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estinian Authority), have social contacts, and have inci-
dental discussions. 
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. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2014, 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 Committees on Appropriations that proce-
dures have been established to assure the Comptroller Gen-
eral 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 Program funded 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the West 
Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec-
retary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure 
that such assistance is not provided to or through any indi-
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vidual, private or government entity, or educational insti-
tution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe ad-
vocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, ter-
rorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or edu-
cational institutions, those that have as a principal officer 
of the entity’s governing board or governing board of trust-
ees any individual that has been determined to be involved 
in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a 
member of a designated foreign terrorist organization: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, es-
tablish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in car-
rying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to 
any individual, entity, or educational institution which the 
Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating 
terrorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) 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 avail-
able for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise hon-
oring individuals who commit, or have committed 
acts of terrorism. 
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available by this or prior ap-
propriations Acts, including funds made available by
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transfer, may be made available for obligation for se-
curity assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until 
the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been es-
tablished for security assistance for the West Bank 
and Gaza and reports on the extent of Palestinian 
compliance with such benchmarks. 
(d) 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 sub- 
grantees, 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 up to 
$500,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment for audits, inspections, and other activities 
in furtherance of the requirements of this subsection: 
Provided, That such funds are in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes. 
(e) Subsequent to the certification specified in sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treat-
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ment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West 
Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as 
cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2014 under the head-
ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such audit shall ad-
dress— 
(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) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank 
and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations updating the report contained 
in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 109– 
13. 
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 provisions 
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.
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(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 President 
pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro-
priations that waiving such prohibition is important to the 
national security interests of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiv-
er 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 submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing 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: Provided, 
That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian 
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 Appro-
priations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pales-
tinian Authority has established a single treasury account 
for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing
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mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financ-
ing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority 
treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil 
service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority 
is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis 
and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, co-
existence, and security cooperation with Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE LIB-
ERATION 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-
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 reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such gov-
ernment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the 
principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and
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(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amend-
ed. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as added by the Palestine Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–446) with respect to this subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to para-
graph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
within 120 days of the certification and every quarter 
thereafter on whether such government, including all 
of its ministers or such equivalent 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: Provided, That the report shall 
also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mecha-
nisms for any assistance provided pursuant to the 
abovementioned certification 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 assist-
ance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are available for assistance for the Govern-
ment of Egypt may only be made available if the Sec-
retary of State certifies 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. 
(2) ECONOMIC
SUPPORT
FUND.—(A) Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and subject to paragraph 
(6) of this subsection, up to $250,000,000 may be 
made available for assistance for Egypt, of which not 
less than $35,000,000 should be made available for 
higher education programs including not less than 
$10,000,000 for scholarships at not-for-profit institu-
tions for Egyptian students with high financial need: 
Provided, That such funds may also be made avail-
able for democracy programs. 
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of law 
restricting assistance for Egypt, including para-
graph (6) of this subsection, funds made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appro-
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priations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for assistance 
for Egypt may be made available for education 
and economic growth programs, subject to prior 
consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees: Provided, That such funds may not 
be made available for cash transfer assistance or 
budget support unless the Secretary of State cer-
tifies to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that the Government of Egypt is taking steps 
to stabilize the economy and implement economic 
reforms. 
(C) The Secretary of State may reduce the 
amount of assistance for the central Government 
of Egypt under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ by an amount the Secretary determines is 
equivalent to that expended by the United States 
Government for bail, and by nongovernmental 
organizations for legal and court fees, associated 
with democracy-related trials in Egypt. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.— 
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, and sub-
ject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to 
$1,300,000,000, to remain available until September
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30, 2015, may be made available for assistance for 
Egypt which may be transferred to an interest bear-
ing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 
following consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That if the Secretary of State is 
unable to make the certification in subparagraph 
(6)(A) or (B) of this subsection, such funds may be 
made available at the minimum rate necessary to 
continue existing contracts, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt 
and following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, except that defense articles and serv-
ices from such contracts shall not be delivered until 
the certification requirements in subparagraph (6)(A) 
or (B) of this subsection are met. 
(4) PRIOR YEAR FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ and ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ in prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs may be made available notwith-
standing any provision of law restricting assistance 
for Egypt, except that such funds under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ shall only be 
made available at the minimum rate necessary to
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continue existing contracts, and following consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(5) SECURITY
EXEMPTIONS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law restricting assistance for 
Egypt, including paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) of this 
subsection, funds made available for assistance for 
Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be made available for 
counterterrorism, border security, and nonprolifera-
tion programs in Egypt, and for development activi-
ties in the Sinai. 
