[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 134 (Tuesday, September 11, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11433-S11459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008

  On Thursday, September 6, 2007, the Senate passed H.R. 2764, as 
amended, as follows:

                               H.R. 2764

    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
2764) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the 
following amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    Diplomatic and Consular Programs

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
     Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, including 
     employment, without regard to civil service and 
     classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to 
     exceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by 
     section 801 of the United States Information and Educational 
     Exchange Act of 1948; representation to certain international 
     organizations in which the United States participates 
     pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and 
     consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress; arms 
     control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as 
     authorized; acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger 
     motor vehicles as authorized by law; and for expenses of 
     general administration, $3,820,375,000: Provided, That of the 
     amount made available under this heading, not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with 
     ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', to be 
     available only for emergency evacuations and terrorism 
     rewards: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, $8,131,000 shall be available for the 
     Office of the Director of United States Foreign Assistance 
     and $1,000,000 shall not be obligated until consultations 
     with the Congress, arising from the report submitted pursuant 
     to section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, have 
     been completed: Provided further, That of the amount made 
     available under this heading, not less than $364,905,000 
     shall be available only for public diplomacy international 
     information programs: Provided further, That of the funds 
     made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made 
     available for a demonstration program to expand access to 
     consular services: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading, $40,000,000 shall be made 
     available for passport operations, facilities, and systems: 
     Provided further, That the funds appropriated by the previous 
     proviso shall be in addition to amounts otherwise made 
     available for such purposes: Provided further, That during 
     fiscal year 2008, foreign service annuitants may be employed, 
     notwithstanding section 316.401 of title 5, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, pursuant to waivers under section 
     824(g)(1)(C)(ii) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4064(g)(1)(C)(ii)): Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available under this heading in this Act and in 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, export financing and related programs, up 
     to $200,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Millennium Challenge 
     Corporation'', subject to section 615 of this Act: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     $6,000,000 shall be made available for the Ambassador's Fund 
     for Cultural Preservation of which $1,500,000 shall be for 
     grants of not less than $500,000 for significant historic 
     preservation projects: Provided further, That there shall be 
     one additional senior permanent position at United States 
     Embassy Moscow whose sole responsibilities shall

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     be to monitor human rights and the implementation of Russian 
     laws relating to nongovernmental organizations, communicate 
     United States support for human rights defenders and 
     journalists who are harassed and arrested, and support the 
     work of civil society groups: Provided further, That funds 
     available under this heading may be made available for a 
     United States Government interagency task force to examine, 
     coordinate and oversee United States participation in the 
     United Nations headquarters renovation project: Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading are 
     available, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1108(g), for the field 
     examination of programs and activities in the United States 
     funded from any account in this title.
       In addition, not to exceed $1,558,390 shall be derived from 
     fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use 
     of facilities located at the International Center in 
     accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act; in 
     addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $490,000, 
     to be derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to 
     be used for the purposes set out in that section; in 
     addition, as authorized by section 810 of the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed 
     $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
     credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
     received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and 
     publication programs and from fees from educational advising 
     and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and, in 
     addition, not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from 
     reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House 
     facilities.
       In addition, for the costs of worldwide security 
     protection, $909,598,000, to remain available until expended.


                        Capital Investment Fund

       For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, 
     $63,743,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized: Provided, That section 135(e) of Public Law 103-
     236 shall not apply to funds available under this heading.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $35,508,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465), as it relates to 
     post inspections.


               Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs

       For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, 
     as authorized, $509,482,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, may be credited to this 
     appropriation from fees or other payments received from or in 
     connection with English teaching, educational advising and 
     counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as 
     authorized: Provided further, That of the funds available 
     under this heading up to $2,000,000 may be made available to 
     the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation, subject to 
     authorization: Provided further, That if a majority of the 
     Board of Directors of such Foundation is not confirmed by the 
     Senate by August 1, 2008, the Secretary shall provide 
     $1,000,000 of such funds to the Benjamin A. Gilman 
     International Scholarship Program and $1,000,000 shall be 
     provided to the Fulbright Program to augment existing study 
     abroad programs.


                       Representation Allowances

       For representation allowances as authorized, $8,175,000.


              Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials

       For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
     Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
     services, as authorized, $14,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2009.


            Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
     Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292-303), preserving, 
     maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are 
     owned or directly leased by the Department of State, 
     renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the 
     Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic 
     Security Construction Program as authorized, $792,534,000, to 
     remain available until expended as authorized, of which not 
     to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas 
     representation as authorized: Provided, That none of the 
     funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for 
     acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for 
     other departments and agencies.
       In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
     acquisition, and construction as authorized, $649,278,000, to 
     remain available until expended.


           Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to 
     meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and 
     Consular Service, $9,000,000, only for emergency evacuations 
     and terrorism rewards, to remain available until expended, of 
     which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to and 
     merged with the ``Repatriation Loans Program Account'', 
     subject to the same terms and conditions.


                   Repatriation Loans Program Account

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $678,000, as authorized: 
     Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program, $607,000, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs''.


              Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations 
     Act (Public Law 96-8), $16,351,000.


     Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund

       For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $158,900,000.

                      International Organizations


              Contributions to International Organizations

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet 
     annual obligations of membership in international 
     multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
     pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions 
     or specific Acts of Congress, $1,374,400,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submission of 
     the President's budget to Congress under section 1105(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by 
     the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance 
     (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of 
     any United Nations action to increase funding for any United 
     Nations program without identifying an offsetting decrease 
     elsewhere in the United Nations budget and cause the United 
     Nations budget for the biennium 2008-2009 to exceed the 
     revised United Nations budget level for the biennium 2006-
     2007 of $4,173,895,900: Provided further, That any payment of 
     arrearages under this title shall be directed toward 
     activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States 
     and the respective international organization: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph shall be available for a United States contribution 
     to an international organization for the United States share 
     of interest costs made known to the United States Government 
     by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 
     1, 1984, through external borrowings.


        Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities

       For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses 
     of international peacekeeping activities directed to the 
     maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
     security, $1,352,000,000, of which 15 percent shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That at least 
     15 days in advance of voting in the United Nations Security 
     Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is 
     practicable) for any new or expanded United Nations 
     peacekeeping mission, the Secretary of State shall, with 
     regard to any new or expanded mission, notify the Committees 
     on Appropriations and other appropriate Committees of the 
     Congress of its estimated cost and duration, the United 
     States national interest that will be served, the planned 
     exit strategy, the specific measures the United Nations is 
     taking to prevent United Nations employees, contractor 
     personnel, and peacekeeping forces serving in any such 
     mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of 
     trafficking, or committing acts of illegal sexual 
     exploitation, and to hold accountable individuals who engage 
     in such acts while participating in the peacekeeping mission; 
     and a notification of funds pursuant to section 615 of this 
     Act is submitted, and the procedures therein followed, 
     setting forth the source of funds that will be used to pay 
     for the cost of the new or expanded mission: Provided 
     further, That funds shall be available for peacekeeping 
     expenses only after a determination by the Secretary of State 
     that American manufacturers and suppliers are being given 
     opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material 
     for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those 
     being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers.

                       International Commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
     obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or 
     specific Acts of Congress, as follows:

 international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

       For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission, United States 
     and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United 
     States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for 
     representation; as follows:


                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     $30,430,000.


                              Construction

       For detailed plan preparation and construction of 
     authorized projects, $88,425,000, to remain available until 
     expended, as authorized, of which, $100,000 may be made 
     available to repair, relocate, or replace fencing along the 
     international border between the United States and Mexico: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     up to $400,000 should be made available for the repair or 
     replacement of the Nogales Wash Flood Control Project and 
     International Outfall Interceptor, of which up to $66,000,000 
     shall be made available only for construction in the United 
     States of secondary wastewater treatment capability.


              American Sections, International Commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the 
     International Joint Commission and the International Boundary 
     Commission,

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     United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between 
     the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and for the 
     Border Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by 
     Public Law 103-182, $11,250,000, of which not to exceed 
     $9,000 shall be available for representation expenses 
     incurred by the International Joint Commission.


                  International Fisheries Commissions

       For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
     commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
     law, $27,054,000: Provided, That the United States' share of 
     such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
     programs in the amounts contained in the table included in 
     the report accompanying this Act and no proposal for 
     deviation from those amounts shall be considered.

                                 Other


                     Payment to the Asia Foundation

       For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized by the 
     Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $16,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized.


         Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

       For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-
     Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the total amount of the interest 
     and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 
     2008, to remain available until expended.


                 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

       For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 
     Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the 
     Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-
     5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower 
     Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 
     30, 2008, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay 
     any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any 
     contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the 
     rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are 
     not in accordance with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform 
     Administrative Requirements) and A-122 (Cost Principles for 
     Non-profit Organizations), including the restrictions on 
     compensation for personal services.

                    israeli arab scholarship program

       For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
     Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 
     2452), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab 
     Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2008, to remain 
     available until expended.


                            East-West Center

       To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying 
     out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to 
     the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between 
     East and West in the State of Hawaii, $20,000,000: Provided, 
     That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to 
     pay any salary, or enter into any contract providing for the 
     payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     5376.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 International Broadcasting Operations

       For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors, as authorized, to carry out international 
     communication activities, including the purchase, rent, 
     construction, and improvement of facilities for radio and 
     television transmission and reception and purchase, lease, 
     and installation and operation of necessary equipment, 
     including aircraft, for radio and television transmission and 
     reception to Cuba, and to make and supervise grants for radio 
     and television broadcasting to the Middle East, $662,727,000: 
     Provided, That of the total amount in this heading, not to 
     exceed $16,000 may be used for official receptions within the 
     United States as authorized, not to exceed $35,000 may be 
     used for representation abroad as authorized, and not to 
     exceed $39,000 may be used for official reception and 
     representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; 
     and in addition, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from advertising and 
     revenue from business ventures, not to exceed $500,000 in 
     receipts from cooperating international organizations, and 
     not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization 
     efforts of the Voice of America and the International 
     Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available until expended for 
     carrying out authorized purposes.


