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(6) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL SERV-
ICES
CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—The authority pro-
vided in section 2401 of division C of the Extending 
Government Funding and Delivering Emergency As-
sistance Act (Public Law 117–43) shall remain in 
effect through September 30, 2025. 
(j) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 
available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 
survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as 
HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to 
the terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That 
the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be exer-
cised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, 
USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non- 
HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budg-
et justification an accounting of budgetary resources, dis-
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bursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such 
fund. 
(k) LOCAL WORKS.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$50,000,000 shall be made available for Local 
Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235), which may remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purposes of 
section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eli-
gible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, inter-
national, and United States-based nongovernmental 
organizations, educational institutions, and other 
small entities that have received less than a total of 
$5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal 
years: Provided, That departments or centers of 
such educational institutions may be considered indi-
vidually in determining such eligibility. 
(l) DEFINITIONS.—
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 
purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro-
priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) CLARIFICATION.—In Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, the term ‘‘contribu-
tion, grant, or other payment’’ with respect to the 
United Nations or any affiliated organization of the 
United Nations shall mean voluntary and assessed 
contributions and payments, including contributions 
and payments to the United Nations Regular Budg-
et. 
(3) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 
PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 
for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re-
main available for obligation, and have not expired. 
(4) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu-
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tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the International Devel-
opment Association, the International Finance Cor-
poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
International Monetary Fund, the International 
Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De-
velopment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 
Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North 
American Development Bank, the European Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development, the African 
Development Bank, the African Development Fund, 
and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 
(5) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.—In this Act, 
the term ‘‘Pacific Islands countries’’ means the Cook 
Islands, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of 
Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 
Nauru, Niue, the Republic of Palau, the Inde-
pendent State of Papua New Guinea, the Inde-
pendent State of Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the 
Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of 
Vanuatu. 
(6) SPEND
PLAN.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap-
propriated for a particular entity, country, program,
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purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 
minimum, a description of— 
(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 
for measuring progress, and a timeline for 
achieving such goals; 
(B) amounts and sources of funds by ac-
count; 
(C) how such funds will complement other 
ongoing or planned programs; and 
(D) implementing partners, to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(7) SUCCESSOR
OPERATING
UNIT.—Any ref-
erence to a particular operating unit or office in this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs shall be deemed to include any successor 
operating unit performing the same or similar func-
tions. 
(8) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 
means the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 
SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds made available under titles III and IV of this
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Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 
I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 
section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 
and accountability of civilian police authority 
through training and technical assistance in human 
rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 
planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 
police roles that support democratic governance, in-
cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 
respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, 
and foster improved police relations with the com-
munities they serve. 
(2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas-
ualty training and equipment in an amount 
above the prior fiscal year. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer com-
bat casualty care training and equipment as a 
component of any package of lethal assistance
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funded by this Act with funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 
Provided, That the requirement of this subpara-
graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un-
less the Secretary determines that such country 
has in place, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat-
ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 
standards recommended by the Committee on 
Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur-
ther, That any such training and equipment for 
combat casualty care shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RECONSTITUTING
CIVILIAN
POLICE
AU-
THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap-
propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 
nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 
mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 
other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 
as well as a nation emerging from instability. 
(2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE-
INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department
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of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2025. 
(3) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of 
section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to 
Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the 
procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 
option to purchase) of defense articles from United 
States commercial suppliers, not including Major 
Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and 
other types of aircraft having possible civilian appli-
cation), if the President determines that there are 
compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 
for those defense articles being provided by commer-
cial lease rather than by government-to-government 
sale under such Act. 
(4) SPECIAL
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
FUND.— 
Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu-
ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control
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Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 
Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That the provision of defense arti-
cles and defense services to foreign countries or 
international organizations from the Fund shall be 
subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(5) WAR
RESERVE
STOCKPILE
AUTHORITY.— 
For fiscal year 2025, section 514(b) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)) shall 
not apply to defense articles to be set aside, ear-
marked, reserved, or intended for use as reserve 
stocks in stockpiles in the State of Israel. 
(6) 
PROGRAM
CLARIFICATION.—Notwith-
standing section 503(a)(3) of Public Law 87–195 
(22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the procurement of defense 
articles and services funded on a non-repayable basis 
under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
may be priced to include the costs of salaries of 
members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
engaged in security assistance activities pursuant to 
10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State Partnership 
Program): Provided, That this paragraph shall only 
apply to funds that remain available for obligation 
in fiscal year 2025.
