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heading shall be made available for assistance for Leb-
anon, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be made 
available for educational scholarships for students in Leb-
anon with high financial need: Provided further, That 
$200,000,000 of the funds made available for assistance 
for Afghanistan under this heading may be obligated for 
such assistance only after the Secretary of State certifies 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Afghanistan at both the national and provincial level 
is cooperating fully with United States-funded poppy 
eradication and interdiction efforts in Afghanistan: Pro-
vided further, That the President may waive the previous 
proviso if the President determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na-
tional security interests of the United States: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
$200,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to USAID for 
alternative development/institution building programs in 
Colombia: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading that are available for Colombia, 
not less than $3,500,000 shall be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Mi-
gration and Refugee Assistance’’ and shall be made avail-
able only for assistance to nongovernmental organizations 
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that provide emergency relief aid to Colombian refugees 
in neighboring countries. 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 
of democracy globally, $116,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2011, of which not less than 
$74,000,000 shall be made available for the Human 
Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, 
Human Rights and Labor, Department of State, and not 
less than $37,000,000 shall be made available for the Of-
fice of Democracy and Governance of the Bureau for De-
mocracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United 
States Agency for International Development. 
(b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that 
are made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights and Labor, not less than $17,000,000 shall be 
made available for the promotion of democracy in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and not 
less than $6,500,000 shall be made available for the pro-
motion of democracy in countries located outside the Mid-
dle East region with a significant Muslim population, and 
where such programs and activities would be important 
to respond to, deter, or prevent extremism: Provided, That 
assistance for Taiwan should be matched from sources 
other than the United States Government. 
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(c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that 
are made available to the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, 
and Humanitarian Assistance, not less than $19,500,000 
shall be made available for the Elections and Political 
Process Fund, $7,500,000 shall be made available for 
international 
labor 
programs, 
and 
not 
less 
than 
$10,000,000 shall be made available to provide institu-
tional and core support for organizations that promote 
human rights, independent media and the rule of law. 
(d) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for the promotion of democracy may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
Funds appropriated under this heading are in addition to 
funds otherwise made available for such purposes. 
(e) For the purposes of funds appropriated by this 
Act, the term ‘‘promotion of democracy’’ means programs 
that support good governance, human rights, independent 
media, and the rule of law, and otherwise strengthen the 
capacity of democratic political parties, governments, non-
governmental organizations and institutions, and citizens 
to support the development of democratic states, institu-
tions, and practices that are responsive and accountable 
to citizens. 
(f) Any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement (or 
any amendment to any contract, grant, or cooperative 
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agreement) in excess of $1,000,000 of funds under this 
heading, and in excess of $2,500,000 under other headings 
in this Act, for the promotion of democracy, with the ex-
ception of programs and activities of the National Endow-
ment for Democracy, shall be subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $15,000,000, which shall be available for the United 
States contribution to the International Fund for Ireland 
and shall be made available in accordance with the provi-
sions of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 
(Public Law 99–415): Provided, That such amount shall 
be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make time-
ly payment for projects and activities: Provided further, 
That funds made available under this heading shall re-
main available until September 30, 2010. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM 
Support Act, and the Support for East European Democ-
racy (SEED) Act of 1989, $650,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2010, which shall be available, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, for assistance 
and for related programs for countries identified in section 
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