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mocracy programs’’ means programs that support good 
governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of 
expression, association, assembly, and religion, human 
rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of 
law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of demo-
cratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental or-
ganizations and institutions, and citizens to support the 
development of democratic states and institutions that are 
responsive and accountable to citizens. 
(d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to this section that are made available for 
programs to strengthen government institutions shall be 
prioritized for those institutions that demonstrate a com-
mitment to democracy and the rule of law. 
(e) RESTRICTION ON PRIOR APPROVAL.—With re-
spect to the provision of assistance for democracy pro-
grams in this Act, the organizations implementing such 
assistance, the specific nature of that assistance, and the 
participants in such programs shall not be subject to the 
prior approval by the government of any foreign country. 
(f) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES.—The 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
continue to implement civil society and political competi-
tion and consensus building programs abroad with funds 
appropriated by this Act in a manner that recognizes the 
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unique benefits of grants and cooperative agreements in 
implementing such programs. 
(g) INFORMING THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR 
DEMOCRACY.—The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the 
Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Hu-
manitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly inform the 
National Endowment for Democracy of democracy pro-
grams that are planned and supported by funds made 
available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs. 
(h) PROTECTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS AND 
JOURNALISTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
title III shall be made available to support and protect 
civil society activists and journalists who have been threat-
ened, harassed, or attacked, consistent with the action 
plan submitted pursuant to, and on the same terms and 
conditions of, section 7032(i) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 115–141). 
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE-
DOM OFFICE AND SPECIAL ENVOY TO PROMOTE RELI-
GIOUS FREEDOM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
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the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made avail-
able for the Office of International Religious Freedom, 
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, De-
partment of State, and the Special Envoy to Promote Reli-
gious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East 
and South Central Asia, as authorized in the Near East 
and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–161), including for support staff at not 
less than the amounts specified for such offices in the 
table under such heading in the report accompanying this 
Act. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, and ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ 
shall be made available for international religious freedom 
programs and funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for 
humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted re-
ligious minorities. 
(c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated 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 notwithstanding any other provision of law for 
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assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and 
Syria. 
SPECIAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL-
DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated 
in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available 
for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, 
and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims 
of such trafficking, may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law. 
(b) ATROCITIES PREVENTION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
made available for programs to prevent atrocities, includ-
ing to implement recommendations of the Atrocities Pre-
vention Board, or any successor entity. 
(c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by 
the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 
Assistance, or any successor humanitarian assistance bu-
reau, of the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, from this or any other Act, may be made available 
as a general contribution to the World Food Programme, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
(d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 
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(1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be 
made available to carry out the Program for Re-
search and Training on Eastern Europe and the 
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as 
authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research 
and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(2) 
ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITIES.—Of 
the 
amounts made available by title I of this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up to $500,000 
may be made available for grants pursuant to sec-
tion 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), including to 
facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities, 
and up to $1,000,000 may be made available for 
grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural An-
tiquities Task Force. 
(3) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator 
may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 
III to make innovation incentive awards: Provided, 
That each individual award may not exceed 
$100,000: Provided further, That no more than 15 
such awards may be made during fiscal year 2020. 
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(4) EXCHANGE
VISITOR
PROGRAM.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to modify the Exchange Visitor Program adminis-
tered by the Department of State to implement the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961, as amended, (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 
2451 et seq.), except through the formal rulemaking 
process pursuant to the Administrative Procedure 
Act and notwithstanding the exceptions to such rule-
making process in such Act: Provided, That funds 
made available for such purpose shall only be made 
available after consultation with, and subject to the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations, regarding how any proposed 
modification would affect the public diplomacy goals 
of, and the estimated economic impact on, the 
United States. 
(5) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for private sector 
partnerships, up to $50,000,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2022: Provided, That funds 
made available pursuant to this paragraph may only 
be made available following prior consultation with 
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the appropriate congressional committees, and the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(6) VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION.—Sec-
tion 207(c) of the Vietnam Education Foundation 
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 
2452) is amended by adding a new paragraph as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(4) On October 1, 2019, any remaining unob-
ligated balances of funds made available under the 
heading ‘Vietnam Education Foundation—Vietnam 
Debt Repayment Fund’ that are not necessary for 
liquidating the final liabilities of the Vietnam Edu-
cation Foundation shall be available for grants au-
thorized by section 211 of this Act.’’. 
