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(i) the United States Government and the Govern-
ment of Afghanistan have in place the agreements 
necessary to ensure compliance with the principles set 
forth in section 7013 of this Act; and 
(ii) United States companies and organizations 
that are implementing United States assistance pro-
grams in Afghanistan in a manner consistent with 
United States laws and regulations are not subjected 
by the Government of Afghanistan to taxes or other 
fees in contravention of the agreements referenced in 
clause (i), and are not subjected to retaliation by the 
Government of Afghanistan for the nonpayment of such 
taxes or fees imposed in the past: Provided, That not 
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations an assessment of the dollar value of 
improper taxes or fees levied by such government 
against such companies and organizations in fiscal year 
2017. 
(2) GOALS AND BENCHMARKS.—Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing 
the goals and benchmarks required in paragraph (1)(B)(i): Pro-
vided, That not later than 6 months after the submission of 
such report and every 6 months thereafter until September 
30, 2019, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to such 
committees on the status of achieving such goals and bench-
marks: Provided further, That the Secretary of State should 
suspend assistance for the Government of Afghanistan if any 
report required by this paragraph indicates that such govern-
ment is failing to make measurable progress in meeting such 
goals and benchmarks. 
(3) AUTHORITIES.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under title III 
through VI that are made available for assistance for 
Afghanistan may be made available— 
(i) notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or 
any similar provision of law and section 660 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(ii) for reconciliation programs and disarmament, 
demobilization, and reintegration activities for former 
combatants who have renounced violence against the 
Government of Afghanistan, in accordance with section 
7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74); and 
(iii) for an endowment to empower women and 
girls. 
(B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74) shall apply 
to funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Afghani-
stan. 
(4) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used by the United States Govern-
ment to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement 
between the United States and Afghanistan.
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(b) NEPAL.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $121,480,000 of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be made 
available for assistance for Nepal, including for earthquake 
recovery and reconstruction programs. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ shall only be made available for humani-
tarian and disaster relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, 
and in support of international peacekeeping operations: Pro-
vided, That such funds may only be made available for any 
additional uses if the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human 
rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal Army is cooperating 
fully with civilian judicial authorities in such cases. 
(c) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for 
assistance for Pakistan may be made available only to 
support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabili-
ties in Pakistan. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act, and prior to the submission of the 
report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the amount of funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ that is anticipated to be subject 
to the January 2018 policy decision of the United States 
to suspend security assistance for Pakistan: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall promptly inform the appropriate 
congressional committees in writing of any changes to such 
policy, the justification for such changes, and the progress 
made by the Government of Pakistan in meeting the 
counterterrorism objectives described under this section in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(C) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for 
assistance for Pakistan that are withheld from obligation 
or expenditure by the Department of State may be 
reprogrammed by the Secretary of State, except that no 
such funds may be reprogrammed that are required to 
complete payment on existing and previously approved con-
tracts: Provided, That such reprogramming shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(2) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Prior to the 
obligation of funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for the central
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Government of Pakistan, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing— 
(A) the amount of financing and other support, if any, 
provided by the Government of Pakistan to schools sup-
ported by, affiliated with, or run by the Taliban or any 
domestic or foreign terrorist organization in Pakistan; 
(B) the extent of cooperation by such government in 
issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors, 
including officials and representatives of nongovernmental 
organizations, engaged in assistance and security programs 
in Pakistan; and 
(C) the extent to which such government is providing 
humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally 
displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected 
by conflict in Pakistan and the region. 
(3) AUTHORITY AND USES OF FUNDS.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for 
Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, except for section 620M of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for 
Pakistan that are made available for infrastructure projects 
shall be implemented in a manner consistent with section 
507(6) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)). 
(C) The authorities and directives of section 7044(d)(4) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 
Public Law 113–235) regarding scholarships for women 
shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for assistance 
for Pakistan, following consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ that are made 
available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made avail-
able to interdict precursor materials from Pakistan to 
Afghanistan that are used to manufacture improvised 
explosive devices and for agriculture extension programs 
that encourage alternative fertilizer use among Pakistani 
farmers to decrease the dual use of fertilizer in the manu-
facturing of improvised explosive devices. 
(E) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for 
Pakistan shall be made available for border security pro-
grams, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(F) Funds appropriated by title III of this Act shall 
be made available for programs to promote democracy in 
Pakistan. 
(4) WITHHOLDING.—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 of State reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison 
and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided 
to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden.
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(5) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary of State shall take all prac-
ticable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni-
toring, oversight, and control of funds made available by this 
subsection for assistance for Pakistan: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall inform the Committees on Appropriations of such 
steps in a timely manner. 
(d) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appro-
priated under title III of this Act, not less than $35,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka for eco-
nomic development and democracy programs, particularly in 
areas recovering from ethnic and religious conflict: Provided, 
That such funds shall be made available for programs to assist 
in the identification and resolution of cases of missing persons. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act for 
assistance for the central Government of Sri Lanka may be 
made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Govern-
ment of Sri Lanka is— 
(A) repealing laws that do not comply with inter-
national standards for arrest and detention by security 
forces, and ensuring that any successor legislation meets 
such standards; 
(B) increasing accountability and transparency in 
governance; 
(C) investigating allegations of arbitrary arrest and 
torture, and supporting a credible justice mechanism in 
compliance with United Nations Human Rights Council 
Resolution (A/HCR/30/L.29) of October 2015; 
(D) returning military occupied private lands in former 
conflict zones to their rightful owners or compensating 
those whose land was confiscated without due process, 
which includes legal steps and surveys to determine proper 
title to disputed lands, and which is in addition to steps 
taken during the previous calendar year; 
(E) establishing a functioning office of missing persons 
and assisting its investigations of cases of missing persons 
from Sri Lanka’s internal armed conflicts, and publishing 
lists of all persons who surrendered to such Government 
after the end of the civil war in May 2009; and 
(F) substantially reducing the presence of the armed 
forces in former conflict zones and implementing a plan 
for restructuring and reducing the size of the armed forces 
to adopt a peacetime role that contributes to post-conflict 
reconciliation and regional security. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated under title IV of this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Sri Lanka shall be subject to the following conditions— 
(A) not to exceed $500,000 under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ may only be made available 
for programs to support humanitarian and disaster 
response preparedness and maritime security; and 
(B) funds under the heading ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ may only be made available for training and equip-
ment related to international peacekeeping operations, and 
only if the Government of Sri Lanka is taking effective