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should be available only to meet the health and other as-
sistance needs of victims of trafficking in persons. 
(b) Of the funds appropriated under this title, 
$82,500,000 should be made available for assistance for 
Georgia. 
(c) Of the funds appropriated under this title, not 
less than $83,433,000 should be made available for assist-
ance for Armenia. 
(d) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall 
not apply to—
(1) activities to support democracy or assist-
ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 
and section 1424 of Public Law 104–201 for non-
proliferation assistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 
acting within his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 
other assistance provided by the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
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(5) any financing provided under the Export-
Import Bank Act of 1945; or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
(e)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading 
that are allocated for assistance for the Government of 
the Russian Federation, 60 percent shall be withheld from 
obligation until the President determines and certifies in 
writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation: 
(A) has terminated implementation of arrange-
ments to provide Iran with technical expertise, train-
ing, technology, or equipment necessary to develop a 
nuclear reactor, related nuclear research facilities or 
programs, or ballistic missile capability; and 
(B) is providing full access to international non-
government organizations providing humanitarian 
relief to refugees and internally displaced persons in 
Chechnya. 
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
(A) assistance to combat infectious diseases or 
assistance for victims of trafficking in persons; and 
(B) activities authorized under title V (Non-
proliferation and Disarmament Programs and Ac-
tivities) of the FREEDOM Support Act.
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(f) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 
less than $60,000,000 should be made available, in addi-
tion to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for 
assistance for child survival, basic education, environ-
mental and reproductive health/family planning, and to 
combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious dis-
eases, and for related activities. 
(g) None of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing may be made available for assistance for the Govern-
ment of Ukraine unless the Secretary of State determines 
and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that, 
since September 11, 2001, the Government of Ukraine has 
not facilitated or engaged in arms sales or arms transfers 
to Iraq: Provided, That this paragraph shall not apply to 
assistance to combat infectious diseases or assistance for 
victims of trafficking in persons, and to activities author-
ized under title V (Nonproliferation and Disarmament 
Programs and Activities) of the FREEDOM Support Act. 
(h) Funds made available by this Act for assistance 
for the Government of Uzbekistan may be made available 
if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of 
Uzbekistan is making substantial and continuing progress 
in meeting its commitments under the ‘‘Declaration on the 
Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Framework Be-
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tween the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United States 
of America’’. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of 
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 
provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1969, $16,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2004. 
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out title V of the 
International Security and Development Cooperation Act 
of 1980, Public Law 96–533, $19,689,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That funds 
made available to grantees may be invested pending ex-
penditure for project purposes when authorized by the 
Board of Directors of the Foundation: Provided further, 
That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes 
for which the grant was made: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the 
Board of Directors of the Foundation may waive the 
$250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect 
to a project: Provided further, That the Foundation shall 
provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
after each time such waiver authority is exercised.
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PEACE CORPS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), $317,000,000, in-
cluding the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor 
vehicles for administrative purposes for use outside of the 
United States: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be used to pay for abor-
tions: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading shall remain available until September 30, 
2004: Provided further, That the Director of the Peace 
Corps may make appointments or assignments, or extend 
current appointments or assignments, to permit United 
States citizens to serve for periods in excess of five years 
in the case of individuals whose appointment or assign-
ment, such as regional safety security officers and employ-
ees within the Office of the Inspector General, involves the 
safety of Peace Corps volunteers: Provided further, That 
the Director of the Peace Corps may make such appoint-
ments or assignments notwithstanding the provisions of 
section 7 of the Peace Corps Act limiting the length of 
an appointment or assignment, the circumstances under 
which such an appointment or assignment may exceed five 
years, and the percentage of appointments or assignments 
that can be made in excess of five years.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $197,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That during fis-
cal year 2003, the Department of State may also use the 
authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess 
property from an agency of the United States Government 
for the purpose of providing it to a foreign country under 
chapter 8 of part I of that Act subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, $10,000,000 should be made available for 
the demand reduction program: Provided further, That of 
the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than 
$24,062,000 may be available for administrative expenses. 
ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIATIVE 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support 
counterdrug activities in the Andean region of South 
America, $731,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That section 482(b) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated 
under this heading for assistance for Colombia: Provided
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further, That assistance provided with funds appropriated 
under this heading that is made available notwithstanding 
section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, shall be made available subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2003, funds 
available to the Department of State for assistance to the 
Government of Colombia shall be available to support a 
unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, against ac-
tivities by organizations designated as terrorist organiza-
tions such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia 
(FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN), and the 
United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), and to 
take actions to protect human health and welfare in emer-
gency circumstances, including undertaking rescue oper-
ations: Provided further, That this authority shall cease 
to be effective if the Secretary of State has credible evi-
dence that the Colombian Armed Forces are not con-
ducting vigorous operations to restore government author-
ity and respect for human rights in areas under the effec-
tive control of paramilitary and guerrilla organizations: 
Provided further, That section 3204(b)(1)(A) of Public 
Law 106–246, as amended, shall remain applicable to 
funds made available for fiscal year 2003: Provided fur-
ther, That the President shall ensure that if any helicopter
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procured with funds under this heading is used to aid or 
abet the operations of any illegal self-defense group or ille-
gal security cooperative, such helicopter shall be imme-
diately returned to the United States: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available to support a Peruvian air interdiction pro-
gram until the Secretary of State and Director of Central 
Intelligence certify to the Congress, 30 days before any 
resumption of United States involvement in a Peruvian air 
interdiction program, that an air interdiction program 
that permits the ability of the Peruvian Air Force to shoot 
down aircraft will include enhanced safeguards and proce-
dures to prevent the occurrence of any incident similar to 
the April 20, 2001 incident: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations 
not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and prior to the initial obligation of funds ap-
propriated under this heading, a report on the proposed 
uses of all funds under this heading on a country-by-coun-
try basis for each proposed program, project, or activity: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not more than $15,680,000 may be made 
available for administrative expenses of the Department
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of State, and not more than $4,500,000 may be made 
available for administrative expenses of the United States 
Agency for International Development. 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
to enable the Secretary of State to provide, as authorized 
by law, contributions to the International Committee of 
the Red Cross, assistance to refugees, including contribu-
tions to the International Organization for Migration and 
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and 
other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; sala-
ries and expenses of personnel and dependents as author-
ized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; allowances as 
authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, 
United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, $800,000,000, which shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading, not more than $16,000,000 
may be available for administrative expenses: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading may 
be made available for a headquarters contribution to the 
International Committee of the Red Cross only if the Sec-
retary of State determines (and so reports to the appro-
priate committees of the Congress) that the Magen David 
Adom Society of Israel is not being denied participation
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in the activities of the International Red Cross and Red 
Crescent Movement. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
Act of 1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter-
rorism and related programs and activities, $347,400,000, 
to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assist-
ance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, sec-
tion 23 of the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clear-
ance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small 
arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including activities implemented through 
nongovernmental and international organizations, section 
301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary 
contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA) and a voluntary contribution to the Korean Penin-
sula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), and for
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a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nu-
clear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission: Provided, 
That the Secretary of State shall inform the Committees 
on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation 
of funds for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 
Preparatory Commission: Provided further, That of this 
amount not to exceed $15,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, may be made available for the Non-
proliferation and Disarmament Fund, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, to promote bilateral and multi-
lateral activities relating to nonproliferation and disar-
mament: Provided further, That such funds may also be 
used for such countries other than the Independent States 
of the former Soviet Union and international organiza-
tions when it is in the national security interest of the 
United States to do so following consultation with the ap-
propriate committees of Congress: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading may be made avail-
able for the International Atomic Energy Agency only if 
the Secretary of State determines (and so reports to the 
Congress) that Israel is not being denied its right to par-
ticipate in the activities of that Agency: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available for demining and related 
activities, not to exceed $500,000, in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for ad-
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ministrative expenses related to the operation and man-
agement of the demining program. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (re-
lating to international affairs technical assistance activi-
ties), $11,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
which shall be available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law. 
TITLE III—MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$80,000,000, of which up to $3,000,000 may remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the civilian per-
sonnel for whom military education and training may be 
provided under this heading may include civilians who are 
not members of a government whose participation would 
contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian con-
trol of the military, or respect for human rights: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading for 
grant financed military education and training for Guate-
mala may only be available for expanded international
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military education and may only be provided through the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for grants to enable the 
President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act, $4,080,200,000: Provided, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 
less than $2,100,000,000 shall be available for grants only 
for Israel, and not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be made 
available for grants only for Egypt: Provided further, That 
the funds appropriated by this paragraph for Israel shall 
be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this Act 
or by October 31, 2002, whichever is later: Provided fur-
ther, That to the extent that the Government of Israel re-
quests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made 
available for Israel by this paragraph shall, as agreed by 
Israel and the United States, be available for advanced 
weapons systems, of which not less than $550,000,000 
shall be available for the procurement in Israel of defense 
articles and defense services, including research and devel-
opment: Provided further, That foreign military financing 
program funds estimated to be outlayed for Egypt during 
fiscal year 2003 shall be transferred to an interest bearing 
account for Egypt in the Federal Reserve Bank of New
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York within 30 days of enactment of this Act or by Octo-
ber 31, 2002, whichever is later: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be nonrepay-
able notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this paragraph shall be obligated 
upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) 
of title 31, United States Code, section 1501(a): Provided 
further, That except as provided in the following proviso, 
none of the funds appropriated by this paragraph may be 
made available for helicopters and related support costs 
for Colombia: Provided further, That up to $98,000,000 
of the funds appropriated by this paragraph may be trans-
ferred to and merged with funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’ for helicopters, training and other assistance 
for the Colombian Armed Forces for security for the Cano 
Limon pipeline. 