(e) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner 
vetting program, or making significant changes to the 
scope of an existing partner vetting program, the Sec-
retary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(f) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2020, the 
President may use up to $200,000,000 under the author-
ity of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
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(g) TRANSFER
OF FUNDS
FOR EXTRAORDINARY 
PROTECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, 
and merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of 
Foreign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of 
expired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2020, except for funds des-
ignated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after 
the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for 
the purposes for which appropriated: Provided, That not 
more than $50,000,000 may be transferred. 
(h) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES 
OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—Section 7034(k) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall 
continue in effect during fiscal year 2020. 
(i) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) PASSPORT
FEES.—Section 1(b)(2) of the 
Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 
2020’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
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(2) INCENTIVES
FOR
CRITICAL
POSTS.—The 
authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 
111–32) shall remain in effect through September 
30, 2020. 
(3) USAID CIVIL SERVICE ANNUITANT WAIV-
ER.—Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’ for ‘‘October 
1, 2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 
(4) OVERSEAS PAY COMPARABILITY.—The au-
thority provided by section 1113 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111– 
32) shall remain in effect through September 30, 
2020: Provided, That the exercise of the authority of 
section 1113 of such Act, as carried forward by this 
Act, shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(5) CATEGORICAL
ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101– 
167) is amended— 
(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 
note)— 
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(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
‘‘and 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019, and 
2020’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
‘‘2019’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2020’’; and 
(B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) 
in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2020’’. 
(6) INSPECTOR
GENERAL
ANNUITANT
WAIV-
ER.—The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of 
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public 
Law 111–212) shall remain in effect through Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
(7) ACCOUNTABILITY
REVIEW
BOARDS.—The 
authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omni-
bus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 
1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall remain in effect 
for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30, 
2020, except that the notification and reporting re-
quirements contained in such section shall include 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(8) SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR
AF-
GHANISTAN
RECONSTRUCTION
COMPETITIVE
STA-
TUS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
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any employee of the Special Inspector General for 
Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes 
at least 12 months of continuous service after the 
date of enactment of this Act or who is employed on 
the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever oc-
curs first, shall acquire competitive status for ap-
pointment to any position in the competitive service 
for which the employee possesses the required quali-
fications. 
(9) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi-
sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef-
fect during fiscal year 2020. 
(10) DEPARTMENT OF STATE INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General 
of the Department of State may waive the provisions 
of subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064) on a 
case-by-case basis for an annuitant reemployed by 
the Inspector General on a temporary basis, subject 
to the same constraints and in the same manner by 
which the Secretary of State may exercise such waiv-
er authority pursuant to subsection (g) of such sec-
tion. 
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(j) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 
available for pharmaceuticals and other products for other 
global health and child survival activities to the same ex-
tent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, 
subject to the terms and conditions in such section: Pro-
vided, That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the For-
eign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriation Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be 
exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global 
Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such 
non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(k) LOANS, CONSULTATION, AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs may be made available for the 
costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
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Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, 
Jordan, Tunisia, and Ukraine, which are authorized 
to be provided: Provided, That amounts made avail-
able under this paragraph for the costs of such 
guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the 
purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to 
a country. 
(2) 
DESIGNATION
REQUIREMENT.—Funds 
made available pursuant to paragraph (1) from prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that 
were previously designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
such Act. 
(3) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available pursuant to the authorities of 
this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees, and 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
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(l) LOCAL WORKS.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, not less than $50,000,000 
shall be made available for Local Works pursuant to 
section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), 
which may remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
(2) For the purposes of section 7080 of the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 
Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eligible entities’’ shall be de-
fined as small local, international, and United 
States-based nongovernmental organizations, edu-
cational institutions, and other small entities that 
have received less than a total of $5,000,000 from 
USAID over the previous 5 fiscal years: Provided, 
That departments or centers of such educational in-
stitutions may be considered individually in deter-
mining such eligibility. 
(m) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 
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purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro-
priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 
PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 
for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re-
main available for obligation, and have not expired. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu-
tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the International Devel-
opment Association, the International Finance Cor-
poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
International Monetary Fund, the International 
Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De-
velopment Fund, the Inter-American Investment 
Corporation, the North American Development 
Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, the African Development Bank, the 
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African Development Fund, and the Multilateral In-
vestment Guarantee Agency. 
(4) PARIS AGREEMENT.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘Paris Agreement’’ means the decision by the 
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
Change’s 21st Conference of Parties in Paris, 
France, adopted December 12, 2015. 
