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(2) a breakdown of the types of terrorist organi-
zations to which the individuals described in para-
graph (1) have provided material support; 
(3) a description of the factors that the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security considers when evalu-
ating duress waivers; and 
(4) any other information that the Secretary be-
lieves that the Congress should consider while over-
seeing the Department’s application of duress waiv-
ers. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, and these amendments and sections 212(a)(3)(B) and 
212(d)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B) and 1182(d)(3)(B)), as amended by 
these sections, shall apply to— 
(1) removal proceedings instituted before, on, or 
after the date of enactment of this section; and 
(2) acts and conditions constituting a ground for 
inadmissibility, excludability, deportation, or removal 
occurring or existing before, on, or after such date. 
REPORT ON ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 692. Not later than August 1, 2008, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development and 
the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge
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Corporation, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a report on the level of corruption in each country 
that receives development assistance appropriated in this 
Act. 
DEMOCRACY, THE RULE OF LAW, AND GOVERNANCE IN 
IRAN 
SEC. 693. Of the funds appropriated in this Act, 
$60,000,000 should be made available for programs to pro-
mote democracy, the rule of law, and governance in Iran. 
DENIAL OF VISAS RELATED TO REMOVAL OF ALIENS 
SEC. 694. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be expended in violation of section 243(d) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) (re-
lating to discontinuing granting visas to nationals of coun-
tries that are denying or delaying accepting aliens removed 
from the United States). 
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 
SEC. 695. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for a United States contribution 
to the United Nations Human Rights Council. 
(b) The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not 
apply if— 
(1) the Secretary of State certifies to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the provision of funds 
to support the United Nations Human Rights Council 
is in the national interest of the United States; or
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(2) the United States is a member of the Human 
Rights Council. 
ATTENDANCE AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 
SEC. 696. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance 
of more than 50 employees of agencies or departments of 
the United States Government who are stationed in the 
United States, at any single international conference occur-
ring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State 
determines that such attendance is in the national interest: 
Provided, That for purposes of this section the term ‘‘inter-
national conference’’ shall mean a conference attended by 
representatives of the United States Government and rep-
resentatives of foreign governments, international organiza-
tions, or nongovernmental organizations. 
SAUDI ARABIA 
SEC. 697. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or 
expended to finance any assistance to Saudi Arabia: Pro-
vided, That the President may waive the prohibition of this 
section if the President certifies to the Committees on Ap-
propriations, 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for 
assistance for Saudi Arabia, that Saudi Arabia is cooper-
ating with efforts to combat international terrorism and 
that the proposed assistance will help facilitate that effort.
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CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 698. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made available for assistance for the Government of 
Kazakhstan only if the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Gov-
ernment of Kazakhstan has made significant improvements 
in the protection of human rights and civil liberties during 
the preceding 6 month period, including by fulfilling obliga-
tions recommended by the Organization for Security and 
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in the areas of election pro-
cedures, media freedom, freedom of religion, free assembly 
and minority rights, and by meeting the commitments it 
made in connection with its assumption of the Chairman-
ship of the OSCE in 2010. 
(b) The Secretary of State may waive subsection (a) 
if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that such a waiver is important to the 
national security of the United States. 
(c) Not later than October 1, 2008, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives describing the following: 
(1) The defense articles, defense services, and fi-
nancial assistance provided by the United States to
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the countries of Central Asia during the 12-month pe-
riod ending 30 days prior to submission of such re-
port. 
(2) The use during such period of defense arti-
cles, defense services, and financial assistance pro-
vided by the United States by units of the armed 
forces, border guards, or other security forces of such 
countries. 
(d) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘countries 
of Central Asia’’ means Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz 
Republic, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. 
DISABILITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 699. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$4,000,000 shall be made available for programs and activi-
ties administered by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development (USAID) to address the needs and 
protect the rights of people with disabilities in developing 
countries, of which $1,500,000 should be made available to 
disability advocacy organizations that have expertise in 
working to protect the rights and increasing the independ-
ence and full participation of people with disabilities: Pro-
vided, That funds for disability advocacy organizations 
should be used for training and technical assistance for for-
eign disabled persons organizations in such areas as advo-
cacy, education, independent living, and transportation,
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with the goal of promoting equal participation of people 
with disabilities in developing countries: Provided further, 
That USAID should seek to disburse at least 25 percent of 
the funds made available pursuant to this subsection in the 
form of small grants. 
(b) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Operating 
Expenses of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment’’ shall be made available to develop and imple-
ment training for staff in overseas USAID missions to pro-
mote the full inclusion and equal participation of people 
with disabilities in developing countries. 
(c) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, and the Administrator of USAID shall seek to ensure 
that, where appropriate, construction projects funded by 
this Act are accessible to people with disabilities and in 
compliance with the USAID Policy on Standards for Acces-
sibility for the Disabled, or other similar accessibility 
standards. 
(d) Of the funds made available pursuant to subsection 
(a), not more than 7 percent may be for management, over-
sight and technical support. 
