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(e) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 
in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 
treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro-
vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2023 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 
audit shall address— 
(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) 
NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—Funds 
made 
available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
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Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 
to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 
more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 
apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 
the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 
place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales-
tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 
weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 
waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal-
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estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac-
count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi-
nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au-
thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen-
sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro-
moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 
Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 
LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 
through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 
of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 
Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 
to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 
Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree-
ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 
undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
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government, including all of its ministers or such 
equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 
(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 
this subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 
paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations within 120 days of the certification and 
every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent are continuing to comply with the principles 
contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 
purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi-
cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 
such government. 
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(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and may only be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, not less than $125,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for Egypt, of 
which not less than $40,000,000 should be made 
available for higher education programs, including 
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not less than $15,000,000 for scholarships for Egyp-
tian students with high financial need to attend not- 
for-profit institutions of higher education in Egypt 
that are currently accredited by a regional accred-
iting agency recognized by the United States De-
partment of Education, or meets standards equiva-
lent to those required for United States institutional 
accreditation by a regional accrediting agency recog-
nized by such Department: Provided, That such 
funds shall be made available for democracy pro-
grams, and for development programs in the Sinai. 
(3) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’, $1,300,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
should be made available for assistance for 
Egypt: Provided, That such funds may be 
transferred to an interest bearing account in 
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations, and the uses of any interest 
earned on such funds shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Commit-
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tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
$170,000,000 of such funds shall be withheld 
from obligation until the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Government of Egypt is tak-
ing sustained and effective steps to— 
(i) strengthen the rule of law, demo-
cratic institutions, and human rights in 
Egypt, including to protect religious mi-
norities and the rights of women, which 
are in addition to steps taken during the 
previous calendar year for such purposes; 
(ii) implement reforms that protect 
freedoms of expression, association, and 
peaceful assembly, including the ability of 
civil society organizations, human rights 
defenders, and the media to function with-
out interference; 
(iii) hold Egyptian security forces ac-
countable, including officers credibly al-
leged to have violated human rights; 
(iv) investigate and prosecute cases of 
extrajudicial killings and forced disappear-
ances; and 
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(v) provide regular access for United 
States officials to monitor such assistance 
in areas where the assistance is used. 
(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 
waive the certification requirement in subpara-
graph (A) if the Secretary determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
to do so is important to the national security 
interest of the United States, and submits a re-
port to such Committees containing a detailed 
justification for the use of such waiver and the 
reasons why any of the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A) cannot be met: Provided, That 
the report required by this paragraph shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may be ac-
companied by a classified annex. 
(C) In addition to the funds withheld pur-
suant to subparagraph (A), $130,000,000 of 
the funds made available pursuant to this para-
graph shall be withheld from obligation until 
the Secretary of State determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt— 
(i) is making clear and consistent 
progress in releasing political prisoners, 
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providing detainees with due process of 
law, and preventing the intimidation and 
harassment of American citizens; and 
(ii) has provided American citizens 
with fair and commensurate compensation 
for injuries caused during an attack 
against a tour group by the Egyptian mili-
tary. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall 
be made available for the programs and activities de-
scribed under this section in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations the semi-annual report re-
quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 
added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree-
ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
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(B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on— 
(i) the status of United States bilat-
eral sanctions on Iran; 
(ii) the reimposition and renewed en-
forcement of secondary sanctions; and 
(iii) the impact such sanctions have 
had 
on 
Iran’s 
destabilizing 
activities 
throughout the Middle East. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Iraq for— 
(A) bilateral economic assistance and inter-
national security assistance, including in the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 
(B) stabilization assistance, including in 
Anbar Province; 
(C) programs to support government 
transparency and accountability, judicial inde-
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pendence, protect the right of due process, and 
combat corruption; 
(D) humanitarian assistance, including in 
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; and 
(E) programs to protect and assist reli-
gious and ethnic minority populations in Iraq. 
(2) BASING RIGHTS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be used by the Government of the United States to 
enter into a permanent basing rights agreement be-
tween the United States and Iraq. 
(d) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for 
grants only for Israel which shall be disbursed within 30 
days of enactment of this Act: Provided, That to the extent 
that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used 
for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under 
this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and 
Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of 
which not less than $775,300,000 shall be available for 
the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense 
services, including research and development. 
