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made available for programs to prevent atrocities, includ-
ing to implement recommendations of the Atrocities Pre-
vention Board: Provided, That funds made available pur-
suant to this subsection are in addition to amounts other-
wise made available for such purposes: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(d) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by 
the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, United States 
Agency for International Development, from this or any 
other Act, may be made available as a general contribution 
to the World Food Programme, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
(e) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be 
made available to carry out the Program for Re-
search and Training on Eastern Europe and the 
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as 
authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research 
and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(2) GENOCIDE
VICTIMS
MEMORIAL
SITES.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
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eign operations, and related programs under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 
made available as contributions to establish and 
maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(3) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for private sector 
partnerships, up to $50,000,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024: Provided, That funds 
made available pursuant to this paragraph may only 
be made available following prior consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees, and the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(4) 
ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITIES.—Of 
the 
amounts made available by title I of this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up to $500,000 
may be made available for grants pursuant to sec-
tion 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), including to 
facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities, 
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and up to $1,500,000 may be made available for 
grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural An-
tiquities Task Force. 
(5) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator 
may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 
III to make innovation incentive awards in accord-
ance with the terms and conditions of section 
7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6): Provided, 
That each individual award may not exceed 
$100,000: Provided further, That no more than 15 
such awards may be made during fiscal year 2022. 
(6) EXCHANGE
VISITOR
PROGRAM.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to modify the Exchange Visitor Program adminis-
tered by the Department of State to implement the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), 
except through the formal rulemaking process pursu-
ant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 
551 et seq.) and notwithstanding the exceptions to 
such rulemaking process in such Act: Provided, That 
funds made available for such purpose shall only be 
made available after consultation with, and subject 
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to the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, regarding how any pro-
posed modification would affect the public diplomacy 
goals of, and the estimated economic impact on, the 
United States: Provided further, That such consulta-
tion shall take place not later than 30 days prior to 
the publication in the Federal Register of any regu-
latory action modifying the Exchange Visitor Pro-
gram. 
(7) DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION VENTURES.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Development Assistance’’ and made available for 
the Development Innovation Ventures program may 
be made available for the purposes of chapter I of 
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(8) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.— 
(A) Section 6(a)(3) of the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635e(a)(3)) shall 
be applied through September 30, 2022 by sub-
stituting ‘‘4 percent’’ for ‘‘2 percent’’ in each 
place it appears. 
(B) Section 8(g) of the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635g(g)) shall be 
applied through September 30, 2022 by sub-
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stituting ‘‘4 percent’’ for ‘‘2 percent’’ in each 
place it appears. 
(f) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner 
vetting program, or making a significant change to the 
scope of an existing partner vetting program, the Sec-
retary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary and the Administrator shall pro-
vide a direct vetting option for prime awardees in any 
partner vetting program initiated or significantly modified 
after the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Sec-
retary of State or USAID Administrator, as applicable, 
informs the Committees on Appropriations on a case-by- 
case basis that a direct vetting option is not feasible for 
such program. 
(g) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2022, the 
President may use up to $150,000,000 under the author-
ity of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
(h) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern-
ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 
to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc-
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tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 
withholding funds under this subsection. 
(i) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PRO-
TECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, and 
merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of For-
eign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of ex-
pired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2022 at no later than the end 
of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which 
such funds are available for the purposes for which appro-
priated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may 
be transferred. 
(j) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ to counter 
extremism may be made available notwithstanding any 
other provision of law restricting assistance to foreign 
countries, except sections 502B, 620A, and 620M of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the use 
of the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees and the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
(k) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES 
OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANI-
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ZATIONS.—The terms and conditions of section 7034(k) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (division G of 
Public Law 116–94) shall continue in effect during fiscal 
year 2022. 
(l) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) PASSPORT
FEES.—Section 1(b)(2) of the 
Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 
2022’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
(2) INCENTIVES
FOR
CRITICAL
POSTS.—The 
authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 
111–32) shall remain in effect through September 
30, 2022. 
(3) USAID CIVIL SERVICE ANNUITANT WAIV-
ER.—Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’ for ‘‘October 
1, 2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 
(4) OVERSEAS PAY COMPARABILITY AND LIMI-
TATION.—(A) Subject to the limitation described in 
subparagraph (B), the authority provided by section 
1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 
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(Public Law 111–32) shall remain in effect through 
September 30, 2022. 
