726 
(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.— 
(A) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, up to $112,500,000 may be made 
available for assistance for Egypt, of which not 
less than $35,000,000 should be made available 
for higher education programs including not 
less than $10,000,000 for scholarships for 
Egyptian students with high financial need to 
attend not-for-profit institutions of higher edu-
cation: Provided, That such funds shall be made 
available for democracy programs, and for de-
velopment programs in the Sinai: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds may not be made avail-
able for cash transfer assistance or budget sup-
port unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that the Government of Egypt is taking 
consistent and effective steps to stabilize the 
economy and implement market-based economic 
reforms. 
(B) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of 
State shall withhold from obligation funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Egypt, 
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an amount of such funds that the Secretary de-
termines to be equivalent to that expended by 
the United States Government for bail, and by 
nongovernmental organizations for legal and 
court fees, associated with democracy-related 
trials in Egypt until the Secretary certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Government of Egypt has dismissed 
the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal 
Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution 
Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’, and has not 
subjected the defendants to further prosecution 
or if convicted they have been granted full par-
dons. 
(C) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be 
made available for a contribution, voluntary or 
otherwise, to the ‘‘Civil Associations and Foun-
dations Support Fund’’, or any similar fund, es-
tablished pursuant to Law 70 on Associations 
and Other Foundations Working in the Field of 
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Civil Work published in the Official Gazette of 
Egypt on May 29, 2017. 
(3) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military 
Financing 
Program’’, 
up 
to 
$1,300,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, may be made available for as-
sistance for Egypt: Provided, That such funds 
may be transferred to an interest bearing ac-
count in the Federal Reserve Bank of New 
York, following consultation with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
$300,000,000 of such funds shall be withheld 
from obligation until the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Government of Egypt is tak-
ing sustained and effective steps to— 
(i) advance democracy and human 
rights in Egypt, including to govern demo-
cratically and protect religious minorities 
and the rights of women, which are in ad-
dition to steps taken during the previous 
calendar year for such purposes; 
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(ii) implement reforms that protect 
freedoms of expression, association, and 
peaceful assembly, including the ability of 
civil society organizations, human rights 
defenders, and the media to function with-
out interference; 
(iii) release political prisoners and 
provide detainees with due process of law; 
(iv) hold Egyptian security forces ac-
countable, including officers credibly al-
leged to have violated human rights; 
(v) investigate and prosecute cases of 
extrajudicial killings and forced disappear-
ances; and 
(vi) provide regular access for United 
States officials to monitor such assistance 
in areas where the assistance is used: 
Provided further, That the certification require-
ment of this paragraph shall not apply to funds 
appropriated by this Act under such heading 
for counterterrorism, border security, and non-
proliferation programs for Egypt. 
(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 
waive the certification requirement in subpara-
graph (A) if the Secretary determines and re-
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ports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
to do so is important to the national security 
interest of the United States, and submits a re-
port to such Committees containing a detailed 
justification for the use of such waiver and the 
reasons why any of the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A) cannot be met, and including an 
assessment of the compliance of the Govern-
ment of Egypt with United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 2270 and other such resolu-
tions regarding North Korea: Provided, That 
the report required by this paragraph shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may be ac-
companied by a classified annex. 
(4) OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure 
that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, over-
sight, and control of funds made available by this 
subsection for assistance for Egypt. 
(5) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on any plan to restructure military 
assistance for Egypt. 
(b) IRAN.— 
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(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall 
be used by the Secretary of State— 
(A) to support the United States policy to 
prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 
produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 
(B) to support an expeditious response to 
any violation of United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran’s 
nuclear program; 
(C) to support the implementation and en-
forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 
of nuclear weapons development, terrorism, 
human rights abuses, and ballistic missile and 
weapons proliferation; and 
(D) for democracy programs for Iran, to 
be administered by the Assistant Secretary for 
Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in 
consultation with the Assistant Secretary for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart-
ment of State. 
