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That not to exceed $750,000 may be made available to 
carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96–
533. 
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS 
MEMBERS 
SEC. 541. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or 
in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any mem-
ber of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by 
this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of an-
other country’s delegation at international conferences 
held under the auspices of multilateral or international or-
ganizations. 
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS—DOCUMENTATION 
SEC. 542. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to this Act shall be available to a non-
governmental organization which fails to provide upon 
timely request any document, file, or record necessary to 
the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for 
International Development.
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PROHIBITION
ON
ASSISTANCE
TO
FOREIGN
GOVERN-
MENTS
THAT
EXPORT
LETHAL
MILITARY
EQUIP-
MENT TO COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL 
TERRORISM 
SEC. 543. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be available to any 
foreign government which provides lethal military equip-
ment to a country the government of which the Secretary 
of State has determined is a terrorist government for pur-
poses of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act. 
The prohibition under this section with respect to a for-
eign government shall terminate 12 months after that gov-
ernment ceases to provide such military equipment. This 
section applies with respect to lethal military equipment 
provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 
1997. 
(b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any 
other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the 
President determines that furnishing such assistance is 
important to the national interests of the United States. 
(c) Whenever the waiver authority of subsection (b) 
is exercised, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report with respect to the fur-
nishing of such assistance. Any such report shall include 
a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, in-
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cluding the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, 
and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United 
States national interests. 
WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR PARKING FINES 
OWED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 544. (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appro-
priated under this Act that are made available for a for-
eign country under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, an amount equivalent to 110 percent of the total 
unpaid fines determined to be owed under the parking pro-
grams in the District of Columbia and New York City, 
New York by such country as of September 30, 2003 that 
were incurred after the first day of the fiscal year pre-
ceding the current fiscal year shall be withheld from obli-
gation for such country until the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports in writing to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that such fines and penalties are fully 
paid to the governments of the District of Columbia and 
New York City, New York. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Inter-
national Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives.
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LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PLO FOR THE 
WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 545. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Libera-
tion Organization for the West Bank and Gaza unless the 
President has exercised the authority under section 604(a) 
of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title 
VI of Public Law 104–107) or any other legislation to sus-
pend or make inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 and that suspension is still in effect: 
Provided, That if the President fails to make the certifi-
cation under section 604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace 
Facilitation Act of 1995 or to suspend the prohibition 
under other legislation, funds appropriated by this Act 
may not be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Lib-
eration Organization for the West Bank and Gaza. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN 
SEC. 546. If the President determines that doing so 
will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and serv-
ices for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal estab-
lished with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United 
Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or com-
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missions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal 
with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limita-
tion contained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That 
the determination required under this section shall be in 
lieu of any determinations otherwise required under sec-
tion 552(c): Provided further, That the drawdown made 
under this section for any tribunal shall not be construed 
as an endorsement or precedent for the establishment of 
any standing or permanent international criminal tribunal 
or court: Provided further, That funds made available for 
tribunals other than Yugoslavia or Rwanda shall be made 
available subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
LANDMINES 
SEC. 547. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, demining equipment available to the United States 
Agency for International Development and the Depart-
ment of State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian 
purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign 
countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the 
President may prescribe. 
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 548. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Je-
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rusalem a new office of any department or agency of the 
United States Government for the purpose of conducting 
official United States Government business with the Pal-
estinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor 
Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-
PLO Declaration of Principles: Provided, That this re-
striction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional 
space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: 
Provided further, That meetings between officers and em-
ployees of the United States and officials of the Pales-
tinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing 
entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Prin-
ciples, for the purpose of conducting official United States 
Government business with such authority should continue 
to take place in locations other than Jerusalem. As has 
been true in the past, officers and employees of the United 
States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on 
other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now 
occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social 
contacts, and have incidental discussions. 
