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oring individuals who commit, or have committed 
acts of terrorism. 
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available by this or prior ap-
propriations Acts, including funds made available by 
transfer, may be made available for obligation for se-
curity assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until 
the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been es-
tablished for security assistance for the West Bank 
and Gaza and reports on the extent of Palestinian 
compliance with such benchmarks. 
(d) AUDITS.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall ensure 
that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 
and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub- 
grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, 
are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, 
among other things, compliance with this section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to 
$500,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment for audits, inspections, and other activities 
in furtherance of the requirements of this subsection:
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Provided, That such funds are in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes. 
(e) Subsequent to the certification specified in sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treat-
ment, 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 head-
ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such audit shall ad-
dress— 
(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) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank 
and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures 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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations updating the report contained 
in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 109– 
13.
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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 Appro-
priations that waiving such prohibition is important to the 
national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiv-
er 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 pursu-
ant to subsection (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
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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 Appro-
priations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pales-
tinian Authority has established a single treasury account 
for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing 
mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financ-
ing 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, co-
existence, and security cooperation with Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE LIB-
ERATION 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-
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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 reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such gov-
ernment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent, 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 amend-
ed. 
(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 sub-
section. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to para-
graph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
within 120 days of the certification and every quarter 
thereafter on whether such government, 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
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also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mecha-
nisms 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 assist-
ance 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 Govern-
ment of Egypt may only be made available if the Sec-
retary 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 paragraph (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
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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 head-
ing ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, and sub-
ject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to 
$1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016, may be made available for assistance for 
Egypt which may be transferred to an interest bear-
ing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 
following consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations: 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 pro-
vision of law restricting assistance for Egypt and fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations, 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 State shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations describing any defense ar-
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ticles 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 Ap-
propriations on plans to restructure military assist-
ance for Egypt, including cash flow financing. 
(4) PRIOR YEAR FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ and ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ in prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs may be made available notwith-
standing 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 subpara-
graphs (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 sub-
section, funds made available for assistance for Egypt
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in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs may be made available for counterter-
rorism, border security, and nonproliferation pro-
grams 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 pro-
vided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this sub-
section, 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 notwith-
standing any provision of law restricting assistance 
for Egypt as follows— 
(A) up to $725,850,000 may be made avail-
able 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 parliamen-
tary elections;
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(ii) is implementing laws or policies to 
govern democratically and protect the rights 
of individuals; 
(iii) is implementing reforms that pro-
tect 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 reli-
gious minorities; 
(v) is providing detainees with due 
process of law; 
(vi) is conducting credible investiga-
tions and prosecutions of the use of excessive 
force by security forces; and 
(vii) has released American citizens 
who the Secretary of State determines to be 
political prisoners and dismissed charges 
against them; and 
(B) not less than 180 days after a certifi-
cation and report under subparagraph (6)(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 re-
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quirements in subparagraph (6)(A) are being 
met. 
(C) The Secretary of State may provide as-
sistance, notwithstanding the certification re-
quirements of subparagraphs 6(A) and (B) of 
this subsection or similar provisions of law in 
prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs, if the Secretary, after consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations, 
certifies and reports to such Committees that it 
is important to the national security interest of 
the United States to provide such assistance: 
Provided, That such report, which may be in 
classified form if necessary, shall contain a de-
tailed justification and the reasons why any of 
the requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) or (B) 
cannot be met. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) The terms and conditions of paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of section 7041(c) in division I of Public Law 
112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2015 as if part of this Act. 
(2)(A) The reporting requirements in section 
7043(c) in division F of Public Law 111–117 shall
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continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part 
of this Act: Provided, That the date in subsection 
(c)(1) shall be deemed to be ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 
30 days after enactment of this Act and at the end 
of each 30-day period thereafter until September 30, 
2015, a report on the implementation of the Joint 
Plan of Action between the P5+1 and the Govern-
ment of Iran concluded on November 24, 2013, and 
any extension of or successor to that agreement: Pro-
vided, That the report shall include the information 
required in House Report 113–499 and Senate Report 
113–195, and may be submitted in classified form if 
necessary. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for assistance for Iraq to promote gov-
ernance, security, and internal and regional stability, 
including in Kurdistan and other areas impacted by 
the conflict in Syria, and among Iraq’s religious and 
ethnic minority populations. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for construction of a perma-
nent United States consulate in Iraq on property for
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which no land-use agreement has been entered into by 
the Governments of the United States and Iraq. 