(6) FISCAL YEAR 2014 FUNDS.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this sub-
section, funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International 
Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for the 
Government of Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any provision of law restricting assistance 
for Egypt as follows— 
(A) up to $975,000,000 may be made avail-
able if the Secretary of State certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Govern-
ment of Egypt has held a constitutional ref-
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erendum, and is taking steps to support a demo-
cratic transition in Egypt; and 
(B) up to $576,800,000 may be made avail-
able if the Secretary of State certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Govern-
ment of Egypt has held parliamentary and pres-
idential elections, and that a newly elected Gov-
ernment of Egypt is taking steps to govern demo-
cratically. 
(b) IRAN.—The terms and conditions of section 7041(c) 
in division I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect 
during fiscal year 2014 as if part of this Act, except that 
the date in paragraph (3) shall be deemed to be ‘‘September 
30, 2014’’. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act for assist-
ance for the Government of Iraq should be made 
available to such government to support international 
efforts to promote regional stability, including in 
Syria. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for 
Iraq shall be made available for democracy programs, 
which shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Sec-
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retary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, in consultation with the Chief of Mission. 
(3)(A) Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees assessing 
cost effective, operational alternatives for Consulate 
Basrah, including closure of the Consulate and cov-
erage of Basrah from Embassy Baghdad: Provided, 
That should the Secretary of State determine that the 
closure of Consulate Basrah is a cost effective alter-
native, funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ for 
such diplomatic facility may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds made available by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ to increase security at diplomatic fa-
cilities abroad. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated under title I of 
this Act that are made available for the costs of oper-
ations at Embassy Baghdad, 10 percent may not be 
obligated until the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations on all active diplo-
matic facility construction projects in Iraq since Oc-
tober 1, 2011, including the status of each project, the 
amount obligated and expended for each project, the
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savings from completed or terminated projects, and 
how such savings were reprogrammed: Provided, That 
none of the funds appropriated by title I of this Act 
may be made available for construction, rehabilita-
tion, or other improvements to facilities in Iraq on 
property for which no land-use agreement has been 
entered into by the Governments of the United States 
and Iraq: Provided further, That the restrictions in 
this subparagraph shall not apply if such funds are 
necessary to protect United States Government facili-
ties or the security, health, and welfare of United 
States personnel. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
for assistance for Jordan— 
(1) not less than $360,000,000 shall be made 
available under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and not less than $300,000,000 shall be made 
available under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’; and 
(2) from amounts made available under title 
VIII designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism, not less than $340,000,000 
above the levels included in the Memorandum of Un-
derstanding between the United States and Jordan 
shall be made available for the extraordinary costs re-
1231 
lated to instability in the region, including for secu-
rity requirements along the border with Iraq. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for the Lebanese Armed Forces 
(LAF) if the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist 
organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for 
assistance for Lebanon may be made available only to 
professionalize the LAF and to strengthen border secu-
rity and combat terrorism, including training and 
equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, inter-
dicting arms shipments, preventing the use of Leb-
anon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to im-
plement United Nations Security Council Resolution 
1701: Provided, That funds may not be made avail-
able for obligation for assistance for the LAF until the 
Secretary of State submits a detailed spend plan, in-
cluding actions to be taken to ensure that equipment 
provided to the LAF is used only for the intended 
purposes, to the Committees on Appropriations, ex-
cept such plan may not be considered as meeting the 
notification requirements under section 7015 of this
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Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, and shall be submitted not later than 
September 1, 2014: Provided further, That any notifi-
cation submitted pursuant to section 634A of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7015 of this Act 
shall include any funds specifically intended for lethal 
military equipment. 
(3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for 
Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, except for the provisions of 
this Act. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of Libya unless the Secretary of State re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government is cooperating with United States Gov-
ernment efforts to investigate and bring to justice 
those responsible for the attack on United States per-
sonnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 
2012: Provided, That the limitation in this para-
graph shall not apply to funding made available for 
the purpose of protecting United States Government 
personnel or facilities.
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(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for Libya for 
infrastructure projects, except on a loan basis with 
terms favorable to the United States, and only fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(g) LOAN GUARANTEES AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS.— 
(1) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ in this Act— 
(A) may be made available for the costs, as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Tuni-
sia and Jordan, which are authorized to be pro-
vided: Provided, That amounts made available 
under this paragraph for the cost of guarantees 
shall not be considered ‘‘assistance’’ for the pur-
poses of provisions of law limiting assistance to 
a country; and 
(B) may be made available to establish and 
operate one or more enterprise funds for Egypt, 
Tunisia, and Jordan: Provided, That the first, 
third and fifth provisos under section 7041(b) of 
division I of Public Law 112–74 shall apply to 
funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for an enterprise
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fund or funds to the same extent and in the 
manner as such provision of law applied to 
funds made available under such section (except 
that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of sec-
tion 201 of the SEED Act shall not apply): Pro-
vided further, That the authority of any such en-
terprise fund or funds to provide assistance shall 
cease to be effective on December 31, 2024. 