(2) CONTINUATION
OF
PROHIBITION.—The 
terms and conditions of section 7041(c)(2) of the 
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I 
of Public Law 112–74) shall continue in effect dur-
ing fiscal year 2019. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations the semi-annual report re-
quired by section 135 of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as added by 
section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Re-
view Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the status of the implementation and 
enforcement of bilateral United States and mul-
tilateral sanctions against Iran and actions 
taken by the United States and the inter-
national community to enforce such sanctions 
against Iran: Provided, That the report shall 
also include any entities involved in providing 
significant support for the development of a 
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ballistic missile by the Government of Iran after 
October 1, 2015, including shipping and financ-
ing, and note whether such entities are cur-
rently under United States sanctions: Provided 
further, That such report shall be submitted in 
an unclassified form, but may contain a classi-
fied annex if necessary. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Iraq for— 
(A) bilateral economic assistance and inter-
national security assistance, including for the 
Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund; 
(B) stabilization assistance at not less than 
the amounts specified for such purpose in the 
table under this subsection in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act); 
(C) humanitarian assistance, including in 
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; and 
(D) programs to protect and assist reli-
gious and ethnic minority populations in Iraq. 
(2) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
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this Act may be used by the Government of the 
United States to enter into a permanent basing 
rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $1,525,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which: not 
less than $1,082,400,000 shall be made available under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, of which not less 
than $745,100,000 shall be made available for budget sup-
port for the Government of Jordan; and not less than 
$425,000,000 shall be made available under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leb-
anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 
is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 
designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ that are available for as-
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sistance for Lebanon may be made available for pro-
grams and equipment for the ISF and the LAF to 
address security and stability requirements in areas 
affected by the conflict in Syria, following consulta-
tion with the appropriate congressional committees. 
(3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ that are available for assistance for 
Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding 
section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 
U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(4) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—In addition to the activities described in 
paragraph (2), funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen 
border security and combat terrorism, including 
training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s 
borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the 
use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, 
and to implement United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 1701: Provided, That funds may not be 
obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Sec-
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retary of State submits to the Committees on Appro-
priations a spend plan, including actions to be taken 
to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only 
used for the intended purposes, except such plan 
may not be considered as meeting the notification 
requirements under section 7015 of this Act or 
under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, and shall be submitted not later than Sep-
tember 1, 2019: Provided further, That any notifica-
tion submitted pursuant to such sections shall in-
clude any funds specifically intended for lethal mili-
tary equipment. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for stabilization assistance for Libya, including bor-
der security: Provided, That the limitation on the 
uses of funds for certain infrastructure projects in 
section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76) 
shall apply to such funds. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Prior to the initial obliga-
tion of funds made available by this Act for assist-
ance for Libya, the Secretary of State shall certify 
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and report to the Committees on Appropriations 
that all practicable steps have been taken to ensure 
that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, over-
sight, and control of such funds. 
(3) COOPERATION ON THE SEPTEMBER 2012 AT-
TACK ON UNITED STATES PERSONNEL AND FACILI-
TIES.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of Libya unless the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government is cooperating with 
United States Government efforts to investigate and 
bring to justice those responsible for the attack on 
United States personnel and facilities in Benghazi, 
Libya in September 2012: Provided, That the limita-
tion in this paragraph shall not apply to funds made 
available for the purpose of protecting United States 
Government personnel or facilities. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
AND
CONSULTATION
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act shall be made available for assistance for 
the Western Sahara: Provided, That not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the 
obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in 
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consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
the proposed uses of such funds. 
(2) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that 
are available for assistance for Morocco may only be 
used for the purposes requested in the Congressional 
Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
(h) REFUGEE ASSISTANCE IN NORTH AFRICA.—Not 
later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State, after consultation with the United Nations 
High Commissioner for Refugees and the Executive Direc-
tor of the World Food Programme, shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations describing steps 
taken to strengthen monitoring of the delivery of humani-
tarian assistance provided for refugees in North Africa, 
including any steps taken to ensure that all vulnerable ref-
ugees are receiving such assistance. 
(i) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Peacekeeping 
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Operations’’, not less than $40,000,000 shall be 
made available, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 
Syria, of which not less than $7,000,000 shall be 
made available for emergency medical and rescue re-
sponse and chemical weapons use investigations. 
