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(5) taking steps to ensure the content of all educational 
materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools 
and summer camps is consistent with the values of human 
rights, dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement; 
(6) not engaging in operations with financial institutions 
or related entities in violation of relevant United States law, 
and is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of 
the organization; and 
(7) in compliance with the United Nations Board of Audi-
tors’ biennial audit requirements and is implementing in a 
timely fashion the Board’s recommendations. 
(e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS.— 
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to 
titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any 
assessments, arrearages, 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 con-
ferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international 
organizations. 
(f) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—Any operating plan submitted pursuant 
to this Act for funds made available under the heading ‘‘Contribu-
tions to International Organizations’’ shall include information on 
capital projects, as described under such heading in House Report 
115–253. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obliga-
tion or expenditure in fiscal year 2019 for contributions to any 
organization, department, agency, or program within the United 
Nations system or any international program that are withheld 
from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall update such report each time additional 
funds are withheld by operation of any provision of law: Provided 
further, That the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified 
in such report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(h) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACEKEEPING OPER-
ATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be made available to implement section 301 of the Department 
of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
323). 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of State should 
withhold assistance to any unit of the security forces of a 
foreign country if the Secretary has credible information that 
such unit has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, including 
while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, until 
the Secretary determines that the government of such country 
is taking effective steps to hold the responsible members of 
such unit accountable and to prevent future incidents: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall promptly notify the government of 
each country subject to any withholding of assistance pursuant 
to this paragraph, and shall notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees of such withholding not later than 10 days
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after a determination to withhold such assistance is made: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, assist such government in bringing the 
responsible members of such unit to justice. 
(i) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appro-
priated by this Act which are returned or not made available 
due to the implementation of subsection (a), the second proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities’’ in title I of this Act, or section 307(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)), shall remain available 
for obligation until September 30, 2020: Provided, That the require-
ment to withhold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds 
appropriated by this Act. 
(j) NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST WITHHOLDING.— 
(1) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of State shall withhold 
5 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Contributions to International Organizations’’ for a 
specialized agency or other entity of the United Nations if 
the Secretary, in consultation with the United States Ambas-
sador to the United Nations, determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such agency or entity has 
taken an official action that is against the national security 
interest of the United States or an ally of the United States, 
including Israel. 
(2) RELEASE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the United States Ambassador to the United 
Nations, may release funds withheld pursuant to paragraph 
(1) if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that such agency or entity is taking steps 
to address the action that resulted in the withholding of such 
funds. 
(3) REPROGRAMMING.—Should the Secretary of State be 
unable to make a determination pursuant to paragraph (2) 
regarding the release of withheld funds, such funds may be 
reprogrammed for other purposes under the heading ‘‘Contribu-
tions to International Organizations’’. 
(4) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations, may waive the require-
ments of this subsection if the Secretary determines that to 
do so in the national interest. 
(k) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $25,000,000 shall 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, of which 
$23,000,000 shall be for a contribution to support the United 
Nations resident coordinator system and $2,000,000 shall be for 
a contribution to the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 
SEC. 7049. (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 Assistance Act of 1961, may be used,
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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, including assistance for programs to prevent con-
flict, respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, and 
foster improved police relations with the communities they 
serve. 
(2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
shall be made available for combat casualty training and 
equipment. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer combat casualty 
care training and equipment as a component of any package 
of lethal assistance funded by this Act with funds appro-
priated under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: Provided, That the 
requirement of this subparagraph shall apply to a country 
in conflict, unless the Secretary determines that such 
country has in place, to the maximum extent practicable, 
functioning combat casualty care treatment and equipment 
that meets or exceeds the standards recommended by the 
Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided 
further, That any such training and equipment for combat 
casualty care shall be made available through an open 
and transparent process. 
(3) 
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, That such areas shall 
include the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Provided further, That 
prior to the obligation of funds made available pursuant to 
this paragraph, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable 
steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 
oversight, and control of such funds: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to this paragraph shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees, and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) TRAINING RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN 
LAW.—The Secretary of State shall offer training related to 
the requirements of international humanitarian law as a compo-
nent of any package of lethal assistance funded by this Act 
with funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: Pro-
vided, 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 humanitarian law: Provided
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further, That any such training shall be made available through 
an open and transparent process. 
(5) SECURITY FORCE PROFESSIONALIZATION.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 
shall be made available to increase the capacity of foreign 
military and law enforcement personnel to operate in accord-
ance with appropriate standards relating to human rights and 
the protection of civilians in the manner specified under this 
section in the joint explanatory statement accompanying this 
Act, following consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this 
paragraph shall only be made available on an open and competi-
tive basis. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHORITY.—In pro-
viding assistance with funds appropriated 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. 
(2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND REINTEGRATION.— 
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 2019. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
PRISON
CONDITIONS.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than $5,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance to eliminate inhumane 
conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities, not-
withstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State and the USAID Adminis-
trator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
on the proposed uses of such funds prior to obligation and 
not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be in addition to funds otherwise 
made available by this Act for such purpose. 
(4) 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 striking ‘‘of this section’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘of this section after September 30, 2020.’’. 
(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 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019, and 2020’’. 
(5) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Notwith-
standing 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 
may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO 
allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with 
an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States