                   Broadcasting Capital Improvements

       For the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of 
     facilities for radio transmission and reception, and purchase 
     and installation of necessary equipment for radio and 
     television transmission and reception as authorized, 
     $10,748,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized.

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 
     Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, $499,000, as 
     authorized by section 1303 of Public Law 99-83.

             Commission on International Religious Freedom


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on 
     International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of 
     the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 
     105-292), $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2009.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304, 
     $2,037,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.

  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive 
     Commission on the People's Republic of China, as authorized, 
     $2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for the purpose of 
     official representation, to remain available until September 
     30, 2009.

      United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic 
     and Security Review Commission, $2,962,000, including not 
     more than $3,000 for the purpose of official representation, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall only be available 
     for obligation in accordance with a spending plan submitted 
     to the Committees on Appropriations which effectively 
     addresses the recommendations of the Government 
     Accountability Office's audit of the Commission: Provided 
     further, That the Commission shall provide to the Committees 
     on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of the cumulative 
     balances of any unobligated funds that were received by the 
     Commission during any previous fiscal year.

          United States Senate-China Interparliamentary Group


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For necessary expenses of the United States Senate-China 
     Interparliamentary Group, as authorized under section 153 of 
     the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 276n; 
     Public Law 108-99; 118 Stat. 448), $150,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2009.

                    United States Institute of Peace


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of 
     Peace as authorized in the United States Institute of Peace 
     Act, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2009.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE


                      allowances and differentials

       Sec. 101. Funds appropriated under this Act shall be 
     available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and 
     differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, 
     United States Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109; and for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1343(b).


                      unobligated balances report

       Sec. 102. The Department of State and the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors shall provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a quarterly accounting of the cumulative 
     balances of any unobligated funds that were received by such 
     agency during any previous fiscal year.


                          embassy construction

       Sec. 103. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a 
     project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United 
     States may not include office space or other accommodations 
     for an employee of a Federal agency or department if the 
     Secretary of State determines that such department or agency 
     has not provided to the Department of State the full amount 
     of funding required by subsection (e) of section 604 of the 
     Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 
     (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106-
     113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A-
     453), as amended by section 629 of the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005.
       (b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), a 
     project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United 
     States may include office space or other accommodations for 
     members of the Marine Corps.


                         peacekeeping missions

       Sec. 104. None of the funds made available under title I of 
     this Act may be used for any United Nations undertaking when 
     it is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that: (1) the United Nations 
     undertaking is a peacekeeping mission; (2) such undertaking 
     will involve United States Armed Forces under the command or 
     operational control of a foreign national; and (3) the 
     President's military advisors have not submitted to the 
     President a recommendation that such involvement is in the 
     national security interests of the United States and the 
     President has not submitted to the Congress such a 
     recommendation.


                            Denial of Visas

       Sec. 105. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available under this Act shall be expended for any 
     purpose for which appropriations are prohibited by section 
     616 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.
       (b) The requirements in subsections (b) and (c) of section 
     616 of that Act shall continue to apply during fiscal year 
     2008.


                UNITED STATES CITIZENS BORN IN JERUSALEM

       Sec. 106. For the purposes of registration of birth, 
     certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a 
     United States citizen born in the city of Jerusalem, the 
     Secretary of State shall, upon request of the citizen, record 
     the place of birth as Israel.


                      state department authorities

       Sec. 107. Funds appropriated under this Act for the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors and

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     the Department of State may be obligated and expended 
     notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, section 313 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).


           Restriction on Contributions to the United Nations

       Sec. 108. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under any title of this Act may be made available 
     to make any assessed contribution or voluntary payment of the 
     United States to the United Nations if the United Nations 
     implements or imposes any taxation on any United States 
     persons.


                           Personnel Actions

       Sec. 109. Any costs incurred by a department or agency 
     funded under this Act resulting from personnel actions taken 
     in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall 
     be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to 
     such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 
     transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be 
     necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition 
     to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided 
     further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 615 of 
     title VI of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section.


               restrictions on united nations delegations

       Sec. 110. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to 
     any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United 
     Nations if such commission is chaired or presided over by a 
     country, the government of which the Secretary of State has 
     determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), has 
     provided support for acts of international terrorism.


                  Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation

       Sec. 111. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be used to provide equipment, 
     technical support, consulting services, or any other form of 
     assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.


                Attendance at International Conferences

       Sec. 112. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more 
     than 50 employees of agencies or departments of the United 
     States Government who are stationed in the United States, at 
     any single international conference occurring outside the 
     United States, unless the Secretary of State determines that 
     such attendance is in the national interest: Provided, That 
     for purposes of this section the term ``international 
     conference'' shall mean a conference attended by 
     representatives of the United States Government and 
     representatives of foreign governments, international 
     organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.


                        PEACEKEEPING ASSESSMENT

       Sec. 113. Section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, as amended (22 
     U.S.C. 287e note) is further amended at the end by adding the 
     following:
       ``(v) For assessments made during calendar year 2008, 27.1 
     percent.''


                          alhurra broadcasting

       Sec. 114. Funds appropriated by this Act, and any 
     subsequent emergency supplemental appropriations Act for 
     fiscal year 2008, may be made available for the programs and 
     activities of Alhurra only if the Secretary of State 
     certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that Alhurra does not advocate on behalf of any organization 
     that the Secretary knows, or has reason to believe, engages 
     in terrorist activities.
       Sec. 115. Commission Financial Management. (a) Term 
     Limits.--Section 1238(b)(3) of Public Law 106-398 is amended 
     by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following:
       ``(G) a member of the Commission may not be reappointed for 
     an additional term of service if that member has twice been 
     appointed to the Commission; and''.
       (b) Requirement for Performance Reviews.--The United 
     States-China Economic and Security Review Commission shall 
     comply with chapter 43 of title 5, United States Code, 
     regarding the establishment and regular review of employee 
     performance appraisals.
       (c) Limitation on Cash Awards.--The United States-China 
     Economic and Security Review Commission shall comply with 
     section 4505a of title 5, United States Code, with respect to 
     limitations on payment of performance-based cash awards.
       (d) Annual Financial Audit.--The Commission shall provide 
     to Congress an annual comprehensive independent financial 
     audit of all obligations and expenditures, not later than 
     June 30 each year hereafter.


            COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

       Sec. 116. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title under the heading ``Commission on 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe'' is hereby increased by 
     $333,000.
       (b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this title for the Department of State under the heading 
     ``diplomatic and consular programs'' is hereby reduced by 
     $333,000.


               Cooperation With the Government of Mexico

       Sec. 117. (a) Cooperation Regarding Border Security.--The 
     Secretary of State, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security and representatives of Federal, State, and 
     local law enforcement agencies that are involved in border 
     security and immigration enforcement efforts, should work 
     with the appropriate officials from the Government of Mexico 
     to improve coordination between the United States and Mexico 
     regarding--
       (1) improved border security along the international border 
     between the United States and Mexico;
       (2) the reduction of human trafficking and smuggling 
     between the United States and Mexico;
       (3) the reduction of drug trafficking and smuggling between 
     the United States and Mexico;
       (4) the reduction of gang membership in the United States 
     and Mexico;
       (5) the reduction of violence against women in the United 
     States and Mexico; and
       (6) the reduction of other violence and criminal activity.
       (b) Cooperation Regarding Education on Immigration Laws.--
     The Secretary of State, in cooperation with other appropriate 
     Federal officials, should work with the appropriate officials 
     from the Government of Mexico to carry out activities to 
     educate citizens and nationals of Mexico regarding 
     eligibility for status as a nonimmigrant under Federal law to 
     ensure that the citizens and nationals are not exploited 
     while working in the United States.
       (c) Cooperation Regarding Circular Migration.--The 
     Secretary of State, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
     Labor and other appropriate Federal officials, should work 
     with the appropriate officials from the Government of Mexico 
     to improve coordination between the United States and Mexico 
     on the development of economic opportunities and providing 
     job training for citizens and nationals in Mexico.
       (d) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     describing the actions taken by the United States and Mexico 
     pursuant to this section.


                     REPORT REGARDING USE OF LEVEES

       Sec. 118. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the United States Commissioner of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission, in cooperation 
     and coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
     the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of 
     Engineers, shall submit to Congress a report regarding the 
     use by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of flood control 
     levees under the control of the International Boundary and 
     Water Commission, which shall--
       (1) discuss the purpose and importance of--
       (A) any such use of such levees ongoing on the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) any anticipated such use of such levees after the date 
     of enactment of this Act;
       (2) describe the frequency and means of, and approximate 
     number of officers and employees of the U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection who, access such levees;
       (3) describe the level of degradation of such levees as a 
     result of such use; and
       (4) identify any formal agreements that may be needed 
     between the Department of Homeland Security and the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission or the Department 
     of State to ensure needed access to such levees.

                 department of state inspector general

       Sec. 119. (a) Link to Office of Inspector General From 
     Homepage of Department of State.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall establish and maintain on the homepage of the 
     Internet website of the Department of State a direct link to 
     the Internet website of the Office of Inspector General of 
     the Department of State.
       (b) Anonymous Reporting of Waste, Fraud, or Abuse.--Not 
     later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Inspector General of the Department of State shall 
     establish and maintain on the homepage of the Internet 
     website of the Office of Inspector General a mechanism by 
     which individuals can anonymously report cases of waste, 
     fraud, or abuse with respect to the Department of State.


                          CONSULAR OPERATIONS

       Sec. 120. (a) The Secretary of State shall establish visa 
     processing facilities in Iraq within 180 days of enactment of 
     this Act in which aliens may apply and interview for 
     admission to the United States.
       (b) The Secretary of State shall report to the Congress no 
     later than 30 days after enactment of this Act on funding and 
     security requirements for consular operations in Iraq in 
     fiscal year 2008.


                               REFERENCES

       Sec. 121. Except as otherwise provided in this title, any 
     reference in this title to ``this Act'' shall be deemed to be 
     a reference only to title I.

