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Treasury shall instruct the Executive Director at the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and, as appropriate, any other multilateral development 
bank to use the voice, vote and influence of the United 
States to support an ‘‘all-of-the-above’’ energy policy at 
such institutions, including civil nuclear power, and for in-
creased internal capacity building and expertise appro-
priate to implement such policy. 
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE INITIATIVE 
SEC. 7030. Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ shall 
be made available for the Economic Resilience Initiative 
to enhance the economic security and stability of the 
United States and partner countries, including through ef-
forts to counter economic coercion: Provided, That funds 
made available by this section may only be made available 
following consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, and 
shall include support for— 
(a) strategic infrastructure investments, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of State in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated by this Act to the Export-Import 
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Bank of the United States under the heading ‘‘Program 
Account’’, to the United States International Development 
Finance Corporation under the heading ‘‘Corporate Cap-
ital Account’’, and under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel-
opment Agency’’: Provided further, That such transfer au-
thority is in addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations; 
(b) activities to enhance critical mineral supply chain 
security; and 
(c) the Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and Related 
Technologies Fund in accordance with Chapter 10 of Part 
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That 
the authority of section 592(f) of such Act may apply to 
amounts made available for such Fund under the heading 
‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ and such funds 
may be made available for the Digital Connectivity and 
Cybersecurity Partnership program consistent with section 
6306 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 
2023 (division F of Public Law 118–31). 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND 
ANTI-CORRUPTION 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN-
MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
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(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for direct govern-
ment-to-government assistance only if— 
(A) the requirements included in section 
7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of 
Public Law 116–6) are fully met; and 
(B) the government of the recipient coun-
try is taking steps to reduce corruption. 
(2) CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.—In 
addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds 
may only be made available for direct government- 
to-government assistance subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 
such notification shall contain an explanation of how 
the proposed activity meets the requirements of 
paragraph (1): Provided further, That the require-
ments of this paragraph shall only apply to direct 
government-to-government assistance in excess of 
$10,000,000 and all funds available for cash trans-
fer, budget support, and cash payments to individ-
uals. 
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(3) SUSPENSION
OF
ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary of State shall suspend any direct government- 
to-government assistance if the Secretary has cred-
ible information of material misuse of such assist-
ance, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that it is in the national interest 
of the United States to continue such assistance, in-
cluding a justification, or that such misuse has been 
appropriately addressed. 
(4) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the government of any foreign country 
for debt service payments owed by any country to 
any international financial institution or to the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) NATIONAL BUDGET
AND CONTRACT TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
(1) 
MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
OF
FISCAL 
TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con-
tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re-
quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern-
ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 
as identified in the report required by section 
7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
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ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 
(2) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each 
government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, shall make or up-
date any determination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or 
‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum 
requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such 
determinations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fis-
cal Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the De-
partment of State website. 
(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(1) INELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) Officials of foreign governments and 
their immediate family members about whom 
the Secretary of State has credible information 
have been involved, directly or indirectly, in sig-
nificant corruption, including corruption related 
to the extraction of natural resources, or a 
gross violation of human rights, including the 
wrongful detention of locally employed staff of 
a United States diplomatic mission or a United 
States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for 
entry into the United States. 
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(B) Concurrent with the application of 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, as ap-
propriate, refer the matter to the Office of For-
eign Assets Control, Department of the Treas-
ury, to determine whether to apply sanctions 
authorities in accordance with United States 
law to block the transfer of property and inter-
ests in property, and all financial transactions, 
in the United States involving any person de-
scribed in such subparagraph. 
(C) The Secretary shall also publicly or 
privately designate or identify the officials of 
foreign governments and their immediate family 
members about whom the Secretary has such 
credible information without regard to whether 
the individual has applied for a visa. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli-
gible for entry into the United States pursuant to 
paragraph (1) if such entry would further important 
United States law enforcement objectives or is nec-
essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obli-
gations under the United Nations Headquarters 
Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 
shall be construed to derogate from United States 
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Government obligations under applicable inter-
national agreements. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter-
mines that the waiver would serve a compelling na-
tional interest or that the circumstances which 
caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 
sufficiently. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Secretary 
of State shall submit a report, including a classified 
annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional 
committees and the Committees on the Judiciary de-
scribing the information related to corruption or vio-
lation of human rights concerning each of the indi-
viduals found ineligible in the previous 12 months 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individ-
uals who the Secretary designated or identified pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineli-
gible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list 
of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and 
the justification for each waiver. 
