764 
Fund’’, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made 
available for activities related to the remediation of 
dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be 
made available for assistance for the Government of 
Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes. 
(2) HEALTH AND DISABILITY PROGRAMS.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than 
$12,500,000 shall be made available for health and 
disability programs in areas sprayed with Agent Or-
ange and otherwise contaminated with dioxin, to as-
sist individuals with severe upper or lower body mo-
bility impairment or cognitive or developmental dis-
abilities. 
(3) RECONCILIATION
PROGRAMS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ that are made available for assist-
ance for Vietnam shall be made available for rec-
onciliation programs to address war legacy issues. 
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) FUNDING
AND
LIMITATIONS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics 
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Control and Law Enforcement’’ that are made avail-
able for assistance for Afghanistan— 
(A) shall be made available to implement 
the South Asia Strategy, the Revised Strategy 
for United States Engagement in Afghanistan, 
and the United States Agency for International 
Development Country Development Cooperation 
Strategy for Afghanistan; 
(B) shall be made available for programs 
in support of such strategies that protect and 
strengthen the rights of women and girls and 
promote the political and economic empower-
ment of women, including their meaningful in-
clusion in political processes: Provided, That 
such assistance to promote the economic em-
powerment of women shall be made available as 
grants to Afghan organizations, to the max-
imum extent practicable; and 
(C) may not be made available for any pro-
gram, project, or activity that— 
(i) cannot be sustained, as appro-
priate, by the Government of Afghanistan 
or another Afghan entity; 
(ii) is not accessible for the purposes 
of conducting effective oversight in accord-
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ance with applicable Federal statutes and 
regulations; 
(iii) initiates any new, major infra-
structure development; or 
(iv) includes the participation of any 
Afghan individual, organization, or govern-
ment entity if the Secretary of State has 
credible information that such individual, 
organization, or entity is knowingly in-
volved in acts of grand corruption, illicit 
narcotics production or trafficking, or has 
committed a gross violation of human 
rights. 
(2) AUTHORITIES.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
title III through VI that are made available for 
assistance for Afghanistan may be made avail-
able— 
(i) notwithstanding section 7012 of 
this Act or any similar provision of law 
and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961; 
(ii) for reconciliation programs and 
disarmament, 
demobilization, 
and 
re-
integration activities for former combat-
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ants who have renounced violence against 
the Government of Afghanistan, including 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (divi-
sion I of Public Law 112–74); and 
(iii) for an endowment to empower 
women and girls. 
(B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I 
of Public Law 112–74) shall apply to funds ap-
propriated by this Act for assistance for Af-
ghanistan. 
(3) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used by the 
United States Government to enter into a perma-
nent basing rights agreement between the United 
States and Afghanistan. 
(b) NEPAL.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 
$124,580,000 shall be made available for assistance 
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for Nepal, including for earthquake recovery and re-
construction programs. 
(2) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
shall only be made available for humanitarian and 
disaster relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, 
and in support of international peacekeeping oper-
ations: Provided, That such funds may only be made 
available for any additional uses if the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that the Government of Nepal is inves-
tigating and prosecuting violations of human rights 
and the laws of war, and the Nepal Army is cooper-
ating fully with civilian judicial authorities in such 
cases. 
(c) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ for assistance for Paki-
stan may be made available only to support 
counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capa-
bilities in Pakistan. 
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(B) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 
days after enactment of this Act, and prior to 
the submission of the report required by section 
653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the amount 
of funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
that is anticipated to be subject to the January 
2018 policy decision of the United States to 
suspend security assistance for Pakistan, or any 
subsequent policy decision affecting such assist-
ance: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
promptly inform the appropriate congressional 
committees in writing of any changes to such 
policy, the justification for such changes, and 
the progress made by the Government of Paki-
stan in meeting the counterterrorism objectives 
described under this section in Senate Report 
115–282. 
