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national Development, and the authority of sections 
632(a) or 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
or any comparable provision of law, may not be used to 
transfer or allocate any part of such funds to the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services including any office 
of that agency, except that the authority of those sections 
may be used to transfer or allocate up to $35,000,000 of 
such funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior 
appropriations may be made available to any organization 
or program which, as determined by the President of the 
United States, supports or participates in the manage-
ment of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary 
sterilization: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available under this Act may be used to pay for the 
performance of abortion as a method of family planning 
or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
under this Act may be used to lobby for or against abor-
tion: Provided further, That in order to reduce reliance on 
abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available 
only to voluntary family planning projects which offer, ei-
ther directly or through referral to, or information about 
access to, a broad range of family planning methods and
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services, and that any such voluntary family planning 
project shall meet the following requirements: (1) service 
providers or referral agents in the project shall not imple-
ment or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, 
of total number of births, number of family planning ac-
ceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family 
planning (this provision shall not be construed to include 
the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budg-
eting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not in-
clude payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial 
reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a 
family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for 
achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of 
births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 
of a particular method of family planning; (3) the project 
shall not deny any right or benefit, including the right of 
access to participate in any program of general welfare 
or the right of access to health care, as a consequence 
of any individual’s decision not to accept family planning 
services; (4) the project shall provide family planning ac-
ceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits 
and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions 
that might render the use of the method inadvisable and 
those adverse side effects known to be consequent to the 
use of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure that
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experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical 
procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific 
study in which participants are advised of potential risks 
and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date 
on which the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development determines that there has 
been a violation of the requirements contained in para-
graph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern 
or practice of violations of the requirements contained in 
paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a report con-
taining a description of such violation and the corrective 
action taken by the Agency: Provided further, That in 
awarding grants for natural family planning under section 
104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant 
shall be discriminated against because of such applicant’s 
religious or conscientious commitment to offer only nat-
ural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants 
shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: 
Provided further, That for purposes of this or any other 
Act authorizing or appropriating funds for foreign oper-
ations, export financing, and related programs, the term 
‘‘motivate’’, as it relates to family planning assistance, 
shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent 
with local law, of information or counseling about all preg-
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nancy options: Provided further, That nothing in this para-
graph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory 
prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 
information provided about the use of condoms as part 
of projects or activities that are funded from accounts ap-
propriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and 
shall include the public health benefits and failure rates 
of such use. 
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses of the United States Agency 
for International Development to carry out the provisions 
of sections 103, 105, 106, and 131, and chapter 10 of 
part
I
of
the
Foreign
Assistance
Act
of
1961, 
$1,317,000,000, of which up to $50,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated under title II of this Act that 
are managed by or allocated to the United States Agency 
for International Development’s Global Development Sec-
retariat, may be made available except through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That $194,000,000 should be allo-
cated for trade capacity building: Provided further, That 
$250,000,000 should be allocated for basic education: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading and managed by the United States Agency for
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International Development Bureau of Democracy, Con-
flict,
and
Humanitarian
Assistance,
not
less
than 
$11,000,000 shall be made available only for programs to 
improve women’s leadership capacity in recipient coun-
tries: Provided further, That such funds may not be made 
available for construction: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading that are made 
available for assistance programs for displaced and or-
phaned children and victims of war, not to exceed 
$32,500, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes, may be used to monitor and provide oversight 
of such programs. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses of the United States Agency 
for International Development to carry out the provisions 
of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, 
and reconstruction assistance, $235,500,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
In addition, for necessary expenses of the United 
States Agency for International Development for assist-
ance for famine prevention and relief, including for mitiga-
tion of the effects of famine, $80,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available utilizing the general authorities of section 
491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be
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in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this 
paragraph shall be available for obligation subject to prior 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Agency 
for International Development for international disaster 
rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to 
section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$55,000,000, to remain available until expended, to sup-
port transition to democracy and to long-term develop-
ment of countries in crisis: Provided, That such support 
may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve 
democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic in-
frastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: 
Provided further, That the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to begin-
ning a new program of assistance. 
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro-
vided by the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, as authorized by sections 108 and 635 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, funds may be derived by 
transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out
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part I of such Act and under the heading ‘‘Assistance for 
Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’: Provided, That 
such funds shall not exceed $21,000,000, which shall be 
made available only for micro and small enterprise pro-
grams, urban programs, and other programs which fur-
ther the purposes of part I of the Act: Provided further, 
That such costs shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general pro-
visions applicable to the Development Credit Authority) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in 
section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Com-
mittee on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall 
be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees provided 
under this heading. In addition, for administrative ex-
penses to carry out credit programs administered by the 
United States Agency for International Development, 
$8,000,000, which may be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for Operating Expenses of the United 
States Agency for International Development: Provided 
further, That funds made available under this heading 
shall remain available until September 30, 2007.