(3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are available for assistance for Iraq 
should be made available to enhance the capacity of 
Kurdistan Regional Government security services and 
for security programs in Kurdistan to address re-
quirements arising from the violence in Syria and 
Iraq: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 
obligating such funds. 
(4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the heads of other relevant United States Government 
agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing steps taken by the 
United States Government to address the plight, in-
cluding resettlement needs, of Iranian dissidents lo-
cated at Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’, not less than
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$1,000,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
Jordan. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Se-
curity Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces 
(LAF) if the ISF or the LAF is controlled by a for-
eign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are available for assistance for Lebanon 
may be made available for programs and equipment 
for the ISF and the LAF to address security and sta-
bility requirements in areas affected by the conflict in 
Syria, following consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
(3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are available 
for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
notwithstanding section 1224 of Public Law 107–228. 
(4) In addition to the activities described in 
paragraph (2), funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’
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for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen bor-
der security and combat terrorism, including training 
and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, 
interdicting arms shipments, preventing the use of 
Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to 
implement United Nations Security Council Resolu-
tion 1701: Provided, That funds may not be obligated 
for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of State 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations a de-
tailed spend plan, including actions to be taken to en-
sure equipment provided to the LAF is only used for 
the intended purposes, except such plan may not be 
considered as meeting the notification requirements 
under section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be 
submitted not later than September 1, 2015: Provided 
further, That any notification submitted pursuant to 
such sections shall include any funds specifically in-
tended for lethal military equipment. 
(f) LIBYA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of Libya unless the Secretary of State re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such
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government is cooperating with United States Gov-
ernment efforts to investigate and bring to justice 
those responsible for the attack on United States per-
sonnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 
2012: Provided, That the limitation in this para-
graph shall not apply to funds made available for the 
purpose of protecting United States Government per-
sonnel or facilities. 
(2) Any notification required for assistance for 
Libya for funds appropriated under title IV of this 
Act shall include a detailed justification for such as-
sistance, and a description of the vetting procedures 
used for any individual or unit receiving such assist-
ance. 
(3) The limitation on the uses of funds in section 
7041(f)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 shall 
apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are 
made available for assistance for Libya: Provided, 
That prior to the obligation of such funds, the Sec-
retary of State shall take all appropriate steps to en-
sure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring and 
control of assistance for Libya. 
(4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report
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to the appropriate congressional committees detail-
ing— 
(A) the number of claims against Libya 
filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Com-
mission pursuant to the Department of State’s 
referral of claims of November 27, 2013 in con-
nection with the Claims Settlement Agreement 
between the United States of America and the 
Great 
Socialist 
People’s 
Libyan 
Arab 
Jamahiriya of August 14, 2008, as implemented 
pursuant to the Libyan Claims Resolution Act, 
Public Law 110–301 and Executive Order 13477 
dated October 31, 2008; 
(B) the amount of remaining balances of 
funds received by the United States, and held by 
the United States Treasury, for payment of 
awards rendered by the Foreign Claims Settle-
ment Commission pursuant to the November 27, 
2013 referral; and 
(C) the process by which the claims are to 
be adjudicated. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) Funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act shall be made available for assistance for the 
Western Sahara: Provided, That not later than 90
1202 
days after enactment of this Act and prior to the obli-
gation of such funds the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations on the pro-
posed uses of such funds. 
(2) 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 
Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 
2015. 
(h) SYRIA.— 
(1) Funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law for non-lethal assistance 
for programs to address the needs of civilians affected 
by conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to— 
(A) establish governance in Syria that is 
representative, inclusive, and accountable; 
(B) expand the role of women in negotia-
tions to end the violence and in any political 
transition in Syria;
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(C) develop and implement political proc-
esses that are democratic, transparent, and ad-
here to the rule of law; 
(D) further the legitimacy of the Syrian op-
position through cross-border programs; 
(E) develop civil society and an inde-
pendent media in Syria; 
(F) promote economic development in 
Syria; 
(G) document, investigate, and prosecute 
human rights violations in Syria, including 
through transitional justice programs and sup-
port for nongovernmental organizations; 
(H) counter extremist ideologies; and 
(I) assist Syrian refugees whose education 
has been interrupted by the ongoing conflict to 
complete higher education requirements at re-
gional academic institutions. 
