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(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and may only be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
(2) REPORT ON GOVERNANCE.— 
(A) Not later than 90 days after enact-
ment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter 
until September 30, 2018, the Secretary of 
State shall report to the appropriate congres-
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sional committees on steps taken by the Gov-
ernment of Egypt to— 
(i) advance democracy and human 
rights in Egypt, including to govern demo-
cratically and protect the rights of reli-
gious minorities and women; 
(ii) implement reforms that protect 
freedoms of expression, association, and 
peaceful assembly, including the ability of 
civil society organizations and the media to 
function without interference; and 
(iii) improve the transparency and ac-
countability of security forces. 
(B) The report required by subparagraph 
(A) may be provided in classified form if nec-
essary. 
(3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.— 
(A) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, not less than $150,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Egypt, sub-
ject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees and the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations and section 634A of the Foreign As-
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sistance Act of 1961: Provided, That such 
funds may be made available for democracy 
programs and for development programs in the 
Sinai: Provided further, That such funds may 
not be made available for cash transfer assist-
ance or budget support unless the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees that the Government 
of Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps 
to stabilize the economy and implement market- 
based economic reforms. 
(B) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of 
State shall withhold from obligation funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Egypt, 
an amount of such funds that the Secretary de-
termines to be equivalent to that expended by 
the United States Government for bail, and by 
nongovernmental organizations for legal and 
court fees, associated with democracy-related 
trials in Egypt until the Secretary certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Government of Egypt has dismissed 
the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal 
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Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution 
Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’. 
(4) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
$1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2019, shall be made available for assistance for 
Egypt, which may be transferred to an interest bear-
ing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New 
York, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(5) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.—Not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on any plan to restructure military 
assistance for Egypt. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’ shall be used by the Secretary of State— 
(A) to support the United States policy to 
prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 
produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 
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(B) to support an expeditious response to 
any violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan 
of Action or United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 2231; 
(C) to support the implementation and en-
forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 
of terrorism, human rights abuses, and ballistic 
missile and weapons proliferation; and 
(D) for democracy programs for Iran, to 
be administered by the Assistant Secretary for 
Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in 
consultation with the Assistant Secretary for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart-
ment of State. 
(2) CONTINUATION
OF
PROHIBITION.—The 
terms and conditions of paragraph (2) of section 
7041(c) in division I of Public Law 112–74 shall 
continue in effect during fiscal year 2018. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) The Secretary of State shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations the semi-an-
nual report required by section 2 of the Iran 
Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 
U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)). 
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(B) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the status of 
the implementation and enforcement of bilateral 
United 
States 
and 
multilateral 
sanctions 
against Iran and actions taken by the United 
States and the international community to en-
force such sanctions against Iran: Provided, 
That the report shall also include any entities 
involved in providing significant support for the 
development of a ballistic missile by the Govern-
ment of Iran after October 1, 2015, including 
shipping and financing, and note whether such 
entities are currently under United States sanc-
tions: Provided further, That such report shall 
be submitted in an unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex if necessary. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available for assistance for Iraq 
to promote governance, security, and internal and 
regional stability, including in the Kurdistan Region 
of Iraq and other areas impacted by the conflict in 
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Syria, and among religious and ethnic minority pop-
ulations in Iraq. 
(2) EXPLOSIVE
ORDNANCE
DISPOSAL
PRO-
GRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and Related Programs’’ shall be made available for 
explosive ordnance disposal programs in areas liber-
ated from extremist organizations in Iraq. 
(3) KURDISTAN REGION.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are available for as-
sistance for Iraq shall be made available to en-
hance the capacity of Kurdistan Regional Gov-
ernment security services and for security pro-
grams in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to ad-
dress requirements arising from the violence in 
Syria and Iraq: Provided, That the Secretary of 
State shall consult with the Committees on Ap-
propriations prior to obligating such funds. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assist-
ance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ 
should be made available for assistance for the 
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Kurdistan Region of Iraq to address the needs 
of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refu-
gees: Provided, That funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ shall be made available for programs to 
mitigate the impact of such IDPs and refugees 
in such Region, including for assistance for 
communities hosting such persons. 