(5) SOUTHERN KORDOFAN REFERENCE.—Any 
reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other 
Act making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs shall 
for fiscal year 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
be deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan 
that were previously part of Southern Kordofan 
prior to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan. 
(6) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 
means the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
(7) SPEND
PLAN.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap-
propriated for a particular entity, country, program, 
purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 
minimum, a description of— 
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(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 
for measuring progress, and a timeline for 
achieving such goals; 
(B) amounts and sources of funds by ac-
count; 
(C) how such funds will complement other 
ongoing or planned programs; and 
(D) implementing partners, to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 
SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 
Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 
I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 
section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 
and accountability of civilian police authority 
through training and technical assistance in human 
rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 
planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 
police roles that support democratic governance, in-
cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 
respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, 
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and foster improved police relations with the com-
munities they serve. 
(2) 
COUNTERTERRORISM
PARTNERSHIPS 
FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and Related Programs shall be made available for 
the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for pro-
grams in areas liberated from, under the influence 
of, or adversely affected by, the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria or other terrorist organizations: Provided, 
That such areas shall include the Kurdistan Region 
of Iraq: Provided further, That prior to the obliga-
tion of funds made available pursuant to this para-
graph, the Secretary of State shall take all prac-
ticable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place 
for monitoring, oversight, and control of such funds: 
Provided further, That funds made available pursu-
ant to this paragraph shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees, and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RECONSTITUTING
CIVILIAN
POLICE
AU-
THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap-
propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 
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the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 
nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 
mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 
other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 
as well as a nation emerging from instability. 
(2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE-
INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2020. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
PRISON
CONDITIONS.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made avail-
able for assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions 
in foreign prisons and other detention facilities, not-
withstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses 
of such funds prior to obligation and not later than 
60 days after enactment of this Act. 
(4) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE 
AUTHORITY.— 
(A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
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108–287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘of this section’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘of 
this section after September 30, 2021.’’. 
(B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1961 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2020, and 2021’’. 
(5) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of 
section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may 
be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and 
major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leas-
ing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of 
defense articles from United States commercial sup-
pliers, not including Major Defense Equipment 
(other than helicopters and other types of aircraft 
having possible civilian application), if the President 
determines that there are compelling foreign policy 
or national security reasons for those defense arti-
cles being provided by commercial lease rather than 
by government-to-government sale under such Act. 
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(6) SPECIAL
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
FUND.— 
Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu-
ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 
Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisi-
tion Fund (the Fund), to remain available for obli-
gation until September 30, 2022: Provided, That the 
provision of defense articles and defense services to 
foreign countries or international organizations from 
the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act should not be used to support any military 
training or operations that include child soldiers. 
(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 
(A) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, demining equipment 
available to the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development and the Department of 
State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for human-
itarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 
basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary of State may 
prescribe. 
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(B) CLUSTER
MUNITIONS.—No military 
assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni-
tions, no defense export license for cluster mu-
nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 
or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless— 
(i) the submunitions of the cluster 
munitions, after arming, do not result in 
more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 
across the range of intended operational 
environments, and the agreement applica-
ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 
such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 
technology specifies that the cluster muni-
tions will only be used against clearly de-
fined military targets and will not be used 
where civilians are known to be present or 
in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions. 
(3) CROWD
CONTROL
ITEMS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, 
small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other 
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items for crowd control purposes for foreign security 
forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful ex-
pression, association, or assembly in countries that 
the Secretary of State determines are undemocratic 
or are undergoing democratic transitions. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on funds obligated and ex-
pended during fiscal year 2019, by country and pur-
pose of assistance, under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’. 
(2) QUARTERLY
STATUS
REPORT.—Following 
the submission of the quarterly report required by 
section 36 of Public Law 90–629 (22 U.S.C. 2776), 
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a status report that contains the in-
formation described under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
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ENTERPRISE FUNDS 
SEC. 7036. (a) NOTIFICATION.—None of the funds 
made available under titles III through VI of this Act may 
be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appro-
priate congressional committees are notified at least 15 
days in advance. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the 
distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, 
dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 
or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 
assets of the Enterprise Fund. 