None of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 
articles, defense services, or design and construction serv-
ices that are not sold by the United States Government 
under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 
country proposing to make such procurements has first 
signed an agreement with the United States Government
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specifying the conditions under which such procurements 
may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun-
try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub-
mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec-
tion 515 of this Act: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for assistance for Sudan and Liberia: Provided further, 
That funds made available under this heading may be 
used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and re-
lated activities, and may include activities implemented 
through nongovernmental and international organizations: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for assistance for 
Guatemala: Provided further, That only those countries for 
which assistance was justified for the ‘‘Foreign Military 
Sales Financing Program’’ in the fiscal year 1989 con-
gressional presentation for security assistance programs 
may utilize funds made available under this heading for 
procurement of defense articles, defense services or design 
and construction services that are not sold by the United 
States Government under the Arms Export Control Act: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary 
to make timely payment for defense articles and services:
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Provided further, That not more than $38,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated 
for necessary expenses, including the purchase of pas-
senger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside 
of the United States, for the general costs of admin-
istering military assistance and sales: Provided further, 
That not more than $356,000,000 of funds realized pursu-
ant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act 
may be obligated for expenses incurred by the Department 
of Defense during fiscal year 2003 pursuant to section 
43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that this 
limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$125,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be obligated or expended 
except as provided through the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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TITLE IV—MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC 
ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 
For the United States contribution for the Global En-
vironment Facility, $147,812,533, to the International 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for 
the Global Environment Facility, by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Asso-
ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $874,338,333, 
to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT 
GUARANTEE AGENCY 
For payment to the Multilateral Investment Guar-
antee Agency by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$1,630,696, for the United States paid-in share of the in-
crease in capital stock, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the Multilateral In-
vestment Guarantee Agency may subscribe without fiscal 
year limitation for the callable capital portion of the
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United States share of such capital stock in an amount 
not to exceed $6,825,178. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN INVESTMENT 
CORPORATION 
For payment to the Inter-American Investment Cor-
poration, by the Secretary of the Treasury, $30,351,667, 
for the United States share of the increase in subscrip-
tions to capital stock, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS 
MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Mul-
tilateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, for the United States contribution to the fund, 
$24,590,667, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For the United States contribution by the Secretary 
of the Treasury to the increase in resources of the Asian 
Development Fund, as authorized by the Asian Develop-
ment Bank Act, as amended, $97,886,133, to remain 
available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the African Development Bank by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, $5,104,473, for the United 
States paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to 
remain available until expended.
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LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Develop-
ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
for the callable capital portion of the United States share 
of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 
$79,602,688. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For the United States contribution by the Secretary 
of the Treasury to the increase in resources of the African 
Development Fund, $113,073,333, to remain available 
until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR 
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruc-
tion and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$35,804,955, for the United States share of the paid-in 
portion of the increase in capital stock, to remain available 
until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the European Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe with-
out fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of 
the United States share of such capital stock in an amount 
not to exceed $123,328,178.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For the United States contribution by the Secretary 
of the Treasury to increase the resources of the Inter-
national 
Fund 
for 
Agricultural 
Development, 
$15,003,667, to remain available until expended. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and 
of section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program 
Participation Act of 1973, $190,400,000: Provided, That 
none of the funds appropriated under this heading may 
be made available to the Korean Peninsula Energy Devel-
opment Organization (KEDO) or the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA). 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
OBLIGATIONS DURING LAST MONTH OF AVAILABILITY 
SEC. 501. Except for the appropriations entitled 
‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, and ‘‘United States 
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, not 
more than 15 percent of any appropriation item made 
available by this Act shall be obligated during the last 
month of availability. 
PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS 
SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act for development assist-
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ance may be made available to any United States private 
and voluntary organization, except any cooperative devel-
opment organization, which obtains less than 20 percent 
of its total annual funding for international activities from 
sources other than the United States Government: Pro-
vided, That the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development, after informing the 
Committees on Appropriations, may, on a case-by-case 
basis, waive the restriction contained in this subsection, 
after taking into account the effectiveness of the overseas 
development activities of the organization, its level of vol-
unteer support, its financial viability and stability, and the 
degree of its dependence for its financial support on the 
agency. 
(b) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under title II of this Act should be made available to pri-
vate and voluntary organizations at a level which is at 
least equivalent to the level provided in fiscal year 1995. 
LIMITATION ON RESIDENCE EXPENSES 
SEC. 503. Of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $126,500 shall 
be for official residence expenses of the United States 
Agency for International Development during the current 
fiscal year: Provided, That appropriate steps shall be 
taken to assure that, to the maximum extent possible,
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United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu 
of dollars. 
LIMITATION ON EXPENSES 
SEC. 504. Of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $5,000 shall be 
for entertainment expenses of the United States Agency 
for International Development during the current fiscal 
year. 
LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 
SEC. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $95,000 shall be 
available for representation allowances for the United 
States Agency for International Development during the 
current fiscal year: Provided, That appropriate steps shall 
be taken to assure that, to the maximum extent possible, 
United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu 
of dollars: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able by this Act for general costs of administering military 
assistance and sales under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, not to exceed $2,000 shall be avail-
able for entertainment expenses and not to exceed 
$125,000 shall be available for representation allowances: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Military Education 
and Training’’, not to exceed $50,000 shall be available 
for entertainment allowances: Provided further, That of
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the funds made available by this Act for the Inter-Amer-
ican Foundation, not to exceed $2,000 shall be available 
for entertainment and representation allowances: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available by this Act for 
the Peace Corps, not to exceed a total of $4,000 shall be 
available for entertainment expenses: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, not to exceed 
$2,000 shall be available for representation and entertain-
ment allowances. 
PROHIBITION ON FINANCING NUCLEAR GOODS 
SEC. 506. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available (other than funds for ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’) pursuant to 
this Act, for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, may be used, except for purposes of nuclear safety, 
to finance the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or tech-
nology. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 507. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated 
or expended to finance directly any assistance or repara-
tions to Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, or 
Syria: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the pro-
hibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct
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loans, credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Im-
port Bank or its agents. 
MILITARY COUPS 
SEC. 508. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated 
or expended to finance directly any assistance to the gov-
ernment of any country whose duly elected head of govern-
ment is deposed by decree or military coup: Provided, That 
assistance may be resumed to such government if the 
President determines and certifies to the Committees on 
Appropriations that subsequent to the termination of as-
sistance a democratically elected government has taken of-
fice: Provided further, That the provisions of this section 
shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elec-
tions or public participation in democratic processes: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available pursuant to the 
previous provisos shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFERS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, 
or instrumentality of the United States Government, ex-
cept pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority 
provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in addition to 
transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act,
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funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated 
or transferred to agencies of the United States Govern-
ment pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 
632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(c) None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be obligated under an appropriation account to which they 
were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically 
provided for in this Act, unless the President, not less than 
five days prior to the exercise of any authority contained 
in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, 
consults with and provides a written policy justification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. 
(d) Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 
funds appropriated by this Act, or prior Acts, entered into 
between the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment and another agency of the United States Govern-
ment under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of 
law, shall expressly provide that the Office of the Inspector 
General for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation 
of such funds shall perform periodic program and financial 
audits of the use of such funds: Provided, That funds
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transferred under such authority may be made available 
for the cost of such audits. 
DEOBLIGATION/REOBLIGATION AUTHORITY 
SEC. 510. Obligated balances of funds appropriated 
to carry out section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
as of the end of the fiscal year immediately preceding the 
current fiscal year are, if deobligated, hereby continued 
available during the current fiscal year for the same pur-
pose under any authority applicable to such appropriations 
under this Act: Provided, That the authority of this sec-
tion may not be used in fiscal year 2003. 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 511. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation after the ex-
piration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so pro-
vided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for 
the purposes of chapters 1, 8, 11, and 12 of part I, section 
667, chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended, section 23 of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act, and funds provided under the heading ‘‘Assist-
ance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’, shall re-
main available for an additional 4 years from the date on 
which the availability of such funds would otherwise have 
expired, if such funds are initially obligated before the ex-
piration of their respective periods of availability contained 
in this Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any
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other provision of this Act, any funds made available for 
the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part 
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allo-
cated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to ad-
dress balance of payments or economic policy reform ob-
jectives, shall remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 
SEC. 512. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the govern-
ment of any country which is in default during a period 
in excess of one calendar year in payment to the United 
States of principal or interest on any loan made to the 
government of such country by the United States pursuant 
to a program for which funds are appropriated under this 
Act unless the President determines, following consulta-
tions with the Committees on Appropriations, that assist-
ance to such country is in the national interest of the 
United States. 