(2) SYRIAN
ORGANIZATIONS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for as-
sistance for Syria shall be made available, on an 
open and competitive basis, to continue to strength-
en the capability of Syrian civil society organizations 
to address the immediate and long-term needs of the 
Syrian people in Syria in a manner that supports 
the sustainability of such organizations in imple-
menting Syrian-led humanitarian and development 
programs: Provided, That funds made available by 
this paragraph shall be administered by the Bureau 
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart-
ment of State. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 
(A) may not be made available for a 
project or activity that supports or otherwise le-
gitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign ter-
rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 
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section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 
Syria; and 
(B) should not be used in areas of Syria 
controlled by a government led by Bashar al- 
Assad or associated forces. 
(4) MONITORING
AND
OVERSIGHT.—Prior to 
the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and 
made available for assistance for Syria, the Sec-
retary of State shall take all practicable steps to en-
sure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 
oversight, and control of such assistance inside 
Syria. 
(5) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 
may only be made available following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees, and 
shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) TUNISIA.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act, not less than $191,400,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Tunisia. 
(k) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
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authorized investigation, or actively sup-
port such an investigation, that subjects 
Israeli nationals to an investigation for al-
leged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph re-
sulting from the application of subclause (I) of 
such clause if the Secretary certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is 
in the national security interest of the United 
States, and submits a report to such Commit-
tees detailing how the waiver and the continu-
ation of assistance would assist in furthering 
Middle East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100–204) if the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Palestinians 
have not, after the date of enactment of this 
Act— 
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(I) obtained in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state outside an agreement nego-
tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
and 
(II) initiated or actively supported an 
ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 
for alleged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi-
dent is unable to make the certification pursu-
ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 
President may waive section 1003 of Public 
Law 100–204 if the President determines and 
certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, the President pro tempore 
of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Palestinians have entered 
into direct and meaningful negotiations with 
Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 
previous provisions of law must expire before 
the waiver under the preceding sentence may be 
exercised. 
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(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara-
graph shall be effective for no more than a pe-
riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 
Act. 
(3) REDUCTION.—The Secretary of State shall 
reduce the amount of assistance made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the Palestinian Authority by an amount 
the Secretary determines is equivalent to the amount 
expended by the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine 
Liberation Organization, and any successor or affili-
ated organizations with such entities as payments 
for acts of terrorism by individuals who are impris-
oned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts 
of terrorism and by individuals who died committing 
acts of terrorism during the previous calendar year: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the amount re-
duced for fiscal year 2019 prior to the obligation of 
funds for the Palestinian Authority. 
(4) 
PRIVATE
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIP
PRO-
GRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs may 
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be made available for private sector partnership pro-
grams for the West Bank and Gaza if such funds 
are authorized: Provided, That funds made available 
pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees, and the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(5) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require-
ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 
apply to funds made available by this Act, including 
a description of modifications, if any, to the security 
strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
(6) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees detailing steps taken by the 
Palestinian Authority to counter incitement of vio-
lence against Israelis and to promote peace and co-
existence with Israel. 
(l) YEMEN.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 
available for stabilization assistance for Yemen. 
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AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION AS-
SISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ for the central government of a country in the 
African Great Lakes region may be made available only 
for Expanded International Military Education and Train-
ing and professional military education until the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that such government is not facilitating or 
otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a 
neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed 
groups. 
(b) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Funds made 
available by this Act for assistance for the Central African 
Republic shall be made available for reconciliation and 
peacebuilding programs, including activities to promote 
inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, and 
for programs to prevent crimes against humanity. 
(c) COUNTER LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act shall be made available for pro-
grams and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Re-
sistance Army (LRA) consistent with the goals of the 
Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern 
Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–172), in-
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cluding to improve physical access, telecommunications in-
frastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to sup-
port the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration 
of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers. 
(d) LAKE CHAD BASIN COUNTRIES.—Funds appro-
priated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made 
available, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, for assistance for Cameroon, Chad, Niger, 
and Nigeria for— 
(1) democracy, development, and health pro-
grams; 
(2) assistance for individuals targeted by for-
eign terrorist and other extremist organizations, in-
cluding Boko Haram, consistent with the provisions 
of section 7059 of this Act; 
(3) assistance for individuals displaced by vio-
lent conflict; and 
(4) counterterrorism programs. 
