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(e) Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an 
audit and an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses 
of all funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, 
including all funds provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal 
year 2015 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 
audit shall address— 
(1) the extent to which such Program complies with the 
requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, and activities 
carried out under such Program, including both obligations 
and expenditures. 
(f) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations updating the report contained in section 2106 of 
chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 109–13. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION
OF FUNDS.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated 
or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian 
Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall 
not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the 
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such 
prohibition is important to the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiver pursuant 
to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 
6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after 
the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to sub-
section (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for 
the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and 
the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are 
properly disbursed: Provided, That the report shall also detail the 
steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, con-
fiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the waiver 
authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify 
and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obliga-
tion of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a 
single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and 
all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority 
treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service 
roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority is acting to 
counter incitement of violence against Israelis and is supporting 
activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and security 
cooperation with Israel.
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(f) PROHIBITION
TO HAMAS
AND
THE PALESTINE LIBERATION 
ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through 
VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of 
the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated 
or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively 
controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with 
Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assist-
ance may be provided to a power-sharing government only 
if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government, including all of its min-
isters or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and 
(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in section 
620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by 
the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
446) with respect to this subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) 
is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the cer-
tification and every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are 
continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 
620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended: Provided, That the report shall also detail the 
amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a 
full accounting of any direct support of such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through 
VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine 
Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
available for assistance for the Government of Egypt may only 
be made available if the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such government 
is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the 
United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel 
Peace Treaty. 
(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and subject to para-
graph (6) of this subsection, up to $150,000,000 may be 
made available for assistance for Egypt, of which not less 
than $35,000,000 should be made available for higher edu-
cation programs including not less than $10,000,000 for 
scholarships at not-for-profit institutions for Egyptian stu-
dents with high financial need: Provided, That such funds
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may also be made available for democracy programs: Pro-
vided further, That such funds shall be made available 
for a demonstration project to combat hepatitis C, on a 
cost matching basis from sources other than the United 
States Government. 
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting 
assistance for Egypt, including paragraph (6) of this sub-
section, funds made available under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs for assistance for Egypt may be made 
available for education and economic growth programs, 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees: Provided, That such funds may not be 
made available for cash transfer assistance or budget sup-
port unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the Government of 
Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize 
the economy and implement market-based economic 
reforms. 
(C)(i) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are available 
for assistance for Egypt, the Secretary of State shall with-
hold from obligation an amount that the Secretary deter-
mines to be equivalent to that expended by the United 
States Government for bail, and by nongovernmental 
organizations for legal and court fees, associated with 
democracy related trials in Egypt until the Secretary cer-
tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Government of Egypt has dismissed the convictions 
issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in 
‘‘Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’. 
(ii) No conviction issued by the Cairo Criminal Court 
on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 
for the Year 2012’’, against a citizen or national of the 
United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence in the United States, shall be considered a convic-
tion for purposes of United States law or for any activity 
undertaken within the jurisdiction of the United States. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, and subject to paragraph (6) of this sub-
section, up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, may be made available for assistance for 
Egypt which may be transferred to an interest bearing account 
in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 
if the Secretary of State is unable to make the certification 
in subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection, such funds 
may be made available at the minimum rate necessary to 
continue existing programs, notwithstanding any provision of 
law restricting assistance for Egypt and following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations, except that defense 
articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered 
until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) 
of this subsection are met: Provided further, That not later 
than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
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State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions describing any defense articles withheld from delivery 
to Egypt as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations on plans to restructure military assistance for Egypt, 
including cash flow financing. 
(4) PRIOR
YEAR
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under the 
headings ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ and ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ in prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be made available notwithstanding 
any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, except 
that such funds under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ shall only be made available at the minimum rate 
necessary to continue existing programs and following consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations, and the defense 
articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered 
until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) 
of this subsection are met. 
(5) SECURITY EXEMPTIONS.—Notwithstanding any provision 
of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraphs 
(3), (4), and (6) of this subsection, funds made available for 
assistance for Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs may be made available for counterterrorism, 
border security, and nonproliferation programs in Egypt, and 
for development activities in the Sinai, if the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that to do so is important to the national security 
interest of the United States. 
(6) FISCAL YEAR 2015 FUNDS.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2), (3) and (5) of this subsection, funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for the Government 
of Egypt may be made available notwithstanding any provision 
of law restricting assistance for Egypt as follows— 
(A) up to $725,850,000 may be made available only 
if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of 
Egypt— 
(i) has held free and fair parliamentary elections; 
(ii) is implementing laws or policies to govern 
democratically and protect the rights of individuals; 
(iii) is implementing reforms that protect freedoms 
of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, 
including the ability of civil society organizations and 
the media to function without interference; 
(iv) is taking consistent steps to protect and 
advance the rights of women and religious minorities; 
(v) is providing detainees with due process of law; 
(vi) is conducting credible investigations and 
prosecutions of the use of excessive force by security 
forces; and