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PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the ‘‘Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund’’, as authorized by the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980, $43,859,000. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$604,100,000, of which $30,000,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2005: Provided, That none of 
the funds appropriated under this heading and under the 
heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ may be made avail-
able to finance the construction (including architect and 
engineering services), purchase, or long term lease of of-
fices for use by the United States Agency for International 
Development, unless the Administrator has identified such 
proposed construction (including architect and engineering 
services), purchase, or long term lease of offices in a re-
port submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 15 days prior to the obligation of these funds for 
such purposes: Provided further, That the previous proviso 
shall not apply where the total cost of construction (in-
cluding architect and engineering services), purchase, or 
long term lease of offices does not exceed $1,000,000: Pro-
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vided further, That in addition not to exceed $15,000,000 
may be derived by transfer from the ‘‘Iraq Relief and Re-
construction Fund’’ (Public Law 108–11) to support the 
United States Agency for International Development mis-
sion in Iraq: Provided further, That none of the funds in 
this Act may be used to open a new overseas mission of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
without the prior written notification of the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That the authority of 
sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 may be exercised by the Secretary of State to trans-
fer funds appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of such Act 
to ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for 
International Development’’ in accordance with the provi-
sions of those sections. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 
related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 
of information technology and related capital investments 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, $49,300,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 
That the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development shall assess fair and reasonable
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rental payments for the use of space by employees of other 
United States Government agencies in buildings con-
structed using funds appropriated under this heading, and 
such rental payments shall be deposited into this account 
as an offsetting collection: Provided further, That the rent-
al payments collected pursuant to the previous proviso and 
deposited as an offsetting collection shall be available for 
obligation only pursuant to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That the assignment of United States Government 
employees or contractors to space in buildings constructed 
using funds appropriated under this heading shall be sub-
ject to the concurrence of the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be available for obligation only pursuant to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$35,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005, which sum shall be available for the Office of the
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Inspector General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II, $2,240,500,000 to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2005: Provided, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$480,000,000 shall be available only for Israel, which sum 
shall be available on a grant basis as a cash transfer and 
shall be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That not less than $575,000,000 
shall be available only for Egypt, which sum shall be pro-
vided on a grant basis, and of which sum cash transfer 
assistance shall be provided with the understanding that 
Egypt will undertake significant economic reforms which 
are additional to those which were undertaken in previous 
fiscal years: Provided further, That in exercising the au-
thority to provide cash transfer assistance for Israel, the 
President shall ensure that the level of such assistance 
does not cause an adverse impact on the total level of non-
military exports from the United States to such country 
and that Israel enters into a side letter agreement in an 
amount proportional to the fiscal year 1999 agreement: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under
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this heading, not less than $250,000,000 should be made 
available only for assistance for Jordan: Provided further, 
That not less than $12,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading should be made available for Cyprus 
to be used only for scholarships, administrative support 
of the scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and 
measures aimed at reunification of the island and designed 
to reduce tensions and promote peace and cooperation be-
tween the two communities on Cyprus: Provided further, 
That not less than $35,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading should be made available for assistance 
for Lebanon of which not less than $4,000,000 should be 
available only for American educational institutions for 
scholarships and other programs: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 534(a) of this Act, funds appro-
priated under this heading that are made available for as-
sistance for the Central Government of Lebanon shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $65,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading in this Act may be made available for the costs, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, of modifying direct loans and guarantees for 
Pakistan:
Provided
further,
That
not
to
exceed 
$67,000,000 shall be available to the Department of State
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Office of Overseas Buildings Operation for construction 
of United States Agency for International Development 
facilities in Mali, Guinea, Cambodia, and Georgia: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be made available for administrative costs of the 
United States Agency for International Development to 
provide adequate security, carry out programs in Afghani-
stan, and implement regional programs in Asia and the 
Near East, including the Middle East Partnership Initia-
tive, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
purposes: Provided further, That with respect to funds ap-
propriated under this heading in this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export fi-
nancing, and related programs, the responsibility for pol-
icy decisions and justifications for the use of such funds, 
including whether there will be a program for a country 
that uses those funds and the amount of each such pro-
gram, shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State 
and the Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility 
shall not be delegated. 
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $19,600,000, which shall be available for the United 
States contribution to the International Fund for Ireland 
and shall be made available in accordance with the provi-
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sions of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 
(Public Law 99–415): Provided, That such amount shall 
be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make time-
ly payment for projects and activities: Provided further, 
That funds made available under this heading shall re-
main available until September 30, 2005. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC 
STATES 
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support 
for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, 
$452,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for assistance and for related programs 
for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States: Provided, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered 
to be economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the adminis-
trative authorities contained in that Act for the use of eco-
nomic assistance: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able for assistance for Kosovo from funds appropriated 
under this heading and under the headings ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ should not exceed 15 percent of the 
total resources pledged by all donors for calendar year 
2004 for assistance for Kosovo as of March 31, 2004.
