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(d) 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 conver-
sion 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.
(e) The provisions of section 529 of this Act shall apply to
funds made available under subsection (d) and to funds appro-
priated under this heading: Provided, That notwithstanding any
provision of this or any other Act, including provisions in this
subsection regarding the application of section 529 of this Act,
local currencies generated by, or converted from, funds appropriated
by this Act and by previous appropriations Acts and made available
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.
(f) The President is authorized to withhold funds appropriated
under this heading made available for economic revitalization pro-
grams in Bosnia and Herzegovina, if he determines and certifies
to the Committees on Appropriations 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, investigations, and related
activities between state sponsors of terrorism and terrorist organiza-
tions and Bosnian officials has not been terminated.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET
UNION
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chap-
ters 11 and 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
and the FREEDOM Support Act, for assistance for the Independent
States of the former Soviet Union and for related programs,
$760,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004: Pro-
vided, That the provisions of such chapters shall apply to funds
appropriated 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, not less than $1,500,000
should be available only to meet the health and other assistance
needs of victims of trafficking in persons: Provided further, That
of the funds appropriated under this heading $17,500,000 shall
be made available solely for assistance for the Russian Far East:
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 financing, and
related programs, that are made available pursuant to the provi-
sions of section 807 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law
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102–511) shall be subject to a 6 percent ceiling on administrative
expenses.
(b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that are
made available for assistance for Ukraine, not less than $20,000,000
should be made available for nuclear reactor safety initiatives,
and not less than $1,500,000 shall be made available for coal
mine safety programs, including mine ventilation and fire preven-
tion and control.
(c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $90,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for
Armenia.
(d)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that are
allocated for assistance for the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion, 60 percent shall be withheld from obligation until the President
determines and certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Government of the Russian Federation:
(A) has terminated implementation of arrangements to pro-
vide Iran with technical expertise, training, technology, or
equipment necessary to develop a nuclear reactor, related
nuclear research facilities or programs, or ballistic missile capa-
bility; 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
(B) activities authorized under title V (Nonproliferation
and Disarmament Programs and Activities) of the FREEDOM
Support Act.
(e) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $60,000,000 should be made available, in addition to funds
otherwise available for such purposes, for assistance for child sur-
vival, basic education, environmental and reproductive health/
family planning, and to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other
infectious diseases, and for related activities.
(f) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may
be made available for assistance for the Government of Ukraine
unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations that, since September 30, 2000, the
Government of Ukraine has not facilitated or engaged in arms
sales or arms transfers to Iraq: Provided, That this paragraph
shall not apply to assistance to combat infectious diseases, nuclear
safety programs and activities, or assistance for victims of traf-
ficking in persons, and to activities authorized under title V (Non-
proliferation and Disarmament Programs and Activities) of the
FREEDOM Support Act.
(g) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply
to—
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance 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 Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);
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(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 assist-
ance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
under title IV of chapter 2 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, $16,200,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2004.
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, $18,689,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004:
Provided, That funds made available to grantees may be invested
pending expenditure 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 this authority applies to interest
earned both prior to and following enactment of this provision:
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the
African Development Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances
the board of directors of the Foundation may waive the $250,000
limitation contained in that section with respect to a project: Pro-
vided 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), $297,000,000, including 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 appropriated under this heading shall be used to
pay for abortions: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2004: Pro-
vided 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 5 years in the case of individuals whose appointment
or assignment, such as regional safety security officers and
employees 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 appointments or assignments
notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of the Peace Corps
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Act limiting the length of an appointment or assignment, the cir-
cumstances under which such an appointment or assignment may
exceed 5 years, and the percentage of appointments or assignments
that can be made in excess of 5 years.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, $197,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That during fiscal year 2003, the Department
of State may also use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive
excess property from an agency of the United States Government
for the purpose of providing 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 of
the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $5,000,000
shall be apportioned directly to the Department of the Treasury,
International Affairs Technical Assistance, to be used for financial
crimes and law enforcement technical assistance programs: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$10,000,000 should be made available for the demand reduction
program: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under
this heading, $10,000,000 should be made available for anti-traf-
ficking in persons programs, including trafficking prevention,
protection and assistance for victims, and prosecution of traffickers:
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, $700,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That in addition to the funds appropriated
under this heading and subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations, the President may
make available up to an additional $31,000,000 for the Andean
Counterdrug Initiative, which may be derived from funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and
Law Enforcement’’ in this Act and in prior Acts making appropria-
tions for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:
Provided further, That in fiscal year 2003, funds available to the
Department of State for assistance to the Government of Colombia
shall be available to support a unified campaign against narcotics
trafficking, against activities by organizations designated as ter-
rorist 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
conducting vigorous operations to restore government authority and
respect for human rights in areas under the effective control of