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lization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, es-
pecially child soldiers. 
(b) ETHIOPIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for assistance for Ethiopia should be 
used to support— 
(1) implementation of the cessation of hos-
tilities agreement in Tigray; 
(2) political dialogues and confidence building 
measures to end other conflicts in the country; 
(3) civil society and protect human rights; 
(4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to hu-
manitarian assistance; 
(5) investigations and prosecutions of gross vio-
lations of human rights; and 
(6) restoration of basic services in areas im-
pacted by conflict. 
(c) MALAWI.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 
made available for higher education programs in Malawi 
shall be made available for higher education and workforce 
development programs in agriculture as described under 
this section in the report accompanying this Act. 
(d) POWER AFRICA ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE ENERGY 
POLICY.—None of the funds appropriated under title III 
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of this Act may be made available for renewable energy 
programs as part of Power Africa until the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that no less than the total funds allocated for 
renewable energy during the previous fiscal year has been 
allocated in fiscal year 2024 for other sources of energy 
included in paragraph (8) of section 3 of the Electrify Af-
rica Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–121). 
(e) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under title IV may be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of South Sudan, ex-
cept to support implementation of outstanding issues of 
the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrange-
ments related to post-referendum issues associated with 
such Agreement, or any other viable peace agreement in 
South Sudan: Provided, That funds appropriated by this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
that are made available for any new program, project, or 
activity in South Sudan shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with the appropriate congressional committees. 
(f) SUDAN.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 
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made available for any new program, project, or activity 
in Sudan shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
appropriate congressional committees and the regular no-
tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(g) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to vote 
against any extension by the respective institution of 
any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 
except to meet basic human needs or to promote de-
mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the rule of law has been restored, including respect 
for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 
expression, association, and assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 
except for health and education, unless the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports as required in para-
graph (1). 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
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(1) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ may be made available for assistance for 
Burma to support implementation of paragraphs (1) 
through (7) of section 5575 of the BURMA Act of 
2022 (subtitle E of title LV of division E of Public 
Law 117–263), and, which— 
(A) may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law that restricts assist-
ance to countries, except for the limitations of 
section 5576 of such Act and section 7008 of 
this Act, and following consultation with the ap-
propriate congressional committees; 
(B) may be made available for support for 
the administrative operations and programs of 
entities that support peaceful efforts to estab-
lish an inclusive and representative democracy 
in Burma and a federal union to foster equality 
and justice among Burma’s diverse ethnic 
groups; 
(C) shall be made available for programs 
to promote ethnic and religious tolerance, unity, 
and accountability and to combat violence 
against women and girls across Burma, and 
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among Burmese displaced and refugee popu-
lations in the region; 
(D) shall be made available for community- 
based organizations with experience operating 
in Thailand and may be made available else-
where outside of Burma to provide food, med-
ical, and other humanitarian assistance to in-
ternally displaced persons in Burma, in addition 
to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’; and 
(E) shall be made available for programs 
and activities to investigate and document viola-
tions of human rights in Burma committed by 
the military junta and its affiliated militias. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ may be made available for assistance for 
Burma. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for as-
sistance for Burma may be made available to the 
State Administration Council or any organization or 
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entity controlled by, or an affiliate of, the armed 
forces of Burma, or to any individual or organization 
that has committed a gross violation of human 
rights or advocates violence against ethnic or reli-
gious groups or individuals in Burma, as determined 
by the Secretary of State for programs administered 
by the Department of State and the United States 
Agency for International Development or the Presi-
dent of the National Endowment for Democracy 
(NED) for programs administered by NED. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Any new program or ac-
tivity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2024 shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
(b) CAMBODIA.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act that are made avail-
able for assistance for the Government of Cam-
bodia may be obligated or expended unless the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such Gov-
ernment is taking effective steps to— 
(i) strengthen regional security and 
stability, particularly regarding territorial 
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disputes in the South China Sea and the 
enforcement of international sanctions with 
respect to North Korea; 
(ii) assert its sovereignty against in-
terference by the People’s Republic of 
China, including by verifiably maintaining 
the neutrality of Ream Naval Base, other 
military installations in Cambodia, and 
dual use facilities such as the runway at 
the Dara Sakor development project; 
(iii) cease violence, threats, and har-
assment against civil society and the polit-
ical opposition in Cambodia, and dismiss 
any politically motivated criminal charges 
against critics of the government; and 
(iv) respect the rights, freedoms, and 
responsibilities enshrined in the Constitu-
tion of the Kingdom of Cambodia as en-
acted in 1993. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The certification re-
quired by subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
funds appropriated by this Act and made avail-
able for programs to strengthen the sovereignty 
of Cambodia, and programs to educate and in-
form the people of Cambodia of the influence 
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activities of the People’s Republic of China in 
Cambodia. 
(2) USES
OF
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act for assistance for Cam-
bodia shall be made available for— 
(A) research, documentation, and edu-
cation programs associated with the Khmer 
Rouge in Cambodia; and 
(B) programs in the Khmer language to 
monitor, map, and publicize the efforts by the 
People’s Republic of China to expand its influ-
ence in Cambodia. 
(c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY AND THE ASIA REAS-
SURANCE INITIATIVE ACT OF 2018.— 
(1) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—Of the funds 
appropriated under title I of this Act, not less than 
$1,238,255,000 should be made available to support 
implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the 
Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–409): Provided, That funds under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic Program’’ that are allocated pursuant 
to this paragraph may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds under the heading ‘‘Related Programs’’ 
in title I of this Act and under the heading ‘‘Oper-
ating Expenses’’ in title II of this Act to carry out 
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the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, 
That the transfer authority of this paragraph is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
this Act or any other Act and shall be subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 
$2,161,745,000 shall be made available to support 
implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the 
Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–409). 
(3) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military 
Financing 
Program’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$400,000,000 shall be made available for a Coun-
tering PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence 
of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
and the Chinese Communist Party and entities act-
ing on their behalf globally, which shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro-
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priations: Provided, That such funds are in addition 
to amounts otherwise made available for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That up to 10 percent of 
such funds shall be held in reserve to respond to un-
anticipated opportunities to counter PRC influence: 
Provided further, That the uses of such funds shall 
be the joint responsibility of the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator, and shall be allo-
cated as described under this section in the report 
accompanying this Act: Provided further, That funds 
made available pursuant to this paragraph under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may 
remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated by this Act for 
such Fund under the headings ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds appropriated under such headings: Provided 
further, That such transfer authority is in addition 
to any other transfer authority provided by this Act 
or any other Act, and is subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
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(4) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs may be 
made available for any project or activity that di-
rectly supports or promotes— 
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 
dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 
Republic of China; or 
(B) the use of technology, including bio-
technology, digital, telecommunications, and 
cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 
China unless the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the USAID Administrator and 
the heads of other Federal agencies, as appro-
priate, determines that such use does not ad-
versely impact the national security of the 
United States. 
(5) MAPS.—None of the funds made available 
by this Act should be used to create, procure, or dis-
play any map that inaccurately depicts the territory 
and social and economic system of Taiwan and the 
islands or island groups administered by Taiwan au-
thorities. 
(d) NORTH KOREA.— 
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