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United States efforts to respond to, deter, or prevent acts
of international terrorism: Provided, That funds made
available pursuant to the authority of this subsection should
support new initiatives and activities in those countries:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, $3,000,000 shall be made available for programs
and activities that provide professional training for jour-
nalists, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available to
Internews: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under such heading, in addition to other amounts made
available for Egypt in this Act, funds shall be made avail-
able to support civil society organizations working for de-
mocracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Egypt: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, not less than $3,000,000 of such funds may be used
for making grants to educational, humanitarian and non-
governmental organizations and individuals inside Iran to
support the advancement of democracy and human rights
in Iran: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, funds appropriated pursuant to the au-
thority of this subsection may be made available for democ-
racy, human rights, and rule of law programs for Syria:
Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to
this subsection shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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(2) In addition to funds made available under sub-
sections (a) and (b)(1), of the funds appropriated by this
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ not less
than $5,000,000 shall be made available for programs and
activities of the National Endowment for Democracy to fos-
ter democracy, human rights, civic education, women’s de-
velopment, press freedom, and the rule of law in countries
in sub-Saharan Africa, and not less than $1,500,000 shall
be made available for such programs and activities of the
National Endowment for Democracy in countries in Asia.
(c) Of the funds made available under subsection (a),
not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for the
Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of De-
mocracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State,
to support the activities described in subsection (a), and
of the funds made available under subsection (b)(1), not less
than $15,000,000 shall be made available for such Fund
to support the activities described in subsection (b)(1): Pro-
vided, That the total amount of funds made available by
this Act under ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for activities of
the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, De-
partment of State, including funds available in this section,
shall be not less than $57,000,000.
(d) Of the funds made available under subsection (a),
not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for the
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National Endowment for Democracy to support the activi-
ties described in subsection (a), and of the funds made
available under subsection (b)(1), not less than $5,000,000
shall be made available for the National Endowment for
Democracy to support the activities described in subsection
(b)(1): Provided, That the Secretary of State shall provide
a report to the Committees on Appropriations within 120
days of the date of enactment of this Act on the status of
the allocation and obligation of such funds.
(e) Of the funds made available under subsection (a),
$10,000,000 shall be made available to American edu-
cational institutions for programs and activities in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China relating to the environment, democ-
racy and the rule of law: Provided, That funds available
under this subsection shall be made available subject to
prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST
COUNTRIES
SEC. 5027. (a) Funds appropriated for bilateral assist-
ance under any heading of this Act and funds appropriated
under any such heading in a provision of law enacted prior
to the enactment of this Act, shall not be made available
to any country which the President determines—
(1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any in-
dividual or group which has committed an act of
international terrorism; or
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(2) otherwise supports international terrorism.
(b) The President may waive the application of sub-
section (a) to a country if the President determines that
national security or humanitarian reasons justify such
waiver. The President shall publish each waiver in the Fed-
eral Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes
effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the
waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in ac-
cordance with the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 5028. In order to enhance the continued partici-
pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel-
opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental
organization which is a grantee or contractor of the United
States Agency for International Development may place in
interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to
that organization as a result of economic assistance pro-
vided under title II of this Act and, subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, any interest earned on such investment shall be used
for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to
that organization.
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
SEC. 5029. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CUR-
RENCIES.—(1) If assistance is furnished to the government