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(b) Funds appropriated under this heading or in prior 
appropriations Acts that are or have been made available 
for an Enterprise Fund may be deposited by such Fund 
in interest-bearing accounts prior to the Fund’s disburse-
ment of such funds for program purposes. The Fund may 
retain for such program purposes any interest earned on 
such deposits without returning such interest to the Treas-
ury of the United States and without further appropria-
tion by the Congress. Funds made available for Enterprise 
Funds shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary 
to make timely payment for projects and activities. 
(c) With regard to funds appropriated under this 
heading for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia 
and Herzegovina, and local currencies generated by such 
funds (including the conversion of funds appropriated 
under this heading into currency used by Bosnia and 
Herzegovina as local currency and local currency returned 
or repaid under such program) the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
provide written approval for grants and loans prior to the 
obligation and expenditure of funds for such purposes, and 
prior to the use of funds that have been returned or repaid 
to any lending facility or grantee. 
(d) The provisions of section 529 of this Act shall 
apply to funds made available under subsection (c) and
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to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any provision of this or any other Act, 
including provisions in this subsection regarding the appli-
cation of section 529 of this Act, local currencies gen-
erated by, or converted from, funds appropriated by this 
Act and by previous appropriations Acts and made avail-
able for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia 
may be used in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States to 
carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 and the Support for East European Democracy 
(SEED) Act of 1989. 
(e) The President is authorized to withhold funds ap-
propriated under this heading made available for economic 
revitalization programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, if he 
determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has 
not complied with article III of annex 1–A of the General 
Framework
Agreement
for
Peace
in
Bosnia
and 
Herzegovina concerning the withdrawal of foreign forces, 
and that intelligence cooperation on training, investiga-
tions, and related activities between state sponsors of ter-
rorism and terrorist organizations and Bosnian officials 
has not been terminated.
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ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE 
FORMER SOVIET UNION 
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapters 11 and 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 and the FREEDOM Support Act, for assist-
ance for the Independent States of the former Soviet 
Union and for related programs, $576,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That the 
provisions of such chapters shall apply to funds appro-
priated by this paragraph: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available for the Southern Caucasus region, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds may be 
used for confidence-building measures and other activities 
in furtherance of the peaceful resolution of the regional 
conflicts, especially those in the vicinity of Abkhazia and 
Nagorno-Karabagh: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $1,500,000 should be 
available only to meet the health and other assistance 
needs of victims of trafficking in persons: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated under this heading in this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export fi-
nancing, and related programs, that are made available 
pursuant to the provisions of section 807 of the FREE-
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DOM Support Act (Public Law 102–511) shall be subject 
to a 6 percent ceiling on administrative expenses. 
(b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 
less than $70,000,000 should be made available for assist-
ance for Armenia and not less than $90,000,000 should 
be available for assistance for Russia. 
(c)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading 
that are allocated for assistance for the Government of 
the Russian Federation, 60 percent shall be withheld from 
obligation until the President determines and certifies in 
writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation: 
(A) has terminated implementation of arrange-
ments to provide Iran with technical expertise, train-
ing, technology, or equipment necessary to develop a 
nuclear reactor, related nuclear research facilities or 
programs, or ballistic missile capability; and 
(B) is providing full access to international non-
government organizations providing humanitarian 
relief to refugees and internally displaced persons in 
Chechnya. 
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
(A) assistance to combat infectious diseases, 
child survival activities, or assistance for victims of 
trafficking in persons; and
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(B) activities authorized under title V (Non-
proliferation and Disarmament Programs and Ac-
tivities) of the FREEDOM Support Act. 
(d) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 
less than $63,000,000 should be made available, in addi-
tion to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for 
assistance for child survival, environmental and reproduc-
tive health, and to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and 
other infectious diseases, and for related activities. 
(e) 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); 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 
acting within his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee or 
other assistance provided by the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2
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of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export-
Import Bank Act of 1945; or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 
provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1969, $15,185,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2005. 
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the 
International Security and Development Cooperation Act 
of 1980, Public Law 96–533, $17,689,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That funds 
made available to grantees may be invested pending ex-
penditure for project purposes when authorized by the 
board of directors of the Foundation: Provided further, 
That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes 
for which the grant was made: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the 
board of directors of the Foundation may waive the 
$250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect
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to a project: Provided further, That the Foundation shall 
provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
after each time such waiver authority is exercised. 
PEACE CORPS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), $314,000,000, in-
cluding the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor 
vehicles for administrative purposes for use outside of the 
United States: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be used to pay for abor-
tions: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading shall remain available until September 30, 
2005: Provided further, That the Director of the Peace 
Corps may make appointments or assignments, or extend 
current appointments or assignments, to permit United 
States citizens to serve for periods in excess of five years 
in the case of individuals whose appointment or assign-
ment, such as regional safety security officers and employ-
ees within the Office of the Inspector General, involves the 
safety of Peace Corps volunteers: Provided further, That 
the Director of the Peace Corps may make such appoint-
ments or assignments notwithstanding the provisions of 
section 7 of the Peace Corps Act limiting the length of 
an appointment or assignment, the circumstances under 
which such an appointment or assignment may exceed 5
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years, and the percentage of appointments or assignments 
that can be made in excess of 5 years. 