(B) The authority described in subparagraph 
(A) may not be used to pay an eligible member of 
the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of 
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public 
Law 111–32)) a locality-based comparability pay-
ment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two- 
thirds of the amount of the locality-based com-
parability payment (stated as a percentage) that 
would be payable to such member under section 
5304 of title 5, United States Code, if such mem-
ber’s official duty station were in the District of Co-
lumbia. 
(5) CATEGORICAL
ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101– 
167) is amended— 
(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 
note)— 
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
‘‘and 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2021, and 
2022’’; and 
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(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
‘‘2021’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2022’’; and 
(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 
note), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘2022’’. 
(6) INSPECTOR
GENERAL
ANNUITANT
WAIV-
ER.—The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of 
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public 
Law 111–212) shall remain in effect through Sep-
tember 30, 2022, and may be used to facilitate the 
assignment of persons for oversight of programs in 
Syria, South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, and Ven-
ezuela. 
(7) ACCOUNTABILITY
REVIEW
BOARDS.—The 
authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omni-
bus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 
1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall remain in effect 
for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30, 
2022, except that the notification and reporting re-
quirements contained in such section shall include 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(8) SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR
AF-
GHANISTAN
RECONSTRUCTION
COMPETITIVE
STA-
TUS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
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any employee of the Special Inspector General for 
Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes 
at least 12 months of continuous service after enact-
ment of this Act or who is employed on the date on 
which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, 
shall acquire competitive status for appointment to 
any position in the competitive service for which the 
employee possesses the required qualifications. 
(9) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi-
sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef-
fect during fiscal year 2022. 
(10) DEPARTMENT OF STATE INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General 
of the Department of State may waive the provisions 
of subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064) on a 
case-by-case basis for an annuitant reemployed by 
the Inspector General on a temporary basis, subject 
to the same constraints and in the same manner by 
which the Secretary of State may exercise such waiv-
er authority pursuant to subsection (g) of such sec-
tion. 
(m) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.— 
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(1) BENEFICIARY
FEEDBACK.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for moni-
toring and evaluation of assistance under the head-
ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International Dis-
aster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Migration and Refugee As-
sistance’’ shall be made available for the regular and 
systematic collection of feedback obtained directly 
from beneficiaries to enhance the quality and rel-
evance of such assistance: Provided, That the De-
partment of State and USAID shall establish, and 
post on their respective websites, updated procedures 
for implementing partners that receive funds under 
such headings for regularly and systematically col-
lecting and responding to such feedback, including 
guidelines for the reporting on actions taken in re-
sponse to the feedback received: Provided further, 
That the Department of State and USAID shall reg-
ularly conduct oversight to ensure that such feed-
back is regularly collected and used by implementing 
partners to maximize the cost-effectiveness and util-
ity of such assistance. 
(2) EX-POST EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not 
less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
ex-post evaluations consistent with the requirements 
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under this heading in the report accompanying this 
Act. 
(n) LOANS, CONSULTATION, AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs may be made available for the 
costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, 
Jordan, Tunisia, and Ukraine, which are authorized 
to be provided: Provided, That amounts made avail-
able under this paragraph for the costs of such 
guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the 
purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to 
a country. 