(2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated 
by this Act and made available for assistance for 
Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable 
steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for mon-
itoring, oversight, and control of such assistance in-
side Syria: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional
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committees of each significant instance in which as-
sistance provided pursuant to the authority of this 
subsection has been compromised, to include the type 
and amount of assistance affected, a description of the 
incident and parties involved, and an explanation of 
the Department of State’s response. 
(3) Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to 
the authority of this subsection may only be made 
available after the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the heads of relevant United States Government 
agencies, submits, in classified form if necessary, an 
update to the comprehensive strategy required in sec-
tion 7041(i)(3) of Public Law 113–76. 
(4) Funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section may only be made available following con-
sultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(i) 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 as-
sistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary
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of State shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 enact-
ment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the 
same standing as member states or full 
membership 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 
International Criminal Court judi-
cially authorized investigation, or ac-
tively support such an investigation, 
that subjects Israeli nationals to an in-
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vestigation for alleged crimes against 
Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in paragraph (2)(A) resulting from 
the application of paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I) if the 
Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appro-
priations that to do so is in the national security 
interest of the United States, and submits a re-
port to such Committees detailing how the waiv-
er and the continuation of assistance would as-
sist in furthering Middle East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if 
the President determines and certifies in writing 
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Palestin-
ians have not, after the date of enactment of this 
Act, obtained in the United Nations or any spe-
cialized agency thereof the same standing as 
member states or full membership as a state out-
side an agreement negotiated between Israel and 
the Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi-
dent is unable to make the certification and re-
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port pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i), the Presi-
dent may waive section 1003 of Public Law 
100–204 if the President determines and certifies 
in writing to the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the President pro tempore of the 
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Palestinians have entered into direct 
and meaningful negotiations with Israel: Pro-
vided, That any waiver of the provisions of sec-
tion 1003 of Public Law 100–204 under sub-
paragraph (B)(i) of this paragraph or under 
previous provisions of law must expire before the 
waiver under the preceding sentence may be ex-
ercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara-
graph shall be effective for no more than a period 
of 6 months at a time and shall not apply be-
yond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(3) REDUCTION.—The Secretary of State shall 
reduce the amount of assistance made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the Palestinian Authority by an amount 
the Secretary determines is equivalent to the amount 
expended by the Palestinian Authority as payments 
for acts of terrorism by individuals who are impris-
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oned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts of 
terrorism and by individuals who died committing 
acts of terrorism during the previous calendar year: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for 
fiscal year 2015 prior to the obligation of funds for 
the Palestinian Authority. 
(j) YEMEN.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act for assistance for Yemen may be made available for the 
Armed Forces of Yemen if such forces are controlled by a 
foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Funds 
made available by this Act for assistance for the Central 
African Republic shall be made available for reconciliation 
and peacebuilding programs, including activities to pro-
mote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, 
and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity. 
(b) COUNTERTERRORISM PROGRAMS.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not 
less than $63,331,000 should be made available for the 
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership pro-
gram, and not less than $24,000,000 should be made
1209 
available for the Partnership for Regional East Africa 
Counterterrorism program. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $10,000,000 
shall be made available for programs to counter extre-
mism in East Africa, in addition to such sums that 
may otherwise be made available for such purposes. 
(c) CRISIS RESPONSE.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, up to $10,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’ for HIV/AIDS activities may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’ to re-
spond to unanticipated crises in Africa, except that funds 
shall not be transferred unless the Secretary of State cer-
tifies to the Committees on Appropriations that no indi-
vidual currently on anti-retroviral therapy supported by 
such funds shall be negatively impacted by the transfer of 
such funds: Provided, That the authority of this subsection 
shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(d) ETHIOPIA.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
available for assistance for Ethiopian military and
1210 
police forces shall not be made available until the Sec-
retary of State— 
(A) certifies and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the Government of Ethi-
opia is implementing policies to— 
(i) protect judicial independence; free-
dom of expression, association, assembly, 
and religion; the right of political opposi-
tion parties, civil society organizations, and 
journalists to operate without harassment or 
interference; and due process of law; and 
(ii) permit access for human rights 
and humanitarian organizations to the So-
mali region of Ethiopia; and 
(B) submits a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on the types and amounts of 
United States training and equipment proposed 
to be provided to the Ethiopian military and po-
lice, including steps to ensure that such assist-
ance is not provided in contravention of section 
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to assistance made available under the heading 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ 
(IMET) in this Act, assistance to Ethiopian military
1211 
efforts in support of international peacekeeping oper-
ations, countering regional terrorism, and border se-
curity, and assistance for the Ethiopian Defense Com-
mand and Staff College. 
