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Training’’ that are made available for such purposes may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section 
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(e) ETHIOPIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Ethiopia should be used to support— 
(1) implementation of the cessation of hostilities agreement 
in Tigray; 
(2) political dialogues and confidence building measures 
to end other conflicts in the country; 
(3) civil society and protect human rights; 
(4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to humanitarian 
assistance; 
(5) investigations and prosecutions of gross violations of 
human rights; and 
(6) restoration of basic services in areas impacted by con-
flict. 
(f) MALAWI.—Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs that are made available for higher 
education programs in Malawi shall be made available for higher 
education and workforce development programs in agriculture as 
described under this section in House Report 117–401. 
(g) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under title IV may be made available for assistance for the 
central Government of South Sudan, except to support implementa-
tion of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, 
mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated 
with such Agreement, or any other viable peace agreement in 
South Sudan: Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs that are made available 
for any new program, project, or activity in South Sudan shall 
be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
(h) SUDAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
title III that are made available for assistance for Sudan may 
be made available to support a civilian-led transition in Sudan. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under title IV may be made available for assistance for 
the 
central 
Government 
of 
Sudan, 
except 
to 
support 
implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 
Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related to post-ref-
erendum issues associated with such Agreement, or any other 
viable peace agreement in Sudan. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs that are made avail-
able for any new program, project, or activity in Sudan shall 
be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(i) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any extension 
by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Govern-
ment of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to
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promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule 
of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and 
title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and 
assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, 
unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required 
in paragraph (1). 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
(1) USES OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act, not less than $136,127,000 shall be made available for 
assistance for Burma, which— 
(A) may be made available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law and following consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees; 
(B) may be made available for support for the adminis-
trative operations and programs of entities that support 
peaceful efforts to establish an inclusive and representative 
democracy in Burma and a federal union to foster equality 
among Burma’s diverse ethnic groups, following consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations; 
(C) shall be made available for programs to promote 
ethnic and religious tolerance, unity, and accountability 
and to combat gender-based violence, including in Kachin, 
Chin, Mon, Karen, Karenni, Rakhine, and Shan states; 
(D) shall be made available for community-based 
organizations with experience operating in Thailand to pro-
vide food, medical, and other humanitarian assistance to 
internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition 
to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’; and 
(E) shall be made available for programs and activities 
to investigate and document violations of human rights 
in Burma committed by the military junta. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ may be made available for assistance 
for Burma. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for Burma may 
be made available to the State Administration Council or any 
organization or entity controlled by, or an affiliate of, the armed 
forces of Burma, or to any individual or organization that 
has committed a gross violation of human rights or advocates 
violence against ethnic or religious groups or individuals in 
Burma, as determined by the Secretary of State for programs 
administered by the Department of State and USAID or the 
President of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) 
for programs administered by NED.
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(4) CONSULTATION.—Any new program or activity in Burma 
initiated in fiscal year 2023 shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees. 
(b) CAMBODIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated under title III 
of this Act, not less than $82,505,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Cambodia. 
(2) CERTIFICATION AND EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for assistance for 
the Government of Cambodia may be obligated or expended 
unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such Government is 
taking effective steps to— 
(i) strengthen regional security and stability, 
particularly regarding territorial disputes in the South 
China Sea and the enforcement of international sanc-
tions with respect to North Korea; 
(ii) assert its sovereignty against interference by 
the People’s Republic of China, including by verifiably 
maintaining the neutrality of Ream Naval Base, other 
military installations in Cambodia, and dual use facili-
ties such as the runway at the Dara Sakor development 
project; 
(iii) cease violence, threats, and harassment 
against civil society and the political opposition in 
Cambodia, and dismiss any politically motivated 
criminal charges against critics of the government; and 
(iv) respect the rights, freedoms, and responsibil-
ities enshrined in the Constitution of the Kingdom 
of Cambodia as enacted in 1993. 
(B) 
EXCEPTIONS.—The 
certification 
required 
by 
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to funds appropriated 
by this Act and made available for democracy, health, 
education, 
and 
environment 
programs, 
programs 
to 
strengthen the sovereignty of Cambodia, and programs to 
educate and inform the people of Cambodia of the influence 
activities of the People’s Republic of China in Cambodia. 
(3) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under title III 
of this Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be made available 
for— 
(A) research, documentation, and education programs 
associated with the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; and 
(B) programs in the Khmer language to monitor, map, 
and publicize the efforts by the People’s Republic of China 
to expand its influence in Cambodia. 
(c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY AND THE ASIA REASSURANCE INITIA-
TIVE ACT OF 2018.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act, not less than $1,800,000,000 shall be 
made available to support implementation of the Indo-Pacific 
Strategy and the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–409). 
(2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
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Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, not less than $325,000,000 shall be made 
available for a Countering PRC Influence Fund to counter 
the influence of the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China and the Chinese Communist Party and entities acting 
on their behalf globally, which shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 
such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made available 
for such purposes: Provided further, That up to 10 percent 
of such funds shall be held in reserve to respond to unantici-
pated opportunities to counter PRC influence: Provided further, 
That the uses of such funds shall be the joint responsibility 
of the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, and 
shall be allocated as specified under this section in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to this paragraph under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain 
available until September 30, 2024: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated by this Act for such Fund under the 
headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under 
such headings: Provided further, That such transfer authority 
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this 
Act or any other Act, and is subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None of the 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 any project or activity 
that directly supports or promotes— 
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any dual-use infra-
structure projects of the People’s Republic of China; and 
(B) the use of technology, including biotechnology, dig-
ital, telecommunications, and cyber, developed by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China unless the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the USAID Administrator and the heads 
of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, determines that 
such use does not adversely impact the national security 
of the United States. 
(4) MAPS.—None of the funds made available by this Act 
should be used to create, procure, or display any map that 
inaccurately depicts the territory and social and economic 
system of Taiwan and the islands or island groups administered 
by Taiwan authorities. 
(d) LAOS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles 
III and IV, not less than $93,000,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Laos, including for assistance for persons with 
disabilities caused by unexploded ordnance accidents, and of which 
not less than $1,500,000 should be made available for programs 
to assist persons with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or develop-
mental disabilities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange: Provided, 
That funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be 
used, in consultation with the Government of Laos, for assessments