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to environment and natural resources) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961. 
(f) Funds made available for Enterprise Funds shall 
be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make time-
ly payment for projects and activities. 
(g) In issuing new task orders, entering into con-
tracts, or making grants, with funds appropriated in this 
Act or prior appropriations Acts under the heading ‘‘As-
sistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union’’ and under comparable headings in prior appro-
priations Acts, for projects or activities that have as one 
of their primary purposes the fostering of private sector 
development, the Coordinator for United States Assistance 
to the New Independent States and the implementing 
agency shall encourage the participation of and give sig-
nificant weight to contractors and grantees who propose 
investing a significant amount of their own resources (in-
cluding volunteer services and in-kind contributions) in 
such projects and activities. 
PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND 
INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION 
SEC. 518. None of the funds made available to carry 
out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor-
tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 
coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds
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made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 
the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 
of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 
incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of 
the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 
for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 
part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 
involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. 
None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
obligated or expended for any country or organization if 
the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 
such country or organization would violate any of the 
above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri-
lizations. 
EXPORT FINANCING TRANSFER AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 519. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion other than for administrative expenses made available 
for fiscal year 2004, for programs under title I of this 
Act may be transferred between such appropriations for 
use for any of the purposes, programs, and activities for 
which the funds in such receiving account may be used, 
but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
provided, shall be increased by more than 25 percent by
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any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such au-
thority shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
SPECIAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 520. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
shall
be
obligated
or
expended
for
Liberia,
Sudan, 
Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or 
Cambodia except as provided through the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 
SEC. 521. For the purpose of this Act, ‘‘program, 
project, and activity’’ shall be defined at the appropria-
tions Act account level and shall include all appropriations 
and authorizations Acts earmarks, ceilings, and limita-
tions 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 pro-
gram level funding within each such account; for the devel-
opment assistance accounts of the United States Agency 
for International Development ‘‘program, project, and ac-
tivity’’ 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 accordance with a report, to be provided to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations within 30 days of the enactment
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of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961. 
CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 522. Up to $13,500,000 of the funds made 
available by this Act for assistance under the heading 
‘‘Child Survival and Health Programs Fund’’, may be 
used to reimburse United States Government agencies, 
agencies of State governments, institutions of higher 
learning, and private and voluntary organizations for the 
full cost of individuals (including for the personal services 
of such individuals) detailed or assigned to, or contracted 
by, as the case may be, the United States Agency for 
International Development for the purpose of carrying out 
activities under that heading: Provided, That up to 
$3,500,000 of the funds made available by this Act for 
assistance under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 
may be used to reimburse such agencies, institutions, and 
organizations for such costs of such individuals carrying 
out other development assistance activities: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for child survival activities or disease programs 
including activities relating to research on, and the preven-
tion, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law ex-
cept for the provisions under the heading ‘‘Child Survival 
and Health Programs Fund’’, section 515 of this Act, and
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sections 104(c), 104A, 104B, and 104C of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That funds ap-
propriated under titles II and III of this Act may be made 
available pursuant to section 301 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 if a primary purpose of the assistance 
is for child survival and related programs. 
AFGHANISTAN 
SEC. 523. Of the funds appropriated by titles II and 
III of this Act, not less than $600,000,000 shall be made 
available for humanitarian, reconstruction, and related as-
sistance for Afghanistan: Provided, That of the funds 
made available pursuant to this section, not less than 
$150,000,000 should be from funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’. 
NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT 
SEC. 524. Prior to providing excess Department of 
Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of De-
fense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the 
same extent and under the same conditions as are other 
committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Pro-
vided, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess 
defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the 
Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are
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significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) 
of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms 
of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if 
notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use 
of appropriated funds for specific countries that would re-
ceive such excess defense articles: Provided further, That 
such Committees shall also be informed of the original ac-
quisition cost of such defense articles. 
USAID OVERSEAS PROGRAM 
SEC. 525. Funds appropriated by this and subse-
quent appropriations Acts to carry out the provisions of 
Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for 
Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’, may be made 
available to employ individuals overseas on a limited ap-
pointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 
and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided, 
That in fiscal year 2004 the authority of this section may 
be used to employ not more than 85 individuals. 
