(3) Whenever the President makes a determina-
tion pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a re-
port with respect to the furnishing of such assist-
ance, including a detailed explanation of the assist-
ance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of 
such assistance, and an explanation of how the as-
sistance furthers United States national interests. 
(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance 
in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appro-
priated under any such title in prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, shall not be made 
available to any foreign government which the Presi-
dent determines— 
(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to 
any individual or group which has committed 
an act of international terrorism; 
(B) otherwise supports international ter-
rorism; or 
(C) is controlled by an organization des-
ignated as a terrorist organization under sec-
tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act. 
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(2) The President may waive the application of 
paragraph (1) to a government if the President de-
termines that national security or humanitarian rea-
sons justify such waiver: Provided, That the Presi-
dent shall publish each such waiver in the Federal 
Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver 
takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of the waiver (including the justification 
for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel-
opment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith-
standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672, section 15 of 
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, sec-
tion 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fis-
cal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236), and sec-
tion 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 
DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 
SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI 
of this Act ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be de-
fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in-
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clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 
directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 
for the following accounts: ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘program, 
project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to include 
country, regional, and central program level funding with-
in each such account; and for the development assistance 
accounts of the United States Agency for International 
Development, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also 
be considered to include central, country, regional, and 
program level funding, either as— 
(1) justified to the Congress; or 
(2) allocated by the executive branch in accord-
ance with a report, to be provided to the Committees 
on Appropriations within 30 days of the enactment 
of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961. 
AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN 
FOUNDATION AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 
provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 
contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi-
ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps 
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Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African 
Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to con-
ducting activities in a country for which assistance is pro-
hibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 
days of taking such action. 
COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 7025. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this 
Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise 
made available to the Export-Import Bank and the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated or 
expended to finance any loan, any assistance or any other 
financial commitments for establishing or expanding pro-
duction of any commodity for export by any country other 
than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be 
in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting pro-
ductive capacity is expected to become operative and if the 
assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 
producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: 
Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Ex-
port-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Direc-
tors the benefits to industry and employment in the 
United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United 
States producers of the same, similar, or competing com-
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modity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That this 
subsection shall not prohibit— 
(1) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Asso-
ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agri-
cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(2) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing 
or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or intro-
duction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training 
in connection with the growth or production in a foreign 
country of an agricultural commodity for export which 
would compete with a similar commodity grown or pro-
duced in the United States: Provided, That this subsection 
shall not prohibit— 
(1) activities designed to increase food security 
in developing countries where such activities will not 
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