COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 7025. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this 
Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise 
made available to the Export-Import Bank and the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated or 
expended to finance any loan, any assistance or any other 
financial commitments for establishing or expanding pro-
duction of any commodity for export by any country other 
than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be 
in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting pro-
ductive capacity is expected to become operative and if the 
assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 
producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: 
Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Ex-
port-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Direc-
tors the benefits to industry and employment in the 
United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United 
States producers of the same, similar, or competing com-
modity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That this 
subsection shall not prohibit— 
(1) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Asso-
ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
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national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agri-
cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(2) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing 
or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or intro-
duction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training 
in connection with the growth or production in a foreign 
country of an agricultural commodity for export which 
would compete with a similar commodity grown or pro-
duced in the United States: Provided, That this subsection 
shall not prohibit— 
(1) activities designed to increase food security 
in developing countries where such activities will not 
have a significant impact on the export of agricul-
tural commodities of the United States; 
(2) research activities intended primarily to 
benefit American producers; 
(3) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Asso-
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ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agri-
cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(4) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 
(c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States executive directors of the international fi-
nancial institutions, as defined in section 7029(f) of this 
Act, to use the voice and vote of the United States to op-
pose any assistance by such institutions, using funds ap-
propriated or made available by this Act, for the produc-
tion or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, 
if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance 
will cause substantial injury to United States producers 
of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL 
CURRENCIES.— 
(1) If assistance is furnished to the government 
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 
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generation of local currencies of that country, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID) shall— 
(A) require that local currencies be depos-
ited in a separate account established by that 
government; 
(B) enter into an agreement with that gov-
ernment which sets forth— 
(i) the amount of the local currencies 
to be generated; and 
(ii) the terms and conditions under 
which the currencies so deposited may be 
utilized, consistent with this section; and 
(C) establish by agreement with that gov-
ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 
government to monitor and account for deposits 
into and disbursements from the separate ac-
count. 
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 
agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur-
rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 
subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur-
rencies, shall be used only— 
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part 
I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
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ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 
purposes as— 
(i) project and sector assistance activi-
ties; or 
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 
(B) for the administrative requirements of 
the United States Government. 
(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID 
shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the 
equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant 
to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 
established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used 
for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2). 
(4) 
TERMINATION
OF
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun-
try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 
the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 
funds which remain in a separate account estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 
for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov-
ernment of that country and the United States Gov-
ernment. 
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(5) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—The USAID 
Administrator shall report on an annual basis as 
part of the justification documents submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the use of local 
currencies for the administrative requirements of the 
United States Government as authorized in sub-
section (a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the 
amount of local currency (and United States dollar 
equivalent) used or to be used for such purpose in 
each applicable country. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail-
able to the government of a foreign country, under 
chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 
assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 
country shall be required to maintain such funds in 
a separate account and not commingle them with 
any other funds. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF 
LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended 
notwithstanding provisions of law which are incon-
sistent with the nature of this assistance including 
provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explan-
atory Statement of the Committee of Conference ac-
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companying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Re-
port No. 98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 
obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec-
tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica-
tion through the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in-
clude a detailed description of how the funds pro-
posed to be made available will be used, with a dis-
cussion of the United States interests that will be 
served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, 
a description of the economic policy reforms that will 
be promoted by such assistance). 
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 
funds may be exempt from the requirements of sub-
section (b)(1) only through the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 
or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 
shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 
programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 
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part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, 
That before using the authority of this subsection to fur-
nish assistance in support of programs of nongovern-
mental organizations, the President shall notify the Com-
mittees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notifi-
cation procedures, including a description of the program 
to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the rea-
sons for furnishing such assistance: Provided further, That 
nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any 
existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involun-
tary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2015, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re-
strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public 
Law 83–480): Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated to carry out title I of such Act and made available 
pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended 
except as provided through the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup-
port international terrorism; or 
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(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country that violates internationally recognized 
human rights. 
LOCAL COMPETITION 
SEC. 7028. (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO 
COMPETITION
FOR
LOCAL
ENTITIES.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available to the United 
States Agency for International Development (USAID) 
may only be made available for limited competitions 
through local entities if— 
(1) prior to the determination to limit competi-
tion to local entities, USAID has— 
(A) assessed the level of local capacity to 
effectively implement, manage, and account for 
programs included in such competition; and 
(B) documented the written results of the 
assessment and decisions made; and 
(2) prior to making an award after limiting 
competition to local entities— 
(A) each successful local entity has been 
determined to be responsible in accordance with 
USAID guidelines; and 
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(B) effective monitoring and evaluation 
systems are in place to ensure that award fund-
ing is used for its intended purposes; and 
(3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed. 
(b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), 
the Administrator of USAID shall report, on a semi-an-
nual basis, to the appropriate congressional committees on 
all awards subject to limited or no competition for local 
entities: Provided, That such report should be posted on 
the USAID Web site: Provided further, That the require-
ments of this subsection shall only apply to awards in ex-
cess of $3,000,000 and sole source awards to local entities 
in excess of $2,000,000. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) None of the funds appropriated under 
title V of this Act may be made as payment to any inter-
national financial institution, including payments to World 
Bank-administered trust funds, until the Secretary of the 
Treasury certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such institution or fund has in place or is developing 
a policy and practice of requiring independent, outside 
evaluations of each project and program loan or grant and 
significant analytical, non-lending activity, and the impact 
of such loan, grant, or activity on achieving the institu-
tion’s goals, including reducing poverty and promoting eq-
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(d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Executive Director of the International 
Monetary Fund (IMF) to use the voice and vote of the 
United States to oppose any loan, project, agreement, 
memorandum, instrument, plan, or other program of the 
IMF to a Heavily Indebted Poor Country that imposes 
budget caps or restraints that do not allow the mainte-
nance of or an increase in governmental spending on 
healthcare or education; and to promote government 
spending on healthcare, education, agriculture and food 
security, or other critical safety net programs in all of the 
IMF’s activities with respect to Heavily Indebted Poor 
Countries. 