COMMERCE AND TRADE 
SEC. 513. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
made available pursuant to this Act for direct assistance 
and none of the funds otherwise made available pursuant 
to this Act to the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated or ex-
pended to finance any loan, any assistance or any other 
financial commitments for establishing or expanding pro-
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duction of any commodity for export by any country other 
than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be 
in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting pro-
ductive capacity is expected to become operative and if the 
assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 
producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: 
Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Ex-
port-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Direc-
tors the benefits to industry and employment in the 
United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United 
States producers of the same, similar, or competing com-
modity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing 
or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or intro-
duction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training 
in connection with the growth or production in a foreign 
country of an agricultural commodity for export which 
would compete with a similar commodity grown or pro-
duced in the United States: Provided, That this subsection 
shall not prohibit—
(1) activities designed to increase food security 
in developing countries where such activities will not
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have a significant impact in the export of agricul-
tural commodities of the United States; or 
(2) research activities intended primarily to 
benefit American producers. 
SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 514. The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States Executive Directors of the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
International Development Association, the International 
Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development 
Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Devel-
opment Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corpora-
tion, the North American Development Bank, the Euro-
pean Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Afri-
can Development Bank, and the African Development 
Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
oppose any assistance by these institutions, using funds 
appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act, for 
the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 
for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 
assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 
producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 515. (a) For the purposes of providing the exec-
utive branch with the necessary administrative flexibility, 
none of the funds made available under this Act for ‘‘Child
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Survival and Health Programs Fund’’, ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, 
‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, ‘‘International Nar-
cotics 
Control 
and 
Law 
Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Andean 
Counterdrug Initiative’’,‘‘Assistance for Eastern Europe 
and the Baltic States’’, ‘‘Assistance for the Independent 
States of the Former Soviet Union’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘Capital Investment 
Fund’’, ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United States Agency 
for International Development’’, ‘‘Operating Expenses of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
Office of Inspector General’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, ‘‘Peace Corps’’, and ‘‘Migration and 
Refugee Assistance’’, shall be available for obligation for 
activities, programs, projects, type of materiel assistance, 
countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of 
the amount justified to the Appropriations Committees for 
obligation under any of these specific headings unless the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
are previously notified 15 days in advance: Provided, That 
the President shall not enter into any commitment of 
funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major de-
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fense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or 
other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, 
missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to 
Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified 
to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are 
notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: Provided 
further, That this section shall not apply to any re-
programming for an activity, program, or project under 
chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified 
to the Congress for obligation for such activity, program, 
or project for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 
That the requirements of this section or any similar provi-
sion of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act 
requiring notification in accordance with the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial 
risk to human health or welfare: Provided further, That 
in case of any such waiver, notification to the Congress, 
or the appropriate congressional committees, shall be pro-
vided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 
3 days after taking the action to which such notification 
requirement was applicable, in the context of the cir-
cumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further, 
That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver
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shall contain an explanation of the emergency cir-
cumstances. 
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
SEC. 516. Subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appro-
priated under this Act or any previously enacted Act mak-
ing appropriations for foreign operations, export financ-
ing, and related programs, which are returned or not made 
available for organizations and programs because of the 
implementation of section 307(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, shall remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2004. 
INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION 
SEC. 517. (a) None of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Assistance for the Independent States of the 
Former Soviet Union’’ shall be made available for assist-
ance for a government of an Independent State of the 
former Soviet Union—
(1) unless that government is making progress 
in implementing comprehensive economic reforms 
based on market principles, private ownership, re-
spect for commercial contracts, and equitable treat-
ment of foreign private investment; and 
(2) if that government applies or transfers 
United States assistance to any entity for the pur-
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pose of expropriating or seizing ownership or control 
of assets, investments, or ventures. 
Assistance may be furnished without regard to this sub-
section if the President determines that to do so is in the 
national interest. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Assistance for the Independent States of the Former So-
viet Union’’ shall be made available for assistance for a 
government of an Independent State of the former Soviet 
Union if that government directs any action in violation 
of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any 
other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such 
as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be made available without re-
gard to the restriction in this subsection if the President 
determines that to do so is in the national security interest 
of the United States. 
(c) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Assistance for the Independent States of the Former So-
viet Union’’ shall be made available for any state to en-
hance its military capability: Provided, That this restric-
tion does not apply to demilitarization, demining or non-
proliferation programs. 
(d) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assist-
ance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet
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Union’’ for the Russian Federation, Armenia, Georgia, 
and Ukraine shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) Funds made available in this Act for assistance 
for the Independent States of the former Soviet Union 
shall be subject to the provisions of section 117 (relating 
to environment and natural resources) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961. 
(f) Funds appropriated in this or prior appropriations 
Acts that are or have been made available for an Enter-
prise Fund in the Independent States of the Former So-
viet Union may be deposited by such Fund in interest-
bearing accounts prior to the disbursement of such funds 
by the Fund for program purposes. The Fund may retain 
for such program purposes any interest earned on such 
deposits without returning such interest to the Treasury 
of the United States and without further appropriation by 
the Congress. Funds made available for Enterprise Funds 
shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make 
timely payment for projects and activities. 
(g) In issuing new task orders, entering into con-
tracts, or making grants, with funds appropriated in this 
Act or prior appropriations Acts under the heading ‘‘As-
sistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union’’ and under comparable headings in prior appro-
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priations Acts, for projects or activities that have as one 
of their primary purposes the fostering of private sector 
development, the Coordinator for United States Assistance 
to the New Independent States and the implementing 
agency shall encourage the participation of and give sig-
nificant weight to contractors and grantees who propose 
investing a significant amount of their own resources (in-
cluding volunteer services and in-kind contributions) in 
such projects and activities. 
PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND 
INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION 
SEC. 518. None of the funds made available to carry 
out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor-
tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 
coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 
made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 
the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 
of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 
incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of 
the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 
for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 
part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 
involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning.
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None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
obligated or expended for any country or organization if 
the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 
such country or organization would violate any of the 
above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri-
lizations. 
EXPORT FINANCING TRANSFER AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 519. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion other than for administrative expenses made available 
for fiscal year 2003, for programs under title I of this 
Act may be transferred between such appropriations for 
use for any of the purposes, programs, and activities for 
which the funds in such receiving account may be used, 
but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
provided, shall be increased by more than 25 percent by 
any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such au-
thority shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
SPECIAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 520. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be obligated or expended for Colombia, Liberia, 
Sudan, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, or the Democratic Republic 
of Congo except as provided through the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 
SEC. 521. For the purpose of this Act, ‘‘program, 
project, and activity’’ shall be defined at the appropria-
tions Act account level and shall include all appropriations 
and authorizations Acts earmarks, ceilings, and limita-
tions with the exception that for the following accounts: 
Economic Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing 
Program, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also be 
considered to include country, regional, and central pro-
gram level funding within each such account; for the devel-
opment assistance accounts of the United States Agency 
for International Development ‘‘program, project, and ac-
tivity’’ shall also be considered to include central, country, 
regional, and program level funding, either as: (1) justified 
to the Congress; or (2) allocated by the executive branch 
in accordance with a report, to be provided to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations within 30 days of the enactment 
of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961. 
CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 522. Up to $11,000,000 of the funds made 
available by this Act for assistance under the heading 
‘‘Child Survival and Health Programs Fund’’, may be 
used to reimburse United States Government agencies, 
agencies of State governments, institutions of higher 
learning, and private and voluntary organizations for the
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full cost of individuals (including for the personal services 
of such individuals) detailed or assigned to, or contracted 
by, as the case may be, the United States Agency for 
International Development for the purpose of carrying out 
activities under that heading: Provided, That up to 
$3,500,000 of the funds made available by this Act for 
assistance under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 
may be used to reimburse such agencies, institutions, and 
organizations for such costs of such individuals carrying 
out other development assistance activities: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for child survival activities or disease programs 
including activities relating to research on, and the preven-
tion, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under title II of 
this Act may be made available pursuant to section 301 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 if a primary pur-
pose of the assistance is for child survival and related pro-
grams. 
AFGHANISTAN 
SEC. 523. Of the funds appropriated by title II of 
this Act and under the heading ‘‘International Organiza-
tions and Programs’’, not less than $295,500,000 shall 
be made available for humanitarian and reconstruction as-
sistance for Afghanistan, including assistance to improve
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the status of women in Afghanistan, assistance to victims 
of war, and assistance to repair roads and bridges, of 
which not less than $2,500,000 should be made available 
for multiservice women’s centers. 
NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT 
SEC. 524. Prior to providing excess Department of 
Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of De-
fense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the 
same extent and under the same conditions as are other 
committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Pro-
vided, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess 
defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the 
Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are 
significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) 
of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms 
of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if 
notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use 
of appropriated funds for specific countries that would re-
ceive such excess defense articles: Provided further, That 
such Committees shall also be informed of the original ac-
quisition cost of such defense articles.
