259 
HR 5522 RS 
Development and Assistance Act of 1954, may be used by 
the United States Agency for International Development to 
employ up to 25 personal services contractors in the United 
States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 
purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or ex-
panded overseas programs and activities managed by the 
agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and 
trained: Provided, That not more than 10 of such contrac-
tors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: 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 con-
tractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace. 
(d) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
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 con-
tracts when the order is placed with any category of small 
or small disadvantaged business. 
(e) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2007, the 
President may use up to $100,000,000 under the authority 
of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not-
withstanding the funding ceiling in section 451(a).
260 
HR 5522 RS 
(f) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHORITY.— 
In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this 
Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability 
may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, mu-
nicipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from insta-
bility, as well as a nation emerging from instability. 
(g) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.—Of the funds managed 
by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 
Assistance of the United States Agency for International 
Development, from this or any other Act, not less than 
$10,000,000 shall be made available as a general contribu-
tion to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
(h) CHINA PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, of the funds appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘Development Assistance’’ in this Act, not less than 
$10,000,000 shall be made available to American edu-
cational institutions and nongovernmental organizations 
for programs and activities in the People’s Republic of 
China relating to the environment, democracy, and the rule 
of law: Provided, That funds made available pursuant to 
this authority shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(i) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—
261 
HR 5522 RS 
(1) With respect to funds appropriated by this 
Act that are available for assistance for Pakistan, the 
President may waive the prohibition on assistance 
contained in section 508 of this Act subject to the re-
quirements contained in section 1(b) of Public Law 
107–57, as amended, for a determination and certifi-
cation by, and consultation with, the President prior 
to the exercise of such waiver authority. 
(2) Section 512 of this Act and section 620(q) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply 
with respect to assistance for Pakistan from funds ap-
propriated by this Act. 
(3) Notwithstanding the date contained in sec-
tion 6 of Public Law 107–57, as amended, the provi-
sions of sections 2 and 4 of that Act shall remain in 
effect through the current fiscal year. 
(j) MIDDLE EAST FOUNDATION AND FUND.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ that are available for the Middle 
East Partnership Initiative, up to $35,000,000 may be 
made available, including as an endowment, notwith-
standing any other provision of law and following consulta-
tions with the Committees on Appropriations, to establish 
and operate a Middle East Foundation, or any other simi-
lar entity, whose purposes include to support democracy,
262 
HR 5522 RS 
governance, human rights, and the rule of law, as well as 
private enterprise development in the Middle East region: 
Provided, That provisions contained in section 201 of the 
Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 
1989 (excluding the authorizations of appropriations pro-
vided in subsection (b) of that section) shall be deemed to 
apply to any such foundation or similar entity referred to 
under this subsection, and to funds made available to such 
entity, in order to enable it to provide assistance for pur-
poses of this subsection: Provided further, That prior to the 
initial obligation of funds for any such foundation or simi-
lar entity pursuant to the authorities of this subsection, 
other than for administrative support, the Secretary of 
State shall take steps to ensure, on an ongoing basis, that 
any such funds made available pursuant to such authorities 
are not provided to or through any individual or group that 
the management of the foundation or similar entity knows 
or has reason to believe, advocates, plans, sponsors, or other-
wise engages in terrorist activities: Provided further, That 
section 530 of this Act shall apply to any such foundation 
or similar entity established pursuant to this subsection. 
(k) RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 
less than $20,000,000 should be made available, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, to support reconcili-
263 
HR 5522 RS 
ation programs and activities which bring together individ-
uals of different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds 
from areas of civil conflict and war. 
(l) TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING.—For the purposes of 
this Act, the term ‘‘trade capacity building’’ shall mean 
projects and activities that— 
(1) facilitate trade by lowering the costs of en-
gaging in, or eliminating obstacles to, international 
trade flows; 
(2) support for the enforcement of labor stand-
ards, worker rights and dispute resolution mecha-
nisms; 
(3) develop strategies for workforce development 
and worker training, and the elimination of child 
labor; 
(4) provide increased opportunities for edu-
cation; 
(5) develop trade-related infrastructure; 
(6) support trade-related aspects of agriculture 
and agribusiness sectors; 
(7) support commodity and capital market de-
velopment; 
(8) provide increased access to capital, including 
through microfinance programs;
264 
HR 5522 RS 
(9) design and implement laws and regulations 
related to investment and investor protection; and 
(10) assist World Trade Organization Accession 
process and enable countries to better participate in, 
and benefit from, World Trade Organization Agree-
ments. 
