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(4) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—In addition 
to the activities described in paragraph (2), funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen border secu-
rity and combat terrorism, including training and equipping 
the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms ship-
ments, preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for 
terrorist groups, and to implement United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1701: Provided, That funds may not be 
obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of 
State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a spend 
plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment pro-
vided to the LAF is only used for the intended purposes, except 
such plan may not be considered as meeting the notification 
requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under section 
634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be sub-
mitted not later than September 1, 2019: Provided further, 
That any notification submitted pursuant to such sections shall 
include any funds specifically intended for lethal military equip-
ment. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act shall be made available for stabilization assist-
ance for Libya, including 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 Appropriations Act, 2014 
(division K of Public Law 113–76) shall apply to such funds. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds 
made available by this Act for assistance for Libya, the Sec-
retary 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. 
(3) COOPERATION
ON
THE
SEPTEMBER
2012
ATTACK
ON 
UNITED STATES PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance 
for the central Government of Libya unless the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such government is cooperating with United States 
Government efforts to investigate and bring to justice those 
responsible for the attack on United States personnel and facili-
ties in Benghazi, Libya in September 2012: Provided, That 
the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to funds made 
available for the purpose of protecting United States Govern-
ment personnel or facilities. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds 
appropriated under title III of 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 USAID Administrator, shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military
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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) REFUGEE ASSISTANCE IN NORTH AFRICA.—Not later than 
45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after 
consultation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu-
gees and the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
describing steps taken to strengthen monitoring of the delivery 
of humanitarian assistance provided for refugees in North Africa, 
including any steps taken to ensure that all vulnerable refugees 
are receiving such assistance. 
(i) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and 
‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, not less than $40,000,000 shall be 
made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for non-lethal stabilization assistance for Syria, of which not 
less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for emergency 
medical and rescue response and chemical weapons use inves-
tigations. 
(2) SYRIAN ORGANIZATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for Syria shall be 
made available, on an open and competitive basis, to continue 
to strengthen the capability of Syrian civil society organizations 
to address the immediate and long-term needs of the Syrian 
people in Syria in a manner that supports the sustainability 
of such organizations in implementing Syrian-led humanitarian 
and development programs: Provided, That funds made avail-
able by this paragraph shall be administered by the Bureau 
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pursuant to para-
graph (1) of this subsection— 
(A) may not be made available for a project or activity 
that supports or otherwise legitimizes the Government of 
Iran, foreign terrorist organizations (as designated pursu-
ant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in Syria; and 
(B) should not be used in areas of Syria controlled 
by a government led by Bashar al-Assad or associated 
forces. 
(4) MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.—Prior to the obligation 
of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assist-
ance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable 
steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 
oversight, and control of such assistance inside Syria. 
(5) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to this subsection may only be made available 
following consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) TUNISIA.—Of the funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act, not less than $191,400,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Tunisia. 
(k) WEST BANK AND GAZA.—
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(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the initial obligation 
of funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and accountable 
government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act may be made 
available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if 
after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same standing as 
member states or full membership as a state in the 
United Nations or any specialized agency thereof out-
side an agreement negotiated between Israel and the 
Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an International 
Criminal Court (ICC) judicially authorized investiga-
tion, or actively support such an investigation, that 
subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged 
crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction 
in clause (i) of this subparagraph resulting from the 
application of subclause (I) of such clause if the Secretary 
certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do 
so is in the national security interest of the United States, 
and submits a report to such Committees detailing how 
the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist 
in furthering Middle East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provisions of section 
1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100–204) if the President 
determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of 
the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees 
that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment 
of this Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or any special-
ized agency thereof the same standing as member 
states or full membership as a state outside an agree-
ment negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
and 
(II) initiated or actively supported an ICC inves-
tigation against Israeli nationals for alleged crimes 
against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is unable 
to make the certification pursuant to clause (i) of this 
subparagraph, the President may waive section 1003 of 
Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and cer-
tifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have
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entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel: 
Provided, That any waiver of the provisions of section 
1003 of Public Law 100–204 under clause (i) of this 
subparagraph or under previous provisions of law must 
expire before the waiver under the preceding sentence may 
be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph 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. 
(3) REDUCTION.—The Secretary of State shall reduce the 
amount of assistance made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the Palestinian Authority 
by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent to the 
amount expended by the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine 
Liberation Organization, and any successor or affiliated 
organizations with such entities as payments for acts of ter-
rorism by individuals who are imprisoned after being fairly 
tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals 
who died committing acts of terrorism during the previous 
calendar year: Provided, That the Secretary shall report to 
the Committees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for 
fiscal year 2019 prior to the obligation of funds for the Pales-
tinian Authority. 
(4) PRIVATE
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAMS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs may be made available for private sector partnership 
programs for the West Bank and Gaza if such funds are author-
ized: Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this 
paragraph shall be subject to prior consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees, and the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(5) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting requirements in sec-
tion 1404 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 
Law 110–252) shall apply to funds made available by this 
Act, including a description of modifications, if any, to the 
security strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
(6) INCITEMENT
REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing 
steps taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incitement 
of violence against Israelis and to promote peace and coexist-
ence with Israel. 
(l) YEMEN.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available for stabilization 
assistance for Yemen. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION ASSISTANCE 
RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ for the central 
government of a country in the African Great Lakes region may 
be made available only for Expanded International Military Edu-
cation and Training and professional military education until the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on