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should be matched to the maximum extent prac-
ticable and as appropriate from sources other 
than the United States Government: Provided, 
That such Initiative shall include the participa-
tion of representatives of democratic political 
parties and human rights organizations. 
(B) Not later than 180 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other relevant United 
States Government agencies, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report 
detailing a clear and comprehensive narrative on 
United States foreign policy for the Asia region, 
including a description of steps taken to dissemi-
nate such narrative among such agencies. 
(C) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’ that are made available for the Asia re-
gion shall be made available to support the nar-
rative required in subparagraph (B), as appro-
priate: Provided, That not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations detailing the pro-
grams that are attributable to the Asia Rebal-
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ancing Initiative, including the costs of such 
programs. 
(6) DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by title III of this 
Act for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative shall be 
made available to promote and protect democ-
racy and human rights in the Asia region, in-
cluding for political parties, civil society, and 
organizations and individuals seeking to advance 
transparency, accountability, and the rule of 
law: Provided, That such funds shall also be 
made available, through an open and competitive 
process, to nongovernmental networks and alli-
ances that seek to promote democracy, human 
rights, and the rule of law in the Asia region: 
Provided further, That to the maximum extent 
practicable, such funds should be made available 
on a grant or cooperative agreement basis. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Devel-
opment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be 
made available for programs to promote and 
preserve Tibetan culture and the resilience of Ti-
betan communities in India and Nepal, and to
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assist in the education and development of the 
next generation of Tibetan leaders from such 
communities: Provided, That such funds are in 
addition to amounts made available for pro-
grams inside Tibet in subsection (g)(2) of this 
section. 
(7) 
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION.—Funds 
appro-
priated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be 
made available to address and mitigate conflict in the 
Asia region arising from ethnic, religious, and terri-
torial disputes. 
(8) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the Asia region means countries and terri-
tories in Oceania, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, 
and the Indian and Pacific Oceans bordering those 
countries and territories. 
(b) BURMA.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 
available for assistance for Burma notwithstanding 
any other provision of law: Provided, That no such 
funds shall be made available to any successor or af-
filiated organization of the State Peace and Develop-
ment Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC 
members that promotes the repressive policies of the
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SPDC, or to any individual or organization credibly 
alleged to have committed gross violations of human 
rights, including against Rohingyas and other minor-
ity groups: Provided further, That such funds may be 
made available for programs administered by the Of-
fice of Transition Initiatives, USAID, for ethnic 
groups and civil society in Burma to help sustain 
ceasefire agreements and further prospects for rec-
onciliation and peace, which may include support to 
representatives of ethnic armed groups for this pur-
pose. 
(2) Funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act for assistance for Burma— 
(A) may not be made available for budget 
support for the Government of Burma; 
(B) shall be provided to strengthen civil so-
ciety organizations in Burma, including as core 
support for such organizations; 
(C) shall be made available for community- 
based organizations operating in Thailand to 
provide food, medical, and other humanitarian 
assistance to internally displaced persons in 
eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for 
Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by
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this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’; 
(D) shall be made available for parliamen-
tary strengthening programs; and 
(E) shall be made available for ethnic and 
religious reconciliation programs, including in 
ceasefire areas, as appropriate, and to address 
the Rohingya and Kachin crises. 
(3) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’ may be made available for assistance 
for Burma: Provided, That the Department of State 
may continue consultations with the armed forces of 
Burma only on human rights and disaster response 
in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, and 
following consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(4) Funds made available by this Act for assist-
ance for Burma shall be made available for the imple-
mentation of the democracy and human rights strat-
egy required by section 7043(b)(3)(A) of division K of 
Public Law 113–76: Provided, That the United States 
Chief of Mission in Burma, in consultation with the 
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy,
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Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State 
(DRL), shall be responsible for democracy and human 
rights programs in Burma: Provided further, That 
not less than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees detailing steps taken 
by the United States and other international donors 
to protect human rights and address conflict in 
Rakhine State. 
(5) Funds appropriated by this Act shall only be 
made available for assistance for the central Govern-
ment of Burma if the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the appropriate congressional committees 
that such government has implemented reforms, in 
consultation with Burma’s political opposition and 
ethnic groups, providing for free and fair presidential 
and parliamentary elections, to include participation 
of citizens as voters and candidates: Provided, That 
the Secretary of State may waive the requirements of 
this paragraph if the Secretary certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is 
important to the democratic development of Burma, 
including a detailed justification for such waiver. 
(6) Any new program or activity in Burma ini-
tiated in fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to prior