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International Financial Institutions Act) and the Inter-
national Monetary Fund to oppose any loan, grant, strat-
egy or policy of these institutions that would require user 
fees or service charges on poor people for primary education 
or primary healthcare, including prevention and treatment 
for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and 
maternal well-being, in connection with the institutions’ fi-
nancing programs. 
FUNDING FOR SERBIA 
SEC. 661. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made available for assistance for the central Government 
of Serbia after May 31, 2008, if the President has made 
the determination and certification contained in subsection 
(c). 
(b) After May 31, 2008, the Secretary of the Treasury 
should instruct the United States executive directors to the 
international financial institutions to support loans and 
assistance to the Government of Serbia subject to the condi-
tions in subsection (c). 
(c) The determination and certification referred to in 
subsection (a) is a determination by the President and a 
certification to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Serbia is— 
(1) cooperating with the International Criminal 
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia including access 
for investigators, the provision of documents, timely 
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information on the location, movement, and sources of 
financial support of indictees, and the surrender and 
transfer of indictees or assistance in their apprehen-
sion, including Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic; 
(2) taking steps that are consistent with the 
Dayton Accords to end Serbian financial, political, 
security and other support which has served to main-
tain separate Republika Srpska institutions; and 
(3) taking steps to implement policies which re-
flect a respect for minority rights and the rule of law. 
(d) This section shall not apply to Kosovo, humani-
tarian assistance or assistance to promote democracy. 
COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 662. (a) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by 
this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 
I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that 
Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civil-
ian police authority through training and technical assist-
ance in human rights, the rule of law, strategic planning, 
and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that 
support democratic governance including assistance for 
programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address 
gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations 
with the communities they serve. 
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(b) NOTIFICATION.—Assistance provided under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR THE POOREST 
SEC. 663. (a) AUTHORITY TO REDUCE DEBT.—The 
President may reduce amounts owed to the United States 
(or any agency of the United States) by an eligible country 
as a result of— 
(1) guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(2) credits extended or guarantees issued under 
the Arms Export Control Act; or 
(3) any obligation or portion of such obligation, 
to pay for purchases of United States agricultural 
commodities guaranteed by the Commodity Credit 
Corporation under export credit guarantee programs 
authorized pursuant to section 5(f) of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation Charter Act of June 29, 1948, as 
amended, section 4(b) of the Food for Peace Act of 
1966, as amended (Public Law 89–808), or section 
202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as amend-
ed (Public Law 95–501). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) The authority provided by subsection (a) 
may be exercised only to implement multilateral offi-
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cial debt relief and referendum agreements, commonly 
referred to as ‘‘Paris Club Agreed Minutes’’. 
(2) The authority provided by subsection (a) 
may be exercised only in such amounts or to such ex-
tent as is provided in advance by appropriations 
Acts. 
(3) The authority provided by subsection (a) 
may be exercised only with respect to countries with 
heavy debt burdens that are eligible to borrow from 
the International Development Association, but not 
from the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, commonly referred to as ‘‘IDA-only’’ 
countries. 
(c) CONDITIONS.—The authority provided by sub-
section (a) may be exercised only with respect to a country 
whose government— 
(1) does not have an excessive level of military 
expenditures; 
(2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts 
of international terrorism; 
(3) is not failing to cooperate on international 
narcotics control matters; 
(4) (including its military or other security 
forces) does not engage in a consistent pattern of gross 
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violations of internationally recognized human rights; 
and 
(5) is not ineligible for assistance because of the 
application of section 527 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The authority provided 
by subsection (a) may be used only with regard to the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Debt Restruc-
turing’’. 
(e) CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS INAPPLICABLE.—A reduc-
tion of debt pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be consid-
ered assistance for the purposes of any provision of law lim-
iting assistance to a country. The authority provided by 
subsection (a) may be exercised notwithstanding section 
620(r) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 321 
of the International Development and Food Assistance Act 
of 1975. 
AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN DEBT BUYBACKS OR SALES 
SEC. 664. (a) LOANS ELIGIBLE FOR SALE, REDUC-
TION, OR CANCELLATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO SELL, REDUCE, OR CANCEL 
CERTAIN LOANS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the President may, in accordance with 
this section, sell to any eligible purchaser any 
concessional loan or portion thereof made before Jan-
uary 1, 1995, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act 
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of 1961, to the government of any eligible country as 
defined in section 702(6) of that Act or on receipt of 
payment from an eligible purchaser, reduce or cancel 
such loan or portion thereof, only for the purpose of 
facilitating— 
(A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-develop-
ment swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps; or 
(B) a debt buyback by an eligible country 
of its own qualified debt, only if the eligible 
country uses an additional amount of the local 
currency of the eligible country, equal to not less 
than 40 percent of the price paid for such debt 
by such eligible country, or the difference between 
the price paid for such debt and the face value 
of such debt, to support activities that link con-
servation and sustainable use of natural re-
sources with local community development, and 
child survival and other child development, in a 
manner consistent with sections 707 through 710 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, if the sale, 
reduction, or cancellation would not contravene 
any term or condition of any prior agreement 
relating to such loan. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the President shall, in ac-
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cordance with this section, establish the terms and 
conditions under which loans may be sold, reduced, or 
canceled pursuant to this section. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Facility, as defined 
in section 702(8) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, shall notify the administrator of the agency 
primarily responsible for administering part I of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of purchasers that the 
President has determined to be eligible, and shall di-
rect such agency to carry out the sale, reduction, or 
cancellation of a loan pursuant to this section. Such 
agency shall make adjustment in its accounts to re-
flect the sale, reduction, or cancellation. 
(4) LIMITATION.—The authorities of this sub-
section shall be available only to the extent that ap-
propriations for the cost of the modification, as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, are made in advance. 
(b) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds from the 
sale, reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, 
or canceled pursuant to this section shall be deposited in 
the United States Government account or accounts estab-
lished for the repayment of such loan. 
(c) ELIGIBLE PURCHASERS.—A loan may be sold pur-
suant to subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who pre-
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sents plans satisfactory to the President for using the loan 
for the purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, debt- 
for-development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps. 
(d) DEBTOR CONSULTATIONS.—Before the sale to any 
eligible purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursu-
ant to this section, of any loan made to an eligible country, 
the President should consult with the country concerning 
the amount of loans to be sold, reduced, or canceled and 
their uses for debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development 
swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps. 
(e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The authority provided 
by subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Debt Restruc-
turing’’. 
RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 665. Of the funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $20,000,000 shall 
be made available to support reconciliation programs and 
activities which bring together individuals of different eth-
nic, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil 
conflict and war. 
SUDAN 
SEC. 666. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—Subject 
to subsection (b): 
(1) Notwithstanding section 501(a) of the Inter-
national Malaria Control Act of 2000 (Public Law 
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106–570) or any other provision of law, none of the 
funds appropriated by this Act may be made avail-
able for assistance for the Government of Sudan. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for the cost, as defined in sec-
tion 502, of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 
modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the Gov-
ernment of Sudan, including the cost of selling, reduc-
ing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States, 
and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and 
credit agreements. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of 
State determines and certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that— 
(1) the Government of Sudan is honoring its 
pledges to cease attacks upon civilians and has dis-
armed and demobilized the Janjaweed and other gov-
ernment-supported militias; 
(2) the Government of Sudan and all govern-
ment-supported militia groups are honoring their 
commitments made in all previous cease-fire agree-
ments; and 
(3) the Government of Sudan is allowing 
unimpeded access to Darfur to humanitarian aid or-
ganizations, the human rights investigation and hu-
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manitarian teams of the United Nations, including 
protection officers, and an international monitoring 
team that is based in Darfur and that has the sup-
port of the United States. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of subsection (a) 
shall not apply to— 
(1) humanitarian assistance; 
(2) assistance for Darfur and for areas outside 
the control of the Government of Sudan; and 
(3) assistance to support implementation of the 
Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Darfur 
Peace Agreement or any other internationally-recog-
nized peace agreement in Sudan. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the 
term ‘‘Government of Sudan’’ shall not include the Govern-
ment of Southern Sudan. 
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
SEC. 667. (a) UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds appro-
priated in this Act under the heading ‘‘International Orga-
nizations and Programs’’ for a United States contribution 
to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the 
Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Committees 
on Appropriations that UNDP is— 
(1) giving adequate and appropriate access to 
information to the United States Mission to the 
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