(e) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 
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thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 
228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are made available 
for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail-
able for programs and equipment for the Leba-
nese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to address secu-
rity and stability requirements in areas affected 
by conflict in Syria, following consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are made available for assistance 
for Lebanon may only be made available for 
programs to— 
(i) professionalize the LAF to miti-
gate internal and external threats from 
non-state actors, including Hizballah; 
(ii) strengthen border security and 
combat terrorism, including training and 
equipping the LAF to secure the borders 
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of Lebanon and address security and sta-
bility requirements in areas affected by 
conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship-
ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 
as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 
(iii) implement United Nations Secu-
rity Council Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 
available by this subparagraph for assistance 
for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
spend plan, including actions to be taken to en-
sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 
only for the intended purposes, except such plan 
may not be considered as meeting the notifica-
tion requirements under section 7015 of this 
Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 
any notification submitted pursuant to such 
section shall include any funds specifically in-
tended for lethal military equipment. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
ISF or the LAF if the ISF or the LAF is controlled 
by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated 
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pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(g) LIBYA.—Funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act shall be made available for stabilization as-
sistance for Libya, including support for a United Na-
tions-facilitated political process and border security: Pro-
vided, That the limitation on the uses of funds for certain 
infrastructure projects in section 7041(f)(2) of the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 
113–76) shall apply to such funds. 
(h) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 
for Morocco. 
(i) SAUDI ARABIA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Military Education and Training’’ may be made 
available for assistance for the Government of Saudi 
Arabia. 
(2) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.—None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs should be obligated or expended by the 
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Export-Import Bank of the United States to guar-
antee, insure, or extend (or participate in the exten-
sion of) credit in connection with the export of nu-
clear technology, equipment, fuel, materials, or other 
nuclear technology-related goods or services to Saudi 
Arabia unless the Government of Saudi Arabia— 
(A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation 
agreement pursuant to section 123 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153); 
(B) has committed to renounce uranium 
enrichment and reprocessing on its territory 
under that agreement; and 
(C) has signed and implemented an Addi-
tional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards 
Agreement with the International Atomic En-
ergy Agency. 
(j) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 
made available, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 
Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 
response and chemical weapons investigations. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 
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(A) may not be made available for a 
project or activity that supports or otherwise le-
gitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign ter-
rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 
Syria; 
(B) may not be made available for activi-
ties that further the strategic objectives of the 
Government of the Russian Federation that the 
Secretary of State determines may threaten or 
undermine United States national security in-
terests; and 
(C) should not be used in areas of Syria 
controlled by a government led by Bashar al- 
Assad or associated forces. 
(3) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 
may only be made available following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees, and 
shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(k) TUNISIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
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for assistance for Tunisia for programs to improve 
economic growth and opportunity, support demo-
cratic governance and civil society, protect due proc-
ess of law, and maintain regional stability and secu-
rity, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(2) SPEND PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a spend plan consistent with the 
requirements in section 7062(b) of this Act. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations on the extent to which— 
(A) the Government of Tunisia is imple-
menting economic reforms, countering corrup-
tion, and taking credible steps to restore con-
stitutional order and democratic governance, in-
cluding respecting freedoms of expression, asso-
ciation, and the press, and the rights of mem-
bers of political parties; 
(B) the Government of Tunisia is main-
taining the independence of the judiciary and 
holding security forces who commit human 
rights abuses accountable; and 
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(C) the Tunisian military has remained an 
apolitical and professional institution. 
(l) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, not less than $225,000,000 shall be made 
available for programs in the West Bank and Gaza, 
which may include water, sanitation, and other in-
frastructure improvements. 
(2) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec-
retary of State shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance 
is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
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in this Act may be made available for assistance 
for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date 
of enactment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof outside an 
agreement negotiated between Israel and 
the Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an Inter-
national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 
authorized investigation, or actively sup-
port such an investigation, that subjects 
Israeli nationals to an investigation for al-
leged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph re-
sulting from the application of subclause (I) of 
such clause if the Secretary certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is 
in the national security interest of the United 
States, and submits a report to such Commit-
tees detailing how the waiver and the continu-
ation of assistance would assist in furthering 
Middle East peace. 
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(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100–204) if the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Palestinians 
have not, after the date of enactment of this 
Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state outside an agreement nego-
tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
and 
(II) initiated or actively supported an 
ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 
for alleged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi-
dent is unable to make the certification pursu-
ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 
President may waive section 1003 of Public 
Law 100–204 if the President determines and 
certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 
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of Representatives, the President pro tempore 
of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Palestinians have entered 
into direct and meaningful negotiations with 
Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 
previous provisions of law must expire before 
the waiver under this clause may be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara-
graph shall be effective for no more than a pe-
riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 
Act. 
(4) APPLICATION
OF
TAYLOR
FORCE
ACT.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 
for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza shall be 
made available consistent with section 1004(a) of 
the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of Public 
Law 115–141). 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION AS-
SISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
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Training’’ for the central government of a country in the 
African Great Lakes region may be made available only 
for Expanded International Military Education and Train-
ing and professional military education until the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that such government is not facilitating or 
otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a 
neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed 
groups. 