(2) FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
DIRECT 
LOANS.—During fiscal year 2022, direct loans under 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act may be 
made available for Jordan, notwithstanding section 
23(c)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, gross obli-
gations for the principal amounts of which shall not 
exceed $4,000,000,000: Provided, That funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
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ing Program’’ in this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs may be made 
available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of such 
loans: Provided further, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 and may include the costs of selling, reducing, 
or cancelling any amounts owed to the United States 
or any agency of the United States: Provided fur-
ther, That the Government of the United States may 
charge fees for such loans, which shall be collected 
from borrowers in accordance with section 502(7) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds made available to the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or major non- 
NATO allies by this or any other appropriations Act 
for this fiscal year or prior fiscal years may be used 
for payment of any fees associated with such loans: 
Provided further, That such loans shall be repaid in 
not more than 12 years, including a grace period of 
up to one year on repayment of principal: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 23(c)(1) of the 
Arms Export Control Act, interest for such loans 
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may be charged at a rate determined by the Sec-
retary of State, except that such rate may not be 
less than the prevailing interest rate on marketable 
Treasury securities of similar maturity: Provided 
further, That amounts made available under this 
paragraph for such costs shall not be considered as-
sistance for the purposes of provisions of law lim-
iting assistance to a country. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING LOAN GUAR-
ANTEES.—Funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ in this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs may be made available, notwithstanding 
the third proviso under such heading, for the costs 
of loan guarantees under section 24 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act for Jordan, which are authorized to 
be provided: Provided, That such funds are available 
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
amount of commercial loans, and total loan prin-
cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
exceed $4,000,000,000: Provided further, That no 
loan guarantee with respect to any one borrower 
may exceed 80 percent of the loan principal: Pro-
vided further, That any loan guaranteed under this 
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paragraph may not be subordinated to another debt 
contracted by the borrower or to any other claims 
against the borrower in the case of default: Provided 
further, That repayment in United States dollars of 
any loan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be 
required within a period not to exceed 12 years after 
the loan agreement is signed: Provided further, That 
the Government of the United States may charge 
fees for such loan guarantees, as may be determined, 
notwithstanding section 24 of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act, which shall be collected from borrowers or 
third parties on behalf of such borrowers in accord-
ance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this paragraph for the costs of 
such guarantees shall not be considered assistance 
for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assist-
ance to a country. 
(4) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available pursuant to the authorities of 
this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees and 
the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(o) LOCAL WORKS.— 
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(1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$55,000,000 shall be made available for Local 
Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235), which may remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purposes of 
section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eli-
gible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, inter-
national, and United States-based nongovernmental 
organizations, educational institutions, and other 
small entities that have received less than a total of 
$5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal 
years: Provided, That departments or centers of 
such educational institutions may be considered indi-
vidually in determining such eligibility. 
(p) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 
purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
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sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro-
priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 
PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 
for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re-
main available for obligation, and have not expired. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu-
tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the International Devel-
opment Association, the International Finance Cor-
poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
International Monetary Fund, the International 
Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De-
velopment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 
Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North 
American Development Bank, the European Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development, the African 
Development Bank, the African Development Fund, 
and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 
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(4) SPEND
PLAN.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap-
propriated for a particular entity, country, program, 
purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 
minimum, a description of— 
(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 
for measuring progress, and a timeline for 
achieving such goals; 
(B) amounts and sources of funds by ac-
count; 
(C) how such funds will complement other 
ongoing or planned programs; and 
(D) implementing partners, to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(5) SUCCESSOR
OPERATING
UNIT.—Any ref-
erence to a particular USAID operating unit or of-
fice in this or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs shall be deemed to include any suc-
cessor operating unit or office performing the same 
or similar functions. 
(6) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 
means the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
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LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 
SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 
Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 
I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 
section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 
and accountability of civilian police authority 
through training and technical assistance in human 
rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 
planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 
police roles that support democratic governance, in-
cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 
respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, 
and foster improved police relations with the com-
munities they serve. 
(2) 
COUNTERTERRORISM
PARTNERSHIPS 
FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and Related Programs’’ shall be made available for 
the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for pro-
grams in areas liberated from, under the influence 
of, or adversely affected by, the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria or other terrorist organizations: Provided, 
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That such areas shall include the Kurdistan Region 
of Iraq: Provided further, That prior to the obliga-
tion of funds made available pursuant to this para-
graph, the Secretary of State shall take all prac-
ticable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place 
for monitoring, oversight, and control of such funds: 
Provided further, That funds made available pursu-
ant to this paragraph shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas-
ualty training and equipment consistent with 
prior fiscal years. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer com-
bat casualty care training and equipment as a 
component of any package of lethal assistance 
funded by this Act with funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 
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Provided, That the requirement of this subpara-
graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un-
less the Secretary determines that such country 
has in place, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat-
ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 
standards recommended by the Committee on 
Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur-
ther, That any such training and equipment for 
combat casualty care shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(4) TRAINING
RELATED
TO
INTERNATIONAL 
HUMANITARIAN LAW.—The Secretary of State shall 
offer training related to the requirements of inter-
national humanitarian law as a component of any 
package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’: Provided, That the requirement of 
this paragraph shall not apply to a country that is 
a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO), is a major non-NATO ally designated by 
section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, or is complying with international humani-
tarian law: Provided further, That any such training 
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shall be made available through an open and com-
petitive process. 