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(7) FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
DIRECT 
LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.—Section 2606(a) 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub-
lic Law 117–103) shall continue in effect during fis-
cal year 2025 and shall apply to funds made avail-
able by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act should not be used to support any military 
training or operations that include child soldiers. 
(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 
(A) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, demining equipment 
available to the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development and the Department of 
State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for human-
itarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 
basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary of State may 
prescribe. 
(B) CLUSTER
MUNITIONS.—No military 
assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni-
tions, no defense export license for cluster mu-
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nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 
or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless— 
(i) the submunitions of the cluster 
munitions, after arming, do not result in 
more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 
across the range of intended operational 
environments, and the agreement applica-
ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 
such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 
technology specifies that the cluster muni-
tions will only be used against clearly de-
fined military targets and will not be used 
where civilians are known to be present or 
in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions. 
(3) CROWD
CONTROL.—If the Secretary of 
State has information that a unit of a foreign secu-
rity force uses excessive force to repress peaceful ex-
pression or assembly concerning corruption, harm to 
the environment or human health, or the fairness of 
electoral processes, or in countries that are undemo-
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cratic or undergoing democratic transition, the Sec-
retary shall promptly determine if such information 
is credible: Provided, That if the information is de-
termined to be credible, funds appropriated by this 
Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, 
light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd 
control purposes for such unit, unless the Secretary 
of State determines that the foreign government is 
taking effective measures to bring the responsible 
members of such unit to justice. 
(4) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of 
Offer and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’, the Secretary of 
State shall consult with each recipient govern-
ment to ensure that the LOA between the 
United States and such recipient government 
complies with the purposes of section 4 of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) and 
that the defense articles, services, and training 
procured with funds appropriated under such 
heading are consistent with United States na-
tional security policy.
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(B) The Secretary of State shall promptly 
inform the appropriate congressional commit-
tees of any instance in which the Secretary of 
State has credible information that such assist-
ance was used in a manner contrary to such 
agreement. 
(5) DELIVERY OF WITHHELD ITEMS.—Any de-
fense article and defense service withheld from deliv-
ery to Israel by the Department of State as of the 
date of enactment of this Act, including those con-
tracted through Direct Commercial Sales for the 
Ministry of Public Security, shall be delivered to 
Israel not later than 15 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act: Provided, That 50 percent of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ and made available for the Office of the Sec-
retary shall be withheld from obligation until the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the defense articles 
and services described in this paragraph have been 
delivered to Israel. 
(6) OBLIGATION
REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall obligate any remaining unobli-
gated balances of funds appropriated or otherwise
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made available before the date of enactment of this 
Act for assistance for Israel not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations a report on funds obli-
gated and expended during fiscal year 2024, by 
country and purpose of assistance, under the head-
ings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International 
Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’. 
(2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE-
PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 
656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 
‘‘military training provided to foreign military per-
sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 
military training provided by foreign governments 
with funds appropriated to the Department of De-
fense or the Department of State, except for train-
ing provided by the government of a country des-
ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
2321k(b)) as a major non-NATO ally: Provided,
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That such third-country training shall be clearly 
identified in the report submitted pursuant to sec-
tion 656 of such Act. 
COUNTERING THE FLOW OF FENTANYL AND OTHER 
SYNTHETIC DRUGS 
SEC. 7036. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $175,000,000 shall be 
made available for programs to counter the flow of 
fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs 
into the United States: Provided, That such funds shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such 
purposes. 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made available pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be made available to support— 
(1) efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl 
precursors, and other synthetic drugs and their pre-
cursor materials to the United States from and 
through the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mex-
ico, and other countries; 
(2) law enforcement cooperation and capacity 
building efforts aimed at disrupting and dismantling 
transnational criminal organizations involved in the
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production and trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl pre-
cursors, and other synthetic drugs; 
(3) implementation of the Fighting Emerging 
Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Last-
ing Results Act (part 7 of subtitle C of the James 
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117–263); and 
(4) engagement, including through multilateral 
organizations and frameworks, to catalyze collective 
action to address the public health and security 
threats posed by fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and 
other synthetic drugs, including through the Global 
Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) The Secretary of State shall, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies 
and not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing and assessing the 
cooperation of the PRC in countering the flow of 
fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic 
drugs, and describing actions taken by the United 
States in coordination with other countries to engage 
the PRC on taking concrete and measurable steps to 
stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and
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other synthetic drugs from the PRC to other coun-
tries: Provided, That such report shall be updated 
and resubmitted quarterly thereafter until Sep-
tember 30, 2026. 