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(5) POSTING
OF
REPORT.—Any unclassified 
portion of the report required under paragraph (4) 
shall be posted on the Department of State website. 
(6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para-
graphs (1), (4), and (5), the records of the Depart-
ment of State and of diplomatic and consular offices 
of the United States pertaining to the issuance or 
refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 
States shall not be considered confidential. 
(d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under title III may be made 
available to support mining activities related to the 
extraction of minerals until the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that comparable mining activities are 
permitted in areas in the United States which were 
allowable prior to 2023: Provided, That the restric-
tion in this paragraph shall not apply to United 
States entities. 
(2) PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE
AND
INDEPENDENT 
AUDITS.— 
(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to use the voice 
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and vote of the United States to oppose any as-
sistance by such institutions (including any 
loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any coun-
try for the extraction and export of a natural 
resource if the government of such country has 
in place laws, regulations, or procedures to pre-
vent or limit the public disclosure of company 
payments as required by United States law, and 
unless such government has adopted laws, regu-
lations, or procedures in the sector in which as-
sistance is being considered that: (1) accurately 
account for and publicly disclose payments to 
the government by companies involved in the 
extraction and export of natural resources; (2) 
include independent auditing of accounts receiv-
ing such payments and the public disclosure of 
such audits; and (3) require public disclosure of 
agreement and bidding documents, as appro-
priate. 
(B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of 
building the capacity of such government to 
meet the requirements of such subparagraph. 
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DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
$2,320,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 
programs in adversarial, anti-American countries, coun-
tries whose malign activities pose a national security 
threat to the United States, or countries seeking to 
strengthen democratic institutions and processes. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by 
this Act for democracy programs pursuant to sub-
section (a) and under the heading ‘‘National Endow-
ment for Democracy’’ may be made available not-
withstanding any other provision of law, and with 
regard to the National Endowment for Democracy 
(NED), any regulation. 
(2) BENEFICIARIES.—Funds made available by 
this Act for the NED are made available pursuant 
to the authority of the National Endowment for De-
mocracy Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), includ-
ing all decisions regarding the selection of bene-
ficiaries. 
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(c) RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT IN-
TERFERENCE.— 
(1) PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect to the pro-
vision of assistance for democracy programs in this 
Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, 
the specific nature of the assistance, and the partici-
pants in such programs shall not be subject to prior 
approval by the government of any foreign country. 
(2) DISCLOSURE OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNER 
INFORMATION.—If the Secretary of State determines 
that the government of the country is undemocratic 
or has engaged in or condoned harassment, threats, 
or attacks against organizations implementing de-
mocracy programs, any new bilateral agreement gov-
erning the terms and conditions under which assist-
ance is provided to such country shall not require 
the disclosure of the names of implementing part-
ners of democracy programs, and the Secretary of 
State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amend-
ments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, 
to conform to this requirement. 
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE-
DOM OFFICE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available 
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for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Depart-
ment of State. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ and 
‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than $50,000,000 shall be 
made available for international religious freedom pro-
grams: Provided, That such funds shall be the responsi-
bility of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Reli-
gious Freedom, in consultation with other relevant United 
States Government officials. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘International Humanitarian Assistance’’ shall be 
made available for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable 
and persecuted ethnic and religious minorities, including 
victims of genocide designated by the Secretary of State 
and other groups that have suffered crimes against hu-
manity and ethnic cleansing. 
(c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’ may be made available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law for assistance for ethnic and religious mi-
norities in Iraq and Syria. 
SPECIAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 7034. (a) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 
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(1) GENOCIDE
VICTIMS
MEMORIAL
SITES.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ may be 
made available as contributions to establish and 
maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(2) EXCHANGE
VISITOR
PROGRAM.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to modify the Exchange Visitor Program adminis-
tered by the Department of State to implement the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), 
except through the formal rulemaking process pursu-
ant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 
551 et seq.): Provided, That funds made available 
for such purpose shall only be made available after 
consultation with, and subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions, regarding how any proposed modification 
would affect the public diplomacy goals of, and the 
estimated economic impact on, the United States: 
Provided further, That such consultation shall take 
place not later than 30 days prior to the publication 
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in the Federal Register of any regulatory action 
modifying the Exchange Visitor Program. 
(3) EXEMPTION OF TRANSACTIONS.—Financing 
for transactions related to civil nuclear facilities, ma-
terial, and technologies, and related goods and serv-
ices and for transactions under the program on 
China and Transformational Exports shall be ex-
cluded from the requirements of section 8(g) of the 
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 
635g(g)). 
(b) PARTNER VETTING.—The Secretary of State may 
restrict the award of, terminate, or cancel contracts, 
grants, or cooperative agreements or require an awardee 
to restrict the award of, terminate, or cancel a sub-award 
based on information in connection with a partner vetting 
program. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern-
ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 
to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc-
tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 
withholding funds under this subsection. 
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(d) TRANSFER
OF FUNDS
FOR EXTRAORDINARY 
PROTECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, 
and merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of 
Foreign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of 
expired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2026, at no later than the end 
of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which 
such funds are available for the purposes for which appro-
priated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may 
be transferred. 
(e) IMPACT ON JOBS.—Section 7056 of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116– 
260) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026. 
(f) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi-
sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef-
fect during fiscal year 2026. 
(2) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (divi-
sion K of Public Law 117–103) shall continue in ef-
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fect during fiscal year 2026 and shall apply to funds 
appropriated by this Act. 
(3) EXTENSION
OF
LOAN
GUARANTEES
TO 
ISRAEL.—Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency 
Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 
(Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended 
under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— 
(A) in the matter preceding the first pro-
viso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2030’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2031’’; and 
(B) in the second proviso, by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2030’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2031’’. 
(g) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 
available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 
survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as 
HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to 
the terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That 
the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be exer-
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cised by the Secretary of State with respect to funds de-
posited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and 
other products, and shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall include in the con-
gressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary 
resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements 
related to such fund. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 
purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro-
priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) CLARIFICATION.—In Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, the term ‘‘contribu-
tion, grant, or other payment’’ with respect to the 
United Nations or any affiliated organization of the 
United Nations shall mean voluntary and assessed 
contributions and payments, including contributions 
and payments to the United Nations Regular Budg-
et. 
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(3) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 
PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 
for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re-
main available for obligation, and have not expired. 
(4) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu-
tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the International Devel-
opment Association, the International Finance Cor-
poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
International Monetary Fund, the International 
Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De-
velopment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 
Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North 
American Development Bank, the European Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development, the African 
Development Bank, the African Development Fund, 
and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 
(5) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.—In this Act, 
the term ‘‘Pacific Islands countries’’ means the Cook 
Islands, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of 
Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 
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Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 
Nauru, Niue, the Republic of Palau, the Inde-
pendent State of Papua New Guinea, the Inde-
pendent State of Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the 
Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of 
Vanuatu. 
(6) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—For the purposes 
of this Act, the term ‘‘prior consultation’’ means a 
substantive engagement between a relevant Federal 
agency and the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 7 days prior to any public announcement or 
submission of a notification to engage such commit-
tees on— 
(A) the use of funds; 
(B) the development, content, or conduct 
of a program or activity; or 
(C) a decision to be taken. 
(7) SPEND
PLAN.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap-
propriated for a particular entity, country, program, 
purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 
minimum, a description of— 
(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 
for measuring progress, and a timeline for 
achieving such goals; 
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(B) amounts and sources of funds by ac-
count; 
(C) how such funds will complement other 
ongoing or planned programs; and 
(D) implementing partners, to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(8) SUCCESSOR
OPERATING
UNIT.—Any ref-
erence to a particular operating unit or office in this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs shall be deemed to include any successor 
operating unit performing the same or similar func-
tions. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 
SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 
Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 
I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 
section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 
and accountability of civilian police authority 
through training and technical assistance in human 
rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 
planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 
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police roles that support democratic governance, in-
cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 
respond to disasters, address violence against women 
and girls, and foster improved police relations with 
the communities they serve. 