TIBET 
SEC. 526. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
not to exceed $3,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this 
Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be made avail-
able to United States nongovernmental organizations lo-
cated outside the People’s Republic of China to support
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activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote 
sustainable development and environmental conservation 
in Tibetan communities in Tibet: Provided, That funds 
made available for programs, projects, and activities for 
the Peoples’s Republic of China shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 527. (a) Funds appropriated for bilateral assist-
ance under any heading of this Act and funds appro-
priated under any such heading in a provision of law en-
acted prior to the enactment of this Act, shall not be made 
available to any country which the President determines—
(1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any 
individual or group which has committed an act of 
international terrorism; or 
(2) otherwise supports international terrorism. 
(b) The President may waive the application of sub-
section (a) to a country if the President determines that 
national security or humanitarian reasons justify such 
waiver. The President shall publish each waiver in the 
Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver 
takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the waiver (including the justification for the waiv-
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er) in accordance with the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 528. In order to enhance the continued partici-
pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel-
opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern-
mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 
which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 
assistance provided under title II of this Act and any in-
terest earned on such investment shall be used for the pur-
pose for which the assistance was provided to that organi-
zation. 
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 529. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
FOR LOCAL 
CURRENCIES.—(1) If assistance is furnished to the gov-
ernment of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of 
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the genera-
tion of local currencies of that country, the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment shall—
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in 
a separate account established by that government;
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(B) enter into an agreement with that govern-
ment which sets forth—
(i) the amount of the local currencies to be 
generated; and 
(ii) the terms and conditions under which 
the currencies so deposited may be utilized, con-
sistent with this section; and 
(C) establish by agreement with that govern-
ment the responsibilities of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development and that govern-
ment to monitor and account for deposits into and 
disbursements from the separate account. 
(2) USES
OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 
agreed upon with the foreign government, local currencies 
deposited in a separate account pursuant to subsection 
(a), or an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be 
used only—
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or 
chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be), for such 
purposes as—
(i) project and sector assistance activities; 
or 
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 
(B) for the administrative requirements of the 
United States Government.
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(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—The United 
States Agency for International Development shall take all 
necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local 
currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) 
from the separate account established pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pur-
suant to subsection (a)(2). 
(4) TERMINATION
OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—
Upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 
1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II (as the case 
may be), any unencumbered balances of funds which re-
main in a separate account established pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may 
be agreed to by the government of that country and the 
United States Government. 
(5) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment shall report on an annual basis as part of the jus-
tification documents submitted to the Committees on Ap-
propriations on the use of local currencies for the adminis-
trative requirements of the United States Government as 
authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such report shall 
include the amount of local currency (and United States 
dollar equivalent) used and/or to be used for such purpose 
in each applicable country.
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(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.—
(1) If assistance is made available to the government of 
a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chap-
ter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assist-
ance, that country shall be required to maintain such 
funds in a separate account and not commingle them with 
any other funds. 
(2)
APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF 
LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended not-
withstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent with 
the nature of this assistance including provisions which 
are referenced in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the 
Committee of Conference accompanying House Joint Res-
olution 648 (House Report No. 98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to obli-
gating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assist-
ance, the President shall submit a notification through the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations, which shall include a detailed description of 
how the funds proposed to be made available will be used, 
with a discussion of the United States interests that will 
be served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, a 
description of the economic policy reforms that will be pro-
moted by such assistance).
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(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance funds 
may be exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) 
only through the notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
ENTERPRISE FUND RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 530. Prior to the distribution of any assets re-
sulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up 
of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, in ac-
cordance with the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, a plan for the distribution 
of the assets of the Enterprise Fund. 
