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istries and provincial governments will be properly 
accounted for. 
WEST BANK 
SEC. 1404. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act and 180 days thereafter, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
a report on assistance provided by the United States for 
the training of Palestinian security forces, including de-
tailed descriptions of the training, curriculum, and equip-
ment provided; an assessment of the training and the per-
formance of forces after training has been completed; and 
a description of the assistance that has been pledged and 
provided to Palestinian security forces by other donors: Pro-
vided, That not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if nec-
essary, on the security strategy of the Palestinian Author-
ity. 
WAIVER OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA 
SEC. 1405. (a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the President may waive in whole or in 
part, with respect to North Korea, the application of 
any sanction contained in subparagraph (A), (B), 
(D) or (G) under section 102(b)(2) of the Arms Ex-
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port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2799aa–1(b)), for the 
purpose of providing assistance related to— 
(A) the implementation and verification of 
the compliance by North Korea with its commit-
ment, undertaken in the Joint Statement of Sep-
tember 19, 2005, to abandon all nuclear weapons 
and existing nuclear programs as part of the 
verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Penin-
sula; and 
(B) the elimination of the capability of 
North Korea to develop, deploy, transfer, or 
maintain weapons of mass destruction and their 
delivery systems. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The authority under para-
graph (1) shall expire 5 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) LIMITED EXCEPTION RELATED TO CERTAIN 
SANCTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS.—The authority under 
subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a sanc-
tion or prohibition under subparagraph (B) or (G) of 
section 102(b)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act, un-
less the President determines and certifies to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that— 
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(A) all reasonable steps will be taken to as-
sure that the articles or services exported or oth-
erwise provided will not be used to improve the 
military capabilities of the armed forces of North 
Korea; and 
(B) such waiver is in the national security 
interests of the United States. 
(2) LIMITED EXCEPTION RELATED TO CERTAIN 
ACTIVITIES.—Unless the President determines and 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
that using the authority under subsection (a) is vital 
to the national security interests of the United States, 
such authority shall not apply with respect to— 
(A) an activity described in subparagraph 
(A) of section 102(b)(1) of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act that occurs after September 19, 2005, 
and before the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(B) an activity described in subparagraph 
(C) of such section that occurs after September 
19, 2005; or 
(C) an activity described in subparagraph 
(D) of such section that occurs after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(3) EXCEPTION RELATED TO CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 
OCCURRING AFTER DATE OF ENACTMENT.—The au-
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thority under subsection (a) shall not apply with re-
spect to an activity described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of section 102(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
Act that occurs after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(4) LIMITED EXCEPTION RELATED TO LETHAL 
WEAPONS.—The authority under subsection (a) shall 
not apply with respect to any export of lethal defense 
articles that would be prevented by the application of 
section 102(b)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act. 
(c) NOTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS.— 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Presi-
dent shall notify the appropriate congressional com-
mittees in writing not later than 15 days before exer-
cising the waiver authority under subsection (a). 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than January 
31, 2009, and annually thereafter, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that— 
(A) lists all waivers issued under subsection 
(a) during the preceding year; 
(B) describes in detail the progress that is 
being made in the implementation of the com-
mitment undertaken by North Korea, in the 
Joint Statement of September 19, 2005, to aban-
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don all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear 
programs 
as 
part 
of 
the 
verifiable 
denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; 
(C) discusses specifically any shortcomings 
in the implementation by North Korea of that 
commitment; and 
(D) lists and describes the progress and 
shortcomings, in the preceding year, of all other 
programs promoting the elimination of the capa-
bility of North Korea to develop, deploy, transfer, 
or maintain weapons of mass destruction or 
their delivery systems. 
(3) REPORT ON VERIFICATION MEASURES RELAT-
ING TO NORTH KOREA’S NUCLEAR PROGRAMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on verification 
measures relating to North Korea’s nuclear pro-
grams under the Six-Party Talks Agreement of 
February 13, 2007, with specific focus on how 
such verification measures are defined under the 
Six-Party Talks Agreement and understood by 
the United States Government. 
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(B) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The re-
port required under subsection (A) shall include, 
among other elements, a description of— 
(i) how the United States will confirm 
that North Korea has ‘‘provided a complete 
and correct declaration of all of its nuclear 
programs’’; 
(ii) how the United States will main-
tain a high and ongoing level of confidence 
that North Korea has fully met the terms of 
the Six-Party Talks Agreement relating to 
its nuclear programs; 
(iii) any diplomatic agreement with 
North Korea regarding verification meas-
ures relating to North Korea’s nuclear pro-
grams under the Six-Party Talks Agreement 
(other than implementing arrangements 
made during on-site operations); and 
(iv) any significant and continuing 
disagreement with North Korea regarding 
verification measures relating to North Ko-
rea’s nuclear programs under the Six-Party 
Talks Agreement. 
