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Impunity in Guatemala or the Mission to Support 
the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Hon-
duras, 50 percent may only be obligated after the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees that such govern-
ment is— 
(A) informing its citizens of the dangers of 
the journey to the southwest border of the 
United States; 
(B) combating human smuggling and traf-
ficking; 
(C) improving border security, including 
preventing illegal migration, human smuggling 
and trafficking, and trafficking of illicit drugs 
and other contraband; 
(D) cooperating with United States Gov-
ernment agencies and other governments in the 
region to facilitate the return, repatriation, and 
reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the 
southwest border of the United States who do 
not qualify for asylum, consistent with inter-
national law; 
(E) working cooperatively with an autono-
mous, publicly accountable entity to provide 
oversight of the Plan of the Alliance for Pros-
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perity in the Northern Triangle in Central 
America (the Plan); 
(F) combating corruption, including inves-
tigating and prosecuting current and former 
government officials credibly alleged to be cor-
rupt; 
(G) implementing reforms, policies, and 
programs 
to 
increase 
transparency 
and 
strengthen public institutions and the rule of 
law; 
(H) working with local communities, civil 
society organizations (including indigenous and 
other marginalized groups), and local govern-
ments in the implementation and evaluation of 
activities of the Plan; 
(I) countering the activities of criminal 
gangs, drug traffickers, and transnational 
criminal organizations; 
(J) investigating and prosecuting in the ci-
vilian justice system government personnel, who 
are credibly alleged to have violated human 
rights; 
(K) cooperating with commissions against 
corruption and impunity and with regional 
human rights entities; 
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(L) supporting programs to reduce pov-
erty, expand education and vocational training 
for at-risk youth, create jobs, and promote equi-
table economic growth, particularly in areas 
contributing to large numbers of migrants; 
(M) creating a professional, accountable ci-
vilian police force and ending the role of the 
military in internal policing; 
(N) protecting the right of political opposi-
tion parties and other members of civil society 
to operate without interference; 
(O) implementing tax reforms; and 
(P) resolving commercial disputes. 
(4) DETERMINATIONS AND IMPACT ON ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(A) INSUFFICIENT
PROGRESS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall periodically review the 
progress of each of the central governments of 
El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in 
meeting the requirements of paragraph (3): 
Provided, That if the Secretary determines and 
reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that sufficient progress has not been 
made by such government in meeting such re-
quirements, the Secretary shall suspend, in 
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whole or in part, assistance for such govern-
ment for programs supporting such require-
ment, and shall notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees in writing of such action: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may re-
sume such assistance if the Secretary deter-
mines and reports to such committees that cor-
rective measures have been taken by such gov-
ernment. 
(B) 
CHANGE
IN
NATIONAL
GOVERN-
MENT.—Not later than 90 days following a 
change of national government in El Salvador, 
Guatemala, or Honduras, the Secretary of State 
shall determine whether or not such government 
is meeting the requirements of paragraph (3) 
and submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees detailing the reasons for such 
determination: Provided, That if the Secretary 
determines that such government is not meeting 
such requirements, then the Secretary shall sus-
pend, in whole or in part, assistance for such 
country until such time as such determination 
and report can be made. 
(C) 
REPROGRAMMING.—Assistance 
sus-
pended pursuant to subparagraphs (A) or (B) 
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may be reprogrammed if the Secretary of State 
determines that corrective measures have not 
been taken: Provided, That any such re-
programming shall only be made available for 
assistance for other countries in Latin America 
and the Caribbean and shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
not less than 14 days prior to submitting any certifi-
cation made pursuant to subsection (a)(3) and any 
suspension or reprogramming made pursuant to sub-
section (a)(4). 
(6) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made 
available by this subsection for assistance for coun-
tries in Central America may be made available for 
direct government-to-government assistance or for 
major infrastructure projects. 
(b) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$391,250,000 should be made available for assist-
ance for Colombia, including to support the efforts 
of the Government of Colombia to— 
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(A) conduct a unified campaign against 
narcotics trafficking, organizations designated 
as foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), and other criminal or ille-
gal armed groups: Provided, That aircraft sup-
ported by funds made available by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs may be used to transport per-
sonnel and supplies involved in drug eradication 
and interdiction, including security for such ac-
tivities, and to provide transport in support of 
alternative development programs and inves-
tigations by civilian judicial authorities; 
(B) enhance security and stability in Co-
lombia and the region; 
(C) strengthen and expand governance, the 
rule of law, and access to justice throughout 
Colombia; 
(D) promote economic and social develop-
ment, including by improving access to areas 
impacted by conflict through demining pro-
grams; 
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(E) assist communities impacted by signifi-
cant refugee or migrant populations; and 
(F) implement a peace agreement between 
the Government of Colombia and illegal armed 
groups, in accordance with constitutional and 
legal requirements in Colombia. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs that are made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be made available 
for payment of reparations to conflict victims or 
compensation to demobilized combatants associated 
with a peace agreement between the Government of 
Colombia and illegal armed groups. 
(3) SPEND PLAN.—Prior to the initial obliga-
tion of funds made available pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations an updated multi-year 
spend plan as described under this subsection in fis-
cal year 2018. 