                                TITLE II

                    EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                Export-Import Bank of the United States


                           INSPECTOR GENERAL

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $1,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2009.


                         Loans Program Account

       The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized 
     to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and 
     borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in 
     accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the 
     current fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none 
     of the funds available during the current fiscal year may be 
     used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the 
     export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any 
     country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in 
     Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
     Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance

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     under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 1(c) of Public Law 103-428, as 
     amended, sections 1(a) and (b) of Public Law 103-428 shall 
     remain in effect through October 1, 2008: Provided further, 
     That 10 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and 
     insurance authority available to the Export-Import Bank under 
     this or any prior Act should be used for renewable energy and 
     environmentally beneficial products and services.


                         SUBSIDY APPROPRIATION

       For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, 
     and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, $68,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That 
     such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
     be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974: Provided further, That such sums shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2026, for the disbursement of 
     direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants 
     obligated in fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act or any prior Act appropriating funds for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for tied-
     aid credits or grants may be used for any other purpose 
     except through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated by this paragraph are made available 
     notwithstanding section 2(b)(2) of the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945, in connection with the purchase or lease of any 
     product by any Eastern European country, any Baltic State or 
     any agency or national thereof.


                        administrative expenses

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
     guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses for members of the Board of 
     Directors, $78,000,000: Provided, That the Export-Import Bank 
     may accept, and use, payment or services provided by 
     transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical 
     services in connection with any transaction for which an 
     application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has 
     been made: Provided further, That notwithstanding subsection 
     (b) of section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, 
     subsection (a) thereof shall remain in effect until October 
     1, 2008.


                           RECEIPTS COLLECTED

       Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945, as amended, and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
     1990, as amended, in an amount not to exceed the amount 
     appropriated herein, shall be credited as offsetting 
     collections to this account: Provided, That the sums herein 
     appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a 
     dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as 
     to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the 
     General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That amounts 
     collected in fiscal year 2008 in excess of obligations, up to 
     $50,000,000, shall become available October 1, 2008 and shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2011.

                Overseas Private Investment Corporation


                           noncredit account

       The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized 
     to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, such expenditures and commitments 
     within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance 
     with law as may be necessary: Provided, That the amount 
     available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
     and insurance programs (including an amount for official 
     reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed 
     $35,000) shall not exceed $47,500,000: Provided further, That 
     project-specific transaction costs, including direct and 
     indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other 
     direct costs associated with services provided to specific 
     investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be considered 
     administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading.


                            program account

       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $21,000,000, 
     as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation Non-Credit Account: Provided, That 
     such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
     be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974: Provided further, That such sums shall be available 
     for direct loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments 
     incurred or made during fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010: 
     Provided further, That funds so obligated in fiscal year 2008 
     remain available for disbursement through 2016; funds 
     obligated in fiscal year 2009 remain available for 
     disbursement through 2017; funds obligated in fiscal year 
     2010 remain available for disbursement through 2018: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to 
     undertake any program authorized by title IV of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 in Iraq: Provided further, That funds 
     made available pursuant to the authority of the previous 
     proviso shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       In addition, such sums as may be necessary for 
     administrative expenses to carry out the credit program may 
     be derived from amounts available for administrative expenses 
     to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account and 
     merged with said account.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                      trade and development agency

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $50,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.

                               TITLE III

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

       For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out 
     the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for 
     other purposes, to remain available until September 30, 2008, 
     unless otherwise specified herein, as follows:


                         global health programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds 
     otherwise available for such purposes, $6,621,425,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That 
     this amount shall be made available for such activities as: 
     (1) child survival programs; (2) immunization and oral 
     rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and 
     sanitation programs which directly address the needs of 
     mothers and children, and related education programs; (4) 
     assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other 
     than AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, 
     control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, 
     malaria, and other infectious diseases, and for assistance to 
     communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including children 
     displaced or orphaned by AIDS; and (6) family planning/
     reproductive health: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available for 
     nonproject assistance, except that funds may be made 
     available for such assistance for ongoing health activities: 
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, not to exceed $350,000, in addition to funds 
     otherwise available for such purposes, may be used to monitor 
     and provide oversight of child survival, maternal and family 
     planning/reproductive health, and infectious disease 
     programs: Provided further, That the following amounts should 
     be allocated as follows: $450,000,000 for child survival and 
     maternal health; $15,000,000 for vulnerable children; 
     $724,675,000 for other infectious diseases, including 
     $200,000,000 for tuberculosis control, of which $15,000,000 
     shall be used for the Global TB Drug Facility; and 
     $395,000,000 for family planning/reproductive health, 
     including in areas where population growth threatens 
     biodiversity or endangered species: Provided further, That of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading, $75,000,000 should 
     be made available for a United States contribution to The 
     GAVI Fund, and up to $6,000,000 may be transferred to and 
     merged with funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for 
     International Development'' for costs directly related to 
     global health, but funds made available for such costs may 
     not be derived from amounts made available for contribution 
     under this and preceding provisos: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds made available in this Act nor any 
     unobligated balances from prior appropriations may be made 
     available to any organization or program which, as determined 
     by the President, supports, or participates in the management 
     of, a program of coercive abortion or involuntary 
     sterilization: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this Act may be used to pay for the 
     performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to 
     motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions: Provided 
     further, That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
     alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion 
     under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
     this Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: 
     Provided further, That in order to reduce reliance on 
     abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only 
     for voluntary family planning projects which offer, either 
     directly or through referral to, or information about access 
     to, a broad range of family planning methods and services 
     with proven effectiveness, and that any such voluntary family 
     planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) 
     service providers or referral agents in the project shall not 
     implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical 
     targets, of total number of births, number of family planning 
     acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family 
     planning (this provision shall not be construed to include 
     the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting 
     and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include 
     payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial 
     reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a 
     family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for 
     achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of 
     births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of 
     a particular method of family planning; (3) the project shall 
     not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access 
     to participate in any program of general welfare or the right 
     of access to health care, as a consequence of any 
     individual's decision not to accept family planning services; 
     (4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors 
     comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks 
     of the method chosen, including those conditions that might 
     render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse 
     side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; 
     and (5) the project shall ensure that experimental 
     contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are 
     provided only in the context of a scientific study in which 
     participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 
     and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 
     Administrator of the United States

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     Agency for International Development determines that there 
     has been a violation of the requirements contained in 
     paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern 
     or practice of violations of the requirements contained in 
     paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit 
     to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a 
     description of such violation and the corrective action taken 
     by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants for 
     natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated 
     against because of such applicant's religious or 
     conscientious commitment to offer only natural family 
     planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply 
     with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided 
     further, That for purposes of this or any other Act 
     authorizing or appropriating funds for foreign operations, 
     export financing, and related programs, the term 
     ``motivate'', as it relates to family planning assistance, 
     shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent 
     with local law, of information or counseling about all 
     pregnancy options: Provided further, That to the maximum 
     extent practicable, taking into consideration cost, timely 
     availability, and best health practices, funds appropriated 
     in this Act or prior appropriations Acts that are made 
     available for condom procurement should be made available 
     only for the procurement of condoms manufactured in the 
     United States: Provided further, That information provided 
     about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities 
     that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall 
     be medically accurate and shall include the public health 
     benefits and failure rates of such use.
       Of the funds appropriated under this heading, for necessary 
     expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and 
     control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, including for children 
     displaced or orphaned by AIDS, $5,050,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $550,000,000 shall be made 
     available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 
     for the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 
     Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-25) for 
     a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight 
     AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and shall be expended at the 
     minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects 
     and activities: Provided, That up to 5 percent of the 
     aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund 
     in fiscal year 2008 may be made available to the United 
     States Agency for International Development for technical 
     assistance related to the activities of the Global Fund: 
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this 
     paragraph, up to $13,000,000 may be made available, in 
     addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 
     for administrative expenses of the Office of the Global AIDS 
     Coordinator: Provided further, That the Global AIDS 
     Coordinator shall include in each country operational plan 
     for fiscal year 2008 a health workforce strategy for meeting 
     HIV/AIDS goals without reducing the capacity of the country 
     to meet other health needs, particularly child survival and 
     maternal health: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated by this paragraph, not less than $45,000,000 
     shall be made available to support the development of 
     microbicides as a means for combating HIV/AIDS, and not less 
     than $40,000,000 shall be made available for a United States 
     contribution to UNAIDS: Provided further, That funds made 
     available under this heading shall be made available 
     notwithstanding the second sentence of section 403(a) of 
     Public Law 108-25.


                         development assistance

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     sections 103, 105, 106, and sections 251 through 255, and 
     chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $1,455,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     that are made available for assistance programs for displaced 
     and orphaned children and victims of war, not to exceed 
     $43,000, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
     purposes, may be used to monitor and provide oversight of 
     such programs: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act, not less than $250,000,000 shall be 
     made available for microenterprise and microfinance 
     development programs for the poor, especially women: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $29,000,000 shall be made available for 
     Collaborative Research Support Programs: Provided further, 
     That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $750,000 
     shall be made available to implement 7 U.S.C. section 1736g-
     2(a)(2)(C) to improve food aid product quality and nutrient 
     delivery: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, not less than $22,000,000 should be made 
     available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad 
     program: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, $12,000,000 should be made available for 
     cooperative development programs within the Office of Private 
     and Voluntary Cooperation: Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated in this Act, not less than $300,000,000 
     shall be made available for safe drinking water and 
     sanitation supply projects only to implement the Senator Paul 
     Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121), of 
     which not less than $125,000,000 should be made available for 
     such projects in Africa including drilling wells in northern 
     Niger, Mali and elsewhere in the African Sahel region.


                   international disaster assistance

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
     international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and 
     reconstruction assistance, $322,350,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $20,000,000 should be for famine 
     prevention and relief.