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses for the ‘‘Millennium Chal-
lenge Account’’, $800,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the availability of such amount 
is contingent upon enactment of authorization. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $241,700,000: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall 
remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided fur-
ther, That during fiscal year 2004, the Department of 
State may also use the authority of section 608 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its re-
strictions, to receive excess property from an agency of 
the United States Government for the purpose of pro-
viding it to a foreign country under chapter 8 of part I 
of that Act subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State shall provide to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and prior to the initial 
obligation of funds appropriated under this heading, a re-
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port on the proposed uses of all funds under this heading 
on a country-by-country basis for each proposed program, 
project, or activity: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated
under
this
heading,
not
more
than 
$24,180,000 may be available for administrative expenses. 
ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIATIVE 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 
the
Foreign
Assistance
Act
of
1961
to
support 
counterdrug activities in the Andean region of South 
America, $731,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005: Provided, That in fiscal year 2004, 
funds available to the Department of State for assistance 
to the Government of Colombia shall be available to sup-
port a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, 
against activities by organizations designated as terrorist 
organizations such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of 
Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN), 
and the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), 
and to take actions to protect human health and welfare 
in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue 
operations: Provided further, That this authority shall 
cease to be effective if the Secretary of State has credible 
evidence that the Colombian Armed Forces are not con-
ducting vigorous operations to restore government author-
ity and respect for human rights in areas under the effec-
tive control of paramilitary and guerrilla organizations:
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Provided further, That the President shall ensure that if 
any helicopter procured with funds under this heading is 
used to aid or abet the operations of any illegal self-de-
fense group or illegal security cooperative, such helicopter 
shall be immediately returned to the United States: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available to support a Peruvian air inter-
diction program until the Secretary of State and Director 
of Central Intelligence certify to the Congress, 30 days 
before any resumption of United States involvement in a 
Peruvian air interdiction program, that an air interdiction 
program that permits the ability of the Peruvian Air Force 
to shoot down aircraft will include enhanced safeguards 
and procedures to prevent the occurrence of any incident 
similar to the April 20, 2001 incident: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall provide to the Committees on Appro-
priations not later than 45 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act and prior to the initial obligation of 
funds appropriated under this heading, a report on the 
proposed uses of all funds under this heading on a coun-
try-by-country basis for each proposed program, project, 
or activity: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds
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appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That 
assistance provided with funds appropriated under this 
heading that is made available notwithstanding section 
482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amend-
ed, shall be made available subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the provisions of section 3204(b) 
through (d) of Public Law 106–246, as amended by Public 
Law 107–115, shall be applicable to funds appropriated 
for fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That the reports 
required by sections 3204(e) and (f) of division B, title 
III, chapter 2 of Public Law 106–246, shall be submitted 
also to the Committees on Appropriations on the dates 
specified in those sections: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not more than 
$15,680,000 may be available for administrative expenses 
of
the
Department
of
State,
and
not
more
than 
$4,500,000 may be available, in addition to amounts oth-
erwise available for such purposes, for administrative ex-
penses of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment. 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
to enable the Secretary of State to provide, as authorized 
by law, a contribution to the International Committee of 
the Red Cross, assistance to refugees, including contribu-
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tions to the International Organization for Migration and 
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and 
other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; sala-
ries and expenses of personnel and dependents as author-
ized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; allowances as 
authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, 
United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, $760,197,000, which shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not more than 
$18,500,000 may be available for administrative expenses: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading may be made available for a headquarters con-
tribution to the International Committee of the Red Cross 
only if the Secretary of State determines (and so reports 
to the appropriate committees of Congress) that the 
Magen David Adom Society of Israel is not being denied 
participation in the activities of the International Red 
Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available pursuant to this Act 
after March 31, 2004, by the Department of State under 
the headings ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ and 
‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assist-
ance Fund’’ for the purposes of provision of assistance to 
refugees or internally displaced persons may be provided
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to an organization that has failed to adopt a code of con-
duct consistent with the Inter-Agency Standing Com-
mittee Task Force on Protection From Sexual Exploi-
tation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crises six core prin-
ciples for the protection of beneficiaries of humanitarian 
assistance. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
Act
of
1962,
as
amended
(22
U.S.C.