(m) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) Section 501(i) of title V of H.R. 3425, as en-
acted into law by section 1000(a)(5) of Public Law 
106–113, as amended, is further amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal’’ and all else that follows through ‘‘which’’ and 
by inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2000–2009, which’’; and 
(2) Section 801(b)(1)(ii) of Public Law 106–429, 
as amended by section 591(a)(2) of division D of 
Public Law 108–447, is further amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal years 2004–2006’’ and by inserting in lieu 
thereof ‘‘fiscal years 2004–2009’’. 
(n) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—The Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101–167) is amended— 
(1) in subsection 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and 
2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2006, and 2007’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2006’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2007’’; and
265 
HR 5522 RS 
(2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in sub-
section (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting 
‘‘2007’’. 
(o) MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION.—Section 
607(b) of division D of the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2004, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (2)(B) strike ‘‘and the sus-
tainable management of natural resources’’ and 
(2) in subparagraph (3)(A) strike ‘‘and’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (3)(B) strike the period and 
insert ‘‘and; 
‘‘(C) promote the sustainable management 
of natural resources.’’. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 535. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 
secondary boycott of American firms that have com-
mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace 
in the region and to United States investment and 
trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret-
tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and 
publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the 
Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded;
266 
HR 5522 RS 
(3) all Arab League states should normalize rela-
tions with their neighbor Israel; 
(4) the President and the Secretary of State 
should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League 
boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to dem-
onstrate that opposition by, for example, taking into 
consideration the participation of any recipient coun-
try in the boycott when determining to sell weapons 
to said country; and 
(5) the President should report to Congress an-
nually on specific steps being taken by the United 
States to encourage Arab League states to normalize 
their relations with Israel to bring about the termi-
nation of the Arab League boycott of Israel, including 
those to encourage allies and trading partners of the 
United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses 
from complying with the boycott and penalizing busi-
nesses that do comply. 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 536. (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 
programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chap-
ters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II
267 
HR 5522 RS 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and from funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eastern Eu-
rope and the Baltic States’’: Provided, That before using 
the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in sup-
port of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the 
President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
under the regular notification procedures of those commit-
tees, including a description of the program to be assisted, 
the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing 
such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to alter any existing statutory 
prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations 
contained in this or any other Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2007, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict 
assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development 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 regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision
268 
HR 5522 RS 
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support 
international terrorism; or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of 
law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country that violates internationally recognized 
human rights. 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 537. (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 impossible 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-
grammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made avail-
able under the same terms and conditions as originally pro-
vided. 
(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 reports
269 
HR 5522 RS 
promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the ter-
mination of assistance to a country or a significant change 
in circumstances makes it unlikely that such earmarked 
funds can be obligated during the original period of avail-
ability: Provided, That such earmarked funds that are con-
tinued available for an additional fiscal year shall be obli-
gated only for the purpose of such earmark. 
(c) Ceilings and earmarks contained in this Act shall 
not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or 
otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 
Act specifically so directs. Earmarks or minimum funding 
requirements contained in any other Act shall not be appli-
cable to funds appropriated by this Act. 
UNOBLIGATED BALANCES 
SEC. 538. The total amount appropriated or otherwise 
made available in titles I and III of this Act is hereby re-
duced by $348,750,000 to reduce unobligated balances: Pro-
vided, That the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall allocate this reduction proportionately to each 
program, project, and activity within each applicable ap-
propriation account: Provided further, That within 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations a report specifying the 
account and amount of each reduction made pursuant to 
this section.
270 
HR 5522 RS 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 539. 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. 
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS 
SEC. 540. 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 member 
of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this 
Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another 
country’s delegation at international conferences held under 
the auspices of multilateral or international organizations. 