(3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ that are available for assistance in 
the lower Omo and Gambella regions of Ethiopia 
shall— 
(A) not be used to support activities that di-
rectly or indirectly involve forced evictions; 
(B) support initiatives of local communities 
to improve their livelihoods; and 
(C) be subject to prior consultation with af-
fected populations. 
(4) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against financ-
ing for any activities that directly or indirectly in-
volve forced evictions in Ethiopia. 
(e) EXPANDED INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION 
AND TRAINING.— 
(1) Funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ in 
this Act that are made available for assistance for
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Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Coˆte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and 
Zimbabwe may be made available only for training 
related to international peacekeeping operations, ex-
panded IMET, and professional military education: 
Provided, That the limitation included in this para-
graph shall not apply to courses that support train-
ing in maritime security. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ in this Act should be made available for 
assistance for Equatorial Guinea. 
(f) LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available for programs and activi-
ties in areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) 
consistent with the goals of the Lord’s Resistance Army Dis-
armament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act (Public Law 
111–172), including to improve physical access, tele-
communications infrastructure, and early-warning mecha-
nisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and 
reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child 
soldiers. 
(g) NIGERIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for assistance for Nigeria shall be made 
available for assistance for women and girls who are tar-
geted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram, consistent
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with the provisions of section 7059 of this Act, and in con-
sultation with the Government of Nigeria. 
(h) PROGRAMS IN AFRICA.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ and ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, not less than $7,000,000 shall 
be made available for the purposes of section 
7042(g)(1) of division K of Public Law 113–76. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for 
the purposes of section 7042(g)(2) of division K of 
Public Law 113–76. 
(3) Funds made available under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) shall be programmed in a manner that 
leverages a United States Government-wide approach 
to addressing shared challenges and mutually bene-
ficial opportunities, and shall be the responsibility of 
United States Chiefs of Mission in countries in Africa 
seeking enhanced partnerships with the United States 
in areas of trade, investment, development, health, 
and security. 
(i) SOMALIA.—
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(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made 
available for assistance for Somalia should be used to 
promote dialogue and reconciliation between the cen-
tral government and Somali regions, and should be 
provided in an impartial manner that is based on 
need and institutional capacity: Provided, That such 
assistance should also be used to strengthen the rule 
of law and government institutions, support civil so-
ciety organizations involved in peace building, and 
support other development priorities including edu-
cation and employment opportunities. 
(2) Funds appropriated in prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs may be made avail-
able for assistance for Somalia, notwithstanding sec-
tion 7042(h)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76, 
following consultation with, and the regular notifica-
tion procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) SOUTH SUDAN.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
made available for assistance for South Sudan 
should— 
(A) be prioritized for programs that respond 
to humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic
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services and to mitigate conflict and promote 
stability, including to address protection needs 
and prevent and respond to gender-based vio-
lence; 
(B) support programs that build resilience 
of communities to address food insecurity, main-
tain educational opportunities, and enhance 
local governance; 
(C) be used to advance democracy, includ-
ing support for civil society, independent media, 
and other means to strengthen the rule of law; 
(D) support the transparent and sustain-
able management of natural resources by assist-
ing the Government of South Sudan in con-
ducting regular audits of financial accounts, in-
cluding revenues from oil and gas, and the time-
ly public disclosure of such audits; and 
(E) support the professionalization of secu-
rity forces, including human rights and account-
ability to civilian authorities. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
that are available for assistance for the central Gov-
ernment of South Sudan may be made available until 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
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Committees on Appropriations that such government 
is taking steps to— 
(A) provide access for humanitarian organi-
zations; 
(B) end the use of child soldiers; 
(C) support a cessation of hostilities agree-
ment; 
(D) protect freedoms of expression, associa-
tion, and assembly; 
(E) reduce corruption related to the extrac-
tion and sale of oil and gas; and 
(F) establish democratic institutions, in-
cluding accountable military and police forces 
under civilian authority. 
(3) The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not 
apply to— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) assistance to directly support South 
Sudan peace negotiations or to implement a 
peace agreement; and 
(C) assistance to support implementation of 
outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace 
Agreement (CPA) and mutual arrangements re-
lated to the CPA. 
