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TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster reha-
bilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to section 
491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $50,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to support transition to 
democracy and to long-term development of countries in cri-
sis: Provided, That such support may include assistance to 
develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and 
processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the 
peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assist-
ance: Provided further, That if the President determines 
that it is important to the national interests of the United 
States to provide transition assistance in excess of the 
amount 
appropriated 
under 
this 
heading, 
up 
to 
$15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry 
out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under 
the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this 
heading: Provided further, That funds made available pur-
suant to the previous proviso shall be made available subject 
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
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DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro-
vided by the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $21,000,000 may be de-
rived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to 
carry out part I of such Act and under the heading ‘‘Assist-
ance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’: Provided, 
That such funds shall be made available only for micro and 
small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other pro-
grams which further the purposes of part I of the Act: Pro-
vided further, That such costs, including the cost of modi-
fying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended: 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 noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That the provisions of section 107A(d) 
(relating to general provisions applicable to the Develop-
ment 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 guaran-
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tees provided under this heading: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
any portion of which is to be guaranteed, of up to 
$700,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
credit programs administered by the United States Agency 
for International Development, $8,920,000, which may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Oper-
ating 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, 2010. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$645,700,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2009: 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 International 
Development, unless the Administrator has identified such 
proposed construction (including architect and engineering 
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services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices in a report 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 
days prior to the obligation of these funds for such purposes: 
Provided further, That the previous proviso shall not apply 
where the total cost of construction (including architect and 
engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices 
does not exceed $1,000,000: Provided further, That contracts 
or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under 
this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure 
of such funds through fiscal year 2009: Provided further, 
That any decision to open a new overseas mission or office 
of the United States Agency for International Development 
or, except where there is a substantial security risk to mis-
sion personnel, to close or significantly reduce the number 
of personnel of any such mission or office, shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That the authority of sec-
tions 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 Expenses of the United States Agency for 
International Development’’ in accordance with the provi-
sions of those sections. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 
related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of 
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information technology and related capital investments, 
pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $90,508,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise 
available for such purposes: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for obli-
gation only pursuant to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to 
exceed $75,144,500 may be made available for the purposes 
of implementing the Capital Security Cost Sharing Pro-
gram. 
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, 
$38,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, 
which sum shall be available for the Office of the Inspector 
General of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment. 
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
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$3,015,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing that are available for Egypt shall be provided with the 
understanding that Egypt will undertake significant eco-
nomic and democratic reforms which are additional to those 
which were undertaken in previous fiscal years, including 
the benchmarks accompanying the ‘‘Financial Sector Re-
form Memorandum of Understanding’’ dated March 20, 
2005: Provided further, That with respect to the provision 
of assistance for Egypt for democracy, human rights and 
governance activities, the organizations implementing such 
assistance and the specific nature of that assistance shall 
not be subject to the prior approval by the Government of 
Egypt: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading that are available for assistance for 
Egypt, not less than $15,000,000 should be made available 
for democracy, human rights and governance programs and 
not less than $50,000,000 should be used for education pro-
grams, of which not less than $10,000,000 should be made 
available for scholarships for Egyptian students with high 
financial need to attend United States accredited institu-
tions of higher education in Egypt: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading that are available 
for assistance for Cyprus should be used only for scholar-
ships, administrative support of the scholarship program, 
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bicommunal projects, and measures aimed at reunification 
of the island and designed to reduce tensions and promote 
peace and cooperation between the two communities on Cy-
prus: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, $363,547,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Jordan: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, $75,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza, of which not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for 
administrative expenses of the United States Agency for 
International Development, in addition to funds otherwise 
available for such purposes, to carry out programs in the 
West Bank and Gaza: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, not less than $30,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for the Philippines 
and not less than $10,700,000 shall be made available for 
assistance for Vietnam: Provided further, That $45,000,000 
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
available for assistance for Lebanon, of which not less than 
$10,000,000 should be made available for scholarships and 
direct support of United States educational institutions in 
Lebanon, and of which not less than $500,000 shall be made 
available to the United States Forest Service for forest man-
agement and wildlife conservation programs in Lebanon: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
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heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available 
for the fund established by section 2108 of Public Law 109– 
13: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, $3,000,000 shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote democracy and human rights in North 
Korea: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under 
this 
heading 
for 
assistance 
for 
Cambodia, 
$15,000,000 shall be made available to support, democracy, 
the rule of law, and human rights in Cambodia, including 
assistance for democratic political parties: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds ap-
propriated under this heading may be made available for 
programs and activities in the Central Highlands of Viet-
nam: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading for the Middle East Partnership Initia-
tive, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available to 
rescue Iraqi scholars: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading that are available for as-
sistance for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, up to 
$1,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses of 
the United States Agency for International Development in 
addition to amounts otherwise made available for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not less than $12,000,000 shall be made 
available for a United States contribution to the Special 
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Court for Sierra Leone, not less than $3,000,000 shall be 
made available for a United States contribution to the Ex-
tractive Industries Transparency Initiative Trust Fund, 
not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available to support 
implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification 
Scheme with an emphasis on support for regional efforts 
to combat cross-border smuggling and for monitoring by 
civil society groups, not less than $4,000,000 should be 
made available for a United States contribution to the 
International Commission Against Impunity in Guate-
mala, not less than $2,500,000 shall be made available for 
East Asia and Pacific Environmental Initiatives, and not 
less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for programs 
to protect biodiversity in Colombia’s national parks and in-
digenous reserves: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading that are made available for a 
Middle East Financing Facility, Middle East Enterprise 
Fund, or any other similar entity in the Middle East shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$10,000,000 shall be made available for labor and environ-
mental capacity building activities relating to the free trade 
agreements with the countries of Central America and the 
Dominican Republic: Provided further, That of the funds 
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appropriated under this heading, $45,700,000 should be 
made available to promote democracy in Cuba, and to as-
sist the pro-democracy movement in Cuba: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
not less than $10,000,000 should be made available for (1) 
programs to locate and identify persons missing as a result 
of armed conflict, violations of human rights, or natural 
disasters; (2) to assist governments in meeting their obliga-
tions regarding missing persons; and (3) to support inves-
tigations and prosecutions related to war crimes, crimes 
against humanity, genocide and other crimes under inter-
national law: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not more than $500,000 should 
be made available for the Department of Energy’s National 
Nuclear Security Administration to support initiatives 
which bring together public officials and private individ-
uals from nations involved in the Six-Party Talks for infor-
mal discussions on resolving the North Korea nuclear issue. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC 
STATES 
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for 
East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, 
$294,568,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other 
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provision of law, for assistance and for related programs 
for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States. 
(b) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the 
administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use 
of economic assistance. 
(c) The provisions of section 628 of this Act shall apply 
to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any provision of this or any other Act, in-
cluding provisions in this subsection regarding the applica-
tion of section 628 of this Act, local currencies generated 
by, or converted from, funds appropriated by this Act and 
by previous appropriations Acts and made available for the 
economic revitalization program in Bosnia may be used in 
Eastern Europe and the Baltic States to carry out the pro-
visions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Sup-
port for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE 
FORMER SOVIET UNION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
chapters 11 and 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 and the FREEDOM Support Act, for assistance 
for the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and 
for related programs, $401,885,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the provisions of 
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such chapters shall apply to funds appropriated by this 
paragraph: Provided further, That funds made available for 
the Southern Caucasus region may be used, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for confidence-building 
measures and other activities in furtherance of the peaceful 
resolution of regional conflicts, especially those in the vicin-
ity of Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabagh: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
than $8,000,000 shall be made available for humanitarian, 
conflict mitigation, human rights, civil society, and relief 
and recovery assistance for Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dage-
stan, and North Ossetia-Alania in the North Caucasus: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading that are available for assistance for Russia, not less 
than $500,000 shall be made available to the United States 
Forest Service for forest management and wildlife conserva-
tion programs in the Russian Far East: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds ap-
propriated under this heading in this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export fi-
nancing, and related programs, that are made available 
pursuant to the provisions of section 807 of Public Law 
102–511 shall be subject to a 6 percent ceiling on adminis-
trative expenses. 
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, 
$22,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the Inter-
national Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
1980, Public Law 96–533, $30,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That funds made 
available to grantees may be invested pending expenditure 
for project purposes when authorized by the Board of Direc-
tors of the Foundation: Provided further, That interest 
earned shall be used only for the purposes for which the 
grant was made: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation 
Act, (1) in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors 
of the Foundation may waive the $250,000 limitation con-
tained in that section with respect to a project and (2) a 
project may exceed the limitation by up to $10,000 if the 
increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Pro-
vided further, That the Foundation shall provide a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations after each time such 
waiver authority is exercised. 
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PEACE CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), including the purchase 
of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for adminis-
trative purposes for use outside of the United States, 
$323,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided 
further, That the Director may transfer to the Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 
2515, an amount not to exceed $2,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That funds transferred pursuant to the previous pro-
viso may not be derived from amounts made available for 
Peace Corps overseas operations. 
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, $1,200,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, up to $75,000,000 
may be available for administrative expenses of the Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation: Provided further, That up to 
10 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading 
may be made available to carry out the purposes of section 
616 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate 
countries for fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That none 
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of the funds available to carry out section 616 of such Act 
may be made available until the Chief Executive Officer 
of the Millennium Challenge Corporation provides a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations listing the candidate 
countries that will be receiving assistance under section 616 
of such Act, the level of assistance proposed for each such 
country, a description of the proposed programs, projects 
and activities, and the implementing agency or agencies of 
the United States Government: Provided further, That sec-
tion 605(e)(4) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 shall 
apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading may 
be made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact en-
tered into pursuant to section 609 of the Millennium Chal-
lenge Act of 2003 only if such Compact obligates not more 
than 50 percent of the entire amount of the United States 
Government funding anticipated for the duration of the 
Compact, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to 
the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the 
parties to the Compact to proceed the entire amount of the 
United States Government funding anticipated for the du-
ration of the Compact. 
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of 
democracy globally, $177,000,000, of which the following 
amounts shall be made available, subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
until September 30, 2010— 
(1) $75,000,000 for the Human Rights and De-
mocracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights and Labor, Department of State, of which 
$15,000,000 shall be for democracy and rule of law 
programs in the People’s Republic of China, Hong 
Kong, and Taiwan: Provided, That assistance for 
Taiwan should be matched from sources other than 
the United States Government: Provided further, That 
$10,000,000 shall be made available for programs and 
activities for the promotion of democracy in countries 
located outside the Middle East region with a signifi-
cant Muslim population, and where such programs 
and activities would be important to United States 
efforts to respond to, deter, or prevent acts of inter-
national terrorism: Provided further, That funds used 
for such purposes should support new initiatives and 
activities in those countries; and 
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(2) $102,000,000 for the National Endowment 
for Democracy: Provided, That of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assist-
ance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union’’, an additional $18,000,000 shall be made 
available for the programs and activities of the Na-
tional Endowment of Democracy. 
(b) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for the promotion of democracy may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of this or 
any other Act and, with regard to the National Endowment 
for Democracy, any regulation. Funds appropriated under 
this heading are in addition to funds otherwise available 
for such purposes. 
(c) The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, 
Human Rights and Labor shall be responsible for— 
(1) all policy, funding, and programming deci-
sions regarding funds made available in this Act and 
subsequent Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, export financ-
ing, and related programs for the Human Rights and 
Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor; and 
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(2) the development of strategies for the pro-
motion of democracy globally and the coordination of 
democracy programs between the United States De-
partment of State and the United States Agency for 
International Development. 
