(e) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
priated by this Act, the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development may provide an exception to the fair
opportunity process for placing task orders under such
contracts when the order is placed with any category of
small or small disadvantaged business.
(f) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHOR-
ITY.—In providing assistance with funds appropriated by
this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from insta-
bility may be deemed to mean support for regional, dis-
trict, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging
from instability, as well as a nation emerging from insta-
bility.
(g) NATIONAL ENDOWMENT
FOR DEMOCRACY.—
Funds appropriated by this Act that are provided to the
National Endowment for Democracy may be provided not-
withstanding any other provision of law or regulation.
(h) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.—Of the funds managed
by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian
Assistance of the United States Agency for International
Development, from this or any other Act, not less than
$6,000,000 shall be made available as a general contribu-
tion to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any
other provision of law.
(i) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Public Law 107–
57, as amended, is further amended—
(1) in section 1(b)—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2004’’ and
inserting ‘‘2005’’; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2004’’
and inserting ‘‘2005’’;
(2) in section 3(2), by striking ‘‘and 2004’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘2004, and 2005’’; and
(3) in section 6, by striking ‘‘2004’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘2005’’.
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL
SEC. 535. It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the
secondary boycott of American firms that have com-
mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace
in the region and to United States investment and
trade in the Middle East and North Africa;
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret-
tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and
publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the
Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded;
(3) the three Arab League countries with diplo-
matic and trade relations with Israel should return
their ambassadors to Israel, should refrain from
downgrading their relations with Israel, and should
play a constructive role in securing a peaceful reso-
lution of the Israeli-Arab conflict;
(4) the remaining Arab League states should
normalize relations with their neighbor Israel;
(5) 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
(6) 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-
nesses from complying with the boycott and penal-
izing businesses that do comply.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE
SEC. 536. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this
or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country