(4) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used by the Government of the 
United States to enter into a permanent basing 
rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $1,280,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not 
less than $475,000,000 shall be for budget support for 
the Government of Jordan. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leb-
anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 
is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 
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designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are 
available for assistance for Lebanon may be made 
available for programs and equipment for the ISF 
and the LAF to address security and stability re-
quirements in areas affected by the conflict in Syria, 
following consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(3) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—In addition to the activities described in 
paragraph (2), funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen 
border security and combat terrorism, including 
training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s 
borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the 
use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, 
and to implement United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 1701: Provided, That funds may not be 
obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Sec-
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retary of State submits to the Committees on Appro-
priations a spend plan, including actions to be taken 
to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only 
used for the intended purposes, except such plan 
may not be considered as meeting the notification 
requirements under section 7015 of this Act or 
under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, and shall be submitted not later than Sep-
tember 1, 2018: Provided further, That any notifica-
tion submitted pursuant to such sections shall in-
clude any funds specifically intended for lethal mili-
tary equipment. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of Libya unless the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that such government is 
cooperating with United States Government efforts 
to investigate and bring to justice those responsible 
for the attack on United States personnel and facili-
ties in Benghazi, Libya in September 2012: Pro-
vided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall 
not apply to funds made available for the purpose of 
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protecting United States Government personnel or 
facilities. 
(2) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—Prior to 
the initial obligation of funds made available by this 
Act for assistance for Libya, the Secretary of State 
shall certify and report to the Committees on Appro-
priations that all practicable steps have been taken 
to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni-
toring, oversight, and control of funds made avail-
able by this subsection for assistance for Libya. 
(3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
of State shall promptly inform the appropriate con-
gressional committees of each instance in which as-
sistance provided pursuant to this subsection has 
been diverted or destroyed, to include the type and 
amount of assistance, a description of the incident 
and parties involved, and an explanation of the re-
sponse of the Department of State. 
(g) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under title III 
of this Act that are made available for assistance for Mo-
rocco shall also be made available for assistance for any 
region or territory administered by Morocco, including the 
Western Sahara: Provided, That not later than 45 days 
after enactment of this Act and prior to the obligation of 
such funds, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
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the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, shall consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds 
based on the requirements described under this section in 
the report accompanying this Act. 
(h) REFUGEE ASSISTANCE IN NORTH AFRICA.—The 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the United Na-
tions High Commissioner for Refugees and the Executive 
Director of the World Food Programme, shall take all 
practicable steps to strengthen monitoring of the delivery 
of humanitarian assistance provided for refugees in North 
Africa, including the establishment of registration systems 
where they do not exist and any other efforts to ensure 
that all vulnerable refugees are receiving such assistance. 
(i) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for 
United States engagement in North Africa, which shall in-
clude detailed information on how diplomatic engagement 
and assistance will be prioritized for such region, including 
to address economic and security needs. 
(j) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated under title III of this Act shall be made 
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available, to the extent practicable and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for non-lethal 
assistance for programs to address the needs of civil-
ians affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs 
that seek to— 
(A) establish governance in Syria that is 
representative, inclusive, and accountable; 
(B) empower women through political and 
economic programs, and address the psycho-
social needs of women and their families in 
Syria and neighboring countries; 
(C) develop and implement political proc-
esses that are democratic, transparent, and 
strengthen the rule of law; 
(D) further the legitimacy and viability of 
the Syrian opposition through cross-border pro-
grams; 
(E) develop and sustain civil society and 
independent media in Syria; 
(F) promote stability and economic devel-
opment in Syria; 
(G) document, investigate, and prosecute 
human rights violations in Syria, including 
through transitional justice programs and sup-
port for nongovernmental organizations; 
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(H) expand the role of women in negotia-
tions to end the violence and in any political 
transition in Syria; 
(I) assist Syrian refugees whose education 
has been interrupted by the ongoing conflict to 
complete higher education requirements at uni-
versities and other academic institutions in the 
region, and through distance learning; 
(J) assist vulnerable populations in Syria 
and in neighboring countries; 
(K) protect and preserve the cultural iden-
tity of the people of Syria as a counterbalance 
to extremism, particularly those living in neigh-
boring countries and among youth; 
(L) protect and preserve cultural heritage 
sites in Syria, particularly those damaged and 
destroyed by extremists; and 
(M) counter extremism in Syria. 
(2) STRATEGY
UPDATE.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for assistance for 
Syria pursuant to the authority of this subsection 
may only be made available after the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the heads of relevant 
United States Government agencies, submits, in 
classified form if necessary, an update to the com-
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prehensive strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) of 
Public Law 113–76. 