(5) SECURITY FORCE PROFESSIONALIZATION.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ and ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ shall be 
made available to increase the capacity of foreign 
military and law enforcement personnel to operate in 
accordance with appropriate standards relating to 
human rights and the protection of civilians in the 
manner specified under this section in Senate Report 
116–126, following consultation with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided, That funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph shall be made 
available through an open and competitive process. 
(6) GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, up 
to $7,500,000 from funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds previously 
made available under the heading ‘‘Global Security 
Contingency Fund’’, subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
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(7) INTERNATIONAL
PRISON
CONDITIONS.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, 
‘‘Economic 
Support 
Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, shall be made available for as-
sistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign 
prisons and other detention facilities, notwith-
standing section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961: Provided, That the Secretary of State and 
the USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses 
of such funds prior to obligation and not later than 
60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds shall be in addition to funds 
otherwise made available by this Act for such pur-
pose. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RECONSTITUTING
CIVILIAN
POLICE
AU-
THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap-
propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 
nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 
mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 
other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 
as well as a nation emerging from instability. 
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(2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE-
INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2022. 
(3) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE 
AUTHORITY.— 
(A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
108–287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘of this section’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘of 
this section after September 30, 2025.’’. 
(B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1961 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2023, 2024, and 2025’’. 
(4) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of 
section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to 
Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
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tion (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 including Major 
Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and 
other types of aircraft having possible civilian appli-
cation), if the President determines that there are 
compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 
for those defense articles being provided by commer-
cial lease rather than by government-to-government 
sale under such Act. 
(5) SPECIAL
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
FUND.— 
Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu-
ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 
Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That the provision of defense arti-
cles and defense services to foreign countries or 
international organizations from the Fund shall be 
subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(6) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—For the purposes of 
funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs that are made 
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available for assistance for units of foreign security 
forces, the term ‘‘to the maximum extent prac-
ticable’’ in section 620M(d)(7) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) means that the 
identity of such units shall be made publicly avail-
able unless the Secretary of State, on a case-by-case 
basis, determines and reports to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that non-disclosure is in the 
national security interest of the United States: Pro-
vided, That any such determination shall include a 
detailed justification, and may be submitted in clas-
sified form. 
(7) DUTY TO INFORM.—If assistance to a for-
eign security force is provided in a manner in which 
the recipient unit or units cannot be identified prior 
to the transfer of assistance, the Secretary of State 
shall regularly provide a list of units prohibited from 
receiving such assistance pursuant to section 620M 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to the recipi-
ent government, and such assistance shall be made 
available subject to a written agreement that the re-
cipient government will comply with such prohibi-
tion: Provided, That such requirement regarding a 
written agreement shall take effect not later than 
December 31, 2021. 
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(8) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—— 
(A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of 
Offer and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’, the Secretary of 
State shall consult with each recipient govern-
ment to ensure that the LOA between the 
United States and such recipient government 
complies with purposes of section 4 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) and that 
the defense articles, services, and training pro-
cured with funds appropriated under such head-
ing are consistent with United States national 
security policy. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall promptly 
inform the appropriate congressional commit-
tees of any instance in which the Secretary of 
State has credible information that such assist-
ance was used in a manner contrary to such 
agreement. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act should not be used to support any military 
training or operations that include child soldiers. 
(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 
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(A) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, demining equipment 
available to the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development and the Department of 
State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for human-
itarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 
basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary of State may 
prescribe. 
(B) CLUSTER
MUNITIONS.—No military 
assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni-
tions, no defense export license for cluster mu-
nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 
or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless— 
(i) the submunitions of the cluster 
munitions, after arming, do not result in 
more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 
across the range of intended operational 
environments, and the agreement applica-
ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 
such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 
technology specifies that the cluster muni-
tions will only be used against clearly de-
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fined military targets and will not be used 
where civilians are known to be present or 
in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions. 
(3) CROWD
CONTROL
ITEMS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, 
small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other 
items for crowd control purposes for foreign security 
forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful ex-
pression, association, or assembly in countries that 
the Secretary of State determines are undemocratic 
or are undergoing democratic transitions. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on funds obligated and ex-
pended during fiscal year 2021, by country and pur-
pose of assistance, under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’. 