(c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 
transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 
other parallel investment fund under an existing Enter-
prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 
operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS 
SEC. 7037. If the President determines that doing so 
will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up 
to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United 
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Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to 
the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 
Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the 
Council may establish or authorize to deal with such viola-
tions, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained 
in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determina-
tion required under this section shall be in lieu of any de-
terminations otherwise required under section 552(c): Pro-
vided further, That funds made available pursuant to this 
section shall be made available subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7038. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 
unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 
the appropriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 
state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
and 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
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of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 
security organizations; and 
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include— 
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
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(3) the governing entity has enacted a constitu-
tion assuring the rule of law, an independent judici-
ary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, 
and should enact other laws and regulations assur-
ing transparent and accountable governance. 
(b) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President determines that it is important to the 
national security interest of the United States to do so. 
(c) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 
of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 
7039 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7039. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 
to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi-
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dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 
more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 
apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 
the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 
place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales-
tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 
weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure, and 
facilitate the settlement of terrorism-related claims of na-
tionals of the United States. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 
waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal-
estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac-
count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi-
nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
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financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au-
thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen-
sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro-
moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 
Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 
LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act may 
be obligated for salaries of personnel of the Pales-
tinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated 
or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity 
effectively controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing 
government of which Hamas is a member, or that 
results from an agreement with Hamas and over 
which Hamas exercises undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government, including all of its ministers or such 
equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 
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(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 with respect to this subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 
paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations within 120 days of the certification and 
every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent are continuing to comply with the principles 
contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 
purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi-
cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 
such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
(g) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) Funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act and made 
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available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority 
pursuant to subsection (b) shall be suspended if 
after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(A) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full membership 
as a state in the United Nations or any special-
ized agency thereof outside an agreement nego-
tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; or 
(B) the Palestinians initiate an Inter-
national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially au-
thorized investigation, or actively support such 
an investigation, that subjects Israeli nationals 
to an investigation for alleged crimes against 
Palestinians. 
(2) The Secretary of State may waive the re-
striction in paragraph (1) of this subsection result-
ing from the application of subparagraph (A) of 
such paragraph if the Secretary certifies to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na-
tional security interest of the United States, and 
submits a report to such Committees detailing how 
the waiver and the continuation of assistance would 
assist in furthering Middle East peace. 
(h) REDUCTION.—The Secretary of State shall re-
duce the amount of assistance made available by this Act 
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under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the Pal-
estinian 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 affiliated organizations with such entities as 
payments for acts of terrorism by individuals who are im-
prisoned 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 Ap-
propriations on the amount reduced for fiscal year 2020 
prior to the obligation of funds for the Palestinian Author-
ity. 
(i) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees detailing steps taken by the Palestinian Authority to 
counter incitement of violence against Israelis and to pro-
mote peace and coexistence with Israel. 
(j) SECTION 1003.—(1) The President may waive the 
provisions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 
100–204) if the President determines and certifies in writ-
ing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
President pro tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate 
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congressional committees that the Palestinians have not, 
after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(A) obtained in the United Nations or any spe-
cialized agency thereof the same standing as member 
states or full membership as a state outside an 
agreement negotiated between Israel and the Pal-
estinians; and 
(B) initiated or actively supported an ICC in-
vestigation against Israeli nationals for alleged 
crimes against Palestinians. 
(2) Not less than 90 days after the President is un-
able to make the certification pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of this subsection, 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 Rep-
resentatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and 
the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians 
have entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with 
Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provisions of sec-
tion 1003 of Public Law 100–204 under paragraph (1) 
of this subsection or under previous provisions of law must 
expire before the waiver under the preceding sentence may 
be exercised. 
(3) Any waiver pursuant to this subsection shall be 
effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time 
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and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment 
of this Act. 
(k) PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION.— 
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this Act may be used to provide equipment, tech-
nical support, consulting services, or any other form of 
assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7040. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2020, 
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi-
lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
troller General of the United States will have access to 
appropriate United States financial information in order 
to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 
the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 
ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 
any individual, private or government entity, or edu-
cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 
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to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 
engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 
entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 
principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov-
erning board of trustees any individual that has been de-
termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 
or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter-
rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 
steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 
terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu-
cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 
be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for— 
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
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individual who the Secretary of State deter-
mines has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds made available by this or 
prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 
available by transfer, may be made available for obli-
gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks 
that have been established for security assistance for 
the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent 
of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec-
retary of State shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance 
is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions; 
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(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—The reporting re-
quirements in section 1404 of the Supplemental Ap-
propriations 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. 