(3) MONITORING
AND
OVERSIGHT.—Prior to 
the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and 
made available for assistance for Syria, the Sec-
retary of State shall take all practicable steps to en-
sure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 
oversight, and control of such assistance inside 
Syria: Provided, That the Secretary shall promptly 
inform the appropriate congressional committees of 
each instance in which assistance provided pursuant 
to this subsection has been diverted or destroyed, to 
include the type and amount of assistance, a descrip-
tion of the incident and parties involved, and an ex-
planation of the response of the Department of 
State. 
(4) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 
may only be made available following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees, and 
shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(k) TUNISIA.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act, not less than $165,400,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Tunisia. 
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(l) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec-
retary of State shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance 
is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this 
Act may be made available for assistance for 
the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of 
enactment of this Act— 
(i) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof outside an 
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agreement negotiated between Israel and 
the Palestinians; or 
(ii) the Palestinians initiate an Inter-
national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 
authorized investigation, or actively sup-
port such an investigation, that subjects 
Israeli nationals to an investigation for al-
leged crimes against Palestinians. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100–204) if the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Palestinians 
have not, after the date of enactment of this 
Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state outside an agreement nego-
tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
and 
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(II) initiated or actively supported an 
ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 
for alleged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi-
dent is unable to make the certification pursu-
ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 
President may waive section 1003 of Public 
Law 100–204 if the President determines and 
certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, the President pro tempore 
of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Palestinians have entered 
into direct and meaningful negotiations with 
Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 
previous provisions of law must expire before 
the waiver under the preceding sentence may be 
exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara-
graph shall be effective for no more than a pe-
riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 
Act. 
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(3) REDUCTION.—The Secretary of State shall 
reduce the amount of assistance made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the Palestinian Authority by an amount 
the Secretary determines is equivalent to the amount 
expended by the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine 
Liberation Organization, and any successor or affili-
ated organizations with such entities for payments 
to individuals and the families of such individuals 
who are imprisoned for acts of terrorism or who died 
committing such acts during the previous calendar 
year: Provided, That the Secretary shall report to 
the appropriate congressional committees on the 
amount reduced for fiscal year 2018 prior to the ob-
ligation of funds for the Palestinian Authority: Pro-
vided further, That the report required by the pre-
vious proviso shall also include steps taken to pre-
vent any such payments. 
(4) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require-
ments contained in section 1404 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110– 
252) shall apply to funds made available by this Act, 
including a description of modifications, if any, to 
the security strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
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(5) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees detailing steps taken by the 
Palestinian Authority to counter incitement of vio-
lence against Israelis and to promote peace and co-
existence with Israel. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION AS-
SISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ for the central government of a country in the 
African Great Lakes region may be made available only 
for Expanded International Military Education and Train-
ing and professional military education until the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that such government is not facilitating or 
otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a 
neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed 
groups. 
(b) BOKO HARAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for assistance for Cameroon, 
Chad, Niger, and Nigeria— 
(1) shall be made available for assistance for 
women and girls who are targeted by the terrorist 
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organization Boko Haram, consistent with the provi-
sions of section 7059 of this Act, and for individuals 
displaced by Boko Haram violence; and 
(2) may be made available for counterterrorism 
programs to combat Boko Haram. 
(c) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Funds made 
available by this Act for assistance for the Central African 
Republic shall be made available for reconciliation and 
peacebuilding programs, including activities to promote 
inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, and 
for programs to prevent crimes against humanity. 
(d) LORD’S
RESISTANCE
ARMY.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for programs 
and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance 
Army (LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord’s Re-
sistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recov-
ery Act (Public Law 111–172), including to improve phys-
ical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early- 
warning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, de-
mobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combat-
ants, especially child soldiers. 
(e) MALAWI.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 
than $56,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
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for Malawi, of which $10,000,000 shall be made available 
for higher education programs. 
(f) SOUTH SUDAN.— 
(1) STRATEGY
UPDATE.—Not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, shall submit an update to the strategy re-
quired in section 7042(i) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 
115–31). 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act that are available for assistance 
for the central Government of South Sudan may be 
made available until the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such government is taking effective steps to— 
(A) end hostilities and pursue good faith 
negotiations for a political settlement of the 
conflict; 
(B) provide access for humanitarian orga-
nizations; 
(C) end the recruitment and use of child 
soldiers; 
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(D) protect freedoms of expression, asso-
ciation, and assembly; 
(E) reduce corruption related to the ex-
traction and sale of oil and gas; 
(F) establish democratic institutions; 
(G) establish accountable military and po-
lice forces under civilian authority; and 
(H) investigate and prosecute individuals 
credibly alleged to have committed gross viola-
tions of human rights, including at the Terrain 
compound in Juba, South Sudan on July 11, 
2016. 