                         transition initiatives

       For necessary expenses for international disaster 
     rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to 
     section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, to support 
     transition to democracy and to long-term development of 
     countries in crisis: Provided, That such support may include 
     assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic 
     institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, 
     and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided 
     further, That the United States Agency for International 
     Development shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new 
     program of assistance: Provided further, That if the 
     President determines that it is important to the national 
     interests of the United States to provide transition 
     assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this 
     heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this 
     heading and under the authorities applicable to funds 
     appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds 
     made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made 
     available subject to prior consultation with the Committees 
     on Appropriations.


                      development credit authority

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided 
     by the United States Agency for International Development, as 
     authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, up to $21,000,000 may be derived by transfer 
     from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of 
     such Act and under the heading ``Assistance for Eastern 
     Europe and the Baltic States'': Provided, That such funds 
     shall be made available only for micro and small enterprise 
     programs, urban programs, and other programs which further 
     the purposes of part I of the Act: Provided further, That 
     such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and 
     guaranteed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
     further, That funds made available by this paragraph may be 
     used for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans 
     under this Act or prior Acts, and funds used for such costs 
     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
     provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions 
     applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 
     of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Committee on 
     International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable 
     to direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this 
     heading: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
     subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to be 
     guaranteed, of up to $700,000,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
     credit programs administered by the United States Agency for 
     International Development, $8,920,000, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for 
     International Development: Provided, That funds made 
     available under this heading shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2010.


   operating expenses of the united states agency for international 
                              development

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $645,700,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may remain available 
     until September 30, 2009: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading and under the heading 
     ``Capital Investment Fund'' may be made available to finance 
     the construction (including architect and engineering 
     services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for use by 
     the United States Agency for International Development, 
     unless the Administrator has identified such proposed 
     construction (including architect and engineering services), 
     purchase, or long-term lease of offices in a report submitted 
     to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to 
     the obligation of these funds for such purposes: Provided 
     further, That the previous proviso shall not apply where the 
     total cost of construction (including architect and 
     engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of 
     offices does not exceed $1,000,000: Provided further, That 
     contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated 
     under this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure 
     of such funds through fiscal year 2009: Provided further, 
     That any decision to open a new overseas mission or office of 
     the United States Agency for International Development or, 
     except where there is a substantial security risk to mission 
     personnel, to close or significantly reduce the number of 
     personnel of any such mission or office, shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided further, That the authority of 
     sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     may be exercised by the Secretary of State to transfer funds 
     appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to 
     ``Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for 
     International Development'' in accordance with the provisions 
     of those sections.


                        Capital investment fund

       For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 
     related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of 
     information technology and related capital investments, 
     pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, $90,508,000, to remain available until expended:

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     Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise 
     available for such purposes: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
     obligation only pursuant to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not to exceed $75,144,500 may be made available for the 
     purposes of implementing the Capital Security Cost Sharing 
     Program.


   operating expenses of the united states agency for international 
                development office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $38,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, 
     which sum shall be available for the Office of the Inspector 
     General of the United States Agency for International 
     Development.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $3,015,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: 
     Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading that are 
     available for Egypt shall be provided with the understanding 
     that Egypt will undertake significant economic and democratic 
     reforms which are additional to those which were undertaken 
     in previous fiscal years, including the benchmarks 
     accompanying the ``Financial Sector Reform Memorandum of 
     Understanding'' dated March 20, 2005: Provided further, That 
     with respect to the provision of assistance for Egypt for 
     democracy, human rights and governance activities, the 
     organizations implementing such assistance and the specific 
     nature of that assistance shall not be subject to the prior 
     approval by the Government of Egypt: Provided further, That 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading that are 
     available for assistance for Egypt, not less than $15,000,000 
     should be made available for democracy, human rights and 
     governance programs and not less than $50,000,000 should be 
     used for education programs, of which not less than 
     $10,000,000 should be made available for scholarships for 
     Egyptian students with high financial need to attend United 
     States accredited institutions of higher education in Egypt: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     that are available for assistance for Cyprus should be used 
     only for scholarships, administrative support of the 
     scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and measures aimed 
     at reunification of the island and designed to reduce 
     tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two 
     communities on Cyprus: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, $363,547,000 shall be made 
     available for assistance for Jordan: Provided further, That 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading, $75,000,000 
     shall be made available for assistance for the West Bank and 
     Gaza, of which not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for 
     administrative expenses of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, in addition to funds otherwise 
     available for such purposes, to carry out programs in the 
     West Bank and Gaza: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $30,000,000 
     shall be made available for assistance for the Philippines 
     and not less than $10,700,000 shall be made available for 
     assistance for Vietnam: Provided further, That $45,000,000 of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
     available for assistance for Lebanon, of which not less than 
     $10,000,000 should be made available for scholarships and 
     direct support of United States educational institutions in 
     Lebanon, and of which not less than $500,000 shall be made 
     available to the United States Forest Service for forest 
     management and wildlife conservation programs in Lebanon: 
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for 
     the fund established by section 2108 of Public Law 109-13: 
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, $3,000,000 shall be made available for programs to 
     promote democracy and human rights in North Korea: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     for assistance for Cambodia, $15,000,000 shall be made 
     available to support, democracy, the rule of law, and human 
     rights in Cambodia, including assistance for democratic 
     political parties: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be made available for programs and activities in the 
     Central Highlands of Vietnam: Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading for the Middle East 
     Partnership Initiative, not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
     made available to rescue Iraqi scholars: Provided further, 
     That of the funds appropriated under this heading that are 
     available for assistance for the Democratic Republic of 
     Timor-Leste, up to $1,000,000 may be available for 
     administrative expenses of the United States Agency for 
     International Development in addition to amounts otherwise 
     made available for such purposes: Provided further, That of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
     $12,000,000 shall be made available for a United States 
     contribution to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, not less 
     than $3,000,000 shall be made available for a United States 
     contribution to the Extractive Industries Transparency 
     Initiative Trust Fund, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made 
     available to support implementation of the Kimberley Process 
     Certification Scheme with an emphasis on support for regional 
     efforts to combat cross-border smuggling and for monitoring 
     by civil society groups, not less than $4,000,000 should be 
     made available for a United States contribution to the 
     International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, not 
     less than $2,500,000 shall be made available for East Asia 
     and Pacific Environmental Initiatives, and not less than 
     $5,000,000 shall be made available for programs to protect 
     biodiversity in Colombia's national parks and indigenous 
     reserves: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
     this heading that are made available for a Middle East 
     Financing Facility, Middle East Enterprise Fund, or any other 
     similar entity in the Middle East shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $10,000,000 
     shall be made available for labor and environmental capacity 
     building activities relating to the free trade agreements 
     with the countries of Central America and the Dominican 
     Republic: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, $45,700,000 should be made available to 
     promote democracy in Cuba, and to assist the pro-democracy 
     movement in Cuba: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $10,000,000 
     should be made available for (1) programs to locate and 
     identify persons missing as a result of armed conflict, 
     violations of human rights, or natural disasters; (2) to 
     assist governments in meeting their obligations regarding 
     missing persons; and (3) to support investigations and 
     prosecutions related to war crimes, crimes against humanity, 
     genocide and other crimes under international law: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not more than $500,000 should be made available for the 
     Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security 
     Administration to support initiatives which bring together 
     public officials and private individuals from nations 
     involved in the Six-Party Talks for informal discussions on 
     resolving the North Korea nuclear issue.


          assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states

       (a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for East 
     European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, $294,568,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2009, which shall be 
     available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     assistance and for related programs for Eastern Europe and 
     the Baltic States.
       (b) 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 contained in that Act for the use 
     of economic assistance.
       (c) The provisions of section 628 of this Act shall apply 
     to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any provision of this or any other Act, 
     including provisions in this subsection regarding the 
     application of section 628 of this Act, local currencies 
     generated by, or converted from, funds appropriated by this 
     Act and by previous appropriations Acts and made available 
     for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia may be used 
     in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States to carry out the 
     provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the 
     Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989.


    assistance for the independent states of the former soviet union

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapters 11 and 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 and the FREEDOM Support Act, for assistance for the 
     Independent States of the former Soviet Union and for related 
     programs, $401,885,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2009: Provided, That the provisions of such chapters 
     shall apply to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided 
     further, That funds made available for the Southern Caucasus 
     region may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for confidence-building measures and other activities in 
     furtherance of the peaceful resolution of regional conflicts, 
     especially those in the vicinity of Abkhazia and Nagorno-
     Karabagh: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made 
     available for humanitarian, conflict mitigation, human 
     rights, civil society, and relief and recovery assistance for 
     Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, and North Ossetia-Alania in 
     the North Caucasus: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading that are available for 
     assistance for Russia, not less than $500,000 shall be made 
     available to the United States Forest Service for forest 
     management and wildlife conservation programs in the Russian 
     Far East: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading in 
     this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs, that are 
     made available pursuant to the provisions of section 807 of 
     Public Law 102-511 shall be subject to a 6 percent ceiling on 
     administrative expenses.

                          Independent Agencies


                       Inter-American Foundation

       For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the 
     Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the provisions 
     of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, 
     $22,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.


                     AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

       For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the 
     International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
     1980, Public Law 96-533, $30,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2009: Provided, That funds made available 
     to grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project 
     purposes when authorized by the Board of Directors of the 
     Foundation: Provided further, That interest earned shall be 
     used only

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     for the purposes for which the grant was made: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the 
     African Development Foundation Act, (1) in exceptional 
     circumstances the Board of Directors of the Foundation may 
     waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with 
     respect to a project and (2) a project may exceed the 
     limitation by up to $10,000 if the increase is due solely to 
     foreign currency fluctuation: Provided further, That the 
     Foundation shall provide a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations after each time such waiver authority is 
     exercised.


                              peace corps

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), including the purchase of not 
     to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative 
     purposes for use outside of the United States, $323,500,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     used to pay for abortions: Provided further, That the 
     Director may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 
     Account, as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2515, an amount not to 
     exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred 
     pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 
     amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas operations.