(e) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States executive director of each international fi-
nancial institution to seek to ensure that each such insti-
tution responds to the findings and recommendations of 
its accountability mechanisms by providing just compensa-
tion or other appropriate redress to individuals and com-
munities that suffer violations of human rights, including 
forced displacement, resulting from any loan, grant, strat-
egy or policy of such institution. 
(f) For the purposes of this Act, ‘‘international finan-
cial institutions’’ shall mean the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, the International Devel-
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opment Association, the International Finance Corpora-
tion, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-
national Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, 
the Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Invest-
ment Corporation, the North American Development 
Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Devel-
opment, the African Development Bank, and the African 
Development Fund. 
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7030. 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 III of this Act and, subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment 
shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was 
provided to that organization. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN-
MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
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(1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for direct government-to-government 
assistance only if— 
(A) each implementing agency or ministry 
to receive assistance has been assessed and is 
considered to have the systems required to 
manage such assistance and any identified 
vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or 
ministry have been addressed; and 
(i) the recipient agency or ministry 
employs and utilizes staff with the nec-
essary technical, financial, and manage-
ment capabilities; 
(ii) the recipient agency or ministry 
has adopted competitive procurement poli-
cies and systems; 
(iii) effective monitoring and evalua-
tion systems are in place to ensure that 
such assistance is used for its intended 
purposes; 
(iv) no level of acceptable fraud is as-
sumed; and 
(v) the government of the recipient 
country is taking steps to publicly disclose 
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on an annual basis its national budget, to 
include income and expenditures; 
(B) the recipient government is in compli-
ance with the principles set forth in section 
7013 of this Act; 
(C) the recipient agency or ministry is not 
headed or controlled by an organization des-
ignated as a foreign terrorist organization 
under section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act; 
(D) the Government of the United States 
and the government of the recipient country 
have agreed, in writing, on clear and achievable 
objectives for the use of such assistance, which 
should be made available on a cost-reimbursable 
basis; and 
(E) the recipient government is taking 
steps to protect the rights of civil society, in-
cluding freedom of association and assembly. 
(2) In addition to the requirements in sub-
section (a), no funds may be made available for di-
rect government-to-government assistance without 
prior consultation with, and notification of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That such noti-
fication shall contain an explanation of how the pro-
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posed activity meets the requirements of paragraph 
(1): Provided further, That the requirements of this 
paragraph shall only apply to direct government-to- 
government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and 
all funds available for cash transfer, budget support, 
and cash payments to individuals. 
(3) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development (USAID) or 
the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend 
any direct government-to-government assistance if 
the Administrator or the Secretary has credible in-
formation of material misuse of such assistance, un-
less the Administrator or the Secretary reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the 
national interest of the United States to continue 
such assistance, including a justification, or that 
such misuse has been appropriately addressed. 
(4) The Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations, concurrent with the 
fiscal year 2016 congressional budget justification 
materials, amounts planned for assistance described 
in subsection (a) by country, proposed funding 
amount, source of funds, and type of assistance. 
(5) Not later than 90 days after the enactment 
of this Act and 6 months thereafter until September 
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30, 2015, the USAID Administrator shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations a report that— 
(A) details all assistance described in sub-
section (a) provided during the previous 6- 
month period by country, funding amount, 
source of funds, and type of such assistance; 
and 
(B) the type of procurement instrument or 
mechanism utilized and whether the assistance 
was provided on a reimbursable basis. 
(6) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for any foreign country for debt 
service payments owed by any country to any inter-
national financial institution: Provided, That for 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘international 
financial institution’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 7029(f) of this Act. 
(b) NATIONAL BUDGET
AND CONTRACT TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
(1) 
MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
OF
FISCAL 
TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con-
tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re-
quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern-
ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 
as identified in the report required by section 
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7031(b) of division K of Public Law 113-76 (‘‘the 
Report’’). 
(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), ‘‘minimum requirements of fiscal transparency’’ 
are requirements consistent with those in subsection 
(a)(1), and the public disclosure of national budget 
documentation (to include receipts and expenditures 
by ministry) and government contracts and licenses 
for natural resource extraction (to include bidding 
and concession allocation practices). 
(3) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each 
government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act, shall make or update any de-
termination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or ‘‘no signifi-
cant progress’’ in meeting the minimum require-
ments of fiscal transparency, and make such deter-
minations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal 
Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the Depart-
ment of State’s Web site: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall identify the significant progress made by 
each such government to publicly disclose national 
budget documentation, contracts, and licenses which 
are additional to such information disclosed in pre-
vious fiscal years, and include specific recommenda-
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tions of short- and long-term steps such government 
should take to improve fiscal transparency: Provided 
further, That the annual report shall include a de-
tailed description of how funds appropriated by this 
Act are being used to improve fiscal transparency, 
and identify benchmarks for measuring progress. 
(4) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act, not less than $10,000,000 
should be made available for programs and activities 
to assist governments identified pursuant to para-
graph (1) to improve budget transparency and to 
support civil society organizations in such countries 
that promote budget transparency: Provided, That 
such sums shall be in addition to funds otherwise 
made available for such purposes: Provided further, 
That a description of the uses of such funds shall 
be included in the annual ‘‘Fiscal Transparency Re-
port’’ required by paragraph (3). 
(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(1) Officials of foreign governments and their 
immediate family members who the Secretary of 
State has credible information have been involved in 
significant corruption, including corruption related 
to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross vio-
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lation of human rights shall be ineligible for entry 
into the United States. 
(2) Individuals shall not be ineligible if entry 
into the United States would further important 
United States law enforcement objectives or is nec-
essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obli-
gations under the United Nations Headquarters 
Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 
shall be construed to derogate from United States 
Government obligations under applicable inter-
national agreements. 
(3) The Secretary may waive the application of 
paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the 
waiver would serve a compelling national interest or 
that the circumstances which caused the individual 
to be ineligible have changed sufficiently. 
