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strict assistance under the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1954: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act 
and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 
obligated or expended except as provided through the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup-
port international terrorism; or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country that violates internationally recognized 
human rights. 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 636. (a) Funds appropriated under titles II 
through V of this Act which are specifically designated 
may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same 
account notwithstanding the designation if compliance 
with the designation is made impossible by operation of 
any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, That any 
such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
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Provided further, That assistance that is reprogrammed 
pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under 
the same terms and conditions as originally provided. 
(b) In addition to the authority contained in sub-
section (a), the original period of availability of funds ap-
propriated by this Act and administered by the United 
States Agency for International Development that are spe-
cifically designated for particular programs or activities by 
this or any other Act shall be extended for an additional 
fiscal year if the Administrator of such agency determines 
and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the termination of assistance to a country or 
a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely 
that such designated funds can be obligated during the 
original period of availability: Provided, That such des-
ignated funds that are continued available for an addi-
tional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose 
of such designation. 
CEILINGS AND DESIGNATED FUNDING LEVELS 
SEC. 637. Ceilings and specifically designated fund-
ing levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to 
funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically 
so directs: Provided, That specifically designated funding 
levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any 
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other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated 
by this Act. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 638. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
within the United States not authorized before the date 
of the enactment of this Act by the Congress: Provided, 
That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to 
carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96– 
533. 
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS 
MEMBERS 
SEC. 639. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to titles II through V of this Act for 
carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be 
used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrear-
ages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, 
from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 
1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 
costs for participation of another country’s delegation at 
international conferences held under the auspices of multi-
lateral or international organizations. 
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS—DOCUMENTATION 
SEC. 640. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to titles II through V of this Act shall 
be available to a nongovernmental organization which fails 
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to provide upon timely request any document, file, or 
record necessary to the auditing requirements of the 
United States Agency for International Development. 
PROHIBITION
ON
ASSISTANCE
TO
FOREIGN
GOVERN-
MENTS
THAT
EXPORT
LETHAL
MILITARY
EQUIP-
MENT TO COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL 
TERRORISM 
SEC. 641. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by titles II through V of this Act 
may be available to any foreign government which provides 
lethal military equipment to a country the government of 
which the Secretary of State has determined is a terrorist 
government for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979. The prohibition under this sec-
tion with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 
12 months after that government ceases to provide such 
military equipment. This section applies with respect to 
lethal military equipment provided under a contract en-
tered into after October 1, 1997. 
(b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any 
other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the 
President determines that furnishing such assistance is 
important to the national interests of the United States. 
(c) Whenever the waiver authority of subsection (b) 
is exercised, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
Congressional committees a report with respect to the fur-
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nishing of such assistance. Any such report shall include 
a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, in-
cluding the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, 
and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United 
States national interests. 
WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR PARKING FINES AND 
REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 642. (a) Subject to subsection (c), of the funds 
appropriated under titles II through V of this Act that 
are made available for assistance for a foreign country, 
an amount equal to 110 percent of the total amount of 
the unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties 
and unpaid property taxes owed by the central government 
of such country shall be withheld from obligation for as-
sistance for the central government of such country until 
the Secretary of State submits a certification to the appro-
priate congressional committees stating that such parking 
fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes are fully 
paid. 
(b) Funds withheld from obligation pursuant to sub-
section (a) may be made available for other programs or 
activities funded by this Act, after consultation with and 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the appro-
priate congressional committees, provided that no such 
funds shall be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a foreign country that has not paid the 
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total amount of the fully adjudicated parking fines and 
penalties and unpaid property taxes owed by such country. 
(c) Subsection (a) shall not include amounts that 
have been withheld under any other provision of law. 
(d)(1) The Secretary of State may waive the require-
ments set forth in subsection (a) with respect to parking 
fines and penalties no sooner than 60 days from the date 
of enactment of this Act, or at any time with respect to 
a particular country, if the Secretary determines that it 
is in the national interests of the United States to do so. 