                    Millennium Challenge Corporation

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, $1,200,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, up to $75,000,000 may be 
     available for administrative expenses of the Millennium 
     Challenge Corporation: Provided further, That up to 10 
     percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     made available to carry out the purposes of section 616 of 
     the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries 
     for fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds available to carry out section 616 of such Act may be 
     made available until the Chief Executive Officer of the 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation provides a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations listing the candidate countries 
     that will be receiving assistance under section 616 of such 
     Act, the level of assistance proposed for each such country, 
     a description of the proposed programs, projects and 
     activities, and the implementing agency or agencies of the 
     United States Government: Provided further, That section 
     605(e)(4) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 shall apply 
     to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, 
     That funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
     available for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into 
     pursuant to section 609 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 
     2003 only if such Compact obligates not more than 50 percent 
     of the entire amount of the United States Government funding 
     anticipated for the duration of the Compact, or contains a 
     commitment to obligate subject to the availability of funds 
     and the mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact to 
     proceed the entire amount of the United States Government 
     funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact.

                          Department of State


                             DEMOCRACY FUND

       (a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of 
     democracy globally, $177,000,000, of which the following 
     amounts shall be made available, subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     until September 30, 2010--
       (1) $75,000,000 for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of 
     the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department 
     of State, of which $15,000,000 shall be for democracy and 
     rule of law programs in the People's Republic of China, Hong 
     Kong, and Taiwan: Provided, That assistance for Taiwan should 
     be matched from sources other than the United States 
     Government: Provided further, That $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available for programs and activities for the promotion of 
     democracy in countries located outside the Middle East region 
     with a significant Muslim population, and where such programs 
     and activities would be important to United States efforts to 
     respond to, deter, or prevent acts of international 
     terrorism: Provided further, That funds used for such 
     purposes should support new initiatives and activities in 
     those countries; and
       (2) $102,000,000 for the National Endowment for Democracy: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the headings ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', and ``Assistance for the Independent States of the 
     Former Soviet Union'', an additional $18,000,000 shall be 
     made available for the programs and activities of the 
     National Endowment of Democracy.
       (b) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 
     for the promotion of democracy may be made available 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act 
     and, with regard to the National Endowment for Democracy, any 
     regulation. Funds appropriated under this heading are in 
     addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes.
       (c) The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human 
     Rights and Labor shall be responsible for--
       (1) all policy, funding, and programming decisions 
     regarding funds made available in this Act and subsequent 
     Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, export financing, and related programs 
     for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; and
       (2) the development of strategies for the promotion of 
     democracy globally and the coordination of democracy programs 
     between the United States Department of State and the United 
     States Agency for International Development.
       (d) For the purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the 
     term ``promotion of democracy'' means programs that support 
     good governance, human rights, independent media, and the 
     rule of law, and otherwise strengthen the capacity of 
     democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental 
     organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the 
     development of democratic states, institutions, and practices 
     that are responsive and accountable to citizens.
       (e) Any contract, grant or cooperative agreement (or any 
     amendment to any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement) 
     in excess of $2,500,000 for the promotion of democracy under 
     this Act shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.


          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $558,449,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That during 
     fiscal year 2008, 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 Government for 
     the purpose of providing it to a foreign country 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 Committees 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 report 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 of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $19,000,000 
     shall be made available for training programs and activities 
     of the International Law Enforcement Academies: Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     made available for training of foreign law enforcement and 
     judicial personnel in the prevention of violence and 
     discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender 
     identity: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, not less than $10,500,000 should be made 
     available for programs to combat trafficking in persons and 
     migrant smuggling: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not more than $38,000,000 
     may be available for administrative expenses.


                            Andean programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       (a) For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support counterdrug, 
     economic and social development, rule of law, and other 
     activities in the Andean region of South America, 
     $415,050,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.
       (b) In fiscal year 2008, funds available to the Department 
     of State for assistance to the Government of Colombia may be 
     made available to support a unified campaign against drug 
     trafficking, against activities by organizations designated 
     as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and to take actions to 
     protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, 
     including undertaking rescue operations: Provided, That this 
     authority shall cease to be effective if the Secretary of 
     State has credible evidence that the Colombian Armed Forces 
     are not conducting vigorous operations to restore civilian 
     government authority and respect for human rights in areas 
     under the effective control of paramilitary organizations or 
     successor armed groups: Provided further, That the President 
     shall ensure that if any helicopter procured with funds under 
     this heading is used to aid or abet the operations of any 
     such organization, the helicopter shall be immediately 
     returned to the United States: Provided further, That section 
     482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply 
     to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, 
     That assistance provided with funds appropriated under this 
     heading that is made available notwithstanding section 482(b) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made available 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that are 
     available for assistance for Colombia, not less than 
     $22,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of the 
     Attorney General, of which $5,000,000 shall be for the Human 
     Rights Unit, $5,000,000 shall be for the Justice and Peace 
     Unit, $9,000,000 shall be used to develop a witness 
     protection program for victims of armed groups, and 
     $3,000,000 shall be for investigations of mass graves and 
     identification of remains: Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading that are available for 
     assistance for Colombia, $5,000,000 shall be for the Office 
     of the Procuraduria General de la Nacion, $3,000,000 shall be 
     for the Office of the Defensoria del Pueblo, and $750,000 
     shall be made available for a United States contribution to 
     the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human 
     Rights in Colombia to support monitoring and public reporting 
     of human rights conditions in the field.
       (d) Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for 
     aerial eradication of coca in Colombia may be made available 
     only for targeted eradication in specific areas and only if 
     the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that manual eradication in such areas is not 
     practicable and that aerial eradication will not contribute 
     to a significant loss of biodiversity: Provided, That not 
     more than 20 percent of such funds may be made available 
     unless the Secretary of State certifies to the

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     Committees on Appropriations that: (1) the herbicide is being 
     used in accordance with EPA label requirements for comparable 
     use in the United States and with Colombian laws; and (2) the 
     herbicide, in the manner it is being used, does not pose 
     unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans or the 
     environment including endemic species: Provided further, That 
     such funds may not be made available unless the Secretary of 
     State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that 
     complaints of harm to health or licit crops caused by such 
     aerial eradication are thoroughly evaluated and fair 
     compensation is being paid in a timely manner for meritorious 
     claims, and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations detailing all claims, evaluations, and 
     compensation paid during the twelve month period prior to the 
     date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such 
     funds may not be made available for such purposes unless 
     programs are being implemented by the United States Agency 
     for International Development, the Government of Colombia, or 
     other organizations, in consultation and coordination with 
     local communities, to provide alternative sources of income 
     in municipalities where security permits for small-acreage 
     growers whose illicit crops are targeted for aerial 
     eradication: Provided further, That funds appropriated by 
     this Act may be used for aerial eradication in Colombia's 
     national parks or reserves only if the Secretary of State 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations on a case-by-
     case basis that there are no practicable alternatives and the 
     eradication is conducted in accordance with Colombian laws: 
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading that are available for Colombia, $10,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' and shall be 
     made available only for assistance for the Colombian military 
     to provide security for manual eradication programs, 
     including in national parks: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available 
     for the cultivation or processing of African oil palm, if 
     doing so would contribute to significant loss of native 
     species, disrupt or contaminate natural water sources, reduce 
     local food security, or cause the forced displacement of 
     local people.
       (e) No United States Armed Forces personnel or United 
     States civilian contractor employed by the United States will 
     participate in any combat operation in connection with 
     assistance made available by this Act for Colombia.
       (f) Rotary and fixed wing aircraft supported with funds 
     appropriated under this heading for assistance for Colombia 
     should be used for drug eradication and interdiction 
     including to transport personnel in connection with manual 
     eradication programs, and to provide transport in support of 
     alternative development programs and investigations of cases 
     under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General, the 
     Procuraduria General de la Nacion, and the Defensoria del 
     Pueblo.
       (g) Funds appropriated under this heading that are made 
     available for assistance for the Bolivian military and police 
     may be made available for such purposes only if the Secretary 
     of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that 
     the Bolivian military and police are respecting human rights, 
     and civilian judicial authorities are investigating and 
     prosecuting, with the full cooperation, military and police 
     personnel who have been implicated in the military and police 
     gross violations of human rights.
       (h) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more 
     than $16,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses 
     of the Department of State, and not more than $8,000,000 may 
     be available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for 
     such purposes, for administrative expenses of the United 
     States Agency for International Development.
       (i) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, shall provide to the Committees 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 report on the 
     proposed uses of all funds under this heading on a country-
     by-country basis for each proposed program, project, or 
     activity.


                    migration and refugee assistance

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to 
     enable the Secretary of State to provide, as authorized by 
     law, a contribution to the International Committee of the Red 
     Cross, assistance to refugees, including contributions to the 
     International Organization for Migration and the United 
     Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and other activities 
     to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of 
     personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 
     through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized 
     by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $889,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That not more 
     than $23,000,000 may be available for administrative 
     expenses: Provided further, That $40,000,000 of the funds 
     made available under this heading shall be made available for 
     refugees resettling in Israel: Provided further, That funds 
     made available under this heading shall be made available for 
     assistance for refugees from North Korea.


     United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 
     1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $45,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That funds made available 
     under this heading are appropriated notwithstanding the 
     provisions contained in section 2(c)(2) of such Act which 
     would limit the amount of funds which could be appropriated 
     for this purpose.


    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-
     terrorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
     $499,000,000, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-
     terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support 
     Act, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance 
     of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and 
     related activities, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, including activities implemented through nongovernmental 
     and international organizations, and section 301 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution 
     to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and for a 
     United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test 
     Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission: Provided, That of this 
     amount not to exceed $32,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, may be made available for the Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to 
     nonproliferation and disarmament: Provided further, That such 
     funds may also be used for such countries other than the 
     Independent States of the former Soviet Union and 
     international organizations when it is in the national 
     security interest of the United States to do so: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for the 
     Biosecurity Engagement Program: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available for the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency only if the Secretary of 
     State determines (and so reports to the Congress) that Israel 
     is not being denied its right to participate in the 
     activities of that Agency: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available for demining and related activities, not 
     to exceed $700,000, in addition to funds otherwise available 
     for such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses 
     related to the operation and management of the demining 
     program: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
     heading that are available for ``Anti-terrorism Assistance'' 
     and ``Export Control and Border Security'' shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2009.