(4) Not later than 6 months after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a re-
port, including a classified annex if necessary, to the 
Committees on Appropriations describing the infor-
mation relating to corruption or violation of human 
rights concerning each of the individuals found ineli-
gible in the previous 12 months pursuant to para-
graph (1), or who would be ineligible but for the ap-
plication of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers pro-
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vided under paragraph (3), and the justification for 
each waiver. 
(5) Any unclassified portion of the report re-
quired under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the 
Department of State’s Web site, without regard to 
the requirements of section 222(f) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with re-
spect to confidentiality of records pertaining to the 
issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the 
United States. 
(d) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEB SITE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ may be made available to support the provision of 
additional information on United States Government for-
eign assistance on the Department of State’s foreign as-
sistance Web site: Provided, That all Federal agencies 
funded under this Act shall provide such information on 
foreign assistance, upon request, to the Department of 
State. 
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7032. (a) Funds made available by this Act for 
democracy programs may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law, and with regard to 
the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any reg-
ulation. 
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(b) For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, 
the term ‘‘democracy programs’’ means programs that 
support good governance, credible and competitive elec-
tions, freedom of expression, association, assembly, and 
religion, human rights, independent media, and the rule 
of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of 
democratic political parties, governments, nongovern-
mental organizations and institutions, and citizens to sup-
port the development of democratic states, and institutions 
that are responsive and accountable to citizens. 
(c) With respect to the provision of assistance for de-
mocracy, human rights, and governance activities 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: Provided, That 
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment (USAID), shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment 
of this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of 
State and USAID to comply with the requirements of this 
subsection. 
(d) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for governance programs shall be made available 
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only to support institutions and individuals that dem-
onstrate a commitment to democracy. 
(e) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for democracy programs shall be made available 
to support freedom of religion, including in the Middle 
East and North Africa. 
(f) Funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ shall be allocated and administered according to 
the requirements under this subsection in the report ac-
companying this Act for Western Hemisphere democracy 
promotion. 
(g) The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State and the Bureau for Democ-
racy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, 
shall regularly communicate their planned programs to the 
NED. 
MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 
SEC. 7033. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used to make any pledge for future year fund-
ing for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in ti-
tles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was— 
(1) previously justified, including the projected 
future year costs, in a congressional budget justifica-
tion; 
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(2) included in an Act making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs or previously authorized by an Act 
of Congress; 
(3) notified in accordance with the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, including the projected future year costs; or 
(4) the subject of prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations and such consultation 
was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the 
pledge. 
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) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHOR-
ITY.—In providing assistance with funds appropriated by 
this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from insta-
bility may be deemed to mean support for regional, dis-
trict, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging 
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from instability, as well as a nation emerging from insta-
bility. 
(c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.—Funds managed by 
the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 
Assistance, United States Agency for International Devel-
opment (USAID), from this or any other Act, may be 
made available as a general contribution to the World 
Food Program, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law. 
(d) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION
AND
RE-
INTEGRATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, regulation or Executive order, funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Disaster As-
sistance’’, and ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’ may be made avail-
able to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and re-
integrate into civilian society former members of foreign 
terrorist organizations: Provided, That the Secretary of 
State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this sub-
section: Provided further, That for the purposes of this 
subsection the term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ 
means an organization designated as a terrorist organiza-
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tion under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act. 
(e) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.—(1) Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ shall be made available to carry out the Pro-
gram for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and 
the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as au-
thorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and 
Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501–4508). 
(2) 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 as a contribution to establish and 
maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(f) PARTNER VETTING.—Funds appropriated in this 
Act or any prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams shall be used by the Secretary of State and the 
USAID Administrator, as appropriate, to support the con-
tinued implementation of the Partner Vetting System 
(PVS) pilot program: Provided, That the Secretary of 
State and the Administrator of USAID shall jointly sub-
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mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not 
later than 30 days after completion of the pilot program, 
on the estimated timeline and criteria for evaluating the 
PVS for expansion: Provided further, That such report 
shall include the requirements under this subsection in the 
report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That such 
report may be delivered in classified form, if necessary. 
(g) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2015, the 
President may use up to $100,000,000 under the author-
ity of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
(h) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern-
ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 
to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc-
tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 
withholding funds under this subsection. 
(i) TRANSFERS
FOR
EXTRAORDINARY
PROTEC-
TION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge 
with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of Foreign Mis-
sions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of expired funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 
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Programs’’ for fiscal year 2015, except for funds des-
ignated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced 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. 
(j) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) The authority contained in section 1115(d) 
of Public Law 111–32 shall remain in effect through 
September 30, 2015. 
(2) Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ for ‘‘October 1, 
2010’’ in paragraph (2). 
(3) Section 61(a) of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733(a)) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in paragraph (2). 
(4) 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, 2015’’ for ‘‘October 
1, 2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 
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(5) The authorities provided in section 1015(b) 
of Public Law 111–212 shall remain in effect 
through September 30, 2015. 
(6) The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 
(Public Law 101–167) is amended— 
(A) In section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 
note)— 
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
‘‘and 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2014, and 
2015’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
‘‘2014’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2015’’; and 
(B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) 
in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2015’’. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 
purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ shall mean the Committees on 
Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
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(2) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 
purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appropriated 
in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs’’ shall mean funds that remain avail-
able for obligation, and have not expired, and shall 
not include amounts that were designated by Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 7035. 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; 
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(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 
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. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7036. (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— 
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(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
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; 
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(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. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 
assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 
respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 
other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac-
countable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President determines that it is important to the 
national security interests of the United States to do so. 
(d) 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 
7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
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RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7037. None of the funds appropriated under ti-
tles II through VI of this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office 
of any department or agency of the United States Govern-
ment for the purpose of conducting official United States 
Government business with the Palestinian Authority over 
Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing 
entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Prin-
ciples: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to 
the acquisition of additional space for the existing Con-
sulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That meet-
ings between officers and employees of the United States 
and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor 
Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel- 
PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of con-
ducting official United States Government business with 
such authority should continue to take place in locations 
other than Jerusalem: Provided further, That as has been 
true in the past, officers and employees of the United 
States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on 
other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now 
occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social 
contacts, and have incidental discussions. 