(b) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, may be made available for a contribution to the 
Special Criminal Court in Central African Republic. 
(c) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act shall be made available for pro-
grams and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Re-
sistance Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in 
Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Cen-
tral African Republic, including to improve physical ac-
cess, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warn-
ing mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobi-
lization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, es-
pecially child soldiers. 
(d) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assist-
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ance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for 
stabilization, global health, and bilateral economic assist-
ance, including in areas affected by, and at risk from, the 
Ebola virus disease: Provided, That such funds shall also 
be made available to support security, stabilization, devel-
opment, and democracy in Eastern DRC: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ and ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’ that are made available for such 
purposes may be made available notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, except section 620M of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961. 
(e) ETHIOPIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for Ethi-
opia should be used to support— 
(A) a political dialogue to end the conflict; 
(B) civil society and protect human rights; 
(C) efforts to provide unimpeded access to 
humanitarian assistance; and 
(D) investigations and prosecutions of 
gross violations of human rights. 
(2) SPEND PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
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State shall submit a spend plan consistent with the 
requirements in section 7062(b) of this Act. 
(f) MALAWI.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 
made available for higher education programs in Malawi 
shall be made available for higher education and workforce 
development programs in agriculture as described under 
this section in the report accompanying this Act. 
(g) SOUTH SUDAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act that are made available for as-
sistance for South Sudan should be made available 
for democracy programs, including programs to sup-
port civil society, and for conflict mitigation and rec-
onciliation programs, at levels above the prior fiscal 
year. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE CEN-
TRAL
GOVERNMENT.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for the 
central Government of South Sudan may only be 
made available, following consultation with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, for— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
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(B) health programs, including to prevent, 
detect, and respond to infectious diseases; 
(C) assistance to support South Sudan 
peace negotiations or to advance or implement 
a peace agreement; and 
(D) assistance to support implementation 
of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 
Peace Agreement, and subsequent and mutual 
arrangements related to such agreement, or any 
other internationally recognized viable peace 
agreement in South Sudan: 
Provided, That prior to the initial obligation of 
funds made available pursuant to subparagraphs (C) 
and (D), the Secretary of State shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations on the intended 
uses of such funds and steps taken by such govern-
ment to advance or implement a peace agreement. 
(h) SUDAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under title III should be made available to sup-
port a civilian-led transition in Sudan: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law ex-
cept section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000, and the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 
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2008, such funds may be made available for agri-
culture and economic growth programs, and eco-
nomic assistance for marginalized areas in Sudan 
and Abyei: Provided further, That funds should be 
prioritized for civil society capacity building, political 
party and coalition building, women and youth em-
powerment, protection of human rights, and support 
for elections if the Secretary of State reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees that conditions 
exist for free and fair elections. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under title IV may be made 
available for assistance for the central Government 
of Sudan, except to support implementation of out-
standing issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agree-
ment, mutual arrangements related to post-ref-
erendum issues associated with such Agreement, or 
any other viable peace agreement in Sudan. 
(3) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs that are made 
available for any new program, project, or activity in 
Sudan shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
appropriate congressional committees. 
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(i) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to vote 
against any extension by the respective institution of 
any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 
except to meet basic human needs or to promote de-
mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the rule of law has been restored, including respect 
for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 
expression, association, and assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 
except for health and education, unless the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports as required in para-
graph (1). 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
(1) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available for assistance for 
Burma, which— 
(A) may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law and following con-
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sultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees; 
(B) may be made available for support for 
the administrative operations and programs of 
entities that support peaceful efforts to estab-
lish an inclusive and representative democracy 
in Burma and a federal union to foster equality 
among Burma’s diverse ethnic groups, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions; 
(C) shall be made available for programs 
to promote ethnic and religious tolerance, unity, 
and accountability and to combat gender-based 
violence, including in Kachin, Chin, Mon, 
Karen, Karenni, Rakhine, and Shan states; 
(D) shall be made available for community- 
based organizations with experience operating 
in Thailand to provide food, medical, and other 
humanitarian assistance to internally displaced 
persons in eastern Burma, in addition to assist-
ance for Burmese refugees from funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’; and 
(E) shall be made available for programs 
and activities to investigate and document viola-
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tions of human rights in Burma committed by 
the military junta. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ may be made available for assistance for 
Burma. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for as-
sistance for Burma may be made available to the 
State Administration Council or any organization or 
entity controlled by, or an affiliate of, the armed 
forces of Burma, or to any individual or organization 
that has committed a gross violation of human 
rights or advocates violence against ethnic or reli-
gious groups or individuals in Burma, as determined 
by the Secretary of State for programs administered 
by the Department of State and USAID or the 
President of the National Endowment for Democ-
racy (NED) for programs administered by NED. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Any new program or ac-
tivity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2023 shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
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(b) CAMBODIA.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act that are made avail-
able for assistance for the Government of Cam-
bodia may be obligated or expended unless the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such Gov-
ernment is taking the steps specified under this 
section in the report accompanying this Act. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The certification re-
quired by subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
funds appropriated by this Act and made avail-
able for democracy, health, education, and envi-
ronment programs, programs to strengthen the 
sovereignty of Cambodia, and programs to edu-
cate and inform the people of Cambodia of the 
influence activities of the People’s Republic of 
China in Cambodia. 
