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(2) by striking ‘‘That if less than the full amount 
of guarantees authorized to be made available is 
issued prior to September 30, 2005,’’ and inserting 
‘‘That if less than the full amount of guarantees au-
thorized to be made available is issued prior to Sep-
tember 30, 2007,’’. 
(p) AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—Section 607(b)(3)(B) of 
title VI of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act of 2004, P.L. 108–199, January 23, 2004, is amended 
by striking ‘‘and’’ under subparagraph (A), and inserting 
before the period in subparagraph (B): ‘‘; and (C) provide 
decent, affordable housing’’
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 5035. It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 
secondary boycott of American firms that have com-
mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace 
in the region and to United States investment and 
trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret-
tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and 
publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the 
Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; 
(3) the three Arab League countries with diplo-
matic and trade relations with Israel should return 
their ambassadors to Israel, should refrain from
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downgrading their relations with Israel, and should 
play a constructive role in securing a peaceful resolu-
tion of the Israeli-Arab conflict; 
(4) the remaining Arab League states should 
normalize relations with their neighbor Israel; 
(5) the President and the Secretary of State 
should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League 
boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to dem-
onstrate that opposition by, for example, taking into 
consideration the participation of any recipient coun-
try in the boycott when determining to sell weapons 
to said country; and 
(6) the President should report to Congress an-
nually on specific steps being taken by the United 
States to encourage Arab League states to normalize 
their relations with Israel to bring about the termi-
nation of the Arab League boycott of Israel, including 
those to encourage allies and trading partners of the 
United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses 
from complying with the boycott and penalizing busi-
nesses that do comply. 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 5036. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 
or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 
shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of
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programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chap-
ters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and from funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eastern Eu-
rope and the Baltic States’’: Provided, That before using 
the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in sup-
port of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the 
President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
under the regular notification procedures of those commit-
tees, including a description of the program to be assisted, 
the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing 
such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to alter any existing statutory 
prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations 
contained in this or any other Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2005, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict 
assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development and 
Assistance Act of 1954: Provided, That none of the funds 
appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made 
available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or 
expended except as provided through the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply—
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support 
international terrorism; or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of 
law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country that violates internationally recognized 
human rights. 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 5037. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act which 
are earmarked may be reprogrammed for other programs 
within the same account notwithstanding the earmark if 
compliance with the earmark is made impossible by oper-
ation of any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, 
That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That assistance that is repro-
grammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made avail-
able under the same terms and conditions as originally pro-
vided. 
(b) In addition to the authority contained in sub-
section (a), the original period of availability of funds ap-
propriated by this Act and administered by the United 
States Agency for International Development that are ear-