BURMA 
SEC. 531. Of the funds appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $6,000,000 
should be made available to support democracy activities 
along the Burma-Thailand border, for activities of Bur-
mese student groups and other organizations located out-
side Burma, and for the purpose of supporting the provi-
sion of humanitarian assistance to displaced Burmese 
along Burma’s borders: Provided, That of this amount 
$500,000 should be made available to support newspapers, 
publications, and other media activities promoting democ-
racy inside Burma: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading may be made available not-
withstanding any other provision of law: Provided further,
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That funds made available by this section shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN 
FOUNDATION AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
SEC. 532. 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 foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities au-
thorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the 
Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act. The agency shall promptly report 
to the Committees on Appropriations whenever it is con-
ducting activities or is proposing to conduct activities in 
a country for which assistance is prohibited. 
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 533. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated or expended to provide—
(1) any financial incentive to a business enter-
prise currently located in the United States for the 
purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate 
outside the United States if such incentive or in-
ducement is likely to reduce the number of employ-
ees of such business enterprise in the United States
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because United States production is being replaced 
by such enterprise outside the United States; or 
(2) assistance for any program, project, or ac-
tivity that contributes to the violation of internation-
ally recognized workers rights, as defined in section 
507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the 
recipient country, including any designated zone or 
area in that country: Provided, That the application 
of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be 
commensurate with the level of development of the 
recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude 
assistance for the informal sector in such country, 
micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder 
agriculture. 
SPECIAL AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 534. (a) AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, LEBANON, 
MONTENEGRO, VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHILDREN, 
AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan 
may be made available notwithstanding section 512 of this 
Act and any similar provision of law and section 660 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and funds appro-
priated in titles I and II of this Act that are made avail-
able for Lebanon, Montenegro, Pakistan, and for victims 
of war, displaced children, and displaced Burmese, and to 
assist victims of trafficking in persons and, subject to the
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regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations, to combat such trafficking, may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
(b) TROPICAL FORESTRY AND BIODIVERSITY CON-
SERVATION ACTIVITIES.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, 
and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for the purpose of supporting tropical forestry and 
biodiversity conservation activities and energy programs 
aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Provided, 
That such assistance shall be subject to sections 116, 
502B, and 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(c) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 
chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Agricultural Trade 
Development and Assistance Act of 1954, may be used 
by the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment to employ up to 20 personal services contractors in 
the United States, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support 
for new or expanded overseas programs and activities 
managed by the agency until permanent direct hire per-
sonnel are hired and trained: Provided, That not more
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than 7 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau 
or office: Provided further, That such funds appropriated 
to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be 
made available for personal services contractors assigned 
only to the Office of Procurement; the Bureau for Africa; 
and the Bureau for Asia and the Near East: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds appropriated to carry out title II 
of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954, may be made available only for personal services 
contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace. 
(d)(1) WAIVER.—The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the Presi-
dent determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
tempore of the Senate that it is important to the national 
security interests of the United States. 
(2) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to paragraph (1) 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. 
(e) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
priated by this Act, the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development may provide an exception to the fair 
opportunity process for placing task orders under such
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contracts when the order is placed with any category of 
small or small disadvantaged business. 
(f) SHIPMENT
OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—
During fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
of the amounts made available by the United States Agen-
cy for International Development to carry out the provi-
sions of section 123(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, funds may be made available to nongovernmental 
organizations for administrative costs necessary to imple-
ment a program to obtain available donated space on com-
mercial ships for the shipment of humanitarian assistance 
overseas. 
(g) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHOR-
ITY.—In providing assistance with funds appropriated by 
this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from insta-
bility may be deemed to mean support for regional, dis-
trict, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging 
from instability, as well as a nation emerging from insta-
bility. 
(h) NATIONAL ENDOWMENT
FOR DEMOCRACY.—
Funds appropriated by this Act that are provided to the 
National Endowment for Democracy may be provided not-
withstanding any other provision of law or regulation. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 535. It is the sense of the Congress that—
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(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 
secondary boycott of American firms that have com-
mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace 
in the region and to United States investment and 
trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret-
tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and 
publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the 
Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; 
(3) the three Arab League countries with diplo-
matic and trade relations with Israel should return 
their ambassadors to Israel, should refrain from 
downgrading their relations with Israel, and should 
play a constructive role in securing a peaceful reso-
lution of the Israeli-Arab conflict; 
(4) the remaining Arab League states should 
normalize relations with their neighbor Israel; 
(5) the President and the Secretary of State 
should
continue
to
vigorously
oppose
the
Arab 
League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to 
demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking 
into consideration the participation of any recipient 
country in the boycott when determining to sell 
weapons to said country; and
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(6) the President should report to Congress an-
nually on specific steps being taken by the United 
States to encourage Arab League states to normalize 
their relations with Israel to bring about the termi-
nation of the Arab League boycott of Israel, includ-
ing those to encourage allies and trading partners of 
the United States to enact laws prohibiting busi-
nesses from complying with the boycott and penal-
izing businesses that do comply. 