(2) USES
OF
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act for assistance for Cam-
bodia shall be made available for— 
(A) research, documentation, and edu-
cation programs associated with the Khmer 
Rouge in Cambodia; and 
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(B) programs in the Khmer language to 
monitor, map, and publicize the efforts by the 
People’s Republic of China to expand its influ-
ence in Cambodia. 
(c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 
$1,700,000,000 shall be made available to support 
implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy. 
(2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military 
Financing 
Program’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$350,000,000 shall be made available for a Coun-
tering PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence 
of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
and the Chinese Communist Party and entities act-
ing on their behalf globally, which shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That such funds are in addition 
to amounts otherwise made available for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That up to 10 percent of 
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such funds shall be held in reserve to respond to un-
anticipated opportunities to counter PRC influence: 
Provided further, That the uses of such funds shall 
be the joint responsibility of the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator and should be allo-
cated in a manner that prioritizes the strategic im-
pact of such funds to counter PRC influence as de-
scribed under this subsection in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided further, That prior to the 
initial obligation of such funds, the Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated by this Act for such Fund 
under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
under such headings: Provided further, That such 
transfer authority is in addition to any other trans-
fer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, 
and is subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
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making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs may be 
made available for any project or activity that di-
rectly supports or promotes— 
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 
dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 
Republic of China; and 
(B) the use of technology, including bio-
technology, digital, telecommunications, and 
cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 
China unless the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the USAID Administrator and 
the heads of other Federal agencies, as appro-
priate, determines that such use does not ad-
versely impact the national security of the 
United States. 
(4) MAPS.—None of the funds made available 
by this Act should be used to create, procure, or dis-
play any map that inaccurately depicts the territory 
and social and economic system of Taiwan and the 
islands or island groups administered by Taiwan au-
thorities. 
(d) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro-
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priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available 
for assistance for the central government of a coun-
try the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the appropriate congressional committees engages in 
significant transactions contributing materially to 
the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Gov-
ernment of North Korea: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of State may waive the application of the re-
striction in this paragraph with respect to assistance 
for the central government of a country if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees that to do so is important 
to the national security interest of the United 
States, including a description of such interest 
served. 
(2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 
Operations’’ shall be made available to maintain 
broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not 
less than the prior fiscal year. 
(3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made avail-
able for the promotion of human rights in North 
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Korea: Provided, That the authority of section 
7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds. 
(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 
available for assistance for the Government of North 
Korea. 
(e) PACIFIC ISLANDS.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under title III, not less than $40,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for the Pacific Islands, 
which may be made available for— 
(1) trade capacity building programs; 
(2) climate mitigation and adaptation pro-
grams; 
(3) emergency preparedness initiatives and 
technical assistance for emergencies and post-dis-
aster relief and recovery; 
(4) economic programs to advance inclusive and 
sustainable long-term economic development; and 
(5) programs strengthening democratic govern-
ance. 
(f) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated or ex-
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pended for processing licenses for the export of sat-
ellites of United States origin (including commercial 
satellites and satellite components) to the People’s 
Republic of China (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in 
advance, the Committees on Appropriations are noti-
fied of such proposed action. 
(2) PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY.—The terms 
and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assist-
ance projects or activities of the People’s Liberation 
Army (PLA) of the PRC, to include such projects or 
activities by any entity that is owned or controlled 
by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able pursuant to this Act may be used to finance 
any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with 
the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State 
has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or 
an affiliate of, the PLA. 
(3) HONG KONG.— 
(A) 
DEMOCRACY
PROGRAMS.—Of 
the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the first 
paragraph under the heading ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, not less than $4,000,000 shall be made 
available for democracy and Internet freedom 
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programs for Hong Kong, including legal and 
other support for democracy activists. 