(2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas-
ualty training and equipment in an amount 
above the prior fiscal year. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer com-
bat casualty care training and equipment as a 
component of any package of lethal assistance 
funded by this Act with funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 
Provided, That the requirement of this subpara-
graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un-
less the Secretary determines that such country 
has in place, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat-
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ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 
standards recommended by the Committee on 
Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur-
ther, That any such training and equipment for 
combat casualty care shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RECONSTITUTING
CIVILIAN
POLICE
AU-
THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap-
propriated 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, municipal, or 
other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 
as well as a nation emerging from instability. 
(2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE-
INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2026. 
(3) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES.—Subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations, the au-
thority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control 
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Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide fi-
nancing to Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (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 including 
Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters 
and other types of aircraft having possible civilian 
application), if the President determines that there 
are compelling foreign policy or national security 
reasons for those defense articles being provided by 
commercial lease rather than by government-to-gov-
ernment sale under such Act. 
(4) SPECIAL
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
FUND.— 
Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu-
ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 
Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 
2028: Provided, That the provision of defense arti-
cles and defense services to foreign countries or 
international organizations from the Fund shall be 
subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(5) WAR
RESERVE
STOCKPILE
AUTHORITY.— 
For fiscal year 2026, section 514(b) of the Foreign 
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Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)) shall 
not apply to defense articles to be set aside, ear-
marked, reserved, or intended for use as reserve 
stocks in stockpiles in the State of Israel. 
(6) 
PROGRAM
CLARIFICATION.—Notwith-
standing section 503(a)(3) of Public Law 87–195 
(22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the procurement of defense 
articles and services funded on a non-repayable basis 
under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
may be priced to include the costs of salaries of 
members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
engaged in security assistance activities pursuant to 
10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State Partnership 
Program): Provided, That this paragraph shall only 
apply to funds that remain available for obligation 
in fiscal year 2026. 
(7) FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
DIRECT 
LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.—Section 2606(a) 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub-
lic Law 117–103) shall continue in effect during fis-
cal year 2026 and shall apply in the same manner 
and to the same extent to funds made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
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(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act should not be used to support any military 
training or operations that include child soldiers. 
(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 
(A) 
LANDMINES.—Demining 
equipment 
available to 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 Secretary of State may prescribe. 
(B) CLUSTER
MUNITIONS.—No military 
assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni-
tions, no defense export license for cluster mu-
nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 
or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless— 
(i) the submunitions of the cluster 
munitions, after arming, do not result in 
more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 
across the range of intended operational 
environments, and the agreement applica-
ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 
such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 
technology specifies that the cluster muni-
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tions will only be used against clearly de-
fined military targets and will not be used 
where civilians are known to be present or 
in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions. 
(3) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of 
Offer and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’, the Secretary of 
State shall consult with each recipient govern-
ment to ensure that the LOA between the 
United States and such recipient government 
complies with the purposes of section 4 of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) and 
that the defense articles, services, and training 
procured with funds appropriated under such 
heading are consistent with United States na-
tional security policy. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall promptly 
inform the appropriate congressional commit-
tees of any instance in which the Secretary of 
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State has credible information that such assist-
ance was used in a manner contrary to such 
agreement. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations a report on funds obli-
gated and expended during fiscal year 2025, by 
country and purpose of assistance, including for 
sustainment of Department of Defense security co-
operation programs, and under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’. 
(2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE-
PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 
656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 
‘‘military training provided to foreign military per-
sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 
military training provided by foreign governments 
with funds appropriated to the Department of De-
fense or the Department of State, except for train-
ing provided by the government of a country des-
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ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
2321k(b)) as a major non-NATO ally: Provided, 
That such third-country training shall be clearly 
identified in the report submitted pursuant to sec-
tion 656 of such Act. 
