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the Committees on Appropriations that any mem-
bers of the Haitian National Police who have been 
credibly alleged to have committed serious crimes, 
including drug trafficking and violations of inter-
nationally recognized human rights, have been sus-
pended. 
(c) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act that are available for assistance for 
the Dominican Republic, not less than $5,000,000 shall 
be made available for basic health care, nutrition, sanita-
tion, education, and shelter for migrant workers and other 
residents of batey communities. 
(d) ASSISTANCE FOR GUATEMALA.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ (IMET) that are available for assistance 
for Guatemala, other than for expanded IMET, may 
be made available only for the Guatemalan Air 
Force, Navy and Army Corps of Engineers: Pro-
vided, That assistance for the Army Corps of Engi-
neers shall only be available for training to improve 
disaster response capabilities and to participate in 
international peacekeeping operations: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds may be made available only if 
the Secretary of State certifies that the Air Force, 
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Navy and Army Corps of Engineers are respecting 
internationally recognized human rights and cooper-
ating with civilian judicial investigations and pros-
ecutions of current and retired military personnel 
who have been credibly alleged to have committed 
violations of such rights, and with the International 
Commission 
Against 
Impunity 
in 
Guatemala 
(CICIG) by granting access to CICIG personnel, 
providing evidence to CICIG, and allowing witness 
testimony. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
not more than $500,000 may be made available for 
the Guatemalan Air Force, Navy and Army Corps of 
Engineers: Provided, That assistance for the Army 
Corps of Engineers shall only be available for train-
ing to improve disaster response capabilities and to 
participate in international peacekeeping operations: 
Provided further, That such funds may be made 
available only if the Secretary of State certifies that 
the Air Force, Navy and Army Corps of Engineers 
are respecting internationally recognized human 
rights and cooperating with civilian judicial inves-
tigations and prosecutions of current and retired 
military personnel who have been credibly alleged to 
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have committed violations of such rights, including 
protecting and providing to the Attorney General’s 
office all military archives pertaining to the internal 
armed conflict, and cooperating with the CICIG by 
granting access to CICIG personnel, providing evi-
dence to CICIG, and allowing witness testimony. 
(e) ASSISTANCE FOR MEXICO.—Of the funds appro-
priated under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act, not 
more than $300,000,000 may be made available for assist-
ance for Mexico, only to combat drug trafficking and re-
lated violence and organized crime, and for judicial re-
form, institution building, anti-corruption, and rule of law 
activities, of which not less than $75,000,000 shall be used 
for judicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, 
and rule of law activities: Provided, That none of the funds 
made available under this section shall be made available 
for budget support or as cash payments. 
(1) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Fifteen percent 
of the funds made available under this section in 
this Act, for assistance for Mexico, not including as-
sistance for judicial reform, institution building, 
anti-corruption, and rule of law activities, may not 
be obligated until the Secretary of State reports in 
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writing to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the Government of Mexico is continuing to— 
(A) improve the transparency and account-
ability of Federal police forces and to work with 
State and municipal authorities to improve the 
transparency and accountability of State and 
municipal police forces through mechanisms in-
cluding police complaints commissions with au-
thority and independence to receive complaints 
and carry out effective investigations; 
(B) conduct regular consultations with 
Mexican human rights organizations and other 
relevant Mexican civil society organizations on 
recommendations for the implementation of the 
Merida Initiative in accordance with Mexican 
and international law; 
(C) ensure that civilian prosecutors and ju-
dicial authorities are investigating and pros-
ecuting, in accordance with Mexican and inter-
national law, members of the Federal police and 
military forces who have been credibly alleged 
to have violated internationally recognized 
human rights, and the Federal police and mili-
tary forces are fully cooperating with the inves-
tigations; and 
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