(2) Not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a re-
port to the appropriate congressional committees de-
tailing how assistance for Mexico is strategically 
aligned to address the proliferation of fentanyl, 
fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs from 
Mexico to the United States. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 
unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 
the appropriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 
state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
and 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling
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of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 
security organizations; and 
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
entity 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 
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 acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized 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.
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 
assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 
respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 
other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac-
countable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President determines that it is important to the 
national security interest 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 the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 
of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 
7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation.
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OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WEST BANK AND 
GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2025, 
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi-
lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
troller General of the United States will have access to 
appropriate United States financial information in order 
to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 
the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 
ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 
any individual, private or government entity, or edu-
cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 
to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 
engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 
entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 
principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov-
erning board of trustees any individual that has been de-
termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity
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or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter-
rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 
steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 
terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu-
cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 
be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for— 
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
individual who the Secretary of State deter-
mines has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds made available by this or 
prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 
available by transfer, may be made available for obli-
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gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations on— 
(A) the benchmarks that have been estab-
lished for security assistance for the West Bank 
and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian com-
pliance with such benchmarks; and 
(B) the steps being taken by the Pales-
tinian Authority to end torture and other cruel, 
inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees, 
including by bringing to justice members of 
Palestinian security forces who commit such 
crimes. 
(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall ensure 
that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 
and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 
sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro-
gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 
ensure, among other things, compliance with this 
section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 
to $1,400,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec-
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tor General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development for audits, investigations, and 
other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 
this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
(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 2025 
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.
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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 
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-
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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-
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-
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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 
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-
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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. 
(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) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act, not less than $1,425,000,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Egypt, of which— 
(A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be 
made available from funds under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’; and 
(B) not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be 
made available from funds under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, to re-
main available until September 30, 2026: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be transferred to 
an interest bearing account in the Federal Re-
serve Bank of New York. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—In 
addition to amounts made available pursuant to
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paragraph (1), not less than $75,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ shall be made avail-
able for assistance for Egypt. 
(3) DIRECTIVE.—Funds made available pursu-
ant to paragraph (1)(A) shall include support for 
higher education programs for scholarships for 
Egyptian students with high financial need to attend 
not-for-profit institutions of higher education in 
Egypt that are currently accredited by a regional ac-
crediting agency recognized by the United States 
Department of Education, or meets standards equiv-
alent to those required for United States institu-
tional accreditation by a regional accrediting agency 
recognized by such Department, democracy pro-
grams, and for development programs in the Sinai. 
(4) 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
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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. 
(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— 
(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 United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran’s 
nuclear program; 
(C) to support the implementation and en-
forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 
of nuclear weapons development, terrorism, 
human rights abuses, and ballistic missile and 
weapons proliferation; and
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(D) for democracy programs in support of 
the aspirations of the Iranian people. 
(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). 
(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. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be used to—
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(A) implement an agreement with the Gov-
ernment of Iran relating to the nuclear program 
of Iran, or a renewal of the Joint Comprehen-
sive Plan of Action adopted on October 18, 
2015, in contravention of the Iran Nuclear 
Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 
2160e); 
(B) made available to any foreign entity or 
person that is subject to United Nations or 
United States bilateral sanctions with respect to 
the Government of Iran; or 
(C) revoke the designation of the Islamic 
Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Ter-
rorist Organization pursuant to section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189). 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) Funds appropriated under titles 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;
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(C) programs to support government 
transparency and accountability, support judi-
cial independence, protect the right of due proc-
ess, end the use of torture, and combat corrup-
tion, including in the Supreme Judicial Council 
of Iraq under its leadership by President Faiq 
Zidan; 
(D) humanitarian assistance, including in 
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 
(E) programs to protect and assist reli-
gious and ethnic minority populations; and 
(F) programs to increase United States 
private sector investment. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under title III and made available for bilateral 
economic assistance for Iraq may not be made avail-
able to an organization or entity for which the Sec-
retary of State has credible information is controlled 
by the Badr Organization. 
