of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if
notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use
of appropriated funds for specific countries that would re-
ceive such excess defense articles: Provided further, That
such Committees shall also be informed of the original ac-
quisition cost of such defense articles.
THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND
MALARIA
SEC. 525. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, none of the funds that are appropriated by this
Act that are made available to support the Global Fund
to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund)
may be made available to the Global Fund until the Sec-
retary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that—
(1) the Global Fund is making concerted efforts
to—
(A) establish a full time, professional, inde-
pendent office which reports directly to the
Global Fund Board regarding, among other
things, the integrity of processes for consider-
ation and approval of grant proposals, and the
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of
grants made by the Global Fund;
(B) strengthen domestic civil society par-
ticipation, especially for people living with HIV/
AIDS, in-country coordinating mechanisms; and
(C) establish procedures to assess the need
for, and coordinate, technical assistance for
Global Fund activities, in cooperation with bi-
lateral and multilateral donors; and
(2) the Global Fund has established clear, con-
sistent progress indicators upon which to determine
the release of incremental disbursements;
(3) the Global Fund is releasing such incre-
mental disbursements only if sufficient positive re-
sults have been attained based on those indicators;
and
(4) the Global Fund is providing an appropriate
level of support and oversight to country-level enti-
ties, such as country coordinating mechanisms, prin-
cipal recipients, and local Fund agents, to enable
them to fulfill their mandates.
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS
SEC. 526. (a) The Secretary of Treasury should in-
struct the United States executive director to each inter-
national financial institution to use the voice and vote of
the United States to support projects in Tibet if such
projects do not provide incentives for the migration and
settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the
transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural re-
sources to non-Tibetans; are based on a thorough needs-
assessment; foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people
and respect Tibetan culture and traditions; and are sub-
ject to effective monitoring.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
less than $4,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ should
be made available to nongovernmental organizations to
support activities which preserve cultural traditions and
promote sustainable development and environmental con-
servation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autono-
mous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
less than $250,000 of the funds appropriated under the
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ should be made avail-
able for human rights and democracy programs for Tibet-
ans.
(d) Not less than $27,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support
Fund’’ should be allocated for the Human Rights and De-
mocracy Fund: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 may be
used for the Reagan/Fascell Democracy Fellows program.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up
to $1,500,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be provided
to make grants to educational, humanitarian, and non-
governmental organizations and individuals inside Iran
and Syria to support the advancement of democracy and
human rights in Iran and Syria, and such funds may be
provided through the National Endowment for Democ-
racy.
PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST
COUNTRIES
SEC. 527. (a) Funds appropriated for bilateral assist-
ance under any heading of this Act and funds appro-
priated under any such heading in a provision of law en-
acted prior to the enactment of this Act, shall not be made
available to any country which the President determines—
(1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any
individual or group which has committed an act of
international terrorism; or
(2) otherwise supports international terrorism.
(b) The President may waive the application of sub-
section (a) to a country if the President determines that
national security or humanitarian reasons justify such
waiver. The President shall publish each waiver in the
Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver
takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the waiver (including the justification for the waiv-
er) in accordance with the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations.
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 528. In order to enhance the continued partici-
pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel-
opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern-
mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of
the United States Agency for International Development
may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies
which accrue to that organization as a result of economic
assistance provided under title II of this Act and, subject
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations, and any interest earned on such invest-
ment shall be used for the purpose for which the assist-
ance was provided to that organization.
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
SEC. 529. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
FOR LOCAL
CURRENCIES.—(1) If assistance is furnished to the gov-
ernment of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the genera-
tion of local currencies of that country, the Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment shall—
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in
a separate account established by that government;