(2) The Secretary of State may waive the require-
ments set forth in subsection (a) with respect to the un-
paid property taxes if the Secretary of State determines 
that it is in the national interests of the United States 
to do so. 
(e) Not later than six months after the initial exercise 
of the waiver authority in subsection (d), the Secretary 
of State, after consultations with the City of New York, 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
describing a strategy, including a timetable and steps cur-
rently being taken, to collect the parking fines and pen-
alties and unpaid property taxes and interest owed by na-
tions receiving foreign assistance under this Act. 
(f) In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘fully adjudicated’’ includes cir-
cumstances in which the person to whom the vehicle 
is registered— 
(A)(i) has not responded to the parking 
violation summons; or (ii) has not followed the 
appropriate adjudication procedure to challenge 
the summons; and 
(B) the period of time for payment of or 
challenge to the summons has lapsed. 
(3) The term ‘‘parking fines and penalties’’ 
means parking fines and penalties— 
(A) owed to— 
(i) the District of Columbia; or 
(ii) New York, New York; and 
(B) incurred during the period April 1, 
1997, through September 30, 2007. 
(4) The term ‘‘unpaid property taxes’’ means 
the amount of unpaid taxes and interest determined 
to be owed by a foreign country on real property in 
the District of Columbia or New York, New York in 
a court order or judgment entered against such 
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country by a court of the United States or any State 
or subdivision thereof. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PLO FOR THE 
WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 643. None of the funds appropriated under ti-
tles II through V of this Act may be obligated for assist-
ance for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for 
the West Bank and Gaza unless the President has exer-
cised the authority under section 604(a) of the Middle 
East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title VI of Public 
Law 104–107) or any other legislation to suspend or make 
inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 and that suspension is still in effect: Provided, That 
if the President fails to make the certification under sec-
tion 604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act 
of 1995 or to suspend the prohibition under other legisla-
tion, funds appropriated by this Act may not be obligated 
for assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization 
for the West Bank and Gaza. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN 
SEC. 644. If the President determines that doing so 
will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up 
to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United 
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Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to 
the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 
Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the 
Council may establish or authorize to deal with such viola-
tions, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained 
in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determina-
tion required under this section shall be in lieu of any de-
terminations otherwise required under section 552(c): Pro-
vided further, That the drawdown made under this section 
for any tribunal shall not be construed as an endorsement 
or precedent for the establishment of any standing or per-
manent international criminal tribunal or court: Provided 
further, That funds made available for tribunals other 
than Yugoslavia, Rwanda, or the Special Court for Sierra 
Leone shall be made available subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
LANDMINES 
SEC. 645. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, demining equipment available to the United States 
Agency for International Development and the Depart-
ment of State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian 
purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign 
countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the 
President may prescribe. 
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RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 646. None of the funds appropriated under ti-
tles II through V of this Act may be obligated or expended 
to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any 
department or agency of the United States Government 
for the purpose of conducting official United States Gov-
ernment business with the Palestinian Authority over 
Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing 
entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Prin-
ciples: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to 
the acquisition of additional space for the existing Con-
sulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That meet-
ings between officers and employees of the United States 
and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor 
Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel- 
PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of con-
ducting official United States Government business with 
such authority should continue to take place in locations 
other than Jerusalem. As has been true in the past, offi-
cers and employees of the United States Government may 
continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Pal-
estinians (including those who now occupy positions in the 
Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have inci-
dental discussions. 
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PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES 
SEC. 647. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under titles III or IV of this Act under 
the heading ‘‘INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDU-
CATION AND TRAINING’’ or ‘‘FOREIGN MILITARY 
FINANCING PROGRAM’’ for Informational Program 
activities or under the headings ‘‘CHILD SURVIVAL 
AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND’’, ‘‘DEVELOP-
MENT ASSISTANCE’’, and ‘‘ECONOMIC SUPPORT 
FUND’’ may be obligated or expended to pay for— 
(1) alcoholic beverages; or 
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that 
are substantially of a recreational character, includ-
ing but not limited to entrance fees at sporting 
events, theatrical and musical productions, and 
amusement parks. 