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PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2015, 
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) 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 avail-
able for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise hon-
oring individuals who commit, or have committed 
acts of terrorism. 
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available by this or prior ap-
propriations Acts, including funds made available by 
transfer, may be made available for obligation for se-
curity assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until 
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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 Pales-
tinian compliance with such benchmarks. 
(d) AUDITS.— 
(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-
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 
$500,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector 
General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development for audits, inspections, 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. 
(e) Subsequent to the certification specified in sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treat-
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ment, 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 2015 
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 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank 
and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations updating the report con-
tained in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of Public 
Law 109–13. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (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 
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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-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interests 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. 
(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-
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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 
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 in titles III 
through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 
of personnel of the Palestinian 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 agree-
ment with Hamas. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of subsection 
(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 
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equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 
(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 as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) 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. 
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(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. 
NEAR EAST 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are available for assistance for the Govern-
ment of Egypt may only be made available if the 
Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt- Israel Peace Treaty. 
(2) ECONOMIC
SUPPORT
FUND.—(A) Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and subject to para-
graph (6) of this subsection, up to $200,000,000 
may be made available for assistance for Egypt, sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 
funds may also be made available for democracy pro-
grams. 
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of law 
restricting assistance for Egypt, including para-
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graph (6) of this subsection, funds made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ in this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs for as-
sistance for Egypt may be made available for 
education and economic growth programs, sub-
ject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees: Provided, That such 
funds may not be made available for cash 
transfer assistance or budget support unless the 
Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees that the Government 
of Egypt is taking steps to stabilize the econ-
omy and implement market-based economic re-
forms. 
(C) The Secretary of State may reduce the 
amount of assistance for the central Govern-
ment of Egypt under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ by an amount the Secretary de-
termines is equivalent to that expended by the 
United States Government for bail, and by non-
governmental organizations for legal and court 
fees, associated with democracy-related trials in 
Egypt. 
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(3) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up 
to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, may be made available for assist-
ance for Egypt which may be transferred to an in-
terest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank 
of New York, following consultation with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That if the 
Secretary of State is unable to make the certification 
in subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection, 
such funds may be made available at the minimum 
rate necessary to continue existing contracts, not-
withstanding any other provision of law restricting 
assistance for Egypt and following consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations, except that de-
fense articles and services from such contracts shall 
not be delivered until the certification requirements 
in subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection are 
met: Provided further, That not later than 30 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations describing any defense articles withheld 
from delivery to Egypt as of the date of enactment 
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of this Act: Provided further, That the report re-
quired in the previous proviso shall include a de-
tailed description of the conditions and timeline 
under which the delivery of such items will resume, 
and the costs incurred from such withholding and 
the costs planned for the subsequent delivery for 
each defense article. 
(4) PRIOR YEAR FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ and ‘‘International Military Education 
and Training’’ in prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs may be made available notwith-
standing any provision of law restricting assistance 
for Egypt, except that such funds under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ shall only be 
made available at the minimum rate necessary to 
continue existing contracts, and following consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(5) SECURITY EXEMPTIONS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law restricting assistance for 
Egypt, including paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) of this 
subsection, funds made available for assistance for 
Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
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ations, and related programs may be made available 
for counterterrorism, border security, and non-
proliferation programs in Egypt, and for develop-
ment activities in the Sinai. 
(6) FISCAL YEAR 2015 FUNDS.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this sub-
section, funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International 
Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for the 
Government of Egypt may be made available not-
withstanding any provision of law restricting assist-
ance for Egypt as follows— 
(A) up to $975,000,000 may be made 
available if the Secretary of State certifies to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt has held parliamentary 
elections and is taking steps to support a demo-
cratic transition in Egypt; and 
(B) up to $526,700,000 may be made 
available if the Secretary of State certifies to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt is taking steps to govern 
democratically. 
(b) IRAN.— 
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(1) It is the policy of the United States to seek 
to prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 
produce or otherwise manufacture nuclear weapons, 
including by supporting international diplomatic ef-
forts to halt Iran’s uranium enrichment program, 
and the President should fully implement and en-
force the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended 
(Public Law 104–172) as a means of encouraging 
foreign governments to require state-owned and pri-
vate entities to cease all investment in, and support 
of, Iran’s energy sector and all exports of refined pe-
troleum products to Iran. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this Act under the heading ‘‘Ex-
port-Import Bank of the United States’’ may be 
used to provide any new financing (including loans, 
guarantees, other credits, insurance, and reinsur-
ance) to any person that is subject to sanctions 
under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 5(a) of the 
Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172). 
(3)(A) The reporting requirements in section 
7043(c) in division F of Public Law 111–117 shall 
continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part 
of this Act: Provided, That the date in subsection 
(c)(1) shall be deemed to be ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
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(B) The President shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees, not later 
than 30 days after enactment of this Act and 
at the end of each 30-day period thereafter 
until September 30, 2015, a report on the im-
plementation of the Joint Plan of Action be-
tween the P5+1 and the Government of Iran 
concluded on November 24, 2013, and any ex-
tension of or successor to that agreement: Pro-
vided, That the report shall include the require-
ments under this subsection in the report ac-
companying this Act, and may be submitted in 
classified form if necessary. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act for assist-
ance for the Government of Iraq under Bilateral 
Economic Assistance and International Security As-
sistance should be made available to such govern-
ment to support efforts to promote internal and re-
gional stability, including in Kurdistan to address 
requirements arising from the conflict in the region. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for construction, rehabilita-
tion, or other improvements to United States facili-
ties in Iraq on property for which no land-use agree-
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ment has been entered into by the Governments of 
the United States and Iraq: Provided, That the re-
strictions in this paragraph shall not apply if such 
funds are necessary to protect United States Gov-
ernment facilities or the security, health, and welfare 
of United States personnel. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
for assistance for Jordan— 
(1) not less than $360,000,000 shall be made 
available under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ in title III and not less than $300,000,000 
shall be made available under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ in title IV; and 
(2) from amounts appropriated under title VIII 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism, $340,000,000 shall be made available for 
the extraordinary costs related to instability in the 
region. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for the Lebanese Armed 
Forces (LAF) if the LAF is controlled by a foreign 
terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to sec-
tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
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(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 Resolu-
tion 1701: Provided, That funds may not be made 
available for obligation for assistance for the LAF 
until the Secretary of State submits a detailed spend 
plan, including actions to be taken to ensure that 
equipment provided to the LAF is used only for the 
intended purposes, to the Committees on Appropria-
tions, except such plan may not be considered as 
meeting the notification requirements under section 
7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted 
not later than September 1, 2015: Provided further, 
That any notification submitted pursuant to section 
634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or sec-
tion 7015 of this Act shall include any funds specifi-
cally intended for lethal military equipment. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
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(1) 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 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such government is cooperating with United States 
Government efforts to investigate and bring to jus-
tice those responsible for the attack on United 
States personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in 
September 2012: Provided, That the limitation in 
this paragraph shall not apply to funds made avail-
able for the purpose of protecting United States 
Government personnel or facilities. 