2601(c)), 
$15,831,000, to remain available until expended. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter-
rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
$335,200,000, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-
terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM 
Support Act, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activi-
ties, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction 
of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including activities implemented 
through nongovernmental and international organizations,
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and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
for a voluntary contribution to the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA) and for a United States contribu-
tion to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Pre-
paratory Commission: Provided further, That of this 
amount not to exceed $20,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, may be made available for the Non-
proliferation and Disarmament Fund, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, to promote bilateral and multi-
lateral activities relating to nonproliferation and disar-
mament: Provided further, That such funds may also be 
used for such countries other than the Independent States 
of the former Soviet Union and international organiza-
tions when it is in the national security interest of the 
United States to do so following consultation with the ap-
propriate committees of Congress: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading may be made avail-
able for the International Atomic Energy Agency only if 
the Secretary of State determines (and so reports to the 
Congress) that Israel is not being denied its right to par-
ticipate in the activities of that Agency: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available for demining and related 
activities, not to exceed $690,000, in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for ad-
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ministrative expenses related to the operation and man-
agement of the demining program. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$19,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2006, which shall be available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
DEBT RESTRUCTURING 
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 
loan guarantees, as the President may determine, for 
which funds have been appropriated or otherwise made 
available for programs within the International Affairs 
Budget Function 150, including the cost of selling, reduc-
ing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States as 
a result of concessional loans made to eligible countries, 
pursuant to parts IV and V of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, and of modifying concessional credit agreements 
with least developed countries, as authorized under section 
411 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assist-
ance Act of 1954, as amended, and concessional loans, 
guarantees and credit agreements, as authorized under 
section 572 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public
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Law 100–461), and of canceling amounts owed, as a result 
of loans or guarantees made pursuant to the Export-Im-
port Bank Act of 1945, by countries that are eligible for 
debt reduction pursuant to title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted 
into law by section 1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106–113, 
$95,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005: Provided, That $20,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this heading may be made available to carry 
out the provisions of part V of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961: Provided further, That $75,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated under this heading may be used by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury to pay to the Heavily Indebted Poor 
Countries (HIPC) Trust Fund administered by the Inter-
national
Bank
for
Reconstruction
and
Development 
amounts for the benefit of countries that are eligible for 
debt reduction pursuant to title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted 
into law by section 1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106–113: 
Provided further, That amounts paid to the HIPC Trust 
Fund may be used only to fund debt reduction under the 
enhanced HIPC initiative by—
(1) the Inter-American Development Bank; 
(2) the African Development Fund; 
(3) the African Development Bank; and 
(4) the Central American Bank for Economic 
Integration:
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Provided further, That funds may not be paid to the HIPC 
Trust Fund for the benefit of any country if the Secretary 
of State has credible evidence that the government of such 
country is engaged in a consistent pattern of gross viola-
tions of internationally recognized human rights or in mili-
tary or civil conflict that undermines its ability to develop 
and implement measures to alleviate poverty and to devote 
adequate human and financial resources to that end: Pro-
vided further, That on the basis of final appropriations, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations concerning which countries and 
international financial institutions are expected to benefit 
from a United States contribution to the HIPC Trust 
Fund during the fiscal year: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the Committees on 
Appropriations not less than 15 days in advance of the 
signature of an agreement by the United States to make 
payments to the HIPC Trust Fund of amounts for such 
countries and institutions: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of the Treasury may disburse funds designated for 
debt reduction through the HIPC Trust Fund only for the 
benefit of countries that—
(1) have committed, for a period of 24 months, 
not to accept new market rate loans from the inter-
national financial institution receiving debt repay-
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ment as a result of such disbursement, other than 
loans made by such institution to export-oriented 
commercial projects that generate foreign exchange 
which are generally referred to as ‘‘enclave’’ loans; 
and 
(2) have documented and demonstrated their 
commitment to redirect their budgetary resources 
from international debt repayments to programs to 
alleviate poverty and promote economic growth that 
are additional to or expand upon those previously 
available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
any limitation of subsection (e) of section 411 of the 
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954 shall not apply to funds appropriated under 
this heading: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available under this heading in this or 
any other appropriations Acts shall be made avail-
able for Sudan or Burma unless the Secretary of 
Treasury determines and notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations that a democratically elected govern-
ment has taken office.
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TITLE III—MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$91,700,000 (reduced by $600,000), of which up to 
$3,000,000 may remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the civilian personnel for whom military edu-
cation and training may be provided under this heading 
may include civilians who are not members of a govern-
ment whose participation would contribute to improved 
civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, or 
respect for human rights: Provided further, That funds ap-
propriated under this heading for military education and 
training for Guatemala may only be available for expanded 
international military education and training and funds 
made available for Nigeria and Guatemala may only be 
provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary for grants to enable the 
President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act, $4,314,000,000: Provided, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
than $2,160,000,000 shall be available for grants only for 
Israel, and not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be made
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available for grants only for Egypt: Provided further, That 
the funds appropriated by this paragraph for Israel shall 
be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That to the extent that the Government 
of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, 
grants made available for Israel by this paragraph shall, 
as agreed by Israel and the United States, be available 
for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than 
$568,000,000 shall be available for the procurement in 
Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
research and development: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated by this paragraph shall be nonrepayable not-
withstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms 
Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this paragraph shall be obligated upon ap-
portionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 
31, United States Code, section 1501(a). 