(d) For the purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, 
the term ‘‘promotion of democracy’’ means programs that 
support good governance, human rights, independent 
media, and the rule of law, and otherwise strengthen the 
capacity of democratic political parties, governments, non-
governmental organizations and institutions, and citizens 
to support the development of democratic states, institu-
tions, and practices that are responsive and accountable to 
citizens. 
(e) Any contract, grant or cooperative agreement (or 
any amendment to any contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement) in excess of $2,500,000 for the promotion of de-
mocracy under this Act shall be subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $558,449,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That during 
fiscal year 2008, the Department of State may also use the 
authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
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1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess 
property from an agency of the United States Government 
for the purpose of providing it to a foreign country under 
chapter 8 of part I of that Act subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall provide 
to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and prior to the 
initial obligation of funds appropriated under this heading, 
a report on the proposed uses of all funds under this head-
ing on a country-by-country basis for each proposed pro-
gram, project, or activity: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$19,000,000 shall be made available for training programs 
and activities of the International Law Enforcement Acad-
emies: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be made available for training of foreign 
law enforcement and judicial personnel in the prevention 
of violence and discrimination on account of sexual orienta-
tion or gender identity: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, not less than $10,500,000 
should be made available for programs to combat trafficking 
in persons and migrant smuggling: Provided further, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more 
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than $38,000,000 may be available for administrative ex-
penses. 
ANDEAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support counterdrug, 
economic and social development, rule of law, and other ac-
tivities in the Andean region of South America, 
$415,050,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
(b) In fiscal year 2008, funds available to the Depart-
ment of State for assistance to the Government of Colombia 
may be made available to support a unified campaign 
against drug trafficking, against activities by organizations 
designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and to take 
actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency 
circumstances, including undertaking rescue operations: 
Provided, That this authority shall cease to be effective if 
the Secretary of State has credible evidence that the Colom-
bian Armed Forces are not conducting vigorous operations 
to restore civilian government authority and respect for 
human rights in areas under the effective control of para-
military organizations or successor armed groups: Provided 
further, That the President shall ensure that if any heli-
copter procured with funds under this heading is used to 
aid or abet the operations of any such organization, the 
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helicopter shall be immediately returned to the United 
States: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appro-
priated under this heading: Provided further, That assist-
ance provided with funds appropriated under this heading 
that is made available notwithstanding section 482(b) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made available 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that 
are available for assistance for Colombia, not less than 
$22,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of the 
Attorney General, of which $5,000,000 shall be for the 
Human Rights Unit, $5,000,000 shall be for the Justice and 
Peace Unit, $9,000,000 shall be used to develop a witness 
protection program for victims of armed groups, and 
$3,000,000 shall be for investigations of mass graves and 
identification of remains: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading that are available 
for assistance for Colombia, $5,000,000 shall be for the Of-
fice of the Procuraduria General de la Nacion, $3,000,000 
shall be for the Office of the Defensoria del Pueblo, and 
$750,000 shall be made available for a United States con-
tribution to the Office of the United Nations High Commis-
sioner for Human Rights in Colombia to support moni-
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toring and public reporting of human rights conditions in 
the field. 
(d) Funds appropriated by this Act that are available 
for aerial eradication of coca in Colombia may be made 
available only for targeted eradication in specific areas and 
only if the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees 
on Appropriations that manual eradication in such areas 
is not practicable and that aerial eradication will not con-
tribute to a significant loss of biodiversity: Provided, That 
not more than 20 percent of such funds may be made avail-
able unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees 
on Appropriations that: (1) the herbicide is being used in 
accordance with EPA label requirements for comparable use 
in the United States and with Colombian laws; and (2) 
the herbicide, in the manner it is being used, does not pose 
unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans or the envi-
ronment including endemic species: Provided further, That 
such funds may not be made available unless the Secretary 
of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that 
complaints of harm to health or licit crops caused by such 
aerial eradication are thoroughly evaluated and fair com-
pensation is being paid in a timely manner for meritorious 
claims, and the Secretary submits a report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations detailing all claims, evaluations, 
and compensation paid during the twelve month period 
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