(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: Provided, That any funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ and made available for assistance for
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Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the date of en-
actment of this Act: Provided further, 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 $450,300,000 shall be available for 
the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense 
services, including research and development. 
(e) JORDAN.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of 
which not less than $845,100,000 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 ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’. 
(2) In addition to amounts made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1), not less than $400,000,000 
of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ shall be made available for 
assistance for Jordan, which shall be made available 
for budget support, and not less than $50,000,000 
of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘For-
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eign Military Financing Program’’ shall be made 
available for assistance for Jordan. 
(f) LEBANON.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leb-
anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 
is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 
designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(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 ISF 
and the LAF to address security and stability 
requirements in areas affected by conflict in 
Syria, following consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are made available for assistance
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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 the security of borders 
and combat terrorism, including training 
and equipping the LAF to secure the bor-
ders of Lebanon and address security and 
stability 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-
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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. 
(g) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 
for Morocco. 
(h) SAUDI ARABIA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Military Education 
and Training’’ should be made available for assist-
ance for the Government of Saudi Arabia. 
(2) 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 should be obligated 
or expended by the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States to guarantee, insure, or extend (or 
participate in the extension of) credit in connection 
with the export of nuclear technology, equipment, 
fuel, materials, or other nuclear technology-related 
goods or services to Saudi Arabia unless the Govern-
ment of Saudi Arabia—
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(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. 
(i) 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 northwest Syria), including for 
emergency medical and rescue response and chem-
ical weapons investigations. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 
(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
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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) may not be used directly or indirectly 
in areas of Syria controlled by a government led 
by Bashar al-Assad or associated forces or 
made available to an organization or entity ef-
fectively controlled by an official or immediate 
family member of an official of such govern-
ment. 
(3) MONITORING, OVERSIGHT, CONSULTATION, 
AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) Prior to the obligation of funds appro-
priated by this Act and made available for as-
sistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall 
take all practicable steps to ensure that mecha-
nisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, 
and control of such assistance inside Syria. 
(B) Funds made available pursuant to this 
subsection may only be made available following
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consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided, That such consulta-
tion shall include the steps taken to comply 
with subparagraph (A) and steps intended to be 
taken to comply with section 7015(j) of this 
Act. 
(j) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 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
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Israeli nationals to an investigation for al-
leged crimes against Palestinians. 
(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; 
(II) initiated or actively supported an 
ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 
for alleged crimes against Palestinians; 
and 
(III) initiated any further action, 
whether directly or indirectly, based on an 
Advisory Opinion of the International 
Court of Justice that undermines direct
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negotiations to resolve the Israeli-Pales-
tinian conflict, including matters related to 
final status and Israel’s longstanding secu-
rity rights and responsibilities. 
(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 
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.
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(C) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be made 
available for the Office of Palestinian Affairs, 
Department of State. 
(2) 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). 
(3) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require-
ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 
apply to funds made available by this Act, including 
a description of modifications, if any, to the security 
strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
(4) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees detailing steps 
taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incite-
ment of violence against Israelis and to promote 
peace and coexistence with Israel.
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(5) DIRECTIVE.—Beginning in fiscal year 2025, 
the Secretary of State shall bifurcate the budget op-
erating unit of ‘‘West Bank and Gaza’’ into separate 
units. 
(k) YEMEN.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used to revoke the designation of Ansarallah 
as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available 
for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s 
Resistance 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. 
(b) ETHIOPIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for assistance for Ethiopia should be 
used to support— 
(1) political dialogue; 
(2) civil society and the protection of human 
rights;
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(3) investigations and prosecutions of gross vio-
lations of human rights; 
(4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to, and 
monitoring of, humanitarian assistance; and 
(5) the restoration of basic services in areas im-
pacted by conflict. 
(c) 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. 
(d) POWER AFRICA.—Prior to the initial obligation 
of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for 
the Power Africa program, the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
submit the report required under this section in the report 
accompanying this Act: Provided, That such funds shall 
be used for all-of-the-above energy development consistent 
with the Electrify Africa Act of 2015 (Public Law 114– 
121). 
(e) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under title IV may be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of South Sudan, ex-
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cept to support implementation of outstanding issues of 
the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrange-
ments related to post-referendum issues associated with 
such Agreement, or any other viable peace agreement in 
South Sudan. 