None of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 
articles, defense services, or design and construction serv-
ices that are not sold by the United States Government 
under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 
country proposing to make such procurements has first 
signed an agreement with the United States Government 
specifying the conditions under which such procurements
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may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun-
try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub-
mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec-
tion 515 of this Act: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for assistance for Indonesia, Guatemala, Sudan, and Libe-
ria: Provided further, That funds made available under 
this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded 
ordnance, and related activities, and may include activities 
implemented through nongovernmental and international 
organizations: Provided further, That only those countries 
for which assistance was justified for the ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Sales Financing Program’’ in the fiscal year 1989 
congressional presentation for security assistance pro-
grams may utilize funds made available under this heading 
for procurement of defense articles, defense services or de-
sign and construction services that are not sold by the 
United States Government under the Arms Export Con-
trol Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate nec-
essary to make timely payment for defense articles and 
services:
Provided
further,
That
not
more
than 
$40,500,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the
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purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 
for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 
of administering military assistance and sales: Provided 
further, That not more than $361,000,000 of funds real-
ized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export 
Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the 
Department of Defense during fiscal year 2004 pursuant 
to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except 
that this limitation may be exceeded only through the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That foreign military financing 
program funds estimated to be outlayed for Egypt during 
fiscal year 2004 shall be transferred to an interest bearing 
account for Egypt in the Federal Reserve Bank of New 
York within 30 days of enactment of this Act. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$85,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be obligated or expended 
except as provided through the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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TITLE IV—MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC 
ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 
For the United States contribution for the Global En-
vironment Facility, $107,500,000, to the International 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for 
the Global Environment Facility, by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Asso-
ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $850,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT 
GUARANTEE AGENCY 
For payment to the Multilateral Investment Guar-
antee
Agency
by
the
Secretary
of
the
Treasury, 
$4,001,672, for the United States paid-in share of the in-
crease in capital stock, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the Multilateral In-
vestment Guarantee Agency may subscribe without fiscal 
year limitation for the callable capital portion of the
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United States share of such capital stock in an amount 
not to exceed $16,339,982. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS 
MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Mul-
tilateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, for the United States contribution to the fund, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For the United States contribution by the Secretary 
of the Treasury to the increase in resources of the Asian 
Development Fund, as authorized by the Asian Develop-
ment Bank Act, as amended, $151,921,405, to remain 
available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the African Development Bank by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, $5,104,930, for the United 
States paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to 
remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Develop-
ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
for the callable capital portion of the United States share 
of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 
$79,609,817.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For the United States contribution by the Secretary 
of the Treasury to the increase in resources of the African 
Development Fund, $107,370,856, to remain available 
until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR 
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruc-
tion and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$35,431,111 for the United States share of the paid-in 
portion of the increase in capital stock, to remain available 
until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the European Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe with-
out fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of 
the United States share of such capital stock in an amount 
not to exceed $122,085,497. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For the United States contribution by the Secretary 
of the Treasury to increase the resources of the Inter-
national
Fund
for
Agricultural
Development, 
$15,004,042, to remain available until expended.
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and 
of section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program 
Participation Act of 1973, $194,550,000: Provided, That 
none of the funds appropriated under this heading may 
be made available to the Korean Peninsula Energy Devel-
opment Organization (KEDO) or the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA). 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE 
DIRECTORS TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 501. (a) No funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made as payment to any international financial institu-
tion while the United States Executive Director to such 
institution is compensated by the institution at a rate 
which, together with whatever compensation such Director 
receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate 
provided for an individual occupying a position at level IV 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code, or while any alternate United States 
Director to such institution is compensated by the institu-
tion at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an indi-
vidual occupying a position at level V of the Executive
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Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(b) For purposes of this section, ‘‘international finan-
cial institutions’’ are: the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the Inter-American Develop-
ment Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian De-
velopment Fund, the African Development Bank, the Afri-
can Development Fund, the International Monetary Fund, 
the North American Development Bank, and the Euro-
pean Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 
PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS 
SEC. 502. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act for development assistance 
may be made available to any United States private and 
voluntary organization, except any cooperative develop-
ment organization, which obtains less than 20 percent of 
its total annual funding for international activities from 
sources other than the United States Government: Pro-
vided, That the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development, after informing the 
Committees on Appropriations, may, on a case-by-case 
basis, waive the restriction contained in this subsection, 
after taking into account the effectiveness of the overseas 
development activities of the organization, its level of vol-
unteer support, its financial viability and stability, and the
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degree of its dependence for its financial support on the 
agency. 
LIMITATION ON RESIDENCE EXPENSES 
SEC. 503. Of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $100,500 shall 
be for official residence expenses of the United States 
Agency for International Development during the current 
fiscal year: Provided, That appropriate steps shall be 
taken to assure that, to the maximum extent possible, 
United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu 
of dollars. 
