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basis for such action and shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, assist the foreign government in taking effec-
tive measures to bring the responsible members of the se-
curity forces to justice. 
FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT 
SEC. 551. The annual foreign military training report 
required by section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 shall be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate by 
the date specified in that section. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 552. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Trade and Devel-
opment Agency’’, ‘‘Overseas Private Investment Corpora-
tion’’, and ‘‘Global HIV/AIDS Initiative’’, may be obli-
gated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public 
Law 91–672 and section 15 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956. 
CAMBODIA 
SEC. 553. The Secretary of the Treasury should in-
struct the United States executive directors of the inter-
national financial institutions to use the voice and vote 
of the United States to oppose loans to the Central Gov-
ernment of Cambodia, except loans to meet basic human 
needs.
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PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 554. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act may be provided 
to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of 
State determines and certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that—
(1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing 
entity has been democratically elected through cred-
ible and competitive elections; 
(2) the elected governing entity of a new Pales-
tinian state—
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures; 
(C) is establishing a new Palestinian secu-
rity entity that is cooperative with appropriate 
Israeli and other appropriate security organiza-
tions; and 
(3) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
body of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive
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peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include—
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgement of 
the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and polit-
ical independence of every state in the area 
through measures including the establishment 
of demilitarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the newly-elected governing entity should enact 
a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent ju-
diciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and 
should enact other laws and regulations assuring trans-
parent and accountable governance.
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(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if he determines that it is vital to the national security 
interests of the United States to do so. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or a 
newly-elected governing entity, in order to help meet the 
requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provi-
sions of section 550 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance 
to the Palestinian Authority’’). 
COLOMBIA 
SEC. 555. (a) DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION 
REQUIRED.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
available for assistance for the Colombian Armed Forces, 
may be made available as follows: 
(1) Up to 75 percent of such funds may be obli-
gated prior to a determination and certification by 
the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (2). 
(2) Up to 12.5 percent of such funds may be 
obligated only after the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that: 
(A) The Commander General of the Co-
lombian Armed Forces is suspending from the 
Armed Forces those members, of whatever rank 
who, according to the Minister of Defense or
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the Procuraduria General de la Nacion, have 
been credibly alleged to have committed gross 
violations of human rights, including extra-judi-
cial killings, or to have aided or abetted para-
military organizations. 
(B) The Colombian Government is vigor-
ously investigating and prosecuting those mem-
bers of the Colombian Armed Forces, of what-
ever rank, who have been credibly alleged to 
have committed gross violations of human 
rights, including extra-judicial killings, or to 
have aided or abetted paramilitary organiza-
tions, and is promptly punishing those members 
of the Colombian Armed Forces found to have 
committed such violations of human rights or to 
have aided or abetted paramilitary organiza-
tions. 
(C) The Colombian Armed Forces have 
made substantial progress in cooperating with 
civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities in 
such cases (including providing requested infor-
mation, such as the identity of persons sus-
pended from the Armed Forces and the nature 
and cause of the suspension, and access to wit-
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nesses, relevant military documents, and other 
requested information). 
(D) The Colombian Armed Forces have 
made substantial progress in severing links (in-
cluding denying access to military intelligence, 
vehicles, and other equipment or supplies, and 
ceasing other forms of active or tacit coopera-
tion) at the command, battalion, and brigade 
levels, with paramilitary organizations, espe-
cially in regions where these organizations have 
a significant presence. 
(E) The Colombian Government is disman-
tling paramilitary leadership and financial net-
works by arresting commanders and financial 
backers, especially in regions where these net-
works have a significant presence. 
(F) The Colombian Government is taking 
effective steps to ensure that the Colombian 
Armed Forces are not violating the land and 
property rights of Colombia’s indigenous com-
munities. 
(3) The balance of such funds may be obligated 
after July 31, 2007, if the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees, after such date, that the Colombian