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 536. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act or any subsequent Act for 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, assistance may be provided 
to strengthen the administration of justice in countries in 
Latin America and the Caribbean and in other regions 
consistent with the provisions of section 534(b) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, except that programs to en-
hance protection of participants in judicial cases may be 
conducted notwithstanding section 660 of that Act. Funds 
made available pursuant to this section may be made 
available notwithstanding section 534(c) and the second 
and third sentences of section 534(e) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961. 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 537. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this
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or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 
shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 
programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and from 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for 
Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’: Provided, That 
before using the authority of this subsection to furnish as-
sistance in support of programs of nongovernmental orga-
nizations, the President shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations under the regular notification procedures 
of those committees, including a description of the pro-
gram to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and 
the reasons for furnishing such assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abor-
tion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any 
other Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2004, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re-
strict assistance under the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1954: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act
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and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 
obligated or expended except as provided through the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply—
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup-
port international terrorism; or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country
that
violates
internationally
recognized 
human rights. 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 538. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act which 
are earmarked may be reprogrammed for other programs 
within the same account notwithstanding the earmark if 
compliance with the earmark is made impossible by oper-
ation of any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, 
That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That assistance that is repro-
grammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made avail-
able under the same terms and conditions as originally 
provided.
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(b) In addition to the authority contained in sub-
section (a), the original period of availability of funds ap-
propriated by this Act and administered by the United 
States Agency for International Development that are ear-
marked for particular programs or activities by this or any 
other Act shall be extended for an additional fiscal year 
if the Administrator of such agency determines and re-
ports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the termination of assistance to a country or a significant 
change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such ear-
marked funds can be obligated during the original period 
of availability: Provided, That such earmarked funds that 
are continued available for an additional fiscal year shall 
be obligated only for the purpose of such earmark. 
CEILINGS AND EARMARKS 
SEC. 539. Ceilings and earmarks contained in this 
Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appro-
priated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act 
unless such Act specifically so directs. Earmarks or min-
imum funding requirements contained in any other Act 
shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 540. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
within the United States not authorized before the date 
of the enactment of this Act by the Congress: Provided,
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That not to exceed $750,000 may be made available to 
carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96–
533. 
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS 
MEMBERS 
SEC. 541. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or 
in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any mem-
ber of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by 
this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of an-
other country’s delegation at international conferences 
held under the auspices of multilateral or international or-
ganizations. 
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS—DOCUMENTATION 
SEC. 542. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to this Act shall be available to a non-
governmental organization which fails to provide upon 
timely request any document, file, or record necessary to 
the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for 
International Development.
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PROHIBITION
ON
ASSISTANCE
TO
FOREIGN
GOVERN-
MENTS
THAT
EXPORT
LETHAL
MILITARY
EQUIP-
MENT TO COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL 
TERRORISM 
SEC. 543. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be available to any 
foreign government which provides lethal military equip-
ment to a country the government of which the Secretary 
of State has determined is a terrorist government for pur-
poses of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act. 
The prohibition under this section with respect to a for-
eign government shall terminate 12 months after that gov-
ernment ceases to provide such military equipment. This 
section applies with respect to lethal military equipment 
provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 
1997. 
(b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any 
other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the 
President determines that furnishing such assistance is 
important to the national interests of the United States. 
(c) Whenever the waiver authority of subsection (b) 
is exercised, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report with respect to the fur-
nishing of such assistance. Any such report shall include 
a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, in-
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cluding the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, 
and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United 
States national interests. 
WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR PARKING FINES 
OWED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 544. (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appro-
priated under this Act that are made available for a for-
eign country under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, an amount equivalent to 110 percent of the total 
unpaid fines determined to be owed under the parking pro-
grams in the District of Columbia and New York City, 
New York by such country as of September 30, 2003 that 
were incurred after the first day of the fiscal year pre-
ceding the current fiscal year shall be withheld from obli-
gation for such country until the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports in writing to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that such fines and penalties are fully 
paid to the governments of the District of Columbia and 
New York City, New York. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Inter-
national Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives.
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LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PLO FOR THE 
WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 545. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Libera-
tion Organization for the West Bank and Gaza unless the 
President has exercised the authority under section 604(a) 
of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title 
VI of Public Law 104–107) or any other legislation to sus-
pend or make inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 and that suspension is still in effect: 
Provided, That if the President fails to make the certifi-
cation under section 604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace 
Facilitation Act of 1995 or to suspend the prohibition 
under other legislation, funds appropriated by this Act 
may not be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Lib-
eration Organization for the West Bank and Gaza. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN 
SEC. 546. If the President determines that doing so 
will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and serv-
ices for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal estab-
lished with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United 
Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or com-
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missions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal 
with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limita-
tion contained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That 
the determination required under this section shall be in 
lieu of any determinations otherwise required under sec-
tion 552(c): Provided further, That the drawdown made 
under this section for any tribunal shall not be construed 
as an endorsement or precedent for the establishment of 
any standing or permanent international criminal tribunal 
or court: Provided further, That funds made available for 
tribunals other than Yugoslavia or Rwanda shall be made 
available subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
LANDMINES 
SEC. 547. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, demining equipment available to the United States 
Agency for International Development and the Depart-
ment of State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian 
purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign 
countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the 
President may prescribe. 
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 548. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Je-
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rusalem a new office of any department or agency of the 
United States Government for the purpose of conducting 
official United States Government business with the Pal-
estinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor 
Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-
PLO Declaration of Principles: Provided, That this re-
striction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional 
space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: 
Provided further, That meetings between officers and em-
ployees of the United States and officials of the Pales-
tinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing 
entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Prin-
ciples, for the purpose of conducting official United States 
Government business with such authority should continue 
to take place in locations other than Jerusalem. As has 
been true in the past, officers and employees of the United 
States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on 
other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now 
occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social 
contacts, and have incidental discussions. 
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES 
SEC. 549. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ for Informational Program 
activities or under the headings ‘‘Child Survival and
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Health Programs Fund’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, and 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be obligated or expended 
to pay for—
(1) alcoholic beverages; or 
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that 
are substantially of a recreational character, includ-
ing but not limited to entrance fees at sporting 
events,
theatrical
and
musical
productions,
and 
amusement parks. 
RESTRICTIONS ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES 
SEC. 550. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to pay any voluntary contribution 
of the United States to the United Nations (including the 
United Nations Development Program) if the United Na-
tions implements or imposes any taxation on any United 
States persons. 
HAITI 
SEC. 551. The Government of Haiti shall be eligible 
to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the Coast 
Guard. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 552. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions
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of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to pro-
viding 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 and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate that waiving such 
prohibition is important to the national security interests 
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. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES 
SEC. 553. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be provided to any unit of the security forces 
of a foreign country if the Secretary of State has credible 
evidence that such unit has committed gross violations of 
human rights, unless the Secretary determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the government 
of such country is taking effective measures to bring the 
responsible members of the security forces unit to justice: 
Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed 
to withhold funds made available by this Act from any 
unit of the security forces of a foreign country not credibly 
alleged to be involved in gross violations of human rights:
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Provided further, That in the event that funds are withheld 
from any unit pursuant to this section, the Secretary of 
State shall promptly inform the foreign government of the 
basis for such action and shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, assist the foreign government in taking effec-
tive measures to bring the responsible members of the se-
curity forces to justice. 
FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT 
SEC. 554. The annual foreign military training report 
required by section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 shall be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate by 
the date specified in that section. 