(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and 180 days thereafter, the Administrator of 
USAID shall submit a report describing the programs, ac-
tivities, and organizations funded pursuant to this section.
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ORPHANS, DISPLACED AND ABANDONED CHILDREN 
SEC. 699A. Of the funds appropriated under title III 
of this Act, $3,000,000 should be made available for activi-
ties to improve the capacity of foreign government agencies 
and nongovernmental organizations to prevent child aban-
donment, address the needs of orphans, displaced and aban-
doned children and provide permanent homes through fam-
ily reunification, guardianship and domestic adoptions: 
Provided, That funds made available under title III of this 
Act should be made available, as appropriate, consistent 
with— 
(1) the goal of enabling children to remain in the 
care of their family of origin, but when not possible, 
placing children in permanent homes through adop-
tion; 
(2) the principle that such placements should be 
based on informed consent which has not been in-
duced by payment or compensation; 
(3) the view that long-term foster care or institu-
tionalization are not permanent options and should 
be used when no other suitable permanent options are 
available; and 
(4) the recognition that programs that protect 
and support families can reduce the abandonment 
and exploitation of children.
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ADVISOR FOR ACTIVITIES RELATING TO INDIGENOUS 
PEOPLES INTERNATIONALLY 
SEC. 699B. (a) ADVISOR.—After consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations and not later than 90 days 
after the enactment of this Act, there shall be established 
within the Department of State in the immediate office of 
the Director of United States Foreign Assistance an Advisor 
for Activities Relating to Indigenous Peoples Internation-
ally (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Advi-
sor’’), who shall be appointed by the Director. The Advisor 
shall report directly to the Director. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Advisor shall: 
(1) Advise the Director of United States Foreign 
Assistance and the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development on matters re-
lating to the rights and needs of indigenous peoples 
internationally and should represent the United 
States Government on such matters in meetings with 
foreign governments and multilateral institutions. 
(2) Provide for the oversight and coordination of 
all resources, programs, projects, and activities of the 
United States Government to protect the rights and 
address the needs of indigenous peoples internation-
ally; and
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(3) Develop and coordinate assistance strategies 
with specific goals, guidelines, benchmarks, and im-
pact assessments (including support for local indige-
nous peoples’ organizations). 
(c) FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, 
not less than $250,000 shall be made available for imple-
menting the provisions of this section. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations describing progress made in 
implementing this section. 
CHILD SOLDIERS 
SEC. 699C. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available for foreign military financing, for-
eign military sales, direct commercial sales, or excess De-
fense articles by this Act or any other Act making appro-
priations for foreign operations, export financing, and re-
lated programs may be obligated or otherwise made avail-
able to the government of a country that is identified by 
the Department of State in the Department of State’s most 
recent Country Reports on Human Rights Practices as hav-
ing governmental armed forces or government supported 
armed groups, including paramilitaries, militias, or civil 
defense forces, that recruit or use child soldiers.
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(b) The Secretary of State may provide assistance or 
defense articles otherwise prohibited under subsection (a) to 
a country upon certifying to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the government of such country has implemented 
effective measures to demobilize children from its forces or 
from government-supported armed groups and prohibit and 
prevent the future recruitment or use of child soldiers. 
(c) The Secretary of State may waive the application 
to a country of the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such waiver is important to the national in-
terest of the United States. 
FUNDING FOR SERBIA 
SEC. 699D. (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
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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 
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. 
PHILIPPINES 
SEC. 699E. Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
not to exceed $30,000,000 may be made available for assist-
ance for the Philippines, of which $2,000,000 may only be 
made available after the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that— 
(1) the Philippine Government is implementing 
the recommendations of the United Nations Special
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Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary 
Executions; 
(2) the Philippine Government is implementing 
a policy of promoting military personnel who dem-
onstrate professionalism and respect for human 
rights, and is investigating and prosecuting military 
personnel and others who have been credibly alleged 
to have committed extrajudicial executions or other 
violations of human rights; and 
(3) the Philippine military is not engaging in 
acts of intimidation or violence against members of 
legal organizations who advocate for human rights. 
PAKISTAN 
SEC. 699F. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
up to $300,000,000 may be made available for assistance 
for Pakistan as follows— 
(b) Of the amount provided in subsection (a), 
$250,000,000 may be made available immediately for 
counter-terrorism and law enforcement activities directed 
against Al Qaeda and the Taliban and associated terrorist 
groups, and $50,000,000 may be made available for such 
purposes after the Secretary of State reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan— 
(1) is making concerted efforts to prevent Al 
Qaeda and associated terrorist groups from operating
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in the territory of Pakistan, including by eliminating 
terrorist training camps or facilities, arresting mem-
bers of Al Qaeda and associated terrorist groups, and 
countering recruitment efforts; 
(2) is making concerted efforts to prevent the 
Taliban from using the territory of Pakistan as a 
sanctuary from which to launch attacks within Af-
ghanistan, including by arresting Taliban leaders, 
stopping cross-border incursions, and countering re-
cruitment efforts; and 
(3) is implementing democratic reforms, includ-
ing— 
(A) restoring the Constitution of Pakistan 
and ensuring freedoms of expression and assem-
bly and other civil liberties guaranteed by the 
Constitution; 
(B) releasing political detainees and allow-
ing inclusive democratic elections; 
(C) ending harassment and detention of 
journalists, human rights defenders and govern-
ment critics by security and intelligence forces; 
and 
(D) restoring an independent judiciary and 
ending interference in the judicial process.