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AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 525. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Trade and Devel-
opment Agency’’ and ‘‘Peace Corps’’, may be obligated 
and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 
91–672 and section 15 of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956. 
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 526. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act that 
are provided to the National Endowment for Democracy 
may be provided notwithstanding any other provision of 
law or regulation: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, not to exceed $3,000,000 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 made available to nongovernmental organiza-
tions located outside the People’s Republic of China to 
support activities which preserve cultural traditions and 
promote sustainable development and environmental con-
servation in Tibetan communities in Tibet: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available pursuant to the authority 
of this subsection for programs, projects, and activities for 
the People’s Republic of China shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations.
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(b) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made available, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, for programs and 
activities to foster democracy, human rights, press free-
doms, women’s development, and the rule of law in coun-
tries with a significant Muslim population, and where such 
programs and activities would be important to United 
States efforts to respond to, deter, or prevent acts of inter-
national terrorism: Provided, That funds made available 
pursuant to the authority of this subsection should sup-
port new initiatives or bolster ongoing programs and ac-
tivities in those countries: Provided further, That funds 
made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 527. (a) Funds appropriated for bilateral assist-
ance under any heading of this Act and funds appro-
priated under any such heading in a provision of law en-
acted prior to the enactment of this Act, shall not be made 
available to any country which the President determines—
(1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any 
individual or group which has committed an act of 
international terrorism; or 
(2) otherwise supports international terrorism.
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(b) The President may waive the application of sub-
section (a) to a country if the President determines that 
national security or humanitarian reasons justify such 
waiver. The President shall publish each waiver in the 
Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver 
takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the waiver (including the justification for the waiv-
er) in accordance with the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 528. In order to enhance the continued partici-
pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel-
opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern-
mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 
which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 
assistance provided under title II of this Act and any in-
terest earned on such investment shall be used for the pur-
pose for which the assistance was provided to that organi-
zation. 
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 529. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
FOR LOCAL 
CURRENCIES.—(1) If assistance is furnished to the gov-
ernment of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of 
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
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Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the genera-
tion of local currencies of that country, the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment shall—
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in 
a separate account established by that government; 
(B) enter into an agreement with that govern-
ment which sets forth—
(i) the amount of the local currencies to be 
generated; and 
(ii) the terms and conditions under which 
the currencies so deposited may be utilized, con-
sistent with this section; and 
(C) establish by agreement with that govern-
ment the responsibilities of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development and that govern-
ment to monitor and account for deposits into and 
disbursements from the separate account. 
(2) USES
OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 
agreed upon with the foreign government, local currencies 
deposited in a separate account pursuant to subsection 
(a), or an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be 
used only—
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(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or 
chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be), for such 
purposes as—
(i) project and sector assistance activities; 
or 
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 
(B) for the administrative requirements of the 
United States Government. 
(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—The United 
States Agency for International Development shall take all 
necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local 
currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) 
from the separate account established pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pur-
suant to subsection (a)(2). 
(4) TERMINATION
OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—
Upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 
1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II (as the case 
may be), any unencumbered balances of funds which re-
main in a separate account established pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may 
be agreed to by the government of that country and the 
United States Government. 
(5) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
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ment shall report on an annual basis as part of the jus-
tification documents submitted to the Committees on Ap-
propriations on the use of local currencies for the adminis-
trative requirements of the United States Government as 
authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such report shall 
include the amount of local currency (and United States 
dollar equivalent) used and/or to be used for such purpose 
in each applicable country. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.—
(1) If assistance is made available to the government of 
a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chap-
ter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assist-
ance, that country shall be required to maintain such 
funds in a separate account and not commingle them with 
any other funds. 
(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF 
LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended not-
withstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent with 
the nature of this assistance including provisions which 
are referenced in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the 
Committee of Conference accompanying House Joint Res-
olution 648 (House Report No. 98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to obli-
gating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assist-
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ance, the President shall submit a notification through the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations, which shall include a detailed description of 
how the funds proposed to be made available will be used, 
with a discussion of the United States interests that will 
be served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, a 
description of the economic policy reforms that will be pro-
moted by such assistance). 
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance funds 
may be exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) 
only through the notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE 
DIRECTORS TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 530. (a) No funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made as payment to any international financial institu-
tion while the United States Executive Director to such 
institution is compensated by the institution at a rate 
which, together with whatever compensation such Director 
receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate 
provided for an individual occupying a position at level IV 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code, or while any alternate United States 
Director to such institution is compensated by the institu-
tion at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an indi-
vidual occupying a position at level V of the Executive
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Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(b) For purposes of this section, ‘‘international finan-
cial institutions’’ are: the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the Inter-American Develop-
ment Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian De-
velopment Fund, the African Development Bank, the Afri-
can Development Fund, the International Monetary Fund, 
the North American Development Bank, and the Euro-
pean Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 
COMPLIANCE WITH UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS AGAINST 
IRAQ 
SEC. 531. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to this Act to carry out the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (including title IV of 
chapter 2 of part I, relating to the Overseas Private In-
vestment Corporation) or the Arms Export Control Act 
may be used to provide assistance to any country that is 
not in compliance with the United Nations Security Coun-
cil sanctions against Iraq unless the President determines 
and so certifies to the Congress that—
(1) such assistance is in the national interest of 
the United States; 
(2) such assistance will directly benefit the 
needy people in that country; or
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(3) the assistance to be provided will be human-
itarian assistance for foreign nationals who have fled 
Iraq and Kuwait. 
AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN 
FOUNDATION AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
SEC. 532. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 
provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 
contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria-
tions for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities au-
thorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the 
Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act. The agency shall promptly report 
to the Committees on Appropriations whenever it is con-
ducting activities or is proposing to conduct activities in 
a country for which assistance is prohibited. 
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 533. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated or expended to provide—
(1) any financial incentive to a business enter-
prise currently located in the United States for the 
purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate 
outside the United States if such incentive or in-
ducement is likely to reduce the number of employ-
ees of such business enterprise in the United States
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because United States production is being replaced 
by such enterprise outside the United States; or 
(2) assistance for any project or activity that 
contributes to the violation of internationally recog-
nized workers rights, as defined in section 507(4)(E) 
of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the recipient 
country, including any designated zone or area in 
that country: Provided, That in recognition that the 
application of this paragraph should be commensu-
rate with the level of development of the recipient 
country and sector, the provisions of this subsection 
shall not preclude assistance for the informal sector 
in such country, micro and small-scale enterprise, 
and smallholder agriculture. 
SPECIAL AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 534. (a) AFGHANISTAN, LEBANON, MONTE-
NEGRO, VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHILDREN, AND 
DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan, 
and funds appropriated in titles I and II of this Act that 
are made available for Lebanon, Montenegro, and for vic-
tims of war, displaced children, and displaced Burmese, 
may be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law: Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act 
to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign
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Assistance Act of 1961 may be made available notwith-
standing section 557 of this Act. 
(b) TROPICAL FORESTRY AND BIODIVERSITY CON-
SERVATION ACTIVITIES.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, 
and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for the purpose of supporting tropical forestry and 
biodiversity conservation activities and energy programs 
aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Provided, 
That such assistance shall be subject to sections 116, 
502B, and 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(c) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 
chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Agricultural Trade 
Development and Assistance Act of 1954, may be used 
by the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment to employ up to 15 personal services contractors in 
the United States, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support 
for new or expanded overseas programs and activities 
managed by the agency until permanent direct hire per-
sonnel are hired and trained: Provided, That not more 
than 7 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau
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or office: Provided further, That such funds appropriated 
to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be 
made available for personal services contractors assigned 
only to the Office of Procurement; the Bureau for Africa; 
and the Bureau for Asia and the Near East: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds appropriated to carry out title II 
of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954, may be made available only for personal services 
contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace. 
(d)(1) WAIVER.—The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the Presi-
dent determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
tempore of the Senate that it is important to the national 
security interests of the United States. 
(2) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to paragraph (1) 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. 
(e) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2003, the 
President may use up to $45,000,000 under the authority 
of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act, notwith-
standing the funding ceiling in section 451(a). 
(f) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
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priated by this Act, the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development may provide an exception to the fair 
opportunity process for placing task orders under such 
contracts when the order is placed with any category of 
small or small disadvantaged business. 
(g) SHIPMENT OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—
During fiscal year 2003, of the amounts made available 
by the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment to carry out the provisions of section 123(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, funds may be made avail-
able to nongovernmental organizations for administrative 
costs necessary to implement a program to obtain avail-
able donated space on commercial ships for the shipment 
of humanitarian assistance overseas. 
