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