(2) Any notification required for assistance for 
Libya for funds appropriated under title IV of this 
Act shall include a detailed justification for such as-
sistance, and a description of the vetting procedures 
used for any individual or unit receiving such assist-
ance. 
(g) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan 
guarantees for Tunisia and Jordan, which are authorized 
to be provided: Provided, That amounts made available 
under this subsection for the cost of guarantees shall not 
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be considered ‘‘assistance’’ for the purposes of provisions 
of law limiting assistance to a country: Provided further, 
That funds made available by this subsection shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(h) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under title III that are available for assistance for Morocco 
shall also be made available for any region or territory 
administered by Morocco, including the Western Sahara: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, not less than 90 days after en-
actment of this Act, on requirements under this section 
in the report accompanying this Act. 
(i) SYRIA.— 
(1) Funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law for non-lethal assistance 
for programs to address the needs of civilians af-
fected by conflict in Syria, and for programs that 
seek to— 
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(A) establish governance in Syria that is 
representative, inclusive, and accountable; 
(B) develop and implement political proc-
esses that are democratic, transparent, and ad-
here to the rule of law; 
(C) further the legitimacy of the Syrian 
opposition through cross-border programs; 
(D) develop civil society and an inde-
pendent media in Syria; 
(E) promote economic development in 
Syria; 
(F) document, investigate, and prosecute 
human rights violations in Syria, including 
through transitional justice programs and sup-
port for nongovernmental organizations; and 
(G) counter extremist ideologies. 
(2) Prior to the obligation of funds appro-
priated by this Act and made available for assistance 
for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all appro-
priate steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place 
for the adequate monitoring, oversight, and control 
of such assistance inside Syria: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appro-
priate congressional committees of each significant 
instance in which assistance provided pursuant to 
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the authority of this subsection has been com-
promised, to include the type and amount of assist-
ance affected, a description of the incident and par-
ties involved, and an explanation of the Department 
of State’s response. 
(3) Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to 
the authority of this subsection may only be made 
available after the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the heads of relevant United States Govern-
ment agencies, submits, in classified form if nec-
essary, an update to the comprehensive strategy re-
quired in subsection 7041(i) of Public Law 113-76. 
(4) Funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section may only be made available following con-
sultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) REPORT ON 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 
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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; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this 
Act may be made available for assistance for 
the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of 
enactment of this Act— 
(i) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof outside an 
agreement negotiated between Israel and 
the Palestinians; or 
(ii) the Palestinians initiate an Inter-
national Criminal Court judicially author-
ized investigation, or actively support such 
an investigation, that subjects Israeli na-
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tionals to an investigation for alleged 
crimes against Palestinians. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100-204 if 
the President determines and certifies in writ-
ing to the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, 
and the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Palestinians have not, after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, obtained in the United Na-
tions or any specialized agency thereof the same 
standing as member states or full membership 
as a state outside an agreement negotiated be-
tween Israel and the Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the 
President is unable to make the certifi-
cation pursuant to clause (i), 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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the Pal-
estinians have entered into direct and 
meaningful negotiations with Israel: Pro-
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vided, That any waiver of the provisions of 
section 1003 of Public Law 100-204 under 
clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 
previous provisions of law must expire be-
fore the waiver under the preceding sen-
tence may be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this sub-
paragraph 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. 
(3) FUNDING REDUCTION.—If the requirements 
for the obligation of assistance in subsection 7040(f) 
of this Act are met, the Secretary of State shall re-
duce the amount of assistance made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
for the Palestinian Authority by an amount the Sec-
retary determines is equivalent to that expended by 
the Palestinian Authority in payments to individuals 
and the families of such individuals that are impris-
oned for acts of terrorism or who died committing 
such acts during the previous calendar year: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations on the amount reduced 
for fiscal year 2015 prior to the obligation of funds 
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for the Palestinian Authority: Provided further, That 
the report in the previous proviso shall also include 
steps taken to prevent any such payments. 
(k) YEMEN.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act for assistance for Yemen may be made available for 
the Armed Forces of Yemen if such forces are controlled 
by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant 
to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.— 
Funds made available by this Act for assistance for the 
Central African Republic shall be made available for rec-
onciliation and peacebuilding programs, including activi-
ties to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and 
local levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against 
humanity. 
(b) COUNTERTERRORISM PROGRAMS.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act, not less than $63,331,000 
should be made available for the Trans-Sahara Counter- 
terrorism Partnership program, and not less than 
$24,000,000 should be made available for the Partnership 
for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program. 
(c) LORD’S
RESISTANCE
ARMY.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for programs 
and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance 
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Army (LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord’s Re-
sistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recov-
ery Act (Public Law 111–172), including to improve phys-
ical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early- 
warning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, de-
mobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combat-
ants, especially child soldiers. 
(d) NATURAL RESOURCE TRANSPARENCY.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance 
for Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, 
Ghana, and the countries participating in the Congo Basin 
Forest Partnership should be made available to promote 
and support transparency and accountability in relation 
to the extraction of timber, oil and gas, cacao, and other 
natural resources, including by strengthening implementa-
tion and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Trans-
parency Initiative and the Kimberley Process Certification 
Scheme. 
(e) SUDAN.— 
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for assistance for the Government of 
Sudan. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for the cost, as defined in 
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section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held 
by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of 
selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the 
United States, and modifying concessional loans, 
guarantees, and credit agreements. 
(3) The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) 
shall not apply to— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) assistance for the Darfur region, 
Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, 
other marginalized areas and populations in 
Sudan, and Abyei; and 
(C) assistance to support implementation 
of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 
Peace Agreement (CPA), mutual arrangements 
related to post-referendum issues associated 
with the CPA, or any other internationally rec-
ognized viable peace agreement in Sudan. 
(f) SOUTH SUDAN.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for assistance for South Sudan 
should— 
(1) be prioritized for programs that respond to 
urgent humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic 
services and to mitigate conflict and promote sta-
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bility, including to address protection needs and pre-
vent and respond to gender-based violence; 
(2) support programs that build resilience of 
communities to address food insecurity, maintain 
educational opportunities, and enhance local govern-
ance; 
(3) be used to advance democratic principles, 
including support for civil society, independent 
media, and other means to strengthen the rule of 
law; 
(4) continue to support transparency and ac-
countability measures, including in the oil and gas 
sector; and 
(5) support the professionalization of security 
forces, including human rights and accountability to 
civilian authorities. 
(g) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any ex-
tension by the respective institution of any loans or 
grants to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to 
meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, 
unless the Secretary of State determines and reports 
in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that 
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the rule of law has been restored in Zimbabwe, in-
cluding respect for ownership and title to property, 
and freedom of speech and association. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and 
education, unless the Secretary of State makes the 
determination required in paragraph (1), and funds 
may be made available for macroeconomic growth 
assistance if the Secretary reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that such government is im-
plementing transparent fiscal policies, including pub-
lic disclosure of revenues from the extraction of nat-
ural resources. 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 
available for assistance for Burma notwithstanding 
any other provision of law: Provided, That no such 
funds shall be made available to any successor or af-
filiated organization of the State Peace and Develop-
ment Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC 
members that promote the repressive policies of the 
SPDC, or to any individual or organization credibly 
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alleged to have committed gross violations of human 
rights, including against Rohingyas and other minor-
ity Muslim groups: Provided further, That such 
funds may be made available for programs adminis-
tered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United 
States Agency for International Development, for 
ethnic groups and civil society in Burma to help sus-
tain ceasefire agreements and further prospects for 
reconciliation and peace, which may include support 
to representatives of ethnic armed groups for this 
purpose. 
(2) Funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act for assistance for Burma— 
(A) may not be made available for budget 
support for the Government of Burma; 
(B) shall be provided to strengthen civil so-
ciety organizations in Burma, including as core 
support for such organizations; 
(C) shall be made available for community- 
based organizations operating in Thailand to 
provide food, medical, and other humanitarian 
assistance to internally displaced persons in 
eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for 
Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by 
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this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’; and 
(D) shall be made available for ethnic and 
religious reconciliation programs, including in 
ceasefire areas, as appropriate, and to address 
the Rohingya and Kachin crises. 
(3) The Department of State may continue con-
sultations with the armed forces of Burma only on 
human rights and disaster response, and following 
consultation with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees. 
(4) Funds appropriated by this Act should only 
be made available for assistance for the central Gov-
ernment of Burma if such government is imple-
menting Constitutional reforms, in consultation with 
Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, pro-
viding for inclusive, transparent, and fair participa-
tion in presidential and parliamentary elections in 
Burma, including as voters and candidates. 
(5) Any new program or activity in Burma ini-
tiated in fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees. 
(b) NORTH KOREA.—None of the funds made avail-
able by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
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Fund’’ may be made available for assistance for the Gov-
ernment of North Korea. 
(c) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ in 
this Act may be obligated or expended for processing 
licenses for the export of satellites of United States 
origin (including commercial satellites and satellite 
components) to the People’s Republic of China un-
less, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on 
Appropriations are notified of such proposed action. 
(2) The terms and requirements of section 
620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 
apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of 
the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the People’s 
Republic of China, to include such projects or activi-
ties by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or 
an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available pur-
suant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or 
any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to 
believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, 
the PLA. 
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(3)(A) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, 
‘‘Development Assistance’’, and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ may be made available for assistance for the 
government of the People’s Republic of China. 
(B) The limitation of subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to assistance described in para-
graph (2) of subsection (d) of this section and 
for programs to detect, prevent, and treat infec-
tious disease. 
(d) TIBET.— 
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury should in-
struct the United States executive director of each 
international 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 Ti-
betan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, 
are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster 
self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Ti-
betan culture and traditions, and are subject to ef-
fective monitoring. 
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
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‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 
to nongovernmental organizations to support activi-
ties which preserve cultural traditions and promote 
sustainable development and environmental con-
servation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Au-
tonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities 
in China. 
(e) VIETNAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 
available for remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in 
Vietnam and may be made available for assistance for the 
Government of Vietnam, including the military, for such 
purposes, and funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘De-
velopment Assistance’’ shall be made available for health/ 
disability activities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange 
or otherwise contaminated with dioxin. 