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS—DOCUMENTATION 
SEC. 541. 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 
the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for 
International Development: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law or regulation, the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development shall provide to the Committees on Appropria-
tions, on a timely basis, such information on the obligation
271 
HR 5522 RS 
and expenditure of funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts, pursuant to grants, cooperative agreements, and 
contracts entered into or financed by the agency, as may 
be requested by the Committee on Appropriations to satisfy 
oversight responsibilities of those Committees. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
THAT
EXPORT
LETHAL
MILITARY
EQUIPMENT
TO 
COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
SEC. 542. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be available for assist-
ance for any foreign government which provides lethal mili-
tary equipment to a country the government of which the 
Secretary of State has determined is a terrorist government 
for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration 
Act. The prohibition under this section with respect to a 
foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that 
government 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 con-
272 
HR 5522 RS 
gressional committees a report with respect to the fur-
nishing of such assistance. Any such report shall include 
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 AND 
REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 543. (a) Subject to subsection (c), of the funds 
appropriated by this Act that are made available for assist-
ance for a foreign country, an amount equal to 110 percent 
of the total amount of the unpaid fully adjudicated parking 
fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes owed by the 
central government of such country shall be withheld from 
obligation for assistance for the central government of such 
country until the Secretary of State submits a certification 
to the appropriate congressional committees stating that 
such parking fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes 
are fully paid. 
(b) Funds withheld from obligation pursuant to sub-
section (a) may be made available for other programs or 
activities funded by this Act, after consultation with and 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the appro-
priate congressional committees, provided that no such 
funds shall be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a foreign country that has not paid the total
273 
HR 5522 RS 
amount of the fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties 
and unpaid property taxes owed by such country. 
(c) Subsection (a) shall not include amounts that have 
been withheld under any other provision of law. 
(d)(1) The Secretary of State may waive the require-
ments set forth in subsection (a) with respect to parking 
fines and penalties no sooner than 60 days from the date 
of enactment of this Act, or at any time with respect to 
a particular country, if the Secretary determines that it 
is in the national interests of the United States to do so. 
(2) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements 
set forth in subsection (a) with respect to the unpaid prop-
erty taxes if the Secretary of State determines that it is 
in the national interests of the United States to do so. 
(e) Not later than 6 months after the initial exercise 
of the waiver authority in subsection (d), the Secretary of 
State, after consultations with the City of New York, shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations de-
scribing a strategy, including a timetable and steps cur-
rently being taken, to collect the parking fines and penalties 
and unpaid property taxes and interest owed by nations 
receiving foreign assistance under this Act. 
(f) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Appropriations of
274 
HR 5522 RS 
the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘fully adjudicated’’ includes cir-
cumstances in which the person to whom the vehicle 
is registered— 
(A)(i) has not responded to the parking vio-
lation summons; or 
(ii) has not followed the appropriate adju-
dication procedure to challenge the summons; 
and 
(B) the period of time for payment of or 
challenge to the summons has lapsed. 
(3) The term ‘‘parking fines and penalties’’ 
means parking fines and penalties— 
(A) owed to— 
(i) the District of Columbia; or 
(ii) New York, New York; and 
(B) incurred during the period April 1, 
1997, through September 30, 2006. 
(4) The term ‘‘unpaid property taxes’’ means the 
amount of unpaid taxes and interest determined to be 
owed by a foreign country on real property in the 
District of Columbia or New York, New York in a 
court order or judgment entered against such country
275 
HR 5522 RS 
by a court of the United States or any State or sub-
division thereof. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN 
SEC. 544. 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 of up to 
$30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Na-
tions War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the 
former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council 
or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may 
establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without 
regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) 
thereof: Provided, That the determination required under 
this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise 
required under section 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 es-
tablishment of any standing or permanent international 
criminal tribunal or court: Provided further, That funds 
made available for tribunals other than Yugoslavia, Rwan-
da, or the Special Court for Sierra Leone shall be made 
available subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations.
276 
HR 5522 RS 
LANDMINES 
SEC. 545. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
demining equipment available to the United States Agency 
for International Development and the Department 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 pre-
scribe. 
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES 
SEC. 546. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
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 
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, including 
but not limited to entrance fees at sporting events, 
theatrical and musical productions, and amusement 
parks. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EGYPT 
SEC. 547. (a) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—
277 
HR 5522 RS 
(1) LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, up to $301,827,000 should be made 
available for assistance for Egypt. 
(2) PROJECT ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, not less than $44,572,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Egypt for education pro-
grams. 
(3) CASH TRANSFER ASSISTANCE.—Funds made 
available under paragraph (1) may be provided as 
cash transfer assistance only— 
(A) for the purpose of supporting Egyptian 
implementation of significant economic and po-
litical reforms which are additional to those un-
dertaken in previous fiscal years; and 
(B) if the Secretary of State determines, 
and so reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions, that the United States Government and 
the Government of Egypt have entered into a 
written agreement which establishes benchmarks 
which demonstrate implementation during fiscal 
year 2007 of significant and additional economic 
and political reforms, and that all of those 
benchmarks have been met.