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES 
SEC. 549. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ for Informational Program 
activities or under the headings ‘‘Child Survival and
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Health Programs Fund’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, and 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be obligated or expended 
to pay for—
(1) alcoholic beverages; or 
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that 
are substantially of a recreational character, includ-
ing but not limited to entrance fees at sporting 
events, theatrical and musical productions, and 
amusement parks. 
RESTRICTIONS ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES 
SEC. 550. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to pay any voluntary contribution 
of the United States to the United Nations (including the 
United Nations Development Program) if the United Na-
tions implements or imposes any taxation on any United 
States persons. 
HAITI 
SEC. 551. The Government of Haiti shall be eligible 
to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the Coast 
Guard. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 552. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions
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of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to pro-
viding funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate that waiving such 
prohibition is important to the national security interests 
of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 
more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 
apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES 
SEC. 553. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be provided to any unit of the security forces 
of a foreign country if the Secretary of State has credible 
evidence that such unit has committed gross violations of 
human rights, unless the Secretary determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the government 
of such country is taking effective measures to bring the 
responsible members of the security forces unit to justice: 
Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed 
to withhold funds made available by this Act from any 
unit of the security forces of a foreign country not credibly 
alleged to be involved in gross violations of human rights:
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Provided further, That in the event that funds are withheld 
from any unit pursuant to this section, the Secretary of 
State shall promptly inform the foreign government of the 
basis for such action and shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, assist the foreign government in taking effec-
tive measures to bring the responsible members of the se-
curity forces to justice. 
FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT 
SEC. 554. The annual foreign military training report 
required by section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 shall be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate by 
the date specified in that section. 
KOREAN PENINSULA ENERGY DEVELOPMENT 
ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 555. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance to the Korean Penin-
sula Energy Organization (KEDO). 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 556. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act may be provided 
to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of 
State determines and certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that—
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(1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing 
entity has been democratically elected through cred-
ible and competitive elections; 
(2) the elected governing entity of a new Pales-
tinian state—
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures; 
(C) is establishing a new Palestinian secu-
rity entity that is fully cooperative with appro-
priate Israeli and other appropriate security or-
ganizations; and 
(3) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
body of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include—
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency;
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(B) respect for and acknowledgement of 
the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and polit-
ical independence of every state in the area 
through measures including the establishment 
of demilitarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the newly elected governing entity should enact 
a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent ju-
diciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and 
should enact other laws and regulations assuring trans-
parent and accountable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if he determines that it is vital to the national security 
interests of the United States to do so. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or a 
newly elected governing entity, in order to help meet the
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requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provi-
sions of section 552 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance 
to the Palestinian Authority’’). 
COLOMBIA 
SEC. 557. (a) DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION 
REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated by this Act that are available for as-
sistance for the Colombian Armed Forces, may be made 
available as follows: 
(1) Up to 75 percent of such funds may be obli-
gated prior to a determination and certification by 
the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (2). 
(2) The balance of such funds may be obligated 
only after the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports to the appropriate congressional committees 
that: 
(A) The Commander General of the Co-
lombian Armed Forces is suspending from the 
Armed Forces those members, of whatever 
rank, who have been credibly alleged to have 
committed gross violations of human rights, in-
cluding extra-judicial killings, or to have aided 
or abetted paramilitary organizations. 
(B) The Colombian Government is pros-
ecuting those members of the Colombian Armed 
Forces, of whatever rank, who have been
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military organizations that continue armed con-
flict. 
(b) CONSULTATIVE PROCESS.—At least 10 days prior 
to making the certification required by subsection (a), the 
Secretary of State shall consult with internationally recog-
nized human rights organizations regarding progress in 
meeting the conditions contained in that subsection. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AIDED OR ABETTED.—The term ‘‘aided or 
abetted’’ means to provide any support to para-
military groups, including taking actions which 
allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of 
such groups. 
(2) PARAMILITARY GROUPS.—The term ‘‘para-
military groups’’ means illegal self-defense groups 
and illegal security cooperatives. 
ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS 
SEC. 558. (a) DENIAL OF VISAS TO SUPPORTERS OF 
COLOMBIAN ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS.—Subject to sub-
section (b), the Secretary of State shall not issue a visa 
to any alien who the Secretary determines, based on cred-
ible evidence—
(1) has willfully provided any support to the 
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), 
the National Liberation Army (ELN), or the United 
Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), including
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taking actions or failing to take actions which allow, 
facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of such 
groups; or 
(2) has committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or 
otherwise participated in the commission of gross 
violations of human rights, including extra-judicial 
killings, in Colombia. 
(b) WAIVER.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees, on a case-by-case basis, 
that the issuance of a visa to the alien is necessary to 
support the peace process in Colombia or for urgent hu-
manitarian reasons. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 559. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
WEST BANK AND GAZA PROGRAM 
SEC. 560. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2004, 30 
days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State 
shall certify to the appropriate committees of Congress 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
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troller General of the United States will have access to 
appropriate United States financial information in order 
to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 
the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 
ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 
any individual or entity that the Secretary knows or has 
reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, 
or has engaged in, terrorist activity. The Secretary of 
State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying 
the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection. 
(c) AUDITS.—(1) The Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall ensure 
that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors and 
grantees, and significant subcontractors and subgrantees, 
under the West Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted 
at least on an annual basis to ensure, among other things, 
compliance with this section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made avail-
able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, up to
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$1,000,000 may be used by the Office of the Inspector 
General of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment for audits, inspections, and other activities in 
furtherance of the requirements of this subsection. Such 
funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes. 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 
SEC. 561. (a) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF CON-
TRIBUTION.—Of the amounts made available under 
‘‘International 
Organizations 
and 
Programs’’, 
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 shall be available for the 
United Nations Population Fund (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘UNFPA’’) subject to subsection (c). 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—
None of the funds made available under ‘‘International 
Organizations and Programs’’ may be made available for 
the UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Repub-
lic of China. 
(c) CONDITIONS
ON AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—
Amounts made available under ‘‘International Organiza-
tions and Programs’’ for fiscal year 2004 for the UNFPA 
may not be made available to the UNFPA unless—
(1) the UNFPA maintains amounts made avail-
able to the UNFPA under this section in an account 
separate from other accounts of the UNFPA;
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(2) the UNFPA does not commingle amounts 
made available to the UNFPA under this section 
with other sums; 
(3) the UNFPA does not fund abortions; and 
(4) the UNFPA does not provide any funding 
for the State Planned-Birth Commission (Jihua 
Shengyu Weiyuanhui) or its regional affiliates in the 
People’s Republic of China. 
(d) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS AND WITHHOLDING 
OF FUNDS.—
(1) Not later than February 15, 2004, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees indicating the 
amount of funds that the UNFPA is budgeting for 
the year in which the report is submitted for a coun-
try program in the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 
that the UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country 
program in the People’s Republic of China in the 
year covered by the report, then the amount of such 
funds that the UNFPA plans to spend in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China shall be deducted from the 
funds made available to the UNFPA after March 1 
for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in 
which the report is submitted.
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PROCUREMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REFORM 
SEC. 562. (a) FUNDING CONDITIONS.—Of the funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘International Financial 
Institutions’’ in this Act, 10 percent of the United States 
portion or payment to such International Financial Insti-
tution shall be withheld by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
until the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appro-
priations that, to the extent pertinent to its lending pro-
grams, the institution is—
(1) implementing procedures for conducting an-
nual audits by qualified independent auditors for all 
new investment lending; 
(2) implementing procedures for annual inde-
pendent external audits of central bank financial 
statements for countries making use of International 
Monetary Fund resources under new arrangements 
or agreements with the Fund; 
(3) taking steps to establish an independent 
fraud and corruption investigative organization or 
office; 
(4) implementing a process to assess a recipient 
country’s procurement and financial management 
capabilities including an analysis of the risks of cor-
ruption prior to initiating new investment lending; 
and