LIMITATION ON EXPENSES 
SEC. 504. Of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $5,000 shall be 
for entertainment expenses of the United States Agency 
for International Development during the current fiscal 
year. 
LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 
SEC. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $125,000 shall 
be available for representation allowances for the United 
States Agency for International Development during the 
current fiscal year: Provided, That appropriate steps shall 
be taken to assure that, to the maximum extent possible, 
United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu 
of dollars: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
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able by this Act for general costs of administering military 
assistance and sales under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, not to exceed $2,000 shall be avail-
able for entertainment expenses and not to exceed 
$125,000 shall be available for representation allowances: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Military Education 
and Training’’, not to exceed $50,000 shall be available 
for entertainment allowances: Provided further, That of 
the funds made available by this Act for the Inter-Amer-
ican Foundation, not to exceed $2,000 shall be available 
for entertainment and representation allowances: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available by this Act for 
the Peace Corps, not to exceed a total of $4,000 shall be 
available for entertainment expenses: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, not to exceed 
$2,000 shall be available for representation and entertain-
ment allowances. 
PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 506. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new 
bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions 
under which such assistance is to be provided unless such
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agreement includes a provision stating that assistance pro-
vided by the United States shall be exempt from taxation, 
or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the Sec-
retary of State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 
amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as nec-
essary, to conform with this requirement. 
(b)
REIMBURSEMENT
OF
FOREIGN
TAXES.—An 
amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes as-
sessed during fiscal year 2004 by a foreign government 
or entity against commodities financed under United 
States assistance programs for which funds are appro-
priated by this Act, either directly or through grantees, 
contractors and subcontractors shall be withheld from ob-
ligation from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal 
year 2005 and allocated for the central government of 
such country and for the West Bank and Gaza Program 
to the extent that the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such taxes have not been reimbursed to the Government 
of the United States. 
(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 
minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 
subsection (b). 
(d) REFUND TO THE TREASURY AND REPROGRAM-
MING OF FUNDS.—Of the funds withheld from obligation
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for each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b), one-
half may become available for reprogramming for other 
purposes (pursuant to section 515 of this Act and con-
sistent with the purposes for which such funds were origi-
nally appropriated) and one-half shall be deposited in the 
General Fund of the Treasury on, or within 5 days after, 
September 1, 2005, pursuant to the certification required 
under subsection (b). 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, 
to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assist-
ance contained in this section. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
(1) the terms ‘‘taxes’’ and ‘‘taxation’’ refer to 
value added taxes and customs duties imposed on 
commodities financed with United States assistance 
for programs for which funds are appropriated by 
this Act; and 
(2) the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a 
framework bilateral agreement between the Govern-
ment of the United States and the government of 
the country receiving assistance that describes the 
privileges
and
immunities
applicable
to
United 
States foreign assistance for such country generally, 
or an individual agreement between the Government
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of the United States and such government that de-
scribes, among other things, the treatment for tax 
purposes that will be accorded the United States as-
sistance provided under that agreement. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 507. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated 
or expended to finance directly any assistance or repara-
tions to Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Pro-
vided, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition 
on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, 
credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Import 
Bank or its agents. 
MILITARY COUPS 
SEC. 508. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated 
or expended to finance directly any assistance to the gov-
ernment of any country whose duly elected head of govern-
ment is deposed by decree or military coup: Provided, That 
assistance may be resumed to such government if the 
President determines and certifies to the Committees on 
Appropriations that subsequent to the termination of as-
sistance a democratically elected government has taken of-
fice: Provided further, That the provisions of this section 
shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elec-
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tions or public participation in democratic processes: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available pursuant to the 
previous provisos shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFERS 
SEC. 509. (a)(1) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS BE-
TWEEN AGENCIES.—None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, 
or instrumentality of the United States Government, ex-
cept pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority 
provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to 
transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, 
funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated 
or transferred to agencies of the United States Govern-
ment pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 
632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(b) None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be obligated under an appropriation account to which they 
were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically 
provided for in this Act, unless the President, not less than 
five days prior to the exercise of any authority contained 
in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, 
consults with and provides a written policy justification
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to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. 
(c) Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 
funds appropriated by this Act, or prior Acts, entered into 
between the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment and another agency of the United States Govern-
ment under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of 
law, shall expressly provide that the Office of the Inspector 
General for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation 
of such funds shall perform periodic program and financial 
audits of the use of such funds: Provided, That funds 
transferred under such authority may be made available 
for the cost of such audits. 
COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
SEC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of sec-
tion 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used 
to provide financing to Israel, Egypt and NATO and 
major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing 
(including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense 
articles from United States commercial suppliers, not in-
cluding Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters 
and other types of aircraft having possible civilian applica-
tion), if the President determines that there are compel-
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ling foreign policy or national security reasons for those 
defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather 
than by government-to-government sale under such Act. 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 511. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation after the ex-
piration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so pro-
vided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for 
the purposes of chapters 1, 8, 11, and 12 of part I, section 
667, chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended, section 23 of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act, and funds provided under the heading ‘‘Assist-
ance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’, shall re-
main available for an additional four years from the date 
on which the availability of such funds would otherwise 
have expired, if such funds are initially obligated before 
the expiration of their respective periods of availability 
contained in this Act: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of this Act, any funds made 
available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chap-
ter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements 
in order to address balance of payments or economic policy 
reform objectives, shall remain available until expended.