(B) RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams that are made available for assistance for 
Hong Kong should be obligated for assistance 
for the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China and the Chinese Communist Party or 
any entity acting on their behalf in Hong Kong. 
(g) PHILIPPINES.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be made available for counternarcotics 
assistance for the Philippines, except for drug demand re-
duction, maritime law enforcement, or transnational inter-
diction. 
(h) TIBET.— 
(1) FINANCING OF PROJECTS IN TIBET.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United 
States executive director of each international finan-
cial institution to use the voice and vote of the 
United States to support financing of projects in 
Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for 
the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into 
Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Ti-
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betan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, 
are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster 
self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Ti-
betan culture and traditions, and are subject to ef-
fective monitoring. 
(2) PROGRAMS FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITIES.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $10,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to nongovernmental organizations with ex-
perience working with Tibetan communities to 
support activities which preserve cultural tradi-
tions and promote sustainable development, 
education, and environmental conservation in 
Tibetan communities in the Tibet Autonomous 
Region and in other Tibetan communities in 
China. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $8,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for programs to promote and preserve Ti-
betan culture and language in the refugee and 
diaspora Tibetan communities, development, 
and the resilience of Tibetan communities and 
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the Central Tibetan Administration in India 
and Nepal, and to assist in the education and 
development of the next generation of Tibetan 
leaders from such communities: Provided, That 
such funds are in addition to amounts made 
available in subparagraph (A) for programs in-
side Tibet. 
(C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $3,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for programs to strengthen the capacity of 
the Central Tibetan Administration: Provided, 
That such funds shall be administered by the 
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment. 
(3) TIBETAN INSTITUTES PROMOTING DEMOC-
RACY
AND
RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available, on a 
competitive basis, as grants for operations and pro-
gram expenses of one or more Tibetan institutes es-
tablished by Tibetan nationals and located in Asia, 
a purpose of which is to support democracy and reli-
gious freedom in Tibet and the People’s Republic of 
China. 
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(i) VIETNAM.—Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act and made available for assistance for 
Vietnam shall be made available for— 
(1) health and disability programs to assist per-
sons with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or de-
velopmental disabilities, including those that may be 
related to the use of Agent Orange and exposure to 
dioxin; 
(2) activities related to the remediation of 
dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be 
made available for assistance for the Government of 
Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law; 
(3) a Reconciliation/Vietnamese Wartime Ac-
counting Initiative; and 
(4) higher education programs. 
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs and made available for assistance for Af-
ghanistan may be made available for direct assist-
ance to the Taliban. 
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(2) AFGHAN
SPECIAL
IMMIGRANT
VISAS.— 
Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Administration of For-
eign Affairs’’ and fees available for obligation during 
fiscal year 2023 in the Consular and Border Secu-
rity Programs account shall be made available for 
additional Department of State personnel and oper-
ations necessary to eliminate processing backlogs 
and expedite adjudication of Afghan Special Immi-
grant Visa cases, including for the National Visa 
Center and the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa 
Unit. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees detail-
ing plans, consistent with the limitation contained in 
paragraph (1), to— 
(A) protect and strengthen the rights of 
Afghan women and girls; 
(B) support higher education programs, in-
cluding continued support for the American 
University of Afghanistan’s (AUAF) online pro-
grams and support for other higher education 
institutions in South Asia and the Middle East 
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that are hosting AUAF and other Afghan stu-
dents; 
(C) support Afghan civil society activists, 
journalists, and independent media, including in 
third countries; and 
(D) support health, education, including 
community-based education, and other pro-
grams to address the basic needs of the people 
of Afghanistan. 
(b) BANGLADESH.—Funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act shall be made available for assist-
ance for Bangladesh for— 
(1) programs to address the needs of commu-
nities impacted by refugees from Burma; 
(2) programs to protect freedom of expression 
and association, and the right of due process; and 
(3) democracy programs. 
(c) NEPAL.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that 
are made available for assistance for Nepal shall only be 
made available for humanitarian and disaster relief and 
reconstruction activities, and in support of international 
peacekeeping operations, military professionalization and 
training, and border security activities: Provided, That 
such funds may only be made available for additional uses 
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if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal 
is investigating and prosecuting violations of human rights 
and the laws of war by the Nepal Army, and the Nepal 
Army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities 
in such cases. 
(d) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’ for assist-
ance for Pakistan may be made available only 
to support counterterrorism and counterinsur-
gency capabilities in Pakistan. 
(B) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.— 
Prior to the obligation of funds made available 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the central Gov-
ernment of Pakistan, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees detailing— 
(i) the amount of financing and other 
support, if any, provided by the Govern-
ment of Pakistan to schools supported by, 
affiliated with, or run by the Taliban or 
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