(4) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds made 
available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 
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Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’ for counternarcotics as-
sistance for Colombia, 25 percent may be obligated 
only after the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Colombia has reduced overall illicit 
drug cultivation, production, and trafficking. 
(5) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of paragraph 
(4) shall not apply to funds made available for hu-
manitarian assistance, aviation instruction and 
maintenance, and maritime and riverine security 
programs. 
(c) CUBA.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under 
the 
heading 
‘‘Economic 
Support 
Fund’’, 
$30,000,000 shall be made available to promote democ-
racy and strengthen civil society in Cuba: Provided, That 
no funds shall be obligated for business promotion, eco-
nomic reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assistance 
that is not democracy-building as expressly authorized in 
the 
Cuban 
Liberty 
and 
Democratic 
Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democracy Act 
of 1992. 
(d) HAITI.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
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ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made 
available for assistance for Haiti may not be made 
available for assistance for the central Government 
of Haiti unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such government is taking effective steps, which are 
in addition to steps taken since the certification and 
report submitted during the prior year, if applicable, 
to— 
(A) strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, in-
cluding by— 
(i) selecting judges in a transparent 
manner based on merit; 
(ii) reducing pre-trial detention; 
(iii) respecting the independence of 
the judiciary; and 
(iv) improving governance by imple-
menting reforms to increase transparency 
and accountability, including through the 
penal and criminal codes; 
(B) combat corruption, including by imple-
menting the anti-corruption law enacted in 
2014 and prosecuting corrupt officials; 
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(C) increase government revenues, includ-
ing by implementing tax reforms, and increas-
ing expenditures on public services; and 
(D) resolve commercial disputes between 
United States entities and the Government of 
Haiti. 
(2) SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW AND REPORT.— 
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
USAID Administrator, shall review the sustain-
ability of programs funded by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs for 
assistance for Haiti and, not later than 120 days 
after enactment of this Act, submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations that contains the in-
formation described under this section in the report 
accompanying this Act. 
(3) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—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. 
(e) VENEZUELA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 
less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for pro-
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grams to promote democracy and the rule of law in Ven-
ezuela. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) GEORGIA.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$105,325,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Georgia. 
(2) UKRAINE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$441,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Ukraine. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for assistance for a govern-
ment of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union 
if such government directs any action in violation of the 
territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other 
Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as 
those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Pro-
vided, That except as otherwise provided in section 
7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without 
regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President 
determines that to do so is in the national security interest 
of the United States: Provided further, That prior to exe-
cuting the authority contained in the previous proviso, the 
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Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on how such assistance supports the na-
tional security interest of the United States. 
(c) SECTION
907 OF
THE
FREEDOM
SUPPORT 
ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 
U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assist-
ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 
(22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 
Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 
of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation as-
sistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 
acting within his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 
other assistance provided by the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export- 
Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 
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(6) humanitarian assistance. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7047. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa-
tion. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a country that the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations has taken affirmative steps intended to 
support or be supportive of the Russian Federation 
annexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine: 
Provided, That except as otherwise provided in sub-
section (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction 
on assistance required by this paragraph if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to such Committees 
that to do so is in the national interest of the United 
States, and includes a justification for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for— 
(A) the implementation of any action or 
policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 
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Russian Federation over Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine; 
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 
of United States Government investments in 
Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the 
control of Russian-backed separatists, if such 
activity includes the participation of Russian 
Government officials, or other Russian owned 
or controlled financial entities; or 
(C) assistance for Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine under the control of Russian- 
backed separatists, if such assistance includes 
the participation of Russian Government offi-
cials, or other Russian owned or controlled fi-
nancial entities. 
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any as-
sistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
(4) The requirements and limitations of this 
subsection shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine 
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has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea and other 
territory in Ukraine under the control of Russian- 
backed separatists. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 
ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a country that the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations has recognized the independence of, or has 
established diplomatic relations with, the Russian oc-
cupied 
Georgian 
territories 
of 
Abkhazia 
and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall publish on the Department of State 
Web site a list of any such central governments in 
a timely manner: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may waive the restriction on assistance re-
quired by this paragraph if the Secretary determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that to do so is in the national interest of the United 
States, and includes a justification for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to support the Russian occu-
pation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia. 
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(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any as-
sistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(d) ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER INFLUENCE AND AG-
GRESSION.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, not less than $250,000,000 shall 
be made available to carry out the purposes of the 
Countering Russian Influence Fund, as authorized 
by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influence 
in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public Law 
115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543), and programs to enhance 
the capacity of law enforcement and security forces 
in countries in Europe and Eurasia and strengthen 
security cooperation between such countries and the 
United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization, as appropriate. 
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(2) ASSISTANCE
TO
ELIMINATE
TORTURE.— 
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this 
Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 
660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations, for assistance to eliminate torture by for-
eign police, military or other security forces in coun-
tries receiving assistance from funds appropriated by 
this Act. 
(3) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas-
ualty training and equipment. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer com-
bat casualty care training and equipment as a 
component of any package of lethal assistance 
funded by this Act with funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 
Provided, That the requirement of this para-
graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un-
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