by section 2108 of Public 
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Law 109–13: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading that are available for assistance 
for Afghanistan, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made 
available to the United States Agency for International De-
velopment for continued support for its Afghan Civilian As-
sistance Program: Provided further, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading, not less than $6,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for elections, re-
integration of ex-combatants, and other assistance to sup-
port the peace process in Nepal: Provided further, That of 
the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$3,200,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, for assistance for Vietnam for envi-
ronmental remediation of dioxin storage sites and to sup-
port health programs in communities near those sites: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available pursuant to the 
previous proviso should be matched, to the maximum extent 
possible, with contributions from other governments, multi-
lateral organizations, and private sources: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available under this heading, not 
less than $6,000,000 shall be made available for typhoon 
reconstruction assistance for the Philippines: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
not less than $110,000,000 shall be made available for as-
sistance for Pakistan, of which not less than $5,000,000 
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shall be made available for political party development and 
election monitoring activities: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$2,000,000 shall be made available to support the peace 
process in northern Uganda: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ in Public Law 109–234 for Iraq to promote 
democracy, rule of law and reconciliation, $2,000,000 
should be made available for the United States Institute of 
Peace for programs and activities in Afghanistan to remain 
available until September 30, 2008. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC 
STATES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance for Eastern 
Europe and the Baltic States’’, $214,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2008, for assistance for 
Kosovo. 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 
$465,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not less than $385,000,000 shall be made available 
for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau 
of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of 
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State, for democracy, human rights, and rule of law pro-
grams in Iraq: Provided further, That prior to the initial 
obligation of funds made available under this heading for 
Iraq for the Political Participation Fund or the National 
Institutions Fund, the Secretary of State shall submit a re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations describing a com-
prehensive, long-term strategy, with goals and expected re-
sults, for strengthening and advancing democracy in Iraq: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available 
for media and reconciliation programs in Somalia. 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $210,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2008. 
Of the amounts made available for procurement of a 
maritime patrol aircraft for the Colombian Navy under this 
heading in Public Law 109–234, $13,000,000 are rescinded. 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’, $143,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not less than $65,000,000 shall be made 
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available for assistance for Iraqi refugees including not less 
than $5,000,000 to rescue Iraqi scholars, and not less than 
$18,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Af-
ghan refugees. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Emer-
gency 
Refugee 
and 
Migration 
Assistance 
Fund’’, 
$55,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-Terrorism, 
Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’, 
$27,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Affairs 
Technical Assistance’’, $2,750,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2008. 
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MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, $220,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2008, for assistance for Lebanon. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, $323,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2008, of which up to $128,000,000 may be transferred, 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations, to ‘‘Contributions to International 
Peacekeeping Activities’’, to be made available, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for assessed costs of 
United Nations Peacekeeping Missions: Provided, That of 
the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$45,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding sec-
tion 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assist-
ance for Liberia for security sector reform. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS 
SEC. 1701. Funds appropriated by this title may be 
obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Pub-
lic Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State 
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Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and 
section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 
EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 1702. Section 1302(a) of Public Law 109–234 is 
amended by striking ‘‘one additional year’’ and inserting 
in lieu thereof ‘‘two additional years’’. 
EXTENSION OF OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY 
SEC. 1703. Section 3001(o)(1)(B) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the 
Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 
108–106; 117 Stat. 1238; 5 U.S.C. App., note to section 
8G of Public Law 95–452), as amended by section 1054(b) 
of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2397) 
and section 2 of the Iraq Reconstruction Accountability Act 
of 2006 (Public Law 109–440), is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
fiscal year 2007’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2006’’. 
DEBT RESTRUCTURING 
SEC. 1704. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 
for ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of the 
Treasury—Debt Restructuring’’ may be used to assist Libe-
ria in retiring its debt arrearages to the International Mon-
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etary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, and the African Development Bank. 
JORDAN 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1705. Of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
assistance for Iraq under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are available to support Provincial Reconstruc-
tion Team activities, up to $100,000,000 may be transferred 
to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ and 
‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’ for assistance for Jordan: Provided, That funds 
transferred pursuant to this section shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
LEBANON 
SEC. 1706. Prior to the initial obligation of funds 
made available in this Act for assistance for Lebanon under 
the headings ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ and 
‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that all practicable efforts have 
been made to ensure that such assistance is not provided 
to or through any individual, or private or government en-
tity, that advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has en-
gaged in, terrorist activity: Provided, That this section shall 
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be effective notwithstanding section 534(a) of Public Law 
109–102, which is made applicable to funds appropriated 
for fiscal year 2007 by the Continuing Appropriations Res-
olution, 2007, as amended. 
HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND 
SEC. 1707. The Assistant Secretary of State for De-
mocracy, Human Rights and Labor shall be responsible for 
all policy, funding, and programming decisions regarding 
funds made available under this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing and 
related programs for the Human Rights and Democracy 
Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and 
Labor. 
INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF IRAQ AND 
AFGHANISTAN 
SEC. 1708. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 
(2), the Inspector General of the Department of State and 
the Broadcasting Board of Governors (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Inspector General’’) may use personal serv-
ices contracts to engage citizens of the United States to fa-
cilitate and support the Office of the Inspector General’s 
oversight of programs and operations related to Iraq and 
Afghanistan. Individuals engaged by contract to perform 
such services shall not, by virtue of such contract, be consid-
ered to be employees of the United States Government for 
purposes of any law administered by the Office of Personnel 
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Management. The Secretary of State may determine the ap-
plicability to such individuals of any law administered by 
the Secretary concerning the performance of such services 
by such individuals. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The authority under paragraph (1) 
is subject to the following conditions: 
(1) The Inspector General determines that exist-
ing personnel resources are insufficient. 
(2) The contract length for a personal services 
contractor, including options, may not exceed 1 year, 
unless the Inspector General makes a finding that ex-
ceptional circumstances justify an extension of up to 
2 additional years. 
(3) Not more than 20 individuals may be em-
ployed at any time as personal services contractors 
under the program. 
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
award personal services contracts under this section shall 
terminate on December 31, 2008. A contract entered into 
prior to the termination date under this paragraph may 
remain in effect until not later than December 31, 2009. 
(d) OTHER AUTHORITIES NOT AFFECTED.—The au-
thority under this section is in addition to any other au-
thority of the Inspector General to hire personal services 
contractors. 
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FUNDING TABLES 
SEC. 1709. (a) Funds provided in this Act for the fol-
lowing accounts shall be made available for programs and 
countries in the amounts contained in the respective tables 
included in the report accompanying this Act: 
‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’. 
‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange Pro-
grams’’. 
‘‘International Disaster and Famine Assistance’’. 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’. 
‘‘Assistance for Eastern Europe and Baltic 
States’’. 
‘‘Democracy Fund’’. 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-Terrorism, 
Demining 
and Related Programs’’. 
‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’. 
(b) Any proposed increases or decreases to the amounts 
contained in the tables in the accompanying report shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961. 
BENCHMARKS FOR CERTAIN RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE 
FOR IRAQ 
SEC. 1710. (a) BENCHMARKS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, fifty percent of the funds appro-
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