(f) SUDAN.— 
(1) 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. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs that are made available for any new 
program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(g) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to vote
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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 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ may be made available for assistance for 
Burma for the purposes described in section 5575 of 
the Burma Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of di-
vision E of Public Law 117–263) and section 
7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328): Provided,
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That the authorities, limitations, and conditions con-
tained in section 7043(a) of division K of Public 
Law 117–328 shall apply to funds made available 
for assistance for Burma under this Act, except for 
the minimum funding requirements and paragraph 
(1)(B): Provided further, That for the purposes of 
section 5575 of the Burma Act of 2022 and assist-
ance for Burma made available by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
‘‘non-lethal assistance’’ shall include equipment and 
associated training to support— 
(A) atrocities prevention; 
(B) the protection of civilians from mili-
tary attack; 
(C) the delivery of humanitarian assist-
ance; 
(D) 
investigations 
into 
genocide 
and 
human rights violations committed by the Bur-
mese military; 
(E) local governance and the provision of 
services in areas outside the control of the Bur-
mese military; and 
(F) medical trauma care, supplies, and 
training.
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(2) DESERTER PROGRAMS.—Pursuant to sec-
tion 7043(a)(1)(A) of division K of Public Law 117– 
328, as continued in effect by this subsection, funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs that are made 
available for assistance for Burma shall be made 
available for programs and activities to support de-
serters from the military junta and its allied entities, 
following consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(b) CAMBODIA.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act but prior to the initial obligation 
of funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Cambodia, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an assessment of the extent of the 
influence of the People’s Republic of China in Cam-
bodia, including on the Government of Cambodia 
and with respect to the purposes and operations of 
Ream Naval Base. 
(c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than
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$2,100,000,000 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 
$400,000,000 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 
such funds shall be held in reserve to respond to un-
anticipated opportunities to counter PRC influence: 
Provided further, That funds made available pursu-
ant to this paragraph under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ may remain available 
until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated by this Act for such Fund under
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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 
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; or 
(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-
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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-
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 shall submit the report required by 
section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 
U.S.C. 9229) to the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State may
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waive the application of the restriction in this para-
graph with respect to assistance for the central gov-
ernment of a country if the Secretary determines 
and reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that to do so is important to the national se-
curity interest of the United States, including a de-
scription 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 
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 COUNTRIES.—
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(1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for 
the Department of State and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 
for the United States Agency for International De-
velopment shall be made available to expand the 
United States diplomatic and development presence 
in Pacific Islands countries (PICs), including the 
number and location of facilities and personnel. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, not less than $175,000,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for PICs. 
(f) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for assistance for 
the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China or the Chinese Communist Party. 
(B) None of the funds made available by 
this Act shall be used to implement, administer, 
carry out, modify, revise, or enforce any action
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that directly supports or facilitates forced labor 
or other violations of human rights, crimes 
against humanity, or genocide in the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(2) HONG KONG.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the first paragraph under the 
heading 
‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$5,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 
and Internet freedom programs for Hong Kong, in-
cluding legal and other support for democracy activ-
ists. 
(g) PHILIPPINES.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV, not less than $180,300,000 
shall be made available for assistance for the Philippines, 
of which not less than $80,300,000 shall be made available 
under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and not less 
than $100,000,000 shall be made available under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
(h) TAIWAN.— 
(1) GLOBAL
COOPERATION
AND
TRAINING 
FRAMEWORK.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for 
the Global Cooperation and Training Framework,
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which shall be administered by the American Insti-
tute 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 
$500,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$10,000,000) shall be made available for assistance 
for Taiwan: Provided, That the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
prioritize the delivery of defense articles and services 
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). 
(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
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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 
funds shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(i) TIBET.— 
(1) 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 available to nongovern-
mental organizations with experience working with 
Tibetan communities to support activities which pre-
serve cultural traditions and promote sustainable de-
velopment, education, and environmental conserva-
tion in Tibetan communities in the Tibet Autono-
mous Region and in other Tibetan communities in
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China, as authorized by section 346(d) of the Ti-
betan Policy and Support Act of 2020 (subtitle E of 
title III of division FF of Public Law 116–260). 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $8,000,000 shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and 
language in the refugee and diaspora Tibetan com-
munities, development, and the resilience of Tibetan 
communities and the Central Tibetan Administra-
tion in India and Nepal, and to assist in the edu-
cation and development of the next generation of Ti-
betan leaders from such communities, as authorized 
by section 346(e) of the Tibetan Policy and Support 
Act of 2020 (subtitle E of title III of division FF 
of Public Law 116–260): Provided, That such funds 
are in addition to amounts made available in para-
graph (1) for programs inside Tibet. 