(e) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available for 
private sector partnership programs for the West Bank 
and Gaza if such funds are authorized: Provided, That 
funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees, and the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(f) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall ensure 
that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 
and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 
sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro-
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gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 
ensure, among other things, compliance with this 
section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 
to $1,000,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec-
tor General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development for audits, investigations, and 
other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 
this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
(g) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 
in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 
treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro-
vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2020 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 
audit shall address— 
(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
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(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(h) NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—Funds made 
available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) ARAB
LEAGUE
BOYCOTT
OF 
ISRAEL.—It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 
secondary boycott of American firms that have com-
mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace 
in the region and to United States investment and 
trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret-
tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and 
publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the 
Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; 
(3) all Arab League states should normalize re-
lations with their neighbor Israel; 
(4) the President and the Secretary of State 
should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab 
League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to 
demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking 
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into consideration the participation of any recipient 
country in the boycott when determining to sell 
weapons to said country; and 
(5) the President should report to Congress an-
nually on specific steps being taken by the United 
States to encourage Arab League states to normalize 
their relations with Israel to bring about the termi-
nation of the Arab League boycott of Israel, includ-
ing those to encourage allies and trading partners of 
the United States to enact laws prohibiting busi-
nesses from complying with the boycott and penal-
izing businesses that do comply. 
(b) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and may only be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
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(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.— 
(A) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development 
Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up 
to $102,500,000 may be made available for as-
sistance for Egypt, of which not less than 
$35,000,000 should be made available for high-
er education programs including not less than 
$15,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian stu-
dents with high financial need to attend not-for- 
profit institutions of higher education: Provided, 
That such funds shall be made available for de-
mocracy programs, and for development pro-
grams in the Sinai: Provided further, That such 
funds may not be made available for cash 
transfer assistance or budget support. 
(B) 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-
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dations Support Fund’’, or any similar fund, es-
tablished pursuant to Law 70 on Associations 
and Other Foundations Working in the Field of 
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, 2021, 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 
20 percent of such funds shall be withheld from 
obligation until the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Government of Egypt is taking, 
on a sustained and effective basis, the steps 
enumerated under this section in the report ac-
companying this Act: Provided further, That the 
certification requirement of this paragraph shall 
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not apply to funds appropriated by this Act 
under such heading for counterterrorism, bor-
der security, and nonproliferation programs for 
Egypt. 
(B) WAIVER.—(i) The Secretary of State 
may waive the certification requirement in sub-
paragraph (A) with respect to 95 percent of the 
amount withheld from obligation pursuant to 
such subparagraph if the Secretary determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that to do so is important to the national 
security interest of the United States, and in-
cludes in such report a detailed justification for 
the use of such waiver and the reasons why any 
of the certification requirements of subpara-
graph (A) cannot be met: Provided, That the 
report required by this paragraph shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may be accom-
panied by a classified annex. 
(ii) The remaining 5 percent may only 
be made available for obligation if the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt has completed action 
to provide fair and commensurate com-
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pensation to American citizen April Corley 
for injuries suffered by Egyptian armed 
forces on September 13, 2015: Provided, 
That none of the funds withheld pursuant 
to subparagraph (A) shall be transferred to 
the interest bearing account referenced in 
subparagraph (A) until the determination 
in the preceding sentence has been pro-
vided to the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(c) IRAN.— 
(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 to support the ac-
tivities described under this section in the report ac-
companying this Act. 
(2) 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 
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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— 
(i) the status of United States bilat-
eral sanctions on Iran; 
(ii) the reimposition and renewed en-
forcement of secondary sanctions; and 
(iii) the impact such sanctions have 
had 
on 
Iran’s 
destabilizing 
activities 
throughout the Middle East. 
(d) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Iraq for economic, stabilization, 
and humanitarian programs described under this 
section in the report accompanying this Act. 