(C) 
REPROGRAMMING.—Funds 
appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
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gram’’ for assistance for Pakistan that are 
withheld from obligation or expenditure by the 
Department of State may be reprogrammed by 
the Secretary of State, except that no such 
funds may be reprogrammed that are required 
to complete payment on existing and previously 
approved contracts: Provided, That such re-
programming shall be subject to the regular no-
tification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(2) BILATERAL
ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE
RE-
PORT.—Prior to the obligation of funds made avail-
able by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the central Govern-
ment of Pakistan, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees detailing— 
(A) the amount of financing and other 
support, if any, provided by the Government of 
Pakistan to schools supported by, affiliated 
with, or run by the Taliban or any domestic or 
foreign terrorist organization in Pakistan; 
(B) the extent of cooperation by such gov-
ernment in issuing visas in a timely manner for 
United States visitors, including officials and 
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representatives of nongovernmental organiza-
tions, engaged in assistance and security pro-
grams in Pakistan; 
(C) the extent to which such government is 
providing humanitarian organizations access to 
detainees, internally displaced persons, and 
other Pakistani civilians affected by conflict in 
Pakistan and the region; and 
(D) the extent to which such government is 
strengthening democracy in Pakistan, including 
protecting freedom of expression, assembly, and 
religion. 
(3) AUTHORITY AND USES OF FUNDS.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act for as-
sistance for Pakistan may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, ex-
cept for section 620M of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act for as-
sistance for Pakistan that are made available 
for infrastructure projects shall be implemented 
in a manner consistent with section 507(6) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)). 
(C) The authorities and directives of sec-
tion 7044(d)(4) of the Department of State, 
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Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public 
Law 113–235) regarding scholarships for 
women shall apply to funds appropriated by 
this Act for assistance for Pakistan, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and Related Programs’’ that are made available 
for assistance for Pakistan shall be made avail-
able to interdict precursor materials from Paki-
stan to Afghanistan that are used to manufac-
ture improvised explosive devices and for agri-
culture extension programs that encourage al-
ternative fertilizer use among Pakistani farmers 
to decrease the dual use of fertilizer in the 
manufacturing of improvised explosive devices. 
(E) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ that are made 
available for assistance for Pakistan, not less 
than $15,000,000 shall be made available for 
border security programs in Pakistan, following 
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consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(F) Funds appropriated by title III of this 
Act shall be made available for programs to 
promote democracy in Pakistan. 
(4) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 
shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 
of State reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from 
prison and cleared of all charges relating to the as-
sistance provided to the United States in locating 
Osama bin Laden. 
(5) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary of State shall 
take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms 
are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of 
funds made available by this subsection for assist-
ance for Pakistan: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall inform the Committees on Appropriations of 
such steps in a timely manner. 
(d) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) 
BILATERAL
ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall 
be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka for 
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economic development and democracy programs, 
particularly in areas recovering from ethnic and reli-
gious conflict: Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available for programs to assist in the identi-
fication and resolution of cases of missing persons. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act for assistance for the central Government of 
Sri Lanka, except for funds made available for hu-
manitarian assistance and victims of trauma, may be 
made available only if the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Government of Sri Lanka is— 
(A) repealing laws that do not comply with 
international standards for arrest and detention 
by security forces, and ensuring that any suc-
cessor legislation meets such standards; 
(B) increasing accountability and trans-
parency in governance; 
(C) investigating allegations of arbitrary 
arrest and torture, and supporting a credible 
justice mechanism in compliance with United 
Nations Human Rights Council Resolution (A/ 
HCR/RES/30/1) of October 2015; 
(D) returning military occupied lands in 
former conflict zones to their rightful owners or 
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compensating those whose land was confiscated 
without due process, and which is in addition to 
steps taken during the previous calendar year; 
(E) establishing a functioning office of 
missing persons and assisting its investigations 
of cases of missing persons from Sri Lanka’s 
internal armed conflicts with the cooperation of 
the armed forces of Sri Lanka; and 
(F) substantially reducing the presence of 
the armed forces in former conflict zones and 
implementing a plan for restructuring the 
armed forces to adopt a peacetime role that 
contributes to post-conflict reconciliation and 
regional security. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds appropriated under title IV of this Act that 
are available for assistance for Sri Lanka shall be 
subject to the following conditions— 
(A) not to exceed $500,000 under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
may only be made available for programs to 
support humanitarian and disaster response 
preparedness and maritime security, including 
professionalization and training for the navy 
and coast guard; and 
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(B) funds under the heading ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ may only be made avail-
able for training and equipment related to 
international peacekeeping operations and im-
provements to peacekeeping-related facilities, 
and only if the Government of Sri Lanka is tak-
ing effective steps to bring to justice Sri 
Lankan peacekeeping troops who have engaged 
in sexual exploitation and abuse. 