(k) SUDAN.—
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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for assistance for the Government of 
Sudan. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for the cost, as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 
modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the Gov-
ernment of Sudan, including the cost of selling, reduc-
ing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States, 
and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and 
credit agreements. 
(3) The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) 
shall not apply to— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) assistance for the Darfur region, South-
ern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other 
marginalized areas and populations in Sudan, 
and Abyei; and 
(C) assistance to support implementation of 
outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace 
Agreement (CPA), mutual arrangements related 
to post-referendum issues associated with the 
CPA, or any other internationally recognized 
viable peace agreement in Sudan.
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(l) TRAFFICKING IN CONFLICT MINERALS, WILDLIFE, 
AND OTHER CONTRABAND.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ may be made available for assistance for 
Rwanda unless the Secretary of State certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Rwanda is implementing a policy to cease polit-
ical, military and/or financial support to armed 
groups in the Democratic of the Congo (DRC) that 
have violated human rights or are involved in the ille-
gal exportation of minerals, wildlife, or other contra-
band. 
(2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to assistance to improve border controls to pre-
vent the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, and 
other contraband out of the DRC by such groups, to 
protect humanitarian relief efforts, to support the 
training and deployment of members of the Rwandan 
military in international peacekeeping operations, or 
to conduct operations against the Lord’s Resistance 
Army. 
(m) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive director of each inter-
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national financial institution to vote against any ex-
tension by the respective institution of any loan or 
grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet 
basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law 
has been restored, including respect for ownership and 
title to property, and freedoms of expression, associa-
tion, and assembly. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and edu-
cation, unless the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports as required in paragraph (1), and funds may 
be made available for macroeconomic growth assist-
ance if the Secretary reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government is imple-
menting transparent fiscal policies, including public 
disclosure of revenues from the extraction of natural 
resources. 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) ASIA REBALANCING INITIATIVE.— 
(1) ASIA MARITIME SECURITY.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control
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and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ shall be made available for 
activities to strengthen maritime security in the 
Asia region: Provided, That prior to obligating 
such funds, the Secretary of State shall consult 
with the appropriate congressional committees 
on the uses of such funds on a country-by-coun-
try basis and on the specific regional strategic 
objectives supported by such funds: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds may only be made avail-
able for programs for naval forces, coast guards, 
or other governmental maritime entities and 
nongovernmental organizations, as appropriate, 
directly engaged in maritime security issues, and 
shall be coordinated with other United States 
Government activities that seek to strengthen 
maritime security in such region. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘International Military Education 
and Training’’ shall be made available for ac-
tivities to promote the professionalism and capa-
bilities of naval forces, coast guard, or other gov-
ernmental maritime entities directly engaged in 
maritime security issues in the Asia region, in-
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cluding to counter piracy and facilitate coopera-
tion on disaster relief efforts. 
(C) In addition to the consultation require-
ment in paragraph (1)(A), not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the heads of other 
relevant United States Government agencies, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a multi-year strategy to increase co-
operation on maritime security issues with coun-
tries in the Asia region, including a description 
of specific regional strategic objectives served by 
such funds: Provided, That such strategy shall 
include clear goals and objectives, and cost esti-
mates for implementation on an annual, coun-
try-by-country and regional basis. 
(D) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for equipment or 
training for the armed forces of the People’s Re-
public of China. 
(E) Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act may be made available by the 
Secretary of State for the participation by the 
United States in the Information Sharing Centre 
located in Singapore, as established by the Re-
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gional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Pi-
racy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia. 
(2) REGIONAL ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS.— 
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that 
are made available for programs to strengthen re-
gional alliances and partnerships among governments 
in the Asia region should be matched to the maximum 
extent practicable and as appropriate from sources 
other than the United States Government: Provided, 
That prior to the obligation of funds for such pro-
grams, the Secretary of State shall certify to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that such regional 
alliance or partnership is in the national security in-
terest of the United States, and that the program or 
programs supporting such alliance serve specific stra-
tegic objectives, including a description of such objec-
tives and an explanation of how such programs are 
coordinated with other United States Government 
programs to rebalance policy toward Asia. 
(3) ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TRADE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act that are made available for bilateral 
economic growth programs in the Asia region 
shall also be made available to increase United 
States trade in such region, and for assistance