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made available notwithstanding any other provision of law 
restricting assistance 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 Appropriations 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.— 
(A) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to 
$112,500,000 may be made available for assistance for 
Egypt, of which not less than $35,000,000 should be made 
available for higher education programs including not less 
than $10,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian students 
with high financial need to attend not-for-profit institutions 
of higher education: Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available for democracy programs, and for develop-
ment programs in the Sinai: Provided further, That such 
funds may not be made available for cash transfer assist-
ance or budget support unless the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that the Government of Egypt is taking consistent 
and effective steps to stabilize the economy and implement 
market-based economic reforms. 
(B) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of State shall with-
hold from obligation funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for 
Egypt, an amount of such funds that the Secretary deter-
mines to be equivalent to that expended by the United 
States Government for bail, and by nongovernmental 
organizations for legal and court fees, associated with 
democracy-related trials in Egypt until the Secretary cer-
tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Government of Egypt has dismissed the convictions 
issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in 
‘‘Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’. 
(C) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may 
be made available for a contribution, voluntary or other-
wise, to the ‘‘Civil Associations and Foundations Support 
Fund’’, or any similar fund, established pursuant to Law 
70 on Associations and Other Foundations Working in the 
Field of Civil Work published in the Official Gazette of 
Egypt on May 29, 2017. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, may 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, following consultation with the Committees
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on Appropriations: Provided further, That $300,000,000 of 
such funds shall be withheld from obligation until the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is taking 
sustained and effective steps to— 
(i) advance democracy and human rights in Egypt, 
including to govern democratically and protect religious 
minorities and the rights of women, which are in addi-
tion 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 
without interference; 
(iii) 
release 
political 
prisoners 
and 
provide 
detainees with due process of law; 
(iv) hold Egyptian security forces accountable, 
including officers credibly alleged to have violated 
human rights; 
(v) investigate and prosecute cases of extrajudicial 
killings and forced disappearances; and 
(vi) provide regular access for United States offi-
cials to monitor such assistance in areas where the 
assistance is used: 
Provided further, That the certification requirement of this 
paragraph shall not apply to funds appropriated by this 
Act under such heading for counterterrorism, border secu-
rity, and nonproliferation programs for Egypt. 
(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
certification requirement in subparagraph (A) if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that to do so is important to the national security 
interest of the United States, and submits a report to 
such Committees containing a detailed justification for the 
use of such waiver and the reasons why any of the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) cannot be met, and including 
an assessment of the compliance of the Government of 
Egypt with United Nations Security Council Resolution 
2270 and other such resolutions regarding North Korea: 
Provided, That the report required by this paragraph shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied 
by a classified annex. 
(4) OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of State shall 
take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in 
place for monitoring, oversight, and control of funds made avail-
able by this subsection for assistance for Egypt. 
(5) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations on any plan to restruc-
ture military assistance for Egypt. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and Related Programs’’ shall be used by the Secretary of State—
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(A) to support the United States policy to prevent 
Iran from achieving the capability to produce or otherwise 
obtain a nuclear weapon; 
(B) to support an expeditious response to any violation 
of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or United 
Nations Security Council Resolution 2231; 
(C) to support the implementation and enforcement 
of sanctions against Iran for support of terrorism, human 
rights abuses, and ballistic missile and weapons prolifera-
tion; and 
(D) for democracy programs for Iran, to be adminis-
tered by the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, 
Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State. 
(2) CONTINUATION OF PROHIBITION.—The terms and condi-
tions of section 7041(c)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 
(division I of Public Law 112–74) shall continue in effect during 
fiscal year 2018. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations the semi- 
annual report required by section 135 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as added by section 
2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (Public 
Law 114–17). 
(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 
report on the status of the implementation and enforcement 
of bilateral United States and multilateral sanctions 
against Iran and actions taken by the United States and 
the international community to enforce such sanctions 
against Iran: Provided, That the report shall also include 
any entities involved in providing significant support for 
the development of a ballistic missile by the Government 
of Iran after October 1, 2015, including shipping and 
financing, and note whether such entities are currently 
under United States sanctions: Provided further, That such 
report shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex if necessary. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
made available for assistance for Iraq to promote governance 
and security, and for stabilization programs, including in the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq and other areas impacted by the 
conflict in Syria, and among religious and ethnic minority popu-
lations in Iraq: Provided, That such assistance shall be provided 
in accordance with the Constitution of Iraq: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’ should be made available for assistance for the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq to address the needs of internally
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displaced persons and refugees: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropria-
tions prior to obligating funds made available for the Kurdistan 
Region of Iraq. 
(2) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—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 perma-
nent basing rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles 
III and IV, not less than $1,525,000,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Jordan, of which: not less than $1,082,400,000 
shall be made available under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, of which not less than $745,100,000 shall be made available 
for budget support for the Government of Jordan; and not less 
than $425,000,000 shall be made available under the heading ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security 
Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF 
or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, 
as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are avail-
able for assistance for Lebanon may be made available for 
programs and equipment for the ISF and the LAF to address 
security and stability requirements in areas affected by the 
conflict in Syria, following consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
(3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are avail-
able for assistance for Lebanon may be made available notwith-
standing section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 
note). 
(4) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—In addition 
to the activities described in paragraph (2), funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen border secu-
rity and combat terrorism, including training and equipping 
the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms ship-
ments, preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for 
terrorist groups, and to implement United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1701: Provided, That funds may not be 
obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of 
State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a spend 
plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment pro-
vided to the LAF is only used for the intended purposes, except 
such plan may not be considered as meeting the notification 
requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under section 
634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be sub-
mitted not later than September 1, 2018: Provided further, 
That any notification submitted pursuant to such sections shall