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(C) FORM.—The report required under sub-
section (A) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed 
Services, and Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed 
Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
MEXICO 
SEC. 1406. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR MEXICO.—Of the 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in 
this chapter, not more than $352,000,000 of the funds ap-
propriated in subchapter A and $48,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated in subchapter B may be made available for 
assistance for Mexico, only to combat drug trafficking and 
related violence and organized crime, and for judicial re-
form, institution building, anti-corruption, and rule of law 
activities, of which not less than $73,500,000 shall be used 
for judicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, 
and rule of law activities: Provided, That none of the funds 
made available under this section shall be made available 
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for budget support or as cash payments: Provided further, 
That not more than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 
and after consulting with relevant Mexican Government au-
thorities, the Secretary of State shall report in writing to 
the Committees on Appropriations on the procedures in 
place to implement section 620J of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Fifteen percent of the 
funds made available in this chapter for assistance for Mex-
ico under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ may not be obligated until the Secretary of State 
reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Government of Mexico is— 
(1) improving the transparency and account-
ability of federal police forces and working with state 
and municipal authorities to improve the trans-
parency and accountability of state and municipal 
police forces through mechanisms including estab-
lishing police complaints commissions with authority 
and independence to receive complaints and carry out 
effective investigations; 
(2) establishing a mechanism for regular con-
sultations among relevant Mexican Government au-
thorities, Mexican human rights organizations and 
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other relevant Mexican civil society organizations, to 
make recommendations concerning implementation of 
the Merida Initiative in accordance with Mexican 
and international law; 
(3) ensuring that civilian prosecutors and judi-
cial authorities are investigating and prosecuting, in 
accordance with Mexican and international law, 
members of the federal police and military forces who 
have been credibly alleged to have committed viola-
tions of human rights, and the federal police and 
military forces are fully cooperating with the inves-
tigations; and 
(4) enforcing the prohibition, in accordance with 
Mexican and international law, on the use of testi-
mony obtained through torture or other ill-treatment. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), of 
the funds appropriated by subchapter A for assistance for 
Mexico under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, $3,000,000 shall be made available 
for technical and other assistance to enable the Government 
of Mexico to implement a unified national registry of fed-
eral, state, and municipal police officers. 
(d) REPORT.—The report required in subsection (b) 
shall include a description of actions taken with respect to 
each requirement and the cases or issues brought to the at-
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tention of the Secretary of State for which the response or 
action taken has been inadequate. 
(e) NOTIFICATION.—Funds made available for Mexico 
by this chapter shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and sec-
tion 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2394–1). 
(f) SPENDING PLAN.—Not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a de-
tailed spending plan for funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available for Mexico by this chapter, which shall in-
clude a strategy, developed after consulting with relevant 
Mexican Government authorities, for combating drug traf-
ficking and related violence and organized crime, judicial 
reform, institution building, anti-corruption, and rule of 
law activities, with concrete goals, actions to be taken, budg-
et proposals, and anticipated results. 
CENTRAL AMERICA 
SEC. 1407. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR THE COUNTRIES OF 
CENTRAL AMERICA.—Of the funds appropriated in sub-
chapter A under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing 
Program’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-Terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, $65,000,000 may be made available for assist-
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ance for the countries of Central America, Haiti, and the 
Dominican Republic only to combat drug trafficking and 
related violence and organized crime, and for judicial re-
form, institution building, anti-corruption, rule of law ac-
tivities, and maritime security: Provided, That of the funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $25,000,000 shall be made available for an Eco-
nomic and Social Development Fund for Central America, 
of which $20,000,000 shall be made available through the 
United States Agency for International Development and 
$5,000,000 shall be made available through the Department 
of State for educational exchange programs: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds appropriated in subchapter A under 
the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’, $2,500,000 shall be made available for assist-
ance for Haiti, $2,500,000 shall be made available for as-
sistance for the Dominican Republic, and $1,000,000 shall 
be made available for a United States contribution to the 
International Commission Against Impunity in Guate-
mala: Provided further, That none of the funds shall be 
made available for budget support or as cash payments: 
Provided further, That not more than 45 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report in writ-
ing to the Committees on Appropriations on the procedures 
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in place to implement section 620J of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Fifteen percent of the 
funds made available by this chapter for assistance for the 
countries of Central America, Haiti and the Dominican Re-
public under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ may not be obligated until the Secretary of State 
reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the government of such country is— 
(1) establishing police complaints commissions 
with authority and independence to receive com-
plaints and carry out effective investigations; 
(2) implementing reforms to improve the capac-
ity and ensure the independence of the judiciary; and 
(3) investigating and prosecuting members of the 
federal police and military forces who have been 
credibly alleged to have committed violations of 
human rights. 
(c) REPORT.—The report required in subsection (b) 
shall include actions taken with respect to each requirement 
and the cases or issues brought to the attention of the Sec-
retary of State for which the response or action taken has 
been inadequate. 
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(d) NOTIFICATION.—Funds made available for assist-
ance for the countries of Central America, Haiti and the 
Dominican Republic in subchapter A shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394–1). 
(e) SPENDING PLAN.—Not later than 45 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spending plan 
for funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
countries of Central America, Haiti and the Dominican Re-
public in subchapter A, which shall include a strategy for 
combating drug trafficking and related violence and orga-
nized crime, judicial reform, institution building, anti-cor-
ruption, and rule of law activities, with concrete goals, ac-
tions to be taken, budget proposals and anticipated results. 
(f) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘countries of Central America’’ means Belize, Costa 
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and 
Panama. 
BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1408. (a) Of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ and allo-
cated by section 3810 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Vet-
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erans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
Appropriations 
Act, 
2007 
(Public 
Law 
110–28), 
$26,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with funds 
in the ‘‘Buying Power Maintenance Account’’: Provided, 
That of the funds made available by this chapter up to an 
additional $74,000,000 may be transferred to and merged 
with the ‘‘Buying Power Maintenance Account’’, subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations and in accordance with the procedures in 
section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706). Any funds transferred pursuant 
to this section shall be available, without fiscal year limita-
tion, pursuant to section 24 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696). 
(b) Section 24(b)(7) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(b)(7)) is amended by 
amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) The authorities contained in this 
paragraph may be exercised only with respect to 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
after fiscal year 2008.’’. 
(c) The Broadcasting Board of Governors may transfer 
funds into its Buying Power Maintenance Account, not-
withstanding the requirement that such funds be provided 
in advance in appropriations Acts. The authority in this 
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