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by the Government of the United States to enter into a perma-
nent basing rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(d) ISRAEL.—Title II of the Security Assistance Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–254), under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘Middle East’’ and before the colon the following, ‘‘, of which 
$75,000,000 shall be made available for grants only for Israel in 
fiscal year 2017’’: Provided, That amounts that were previously 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of such Act. 
(e) JORDAN.— 
(1) FUNDING LEVELS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV, not less than $1,279,950,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not less 
than $475,000,000 shall be for budget support for the Govern-
ment of Jordan. 
(2) RESPONSE TO THE SYRIAN CRISIS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available for programs to implement 
the Jordan Compact Action Plan and the Jordan Response 
Plan for the Syria Crisis 2016–2018, including assistance for 
host communities in Jordan. 
(f) LEBANON.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security 
Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF 
or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, 
as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ 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 requirements in areas 
affected by the conflict in Syria, following consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
(3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are avail-
able for assistance for Lebanon may be made available notwith-
standing section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 
note). 
(4) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—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 secu-
rity and combat terrorism, including training and equipping 
the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms ship-
ments, 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
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obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of 
State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a spend 
plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment pro-
vided 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 sub-
mitted not later than September 1, 2017: Provided further, 
That any notification submitted pursuant to such sections shall 
include any funds specifically intended for lethal military equip-
ment. 
(g) LIBYA.— 
(1) FUNDING.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this 
Act shall be made available for assistance for Libya for 
programs to strengthen governing institutions and civil 
society, improve border security, and promote democracy 
and stability in Libya, and for activities to address the 
humanitarian needs of the people of Libya. 
(B) 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 liberated from extremist 
organizations in Libya. 
(C) The Secretary of State 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 description of the incident and parties 
involved, and an explanation of the response of the Depart-
ment of State. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) COOPERATION ON THE SEPTEMBER 2012 ATTACK ON 
UNITED STATES PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
for assistance for the central Government of Libya unless 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees 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 facilities in Benghazi, Libya in Sep-
tember 2012: Provided, That the limitation in this para-
graph shall not apply to funds made available for the 
purpose of protecting United States Government personnel 
or facilities. 
(B) INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.—The limitation on the 
uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76) shall 
apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Libya. 
(3) 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 Appropriations that all practicable steps 
have been taken to ensure that mechanisms are in place for
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monitoring, oversight, and control of funds made available by 
this subsection for assistance for Libya. 
(h) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for the Western Sahara: Provided, That not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the 
obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the USAID Administrator, shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are available for assistance for 
Morocco may only be used for the purposes requested in the 
Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
(i) REFUGEE ASSISTANCE IN NORTH AFRICA.—Not later than 
45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after 
consultation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu-
gees and the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
describing steps taken to strengthen monitoring of the delivery 
of humanitarian assistance provided for refugees in North Africa, 
including any steps taken to ensure that all vulnerable refugees 
are receiving such assistance. 
(j) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ shall be made available, to the extent 
practicable and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for non-lethal assistance for programs to address the needs 
of civilians affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs 
that seek to— 
(A) establish governance in Syria that is representa-
tive, inclusive, and accountable; 
(B) empower women through political and economic 
programs, and address the psychosocial needs of women 
and their families in Syria and neighboring countries; 
(C) develop and implement political processes that are 
democratic, transparent, and strengthen the rule of law; 
(D) further the legitimacy and viability of the Syrian 
opposition through cross-border programs; 
(E) develop and sustain civil society and independent 
media in Syria; 
(F) promote stability and economic development in 
Syria; 
(G) document, investigate, and prosecute human rights 
violations in Syria, including through transitional justice 
programs and support for nongovernmental organizations; 
(H) expand the role of women in negotiations 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 edu-
cation requirements at universities and other academic 
institutions in the region, and through distance learning;
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(J) assist vulnerable populations in Syria and in neigh-
boring countries; 
(K) protect and preserve the cultural identity of the 
people of Syria as a counterbalance to extremism, particu-
larly those living in neighboring countries and among 
youth; 
(L) protect and preserve cultural heritage sites in 
Syria, particularly those damaged and destroyed by extrem-
ists; and 
(M) counter extremism in Syria. 
(2) EXPLOSIVE
ORDNANCE
DISPOSAL
PROGRAMS.—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 
liberated from extremist organizations in Syria. 
(3) SYRIAN ORGANIZATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for Syria pursuant 
to the authority of this subsection shall be made available, 
on an open and competitive basis, to continue a program to 
strengthen the capability of Syrian civil society organizations 
to address the immediate and long-term needs of the Syrian 
people inside Syria in a manner that supports the sustainability 
of such organizations in implementing Syrian-led humanitarian 
and development programs and the comprehensive strategy 
required in section 7041(i)(3) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76): Provided, That funds 
made available by this paragraph shall be the responsibility 
of the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State. 
(4) 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 comprehensive 
strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) of Public Law 113–76. 
(5) MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.—Prior to the obligation 
of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assist-
ance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable 
steps to ensure 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 
description of the incident and parties involved, and an expla-
nation of the response of the Department of State. 
(6) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to this subsection may only be made available 
following consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures 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. 
(l) WEST BANK AND GAZA.—