                       Department of the Treasury


               International Affairs Technical Assistance

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $22,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, 
     which shall be available notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law.


                           Debt Restructuring

       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan 
     guarantees, as the President may determine, for which funds 
     have been appropriated or otherwise made available for 
     programs within the International Affairs Budget Function 
     150, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling 
     amounts owed to the United States as a result of concessional 
     loans made to eligible countries, pursuant to parts IV and V 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, of modifying 
     concessional credit agreements with least developed 
     countries, as authorized under section 411 of the 
     Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as 
     amended, of concessional loans, guarantees and credit 
     agreements, as authorized under section 572 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-461), and of 
     canceling amounts owed, as a result of loans or guarantees 
     made pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, by 
     countries that are eligible for debt reduction pursuant to 
     title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted into law by section 
     1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106-113, $200,300,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That not less 
     than $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be made available to carry out the provisions of part V 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 
     amounts paid to the HIPC Trust Fund may be used only to fund 
     debt reduction under the enhanced HIPC initiative by--
       (1) the Inter-American Development Bank;
       (2) the African Development Fund;
       (3) the African Development Bank; and
       (4) the Central American Bank for Economic Integration:

     Provided further, That funds may not be paid to the HIPC 
     Trust Fund for the benefit of any country if the Secretary of 
     State has credible evidence that the government of such 
     country is engaged in a consistent pattern of gross 
     violations of internationally recognized human rights or in 
     military or civil conflict that undermines its ability to 
     develop and implement measures to alleviate poverty and to 
     devote adequate human and financial resources to that end: 
     Provided further, That on the basis of final appropriations, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations concerning which countries and 
     international financial institutions are expected to benefit 
     from a United States contribution to the HIPC Trust Fund 
     during the fiscal year: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall inform the Committees on Appropriations 
     not less than 15 days in advance of the signature of an 
     agreement by the United States to make payments to the HIPC 
     Trust Fund of amounts for such countries and institutions: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury may 
     disburse funds designated for debt reduction through the HIPC 
     Trust Fund only for the benefit of countries that--

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       (1) have committed, for a period of 24 months, not to 
     accept new market-rate loans from the international financial 
     institution receiving debt repayment as a result of such 
     disbursement, other than loans made by such institutions to 
     export-oriented commercial projects that generate foreign 
     exchange which are generally referred to as ``enclave'' 
     loans; and
       (2) have documented and demonstrated their commitment to 
     redirect their budgetary resources from international debt 
     repayments to programs to alleviate poverty and promote 
     economic growth that are additional to or expand upon those 
     previously available for such purposes:

     Provided further, That any limitation of subsection (e) of 
     section 411 of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954 shall not apply to funds appropriated 
     under this heading: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     made available under this heading in this or any other 
     appropriations Act shall be made available for Sudan or Burma 
     unless the Secretary of the Treasury determines and notifies 
     the Committees on Appropriations that a democratically 
     elected government has taken office.

  support of foreign law enforcement efforts to locate united states 
    citizens kidnapped in areas affected by violent drug trafficking

       Sec. 301. Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this title under the heading ``international narcotics 
     control and law enforcement'' should be available for the 
     support of efforts of foreign law enforcement authorities to 
     locate United States citizens who have been kidnapped in, or 
     are otherwise missing from, areas affected by violent drug 
     trafficking.

                                TITLE IV

                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


             International Military Education and Training

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $85,877,000, of which up to $3,000,000 may remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall not be available for Equatorial Guinea: 
     Provided further, That the civilian personnel for whom 
     military education and training may be provided under this 
     heading may include civilians who are not members of a 
     government whose participation would contribute to improved 
     civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, 
     or respect for human rights: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading that are made available for 
     assistance for Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, 
     Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Libya, and Nepal may be made 
     available only for expanded international military education 
     and training: Provided further, That expanded international 
     military education and training may include English language 
     training for purposes of funds appropriated under this 
     heading: Provided further, That funds made available under 
     this heading for assistance for Haiti, Guatemala, the 
     Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, 
     Bangladesh, Libya, Angola, and Nigeria may only be provided 
     through the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
     on Appropriations.


                   Foreign Military Financing Program

       For expenses necessary for grants to enable the President 
     to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, $4,579,000,000: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,400,000,000 
     shall be available for grants only for Israel: Provided 
     further, That the funds appropriated by this paragraph for 
     Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of 
     this Act or by October 31, 2007, whichever is later: Provided 
     further, That to the extent that the Government of Israel 
     requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made 
     available for Israel by this paragraph shall, as agreed by 
     Israel and the United States, be available for advanced 
     weapons systems, of which not less than $631,200,000 shall be 
     available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles 
     and defense services, including research and development: 
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this 
     paragraph, $300,000,000 shall be made available for 
     assistance for Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $8,413,000 
     shall be made available for assistance for Tunisia: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     that are available for assistance for Morocco, not more than 
     $2,000,000 may be obligated until the Secretary of State 
     certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that Moroccan Government authorities in the territory of the 
     Western Sahara have (1) ceased to persecute, detain, and 
     prosecute individuals for peacefully expressing their 
     opinions regarding the status and future of the Western 
     Sahara and for documenting violations of human rights; and 
     (2) provided unimpeded access to internationally recognized 
     human rights organizations, journalists, and representatives 
     of foreign governments to the Western Sahara: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be made available for 
     grants only for Egypt: Provided further, That funds made 
     available under this heading for assistance for Egypt should 
     be made available for counterterrorism and border security 
     programs in the Sinai: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading that are available for 
     Colombia, $10,000,000 shall be made available for medical and 
     rehabilitation assistance, removal of landmines, and to 
     enhance communications capabilities: Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     paragraph shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any 
     requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: 
     Provided further, That funds made available under this 
     paragraph shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance 
     with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, 
     section 1501(a): Provided further, That 0.1 percent of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to 
     and merged with funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' to be made available to the Bureau 
     of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State, to 
     ensure adequate monitoring of the use of assistance made 
     available under this heading in countries where such 
     monitoring is most needed, in addition to amounts otherwise 
     available for such purposes.
       None of the funds made available under this heading shall 
     be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, 
     defense services, or design and construction services that 
     are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms 
     Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to 
     make such procurements has first signed an agreement with the 
     United States Government specifying the conditions under 
     which such procurements may be financed with such funds: 
     Provided, That all country and funding level increases in 
     allocations shall be submitted through the regular 
     notification procedures of section 515 of this Act: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be available for assistance for Sudan: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading may be made available for assistance for Haiti, 
     Guatemala, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, 
     Philippines, Indonesia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia, and 
     Democratic Republic of the Congo except pursuant to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided further, That funds made available 
     under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded 
     ordnance, and related activities, and may include activities 
     implemented through nongovernmental and international 
     organizations: Provided further, That only those countries 
     for which assistance was justified for the ``Foreign Military 
     Sales Financing Program'' in the fiscal year 1989 
     congressional presentation for security assistance programs 
     may utilize funds made available under this heading for 
     procurement of defense articles, defense services or design 
     and construction services that are not sold by the United 
     States Government under the Arms Export Control Act: Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment 
     for defense articles and services: Provided further, That not 
     more than $41,900,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including 
     the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 
     for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 
     of administering military assistance and sales: Provided 
     further, That not more than $395,000,000 of funds realized 
     pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the Department 
     of Defense during fiscal year 2008 pursuant to section 43(b) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act, except that this limitation 
     may be exceeded only through the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
     further, That foreign military financing program funds 
     estimated to be outlayed for Egypt during fiscal year 2008 
     may be transferred to an interest bearing account for Egypt 
     in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.


                        peacekeeping operations

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $273,200,000: Provided, That of the funds made available 
     under this heading, not less than $25,000,000 shall be made 
     available for a United States contribution to the 
     Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
     this heading shall be obligated or expended except as 
     provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                                TITLE V

                    MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                  International Financial Institutions

                      global environment facility

       For the United States contribution for the Global 
     Environment Facility, $106,763,000 to the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Global 
     Environment Facility (GEF), by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     to remain available until expended.


       Contribution to the International Development Association

       For payment to the International Development Association by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,000,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading should not be obligated until the 
     Secretary of the Treasury reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that he has received written assurance from 
     the President of the World Bank that the bank's management 
     will not recommend or support any loan, grant, credit or 
     other financing for any infrastructure project which would 
     contribute to significant loss of tropical forest or 
     biodiversity.


Contribution to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment 
                                  Fund

       For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral 
     Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the 
     United States contribution to the fund, $25,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

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               contribution to the asian development fund

       For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the increase in resources of the Asian 
     Development Fund, as authorized by the Asian Development Bank 
     Act, as amended, $65,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


              Contribution to the African Development Bank

       For payment to the African Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, $2,037,000, for the United States 
     paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to remain 
     available until expended.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the African Development Bank 
     may subscribe without fiscal year limitation for the callable 
     capital portion of the United States share of such capital 
     stock in an amount not to exceed $31,918,770.


              contribution to the african development fund

       For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the increase in resources of the African 
     Development Fund, $105,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


  Contribution to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

       For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $10,159 for the 
     United States share of the paid-in portion of the increase in 
     capital stock, to remain available until expended.

  contribution to the international fund for agricultural development

       For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to increase the resources of the International Fund 
     for Agricultural Development, $18,072,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                international organizations and programs

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of 
     section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program 
     Participation Act of 1973, $313,925,000: Provided, That of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading that are available 
     for the Organization of American States Fund for 
     Strengthening Democracy, $500,000 shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                                TITLE VI

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


  compensation for united states executive directors to international 
                         financial institutions

       Sec. 601. (a) No funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     as payment to any international financial institution while 
     the United States Executive Director to such institution is 
     compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with 
     whatever compensation such Director receives from the United 
     States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual 
     occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while 
     any alternate United States Director to such institution is 
     compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the 
     rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level 
     V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (b) For purposes of this section ``international financial 
     institutions'' are: the International Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
     Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 
     African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the 
     International Monetary Fund, the North American Development 
     Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development.