KOREAN PENINSULA ENERGY DEVELOPMENT 
ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 555. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance to the Korean Penin-
sula Energy Organization (KEDO). 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 556. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act may be provided 
to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of 
State determines and certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that—
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(1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing 
entity has been democratically elected through cred-
ible and competitive elections; 
(2) the elected governing entity of a new Pales-
tinian state—
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures; 
(C) is establishing a new Palestinian secu-
rity entity that is fully cooperative with appro-
priate Israeli and other appropriate security or-
ganizations; and 
(3) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
body of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
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;
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(B) respect for and acknowledgement of 
the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and polit-
ical independence of every state in the area 
through measures including the establishment 
of demilitarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure
and
recognized
boundaries
free
from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the newly elected governing entity should enact 
a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent ju-
diciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and 
should enact other laws and regulations assuring trans-
parent and accountable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if he determines that it is vital to the national security 
interests of the United States to do so. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or a 
newly elected governing entity, in order to help meet the
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requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provi-
sions of section 552 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance 
to the Palestinian Authority’’). 
COLOMBIA 
SEC. 557. (a) DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION 
REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated by this Act that are available for as-
sistance for the Colombian Armed Forces, may be made 
available as follows: 
(1) Up to 75 percent of such funds may be obli-
gated prior to a determination and certification by 
the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (2). 
(2) The balance of such funds may be obligated 
only after the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports to the appropriate congressional committees 
that: 
(A) The Commander General of the Co-
lombian Armed Forces is suspending from the 
Armed
Forces
those
members,
of
whatever 
rank, who have been credibly alleged to have 
committed gross violations of human rights, in-
cluding extra-judicial killings, or to have aided 
or abetted paramilitary organizations. 
(B) The Colombian Government is pros-
ecuting those members of the Colombian Armed 
Forces,
of
whatever
rank,
who
have
been
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credibly alleged to have committed gross viola-
tions of human rights, including extra-judicial 
killings, or to have aided or abetted para-
military organizations, and is punishing those 
members of the Colombian Armed Forces found 
to have committed such violations of human 
rights or to have aided or abetted paramilitary 
organizations. 
(C) The Colombian Armed Forces are co-
operating with civilian prosecutors and judicial 
authorities in such cases (including providing 
requested information, such as the identity of 
persons suspended from the Armed Forces and 
the nature and cause of the suspension, and ac-
cess to witnesses, relevant military documents, 
and other requested information). 
(D) The Colombian Armed Forces are sev-
ering links (including denying access to military 
intelligence, vehicles, and other equipment or 
supplies, and ceasing other forms of active or 
tacit cooperation) at the command, battalion, 
and brigade levels, with paramilitary organiza-
tions. 
(E) The Colombian Armed Forces are exe-
cuting orders for capture of leaders of para-
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military organizations that continue armed con-
flict. 
(b) CONSULTATIVE PROCESS.—At least 10 days prior 
to making the certification required by subsection (a), the 
Secretary of State shall consult with internationally recog-
nized human rights organizations regarding progress in 
meeting the conditions contained in that subsection. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AIDED OR ABETTED.—The term ‘‘aided or 
abetted’’ means to provide any support to para-
military
groups,
including
taking
actions
which 
allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of 
such groups. 
(2) PARAMILITARY GROUPS.—The term ‘‘para-
military groups’’ means illegal self-defense groups 
and illegal security cooperatives. 
ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS 
SEC. 558. (a) DENIAL OF VISAS TO SUPPORTERS OF 
COLOMBIAN ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS.—Subject to sub-
section (b), the Secretary of State shall not issue a visa 
to any alien who the Secretary determines, based on cred-
ible evidence—
(1) has willfully provided any support to the 
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), 
the National Liberation Army (ELN), or the United 
Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), including
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taking actions or failing to take actions which allow, 
facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of such 
groups; or 
(2) has committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or 
otherwise participated in the commission of gross 
violations of human rights, including extra-judicial 
killings, in Colombia. 
