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(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the President shall, in ac-
cordance with this section, establish the terms and 
conditions under which loans may be sold, reduced, 
or canceled pursuant to this section. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Facility, as defined 
in section 702(8) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, shall notify the administrator of the agency 
primarily responsible for administering part I of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of purchasers that 
the President has determined to be eligible, and 
shall direct such agency to carry out the sale, reduc-
tion, or cancellation of a loan pursuant to this sec-
tion. Such agency shall make adjustment in its ac-
counts to reflect the sale, reduction, or cancellation. 
(4) LIMITATION.—The authorities of this sub-
section shall be available only to the extent that ap-
propriations for the cost of the modification, as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, are made in advance. 
(b) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds from the 
sale, reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, 
or canceled pursuant to this section shall be deposited in 
the United States Government account or accounts estab-
lished for the repayment of such loan.
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(c) ELIGIBLE PURCHASERS.—A loan may be sold 
pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who 
presents plans satisfactory to the President for using the 
loan for the purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, 
debt-for-development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps. 
(d) DEBTOR CONSULTATIONS.—Before the sale to 
any eligible purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation 
pursuant to this section, of any loan made to an eligible 
country, the President should consult with the country 
concerning the amount of loans to be sold, reduced, or 
canceled and their uses for debt-for-equity swaps, debt- 
for-development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps. 
(e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The authority pro-
vided by subsection (a) may be used only with regard to 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘DEBT 
RESTRUCTURING’’. 
BASIC EDUCATION 
SEC. 667. (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than $750,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for developing coun-
tries for basic education. Of this amount, not less than 
$265,000,000 shall be provided and implemented in coun-
tries that have an approved national education plan. 
(b) COORDINATOR.—There shall be established with-
in the Department of State in the immediate office of the 
Secretary of State, a Coordinator of United States Gov-
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ernment activities to provide basic education assistance in 
developing countries (hereinafter in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Coordinator’’). 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—That this Coordinator shall 
have primary responsibility for the oversight and coordina-
tion of all resources and international activities of the 
United States Government that provide assistance in de-
veloping countries for basic education. The individual serv-
ing as the Coordinator may not hold any other position 
in the Federal Government during the individual’s time 
of service as Coordinator. 
(d) STRATEGY.—The President shall develop a com-
prehensive integrated United States Government strategy 
to provide assistance in developing countries for basic edu-
cation within 90 days of enactment of this Act. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2008, the Secretary of State shall report to 
the Committees on Appropriations on the implementation 
of United States Government assistance programs in de-
veloping countries for basic education. 
(f) Funds appropriated by title II of Public Law 109– 
102 and provided to the Comptroller General pursuant to 
section 567 of that Act shall be available until expended 
and are also available to the Comptroller General to con-
duct further evaluations of basic education programs in
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developing countries under the direction of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 668. Of the funds appropriated by title III of 
this Act under the heading ‘‘ECONOMIC SUPPORT 
FUND’’, not less than $12,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to support Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation 
Programs and an additional amount of $11,000,000 shall 
be made available to support Middle East People to People 
Coexistence Programs to promote activities which bring 
together individuals of different ethnic, religious, and po-
litical backgrounds from areas of civil conflict and war. 
SUDAN 
SEC. 669. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—Subject 
to subsection (d): 
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for assistance for the Government of 
Sudan. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for the cost, as defined in 
section 502, of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held 
by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of 
selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the
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United States, and modifying concessional loans, 
guarantees, and credit agreements. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of 
State determines and certifies to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that: 
(1)
The
Government
of
Sudan
honors
its 
pledges to cease attacks upon civilians and disarms 
and demobilizes the Janjaweed and other govern-
ment-supported militias. 
(2) The Government of Sudan and all govern-
ment-supported militia groups are honoring their 
commitments made in all previous cease-fire agree-
ments. 
(3) The Government of Sudan is allowing 
unimpeded access to Darfur to humanitarian aid or-
ganizations, the human rights investigation and hu-
manitarian teams of the United Nations, including 
protection officers, and the international monitoring 
team that is based in Darfur and has the support 
of the United States. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of subsection (b) 
shall not apply to— 
(1) humanitarian assistance;
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(2) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern 
Sudan, Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State, 
Blue Nile State, and Abyei; and 
(3) assistance to support implementation of the 
Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Darfur 
Peace Agreement or any other internationally-recog-
nized viable peace agreement in Sudan. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the 
term ‘‘Government of Sudan’’, shall not include the Gov-
ernment of Southern Sudan. 
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, assistance in this 
Act may be made available to the Government of Southern 
Sudan to provide non-lethal military assistance, military 
education and training, and defense services controlled 
under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 
CRF 120.1 et seq.) if the Secretary of State— 
(1) determines that the provision of such items 
is in the national interest of the United States; and 
(2) not later than 15 days before the provision 
of any such assistance, notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions in the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs in the House of Representatives of such de-
termination.