POLICY ON TERMINATING THE ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT 
OF ISRAEL AND NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL 
SEC. 535. It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Arab League countries should imme-
diately and publicly renounce the primary boycott of 
Israel and the secondary and tertiary boycott of 
American firms that have commercial ties with 
Israel and should normalize their relations with 
Israel; 
(2) the decision by the Arab League in 1997 to 
reinstate the boycott against Israel was deeply trou-
bling and disappointing;
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(3) the fact that only three Arab countries 
maintain full diplomatic relations with Israel is also 
of deep concern; 
(4) the Arab League should immediately re-
scind its decision on the boycott and its members 
should develop normal relations with their neighbor 
Israel; and 
(5) the President should—
(A) take more concrete steps to encourage 
vigorously Arab League countries to renounce 
publicly the primary boycotts of Israel and the 
secondary and tertiary boycotts of American 
firms that have commercial relations with Israel 
and to normalize their relations with Israel; 
(B) take into consideration the participa-
tion of any recipient country in the primary 
boycott of Israel and the secondary and tertiary 
boycotts of American firms that have commer-
cial relations with Israel when determining 
whether to sell weapons to said country; 
(C) report to Congress annually on the 
specific steps being taken by the United States 
and the progress achieved to bring about a pub-
lic renunciation of the Arab primary boycott of 
Israel and the secondary and tertiary boycotts
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of American firms that have commercial rela-
tions with Israel and to expand the process of 
normalizing ties between Arab League countries 
and Israel; and 
(D) encourage the allies and trading part-
ners of the United States to enact laws prohib-
iting businesses from complying with the boy-
cott and penalizing businesses that do comply. 
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 536. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
assistance may be provided to strengthen the administra-
tion of justice in countries in Latin America and the Car-
ibbean and in other regions consistent with the provisions 
of section 534(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
except that programs to enhance protection of participants 
in judicial cases may be conducted notwithstanding section 
660 of that Act. Funds made available pursuant to this 
section may be made available notwithstanding section 
534(c) and the second and third sentences of section 
534(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 537. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 
or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 
shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of
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programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and from 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for 
Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’: Provided, That 
the President shall take into consideration, in any case 
in which a restriction on assistance would be applicable 
but for this subsection, whether assistance in support of 
programs of nongovernmental organizations is in the na-
tional interest of the United States: Provided further, That 
before using the authority of this subsection to furnish as-
sistance in support of programs of nongovernmental orga-
nizations, the President shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations under the regular notification procedures 
of those committees, including a description of the pro-
gram to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and 
the reasons for furnishing such assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abor-
tion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any 
other Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2003, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re-
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strict assistance under the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1954: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act 
and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 
obligated or expended except as provided through the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply—
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup-
port international terrorism; or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country that violates internationally recognized 
human rights. 
EARMARKS 
SEC. 538. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act which 
are earmarked may be reprogrammed for other programs 
within the same account notwithstanding the earmark if 
compliance with the earmark is made not possible by oper-
ation of any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, 
That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That assistance that is repro-
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grammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made avail-
able under the same terms and conditions as originally 
provided. 
(b) In addition to the authority contained in sub-
section (a), the original period of availability of funds ap-
propriated by this Act and administered by the United 
States Agency for International Development that are ear-
marked for particular programs or activities by this or any 
other Act shall be extended for an additional fiscal year 
if the Administrator of such agency determines and re-
ports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the termination of assistance to a country or a significant 
change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such ear-
marked funds can be obligated during the original period 
of availability: Provided, That such earmarked funds that 
are continued available for an additional fiscal year shall 
be obligated only for the purpose of such earmark. 
CEILINGS AND EARMARKS 
SEC. 539. (a) Ceilings and earmarks contained in this 
Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appro-
priated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act 
unless such Act specifically so directs. 
(b) Earmarks or minimum funding requirements con-
tained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 
appropriated by this Act.
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PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 540. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
within the United States not authorized before the date 
of the enactment of this Act by the Congress: Provided, 
That not to exceed $750,000 may be made available to 
carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96–
533. 
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS 
MEMBERS 
SEC. 541. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or 
in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any mem-
ber of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by 
this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of an-
other country’s delegation at international conferences 
held under the auspices of multilateral or international or-
ganizations. 
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS—DOCUMENTATION 
SEC. 542. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to this Act shall be available to a non-
governmental organization which fails to provide upon 
timely request any document, file, or record necessary to
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the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for 
International Development. 
PROHIBITION
ON
ASSISTANCE
TO
FOREIGN
GOVERN-
MENTS
THAT
EXPORT
LETHAL
MILITARY
EQUIP-
MENT TO COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL 
TERRORISM 
SEC. 543. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be available to any 
foreign government which provides lethal military equip-
ment to a country the government of which the Secretary 
of State has determined is a terrorist government for pur-
poses of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act. 
The prohibition under this section with respect to a for-
eign government shall terminate 12 months after that gov-
ernment ceases to provide such military equipment. This 
section applies with respect to lethal military equipment 
provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 
1997. 
(b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any 
other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the 
President determines that furnishing such assistance is 
important to the national interests of the United States. 
(c) Whenever the waiver authority of subsection (b) 
is exercised, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report with respect to the fur-
nishing of such assistance. Any such report shall include
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a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, in-
cluding the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, 
and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United 
States national interests. 
WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR PARKING FINES 
OWED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 544. (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made 
available for a foreign country under part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, an amount equivalent to 110 per-
cent of the total unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines 
and penalties owed to the District of Columbia and New 
York City, New York by such country as of September 
30, 2002, that were incurred after the first day of the 
fiscal year preceding the current fiscal year shall be with-
held from obligation for such country until the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports in writing to the appropriate 
congressional committees that such fines and penalties are 
fully paid to the government of the District of Columbia 
and New York City, New York. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Inter-
national Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives.
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LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PLO FOR THE 
WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 545. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Libera-
tion Organization for the West Bank and Gaza unless the 
President has exercised the authority under section 604(a) 
of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title 
VI of Public Law 104–107) or any other legislation to sus-
pend or make inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 and that suspension is still in effect: 
Provided, That if the President fails to make the certifi-
cation under section 604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace 
Facilitation Act of 1995 or to suspend the prohibition 
under other legislation, funds appropriated by this Act 
may not be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Lib-
eration Organization for the West Bank and Gaza. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN 
SEC. 546. If the President determines that doing so 
will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and serv-
ices for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal estab-
lished with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United 
Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or com-
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missions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal 
with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limita-
tion contained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That 
the determination required under this section shall be in 
lieu of any determinations otherwise required under sec-
tion 552(c): Provided further, That the drawdown made 
under this section for any tribunal shall not be construed 
as an endorsement or precedent for the establishment of 
any standing or permanent international criminal tribunal 
or court: Provided further, That funds made available for 
tribunals other than Yugoslavia or Rwanda shall be made 
available subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
LANDMINES 
SEC. 547. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, demining equipment available to the United States 
Agency for International Development and the Depart-
ment of State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian 
purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign 
countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the 
President may prescribe. 
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 548. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Je-
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rusalem a new office of any department or agency of the 
United States Government for the purpose of conducting 
official United States Government business with the Pal-
estinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor 
Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-
PLO Declaration of Principles: Provided, That this re-
striction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional 
space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: 
Provided further, That meetings between officers and em-
ployees of the United States and officials of the Pales-
tinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing 
entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Prin-
ciples, for the purpose of conducting official United States 
Government business with such authority should continue 
to take place in locations other than Jerusalem. As has 
been true in the past, officers and employees of the United 
States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on 
other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now 
occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social 
contacts, and have incidental discussions. 
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES 
SEC. 549. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ for Informational Program 
activities or under the headings ‘‘Child Survival and
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Health Programs Fund’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, and 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be obligated or expended 
to pay for—
(1) alcoholic beverages; or 
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that 
are substantially of a recreational character, includ-
ing entrance fees at sporting events and amusement 
parks. 
RESTRICTIONS ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES 
SEC. 550. (a) PROHIBITION ON VOLUNTARY CON-
TRIBUTIONS FOR THE UNITED NATIONS.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to 
pay any voluntary contribution of the United States to the 
United Nations (including the United Nations Develop-
ment Program) if the United Nations implements or im-
poses any taxation on any United States persons. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR DISBURSEMENT 
OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to pay any voluntary contribution 
of the United States to the United Nations (including the 
United Nations Development Program) unless the Presi-
dent certifies to the Congress 15 days in advance of such 
payment that the United Nations is not engaged in any 
effort to implement or impose any taxation on United
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States persons in order to raise revenue for the United 
Nations or any of its specialized agencies. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section the term 
‘‘United States person’’ refers to—
(1) a natural person who is a citizen or national 
of the United States; or 
(2) a corporation, partnership, or other legal 
entity organized under the United States or any 
State, territory, possession, or district of the United 
States. 
CARIBBEAN BASIN 
SEC. 551. (a) The Government of Haiti shall be eligi-
ble to purchase defense articles and services under the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for 
the Coast Guard: Provided, That the authority provided 
by this subsection shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) Of the funds appropriated by title II of this Act 
and of the funds appropriated to carry out food assistance 
programs managed by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, a total of not less than 
$52,500,000 should be allocated for assistance for Haiti 
in fiscal year 2003. 