COUNTERING THE FLOW OF FENTANYL AND OTHER 
SYNTHETIC DRUGS 
SEC. 7036. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’, not less than $175,000,000 
shall be made available for programs to counter the flow 
of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs 
into the United States: Provided, That such funds shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such 
purposes. 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made available pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be made available to support— 
(1) efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl 
precursors, and other synthetic drugs and their pre-
cursor materials to the United States from and 
through the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mex-
ico, and other countries; 
(2) law enforcement cooperation and capacity 
building efforts aimed at disrupting and dismantling 
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transnational criminal organizations involved in the 
production and trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl pre-
cursors, and other synthetic drugs; 
(3) implementation of the Fighting Emerging 
Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Last-
ing Results Act (part 7 of subtitle C of the James 
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117–263); and 
(4) engagement, including through multilateral 
organizations and frameworks, to catalyze collective 
action to address the public health and security 
threats posed by fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and 
other synthetic drugs, including through the Global 
Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 
unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 
the appropriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 
state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
and 
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(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 
security organizations; and 
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
entity 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 acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
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(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) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the 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 ac-
countable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President determines that it is important to the 
national security interest 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 the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 
of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 
7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. 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 
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other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WEST BANK AND 
GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2026, 
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi-
lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
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-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘National Security Invest-
ment Programs’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Secu-
rity Investment Programs’’ for assistance for the West 
Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all ap-
propriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not pro-
vided to or through any individual, private or government 
entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows 
or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, en-
gages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with 
respect to private entities or educational institutions, those 
that have as a principal officer of the entity’s governing 
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board or governing board of trustees any individual that 
has been determined to be involved in, or advocating ter-
rorist activity or determined to be a member of a des-
ignated foreign terrorist organization: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish proce-
dures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this 
subsection and shall terminate assistance to any indi-
vidual, entity, or educational institution which the Sec-
retary has determined to be involved in or advocating ter-
rorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for— 
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
individual who the Secretary of State deter-
mines has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
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of law, none of the funds made available by this or 
prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 
available by transfer, may be made available for obli-
gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations on— 
(A) the benchmarks that have been estab-
lished for security assistance for the West Bank 
and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian com-
pliance with such benchmarks; and 
(B) the steps being taken by the Pales-
tinian Authority to end torture and other cruel, 
inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees, 
including by bringing to justice members of 
Palestinian security forces who commit such 
crimes. 
(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 
(1) The Secretary of State shall ensure that 
Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors and 
grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub- 
grantees, 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, up 
to $1,400,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec-
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tor General of the Department of State for audits, 
investigations, and other activities in furtherance of 
the requirements of this subsection: Provided, That 
such funds are in addition to funds otherwise avail-
able for such purposes. 
(e) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 
in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 
treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro-
vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2026 
under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, and such audit shall address— 
(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) 
NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—Funds 
made 
available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
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LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 
to providing 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, the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interest 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. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 
the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 
place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales-
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tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 
weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 
waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal-
estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac-
count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi-
nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au-
thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen-
sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro-
moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 
Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 
LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 
through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 
of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 
Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 
to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 
Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree-
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ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 
undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government, including all of its ministers or such 
equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with 
the 
principles 
contained 
in 
section 
620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, as amended. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 
this subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 
paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations within 120 days of the certification and 
every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent are continuing to comply with the principles 
contained in section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro-
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vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 
purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi-
cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 
such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act, not less than $1,425,000,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Egypt, of which— 
(A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be 
made available from funds under the heading 
‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’; and 
(B) not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be 
made available from funds under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be transferred to 
an interest bearing account in the Federal Re-
serve Bank of New York. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—In 
addition to amounts made available pursuant to 
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paragraph (1), not less than $75,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ shall be made avail-
able for assistance for Egypt. 