HAITI 
SEC. 648. (a) The Government of Haiti shall be eligi-
ble to purchase defense articles and services under the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for 
the Coast Guard. 
(b) Of the funds appropriated by this act under titles 
III and IV, not less than $201,584,000 shall be available 
for assistance for Haiti: Provided, That not less than the 
following amounts of funds appropriated by this Act under 
the following heading shall be made available— 
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(1) $20,000,000 from ‘‘CHILD SURVIVAL 
AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND’’; 
(2) $25,000,000 from ‘‘DEVELOPMENT AS-
SISTANCE’’; 
(3) $83,000,000 from ‘‘GLOBAL HIV/AIDS 
INITIATIVE’’; 
(4) $63,394,000 from ‘‘ECONOMIC SUP-
PORT FUND’’; 
(5) 
$9,000,000 
from 
‘‘INTERNATIONAL 
NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCE-
MENT’’; 
(6) $990,000 from ‘‘FOREIGN MILITARY 
FINANCING PROGRAM’’; and 
(7) $200,000 from ‘‘INTERNATIONAL MILI-
TARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING’’. 
(c) None of the funds made available in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT’’ may be used 
to transfer excess weapons, ammunition or other lethal 
property of an agency of the United States Government 
to the Government of Haiti for use by the Haitian Na-
tional Police until the Secretary of State certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that: 
(1) the United Nations Mission in Haiti has 
carried out the vetting of the senior levels of the 
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Haitian National Police and has ensured that those 
credibly alleged to have committed serious crimes, 
including drug trafficking and human rights viola-
tions, have been suspended; and 
(2) the Haitian National Government is cooper-
ating in a reform and restructuring plan for the 
Haitian National Police and the reform of the judi-
cial system as called for in United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1608 adopted on June 22, 2005. 
COLOMBIA 
SEC. 649. (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ASSIST-
ANCE FOR COLOMBIA.—Of the funds appropriated in titles 
III and IV of this Act, not more than $530,608,000 shall 
be available for assistance for Colombia: Provided, That 
not more than $49,500,000 shall be available from funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘FOREIGN 
MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM’’ and ‘‘INTER-
NATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAIN-
ING’’ for assistance for Colombia: Provided further, That 
not less than $22,250,000 shall be available for rule of 
law activities from funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CON-
TROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT’’: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated by this act under the head-
ing ‘‘ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND’’, not less than 
$218,500,000 shall be apportioned directly to the United 
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States Agency for International Development (USAID) 
for alternative development/institution building and sus-
tainable development programs, of which not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be made available for economic develop-
ment activities in Afro-Colombian and indigenous commu-
nities, in consultation with Afro-Colombian and indigenous 
authorities and community members: Provided further, 
That with respect to funds apportioned to USAID under 
the previous proviso, the responsibility for policy decisions 
for the use of such funds, including what activities will 
be funded and the amount of funds that will be provided 
for each of those activities, shall be the responsibility of 
the Administrator of USAID in consultation with the As-
sistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs: Provided further, That with re-
spect to funds apportioned to USAID under the third pro-
viso of this section, not less than $16,500,000 shall be 
available for judicial reform programs in Colombia; not 
less than $8,250,000 shall be made available for assist-
ance for organizations and programs to protect human 
rights; and not less than $5,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for assistance for the Fiscalı´a: Provided further, That 
funds made available to furnish assistance to the Govern-
ment of Colombia in this Act and prior year Acts making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
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and related programs, may be used (1) to support a uni-
fied campaign against narcotics trafficking and terrorist 
organizations and activities; and (2) to take actions to pro-
tect human health and welfare in emergency cir-
cumstances, including undertaking rescue operations: Pro-
vided further, That the authority contained in the previous 
proviso shall cease to be effective if the Secretary of State 
has credible evidence that the Colombian Government is 
not conducting vigorous operations to restore government 
authority and respect for human rights in areas under the 
effective control of paramilitary, illegal self-defense 
groups, illegal security cooperatives, or other criminal and 
guerrilla organizations: Provided further, That the Presi-
dent shall ensure that if any helicopter procured with 
funds in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related pro-
grams, is used to aid or abet the operations of any illegal 
self-defense group or illegal security cooperative, such heli-
copter shall be immediately returned to the United States. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 650. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to pro-
viding funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
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(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 and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate that waiving such 
prohibition is important to the national security interests 
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 steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest 
terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist 
infrastructure. The report shall also include a description 
of how funds will be spent and the accounting procedures 
in place to ensure that they are properly disbursed. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES 
SEC. 651. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be provided to any unit of the security forces 
of a foreign country if the Secretary of State has credible 
evidence that such unit has committed gross violations of 
human rights, unless the Secretary determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the government 
of such country is taking effective measures to bring the 
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responsible members of the security forces unit to justice: 
Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed 
to withhold funds made available under titles II through 
V of this Act from any unit of the security forces of a 
foreign country not credibly alleged to be involved in gross 
violations of human rights: Provided further, That in the 
event that funds are withheld from any unit pursuant to 
this section, the Secretary of State shall promptly inform 
the foreign government of the basis for such action and 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist the for-
eign government in taking effective measures to bring the 
responsible members of the security forces to justice. 
FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT 
SEC. 652. The annual foreign military training report 
required by section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 shall be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate by 
the date specified in that section. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 653. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘TRADE AND 
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY’’, ‘‘OVERSEAS PRIVATE 
INVESTMENT CORPORATION’’, and ‘‘GLOBAL HIV/ 
AIDS INITIATIVE’’, may be obligated and expended not-
withstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 and section 
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15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956. 
LIBYA 
SEC. 654. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to carry out any diplomatic operations 
in Libya or accept the credentials of any representative 
of the Government of Libya until such time as the Presi-
dent certifies to Congress that Libya has taken irrevocable 
steps to pay, in its entirety, the total amount of the settle-
ment commitment of $10,000,000 to the surviving families 
of each descendent of Pan Am Flight 103 and certifies 
to Congress that Libya will continue to work in good faith 
to resolve the outstanding cases of United States victims 
of terrorism sponsored or supported by Libya, including 
the settlement of the La Belle Discotheque bombing. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 655. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles II through V of this 
Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless 
the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that— 
(1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing 
entity has been democratically elected through cred-
ible and competitive elections; 
(2) the elected governing entity of a new Pales-
tinian state— 
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(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures; 
(C) is establishing a new Palestinian secu-
rity entity that is cooperative with appropriate 
Israeli and other appropriate security organiza-
tions; and 
(3) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
body 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 acknowledgement of 
the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and polit-
ical independence of every state in the area 
through measures including the establishment 
of demilitarized zones; 
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(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 newly-elected governing entity should enact 
a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent ju-
diciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and 
should enact other laws and regulations assuring trans-
parent and accountable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if he determines that it is vital to the national security 
interests 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 a 
newly-elected governing entity, in order to help meet the 
requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provi-
sions of section 650 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance 
to the Palestinian Authority’’). 
LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA 
SEC. 656. (a) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR ASSIST-
ANCE TO THE COLOMBIAN ARMED FORCES.— 
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(1) REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD ASSISTANCE 
FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIA-
TIVE’’ and ‘‘FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING 
PROGRAM’’ that are available for assistance for the 
Colombian Armed Forces— 
(A) 25 percent of such funds under each 
such heading shall be withheld from obligation 
until the Secretary of State consults with, and 
submits a written certification to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that the Government of 
Colombia has met the requirements described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph 
(2); and 
(B) An additional 15 percent of such funds 
under each such heading shall be withheld from 
obligation until July 31, 2008, and shall only be 
obligated after the Secretary of State consults 
with, and submits a written certification to, the 
Committees on Appropriations that, the Gov-
ernment of Colombia is continuing to meet the 
requirements described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of paragraph (2) and has met the 
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