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(2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE-
PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 
656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 
‘‘military training provided to foreign military per-
sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 
military training provided by foreign governments 
with funds appropriated to the Department of De-
fense or the Department of State, except for train-
ing provided by the government of a country des-
ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
2321k(b)) as a major non-North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization ally: Provided, That such third-country 
training shall be clearly identified in the report sub-
mitted pursuant to section 656 of such Act. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 7036. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 
secondary boycott of American firms that have com-
mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace 
in the region and to United States investment and 
trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret-
tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and 
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publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the 
Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; 
(3) all Arab League states should normalize re-
lations with their neighbor Israel; 
(4) the President and the Secretary of State 
should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab 
League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to 
demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking 
into consideration the participation of any recipient 
country in the boycott when determining to sell 
weapons to said country; and 
(5) the President should report to Congress an-
nually on specific steps being taken by the United 
States to encourage Arab League states to normalize 
their relations with Israel to bring about the termi-
nation of the Arab League boycott of Israel, includ-
ing those to encourage allies and trading partners of 
the United States to enact laws prohibiting busi-
nesses from complying with the boycott and penal-
izing businesses that do comply. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 
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unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 
the appropriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 
state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
and 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 
security organizations; and 
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include— 
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
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independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 
assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 
respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 
other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac-
countable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President determines that it is important to the 
national security interest of the United States to do so. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 
of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 
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7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2022, 
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi-
lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
troller General of the United States will have access to 
appropriate United States financial information in order 
to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 
the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 
ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 
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any individual, private or government entity, or edu-
cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 
to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 
engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 
entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 
principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov-
erning board of trustees any individual that has been de-
termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 
or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter-
rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 
steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 
terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu-
cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 
be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for— 
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
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(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
individual who the Secretary of State deter-
mines has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds made available by this or 
prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 
available by transfer, may be made available for obli-
gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks 
that have been established for security assistance for 
the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent 
of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. 
(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall ensure 
that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 
and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 
sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro-
gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 
ensure, among other things, compliance with this 
section. 
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(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 
to $1,000,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec-
tor General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development for audits, investigations, and 
other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 
this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
(e) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 
in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 
treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro-
vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2022 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 
audit shall address— 
(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) 
NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—Funds 
made 
available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 
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subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 
to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 
more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 
apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 
the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 
place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro-
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vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales-
tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 
weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 
waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal-
estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac-
count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi-
nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au-
thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen-
sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro-
moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 
Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 
LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 
through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 
of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 
Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 
to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 
Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
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Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree-
ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 
undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government, including all of its ministers or such 
equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 
(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 
this subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 
paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations within 120 days of the certification and 
every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent are continuing to comply with the principles 
contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the 
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Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 
purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi-
cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 
such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and may only be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
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(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, not less than $125,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for Egypt, of 
which $40,000,000 should be made available for 
higher education programs, including not less than 
$15,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian students 
with high financial need to attend not-for-profit in-
stitutions of higher education in Egypt that are cur-
rently accredited by a regional accrediting agency 
recognized by the United States Department of Edu-
cation, or meets standards equivalent to those re-
quired for United States institutional accreditation 
by a regional accrediting agency recognized by such 
Department: Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available for democracy programs, and for de-
velopment programs in the Sinai: Provided further, 
That such funds may not be made available for cash 
transfer assistance or budget support unless the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the Govern-
ment of Egypt is taking consistent and effective 
steps to stabilize the economy and implement mar-
ket-based economic reforms. 
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(3) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’, $1,300,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2023, 
should be made available for assistance for 
Egypt: Provided, That such funds may be 
transferred to an interest bearing account in 
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations, and the uses of any interest 
earned on such funds shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
$150,000,000 of such funds shall be withheld 
from obligation until the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Government of Egypt is tak-
ing sustained and effective steps to— 
(i) strengthen the rule of law, demo-
cratic institutions, and human rights in 
Egypt, including to protect religious mi-
norities and the rights of women, which 
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are in addition to steps taken during the 
previous calendar year for such purposes; 
(ii) implement reforms that protect 
freedoms of expression, association, and 
peaceful assembly, including the ability of 
civil society organizations, human rights 
defenders, and the media to function with-
out interference; 
(iii) hold Egyptian security forces ac-
countable, including officers credibly al-
leged to have violated human rights; 
(iv) investigate and prosecute cases of 
extrajudicial killings and forced disappear-
ances; 
(v) provide regular access for United 
States officials to monitor such assistance 
in areas where the assistance is used; and 
(vi) prevent the intimidation and har-
assment of American citizens: 
Provided further, That the certification require-
ment of this paragraph shall not apply to funds 
appropriated by this Act under such heading 
for counterterrorism, border security, and non-
proliferation programs for Egypt. 