(3) EXCLUSIONS.—The limitation of paragraph 
(2) shall not apply to— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) assistance to support South Sudan 
peace negotiations or to advance or implement 
a peace agreement; and 
(C) assistance to support implementation 
of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 
Peace Agreement and mutual arrangements re-
lated to such Agreement. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Prior to the initial obliga-
tion of funds made available for the central Govern-
ment of South Sudan pursuant to paragraphs (3)(B) 
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and (C), the Secretary of State shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations on the intended 
uses of such funds, steps taken by such government 
to advance or implement a peace agreement, and 
progress made by the Government of South Sudan 
in meeting the requirements in paragraph (2). 
(g) SUDAN.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for assistance for the 
Government of Sudan. 
(2) LIMITATION ON LOANS.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be made available for 
the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 
loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, 
including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling 
amounts owed to the United States, and modifying 
concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agree-
ments. 
(3) EXCLUSIONS.—The limitations of para-
graphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) assistance for democracy programs; 
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(C) assistance for the Darfur region, 
Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, 
other marginalized areas and populations in 
Sudan, and Abyei; and 
(D) assistance to support implementation 
of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 
Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related 
to post-referendum issues associated with such 
Agreement, or any other internationally recog-
nized viable peace agreement in Sudan. 
(h) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to vote 
against any extension by the respective institution of 
any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 
except to meet basic human needs or to promote de-
mocracy, 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) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 
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except for health and education, unless the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports as required in para-
graph (1), and funds may be made available for 
macroeconomic growth assistance if the Secretary 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such government is implementing transparent fiscal 
policies, including public disclosure of revenues from 
the extraction of natural resources. 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for as-
sistance for Burma may be made available not-
withstanding any other provision of law, except 
for this subsection, and following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act for assistance for Burma— 
(i) 
shall 
be 
made 
available 
to 
strengthen civil society organizations in 
Burma and for programs to strengthen 
independent media; 
(ii) shall be made available for com-
munity-based organizations operating in 
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Thailand to provide food, medical, and 
other humanitarian assistance to internally 
displaced persons in eastern Burma, in ad-
dition to assistance for Burmese refugees 
from funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee As-
sistance’’; 
(iii) shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote ethnic and religious tol-
erance, including in Rakhine and Kachin 
states; 
(iv) shall be made available to pro-
mote 
rural 
economic 
development 
in 
Burma, including through microfinance 
and sustainable power generation pro-
grams; 
(v) shall be made available to increase 
opportunities for foreign direct investment 
by strengthening the rule of law, trans-
parency, and accountability; 
(vi) may not be made available to any 
individual or organization if the Secretary 
of State has credible information that such 
individual or organization has committed a 
gross violation of human rights, including 
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against Rohingya and other minority 
groups, or that advocates violence against 
ethnic or religious groups and individuals 
in Burma; 
(vii) may not be made available to any 
organization or entity controlled by the 
military of Burma; and 
(viii) may be made available for pro-
grams administered by the Office of Tran-
sition Initiatives, United States Agency for 
International 
Development, 
for 
ethnic 
groups and civil society in Burma to help 
sustain ceasefire agreements and further 
prospects for reconciliation and peace, 
which may include support to representa-
tives of ethnic armed groups for this pur-
pose. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ may be made available for assistance for 
Burma: Provided, That the Department of State 
may continue consultations with the armed forces of 
Burma only on human rights and disaster response 
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in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, 
and following consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(3) PROGRAMS, POSITION, AND RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.— 
(A) Any new program or activity in Burma 
initiated in fiscal year 2017 shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(B) Section 7043(b)(7) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 
Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect 
during fiscal year 2018. 