(e) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.— 
(1) CROSS BORDER PROGRAMS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ for assistance for Afghanistan and 
Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law that restricts assistance to 
foreign countries, for cross border stabilization and 
development programs between Afghanistan and 
Pakistan, or between either country and the Central 
Asian countries. 
(2) SECURITY
AND
JUSTICE
PROGRAMS.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made avail-
able for assistance for countries in South and Cen-
tral Asia shall be made available to accelerate the re-
cruitment and enhance the retention and profes-
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sionalism of women in the judiciary, police, and 
other security forces. 
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 
(1) CONDITIONS ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE CEN-
TRAL GOVERNMENTS OF EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, 
AND HONDURAS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV that are made available 
for assistance for each of the central governments of 
El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, 50 percent 
may only be obligated after the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that such government is— 
(A) informing its citizens of the dangers of 
the journey to the southwest border of the 
United States; 
(B) combating human smuggling and traf-
ficking; 
(C) improving border security, including 
preventing illegal migration, human smuggling 
and trafficking, and trafficking of illicit drugs 
and other contraband; 
(D) cooperating with United States Gov-
ernment agencies and other governments in the 
region to facilitate the return, repatriation, and 
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reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the 
southwest border of the United States who do 
not qualify for asylum, consistent with inter-
national law; 
(E) working cooperatively with an autono-
mous, publicly accountable entity to provide 
oversight of the Plan of the Alliance for Pros-
perity in the Northern Triangle in Central 
America (the Plan); 
(F) combating corruption, including inves-
tigating and prosecuting current and former 
government officials credibly alleged to be cor-
rupt; 
(G) implementing reforms, policies, and 
programs 
to 
increase 
transparency 
and 
strengthen public institutions and the rule of 
law; 
(H) working with local communities, civil 
society organizations (including indigenous and 
other marginalized groups), and local govern-
ments in the implementation and evaluation of 
activities of the Plan; 
(I) countering the activities of criminal 
gangs, drug traffickers, and transnational 
criminal organizations; 
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(J) investigating and prosecuting in the ci-
vilian justice system government personnel who 
are credibly alleged to have violated human 
rights; 
(K) cooperating with commissions against 
corruption and impunity and with regional 
human rights entities; 
(L) supporting programs to reduce pov-
erty, expand education and vocational training 
for at-risk youth, create jobs, and promote equi-
table economic growth, particularly in areas 
contributing to large numbers of migrants; 
(M) creating a professional, accountable ci-
vilian police force and ending the role of the 
military in internal policing; 
(N) protecting the right of political opposi-
tion parties and other members of civil society 
to operate without interference; 
(O) implementing tax reforms; and 
(P) resolving commercial disputes. 
(2) DETERMINATIONS AND IMPACT ON ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(A) INSUFFICIENT
PROGRESS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall periodically review the 
progress of each of the central governments of 
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El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in 
meeting the requirements of paragraph (1): 
Provided, That if the Secretary determines and 
reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that sufficient progress has not been 
made by such government in meeting such re-
quirements, the Secretary shall suspend, in 
whole or in part, assistance for such govern-
ment for programs supporting such require-
ment, and shall notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees in writing of such action: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may re-
sume such assistance if the Secretary deter-
mines and reports to such committees that cor-
rective measures have been taken by such gov-
ernment. 
(B) 
CHANGE
IN
NATIONAL
GOVERN-
MENT.—Not later than 90 days following a 
change of national government in El Salvador, 
Guatemala, or Honduras, the Secretary of State 
shall determine whether or not such government 
is meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) 
and submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees detailing the reasons for such 
determination: Provided, That if the Secretary 
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determines that such government is not meeting 
such requirements, then the Secretary shall sus-
pend, in whole or in part, assistance for such 
country until such time as such determination 
and report can be made. 
(C) 
REPROGRAMMING.—Assistance 
sus-
pended pursuant to subparagraphs (A) or (B) 
may be reprogrammed if the Secretary of State 
determines that corrective measures have not 
been taken: Provided, That any such re-
programming shall only be made available for 
assistance for other countries in Latin America 
and the Caribbean and shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
not less than 14 days prior to submitting any certifi-
cation made pursuant to subsection (a)(1) and any 
suspension or reprogramming made pursuant to sub-
section (a)(2). 
(4) EXCEPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of para-
graph (1) shall not apply to funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for the 
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International Commission against Impunity in 
Guatemala, the Mission to Support the Fight 
against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras, 
humanitarian assistance, and food security pro-
grams. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are made available 
for assistance for countries in Central America 
may be made available for direct government- 
to-government assistance or for major infra-
structure projects. 
(b) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$418,253,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Colombia, including to support the efforts of the 
Government of Colombia to— 
(A) conduct a unified campaign against 
narcotics trafficking, organizations designated 
as foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), and other criminal or ille-
gal armed groups: Provided, That aircraft sup-
ported by funds made available by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
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partment of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs may be used to transport per-
sonnel and supplies involved in drug eradication 
and interdiction, including security for such ac-
tivities, and to provide transport in support of 
alternative development programs and inves-
tigations by civilian judicial authorities; 
(B) enhance security and stability in Co-
lombia and the region; 
(C) strengthen and expand governance, the 
rule of law, and access to justice throughout 
Colombia; 
(D) promote economic and social develop-
ment, including by improving access to areas 
impacted by conflict through demining pro-
grams; 
(E) assist communities impacted by signifi-
cant refugee or migrant populations; and 
(F) implement a peace agreement between 
the Government of Colombia and illegal armed 
groups, in accordance with constitutional and 
legal requirements in Colombia. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
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ations, and related programs that are made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be made available 
for payment of reparations to conflict victims or 
compensation to demobilized combatants associated 
with a peace agreement between the Government of 
Colombia and illegal armed groups. 
(3) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’ and made available for 
counternarcotics assistance for Colombia, 20 percent 
may be obligated only after the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Government of Colombia has re-
duced overall illicit drug cultivation, production, and 
trafficking. 
(4) HUMAN
RIGHTS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ and made available for as-
sistance for Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated 
only after the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that— 
(A) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and 
other judicial authorities are taking effective 
steps to hold accountable perpetrators of gross 
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violations of human rights in a manner con-
sistent with international law, including for 
command responsibility, and sentence them to 
deprivation of liberty; 
(B) the Government of Colombia is taking 
effective steps to reduce attacks against human 
rights defenders and other civil society activists, 
trade unionists, and journalists, and judicial au-
thorities are prosecuting those responsible for 
such attacks; and 
(C) senior military officers responsible for 
ordering, committing, and covering up cases of 
false positives are being held accountable, in-
cluding removal from active duty if found guilty 
through criminal or disciplinary proceedings. 
(5) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of para-
graphs (3) and (4) shall not apply to funds made 
available for aviation instruction and maintenance, 
and maritime and riverine security programs. 
(c) HAITI.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made 
available for assistance for Haiti may not be made 
available for assistance for the central Government 
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of Haiti unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such government is taking effective steps, which are 
steps taken since the certification and report sub-
mitted during the prior year, if applicable, to— 
(A) strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, in-
cluding by— 
(i) selecting judges in a transparent 
manner based on merit; 
(ii) reducing pre-trial detention; 
(iii) respecting the independence of 
the judiciary; and 
(iv) improving governance by imple-
menting reforms to increase transparency 
and accountability, including through the 
penal and criminal codes; 
(B) combat corruption, including by imple-
menting the anti-corruption law enacted in 
2014 and prosecuting corrupt officials; 
(C) increase government revenues, includ-
ing by implementing tax reforms, and increas-
ing expenditures on public services; and 
(D) resolve commercial disputes between 
United States entities and the Government of 
Haiti. 
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(2) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 
of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 
and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 
(d) VENEZUELA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 
less than $17,500,000 shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote democracy and the rule of law in Ven-
ezuela. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) GEORGIA.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$127,025,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Georgia. 
(2) UKRAINE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$445,700,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Ukraine. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for assistance for a govern-
ment of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union 
if such government directs any action in violation of the 
territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other 
Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as 
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those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Pro-
vided, That except as otherwise provided in section 
7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without 
regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President 
determines that to do so is in the national security interest 
of the United States: Provided further, That prior to exe-
cuting the authority contained in the previous proviso, the 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on how such assistance supports the na-
tional security interest of the United States. 
(c) SECTION
907 OF
THE
FREEDOM
SUPPORT 
ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 
U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assist-
ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 
(22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 
Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 
of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation as-
sistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 
acting within his or her official capacity; 
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(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 
other assistance provided by the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export- 
Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
(d) TURKEY.— 
(1) TURKISH
PRESIDENTIAL
PROTECTION
DI-
RECTORATE.—None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to facilitate or support the sale 
of defense articles or defense services to the Turkish 
Presidential Protection Directorate (TPPD) under 
chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2761 et seq.), unless the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that members of the TPPD that 
are named in the July 17, 2017 indictment by the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and 
against whom charges are pending, have returned to 
the United States to stand trial in connection with 
the offenses contained in such indictment or have 
otherwise been brought to justice: Provided, That 
the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to 
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the use of funds made available by this Act for bor-
der security purposes, for North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization or coalition operations, or to enhance the 
protection of United States officials and facilities in 
Turkey. 
(2) RESTRICTION ON FUNDS.— 
(A) Not later than November 1, 2019, but 
no sooner than six months after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit an 
update to the report required by section 1282 
of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115–232) regarding the purchase by the 
Republic of Turkey of the S–400 missile de-
fense system from the Russian Federation: Pro-
vided, That such report shall also include a de-
tailed description of plans for the imposition of 
sanctions, if appropriate, for such purchase 
pursuant to section 231 of the Countering Rus-
sian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 
2017 (Public Law 115–44). 
(B) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, 
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and related programs may be made available to 
deliver F–35 aircraft to the territory of the Re-
public of Turkey until the report in subpara-
graph (A) is submitted to the Congress. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7047. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa-
tion. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a country that the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations has taken affirmative steps intended to 
support or be supportive of the Russian Federation 
annexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine: 
Provided, That except as otherwise provided in sub-
section (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction 
on assistance required by this paragraph if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to such Committees 
that to do so is in the national interest of the United 
States, and includes a justification for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for— 
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(A) the implementation of any action or 
policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 
Russian Federation over Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine; 
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 
of United States Government investments in 
Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the 
control of Russian-backed separatists, if such 
activity includes the participation of Russian 
Government officials, or other Russian owned 
or controlled financial entities; or 
(C) assistance for Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine under the control of Russian- 
backed separatists, if such assistance includes 
the participation of Russian Government offi-
cials, or other Russian owned or controlled fi-
nancial entities. 
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any as-
sistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
(4) The requirements and limitations of this 
subsection shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary 
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of State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine 
has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea and other 
territory in Ukraine under the control of Russian- 
backed separatists. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 
ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a country that the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations has recognized the independence of, or has 
established diplomatic relations with, the Russian oc-
cupied 
Georgian 
territories 
of 
Abkhazia 
and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall publish on the Department of State 
website a list of any such central governments in a 
timely manner: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may waive the restriction on assistance required by 
this paragraph if the Secretary determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that to 
do so is in the national interest of the United States, 
and includes a justification for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to support the Russian occu-
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pation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia. 
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any as-
sistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, not less than $275,000,000 shall 
be made available to carry out the purposes of the 
Countering Russian Influence Fund, as authorized 
by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influence 
in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public Law 
115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543) and notwithstanding the 
country limitation in subsection (b) of such section, 
and programs to enhance the capacity of law en-
forcement and security forces in countries in Europe 
and Eurasia and strengthen security cooperation be-
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tween such countries and the United States and the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as appropriate. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act and made 
available for assistance for the Eastern Partnership 
countries shall be made available to advance the im-
plementation of Association Agreements and trade 
agreements with the European Union, and to reduce 
their vulnerability to external economic and political 
pressure from the Russian Federation. 
(e) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available to support democracy pro-
grams in the Russian Federation, including to promote 
Internet freedom, and shall also be made available to sup-
port the democracy and rule of law strategy required by 
section 7071(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 
(division K of Public Law 113–76). 