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LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 
SEC. 512. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the govern-
ment of any country which is in default during a period 
in excess of one calendar year in payment to the United 
States of principal or interest on any loan made to the 
government of such country by the United States pursuant 
to a program for which funds are appropriated under this 
Act unless the President determines, following consulta-
tions with the Committees on Appropriations, that assist-
ance to such country is in the national interest of the 
United States. 
COMMERCE AND TRADE 
SEC. 513. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
made available pursuant to this Act for direct assistance 
and none of the funds otherwise made available pursuant 
to this Act to the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated or ex-
pended 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:
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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. 
(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; or 
(2) research activities intended primarily to 
benefit American producers. 
SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 514. The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States Executive Directors of the Inter-
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national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
International Development Association, the International 
Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development 
Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Devel-
opment Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corpora-
tion, the North American Development Bank, the Euro-
pean Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Afri-
can Development Bank, and the African Development 
Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
oppose any assistance by these institutions, using funds 
appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act, for 
the production 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. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 515. For the purposes of providing the executive 
branch with the necessary administrative flexibility, none 
of the funds made available under this Act for ‘‘Child Sur-
vival and Health Programs Fund’’, ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’,
‘‘International
Organizations
and
Programs’’, 
‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, ‘‘International Nar-
cotics
Control
and
Law
Enforcement’’,
‘‘Andean 
Counterdrug Initiative’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eastern Europe 
and the Baltic States’’, ‘‘Assistance for the Independent 
States of the Former Soviet Union’’, ‘‘Economic Support
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Fund’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘Capital Investment 
Fund’’, ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United States Agency 
for International Development’’, ‘‘Operating Expenses of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
Office of Inspector General’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Millennium 
Challenge Account’’ (by country only), ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, ‘‘International Military Education 
and Training’’, ‘‘Peace Corps’’, and ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’, shall be available for obligation for ac-
tivities, programs, projects, type of materiel assistance, 
countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of 
the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations 
for obligation under any of these specific headings unless 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress are previously notified 15 days in advance: Provided, 
That the President shall not enter into any commitment 
of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of 
the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major 
defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, 
or other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, 
missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to 
Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified 
to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are 
notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: Provided
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further, That this section shall not apply to any re-
programming for an activity, program, or project for 
which funds are appropriated under title II of this Act 
of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified 
to the Congress for obligation for such activity, program, 
or project for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 
That the requirements of this section or any similar provi-
sion of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act 
requiring notification in accordance with the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial 
risk to human health or welfare: Provided further, That 
in case of any such waiver, notification to the Congress, 
or the appropriate congressional committees, shall be pro-
vided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 
3 days after taking the action to which such notification 
requirement was applicable, in the context of the cir-
cumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further, 
That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver 
shall
contain
an
explanation
of
the
emergency
cir-
cumstances. 
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
SEC. 516. Subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appro-
priated under this Act or any previously enacted Act mak-
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ing appropriations for foreign operations, export financ-
ing, and related programs, which are returned or not made 
available for organizations and programs because of the 
implementation of section 307(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, shall remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2005. 
INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION 
SEC. 517. (a) None of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Assistance for the Independent States of the 
Former Soviet Union’’ shall be made available for assist-
ance for a government of an Independent State of the 
former Soviet Union—
(1) unless that government is making progress 
in implementing comprehensive economic reforms 
based on market principles, private ownership, re-
spect for commercial contracts, and equitable treat-
ment of foreign private investment; and 
(2) if that government applies or transfers 
United States assistance to any entity for the pur-
pose of expropriating or seizing ownership or control 
of assets, investments, or ventures. 
Assistance may be furnished without regard to this sub-
section if the President determines that to do so is in the 
national interest. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Assistance for the Independent States of the Former So-
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viet Union’’ shall be made available for assistance for a 
government of an Independent State of the former Soviet 
Union if that government directs any action in violation 
of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any 
other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such 
as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be made available without re-
gard to the restriction in this subsection if the President 
determines that to do so is in the national security interest 
of the United States. 
(c) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Assistance for the Independent States of the Former So-
viet Union’’ shall be made available for any state to en-
hance its military capability: Provided, That this restric-
tion does not apply to demilitarization, demining or non-
proliferation programs. 
(d) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assist-
ance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union’’ for the Russian Federation, Armenia, Georgia, 
and Ukraine shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) Funds made available in this Act for assistance 
for the Independent States of the former Soviet Union 
shall be subject to the provisions of section 117 (relating