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reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign 
terrorist organizations: Provided, That the Secretary of 
State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this sub-
section: Provided further, That for the purposes of this 
subsection the term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ 
means an organization designated as a terrorist organiza-
tion under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act. 
(k) NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—With re-
spect to the provision of assistance for democracy, human 
rights and governance activities, the organizations imple-
menting such assistance and the specific nature of that 
assistance shall not be subject to the prior approval by 
the government of any foreign country. 
(l) PROGRAM
FOR RESEARCH
AND TRAINING
ON 
EASTERN EUROPE AND THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF 
THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available to carry 
out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern 
Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union (title VIII) as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern Eu-
ropean Research and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 
4501-4508, as amended). 
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(m) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by title III of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110–161) under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are available 
for a competitively awarded grant for nuclear security ini-
tiatives relating to North Korea shall be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
(n) MIDDLE EAST FOUNDATION.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts for a Middle East Foun-
dation shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(o) GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, to include minimum funding re-
quirements or funding directives, funds made available 
under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ in this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available to 
address critical food shortages, subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
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(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; 
(3) all Arab League states should normalize re-
lations 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 
demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking 
into consideration the participation of any recipient 
country 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, includ-
ing those to encourage allies and trading partners of 
the United States to enact laws prohibiting busi-
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nesses from complying with the boycott and penal-
izing businesses that do comply. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7036. (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; 
(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 
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