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procedures of the Committees on Appropriations prior to re-obliga-
tion: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 606(a)(2) of 
the MCA, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes 
of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has 
a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank’s lower 
middle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is among 
the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the 
World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 
606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in addition to countries described 
in the preceding proviso, a country shall be a candidate country 
for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the 
country has a per capita income equal to or below the World 
Bank’s lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year 
and is not among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as 
identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the require-
ments of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further, That 
any MCC candidate country under section 606 of the MCA with 
a per capita income that changes in the fiscal year such that 
the country would be reclassified from a low income country to 
a lower middle income country or from a lower middle income 
country to a low income country shall retain its candidacy status 
in its former income classification for the fiscal year and the 2 
subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That publication in the 
Federal Register of a notice of availability of a copy of a Compact 
on the MCC Web site shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements 
of section 610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Compact: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available by this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs shall be available for a threshold 
program in a country that is not currently a candidate country: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
not to exceed $100,000 may be available for representation and 
entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be 
available for entertainment expenses. 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter- 
American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 
401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be 
available for representation expenses. 
UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the African Development 
Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 22 U.S.C. 290h 
et seq.), $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
of which not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation 
expenses: Provided, That funds made available to grantees may 
be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when author-
ized by the Board of Directors of the United States African Develop-
ment Foundation (USADF): Provided further, That interest earned 
shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the 
African Development Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in
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exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF 
may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with 
respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by 
up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency 
fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees after each time such 
waiver authority is exercised: Provided further, That the USADF 
may make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations 
available for such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quar-
ters in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions: 
Provided further, That the USADF may maintain bank accounts 
outside the United States Treasury and retain any interest earned 
on such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the African 
Development Foundation Act: Provided further, That the USADF 
may not withdraw any appropriation from the Treasury prior to 
the need of spending such funds for program purposes. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $30,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That amounts made 
available under this heading may be made available to contract 
for services as described in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to the location in which 
such services are performed. 
TITLE IV 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, $950,845,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2019: Provided, That the Department of State may 
use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 
from an agency of the United States Government for the purpose 
of providing such property to a foreign country or international 
organization under chapter 8 of part I of such Act, subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated under 
this heading, except that any funds made available notwithstanding 
such section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support 
training and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, 
corrections, and other judicial authorities, utilizing regional part-
ners: Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading that are transferred to another department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to sec-
tion 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess
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of $5,000,000, and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) 
of such Act, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, 
demining and related programs and activities, $655,467,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019, to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support 
Act, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, or the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of 
unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related 
activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
activities implemented through nongovernmental and international 
organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear 
Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, and for a voluntary 
contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): 
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall inform the appropriate 
congressional committees of information regarding any separate 
arrangements relating to the ‘‘Road-map for the Clarification of 
Past and Present Outstanding Issues Regarding Iran’s Nuclear 
Program’’ between the IAEA and the Islamic Republic of Iran, 
in classified form if necessary, if such information becomes known 
to the Department of State: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disar-
mament Fund shall be made available, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law and subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to 
nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons destruction, and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That such funds 
may also be used for such countries other than the Independent 
States of the former Soviet Union and international organizations 
when it is in the national security interest of the United States 
to do so: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading may be made available for the IAEA unless the Secretary 
of State determines that Israel is being denied its right to partici-
pate in the activities of that Agency: Provided further, That funds 
made available for conventional weapons destruction programs, 
including demining and related activities, in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes, may be used for administrative 
expenses related to the operation and management of such pro-
grams and activities, subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $212,712,000: Provided, 
That funds appropriated under this heading may be used, notwith-
standing section 660 of such Act, to provide assistance to enhance 
the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, 
to participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That
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of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$31,000,000 shall be made available for a United States contribution 
to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be obligated except as provided through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $110,875,000, of which 
up to $11,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2019: 
Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom military education 
and training may be provided under this heading may include 
civilians who are not members of a government whose participation 
would contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian control 
of the military, or respect for human rights: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 
$55,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to 
carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control 
Act, $5,671,613,000: Provided, That to expedite the provision of 
assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the 
Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures 
of such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this 
heading to procure defense articles and services to enhance the 
capacity of foreign security forces: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 
shall be available for grants only for Israel which shall be disbursed 
within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds 
be used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under 
this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, 
be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than 
$815,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in Israel of 
defense articles and defense services, including research and 
development: Provided further, That funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable 
notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export 
Control Act: Provided further, That funds made available under 
this heading shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance 
with paragraph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
None of the funds made available under this heading shall 
be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense 
services, or design and construction services that are not sold by 
the United States Government under the Arms Export Control 
Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement 
has first signed an agreement with the United States Government 
specifying the conditions under which such procurement may be 
financed with such funds: Provided, That all country and funding 
level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular