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502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amend-
ed: Provided further, That funds made available by this 
paragraph may be used for the cost of modifying any such 
guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts, and funds 
used for such costs shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the provisions of section 107A(d) (re-
lating to general provisions applicable to the Development 
Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by 
the House Committee on International Relations on May 
9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guar-
antees provided under this heading. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
credit programs administered by the United States Agency 
for International Development, $8,000,000, which may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Op-
erating Expenses of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development: Provided, That funds made avail-
able under this heading shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the ‘‘Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund’’, as authorized by the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980, $42,500,000.
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OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$618,000,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 
the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ may be made 
available to finance the construction (including architect 
and engineering services), purchase, or long term lease of 
offices for use by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, unless the Administrator has iden-
tified such proposed construction (including architect and 
engineering services), purchase, or long term lease of of-
fices in a report submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of these 
funds for such purposes: Provided further, That the pre-
vious proviso shall not apply where the total cost of con-
struction (including architect and engineering services), 
purchase, or long term lease of offices does not exceed 
$1,000,000: Provided further, That contracts or agree-
ments entered into with funds appropriated under this 
heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of 
such funds through fiscal year 2006: Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act may be used to open
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a new overseas mission of the United States Agency for 
International Development without the prior written noti-
fication of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the 
Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry 
out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Ex-
penses of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment’’ in accordance with the provisions of those sec-
tions. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 
related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 
of information technology and related capital investments, 
pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $64,800,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for obligation only pursuant to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading and 
under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United 
States Agency for International Development’’ may be 
made available for USAID’s contribution to the Capital 
Cost Sharing Program only if all other agencies who have
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agreed to participate in that program during the current 
fiscal year are making their contributions to the program. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$35,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2006, which sum shall be available for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II, $2,450,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2006: Provided, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$360,000,000 shall be available only for Israel, which sum 
shall be available on a grant basis as a cash transfer and 
shall be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this 
Act or by October 31, 2004, whichever is later: Provided 
further, That not less than $535,000,000 shall be available 
only for Egypt, which sum shall be provided on a grant 
basis, and of which sum cash transfer assistance shall be 
provided with the understanding that Egypt will under-
take significant economic reforms which are additional to