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(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 
waive the certification requirement in subpara-
graph (A) if the Secretary determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
to do so is important to the national security 
interest of the United States, and submits a re-
port to such Committees containing a detailed 
justification for the use of such waiver and the 
reasons why any of the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A) cannot be met: Provided, That 
the report required by this paragraph shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may be ac-
companied by a classified annex. 
(C) In addition to the funds withheld pur-
suant to subparagraph (A)— 
(i) $135,000,000 of the funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be withheld from obligation until the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt is making clear and 
consistent progress in releasing political 
prisoners and providing detainees with due 
process of law; and 
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(ii) $15,000,000 of the funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be withheld from obligation until the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt has provided Amer-
ican citizens with fair and commensurate 
compensation for injuries suffered as a re-
sult of an attack against a tour group by 
the Egyptian military. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall 
be made available for the programs and activities de-
scribed under this section in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations the semi-annual report re-
quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 
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added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree-
ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on— 
(i) the status of United States bilat-
eral sanctions on Iran; 
(ii) the reimposition and renewed en-
forcement of secondary sanctions; and 
(iii) the impact such sanctions have 
had 
on 
Iran’s 
destabilizing 
activities 
throughout the Middle East. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Iraq for— 
(A) bilateral economic assistance and inter-
national security assistance, including in the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 
(B) stabilization assistance, including in 
Anbar Province; 
(C) justice sector strengthening; 
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standing section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 
228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are made available 
for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail-
able for programs and equipment for the Leba-
nese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to address secu-
rity and stability requirements in areas affected 
by conflict in Syria, following consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are made available for assistance 
for Lebanon may only be made available for 
programs to— 
(i) professionalize the LAF to miti-
gate internal and external threats from 
non-state actors, including Hizballah; 
(ii) strengthen border security and 
combat terrorism, including training and 
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equipping the LAF to secure the borders 
of Lebanon and address security and sta-
bility requirements in areas affected by 
conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship-
ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 
as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 
(iii) implement United Nations Secu-
rity Council Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 
available by this subparagraph for assistance 
for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
spend plan, including actions to be taken to en-
sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 
only for the intended purposes, except such plan 
may not be considered as meeting the notifica-
tion requirements under section 7015 of this 
Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted 
not later than June 1, 2022: Provided further, 
That any notification submitted pursuant to 
such section shall include any funds specifically 
intended for lethal military equipment. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
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ISF or the LAF if the ISF or the LAF is controlled 
by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated 
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for stabilization assistance for Libya, including sup-
port for a United Nations-facilitated political process 
and border security: Provided, That the limitation on 
the uses of funds for certain infrastructure projects 
in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113– 
76) shall apply to such funds. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Prior to the initial obliga-
tion of funds made available by this Act for assist-
ance for Libya, the Secretary of State shall certify 
and report to the Committees on Appropriations 
that all practicable steps have been taken to ensure 
that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, over-
sight, and control of such funds. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
AND
CONSULTATION
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated under title III of 
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this Act shall be made available for assistance for 
the Western Sahara: Provided, That not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the 
obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
the proposed uses of such funds. 
(2) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that 
are available for assistance for Morocco may only be 
used for the purposes requested in the Congressional 
Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
(h) SAUDI ARABIA.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND 
TRAINING.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’ may be made available for as-
sistance for the Government of Saudi Arabia. 
(2) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.—None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
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programs should be obligated or expended by the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States to guar-
antee, insure, or extend (or participate in the exten-
sion of) credit in connection with the export of nu-
clear technology, equipment, fuel, materials, or other 
nuclear technology-related goods or services to Saudi 
Arabia unless the Government of Saudi Arabia— 
(A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation 
agreement pursuant to section 123 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153); 
(B) has committed to renounce uranium 
enrichment and reprocessing on its territory 
under that agreement; and 
(C) has signed and implemented an Addi-
tional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards 
Agreement with the International Atomic En-
ergy Agency. 
(i) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 
made available, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 
Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 
response and chemical weapons use investigations. 
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