SOUTH ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) OPERATIONS AND REPORTS.— 
(A) Funds appropriated under titles I and 
II of this Act that are available for the con-
struction and renovation of United States Gov-
ernment facilities in Afghanistan may not be 
made available if the purpose is to accommo-
date Federal employee positions or to expand 
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aviation facilities or assets above those notified 
by the Department of State and the United 
States Agency for International Development 
(USAID) to the Committees on Appropriations, 
or contractors in addition to those in place on 
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, 
That the limitations in this paragraph shall not 
apply if funds are necessary to protect such fa-
cilities or the security, health, and welfare of 
United States personnel. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 
Programs’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ that are 
made available for operations in Afghanistan, 
15 percent shall be withheld from obligation 
until the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense and the Adminis-
trator of USAID, submits the report to the 
Committees on Appropriations, in classified 
form if necessary, on transition and security 
plans for the Department of State and USAID 
required under this subsection in the report Ac-
companying this Act: Provided, That such re-
port shall be updated every 6 months until Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
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(2) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’ for assistance for Afghanistan— 
(A) shall be prioritized for programs enu-
merated under this subsection in the report ac-
companying this Act; 
(B) may not be used to initiate any new 
program, project, or activity that— 
(i) is not enumerated under this sec-
tion in the report accompanying this Act; 
(ii) would not have adequate over-
sight, to include site visits; or 
(iii) involves any individual or organi-
zation involved in corrupt practices; 
(C) shall only be made available for pro-
grams that the Government of Afghanistan 
(GoA) or other Afghan entity is capable of sus-
taining, as appropriate and as determined by 
the Chief of Mission; 
(D) may be made available for reconcili-
ation programs and disarmament, demobiliza-
tion and reintegration activities for former com-
batants who have renounced violence against 
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the 
GoA, 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of Public Law 112-74; and 
(E) shall be implemented in accordance 
with all applicable audit policies of the Depart-
ment of State and USAID. 
(3) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’ for assistance for the central Gov-
ernment of Afghanistan may not be obligated 
unless the Secretary of State certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that— 
(i) the GoA— 
(I) has agreed to a Bilateral Se-
curity Agreement with the United 
States Government; 
(II) is taking credible steps to 
protect and advance the rights of 
women and girls in Afghanistan; and 
(III) is making credible efforts to 
reduce corruption and recover Kabul 
Bank stolen assets; and 
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(ii) the necessary policies and proce-
dures are in place to ensure GoA compli-
ance with section 7013 of this Act. 
(B) The requirement of this paragraph 
shall not apply to funds appropriated by this 
Act for assistance for Afghanistan that are 
made available for education and health pro-
grams and programs that are consistent with 
the activities described in section 7059 of this 
Act. 
(4) 
FUNDING
REDUCTION.—Funds 
appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs that are available for 
assistance for the GoA shall be reduced by $5 for 
every $1 that the GoA imposes in taxes, duties, pen-
alties, or other fees on the transport of property of 
the United States Government (including the United 
States Armed Forces), entering or leaving Afghani-
stan. 
(5) BASE RIGHTS.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used by the United 
States Government to enter into a permanent basing 
rights agreement between the United States and Af-
ghanistan. 
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(b) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’ for assistance for the Govern-
ment of Pakistan may be made available unless the 
Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on 
Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan 
is— 
(A) cooperating with the United States in 
counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani 
Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e- 
Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and 
other domestic and foreign terrorist organiza-
tions, including taking steps to end support for 
such groups and prevent them from basing and 
operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross 
border attacks into neighboring countries; 
(B) not supporting terrorist activities 
against United States or coalition forces in Af-
ghanistan, and Pakistan’s military and intel-
ligence agencies are not intervening extra-judi-
cially into political and judicial processes in 
Pakistan; 
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(C) dismantling improvised explosive device 
(IED) networks and interdicting precursor 
chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; 
(D) preventing the proliferation of nuclear- 
related material and expertise; 
(E) issuing visas in a timely manner for 
United States visitors engaged in counterter-
rorism efforts and assistance programs in Paki-
stan; and 
(F) providing humanitarian organizations 
access to detainees, internally displaced per-
sons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by 
the conflict. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ for assistance for Pakistan may be made 
available only to support counterterrorism and 
counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan, and 
are subject to section 620M of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act that are made available 
for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall 
be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 
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of State reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been re-
leased from prison and cleared of all charges re-
lating to the assistance provided to the United 
States in locating Osama bin Laden. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A)(i) The spend plan required by section 
7076 of this Act for assistance for Pakistan 
shall include achievable and sustainable goals, 
benchmarks for measuring progress, and ex-
pected results regarding combating poverty and 
furthering development in Pakistan, countering 
extremism, and establishing conditions condu-
cive to the rule of law and transparent and ac-
countable governance: Provided, That such 
benchmarks may incorporate those required in 
title III of Public Law 111–73, as appropriate: 
Provided further, That not later than 6 months 
after submission of such spend plan, and each 
6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, 
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations on the status 
of achieving the goals and benchmarks in such 
plan. 
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(ii) The Secretary of State should suspend 
assistance for the Government of Pakistan if 
any report required by clause (i) indicates that 
Pakistan is failing to make measurable progress 
in meeting such goals or benchmarks. 
(B) Not later than 90 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations detailing the costs and objectives asso-
ciated with significant infrastructure projects 
supported by the United States in Pakistan, 
and an assessment of the extent to which such 
projects achieve such objectives. 
(c) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may 
be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka unless the 
Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Government of Sri Lanka is meeting 
the conditions specified under such heading in the report 
accompanying this Act. 
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for 
humanitarian demining, disaster relief, and aerial and 
maritime surveillance. 
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(3) If the Secretary makes the certification required 
in paragraph (1), funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are made 
available for assistance for Sri Lanka should be used to 
support the recruitment of Tamils into the Sri Lankan 
military in an inclusive and transparent manner, Tamil 
language training for Sinhalese military personnel, and 
human rights training for all military personnel. 
(4) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ (IMET) in this 
Act that are available for assistance for Sri Lanka, may 
be made available only for training related to international 
peacekeeping operations and expanded IMET: Provided, 
That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to 
maritime security. 
(5) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States executive directors of the international fi-
nancial institutions to vote against any loan, agreement, 
or other financial support for Sri Lanka except to meet 
basic human needs, unless the Secretary of State certifies 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Sri Lanka is meeting the conditions referenced in para-
graph (1) of this subsection. 
(d) REGIONAL CROSS BORDER PROGRAMS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
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Support Fund’’ for assistance for Afghanistan and Paki-
stan may be provided, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, for 
cross border stabilization and development programs be-
tween Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either coun-
try and the Central Asian countries. 