278 
HR 5522 RS 
(4) NOTIFICATION.—Any determination and re-
port pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be treated as a 
notification in accordance with the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(5) FAILURE TO MEET BENCHMARKS.— 
(A) The Secretary of State may, at any 
time, reprogram funds designated for cash trans-
fer assistance for Egypt subject to prior consulta-
tion with and the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(B) If, by September 30, 2007, the Sec-
retary of State is unable to make the determina-
tion required in paragraph (3)(B), funds made 
available by this Act that are designated for cash 
transfer assistance for Egypt shall be repro-
grammed for other purposes within the Eco-
nomic Support Fund, subject to prior consulta-
tion with and the prior notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) DEMOCRACY FUND.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ not less than 
$86,455,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
Egypt for democracy, human rights, and governance 
programs.
279 
HR 5522 RS 
(2) 
Organizations 
implementing 
democracy, 
human rights, and governance activities in Egypt, 
and the specific nature of those activities, with funds 
appropriated by this Act, shall not be subject to the 
prior approval by the Government of Egypt. 
(c)(1) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 
$1,300,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
Egypt. 
(2) Foreign military financing program funds esti-
mated to be outlayed for Egypt during fiscal year 2007 
shall be transferred to an interest bearing account for Egypt 
in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York within 30 days 
of enactment of this Act. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 548. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act may be provided to sup-
port a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State deter-
mines and certifies to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that— 
(1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing 
entity has been democratically elected through credible 
and competitive elections; 
(2) the elected governing entity of a new Pales-
tinian state—
280 
HR 5522 RS 
(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 cooperative with appropriate 
Israeli and other appropriate security organiza-
tions; 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; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgement of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones;
281 
HR 5522 RS 
(C) their right to live in peace within secure 
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 settle-
ment of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the newly-elected governing entity should enact a con-
stitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judici-
ary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and 
should enact other laws and regulations assuring trans-
parent and accountable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection (a) 
if he determines that it is vital to the national security in-
terests 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 
requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provi-
sions of section 550 of this Act. 
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 
AND PLO 
SEC. 549. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be obligated or expended to create in any part
282 
HR 5522 RS 
of Jerusalem 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 Pales-
tinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor 
Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO 
Declaration of Principles: Provided, That this restriction 
shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for 
the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: Provided fur-
ther, That meetings between officers and employees of the 
United States and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or 
any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in 
the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose 
of conducting official United States Government business 
with such authority should continue to take place in loca-
tions 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. 
(b)(1) President may waive the provisions of section 
1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the President determines 
and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate
283 
HR 5522 RS 
that it is important to the national security interests of the 
United States. 
(2) 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. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PLO, THE 
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, AND THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 550. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE 
PLO.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organi-
zation for the West Bank and Gaza unless the President 
has exercised the authority under section 604(a) of the Mid-
dle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title VI of Public 
Law 104–107) or any other legislation to suspend or make 
inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 and that suspension is still in effect: Provided, That 
if the President fails to make the certification 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 Liberation Organization for the West Bank 
and Gaza. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be obligated or expended for
284 
HR 5522 RS 
assistance for the Palestinian Authority unless the 
Secretary of State determines, and so reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations, that the Palestinian 
Authority has complied with the standards contained 
in the Quartet’s January 30, 2006 Statement on the 
Situation in the Middle East that ‘‘a future Pales-
tinian government must be committed to nonviolence, 
recognition of Israel, and acceptance of previous 
agreements and obligations, including the Roadmap’’. 
(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(A) The President may waive paragraph 
(1) with respect to the administrative and per-
sonal security costs of the Office of the President 
of the Palestinian Authority, for activities of the 
President of the Palestinian Authority to pro-
mote democracy, the peaceful resolution of the 
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the rule of law, 
and with respect to independent agencies, if the 
President certifies and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that— 
(i) it is in the national security inter-
est of the United States to provide such as-
sistance; 
(ii) as the case may be, the President 
of the Palestinian Authority, the President’s
285 
HR 5522 RS 
party, and independent agencies and any 
members thereof, are not members of, ap-
pointed by, or effectively controlled by 
Hamas or any other foreign terrorist orga-
nization; and 
(iii) assistance provided under the au-
thority of this paragraph will not be trans-
ferred or retransferred to any member of 
Hamas or other foreign terrorist organiza-
tion or to any entity effectively controlled 
by Hamas or other foreign terrorist organi-
zation. 