                              allocations

       Sec. 602. (a) Funds provided in this Act for the following 
     accounts shall be made available for programs and countries 
     in the amounts contained in the respective tables included in 
     the report accompanying this Act:
       ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs''.
       ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance''.
       ``International Fisheries Commissions''.
       ``International Broadcasting Operations''.
       ``Global Health Programs''.
       ``Economic Support Fund''.
       ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States''.
       ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union''.
       ``Democracy Fund''.
       ``Andean Programs''.
       ``Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs''.
       ``Foreign Military Financing Program''.
       ``International Organizations and Programs''.
       (b) Any proposed increases or decreases to the amounts 
     contained in such tables in the accompanying report shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.


                    limitation on residence expenses

       Sec. 603. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to title III of this Act, not to exceed $100,500 
     shall be for official residence expenses of the United States 
     Agency for International Development during the current 
     fiscal year: Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken 
     to assure that, to the maximum extent possible, United 
     States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of 
     dollars.


                          unobligated balances

       Sec. 604. Any Department or Agency to which funds are 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall 
     provide, upon request of the Committees on Appropriations, an 
     accurate accounting by program, project, and activity of the 
     funds received by such Department or Agency in this fiscal 
     year or any previous fiscal year that remain unobligated and 
     unexpended.


               limitation on representational allowances

       Sec. 605. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $250,000 shall be 
     available for representation and entertainment allowances, of 
     which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for 
     entertainment allowances, for the United States Agency for 
     International Development during the current fiscal year: 
     Provided, That no such entertainment funds may be used for 
     the purposes listed in section 648 of this Act: Provided 
     further, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure 
     that, to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned 
     foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available by this Act for 
     general costs of administering military assistance and sales 
     under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not 
     to exceed $4,000 shall be available for entertainment 
     expenses and not to exceed $130,000 shall be available for 
     representation allowances: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available by this Act under the heading 
     ``International Military Education and Training'', not to 
     exceed $55,000 shall be available for entertainment 
     allowances: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available by this Act for the Inter-American Foundation, not 
     to exceed $4,000 shall be available for entertainment and 
     representation allowances: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available by this Act under the heading ``United 
     States-China Economic and Security Review Commission'', not 
     to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official reception, 
     representation, and entertainment allowances: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available by this Act for the 
     Peace Corps, not to exceed a total of $4,000 shall be 
     available for entertainment expenses: Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available by this Act under the heading 
     ``Trade and Development Agency'', not to exceed $4,000 shall 
     be available for representation and entertainment allowances: 
     Provided further, That of the funds made available by this 
     Act under the heading ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'', 
     not to exceed $115,000 shall be available for representation 
     and entertainment allowances.


          prohibition on taxation of united states assistance

       Sec. 606. (a) Prohibition on Taxation.--None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be made available to provide 
     assistance for a foreign country under a new bilateral 
     agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such 
     assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 
     provision stating that assistance provided by the United 
     States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the 
     foreign government, and the Secretary of State shall 
     expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing 
     bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this 
     requirement.
       (b) Reimbursement of Foreign Taxes.--An amount equivalent 
     to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 
     2008 on funds appropriated by this Act by a foreign 
     government or entity against commodities financed under 
     United States assistance programs for which funds are 
     appropriated by this Act, either directly or through 
     grantees, contractors and subcontractors shall be withheld 
     from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for 
     fiscal year 2009 and allocated for the central government of 
     such country and for the West Bank and Gaza Program to the 
     extent that the Secretary of State certifies and reports in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such taxes 
     have not been reimbursed to the Government of the United 
     States.
       (c) De Minimis Exception.--Foreign taxes of a de minimis 
     nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection 
     (b).
       (d) Reprogramming of Funds.--Funds withheld from obligation 
     for each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall 
     be reprogrammed for assistance to countries which do not 
     assess taxes on United States assistance or which have an 
     effective arrangement that is providing substantial 
     reimbursement of such taxes.
       (e) Determinations.--
       (1) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any 
     country or entity the Secretary of State determines--
       (A) does not assess taxes on United States assistance or 
     which has an effective arrangement that is providing 
     substantial reimbursement of such taxes; or
       (B) the foreign policy interests of the United States 
     outweigh the policy of this section to ensure that United 
     States assistance is not subject to taxation.
       (2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to 
     exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to 
     any country or entity.
       (f) Implementation.--The Secretary of State shall issue 
     rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to 
     implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance 
     contained in this section.
       (g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the terms ``taxes'' and ``taxation'' refer to value 
     added taxes and customs duties imposed on commodities 
     financed with United States assistance for programs for which 
     funds are appropriated by this Act; and
       (2) the term ``bilateral agreement'' refers to a framework 
     bilateral agreement between the Government of the United 
     States and the government of the country receiving assistance 
     that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to 
     United States foreign assistance for such country generally, 
     or an individual agreement

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     between the Government of the United States and such 
     government that describes, among other things, the treatment 
     for tax purposes that will be accorded the United States 
     assistance provided under that agreement.


        prohibition against direct funding for certain countries

       Sec. 607. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended 
     to finance directly any assistance or reparations to Cuba, 
     North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for purposes of 
     this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures 
     shall include direct loans, credits, insurance and guarantees 
     of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.


                             military coups

       Sec. 608. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended 
     to finance directly any assistance to the government of any 
     country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by 
     military coup or decree: Provided, That assistance may be 
     resumed to such government if the President determines and 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that subsequent 
     to the termination of assistance a democratically elected 
     government has taken office: Provided further, That the 
     provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to 
     promote democratic elections or public participation in 
     democratic processes: Provided further, That funds made 
     available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject 
     to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                               transfers

       Sec. 609. (a) Department of State and Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors.--Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     State in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not to 
     exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the 
     current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, 
     but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 
     such transfers: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
     to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
     under section 104 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section.
       (b)(1) Limitation on Transfers Between Agencies.--None of 
     the funds made available by this Act may be transferred to 
     any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
     States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or 
     transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other 
     appropriation Act.
       (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 
     made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds 
     appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or 
     transferred to agencies of the United States Government 
     pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (c) Transfers Between Accounts.--None of the funds made 
     available by this Act may be obligated under an appropriation 
     account to which they were not appropriated, except for 
     transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the 
     President provides notification in accordance with the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (d) Audit of Inter-Agency Transfers.--Any agreement for the 
     transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or 
     prior Acts, entered into between the United States Agency for 
     International Development and another agency of the United 
     States Government under the authority of section 632(a) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable 
     provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Office of 
     the Inspector General for the agency receiving the transfer 
     or allocation of such funds shall perform periodic program 
     and financial audits of the use of such funds: Provided, That 
     funds transferred under such authority may be made available 
     for the cost of such audits.


                 commercial leasing of defense articles

       Sec. 610. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide 
     financing to Israel, Egypt and NATO and major non-NATO allies 
     for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 
     option to purchase) of defense articles from United States 
     commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment 
     (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having 
     possible civilian application), if the President determines 
     that there are compelling foreign policy or national security 
     reasons for those defense articles being provided by 
     commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale 
     under such Act.


                         availability of funds

       Sec. 611. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation after the 
     expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 
     provided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for 
     the purposes of chapters 1, 8, 11, and 12 of part I, section 
     661, section 667, chapters 4, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, and funds provided under the heading 
     ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'', 
     shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the 
     date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise 
     have expired, if such funds are initially obligated before 
     the expiration of their respective periods of availability 
     contained in this Act: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds 
     made available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in 
     order to address balance of payments or economic policy 
     reform objectives, shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That the Director of the Trade and 
     Development Agency shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to any 
     reobligation of funds appropriated for the purposes of 
     section 661 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


            limitation on assistance to countries in default

       Sec. 612. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the government of 
     any country which is in default during a period in excess of 
     1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal 
     or interest on any loan made to the government of such 
     country by the United States pursuant to a program for which 
     funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President 
     determines, following consultations with the Committees on 
     Appropriations, that assistance to such country is in the 
     national interest of the United States.


                           commerce and trade

       Sec. 613. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available pursuant to this Act for direct assistance and none 
     of the funds otherwise made available pursuant to this Act to 
     the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any 
     loan, any assistance or any other financial commitments for 
     establishing or expanding production of any commodity for 
     export by any country other than the United States, if the 
     commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the 
     time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become 
     operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury 
     to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing 
     commodity: Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to 
     the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of 
     Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the 
     United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United 
     States producers of the same, similar, or competing 
     commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act 
     to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding 
     feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, 
     consultancy, publication, conference, or training in 
     connection with the growth or production in a foreign country 
     of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete 
     with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United 
     States: Provided, That this subsection shall not prohibit--
       (1) activities designed to increase food security in 
     developing countries where such activities will not have a 
     significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities 
     of the United States; or
       (2) research activities intended primarily to benefit 
     American producers.