(3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $5,000,000 shall be made available for pro-
grams to strengthen the capacity of the Central Ti-
betan Administration, as authorized by section 
346(f) of the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 
2020 (subtitle E of title III of division FF of Public
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Law 116–260), of which up to $1,500,000 may be 
made available to address economic growth and ca-
pacity building activities, including for displaced Ti-
betan refugee families in India and Nepal to help 
meet basic needs, following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 
funds shall be administered by USAID. 
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) RESTRICTION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for as-
sistance for Afghanistan may be made available for 
assistance to the Taliban. 
(2) AFGHAN WOMEN.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for assistance for Af-
ghanistan shall be made available for— 
(A) programs to investigate and document 
human rights abuses against women in Afghan-
istan; and 
(B) a program for Afghan women-led orga-
nizations to support education, human rights, 
and economic livelihoods in Afghanistan: Pro-
vided, That such program shall be co-designed 
by women in Afghanistan.
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(3) AFGHAN STUDENTS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs shall be made available to— 
(A) support the higher education of stu-
dents from Afghanistan studying outside of the 
country, including the costs of reimbursement 
to institutions hosting such students, as appro-
priate: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
and the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, as ap-
propriate, shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of 
funds for such purposes; and 
(B) provide modified learning opportunities 
for women and girls in Afghanistan, including 
but not limited to, efforts to expand internet ac-
cess, online schooling, and distribution of edu-
cational content. 
(b) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ that are made available for assistance for 
Pakistan may only be made available to support
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counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities 
in Pakistan. 
(2) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles 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 Appropria-
tions that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from 
prison and cleared of all charges relating to the as-
sistance provided to the United States in locating 
Osama bin Laden. 
(c) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for Sri Lanka for democracy and economic 
development programs, particularly in areas recov-
ering from ethnic and religious conflict. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act for assistance for the central Government of 
Sri Lanka may be made available only if the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that such Government is tak-
ing effective and consistent steps to— 
(A) protect the rights and freedoms of the 
people of Sri Lanka regardless of ethnicity and
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religious belief, including by investigating viola-
tions of human rights and the laws of war and 
holding perpetrators of such violations account-
able; 
(B) implement the necessary political, eco-
nomic, military, and legal reforms to enable 
economic recovery and to prevent conflict and 
future economic crises; 
(C) increase transparency and account-
ability in governance and combat corruption, in-
cluding bringing to justice public officials who 
have engaged in significant acts of corruption; 
(D) assert its sovereignty against influence 
by the People’s Republic of China; and 
(E) promote reconciliation between ethnic 
and religious groups, particularly arising from 
past conflict in Sri Lanka, as described under 
this section in the report accompanying this 
Act: 
Provided, That the limitations of this paragraph 
shall not apply to funds made available for humani-
tarian assistance and disaster response; to protect 
human rights, locate and identify missing persons, 
and assist victims of torture and trauma; to promote 
justice, accountability, and reconciliation; to enhance
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maritime security and domain awareness; to promote 
fiscal transparency and sovereignty; and for Inter-
national Military Education and Training. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for the 
Sri Lankan armed forces may only be made avail-
able for— 
(A) international peacekeeping operations 
training; 
(B) humanitarian assistance and disaster 
response; 
(C) instruction in human rights and re-
lated curricula development; 
(D) maritime security and domain aware-
ness, including professionalization and training 
for the navy and coast guard; and 
(E) programs and activities under the 
heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Funds made available for 
assistance for Sri Lanka for international peace-
keeping operations training shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA 
AND THE CARIBBEAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—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 countries and programs that are— 
(A) countering fentanyl and other narcotics 
trafficking; 
(B) respecting norms of democracy, constitu-
tional order, and human rights; 
(C) cooperating in the countering of regional 
and global authoritarian threats; and 
(D) demonstrating commitment and progress in 
offsetting large-scale migration and human traf-
ficking from or through the Western Hemisphere. 