(c) Of the funds appropriated by title II of this Act, 
a total of $37,680,000 should be allocated for assistance 
for Nicaragua and $40,130,000 should be allocated for as-
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sistance for Honduras, to address the conditions of in-
creasing poverty in the rural sectors of those countries 
through programs that support, among other things, in-
creased agricultural production and other income gener-
ating opportunities, improved health, and expanded edu-
cation opportunities, especially for disadvantaged youth. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 552. (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 pro-
viding funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(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 and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate that waiving such 
prohibition is important to the national security interests 
of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver 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. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES 
SEC. 553. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be provided to any unit of the security forces
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of a foreign country if the Secretary of State has credible 
evidence that such unit has committed gross violations of 
human rights, unless the Secretary determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the government 
of such country is taking effective measures to bring the 
responsible members of the security forces unit to justice: 
Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed 
to withhold funds made available by this Act from any 
unit of the security forces of a foreign country not credibly 
alleged to be involved in gross violations of human rights: 
Provided further, That in the event that funds are withheld 
from any unit pursuant to this section, the Secretary of 
State shall promptly inform the foreign government of the 
basis for such action and shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, assist the foreign government in taking effec-
tive measures to bring the responsible members of the se-
curity forces to justice. 
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORITY RELIGIOUS FAITHS 
IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
SEC. 554. None of the funds appropriated under this 
Act may be made available for the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation, after 180 days from the date of the en-
actment of this Act, unless the President determines and 
certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
that the Government of the Russian Federation has imple-
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mented no statute, executive order, regulation or similar 
government action that would discriminate, or would have 
as its principal effect discrimination, against religious 
groups or religious communities in the Russian Federation 
in violation of accepted international agreements on 
human rights and religious freedoms to which the Russian 
Federation is a party. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST 
SEC. 555. Of the funds appropriated in titles II and 
III of this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’, ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, for refugees resettling in Israel 
under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, 
and for assistance for Israel to carry out provisions of 
chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
under the heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, not more than a total 
of $5,466,700,000 may be made available for Israel, 
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza, the 
Israel-Lebanon Monitoring Group, the Multinational 
Force and Observers, the Middle East Regional Democ-
racy Fund, Middle East Regional Cooperation, and Middle 
East Multilateral Working Groups: Provided, That any 
funds that were appropriated under such headings in prior 
fiscal years and that were at the time of the enactment
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of this Act obligated or allocated for other recipients may 
not during fiscal year 2003 be made available for activities 
that, if funded under this Act, would be required to count 
against this ceiling: Provided further, That funds may be 
made available notwithstanding the requirements of this 
section if the President determines and certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that it is important to the 
national security interest of the United States to do so 
and any such additional funds shall only be provided 
through the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
ENTERPRISE FUND RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 556. Prior to the distribution of any assets re-
sulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up 
of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, in ac-
cordance with the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, a plan for the distribution 
of the assets of the Enterprise Fund. 
CAMBODIA 
SEC. 557. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury should 
instruct the United States executive directors of the inter-
national financial institutions to use the voice and vote 
of the United States to oppose loans to the Central Gov-
ernment of Cambodia, except loans to support basic 
human needs.
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(b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made available for assistance (except for assistance for 
basic education and funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Child Survival and Health Programs Fund’’) for the 
Central Government of Cambodia. 
FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT 
SEC. 558. (a) The Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of State shall jointly provide to the Congress by 
March 1, 2003, a report on all military training provided 
to foreign military personnel (excluding sales, and exclud-
ing training provided to the military personnel of countries 
belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 
under programs administered by the Department of De-
fense and the Department of State during fiscal years 
2002 and 2003, including those proposed for fiscal year 
2003. This report shall include, for each such military 
training activity, the foreign policy justification and pur-
pose for the training activity, the cost of the training activ-
ity, the number of foreign students trained and their units 
of operation, and the location of the training. In addition, 
this report shall also include, with respect to United States 
personnel, the operational benefits to United States forces 
derived from each such training activity and the United 
States military units involved in each such training activ-
ity. This report may include a classified annex if deemed 
necessary and appropriate.
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(b) For purposes of this section a report to Congress 
shall be deemed to mean a report to the Appropriations 
and Foreign Relations Committees of the Senate and the 
Appropriations and International Relations Committees of 
the House of Representatives. 
KOREAN PENINSULA ENERGY DEVELOPMENT 
ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 559. (a) Of the funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 
Related Programs’’, not to exceed $50,000,000 may be 
made available for the Korean Peninsula Energy Develop-
ment Organization (hereafter referred to in this section 
as ‘‘KEDO’’), notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
only for the administrative expenses and heavy fuel oil 
costs associated with the Agreed Framework. 
(b) Such funds may be made available for KEDO 
only if, 15 days prior to such obligation of funds, the 
President certifies and so reports to Congress that—
(1) the parties to the Agreed Framework have 
taken and continue to take demonstrable steps to 
implement 
the 
Joint 
Declaration 
on 
Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; 
(2) North Korea is complying with all provi-
sions of the Agreed Framework; and 
(3) the United States is continuing to make sig-
nificant progress on eliminating the North Korean
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ballistic missile threat, including further missile tests 
and its ballistic missile exports. 
(c) The President may waive the certification require-
ments of subsections (b)(1) and (b)(3) if the President 
determines that it is vital to the national security interests 
of the United States and provides written policy justifica-
tions to the appropriate congressional committees. No 
funds may be obligated for KEDO until 15 days after sub-
mission to Congress of such waiver. 
(d) The Secretary of State shall, at the time of the 
annual presentation for appropriations, submit a report 
providing a full and detailed accounting of the fiscal year 
2004 request for the United States contribution to KEDO, 
the expected operating budget of KEDO, proposed annual 
costs associated with heavy fuel oil purchases, including 
unpaid debt, and the amount of funds pledged by other 
donor nations and organizations to support KEDO activi-
ties on a per country basis, and other related activities. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 560. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act may be provided 
to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of 
State determines and certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that—
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(1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing 
entity has been democratically elected through cred-
ible and competitive elections; 
(2) the elected governing entity of a new Pales-
tinian state—
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures; 
(C) is establishing a new Palestinian secu-
rity entity that is fully cooperative with appro-
priate Israeli and other appropriate security or-
ganizations; and 
(3) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
body of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include—
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency;
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(B) respect for and acknowledgement of 
the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and polit-
ical independence of every state in the area 
through measures including the establishment 
of demilitarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) It is the sense of Congress that the newly elected 
governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the 
rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for 
human rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws 
and regulations assuring transparent and accountable gov-
ernance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if he determines that it is vital to the national security 
interests of the United States to do so. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or a 
newly elected governing entity, in order to help meet the
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requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provi-
sions of section 552 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance 
to the Palestinian Authority’’). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 561. 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. 
IRAQ 
SEC. 562. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ may be made available for programs bene-
fiting the Iraqi people and to support efforts to bring 
about a political transition in Iraq. 
WEST BANK AND GAZA PROGRAM 
SEC. 563. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2003, 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 appropriate committees of Congress 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
troller General 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 Pro-
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gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 
the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 
ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 
any individual or entity that the Secretary knows or has 
reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, 
or has engaged in, terrorist activity. The Secretary of 
State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying 
the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection. 
(c) 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 subgrantees, 
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 under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made avail-
able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, up to 
$1,000,000 may be used by the Office of the Inspector 
General of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment for audits, inspections, and other activities in
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furtherance of the requirements of this subsection. Such 
funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes. 
INDONESIA 
SEC. 564. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may 
be made available for assistance for Indonesian military 
personnel only if the President determines and submits a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
the Government of Indonesia and the Indonesian Armed 
Forces are—
(1) taking effective measures to bring to justice 
members of the armed forces and militia groups 
against whom there is credible evidence of human 
rights violations in East Timor and Indonesia; 
(2) taking effective measures to bring to justice 
members of the armed forces against whom there is 
credible evidence of aiding or abetting illegal militia 
groups in East Timor and Indonesia; 
(3) allowing displaced persons and refugees to 
return home to East Timor, including providing safe 
passage for refugees returning from West Timor and 
demonstrating a commitment to preventing incur-
sions into East Timor by member of militia groups 
in West Timor;
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(4) demonstrating a commitment to account-
ability by cooperating with investigations and pros-
ecutions of members of the armed forces and militia 
groups responsible for human rights violations in 
East Timor and Indonesia; 
(5) demonstrating a commitment to civilian 
control of the armed forces by reporting to civilian 
authorities audits of receipts and expenditures of the 
armed forces; 
(6) allowing United Nations and other inter-
national humanitarian organizations and representa-
tives of recognized human rights organizations ac-
cess to West Timor, Aceh, West Papua, and Maluka; 
and 
(7) releasing political detainees. 