UNITED NATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.— 
(1) RESTRICTIONS.—Of the funds appropriated 
under title I and under the heading ‘‘International 
Organizations and Programs’’ in title V of this Act 
that are available for contributions to the United 
Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping 
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Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Or-
ganization of American States, 15 percent may not 
be obligated for such organization, department, or 
agency until the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the organization, department, or agency is— 
(A) posting on a publicly available website, 
consistent with privacy regulations and due 
process, regular financial and programmatic au-
dits of such organization, department, or agen-
cy, and providing the United States Govern-
ment with necessary access to such financial 
and performance audits; 
(B) effectively implementing and enforcing 
policies and procedures which reflect best prac-
tices for the protection of whistleblowers from 
retaliation, including best practices for— 
(i) protection against retaliation for 
internal and lawful public disclosures; 
(ii) legal burdens of proof; 
(iii) statutes of limitation for report-
ing retaliation; 
(iv) access to independent adjudicative 
bodies, including external arbitration; and 
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(v) results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation; and 
(C) effectively implementing and enforcing 
policies and procedures on the appropriate use 
of travel funds, including restrictions on first 
class and business class travel. 
(2) WAIVER.—The restrictions imposed by or 
pursuant to paragraph (1) may be waived on a case- 
by-case basis if the Secretary of State determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to 
a humanitarian crisis. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA-
TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES DELEGA-
TIONS.—None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay expenses for any United 
States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or 
commission of the United Nations if such agency, 
body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 
a country, the government of which the Secretary of 
State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) 
of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as contin-
ued in effect pursuant to the International Emer-
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gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
2405(j)(1)), supports international terrorism. 
(2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—None 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any 
organization, agency, commission, or program within 
the United Nations system if such organization, 
agency, commission, or program is chaired or pre-
sided over by a country the government of which the 
Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of 
section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 
6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, or 
any other provision of law, is a government that has 
repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
terrorism. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 
waive the restriction in this subsection if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that to do so is important to the na-
tional interest of the United States, including a de-
scription of the national interest served. 
(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
available in support of the United Nations Human Rights 
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Council unless the Secretary of State determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that participa-
tion in the Council is important to the national interest 
of the United States and that such Council is taking sig-
nificant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda 
item and ensure integrity in the election of members to 
such Council: Provided, That such report shall include a 
description of the national interest served and the steps 
taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and 
ensure integrity in the election of members to such Coun-
cil: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 
September 30, 2019, on the resolutions considered in the 
United Nations Human Rights Council during the pre-
vious 12 months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as 
a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the elec-
tion of members to such Council. 
(d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGEN-
CY.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds for the United 
Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the Sec-
retary of State shall report to the Committees on Appro-
priations, in writing, on whether UNRWA is— 
(1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the 
West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to 
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inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any in-
appropriate use; 
(2) acting promptly to address any staff or ben-
eficiary violation of its own policies (including the 
policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) 
and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) implementing procedures to maintain the 
neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a 
no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspec-
tions of its installations, to ensure they are only 
used for humanitarian or other appropriate pur-
poses; 
(4) taking necessary and appropriate measures 
to ensure it is operating in compliance with the con-
ditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the 
Department of State on actions it has taken to en-
sure conformance with such conditions; 
(5) taking steps to ensure the content of all 
educational materials currently taught in UNRWA- 
administered schools and summer camps is con-
sistent with the values of human rights, dignity, and 
tolerance and does not induce incitement; 
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(6) not engaging in operations with financial in-
stitutions or related entities in violation of relevant 
United States law, and is taking steps to improve 
the financial transparency of the organization; and 
(7) in compliance with the United Nations 
Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and 
is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s rec-
ommendations. 
(e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NA-
TIONS MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or 
made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 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 chap-
ter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
the costs for participation of another country’s delegation 
at international conferences held under the auspices of 
multilateral or international organizations. 
(f) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—Any operating plan sub-
mitted pursuant to this Act for funds made available 
under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International Organi-
zations’’ shall include information on capital projects, as 
described under such heading in House Report 115–253. 