(2) STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
committees on a hemispheric plan to further the strategic 
priorities contained in paragraph (1): Provided, That such 
plan shall include baseline definitions for the requirements 
in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D). 
(b) CENTRAL AMERICA.—
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(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for countries in Central America, in-
cluding Panama and Costa Rica, and shall be allo-
cated to address the unique circumstances of each 
country in support of United States security inter-
ests in the region. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
(A) Of the funds made available pursuant 
to paragraph (1), 80 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) cooperating with the United States 
to counter drug trafficking, human traf-
ficking 
and 
smuggling, 
and 
other 
transnational crime; 
(ii) cooperating with the United 
States and other governments in the region 
to facilitate the return, repatriation, and 
reintegration of migrants arriving at the
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southwest border of the United States who 
do not qualify for asylum, consistent with 
international law; 
(iii) taking demonstrable actions to 
secure national borders and stem mass mi-
gration towards Mexico and the United 
States, including positive governance re-
lated to combating crime and violence, 
building economic opportunity, improving 
services, and protecting human rights; 
(iv) improving strategies to combat 
money laundering and other global finan-
cial crimes, and counter corruption, includ-
ing investigating and prosecuting govern-
ment officials, military personnel, and po-
lice officers credibly alleged to be corrupt; 
(v) improving rule of law and taking 
positive steps to counter impunity; and 
(vi) improving the conditions for busi-
nesses to operate and invest, including in-
vestment-friendly tax reform, transparent 
and expeditious dispute resolution, and 
legal frameworks protecting private prop-
erty rights.
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(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) investigation of human rights 
abuses; 
(iii) support for women’s economic 
empowerment; 
(iv) prevention of violence against 
women and girls; 
(v) security assistance to combat 
transnational crime, including narcotics 
trafficking; 
(vi) security assistance to protect na-
tional borders; and 
(vii) security assistance associated 
with migration protection. 
(c) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) PRE-OBLIGATION
REPORT.—Prior to the 
initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act 
and made available for assistance for Colombia, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees on the status of
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United States bilateral relations with the Govern-
ment of Colombia, including analysis of how such 
Government’s current policies align with United 
States national interests such as mitigating irregular 
migration; supporting rule of law, democracy and 
strong institutions; and countering narcotics traf-
ficking, terrorist organizations, human trafficking, 
and antisemitism. 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
that are made available for assistance for Colombia, 
30 percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that in the previous 12 months the Gov-
ernment of Colombia has— 
(A) reduced overall coca cultivation, pro-
duction, and drug trafficking; 
(B) continued cooperating with the United 
States on joint counternarcotics operations; and 
(C) maintained extradition cooperation 
with the United States. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
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ations, and related programs that are made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be made available 
for— 
(A) reparation payments; 
(B) alternative development assistance on 
properties where substances deemed illegal 
under the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 are 
grown, produced, imported, or distributed; 
(C) compensation awarded to demobilized 
combatants through the implementation of the 
2016 peace agreement between the Government 
of Colombia and illegal armed groups; and 
(D) agrarian cash subsidies. 
(4) OVERSIGHT.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, up to $1,000,000 may be used by the 
Inspector General of the United States Agency for 
International Development for audits and other ac-
tivities related to compliance with the limitations in 
paragraph (3)(B): Provided, That such funds are in 
addition to funds otherwise available for such pur-
poses.
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(5) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds 
made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations 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-
cation and interdiction, including security for such 
activities. 
(d) CUBA.— 
(1) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, not less than $35,000,000 shall be 
made available to promote democracy and strength-
en civil society in Cuba, including to support polit-
ical prisoners, and shall be administered by the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, the National Endowment for Democracy, and 
the Bureau for Democracy Human Rights and 
Labor, Department of State: 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-
darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban 
Democracy Act of 1992.
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(2) PUBLIC DIPLOMACY LIMITATION.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act in title I and 
made available for public diplomacy programs may 
be made available for business promotion, economic 
reform, entrepreneurship, or any other activity or 
exchange in Cuba, or with Cuban nationals abroad, 
that is not democracy building as expressly author-
ized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democ-
racy Act of 1992. 
(3) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs 
may be used to revoke the designation of Cuba 
as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. 
(B) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs 
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 encourage financial transactions with entities