BRIEFINGS ON POTENTIAL PURCHASES OF DEFENSE 
ARTICLES OR DEFENSE SERVICES BY TAIWAN 
SEC. 565. (a) BRIEFINGS.—Not late than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 
every 120 days thereafter during fiscal year 2003, the De-
partment of State, in consultation with the Department 
of Defense, shall provide detailed briefings to the appro-
priate congressional committees (including the Commit-
tees on Appropriations) on any discussions conducted be-
tween any executive branch agency and the Government 
of Taiwan during the preceding 120 days (or, in the case
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of the initial briefing, since the date of enactment of this 
Act) on any potential purchase of defense articles or de-
fense services by the Government of Taiwan. 
(b) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘executive branch agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘agency’’ in section 551(1) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 
DESTABILIZING SIERRA LEONE 
SEC. 566. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for assistance for the govern-
ment of any country for which the Secretary of State de-
termines there is credible evidence that such government 
has aided or abetted, within the previous 6 months, in the 
illicit distribution, transportation, or sale of diamonds 
mined in Sierra Leone. 
(b) Whenever the prohibition on assistance required 
under subsection (a) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in a timely 
manner. 
VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES 
SEC. 567. Section 579(c)(2)(D) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2000, as enacted by section 1000(a)(2) of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 
106–113), as amended, is further amended by striking
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‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2003’’. 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 
SEC. 568. (a) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF CON-
TRIBUTION.—Of the amounts made available under 
‘‘International 
Organizations 
and 
Programs’’, 
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 shall be available for the 
United Nations Population Fund (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘UNFPA’’) subject to subsection (c). 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—
None of the funds made available under ‘‘International 
Organizations and Programs’’ may be made available for 
the UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Repub-
lic of China. 
(c) CONDITIONS
ON AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—
Amounts made available under ‘‘International Organiza-
tions and Programs’’ for fiscal year 2003 for the UNFPA 
may not be made available to the UNFPA unless—
(1) the UNFPA maintains amounts made avail-
able to the UNFPA under this section in an account 
separate from other accounts of the UNFPA; 
(2) the UNFPA does not commingle amounts 
made available to the UNFPA under this section 
with other sums; 
(3) the UNFPA does not fund abortions; and
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(4) the UNFPA does not provide any funding 
for the State Planned-Birth Commission (Jihua 
Shengyu Weiyuanhui) or its regional affiliates in the 
People’s Republic of China. 
(d) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS AND WITHHOLDING 
OF FUNDS.—
(1) Not later than February 15, 2003, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees indicating the 
amount of funds that the UNFPA is budgeting for 
the year in which the report is submitted for a coun-
try program in the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 
that the UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country 
program in the People’s Republic of China in the 
year covered by the report, then the amount of such 
funds that the UNFPA plans to spend in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China shall be deducted from the 
funds made available to the UNFPA after March 1 
for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in 
which the report is submitted. 
PROCUREMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REFORM 
SEC. 569. (a) FUNDING CONDITIONS.—Of the funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘International Financial 
Institutions’’ in this Act, 10 percent of the United States 
portion or payment to such International Financial Insti-
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tution shall be withheld by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
until the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appro-
priations that, to the extent pertinent to its lending pro-
grams, the institution is—
(1) implementing procedures for conducting an-
nual audits by qualified independent auditors for all 
new investment lending; 
(2) implementing procedures for annual inde-
pendent external audits of central bank financial 
statements for countries making use of International 
Monetary Fund resources under new arrangements 
or agreements with the Fund; 
(3) taking steps to establish an independent 
fraud and corruption investigative organization or 
office; 
(4) implementing a process to assess a recipient 
country’s procurement and financial management 
capabilities including an analysis of the risks of cor-
ruption prior to initiating new investment lending; 
and 
(5) taking steps to fund and implement pro-
grams and policies to improve transparency and 
anti-corruption programs and procurement and fi-
nancial management controls in recipient countries.
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—The term ‘‘International Finan-
cial Institutions’’ means the International Bank for Re-
construction and Development, the International Develop-
ment Association, the International Finance Corporation, 
the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-Amer-
ican Investment Corporation, the Enterprise for the Amer-
icas Multilateral Investment Fund, the Asian Development 
Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the African Develop-
ment Bank, the African Development Fund, the European 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Inter-
national Monetary Fund. 
COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
SEC. 570. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of sec-
tion 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used 
to provide financing to Israel, Egypt and NATO and 
major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing 
(including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense 
articles from United States commercial suppliers, not in-
cluding Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters 
and other types of aircraft having possible civilian applica-
tion), if the President determines that there are compel-
ling foreign policy or national security reasons for those 
defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather 
than by government-to-government sale under such Act.
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WAR CRIMINALS 
SEC. 571. (a)(1) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be 
made available for assistance, and the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tors to the international financial institutions to vote 
against any new project involving the extension by such 
institutions of any financial or technical assistance, to any 
country, entity, or municipality whose competent authori-
ties have failed, as determined by the Secretary of State, 
to take necessary and significant steps to implement its 
international legal obligations to apprehend and transfer 
to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former 
Yugoslavia (the ‘‘Tribunal’’) all persons in their territory 
who have been publicly indicted by the Tribunal and to 
otherwise cooperate with the Tribunal. 
(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply 
to humanitarian assistance or assistance for democratiza-
tion. 
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply unless 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that the competent au-
thorities of such country, entity, or municipality are—
(1) cooperating with the Tribunal, including ac-
cess for investigators, the provision of documents,
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and the surrender and transfer of publicly indicted 
persons or assistance in their apprehension; and 
(2) are acting consistently with the Dayton Ac-
cords. 
(c) Not less than 10 days before any vote in an inter-
national financial institution regarding the extension of 
any new project involving financial or technical assistance 
or grants to any country or entity described in subsection 
(a), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, shall provide to the Committees 
on Appropriations a written justification for the proposed 
assistance, including an explanation of the United States 
position regarding any such vote, as well as a description 
of the location of the proposed assistance by municipality, 
its purpose, and its intended beneficiaries. 
(d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of 
State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, and the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall consult with representatives of human 
rights organizations and all government agencies with rel-
evant information to help prevent publicly indicted war 
criminals from benefiting from any financial or technical 
assistance or grants provided to any country or entity de-
scribed in subsection (a).
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(e) The Secretary of State may waive the application 
of subsection (a) with respect to projects within a country, 
entity, or municipality upon a written determination to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such assistance di-
rectly supports the implementation of the Dayton Accords. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
(1) COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘country’’ means 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. 
(2) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ refers to the 
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, 
Montenegro and the Republika Srpska. 
(3) MUNICIPALITY.—The term ‘‘municipality’’ 
means a city, town or other subdivision within a 
country or entity as defined herein. 
(4) DAYTON ACCORDS.—The term ‘‘Dayton Ac-
cords’’ means the General Framework Agreement 
for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with 
annexes relating thereto, done at Dayton, November 
10 through 16, 1995. 
USER FEES 
SEC. 572. The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States Executive Director at each inter-
national financial institution (as defined in section 
1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act) 
and the International Monetary Fund to oppose any loan 
of these institutions that would require user fees or service
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charges on poor people for primary education or primary 
healthcare, including prevention and treatment efforts for 
HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and 
maternal well-being, in connection with the institutions’ 
lending programs. 
FUNDING FOR YUGOSLAVIA 
SEC. 573. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made available for assistance for the Central Govern-
ment of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (or the central 
government of a successor state) after March 31, 2003, 
if the President has made the determination and certifi-
cation contained in subsection (c). 
(b) After March 31, 2003, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury should instruct the United States executive directors 
to international financial institutions to support loans and 
assistance to the Central Government of the Federal Re-
public of Yugoslavia (or the central government of a suc-
cessor state) subject to the conditions in subsection (c): 
Provided, That section 576 of the Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 1997, shall not apply to the provision of loans and 
assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (or the 
central government of a successor state) through inter-
national financial institutions. 
(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 
Central Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(or the central government of a successor state) is—
(1) cooperating with the International Criminal 
Tribunal for Yugoslavia including access for inves-
tigators, the provision of documents, and the sur-
render and transfer of indictees or assistance in 
their apprehension; and 
(2) taking steps that are consistent with the 
Dayton Accords to end financial, political, security 
and other support which has served to maintain sep-
arate Republika Srpska institutions; and 
(3) taking steps to implement policies which re-
flect a respect for minority rights and the rule of 
law. 
(d) Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to humani-
tarian assistance or assistance to promote democracy. 
PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 574. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new 
bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions 
under which such assistance is to be provided unless such 
agreement includes a provision stating that assistance pro-
vided by the United States shall be exempt from taxation,
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or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the Sec-
retary of State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 
amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as nec-
essary, to conform with this requirement: Provided, That 
the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations not later than May 1, 2003, regarding the 
extent to which existing bilateral agreements have been 
amended to reflect this policy. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF FOREIGN TAXES.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act that are allocated for as-
sistance for a foreign country and for the West Bank and 
Gaza Program, an amount equivalent to 200 percent of 
the total taxes assessed against United States assistance 
programs by a foreign government or entity, either di-
rectly or through grantees, contractors and subcontrac-
tors, as of the date of the enactment of this Act that were 
assessed beginning on the first day of the United States 
fiscal year preceding the current fiscal year, and for which 
a proper claim for refund has been submitted to the for-
eign government, shall be withheld from obligation for 
such country and for the West Bank and Gaza Program 
to the extent that the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such taxes have not been reimbursed to the Government 
of the United States.
