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(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, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) 
NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—Funds 
made 
available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
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 provi-
sions 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 Presi-
dent 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 
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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 pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing 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: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales-
tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 
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 Ap-
propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal-
estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac-
count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi-
nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au-
thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen-
sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro-
moting 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 agree-
ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 
undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government, including all of its ministers 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. 
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(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 
paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations within 120 days of the certification and 
every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent 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: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 
purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi-
cation 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 as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
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and may only be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations 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.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, up to $125,000,000 may be 
made available for assistance for Egypt, of which up 
to $40,000,000 should be made available for higher 
education programs, including $15,000,000 for 
scholarships for Egyptian students with high finan-
cial need to attend not-for-profit institutions of high-
er education in Egypt that are currently accredited 
by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the 
United States Department of Education, or meets 
standards equivalent to those required for United 
States institutional accreditation by a regional ac-
crediting agency recognized by such Department: 
Provided, That such funds shall be made available 
for democracy programs, and for development pro-
grams in the Sinai: Provided further, That such 
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funds may not be made available for cash transfer 
assistance or budget support unless the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Government of Egypt 
is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize 
the economy and implement market-based economic 
reforms. 
(3) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military 
Financing 
Program’’, 
up 
to 
$1,300,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, may be made available for as-
sistance for Egypt: Provided, That such funds 
may be transferred to an interest bearing ac-
count in the Federal Reserve Bank of New 
York, following consultation with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
20 percent of such funds shall be withheld from 
obligation until the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Government of Egypt is taking, 
on a sustained and effective basis, the steps 
enumerated under this section in the report ac-
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companying this Act: Provided further, That the 
certification requirement of this paragraph shall 
not apply to funds appropriated by this Act 
under such heading for counterterrorism, bor-
der security, and nonproliferation programs for 
Egypt. 
(B) WAIVER.— 
(i) The Secretary of State may waive 
the certification requirement in subpara-
graph (A) with respect to 95 percent of the 
amount withheld from obligation pursuant 
to such subparagraph if the Secretary de-
termines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that to do so is important 
to the national security interest of the 
United States, and includes in such report 
a detailed justification for the use of such 
waiver and the reasons why any of the cer-
tification requirements of subparagraph 
(A) cannot be met: Provided, That the re-
port required by this paragraph shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may be 
accompanied by a classified annex. 
(ii) The remaining 5 percent may only 
be made available for obligation if the Sec-
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retary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt has completed action 
to provide fair and commensurate com-
pensation to American citizen April Corley 
for injuries suffered by Egyptian armed 
forces on September 13, 2015: Provided, 
That none of the funds withheld pursuant 
to subparagraph (A) shall be transferred to 
the interest bearing account referenced in 
subparagraph (A) until the determination 
in the preceding sentence has been pro-
vided to the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall 
be made available for the programs and activities de-
scribed under this section in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees 
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on Appropriations the semi-annual report re-
quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 
added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree-
ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on— 
(i) the status of United States bilat-
eral sanctions on Iran; 
(ii) the reimposition and renewed en-
forcement of secondary sanctions; and 
(iii) the impact such sanctions have 
had 
on 
Iran’s 
destabilizing 
activities 
throughout the Middle East. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Iraq for bilateral economic assist-
ance and international security assistance, including 
in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and for programs 
to protect and assist religious and ethnic minority 
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populations in Iraq as described under this section 
in the report accompanying this Act. 
(2) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used by the Government of the 
United States to enter into a permanent basing 
rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $1,525,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not 
less than $800,000,000 of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 
available for budget support for the Government of Jordan 
and not less than $425,000,000 shall be made available 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Lebanon: Provided, That such 
funds made available under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ may be made available notwith-
standing section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Au-
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thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 
228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are made available 
for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail-
able for programs and equipment for the Leba-
nese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to address secu-
rity and stability requirements in areas affected 
by conflict in Syria, following consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are made available for assistance 
for Lebanon may only be made available for 
programs to— 
(i) professionalize the LAF to miti-
gate internal and external threats from 
non-state actors, including Hizballah; 
(ii) strengthen border security and 
combat terrorism, including training and 
equipping the LAF to secure the borders 
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of Lebanon and address security and sta-
bility requirements in areas affected by 
conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship-
ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 
as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 
(iii) implement United Nations Secu-
rity Council Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 
available by this subparagraph for assistance 
for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
spend plan, including actions to be taken to en-
sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 
only for the intended purposes, except such plan 
may not be considered as meeting the notifica-
tion requirements under section 7015 of this 
Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted 
not later than June 1, 2021: Provided further, 
That any notification submitted pursuant to 
such section shall include any funds specifically 
intended for lethal military equipment. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
ISF or the LAF if the ISF or the LAF is controlled 
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by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated 
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(f) LIBYA.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds 
made available by this Act for assistance for Libya, the 
Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that all practicable steps have been 
taken to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni-
toring, oversight, and control of such funds. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
AND
CONSULTATION
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act shall be made available for assistance for 
the Western Sahara: Provided, That not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the 
obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
the proposed uses of such funds. 
(2) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that 
are available for assistance for Morocco may only be 
used for the purposes requested in the Congressional 
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Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
(h) SAUDI ARABIA.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’ may be made available for as-
sistance for the Government of Saudi Arabia. 
(i) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 
Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 
response and chemical weapons use investigations. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 
(A) may not be made available for a 
project or activity that supports or otherwise le-
gitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign ter-
rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 
Syria; 
(B) may not be made available for activi-
ties that further the strategic objectives of the 
Government of the Russian Federation that 
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may threaten or undermine United States na-
tional security interests; and 
(C) should not be used in areas of Syria 
controlled by a government led by Bashar al- 
Assad or associated forces. 
(3) MONITORING
AND
OVERSIGHT.—Prior to 
the obligation of any funds appropriated by this Act 
and made available for assistance for Syria, the Sec-
retary of State shall take all practicable steps to en-
sure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 
oversight, and control of such assistance inside 
Syria. 
(4) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 
may only be made available following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees, and 
shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) TUNISIA.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act, not less than $191,400,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Tunisia. 
(k) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 
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assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec-
retary of State shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance 
is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
in this Act may be made available for assistance 
for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date 
of enactment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof outside an 
agreement negotiated between Israel and 
the Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an Inter-
national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 
authorized investigation, or actively sup-
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