(b) CAMBODIA.— 
(1) CONDITIONS ON ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds 
appropriated in title IV of this Act that are made 
available for assistance for the central Government 
of Cambodia, 25 percent shall be withheld from obli-
gation until the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government— 
(A) is taking effective steps to strengthen 
regional security and stability, particularly re-
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garding territorial disputes in the South China 
Sea; 
(B) has ceased efforts to intimidate civil 
society and the political opposition in Cam-
bodia, is credibly investigating the murder of 
social and political activists, and is taking ac-
tions to address the concerns detailed in the 
September 14, 2016 United Nations Human 
Rights Situation in Cambodia—Joint State-
ment; and 
(C) is supporting the conduct of free and 
fair elections in Cambodia through a non-par-
tisan election commission; fair election proc-
esses; credible post-election dispute resolution 
mechanisms; open and inclusive participation, 
to include the return of exiled former opposition 
leaders; and respect for freedoms of assembly 
and speech. 
(2) KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for as-
sistance for Cambodia may only be made available 
for a contribution to the Extraordinary Chambers in 
the Court of Cambodia if the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that such contribution is in the national 
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interest of the United States and will support the 
prosecution and punishment of individuals respon-
sible for genocide in Cambodia in a credible manner. 
(c) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 
Operations’’ shall be made available to maintain 
broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not 
less than the prior fiscal year. 
(2) REFUGEES.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee As-
sistance’’ should be made available for assistance for 
refugees from North Korea, including protection ac-
tivities in the People’s Republic of China and other 
countries in Asia. 
(3) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 
available for assistance for the Government of North 
Korea. 
(d) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
matic and Consular Programs’’ in this Act may be 
obligated or expended for processing licenses for the 
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export of satellites of United States origin (including 
commercial satellites and satellite components) to 
the People’s Republic of China (PRC) unless, at 
least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appro-
priations are notified of such proposed action. 
(2) PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY.—The terms 
and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assist-
ance projects or activities of the People’s Liberation 
Army (PLA) of the PRC, to include such projects or 
activities by any entity that is owned or controlled 
by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able pursuant to this Act may be used to finance 
any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with 
the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State 
has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or 
an affiliate of, the PLA. 
(3) COUNTER INFLUENCE PROGRAMS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act for public diplomacy under 
title I and for assistance under titles III and IV 
shall be made available to counter the influence of 
the PRC, in accordance with the strategy required 
by section 7043(e)(3) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
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priations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113– 
76), following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(4) PROHIBITION.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, and ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ may be made available 
for assistance for the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
(B) The limitation of subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to assistance described in para-
graph (2) of subsection (f) of this section and 
for programs to detect, prevent, and treat infec-
tious disease. 
(e) PHILIPPINES.—Prior to the initial obligation of 
funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the Phil-
ippines, but not later than 180 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations, which shall include the 
information required under this section in the report ac-
companying this Act. 
(f) TIBET.— 
(1) FINANCING OF PROJECTS IN TIBET.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United 
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States executive director of each international finan-
cial institution to use the voice and vote of the 
United States to support financing of projects in 
Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for 
the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into 
Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Ti-
betan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, 
are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster 
self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Ti-
betan culture and traditions, and are subject to ef-
fective monitoring. 
(2) PROGRAMS FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITIES.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be 
made available to nongovernmental organiza-
tions to support activities which preserve cul-
tural traditions and promote sustainable devel-
opment, education, and environmental conserva-
tion in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Au-
tonomous Region and in other Tibetan commu-
nities in China. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be 
made available for programs to promote and 
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preserve Tibetan culture, development, and the 
resilience of Tibetan communities in India and 
Nepal, and to assist in the education and devel-
opment of the next generation of Tibetan lead-
ers from such communities: Provided, That 
such funds are in addition to amounts made 
available in subparagraph (A) for programs in-
side Tibet. 
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) PERSONNEL REPORT.—Not later than 30 
days after enactment of this Act and every 120 days 
thereafter until September 30, 2019, the Secretary 
of State shall submit a report, in classified form if 
necessary, to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees detailing by agency the number of personnel 
present in Afghanistan under Chief of Mission au-
thority per section 3927 of title 22, United States 
Code, at the end of the 120 day period preceding the 
submission of such report: Provided, That such re-
port shall also include the number of locally em-
ployed staff and contractors supporting United 
States Embassy operations in Afghanistan during 
the reporting period. 