(e) MALAWI.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 
than $56,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Malawi, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be made 
available for higher education programs. 
(f) SOUTH SUDAN.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for assistance for the central Gov-
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ernment of South Sudan may only be made available, fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions, for— 
(1) humanitarian assistance; 
(2) health programs, including to prevent, de-
tect, and respond to the Ebola virus disease; 
(3) assistance to support South Sudan peace 
negotiations or to advance or implement a peace 
agreement; and 
(4) assistance to support implementation of 
outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace 
Agreement and mutual arrangements related to such 
agreement: 
Provided, That of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
assistance for South Sudan, not less than $7,000,000 
shall be made available for conflict mitigation and rec-
onciliation programs: Provided further, That prior to the 
initial obligation of funds made available pursuant to 
paragraphs (3) and (4), the Secretary of State shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations on the in-
tended uses of such funds and steps taken by such govern-
ment to advance or implement a peace agreement. 
(g) SUDAN.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.— 
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(A) ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for 
assistance for the Government of Sudan. 
(B) LOANS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for 
the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying 
loans and loan guarantees held by the Govern-
ment of Sudan, including the cost of selling, re-
ducing, or canceling amounts owed to the 
United States, and modifying concessional 
loans, guarantees, and credit agreements. 
(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The limitations of para-
graph (1) shall not apply to— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) assistance for democracy programs; 
(C) assistance for the Darfur region, 
Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, 
other marginalized areas and populations in 
Sudan, and Abyei; and 
(D) assistance to support implementation 
of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 
Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related 
to post-referendum issues associated with such 
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Agreement, or any other internationally recog-
nized viable peace agreement in Sudan. 
(h) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to vote 
against any extension by the respective institution of 
any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 
except to meet basic human needs or to promote de-
mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the rule of law has been restored, including respect 
for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 
expression, association, and assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 
except for health and education, unless the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports as required in para-
graph (1), and funds may be made available for 
macroeconomic growth assistance if the Secretary 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such government is implementing transparent fiscal 
policies, including public disclosure of revenues from 
the extraction of natural resources. 
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EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) ECONOMIC
SUPPORT
FUND.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for 
Burma may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, except for this sub-
section, and following consultation with the ap-
propriate congressional committees. 
(B) USES.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act for assistance for Burma— 
(i) 
shall 
be 
made 
available 
to 
strengthen civil society organizations in 
Burma and for programs to strengthen 
independent media; 
(ii) shall be made available for com-
munity-based organizations operating in 
Thailand to provide food, medical, and 
other humanitarian assistance to internally 
displaced persons in eastern Burma, in ad-
dition to assistance for Burmese refugees 
from funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee As-
sistance’’; 
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tive expenses: Provided, That administrative and 
other expenses of public housing agencies in admin-
istering the special purpose vouchers in this para-
graph shall be funded under the same terms and be 
subject to the same pro rata reduction as the per-
cent decrease for administrative and other expenses 
to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of 
this heading: Provided further, That any amounts 
provided under this paragraph in this Act or prior 
Acts, remaining available after funding renewals and 
administrative expenses under this paragraph, shall 
be available only for incremental tenant-based rental 
assistance contracts under such section 811 for non- 
elderly persons with disabilities, including necessary 
administrative expenses: Provided further, That upon 
turnover, section 811 special purpose vouchers fund-
ed under this heading in this or prior Acts, or under 
any other heading in prior Acts, shall be provided to 
non-elderly persons with disabilities; 
(5) $4,000,000 shall be for rental assistance 
and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD– 
VASH to serve Native American veterans that are 
homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near 
a reservation or other Indian areas: Provided, That 
such amount shall be made available for renewal 
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(F) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act; 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 
means the multifamily housing project or projects to 
which some or all of the project-based assistance, 
debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 
low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 
(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 
multifamily housing project which is transferring 
some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 
the statutorily required low-income and very low-in-
come use restrictions to the receiving project or 
projects; and 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
(e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this sec-
tion, including the effect of such transfers on the oper-
ational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial 
conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 
properties. 
SEC. 211. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 
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