(2) Funds made available by this subsection 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(h) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act that are available for assistance for Morocco should 
also be available for assistance for the territory of the West-
ern Sahara: Provided, That the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development, shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act, on proposed uses of such assist-
ance. 
(i) SYRIA.— 
(1) Funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related
1235 
programs may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law for non-lethal assistance 
for programs to address the needs of civilians affected 
by conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to— 
(A) establish governance in Syria that is 
representative, inclusive, and accountable; 
(B) develop and implement political proc-
esses that are democratic, transparent, and ad-
here to the rule of law; 
(C) further the legitimacy of the Syrian op-
position through cross-border programs; 
(D) develop civil society and an inde-
pendent media in Syria; 
(E) promote economic development in 
Syria; 
(F) document, investigate, and prosecute 
human rights violations in Syria, including 
through transitional justice programs and sup-
port for nongovernmental organizations; and 
(G) counter extremist ideologies. 
(2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated 
by this Act and made available for assistance for 
Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all appro-
priate steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place 
for the adequate monitoring, oversight, and control of
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such assistance inside Syria: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate 
congressional committees of each significant instance 
in which assistance provided pursuant to the author-
ity of this subsection has been compromised, to in-
clude the type and amount of assistance affected, a 
description of the incident and parties involved, and 
an explanation of the Department of State’s response. 
(3) Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to 
the authority of this subsection may only be made 
available after the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the heads of relevant United States Government 
agencies, submits, in classified form if necessary, a 
comprehensive strategy to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, which shall include a clear mission 
statement, achievable objectives and timelines, and a 
description of inter-agency and donor coordination 
and implementation of such strategy: Provided, That 
such strategy shall also include a description of over-
sight and vetting procedures to prevent the misuse of 
funds. 
(4) Funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section may only be made available following con-
sultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
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tees, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for as-
sistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary 
of State shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the purpose of such assistance is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) 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 enact-
ment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the 
same standing as member states or full 
membership as a state in the United 
Nations or any specialized agency
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thereof outside an agreement negotiated 
between Israel and the Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an 
International Criminal Court judi-
cially authorized investigation, or ac-
tively support such an investigation, 
that subjects Israeli nationals to an in-
vestigation for alleged crimes against 
Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in paragraph (A) resulting from the 
application of subparagraph (A)(i)(I) if the Sec-
retary certifies to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that to do so is in the national security in-
terest of the United States, and submits a report 
to such Committees detailing how the waiver and 
the continuation of assistance would assist in 
furthering Middle East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of 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 Appropriations that the Palestin-
ians have not, after the date of enactment of this
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Act, obtained in the United Nations or any spe-
cialized agency thereof the same standing as 
member states or full membership as a state out-
side an agreement negotiated between Israel and 
the Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi-
dent is unable to make the certification pursuant 
to subparagraph (i), the President may waive 
section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the Presi-
dent determines and certifies in writing to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
President pro tempore of the Senate, and the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Palestin-
ians have entered into direct and meaningful ne-
gotiations with Israel: Provided, That any waiv-
er of the provisions of section 1003 of Public 
Law 100–204 under subparagraph (i) of this 
paragraph or under previous provisions of law 
must expire before the waiver under the pre-
ceding sentence may be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this para-
graph shall be effective for no more than a period 
of 6 months at a time and shall not apply be-
yond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.
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(k) YEMEN.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act for assistance for Yemen may be made available for the 
Armed Forces of Yemen if such forces are controlled by a 
foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Funds 
made available by this Act for assistance for the Central 
African Republic shall be made available for reconciliation 
and peacebuilding programs, including activities to pro-
mote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, 
and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity. 
(b) COUNTERTERRORISM PROGRAMS.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not 
less than $53,000,000 should be made available for the 
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership pro-
gram, and not less than $24,000,000 should be made 
available for the Partnership for Regional East Africa 
Counterterrorism program. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $10,000,000 
shall be made available for programs to counter extre-
mism in East Africa, in addition to such sums that 
may otherwise be made available for such purposes.
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(c) CRISIS RESPONSE.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, up to $10,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’ for HIV/AIDS activities may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’ to re-
spond to unanticipated crises in Africa, except that funds 
shall not be transferred unless the Secretary of State cer-
tifies to the Committees on Appropriations that no indi-
vidual currently on anti-retroviral therapy supported by 
such funds shall be negatively impacted by the transfer of 
such funds: Provided, That the authority of this subsection 
shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(d) ETHIOPIA.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
available for assistance for Ethiopian military and 
police forces shall not be made available unless the 
Secretary of State— 
(A) certifies to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Government of Ethiopia is im-
plementing policies to— 
(i) protect judicial independence; free-
dom of expression, association, assembly, 
and religion; the right of political opposi-