(2) ASSISTANCE AND CONDITIONS.— 
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(A) FUNDING AND LIMITATIONS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ may 
be made available for assistance for Afghani-
stan: Provided, That such funds may not be ob-
ligated for any project or activity that— 
(i) includes the participation of any 
Afghan individual or organization, includ-
ing government entity, that the Secretary 
of State determines to be involved in cor-
rupt practices, illicit narcotics production 
or trafficking, or a violation of human 
rights; 
(ii) cannot be sustained, as appro-
priate, by the Government of Afghanistan 
or another Afghan entity; 
(iii) is not regularly accessible for the 
purposes of conducting effective oversight 
in accordance with applicable Federal stat-
utes and regulations; 
(iv) initiates any new, major infra-
structure development; or 
(v) legitimizes the Taliban or other 
extremist organizations in areas not under 
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the control of the Government of Afghani-
stan. 
(B) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Prior 
to the initial obligation of funds made available 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’ for assistance for 
the central Government of Afghanistan, the 
Secretary of State shall certify and report to 
the Committees on Appropriations, after con-
sultation with the Government of Afghanistan, 
that— 
(i) goals and benchmarks for the spe-
cific uses of such funds have been estab-
lished by the Governments of the United 
States and Afghanistan; 
(ii) conditions are in place that in-
crease the transparency and accountability 
of the Government of Afghanistan for 
funds obligated under the New Develop-
ment Partnership or other incentive-based 
programs; 
(iii) the Government of Afghanistan is 
implementing laws and policies to govern 
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democratically and protect the rights of in-
dividuals, civil society, and the media; 
(iv) the Government of Afghanistan is 
taking consistent steps to protect and ad-
vance the rights of women and girls in Af-
ghanistan; 
(v) the Government of Afghanistan is 
effectively implementing a whole-of-govern-
ment, anti-corruption strategy that has 
been endorsed by the High Council on 
Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption, as 
agreed to at the Brussels Conference on 
Afghanistan in October 2016, and is pros-
ecuting individuals alleged to be involved in 
corrupt or illegal activities in Afghanistan; 
(vi) monitoring and oversight frame-
works for programs implemented with such 
funds are in accordance with all applicable 
audit policies of the Department of State 
and the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, including in areas 
under the control of the Taliban or other 
extremist organizations; 
(vii) the necessary policies and proce-
dures are in place to ensure Government of 
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Afghanistan compliance with section 7013 
of this Act, ‘‘Prohibition on Taxation of 
United States Assistance’’; and 
(viii) the Government of Afghanistan 
is publicly reporting its national budget, 
including revenues and expenditures. 
(C) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 
waive the certification requirement of subpara-
graph (B) if the Secretary determines that to 
do so is important to the national security in-
terest of the United States and the Secretary 
submits a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations, in classified form if necessary, on the 
justification for the waiver and the reasons why 
any of the requirements of subparagraph (B) 
cannot be met. 
(D) PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available for assistance 
for Afghanistan shall be made available in the 
following manner— 
(i) for programs that protect and 
strengthen the rights of women and girls 
and promote the political and economic 
empowerment of women, including their 
meaningful inclusion in political processes; 
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(ii) for programs in South and Cen-
tral Asia to expand linkages between Af-
ghanistan and countries in the region; and 
(iii) to assist the Government of Af-
ghanistan in developing and executing a 
transparent and consistently applied sys-
tem of legitimate revenue generation and 
expenditures. 
(E) TAXATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act for assistance for Afghani-
stan may be made available for direct govern-
ment-to-government assistance unless the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that United States 
companies and organizations that are imple-
menting United States foreign assistance pro-
grams in Afghanistan in a manner consistent 
with United States laws and regulations are not 
subjected by such government to taxes or other 
fees in contravention of diplomatic and other 
agreements between the Governments of the 
United States and Afghanistan, or to retaliation 
for the nonpayment of taxes or fees imposed in 
the past: Provided, That not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
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State shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations an assessment of the dollar value of 
improper taxes or fees levied by such govern-
ment against such companies and organizations 
in fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017. 
(3) GOALS AND BENCHMARKS.—Not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report describing the goals and 
benchmarks required in paragraph (2)(B)(i): Pro-
vided, That not later than 6 months after the sub-
mission of such report and every 6 months there-
after until September 30, 2019, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to such committees on 
the status of achieving such goals and benchmarks: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State should 
suspend assistance for the Government of Afghani-
stan if any report required by this paragraph indi-
cates that such government is failing to make meas-
urable progress in meeting such goals and bench-
marks. 
(4) AUTHORITIES.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
title III through VI that are made available for 
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assistance for Afghanistan may be made avail-
able— 
(i) notwithstanding section 7012 of 
this Act or any similar provision of law 
and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961; 
(ii) for reconciliation programs and 
disarmament, 
demobilization, 
and 
re-
integration activities for former combat-
ants who have renounced violence against 
the Government of Afghanistan, in accord-
ance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74); 
and 
(iii) for an endowment to empower 
women and girls. 