(b) WAIVER.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees, on a case-by-case basis, 
that the issuance of a visa to the alien is necessary to 
support the peace process in Colombia or for urgent hu-
manitarian reasons. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 559. 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. 
WEST BANK AND GAZA PROGRAM 
SEC. 560. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2004, 30 
days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State 
shall certify to the appropriate committees of Congress 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
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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 or entity that the Secretary knows or has 
reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, 
or has engaged in, terrorist activity. The Secretary of 
State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying 
the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection. 
(c) AUDITS.—(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 subgrantees, 
under the West Bank and Gaza Program, 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 under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made avail-
able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, up to
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$1,000,000 may be used by the Office of the Inspector 
General of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment for audits, inspections, and other activities in 
furtherance of the requirements of this subsection. Such 
funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes. 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 
SEC. 561. (a) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF CON-
TRIBUTION.—Of
the
amounts
made
available
under 
‘‘International
Organizations
and
Programs’’, 
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 shall be available for the 
United Nations Population Fund (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘UNFPA’’) subject to subsection (c). 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—
None of the funds made available under ‘‘International 
Organizations and Programs’’ may be made available for 
the UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Repub-
lic of China. 
(c) CONDITIONS
ON AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—
Amounts made available under ‘‘International Organiza-
tions and Programs’’ for fiscal year 2004 for the UNFPA 
may not be made available to the UNFPA unless—
(1) the UNFPA maintains amounts made avail-
able to the UNFPA under this section in an account 
separate from other accounts of the UNFPA;
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(2) the UNFPA does not commingle amounts 
made available to the UNFPA under this section 
with other sums; 
(3) the UNFPA does not fund abortions; and 
(4) the UNFPA does not provide any funding 
for the State Planned-Birth Commission (Jihua 
Shengyu Weiyuanhui) or its regional affiliates in the 
People’s Republic of China. 
(d) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS AND WITHHOLDING 
OF FUNDS.—
(1) Not later than February 15, 2004, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit a report to the appro-
priate
congressional
committees
indicating
the 
amount of funds that the UNFPA is budgeting for 
the year in which the report is submitted for a coun-
try program in the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 
that the UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country 
program in the People’s Republic of China in the 
year covered by the report, then the amount of such 
funds that the UNFPA plans to spend in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China shall be deducted from the 
funds made available to the UNFPA after March 1 
for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in 
which the report is submitted.
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PROCUREMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REFORM 
SEC. 562. (a) FUNDING CONDITIONS.—Of the funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘International Financial 
Institutions’’ in this Act, 10 percent of the United States 
portion or payment to such International Financial Insti-
tution shall be withheld by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
until the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appro-
priations that, to the extent pertinent to its lending pro-
grams, the institution is—
(1) implementing procedures for conducting an-
nual audits by qualified independent auditors for all 
new investment lending; 
(2) implementing procedures for annual inde-
pendent external audits of central bank financial 
statements for countries making use of International 
Monetary Fund resources under new arrangements 
or agreements with the Fund; 
(3) taking steps to establish an independent 
fraud and corruption investigative organization or 
office; 
(4) implementing a process to assess a recipient 
country’s procurement and financial management 
capabilities including an analysis of the risks of cor-
ruption prior to initiating new investment lending; 
and
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(5) taking steps to fund and implement pro-
grams and policies to improve transparency and 
anti-corruption programs and procurement and fi-
nancial management controls in recipient countries. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—The term ‘‘International Finan-
cial Institutions’’ means the International Bank for Re-
construction and Development, the International Develop-
ment Association, the International Finance Corporation, 
the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-Amer-
ican Investment Corporation, the Enterprise for the Amer-
icas Multilateral Investment Fund, the Asian Development 
Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the African Develop-
ment Bank, the African Development Fund, the European 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Inter-
national Monetary Fund. 
WAR CRIMINALS 
SEC. 563. (a)(1) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be 
made available for assistance, and the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tors to the international financial institutions to vote 
against any new project involving the extension by such 
institutions of any financial or technical assistance, to any 
country, entity, or municipality whose competent authori-
ties have failed, as determined by the Secretary of State, 
to take necessary and significant steps to implement its