(2) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used by the Government of the 
United States to enter into a permanent basing 
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rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(e) 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 $745,100,000 of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be for budget 
support for the Government of Jordan and of which not 
less than $425,000,000 shall be made available under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
(f) LEBANON.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for assistance for Lebanon— 
(1) under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ may be made available for 
the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and 
the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to address secu-
rity and stability requirements in areas affected by 
the conflict in Syria, following consultation with the 
appropriate congressional committees; 
(2) under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’ may be used only to profes-
sionalize the LAF and to strengthen border security 
and combat terrorism, including training and equip-
ping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, inter-
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dicting arms shipments, preventing the use of Leb-
anon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to im-
plement United Nations Security Council Resolution 
1701: Provided, That funds may not be obligated for 
assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of State 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations 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 con-
sidered as meeting the notification requirements 
under section 7015 of this Act or under section 
634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and 
shall include any funds specifically intended for le-
thal military equipment: Provided further, That such 
spend plan shall be submitted not later than Sep-
tember 1, 2020; 
(3) shall not be made available for the ISF or 
the LAF if these entities fall under control by a for-
eign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant 
to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and 
(4) under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ may be made available notwithstanding sec-
tion 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
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Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 
U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(g) 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 
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-
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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. 
(h) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
AND
CONSULTATION
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated under the head-
ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ in 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 Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the USAID Ad-
ministrator, 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 
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Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
(i) SAUDI ARABIA.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act should be used to support the sale of nuclear 
technology to Saudi Arabia. 
(j) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ may be made available, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, for non-lethal stabilization as-
sistance for Syria, including for emergency medical 
and rescue response and chemical weapons use in-
vestigations. 
(2) 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, the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation, foreign ter-
rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 
Syria; and 
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(B) should not be used in areas of Syria 
controlled by a government led by Bashar al- 
Assad or associated forces. 
(3) MONITORING
AND
OVERSIGHT.—Prior to 
the obligation of any 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. 
(4) 
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. 
(k) 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. 
(l) YEMEN.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 
available for stabilization assistance for Yemen. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION AS-
SISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
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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.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court in 
Central African Republic. 
(c) 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. 
(d) SOUTH SUDAN.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for assistance for the central Gov-
ernment of South Sudan may only be made available, fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions, for the purposes described under this section in the 
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report accompanying this Act: Provided, That prior to the 
initial obligation of funds to support South Sudan peace 
negotiations or to implement a peace agreement, the Sec-
retary of State shall consult with the Committees on Ap-
propriations on the intended uses of such funds and steps 
taken by such government to advance or implement a 
peace agreement. 
(e) SUDAN.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.— 
(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 funds made available for 
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assistance described under this section in the report 
accompanying this Act. 
(f) ZIMBABWE.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available for assistance for the cen-
tral Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and edu-
cation, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
that the rule of law and freedom of expression, association, 
and assembly are restored, except that funds may be made 
available for macroeconomic growth assistance if the Sec-
retary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such government is implementing transparent fiscal poli-
cies, including public disclosure of revenues from the ex-
traction of natural resources. 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 
assistance for Burma may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, ex-
cept for this subsection, and following consulta-
tion with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees: Provided, That such funds may be made 
available for ethnic groups and civil society in 
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Burma to help sustain ceasefire agreements and 
further prospects for reconciliation and peace, 
which may include support to representatives of 
ethnic armed groups for this purpose. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV to carry out the 
provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 and made available for assistance 
for Burma shall be subject to the limitations 
enumerated under this section in the report ac-
companying this Act. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ may be made available for assistance for 
Burma: Provided, That the Department of State 
may continue consultations with the armed forces of 
Burma only on human rights and disaster response 
in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, 
and following consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(b) CAMBODIA.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for as-
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sistance for the Government of Cambodia may be 
obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such Government is meeting the con-
ditions described under this section in the report ac-
companying this Act. 
(2) USES.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and 
made available for assistance for Cambodia shall be 
made available for the purposes described under this 
section in the report accompanying this Act. 
(c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, $160,000,000 shall be made available 
to support the implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strat-
egy. 
(d) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the Government of North Korea: Provided, 
That the Secretary of State may waive the limitation 
in this paragraph, and the limitation on assistance 
for North Korea contained in section 7007 of this 
Act, if the Secretary determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is im-
portant to the national security interest of the 
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United States, and submits in such report a detailed 
justification. 
(2) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ and 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 
for the promotion of human rights in North Korea: 
Provided, That the authority of section 7032(b) of 
this Act shall apply to such funds. 
(e) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended for processing licenses for the export of sat-
ellites of United States origin (including commercial 
satellites and satellite components) to the People’s 
Republic of China (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in 
advance, the Committees on Appropriations are noti-
fied of such proposed action. 
(2) PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY.—The terms 
and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assist-
ance projects or activities of the People’s Liberation 
Army (PLA) of the PRC, to include such projects or 
activities by any entity that is owned or controlled 
by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none 
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