(3) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and may only be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Na-
tional Security Investment Programs’’, and ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’ shall be made available— 
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(A) to support the United States policy to 
prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 
produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 
(B) to support an expeditious response to 
any violation of United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran’s 
nuclear program; 
(C) to support the implementation and en-
forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 
of nuclear weapons development, terrorism, 
human rights abuses, and ballistic missile and 
weapons proliferation; and 
(D) for democracy programs in support of 
the aspirations of the Iranian people. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations the semi-annual report re-
quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 
added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree-
ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
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the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port— 
(i) describing the impact of United 
States sanctions, including secondary sanc-
tions, on Iran’s ability to fund its nuclear 
program, destabilizing activities through-
out the Middle East, terrorism, human 
rights abuses, and ballistic missiles and 
weapons proliferation; and 
(ii) providing an assessment of Iran’s 
existing sources of revenue, and whether 
such revenue is derived from transactions 
with potentially sanctionable entities that 
have not yet been designated. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be— 
(A) used to implement an agreement with 
the Government of Iran relating to the nuclear 
program of Iran, or a renewal of the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action adopted on Octo-
ber 18, 2015, in contravention of the Iran Nu-
clear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 
2160e); 
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(B) made available to any foreign entity or 
person that is subject to United Nations or 
United States bilateral sanctions with respect to 
the Government of Iran; or 
(C) used to revoke the designation of the 
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a For-
eign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189). 
(c) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for 
grants only for Israel: Provided, That any funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ and made available for assistance for 
Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the date of en-
actment of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent 
that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used 
for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under 
this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and 
Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of 
which not less than $250,300,000 shall be available for 
the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense 
services, including research and development. 
(d) JORDAN.— 
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(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of 
which not less than $845,100,000 shall be made 
available for budget support for the Government of 
Jordan and not less than $425,000,000 shall be 
made available under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’. 
(2) In addition to amounts made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1), not less than $400,000,000 
of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Na-
tional Security Investment Programs’’ shall be made 
available for assistance for Jordan, which shall be 
made available for budget support, and not less than 
$50,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
shall be made available for assistance for Jordan. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leb-
anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 
is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 
designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
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ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 
as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 
(iii) implement United Nations Secu-
rity Council Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 
available by this subparagraph for assistance 
for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
spend plan, including actions to be taken to en-
sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 
only for the intended purposes, except such plan 
may not be considered as meeting the notifica-
tion requirements under section 7015 of this 
Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 
any notification submitted pursuant to such 
section shall include any funds specifically in-
tended for lethal military equipment. 
(f) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 
made available, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 
Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 
response and chemical weapons investigations. 
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(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 
(A) may not be made available for a 
project or activity that supports or otherwise le-
gitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign ter-
rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 
Syria; and 
(B) may not be made available for activi-
ties that further the strategic objectives of the 
governments of the Russian Federation or the 
People’s Republic of China that the Secretary 
of State determines may threaten or undermine 
United States national security interests. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs that are made available for any new 
program, project, or activity in Syria shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(g) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.— 
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(A) None of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’ in this Act may be made available for 
assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after 
the date of enactment of this Act— 
(i) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof outside an 
agreement negotiated between Israel and 
the Palestinians; or 
(ii) the Palestinians initiate an Inter-
national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 
authorized investigation, or actively sup-
port such an investigation, that subjects 
Israeli nationals to an investigation for al-
leged crimes against Palestinians. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100–204) if the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Palestinians 
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have not, after the date of enactment of this 
Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state outside an agreement nego-
tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
(II) initiated or actively supported an 
ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 
for alleged crimes against Palestinians; 
and 
(III) initiated any further action, 
whether directly or indirectly, based on an 
Advisory Opinion of the International 
Court of Justice that undermines direct 
negotiations to resolve the Israeli-Pales-
tinian conflict, including matters related to 
final status and Israel’s longstanding secu-
rity rights and responsibilities. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi-
dent is unable to make the certification pursu-
ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 
President may waive section 1003 of Public 
Law 100–204 if the President determines and 
certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 
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of Representatives, the President pro tempore 
of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Palestinians have entered 
into direct and meaningful negotiations with 
Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 
previous provisions of law must expire before 
the waiver under this clause may be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara-
graph shall be effective for no more than a pe-
riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 
Act. 
(C) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be made 
available for the Office of Palestinian Affairs, 
Department of State. 
(2) APPLICATION
OF
TAYLOR
FORCE
ACT.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ that are 
made available for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza shall be made available consistent with section 
1004(a) of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division 
S of Public Law 115–141). 
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