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(2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in 
subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2009’’. 
(h) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.—Of the funds managed 
by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 
Assistance of the United States Agency for International 
Development, from this or any other Act, not less than 
$10,000,000 shall be made available as a general contribu-
tion to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law. 
(i) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Main-
tenance’’, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available 
for the Capital Security Cost-Sharing fees of the Library 
of Congress. 
(j) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION
AND
RE-
INTEGRATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, regulation or Executive order, funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Disaster As-
sistance’’, and ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’ should be made 
available to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and 
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reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign 
terrorist organizations: Provided, That the Secretary of 
State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this sub-
section: Provided further, That for the purposes of this 
subsection the term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ 
means an organization designated as a terrorist organiza-
tion under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act. 
(k) NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—With re-
spect to the provision of assistance for democracy, human 
rights and governance activities, the organizations imple-
menting such assistance and the specific nature of that 
assistance shall not be subject to the prior approval by 
the government of any foreign country. 
(l) PROGRAM
FOR RESEARCH
AND TRAINING
ON 
EASTERN EUROPE AND THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF 
THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available to carry 
out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern 
Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union (title VIII) as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern Eu-
ropean Research and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 
4501-4508, as amended). 
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(m) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by title III of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110–161) under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are available 
for a competitively awarded grant for nuclear security ini-
tiatives relating to North Korea shall be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
(n) MIDDLE EAST FOUNDATION.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts for a Middle East Foun-
dation shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(o) GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, to include minimum funding re-
quirements or funding directives, funds made available 
under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ in this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available to 
address critical food shortages, subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
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