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or precedent for the establishment of any standing or per-
manent international criminal tribunal or court: Provided 
further, That funds made available for tribunals other 
than Yugoslavia, Rwanda, or the Special Court for Sierra 
Leone shall be made available subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
LANDMINES 
SEC. 546. 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. 547. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Je-
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 
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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. 548. 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 
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 
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events, theatrical and musical productions, and 
amusement parks. 
HAITI 
SEC. 549. (a) The Government of Haiti shall be eligi-
ble to purchase defense articles and services under the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for 
the Coast Guard. 
(b) None of the funds made available in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ may be used to transfer excess weap-
ons, ammunition or other lethal property of an agency of 
the United States Government to the Government of Haiti 
for use by the Haitian National Police until the Secretary 
of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
that: 
(1) 
the 
United 
Nations 
Mission 
in 
Haiti 
(MINUSTAH) has carried out the vetting of the senior 
levels of the Haitian National Police and has ensured that 
those credibly alleged to have committed serious crimes, 
including drug trafficking and human rights violations, 
have been suspended; and (2) the Haitian National Gov-
ernment is cooperating in a reform and restructuring plan 
for the Haitian National Police and the reform of the judi-
cial system as called for in United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolution 1608 adopted on June 22, 2005. 
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LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 550. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None 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 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. 
(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 steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest 
terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist 
infrastructure. The report shall also include a description 
of how funds will be spent and the accounting procedures 
in place to ensure that they are properly disbursed. 
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LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES 
SEC. 551. 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: 
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. 552. 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-
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tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate by 
the date specified in that section. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 553. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Trade and Devel-
opment Agency’’, ‘‘Overseas Private Investment Corpora-
tion’’, and ‘‘Global HIV/AIDS Initiative’’, may be obli-
gated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public 
Law 91–672 and section 15 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956. 
CAMBODIA 
SEC. 554. The Secretary of the Treasury should in-
struct the United States executive directors of the inter-
national financial institutions to use the voice and vote 
of the United States to oppose loans to the Central Gov-
ernment of Cambodia, except loans to meet basic human 
needs. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 555. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act may be provided 
to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of 
State determines and certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that— 
(1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing 
entity has been democratically elected through cred-
ible and competitive elections; 
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(2) the elected governing entity of a new Pales-
tinian state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures; 
(C) is establishing a new Palestinian secu-
rity entity that is cooperative with appropriate 
Israeli and other appropriate security organiza-
tions; and 
(3) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
body of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include— 
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgement of 
the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and polit-
ical independence of every state in the area 
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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 
requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provi-
sions of section 550 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance 
to the Palestinian Authority’’). 
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COLOMBIA 
SEC. 556. (a) DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION 
REQUIRED.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
available for assistance for the Colombian Armed Forces, 
may be made available as follows: 
(1) Up to 75 percent of such funds may be obli-
gated prior to a determination and certification by 
the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (2). 
(2) Up to 12.5 percent of such funds may be 
obligated only after the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that: 
(A) The Commander General of the Co-
lombian Armed Forces is suspending from the 
Armed Forces those members, of whatever rank 
who, according to the Minister of Defense or 
the Procuraduria General de la Nacion, have 
been credibly alleged to have committed gross 
violations of human rights, including extra-judi-
cial killings, or to have aided or abetted para-
military organizations. 
(B) The Colombian Government is vigor-
ously investigating and prosecuting those mem-
bers of the Colombian Armed Forces, of what-
ever rank, who have been credibly alleged to 
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have committed gross violations of human 
rights, including extra-judicial killings, or to 
have aided or abetted paramilitary organiza-
tions, and is promptly punishing those members 
of the Colombian Armed Forces found to have 
committed such violations of human rights or to 
have aided or abetted paramilitary organiza-
tions. 
(C) The Colombian Armed Forces have 
made substantial progress in cooperating with 
civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities in 
such cases (including providing requested infor-
mation, such as the identity of persons sus-
pended from the Armed Forces and the nature 
and cause of the suspension, and access to wit-
nesses, relevant military documents, and other 
requested information). 
(D) The Colombian Armed Forces have 
made substantial progress in severing links (in-
cluding denying access to military intelligence, 
vehicles, and other equipment or supplies, and 
ceasing other forms of active or tacit coopera-
tion) at the command, battalion, and brigade 
levels, with paramilitary organizations, espe-
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