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alternative development programs and inves-
tigations by civilian judicial authorities; 
(B) enhance security and stability in Co-
lombia and the region; 
(C) strengthen and expand governance, the 
rule of law, and access to justice throughout 
Colombia; 
(D) promote economic and social develop-
ment, including by improving access to areas 
impacted by conflict through demining pro-
grams; and 
(E) implement a peace agreement between 
the Government of Colombia and illegal armed 
groups, in accordance with constitutional and 
legal requirements in Colombia: 
Provided, That such funds shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs that are made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be made available 
for payment of reparations to conflict victims or 
compensation to demobilized combatants associated 
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with a peace agreement between the Government of 
Colombia and illegal armed groups. 
(3) PRE-OBLIGATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Prior 
to the initial obligation of funds made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
multi-year spend plan as described under this sec-
tion in the report accompanying this Act. 
(4) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds made 
available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’ for assistance for Co-
lombia, 30 percent may be obligated only in accord-
ance with the conditions set forth under this section 
in the report accompanying this Act. 
(5) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of paragraph 
(4) shall not apply to funds made available for hu-
manitarian assistance, aviation instruction and 
maintenance, and maritime and riverine security 
programs. 
(c) CUBA.— 
(1) DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act and prior acts 
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making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs 
may be obligated or expended for— 
(i) the establishment or operation of a 
United States diplomatic presence, includ-
ing an embassy, consulate, or liaison office, 
in Cuba beyond that which was in exist-
ence prior to December 17, 2014, includ-
ing the hiring of additional staff, unless 
such staff are necessary for protecting the 
health, safety, or security of diplomatic 
personnel or facilities in Cuba; 
(ii) the facilitation of the establish-
ment or operation of a diplomatic mission 
of Cuba, including an embassy, consulate, 
or liaison office, in the United States be-
yond that which was in existence prior to 
December 17, 2014; and 
(iii) the support of Locally Employed 
Staff in contravention of section 512 of the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (division M of Public Law 114– 
113). 
(B) The limitation on the use of funds 
under subparagraph (A) shall not apply— 
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(i) with respect to assistance or sup-
port in furtherance of democracy-building 
efforts for Cuba described in section 109 
of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli-
darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 
U.S.C. 6039); and 
(ii) if the President determines and 
reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that the government in Cuba 
has met the requirements and factors spec-
ified in section 205 of the Cuban Liberty 
and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) 
Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6065), including 
the extent to which such government has 
extradited or otherwise rendered to the 
United States all persons sought by the 
United States Department of Justice for 
crimes committed in the United States. 
(2) DEMOCRACY PROMOTION.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, $30,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to promote democracy and strengthen civil soci-
ety in Cuba: Provided, That no funds shall be obli-
gated for business promotion, economic reform, en-
trepreneurship, or any other assistance that is not 
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democracy-building as expressly authorized in the 
Cuban 
Liberty 
and 
Democratic 
Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democ-
racy Act of 1992. 
(d) HAITI.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made 
available for assistance for Haiti may not be made 
available for assistance for the central Government 
of Haiti unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such government is taking effective steps, which are 
in addition to steps taken since the certification and 
report submitted during the prior year, if applicable, 
to— 
(A) strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, in-
cluding by— 
(i) selecting judges in a transparent 
manner based on merit; 
(ii) reducing pre-trial detention; and 
(iii) respecting the independence of 
the judiciary. 
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