(B) Not less than 15 days prior to exer-
cising the authority provided in this paragraph, 
the President shall consult with, and shall pro-
vide a written policy justification to, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and the Committee on 
International Relations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate. 
(C) Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) is exercised, the Presi-
dent shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations describing how the funds will be
286 
HR 5522 RS 
spent and the accounting procedures in place to 
ensure proper oversight and accountability. 
(c) PALESTINIAN
BROADCASTING
CORPORATION.— 
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 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. 
(d) WEST BANK AND GAZA PROGRAM MONITORING.— 
(1) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2007, 30 days 
prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilat-
eral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the appropriate committees of 
Congress that procedures have been established to as-
sure the Comptroller General of the United States will 
have access to appropriate United States financial in-
formation in order to review the uses of United States 
assistance for the Program funded under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the West Bank and 
Gaza. 
(2) VETTING.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be obligated or expended for assist-
ance for the West Bank and Gaza until the Secretary 
of State consults with the Committees on Appropria-
tions and determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that appropriate procedures and
287 
HR 5522 RS 
safeguards exist to ensure that the United States as-
sistance is not provided to or through any individual, 
private or government entity, or educational institu-
tion, that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe 
advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged 
in, terrorist activity. 
(3) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act for assistance under the West 
Bank and Gaza program may be made available for 
the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring indi-
viduals who commit, or have committed, acts of ter-
rorism. 
(4) AUDITS.— 
(A) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall en-
sure that Federal or non-Federal audits of all 
contractors and grantees, and significant sub-
contractors 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. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
that are made available for assistance for the 
West Bank and Gaza, up to $1,000,000 may be
288 
HR 5522 RS 
used by the Office of the Inspector General of the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment for audits, inspections, and other activities 
in furtherance of the requirements of this sub-
section. Such funds are in addition to funds oth-
erwise available for such purposes. 
(5) CONTINUING
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.— 
Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations updating the report 
contained in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of 
Public Law 109–13. 
WESTERN HEMISPHERE 
SEC. 551. (a) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are available for assistance 
for the Colombian Armed Forces, may be made avail-
able as follows: 
(A) Up to 75 percent of such funds may be 
obligated prior to a certification by the Secretary 
of State pursuant to subparagraph (B). 
(B) Up to 12.5 percent of such funds may 
be obligated only after the Secretary of State 
consults with, and certifies and reports to, the 
appropriate congressional committees that:
289 
HR 5522 RS 
(i) The Commander General of the Co-
lombian Armed Forces is suspending from 
the Armed Forces those members, of what-
ever rank who, according to the Minister of 
Defense or the Procuraduria General de la 
Nacion, have been credibly alleged to have 
committed gross violations of human rights, 
including extra-judicial killings, or to have 
aided or abetted paramilitary organiza-
tions. 
(ii) The Colombian Government is vig-
orously investigating and prosecuting those 
members of the Colombian Armed Forces, of 
whatever rank, who have been credibly al-
leged to have committed gross violations of 
human 
rights, 
including 
extra-judicial 
killings, or to have aided or abetted para-
military organizations, and is promptly 
punishing those members of the Colombian 
Armed Forces found to have committed such 
violations of human rights or to have aided 
or abetted paramilitary organizations. 
(iii) The Colombian Armed Forces 
have made substantial progress in cooper-
ating with civilian prosecutors and judicial
290 
HR 5522 RS 
authorities in such cases (including pro-
viding 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, rel-
evant military documents, and other re-
quested information). 
(iv) The Colombian Armed Forces have 
made substantial progress in severing links 
(including denying access to military intel-
ligence, vehicles, and other equipment or 
supplies, and ceasing other forms of active 
or tacit cooperation) at the command, bat-
talion, and brigade levels, with para-
military organizations, especially in regions 
where these organizations have a significant 
presence. 
(v) The Colombian Government is dis-
mantling paramilitary leadership and fi-
nancial networks by arresting commanders 
and financial backers, especially in regions 
where these networks have a significant 
presence. 
(vi) The Colombian Government is tak-
ing effective steps to ensure that the Colom-