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(g) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the 
amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in 
fiscal year 2019 for contributions to any organization, de-
partment, agency, or program within the United Nations 
system or any international program that are withheld 
from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall update such report 
each time additional funds are withheld by operation of 
any provision of law: Provided further, That the re-
programming of any withheld funds identified in such re-
port, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(h) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE-
KEEPING OPERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available to implement section 
301 of the Department of State Authorities Act, 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323). 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
of State should withhold assistance to any unit of 
the security forces of a foreign country if the Sec-
retary has credible information that such unit has 
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engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, including 
while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping op-
eration, until the Secretary determines that the gov-
ernment of such country is taking effective steps to 
hold the responsible members of such unit account-
able and to prevent future incidents: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall promptly notify the government 
of each country subject to any withholding of assist-
ance pursuant to this paragraph, and shall notify 
the appropriate congressional committees of such 
withholding not later than 10 days after a deter-
mination to withhold such assistance is made: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, assist such government in 
bringing the responsible members of such unit to 
justice. 
(i) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations, funds appropriated by this Act which are re-
turned or not made available due to the implementation 
of subsection (a), the second proviso under the heading 
‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’ 
in title I of this Act, or section 307(a) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)), shall remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2020: Pro-
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vided, That the requirement to withhold funds for pro-
grams in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated 
by this Act. 
(j) 
NATIONAL
SECURITY
INTEREST
WITH-
HOLDING.— 
(1) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of State 
shall withhold 5 percent of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Contributions to 
International Organizations’’ for a specialized agen-
cy or other entity of the United Nations if the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the United States Am-
bassador to the United Nations, determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
agency or entity has taken an official action that is 
against the national security interest of the United 
States or an ally of the United States, including 
Israel. 
(2) RELEASE
OF
FUNDS.—The Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the United States Am-
bassador to the United Nations, may release funds 
withheld pursuant to paragraph (1) if the Secretary 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such agency or entity is taking steps 
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to address the action that resulted in the with-
holding of such funds. 
(3) REPROGRAMMING.—Should the Secretary of 
State be unable to make a determination pursuant 
to paragraph (2) regarding the release of withheld 
funds, such funds may be reprogrammed for other 
purposes under the heading ‘‘Contributions to Inter-
national Organizations’’. 
(4) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, 
may waive the requirements of this subsection if the 
Secretary determines that to do so in the national 
interest. 
(k) TRANSFER
OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $25,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘International 
Organizations and Programs’’, of which $23,000,000 shall 
be for a contribution to support the United Nations resi-
dent coordinator system and $2,000,000 shall be for a 
contribution to the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 
SEC. 7049. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 
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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 
police roles that support democratic governance, in-
cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 
respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, 
and foster improved police relations with the com-
munities 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. 
(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 
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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-
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 transparent process. 
(3) 
COUNTERTERRORISM
PARTNERSHIPS 
FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and Related Programs shall be made available for 
the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for pro-
grams in areas liberated from, under the influence 
of, or adversely affected by, the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria or other terrorist organizations: Provided, 
That such areas shall include the Kurdistan Region 
of Iraq: Provided further, That prior to the obliga-
tion of funds made available pursuant to this para-
graph, the Secretary of State shall take all prac-
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United States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall conduct a new competition to select the grants and 
credit assistance awarded under this heading: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may set aside not more than 
3 percent of the funds provided under this heading, and 
may transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators 
of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Tran-
sit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, 
and the Maritime Administration to fund the award and 
oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the 
National Infrastructure Investments program: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall consider and award 
projects based solely on the selection criteria from the fis-
cal year 2017 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding the previous proviso, the 
Secretary shall not use the Federal share or an applicant’s 
ability to generate non-Federal revenue as a selection cri-
teria in awarding projects: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity no 
later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That such Notice of Funding Opportunity shall 
require application submissions 90 days after the pub-
lishing of such Notice: Provided further, That of the appli-
cations submitted under the previous two provisos, the 
Secretary shall make grants no later than 270 days after 
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(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on June 8, 1998); 
(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 
of those fiscal years); 
(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob-
ligation authority was made available under the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple 
years or to remain available until expended, but only 
to the extent that the obligation authority has not 
lapsed or been used; 
(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 
of those fiscal years); 
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 
U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that 
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