WESTERN HEMISPHERE 
SEC. 7045. (a) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act and made 
available to the Department of State for assistance 
for the Government of Colombia may be used to sup-
port a unified campaign against narcotics traf-
ficking, organizations designated as Foreign Ter-
rorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal 
armed groups, and to take actions to protect human 
health and welfare in emergency circumstances, in-
cluding undertaking rescue operations: Provided, 
That the first through fifth provisos of paragraph 
(1), and paragraph (3) of section 7045(a) of division 
I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect dur-
ing fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act and made available for assistance 
for Colombia as if included in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 
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less than $141,500,000 shall be apportioned directly 
to the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment for alternative development/institution build-
ing and local governance programs in Colombia. 
(2) The Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act, the report de-
scribed under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
(b) CUBA.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under 
the 
heading 
‘‘Economic 
Support 
Fund’’, 
$20,000,000 shall be made available to promote democ-
racy and strengthen civil society in Cuba. 
(c) HAITI.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made available for assistance for the central Govern-
ment of Haiti until the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Gov-
ernment of Haiti— 
(A) is taking steps to hold free and fair par-
liamentary elections and to seat a new Haitian Par-
liament; 
(B) is respecting the independence of the judici-
ary; 
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(C) is combating corruption, including imple-
menting the anti-corruption law by prosecuting cor-
rupt officials; and 
(D) is improving governance and implementing 
financial transparency and accountability require-
ments for government institutions. 
(2) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to pur-
chase defense articles and services under the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 
(d) HONDURAS.—The Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later 
than 45 days after this Act, on steps being taken by the 
Government of Honduras to address the matters described 
under this section in the report accompanying this Act. 
(e) WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGIONAL.— 
(1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by the this Act, not 
less than $120,000,000 shall be made available for assist-
ance for Mexico and Central American countries to en-
hance border security; to combat human trafficking and 
smuggling; to provide for the repatriation and reintegra-
tion of citizens from such countries; and to support a re-
gional dialogue on such issues. 
(B) Prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
available under subparagraph (A), but not later than 
45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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of State shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations a multi-country strategy for implementing 
such enhanced border security initiatives, which shall 
have a focus on the southern border of Mexico: Pro-
vided, That such strategy should be developed in 
consultation with the heads of other Federal depart-
ments and agencies, as appropriate. 
(C) The Secretary of State shall provide quar-
terly reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
on the implementation of the strategy in subpara-
graph (B) and funding provided pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ shall be made available for DNA forensic tech-
nology programs to combat human trafficking in Central 
America as described under this section in the report ac-
companying this Act. 
(f) TRADE CAPACITY.—Funds appropriated in this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ should be made available for 
labor and environmental capacity building activities relat-
ing to free trade agreements with countries of Central 
America, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. 
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(g) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 
To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper-
ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 
by this Act should be borne by the recipient country. 
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS 
MEMBERS 
SEC. 7046. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for 
carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be 
used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrear-
ages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, 
from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 
1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 
costs for participation of another country’s delegation at 
international conferences held under the auspices of multi-
lateral or international organizations. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN 
SEC. 7047. 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 
Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to 
the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 
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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. 
LIMITATIONS ON THE UNITED NATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—Of the funds appropriated under title I and 
under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and Pro-
grams’’ in title V of this Act that are available for con-
tributions to the United Nations, any United Nations 
agency, the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping 
Operations, or the Organization of American States, 15 
percent may not be obligated for such organization, de-
partment, or agency until the Secretary of State reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the organiza-
tion, department, or agency is— 
(1) posting on a publicly available Web site, 
consistent with privacy regulations and due process, 
regular financial and programmatic audits of such 
organization, department, or agency, and providing 
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the United States Government with necessary access 
to such financial and performance audits; and 
(2) implementing best practices for the protec-
tion of whistleblowers from retaliation, including 
best practices for— 
(A) protection against retaliation for inter-
nal and lawful public disclosures; 
(B) legal burdens of proof; 
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting re-
taliation; 
(D) access to independent adjudicative 
bodies, including external arbitration; and 
(E) results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA-
TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.—(1) None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used to pay expenses for any 
United States delegation to any specialized agency, body, 
or commission of the United Nations if such commission 
is chaired or presided over by a country, the government 
of which the Secretary of State has determined, for pur-
poses of section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act 
of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2405(j)(1)), supports international terrorism. 
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(2) None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a con-
tribution to any organization, agency, or program 
within the United Nations system if such organiza-
tion, agency, commission, or program is chaired or 
presided over by a country the government of which 
the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes 
of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, 
section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 
1979, or any other provision of law, is a government 
that has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism. 
(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
available in support of the United Nations Human Rights 
Council unless the Secretary of State determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that participa-
tion in the Council is in the national security interest of 
the United States and that the Council is taking steps to 
remove Israel as a permanent agenda item: Provided, That 
such report shall include a justification for making the de-
termination and a description of the steps taken to remove 
Israel as a permanent agenda item. 
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fied in section 3(c) of the Support for Eastern European 
Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–179) 
and section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 
102–511) and may be used to carry out the provisions 
of those Acts: Provided, That such assistance and related 
programs from funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’ shall be administered in accordance with 
the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant 
to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European De-
mocracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–179) and 
section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 
102–511). 
(d) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall 
not apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assist-
ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 
and section 1424 of Public Law 104–201 or non- 
proliferation assistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 
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aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has 
considered suspension or debarment of the corporation 
and has made a determination that this further action is 
not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 
ENTERPRISE FUNDS 
SEC. 7074. (a) None of the funds made available 
under titles III through VI of this Act may be made avail-
able for Enterprise Funds unless the Committees on Ap-
propriations are notified at least fifteen days in advance. 
(b) Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting 
from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an En-
terprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance 
with the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations, a plan for the distribution of the assets 
of the Enterprise Fund. 
(c) Prior to a transition to and operation of any pri-
vate equity fund or other parallel investment fund under 
an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall submit 
such transition or operating plan to the Committees on 
Appropriations, in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 
SEC. 7075. If the President makes a determination 
not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitu-
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