(B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of 
Public Law 112–74 shall apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act for assistance for Afghani-
stan. 
(5) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used by the 
United States Government to enter into a perma-
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nent basing rights agreement between the United 
States and Afghanistan. 
(b) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—None of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ for assistance for the Government of 
Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan 
is— 
(A) cooperating with the United States in 
counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani 
Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e- 
Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al-Qaeda, and 
other domestic and foreign terrorist organiza-
tions, including taking effective steps to end 
support for such groups and prevent them from 
basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying 
out cross border attacks into neighboring coun-
tries; 
(B) not supporting terrorist activities 
against United States or coalition forces in Af-
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ghanistan, and Pakistan’s military and intel-
ligence agencies are not intervening extra-judi-
cially into political and judicial processes in 
Pakistan; 
(C) not financing or otherwise supporting 
schools supported by, affiliated with, or run by 
the Taliban or any designated foreign terrorist 
organization; 
(D) dismantling improvised explosive de-
vice (IED) networks and interdicting precursor 
chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; 
(E) preventing the proliferation of nuclear- 
related material and expertise; 
(F) issuing visas in a timely manner for 
United States visitors engaged in counterter-
rorism efforts and assistance programs in Paki-
stan; and 
(G) providing humanitarian organizations 
access to detainees, internally displaced per-
sons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by 
the conflict. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, after 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may 
waive the certification requirement of paragraph (1) 
if the Secretary determines that to do so is impor-
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tant to the national security interest of the United 
States and the Secretary submits a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if 
necessary, on the justification for the waiver and the 
reasons why any part of the certification require-
ment of paragraph (1) has not been met. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ for assistance for Pakistan may be made 
available only to support counterterrorism and 
counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and Related Programs’’ that are available for 
assistance for Pakistan shall be made available 
to interdict precursor materials from Pakistan 
to Afghanistan that are used to manufacture 
IEDs, including calcium ammonium nitrate; to 
support programs to train border and customs 
officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for 
agricultural extension programs that encourage 
alternative fertilizer use among Pakistani farm-
ers. 
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(4) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN.—The author-
ity and directives of section 7044(d)(4) of the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 
Public Law 113–235) shall apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for as-
sistance for Pakistan: Provided, That prior to the 
obligation of funds for such purposes, the USAID 
Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(5) REPORTS.— 
(A)(i) The spend plan required by section 
7076 of this Act for assistance for Pakistan 
shall include achievable and sustainable goals, 
benchmarks for measuring progress, and ex-
pected results regarding combating poverty and 
furthering development in Pakistan, countering 
terrorism and extremism, and establishing con-
ditions conducive to the rule of law and trans-
parent and accountable governance: Provided, 
That not later than 6 months after submission 
of such spend plan, and each 6 months there-
after until September 30, 2019, the Secretary 
of State shall submit a report to the Commit-
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tees on Appropriations on the status of achiev-
ing the goals and benchmarks in such plan. 
(ii) The Secretary of State should suspend 
assistance for the Government of Pakistan if 
any report required by clause (i) indicates that 
Pakistan is failing to make measurable progress 
in meeting such goals or benchmarks. 
(B) Not later than 90 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees detailing the costs and objec-
tives associated with significant infrastructure 
projects supported by the United States in 
Pakistan, and an assessment of the extent to 
which such projects achieve such objectives. 
(6) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary of State shall 
take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms 
are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of 
funds made available by this subsection for assist-
ance for Pakistan. 
(c) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) 
BILATERAL
ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 
for assistance for Sri Lanka for democracy and eco-
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cies provide funding to the Department as provided for 
under the previous proviso. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap-
ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$202,245,000 shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 
of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working 
Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That no assessments may be 
levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or 
project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Re-
source Center, the provision of financial education out-
reach activities to eligible transportation-related small 
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portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 
Stat. 2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act 
of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 
Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on June 8, 1998); 
(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 
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Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $45,980,133,000 (re-
duced by $598,000) (reduced by $7,000,000): Provided, 
That not to exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emer-
gencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the 
approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and 
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 
confidential military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, 
as authorized by law, $6,885,884,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as 
authorized by law, $38,592,745,000: Provided, That not 
to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and ex-
traordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 
authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments 
may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
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