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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. 
(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) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are available for assistance for Egypt may be 
made available notwithstanding any other provision of law 
restricting assistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 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 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.—
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(A) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to 
$112,500,000 may be made available for assistance for 
Egypt, of which not less than $35,000,000 should be made 
available for higher education programs including not less 
than $10,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian students 
with high financial need to attend not-for-profit institutions 
of higher education: Provided, That such funds may be 
made available for democracy programs and for develop-
ment programs in the Sinai: Provided further, That such 
funds may not be made available for cash transfer assist-
ance or budget support unless the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that the Government of Egypt is taking consistent 
and effective steps to stabilize the economy and implement 
market-based economic reforms. 
(B) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of State shall with-
hold from obligation funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for 
Egypt, an amount of such funds 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’’. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2018, may be made available for assistance for Egypt: 
Provided, That 15 percent of such funds shall be withheld 
from obligation until the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt is taking effective steps to— 
(i) advance democracy and human rights in Egypt, 
including to govern democratically and protect religious 
minorities and the rights of women, which are in addi-
tion to steps taken during the previous calendar year 
for such purposes; 
(ii) implement reforms that protect freedoms of 
expression, 
association, 
and 
peaceful 
assembly, 
including the ability of civil society organizations and 
the media to function without interference; 
(iii) 
release 
political 
prisoners 
and 
provide 
detainees with due process of law; 
(iv) hold Egyptian security forces accountable, 
including officers credibly alleged to have violated 
human rights; and 
(v) provide regular access for United States offi-
cials to monitor such assistance in areas where the 
assistance is used: 
Provided further, That such funds may be transferred to 
an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank 
of New York, following consultation with the Committees
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on Appropriations: Provided further, That the certification 
requirement of this paragraph shall not apply to funds 
appropriated by this Act under such heading for counterter-
rorism, border security, and nonproliferation programs for 
Egypt. 
(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
certification requirement in subparagraph (A) if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that to do so is important to the national security 
interest of the United States, and submits a report to 
such Committees containing a detailed justification for the 
use of such waiver and the reasons why any of the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) cannot be met. 
(4) OVERSIGHT AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) The Secretary of State shall take all practicable 
steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni-
toring, oversight, and control of funds made available by 
this subsection for assistance for Egypt. 
(B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations on any plan to restructure military 
assistance for Egypt, which should include an assessment 
of the potential benefits of such restructuring on the 
capabilities of the Egyptian military, and a description 
of any planned modifications regarding the procurement 
of military equipment. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and Related Programs’’ shall be used by the Secretary of State— 
(A) to support the United States policy to prevent 
Iran from achieving the capability to produce or otherwise 
obtain a nuclear weapon; 
(B) to support an expeditious response to any violation 
of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or United 
Nations Security Council Resolution 2231; 
(C) to support the implementation and enforcement 
of sanctions against Iran for support of terrorism, human 
rights abuses, and ballistic missile and weapons prolifera-
tion; and 
(D) for democracy programs for Iran, to be adminis-
tered by the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, 
Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State. 
(2) CONTINUATION OF PROHIBITION.—The terms and condi-
tions of paragraph (2) of section 7041(c) in division I of Public 
Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2017. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations the semi-annual report required 
by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act 
of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)). 
(B) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with
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the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the status 
of the implementation and enforcement of bilateral United 
States and multilateral sanctions against Iran and actions 
taken by the United States and the international commu-
nity to enforce such sanctions against Iran: Provided, That 
the report shall also include any entities involved in pro-
viding significant support for the development of a ballistic 
missile by the Government of Iran after October 1, 2015, 
including shipping and financing, and note whether such 
entities are currently under United States sanctions: Pro-
vided further, That such report shall be submitted in an 
unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if 
necessary. 
(C) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees the report on Iran contained in 
section 7041(b)(3)(C) of S. 3117, the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (as introduced in the Senate on June 29, 2016), 
in the manner described. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
made available for assistance for Iraq to promote governance, 
security, and internal and regional stability, including in the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq and other areas impacted by the 
conflict in Syria, and among religious and ethnic minority popu-
lations in Iraq. 
(2) EXPLOSIVE
ORDNANCE
DISPOSAL
PROGRAMS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be made 
available for explosive ordnance disposal programs in areas 
liberated from extremist organizations in Iraq. 
(3) KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are avail-
able for assistance for Iraq shall be made available to 
enhance the capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government 
security services and for security programs in the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq to address requirements arising 
from the violence in Syria and Iraq: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to obligating such funds. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and 
Refugee Assistance’’ should be made available for assist-
ance for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to address the needs 
of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 
for programs to mitigate the impact of such IDPs and 
refugees in such Region, including for assistance for 
communities hosting such persons. 
(4) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used