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3 of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 3(c) of the 
SEED Act: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be considered to be economic assistance 
under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes 
of making available the administrative authorities con-
tained in that Act for the use of economic assistance: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any provision of this 
or any other Act, funds appropriated in prior years under 
the headings ‘‘Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union’’ and similar headings and ‘‘Assistance for Eastern 
Europe and the Baltic States’’ and similar headings, and 
currencies generated by or converted from such funds, 
shall be available for use in any country for which funds 
are made available under this heading without regard to 
the geographic limitations of the heading under which 
such funds were originally appropriated: Provided further, 
That funds made available for the Southern Caucasus re-
gion may be used for confidence-building measures and 
other activities in furtherance of the peaceful resolution 
of conflicts, including in Nagorno-Karabagh. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $875,000,000, to re-
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main available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That 
during fiscal year 2009, the Department of State may also 
use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive 
excess property from an agency of the United States Gov-
ernment for the purpose of providing it to a foreign coun-
try or international organization under chapter 8 of part 
I of that Act subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State shall provide to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and prior to the initial 
obligation of funds appropriated under this heading, a re-
port on the proposed uses of all funds under this heading 
on a country-by-country basis for each proposed program, 
project, or activity: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for 
Afghanistan may be made available for eradication pro-
grams through the aerial spraying of herbicides unless the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that the President of Afghanistan 
has requested assistance for such aerial spraying pro-
grams for counternarcotics or counterterrorism purposes: 
Provided further, That in the event the Secretary of State 
makes a determination pursuant to the previous proviso, 
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the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations prior to the obligation of funds for such eradi-
cation programs: Provided further, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading, $5,000,000 should be made 
available to combat piracy of United States copyrighted 
materials, consistent with the requirements of section 
688(a) and (b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 
(division J of Public Law 110–161): Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 
for assistance for Colombia shall be made available for 
budget support or as cash payments: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading for ad-
ministrative expenses, ten percent shall be withheld from 
obligation until the Secretary of State submits a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations detailing all salaries 
funded under this heading in fiscal years 2007 and 2008, 
and such salaries proposed in fiscal year 2009. 
ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support 
counterdrug activities in the Andean region of South 
America, $315,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development (USAID), 
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