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(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 
minimis nature shall not be subject to the reimbursement 
provisions of subsection (b), except that the Secretary of 
State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
not later than May 1, 2003, on the degree to which coun-
tries or entities impose such taxes, and the steps the 
United States Government has taken to end this practice 
in conformance with subsection (a): Provided, That the re-
port required under this subsection may be combined with 
the report required under subsection (a). 
(d) REFUND TO THE TREASURY AND REPROGRAM-
MING OF FUNDS.—Of the funds withheld from obligation 
for each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b), one-
half may become available for reprogramming for other 
purposes (pursuant to section 515 of this Act and con-
sistent with the purposes for which such funds were origi-
nally appropriated) and one-half shall be deposited in the 
General Fund of the Treasury on, or within 5 days after, 
September 1, 2003, pursuant to the certification required 
under subsection (b). 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, 
to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assist-
ance contained in this section. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
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(1) the terms ‘‘taxes’’ and ‘‘taxation’’ refer to 
excise taxes, value added taxes, and customs duties, 
or any other similar form of taxation on United 
States assistance, excluding income taxes or similar 
taxes; and 
(2) the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a 
framework bilateral agreement between the govern-
ment of the United States and the government of 
the country receiving assistance that describes the 
privileges and immunities applicable to United 
States foreign assistance for such country generally, 
or an individual agreement between the Government 
of the United States and such government that de-
scribes, among other things, the treatment for tax 
purposes that will be accorded the United States as-
sistance provided under that agreement. 
PROHIBITION ON USE OF MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO 
SUPPORT TERRORISM 
SEC. 575. (a) REVIEW BY THE COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL.—Not later than May 1, 2003, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall provide a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the extent to which the 
Department of State is complying with section 301(c) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and on the implemen-
tation of procedures that have been established by the 
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
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Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to meet the stand-
ards of the Department of State regarding compliance 
with the requirements of section 301(c) that no contribu-
tions by the United States to UNRWA are made except 
on the condition that UNRWA take all possible measures 
to assure that no part of the United States contribution 
shall be used to furnish assistance to any refugee who is 
receiving military training as a member of the so-called 
Palestine Liberation Army or any other guerilla type orga-
nization or who has engaged in any act of terrorism. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary of State shall re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations no later than 
60 days following the enactment into law of this Act on 
the procedures that have been established by the Depart-
ment of State to ensure that section 301(c) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 is enforced to the fullest extent 
practicable. 
COLOMBIA 
SEC. 576. (a) DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION 
REQUIRED.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the Colombian 
Armed Forces until the Secretary of State determines and 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that: 
(1) the Commander general of the Colombian 
Armed Forces is suspending from the Armed Forces 
those members, of whatever rank, who have been
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credibly alleged to have committed gross violations 
of human rights, including extra-judicial killings, or 
to have aided or abetted paramilitary groups; 
(2) the Colombian Armed Forces are cooper-
ating with civilian prosecutors and judicial authori-
ties (including providing requested information, such 
as the identity of persons suspended from the Armed 
Forces and the nature and cause of the suspension, 
and access to witnesses and relevant military docu-
ments and other information), in prosecuting and 
punishing in civilian courts those members of the 
Colombian Armed Forces, of whatever rank, who 
have been credibly alleged to have committed gross 
violations of human rights, including extra-judicial 
killings, or to have aided or abetted paramilitary 
groups; and 
(3) the Colombian Armed Forces are taking ef-
fective measures to sever links (including by denying 
access to military intelligence, vehicles, and other 
equipment or supplies, and ceasing other forms of 
active or tacit cooperation) at the command, bat-
talion, and brigade levels, with paramilitary groups, 
and to execute outstanding orders for capture for 
members of such groups.
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(b) CONSULTATIVE PROCESS.—At least 10 days prior 
to making the determination and certification required by 
this section, and every 120 days thereafter during fiscal 
year 2003, the Secretary of State shall consult with inter-
nationally recognized human rights organizations regard-
ing progress in meeting the conditions contained in sub-
section (a). 
(c) REPORT.—One hundred and twenty days after 
the enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter 
during fiscal year 2003, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describ-
ing actions taken by the Colombian Armed Forces to meet 
the requirements set forth in subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AIDED OR ABETTED.—The term ‘‘aided or 
abetted’’ means to provide any support to para-
military groups, including taking actions which 
allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of 
such groups. 
(2) PARAMILITARY GROUPS.—The term ‘‘para-
military groups’’ means illegal self-defense groups 
and illegal security cooperatives. 
ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS 
SEC. 577. (a) DENIAL OF VISAS TO SUPPORTERS OF 
COLOMBIAN ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS.—Subject to sub-
section (b), the Secretary of State shall not issue a visa
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to any alien who the Secretary determines, based on cred-
ible evidence—
(1) has willfully provided any support to the 
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), 
the National Liberation Army (ELN), or the United 
Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), including 
taking actions or failing to take actions which allow, 
facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of such 
groups; or 
(2) has committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or 
otherwise participated in the commission of gross 
violations of human rights, including extra-judicial 
killings, in Colombia. 
(b) WAIVER.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees, on a case-by-case basis, 
that the issuance of a visa to the alien is necessary to 
support the peace process in Colombia or for urgent hu-
manitarian reasons. 
BURMA 
SEC. 578. (a) 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, not less than $8,500,000 
should be made available to support activities in Burma, 
along the Burma-Thailand border, and for activities of 
Burmese student groups and other organizations located
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outside Burma, for the purpose of fostering democracy in 
Burma, supporting the provision of medical supplies and 
other humanitarian assistance to Burmese located in 
Burma or displaced Burmese along the borders, and for 
other purposes: Provided, That of this amount not less 
than $200,000 should be made available to support news-
papers, publications, and other media activities promoting 
democracy inside Burma: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided fur-
ther, That provision of such funds shall be made available 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
(b) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Child Survival and Health Programs Fund’’, not 
less than $2,000,000 should be made available for the pre-
vention, treatment, and control of HIV/AIDS, tuber-
culosis, malaria, and other infectious diseases in Burma. 
TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION 
SEC. 579. Of the funds appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘Development Assistance’’, $50,000,000 is available 
to carry out tropical forest conservation activities author-
ized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, of which 
amount up to $40,000,000 may be available for the cost, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees, pursuant
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to the provisions of part V of such Act, the Tropical For-
est Conservation Act of 1998. 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 580. The Secretary of the Treasury may, to ful-
fill commitments of the United States, contribute on be-
half of the United States to the seventh replenishment of 
the resources of the Asian Development Fund, a special 
fund of the Asian Development Bank; to the thirteenth 
replenishment of the resources of the International Devel-
opment Association; and to the ninth replenishment of the 
resources of the African Development Fund. The following 
amounts are authorized to be appropriated without fiscal 
year limitation for payment by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury: $412,000,000 for the Asian Development Fund, 
$2,850,000,000 for the International Development Asso-
ciation, and $354,000,000 for the African Development 
Fund. 
CUBA 
SEC. 581. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ may be made available for assistance 
to the Government of Cuba. 
TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING 
SEC. 582. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, 
under the headings ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, 
‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, 
‘‘Transition 
Initiatives’’,
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‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Affairs Tech-
nical Assistance’’, and ‘‘International Organizations and 
Programs’’, not less than $452,000,000 should be made 
available for trade capacity building assistance. 
AMERICAN CHURCHWOMEN AND OTHER CITIZENS IN EL 
SALVADOR AND GUATEMALA 
SEC. 583. (a) To the fullest extent possible informa-
tion relevant to the December 2, 1980, murders of four 
American churchwomen in El Salvador, and the May 5, 
2001, murder of Sister Barbara Ann Ford and the mur-
ders of six other American citizens in Guatemala since De-
cember 1999, should be investigated and made public. 
(b) The Department of State is urged to pursue all 
reasonable avenues in assuring the collection and public 
release of information pertaining to the murders of the 
six American citizens in Guatemala. 
(c) The President shall order all Federal agencies and 
departments, including the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, that possess relevant information, to expeditiously 
declassify and release to the victims’ families such infor-
mation, consistent with existing standards and procedures 
on classification. 
(d) In making determinations concerning declassifica-
tion and release of relevant information, all Federal agen-
cies and departments should use the discretion contained 
within such existing standards and procedures on classi-
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fication in support of releasing, rather than withholding, 
such information. 
(e) All reasonable efforts should be taken by the 
American Embassy in Guatemala to work with relevant 
agencies of the Guatemalan Government to protect the 
safety of American citizens in Guatemala, and to assist 
in the investigations of violations of human rights. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Operations, 
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2003’’.
Union Calendar No. 406
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5410
[Report No. 107–663] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for foreign operations, ex-
port financing, and related programs for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 2003, and for 
other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed