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(i) PUBLIC LAW 106–554.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Programs’’ and ‘‘National Security In-
vestment Programs’’, not less than $11,500,000 shall be 
made available to carry out the purposes of the Vietnam 
Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B 
of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 
106–554 and contained in appendix D of such Act; 114 
Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note). 
(j) TAIWAN.—
(1) GLOBAL
COOPERATION
AND
TRAINING 
FRAMEWORK.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Invest-
ment Programs’’, not less than $4,000,000 shall be 
made available for the Global Cooperation and 
Training Framework, which shall be administered by 
the American Institute in Taiwan. 
(2) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
not less than $300,000,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Taiwan: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall prioritize the delivery of defense arti-
cles and services for Taiwan.
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(3) FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PROGRAM 
LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, except for 
amounts designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, may be made available for the costs, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees 
for Taiwan, as authorized by section 5502(g) of the 
Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title 
LV of division E of Public Law 117–263). 
(4) FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Payment to 
the American Institute in Taiwan’’ shall be made 
available for the Taiwan Fellowship Program. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the uses of funds made available 
pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That such
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funds shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(k) TIBET.—
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, 
not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available to 
nongovernmental 
organizations 
with 
experience 
working with Tibetan communities to support activi-
ties which preserve cultural traditions and promote 
sustainable development, education, and environ-
mental conservation in Tibetan communities in the 
Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan com-
munities in China. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made 
available for programs to promote and preserve Ti-
betan culture and language in the refugee and dias-
pora Tibetan communities, development, and the re-
silience of Tibetan communities and the Central Ti-
betan Administration in India and Nepal, and to as-
sist in the education and development of the next 
generation of Tibetan leaders from such commu-
nities: Provided, That such funds are in addition to
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amounts made available in paragraph (1) for pro-
grams inside Tibet. 
(3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 
available for programs to strengthen the capacity of 
the Central Tibetan Administration, of which up to 
$1,500,000 may be made available to address eco-
nomic growth and capacity building activities, in-
cluding for displaced Tibetan refugee families in 
India and Nepal to help meet basic needs, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) Funds made available for assistance for 
Tibet by this subsection shall be made available as 
described under this section in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act). 
(5) Section 7031(c) of this Act shall be applied 
to officials of the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China and other governments in the South 
Asia region about whom the Secretary of State has 
credible information have been involved in a gross 
violation of human rights against the people of Tibet 
in the Tibet Autonomous Region or other Tibetan
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communities in the People’s Republic of China and 
the region. 
(l) VIETNAM.—Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 
for Vietnam, of which not less than—
(1) $30,000,000 shall be made available for 
health and disability programs to assist persons with 
severe physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental 
disabilities: Provided, That such funds shall be 
prioritized to assist persons whose disabilities may 
be related to the use of Agent Orange and exposure 
to dioxin, or are the result of unexploded ordnance 
accidents; 
(2) $20,000,000 shall be made available, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, for activi-
ties related to the remediation of dioxin contami-
nated sites in Vietnam and may be made available 
for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, in-
cluding the military, for such purposes; 
(3) $3,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Reconciliation/Vietnamese Wartime Accounting Ini-
tiative; and 
(4) $3,500,000 shall be made available for 
higher education programs.
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SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.—None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs may be 
made available for assistance to the Taliban. 
(b) PAKISTAN.—Of the funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act that are made available for 
assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld 
from obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has 
been released from prison and cleared of all charges relat-
ing to the assistance provided to the United States in lo-
cating Osama bin Laden. 
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA 
AND THE CARIBBEAN.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV and made available for countries 
in Latin America and the Caribbean shall be prioritized 
for programs as described under this section in the explan-
atory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(b) CENTRAL AMERICA.—
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available
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for assistance for countries in Central America, in-
cluding Panama and Costa Rica, consistent with 
subsection (a), which shall include programs to—
(A) combat corruption and impunity in 
such countries, including, as appropriate, with 
offices of Attorneys General; 
(B) reduce violence against women and 
girls; and 
(C) support locally-led development in El 
Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS.—
(A) Of the funds made available pursuant 
to paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘National 
Security Investment Programs’’ and under title 
IV of this Act, 50 percent of such funds that 
are made available for assistance for each of the 
central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, 
and Honduras may only be obligated after the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such gov-
ernment is—
(i) combating corruption and impu-
nity, including investigating and pros-
ecuting government officials, military per-
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sonnel, and police officers credibly alleged 
to be corrupt, and improving strategies to 
combat money laundering and other global 
financial crimes; 
(ii) implementing reforms, policies, 
and programs to strengthen the rule of 
law, including increasing the transparency 
of public institutions, strengthening the 
independence of judicial and electoral insti-
tutions, and improving the transparency of 
political campaign and political party fi-
nancing; 
(iii) protecting the rights of human 
rights defenders, trade unionists, journal-
ists, civil society groups, opposition polit-
ical parties, and the independence of the 
media; 
(iv) taking demonstrable actions to se-
cure national borders and stem mass mi-
gration toward Mexico and the United 
States, including positive governance re-
lated to combating crime and violence, 
building economic opportunity, improving 
government services, and protecting human 
rights;
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(v) providing effective and accountable 
law enforcement and security for its citi-
zens, curtailing the role of the military in 
public security, and upholding due process 
of law; 
(vi) implementing programs to reduce 
violence against women and girls; 
(vii) implementing policies to reduce 
poverty and promote economic growth and 
opportunity, including the implementation 
of reforms to strengthen educational sys-
tems, vocational training programs, and 
programs for at-risk youth; 
(viii) cooperating with the United 
States to counter drug trafficking, human 
trafficking and smuggling, and other 
transnational crime; 
(ix) cooperating with the United 
States and other governments in the region 
to facilitate the return, repatriation, and 
reintegration of migrants; and 
(x) implementing policies that improve 
the environment for businesses, including 
foreign businesses, to operate and invest, 
including executing tax reform in a trans-
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parent manner, ensuring effective legal 
mechanisms for reimbursements of tax re-
funds owed to United States businesses, 
and resolving disputes involving the confis-
cation of real property of United States en-
tities. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available 
for—
(i) judicial entities to combat corrup-
tion and impunity; 
(ii) programs to promote and protect 
human rights and to investigate human 
rights abuses; 
(iii) support for women’s economic 
empowerment; 
(iv) prevention of violence against 
women and girls; 
(v) humanitarian assistance; and 
(vi) food security programs. 
(C) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO-
GRAM.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’ may be made available for
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assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, or Hon-
duras, except for programs that support hu-
manitarian assistance and disaster response. 
(c) COLOMBIA.—
(1) PRE-OBLIGATION REPORTS.—Prior to the 
initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act 
and made available for assistance for Colombia, the 
Secretary of State shall submit the reports required 
under this section in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—
(A) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’ that are made available for assist-
ance for Colombia, 25 percent may be obligated 
only if the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
in the previous 12 months the Government of 
Colombia has—
(i) reduced overall coca cultivation, 
production, and drug trafficking;
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(ii) continued cooperating with the 
United States on joint counternarcotics op-
erations; and 
(iii) maintained extradition coopera-
tion with the United States. 
(B) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ and made avail-
able for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent 
may be obligated only if the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that the requirements under this 
section in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act) have been met. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of para-
graph (2) shall not apply to funds made available for 
aviation instruction and maintenance, and maritime 
and riverine security programs. 
(4) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs and made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be used to trans-
port personnel and supplies involved in drug eradi-
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cation and interdiction, including security for such 
activities, and to provide transport in support of al-
ternative development programs and investigations 
by civilian judicial authorities. 
(5) 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, com-
pensation to demobilized combatants, or cash sub-
sidies for agrarian reforms associated with the im-
plementation of the 2016 agreement between the 
Government of Colombia and illegal armed groups. 
(d) CUBA.—
(1) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National 
Security Investment Programs’’, not less than 
$25,000,000 shall be made available to promote de-
mocracy and strengthen civil society in Cuba, includ-
ing to support political prisoners: Provided, That no 
funds shall be obligated for business promotion, eco-
nomic reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assist-
ance that is not democracy building as expressly au-
thorized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli-
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darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban 
Democracy Act of 1992. 
(2) PROHIBITIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act or 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams may be used to eliminate or diminish the 
Cuba Restricted List as maintained by the Depart-
ment of State, or to otherwise allow, facilitate or en-
courage financial transactions with entities on the 
Cuba Restricted List, as well as other entities or in-
dividuals within the Cuban military or Cuban intel-
ligence services, high level members of the Com-
munist Party, those licensed by the Cuban govern-
ment, or the immediate family members of these en-
tities or individuals. 
(3) PROHIBITION
ON
SUPPORT
FOR
CUBAN 
MILITARY AND SECURITY INSTITUTIONS.—None of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs may be made available to any indi-
vidual or entity that—
(A) engages in financial transactions with, 
transfers funds to, or otherwise provides mate-
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rial support to the Ministry of the Revolu-
tionary Armed Forces of Cuba, the Ministry of 
the Interior of Cuba, or any subdivision, agen-
cy, or instrumentality thereof; 
(B) engages in activities that directly or 
indirectly support, facilitate, or benefit the op-
erations, revenue generation, or international 
commercial activities of such Ministries; 
(C) is owned or controlled by, or acts on 
behalf of, any entity described in subparagraphs 
(A) or (B); or 
(D) knowingly provides support or services 
for the purpose of circumventing sanctions or 
restrictions on the Cuban military or security 
forces, or to benefit senior members thereof. 
(4) EXCEPTIONS.—The restrictions of para-
graph (3) shall not apply to—
(A) the sale of agricultural commodities, 
medicine, or medical devices to Cuba consistent 
with the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 
Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et 
seq.); 
(B) payments in furtherance of the lease, 
maintenance, or improvements of the United 
States military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;
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(C) assistance in support of democracy-
building and civil society programs for Cuba 
consistent with section 109 of the LIBERTAD 
Act; 
(D) payments necessary for the operations, 
maintenance, or outreach of the United States 
diplomatic mission or embassy in Havana, 
Cuba; and 
(E) sending, processing, or receiving au-
thorized remittances. 
(e) CUBAN DOCTORS.—
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees listing the countries and inter-
national organizations for which the Secretary has 
credible information are directly paying the Govern-
ment of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of 
Cuban medical professionals: Provided, That such 
report shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State shall inform each gov-
ernment or international organization of its inclusion 
in such report not later than 30 days after the date 
of the submission of such report to such committees.
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(2) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall apply the requirements of section 7031(c) of 
this Act to officials from countries and organizations 
identified in the report required pursuant to the pre-
vious paragraph. 
(3) LIMITATION.—
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV may be made avail-
able for assistance for the central government 
of a country or international organization that 
is listed for 2 consecutive years in the report re-
quired by paragraph (1). 
(B) The Secretary may resume assistance 
to the government of a country or international 
organization listed in the report for 2 consecu-
tive years required by paragraph (1) if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees that such gov-
ernment or international organization no longer 
pays the Government of Cuba for coerced and 
trafficked labor of Cuban medical professionals. 
(f) FACILITATING
IRRESPONSIBLE
MIGRATION.—
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this Act may be used to encourage, mobilize, pub-
licize, or manage mass-migration caravans toward the
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United States southwest border: Provided, That not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees with analysis on the organization 
and funding of mass-migration caravans in the Western 
Hemisphere: Provided further, That the prohibition con-
tained in this subsection shall not be construed to preclude 
the provision of humanitarian assistance. 
(g) HAITI.—
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Haiti for programs to—
(A) improve security and counter gang vio-
lence, including through the Gang Suppression 
Force in Haiti, and support for the Haitian Na-
tional Police and administration of justice; 
(B) coordinate programs and facilitate in-
formation sharing between and among Federal 
agencies and other international entities, par-
ticularly in the security and electoral sectors; 
(C) address humanitarian needs, including 
nutrition and programs addressing violence 
against women and children;
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national security interest of the United States: Provided 
further, That prior to executing the authority contained 
in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such 
assistance supports the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(c) TURKEY.—The limitations and other provisions 
of section 7046(c) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47) shall continue 
in effect during fiscal year 2026 and apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—The limitations and other pro-
visions of section 7046(d) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47) shall 
continue in effect during fiscal year 2026 and apply to 
funds appropriated by this Act. 
(e) OTHER MATTERS.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 
Programs’’, not less than $500,000,000 shall be made 
available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, ex-
cept section 7047 of this Act, for assistance and related 
programs for countries identified in section 3 of the 
FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801) and section