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(c) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Paki-
stan, up to $5,000,000 may be used for administrative ex-
penses of the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for cash transfer assistance 
for Pakistan. 
SRI LANKA 
SEC. 699G. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ may be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka, 
no defense export license may be issued, and no military 
equipment or technology shall be sold or transferred to Sri 
Lanka pursuant to the authorities contained in this Act or 
any other Act, unless the Secretary of State certifies to the 
Committee on Appropriations that— 
(1) the Sri Lankan military is suspending and 
the Sri Lankan Government is bringing to justice 
members of the military who have been credibly al-
leged to have committed gross violations of human 
rights or international humanitarian law, including 
complicity in the recruitment of child soldiers; 
(2) the Sri Lankan Government is providing ac-
cess to humanitarian organizations and journalists 
throughout the country consistent with international 
humanitarian law; and
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(3) the Sri Lankan Government has agreed to 
the establishment of a field presence of the Office of 
the United Nations High Commissioner for Human 
Rights in Sri Lanka with sufficient staff and man-
date to conduct full and unfettered monitoring 
throughout the country and to publicize its findings. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to technology or 
equipment made available for the limited purposes of mari-
time and air surveillance and communications. 
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS 
SEC. 699H. (a) WORLD BANK INSPECTION PANEL.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States Executive Director to the World Bank to inform the 
Bank of, and use the voice and vote of the United States 
to achieve transparency reforms of the selection process for 
members of the World Bank Inspection Panel, including— 
(1) Posting Inspection Panel position vacancy 
announcements on the Inspection Panel’s website and 
in publications that have wide circulation in member 
countries; 
(2) Making public official procedures for the se-
lection of Inspection Panel vacancies; and 
(3) Posting on the Inspection Panel’s website the 
names of the members of the selection committee and 
the name or names of the individuals proposed by the
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selection committee to the President of the World 
Bank. 
(b) AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) Section 501(i) of title V of H.R. 3425 as en-
acted into law by section 1000(a)(5) of Public Law 
106–113, as amended by section 591(b) of division D 
of Public Law 108–447, is further amended by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal’’ and all that follows through ‘‘which’’ and 
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘fiscal years 2000–2010, 
which’’. 
(2) Section 801(b)(1)(ii) of Public Law 106–429, 
as amended by section 591(a)(2) of division D of 
Public Law 108–447, is further amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal years 2004–2006’’ and by inserting in lieu 
thereof ‘‘fiscal years 2004–2010’’. 
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 
SEC. 699I. (a) Section 607(b) of the Millennium Chal-
lenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7706) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘and the 
sustainable management of natural resources’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding the following subparagraph:
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‘‘(C) promote the protection of biodiversity 
and the transparent and sustainable manage-
ment and use of natural resources.’’. 
(b)(1) The Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium 
Challenge Corporation shall, not later than 30 days fol-
lowing enactment of this Act, submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on the proposed uses, on a country- 
by-country basis, of all funds appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ in this Act or 
prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs projected to be obli-
gated and expended in fiscal year 2008 and subsequent fis-
cal years. 
(2) The report required in paragraph (1) shall include, 
at a minimum, a description of: 
(A) Compacts in development, including the sta-
tus of negotiations and the approximate range of 
value of the proposed compact; 
(B) Compacts in implementation, including the 
projected expenditure and disbursement of compact 
funds during fiscal year 2008 and subsequent fiscal 
years as determined by the country compact; 
(C) Threshold country programs in development, 
including the approximate range of value of the 
threshold country agreement;
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(D) Threshold country programs in implementa-
tion; and 
(E) Use of administrative funds. 
(3) The Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium 
Challenge Corporation shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations not later than 15 days prior to signing any 
new country compact or new threshold country program; 
terminating or suspending any country compact or thresh-
old country program; or commencing negotiations for any 
new compact or threshold country program. 
(4) The report required in paragraph (1) shall be up-
dated on a quarterly basis. 
CARRY FORWARD OF UNUSED SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS 
SEC. 699J. Section 1059(c) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) CARRY FORWARD.—If the numerical limita-
tion described in paragraph (1) is not reached during 
a given fiscal year, the numerical limitation for the 
following fiscal year shall be increased by a number 
equal to the difference between the number of visas 
authorized for the given fiscal year and the number 
of aliens provided special immigrant status during 
the given fiscal year.’’.