                          surplus commodities

       Sec. 614. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
     United States Executive Directors of the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, the International 
     Development Association, the International Finance 
     Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
     International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the 
     Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American 
     Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, the African Development Bank, and the African 
     Development Fund to use the voice and vote of the United 
     States to oppose any assistance by these institutions, using 
     funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act, 
     for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 
     for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 
     assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 
     producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.


                reprogramming notification requirements

       Sec. 615. (a) None of the funds made available in all 
     titles of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts to the 
     agencies and departments funded by this Act that remain 
     available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2008, 
     or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United 
     States derived by the collection of fees or of currency 
     reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by 
     transfer, to the agencies and departments funded by this Act, 
     shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates new programs; (2) 
     eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 
     funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity 
     for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates 
     an office or employees; (5) closes or opens a mission or 
     post; (6) reorganizes or renames offices; (7) reorganizes 
     programs or activities; or (8) contracts out or privatizes 
     any functions or activities presently performed by Federal 
     employees; unless the Committees on Appropriations are 
     notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
       (b) For the purposes of providing the executive branch with 
     the necessary administrative flexibility, none of the funds 
     provided under title I of this Act, or provided under 
     previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or department 
     funded under title I of this Act that remain available for 
     obligation or expenditure in fiscal

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     year 2008, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of 
     the United States derived by the collection of fees available 
     to the agencies or department funded by title I of this Act, 
     shall be available for obligation or expenditure for 
     activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of 
     funds in excess of $750,000 or ten percent, whichever is 
     less, that: (1) augments existing programs, projects, or 
     activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any 
     existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of 
     personnel by ten percent as approved by Congress; or (3) 
     results from any general savings, including savings from a 
     reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in 
     existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by 
     Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations are 
     notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
       (c) For the purposes of providing the executive branch with 
     the necessary administrative flexibility, none of the funds 
     made available under titles II through V of this Act for 
     ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', 
     ``International Organizations and Programs'', ``Trade and 
     Development Agency'', ``International Narcotics Control and 
     Law Enforcement'', ``Andean Programs'', ``Assistance for 
     Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'', ``Assistance for the 
     Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'', ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'', ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'', ``Capital Investment Fund'', ``Operating 
     Expenses of the United States Agency for International 
     Development'', ``Operating Expenses of the United States 
     Agency for International Development Office of Inspector 
     General'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 
     Related Programs'', ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'' (by 
     country only), ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', 
     ``International Military Education and Training'', ``Peace 
     Corps'', and ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', shall be 
     available for obligation for activities, programs, projects, 
     type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations 
     not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the 
     Committees on Appropriations for obligation under any of 
     these specific headings unless the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are previously 
     notified 15 days in advance: Provided, That the President 
     shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for 
     the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for 
     the provision of major defense equipment, other than 
     conventional ammunition, or other major defense items defined 
     to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not 
     previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of 
     the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on 
     Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such 
     commitment: Provided further, That this subsection shall not 
     apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or 
     project for which funds are appropriated under titles III or 
     IV of this Act of less than 10 percent of the amount 
     previously justified to the Congress for obligation for such 
     activity, program, or project for the current fiscal year.
       (d) The requirements of this section or any similar 
     provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior 
     Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial 
     risk to human health or welfare: Provided, That in case of 
     any such waiver, notification to the Congress, or the 
     appropriate congressional committees, shall be provided as 
     early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after 
     taking the action to which such notification requirement was 
     applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating 
     such waiver: Provided further, That any notification provided 
     pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the 
     emergency circumstances.


limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and 
                                programs

       Sec. 616. Subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under 
     this Act or any previously enacted Act making appropriations 
     for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
     programs, which are returned or not made available for 
     organizations and programs because of the implementation of 
     section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2009: 
     Provided, That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 is amended by striking ``Libya,''.


             independent states of the former soviet union

       Sec. 617. (a) None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union'' shall be made available for assistance for a 
     government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union 
     if that government directs any action in violation of the 
     territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other 
     Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those 
     violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That 
     such funds may be made available without regard to the 
     restriction in this subsection if the President determines 
     that to do so is in the national security interest of the 
     United States.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
     Union'' shall be made available for any state to enhance its 
     military capability: Provided, That this restriction does not 
     apply to demilitarization, demining or nonproliferation 
     programs.
       (c) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Assistance for 
     the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' for the 
     Russian Federation, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (d)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that 
     are allocated for assistance for the Government of the 
     Russian Federation, 60 percent shall be withheld from 
     obligation until the President determines and certifies in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
     Government of the Russian Federation--
       (A) has terminated implementation of arrangements to 
     provide Iran with technical expertise, training, technology, 
     or equipment necessary to develop a nuclear reactor, related 
     nuclear research facilities or programs, or ballistic missile 
     capability; and
       (B) is providing full access to international non-
     government organizations providing humanitarian relief to 
     refugees and internally displaced persons in Chechnya.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
       (A) assistance to combat infectious diseases, child 
     survival activities, or assistance for victims of trafficking 
     in persons; and
       (B) activities authorized under title V (Nonproliferation 
     and Disarmament Programs and Activities) of the FREEDOM 
     Support Act.
       (e) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply 
     to--
       (1) activities to support democracy or assistance under 
     title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public 
     Law 104-201 or non-proliferation assistance;
       (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
     Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);
       (3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 
     States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his 
     or her official capacity;
       (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee or other 
     assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
       (5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945; or
       (6) humanitarian assistance.


   prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization

       Sec. 618. None of the funds made available to carry out 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
     be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method 
     of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to 
     practice abortions. None of the funds made available to carry 
     out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary 
     sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or 
     provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo 
     sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
     be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in 
     whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, 
     abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family 
     planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part 
     I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
     obligated or expended for any country or organization if the 
     President certifies that the use of these funds by any such 
     country or organization would violate any of the above 
     provisions related to abortions and involuntary 
     sterilizations.


                 export financing transfer authorities

       Sec. 619. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     other than for administrative expenses made available for 
     fiscal year 2008, for programs under title II of this Act may 
     be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of 
     the purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in 
     such receiving account may be used, but no such 
     appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such 
     transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such authority shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                   special notification requirements

       Sec. 620. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be obligated or expended for assistance for Serbia, Sudan, 
     Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Iran, 
     Haiti, Mexico, Nepal, or Cambodia except as provided through 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


              definition of program, project, and activity

       Sec. 621. For the purpose of titles II through V of this 
     Act ``program, project, and activity'' shall be defined at 
     the appropriations Act account level and shall include all 
     appropriations and authorizations Acts earmarks, ceilings, 
     and limitations with the exception that for the following 
     accounts: ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'', ``program, project, and activity'' shall 
     also be considered to include country, regional, and central 
     program level funding within each such account; for the 
     development assistance accounts of the United States Agency 
     for International Development ``program, project, and 
     activity'' shall also be considered to include central, 
     country, regional, and program level funding, either as: (1) 
     justified to the Congress; or (2) allocated by the executive 
     branch in accordance with a report, to be provided to the 
     Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of the enactment 
     of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.


                        global health activities

       Sec. 622. Up to $13,500,000 of the funds made available by 
     this Act for assistance under the heading ``Global Health 
     Programs'', may be used to reimburse United States Government 
     agencies, agencies of State governments, institutions of 
     higher learning, and private and voluntary organizations for 
     the full cost of individuals (including for the personal 
     services of such individuals) detailed or assigned to, or 
     contracted by, as the case may be, the United States

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     Agency for International Development for the purpose of 
     carrying out activities under that heading: Provided, That up 
     to $3,500,000 of the funds made available by this Act for 
     assistance under the heading ``Development Assistance'' may 
     be used to reimburse such agencies, institutions, and 
     organizations for such costs of such individuals carrying out 
     other development assistance activities: Provided further, 
     That funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that 
     are made available for bilateral assistance for child 
     survival activities or disease programs including activities 
     relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and 
     control of, HIV/AIDS may be made available notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law except for the provisions under 
     the heading ``Global Health Programs'' and the United States 
     Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 
     2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended: 
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under title 
     III of this Act, not less than $461,060,000 shall be made 
     available for family planning/reproductive health: Provided 
     further, That in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, 
     abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted 
     infections, including HIV/AIDS, no contract or grant for the 
     exclusive purpose of providing donated contraceptives in 
     developing countries shall be denied to any nongovernmental 
     organization solely on the basis of the policy contained in 
     the President's March 28, 2001, Memorandum to the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development with respect to providing contraceptives in 
     developing countries, or any comparable administration policy 
     regarding the provision of contraceptives.


                              afghanistan

       Sec. 623. Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of 
     this Act, up to $1,057,050,000 may be made available for 
     assistance for Afghanistan, of which not less than 
     $75,000,000 should be made available to support programs that 
     directly address the needs of Afghan women and girls, of 
     which not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available for 
     grants to support training and equipment to improve the 
     capacity of women-led Afghan nongovernmental organizations 
     and to support the activities of such organizations, and not 
     less than $3,000,000 should be made available for 
     reforestation activities: Provided, That funds made available 
     pursuant to the previous proviso for reforestation activities 
     should be matched, to the maximum extent possible, with 
     contributions from American and Afghan businesses: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated by this Act that are 
     available for Afghanistan, $20,000,000 should be made 
     available through United States universities to develop 
     agriculture extension services for Afghan farmers, $2,000,000 
     should be made available for a United States contribution to 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization/International Security 
     Assistance Force Post-Operations Humanitarian Relief Fund, 
     and not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
     continued support of the United States Agency for 
     International Development's Afghan Civilian Assistance 
     Program.


                notification on excess defense equipment

       Sec. 624. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense 
     articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent 
     and under the same conditions as are other committees 
     pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Provided, That 
     before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense 
     articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of 
     Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in 
     accordance with the regular notification procedures of such 
     Committees if such defense articles are significant military 
     equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act) or are valued (in terms of original acquisition 
     cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required 
     elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for 
     specific countries that would receive such excess defense 
     articles: Provided further, That such Committees shall also 
     be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense 
     articles.


                         global fund management

       Sec. 625. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     20 percent of the funds that are appropriated by this Act for 
     a contribution to support the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 
     Tuberculosis and Malaria (the ``Global Fund'') shall be 
     withheld from obligation to the Global Fund until the 
     Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Global Fund--
       (1) is releasing incremental disbursements only if grantees 
     demonstrate progress against clearly defined performance 
     indicators;
       (2) is providing support and oversight to country-level 
     entities, such as country coordinating mechanisms, principal 
     recipients, and local Fund agents, to enable them to fulfill 
     their mandates;
       (3) has a full-time, professional, independent Office of 
     Inspector General that is fully operational;
       (4) requires local Fund agents to assess whether a 
     principal recipient has the capacity to oversee the 
     activities of sub-recipients;
       (5) is making progress toward implementing a reporting 
     system that breaks down grantee budget allocations by 
     programmatic activity;
       (6) has adopted and is implementing a policy to publish on 
     a publicly available website all program reviews, program 
     evaluations, internally and externally commissioned audits, 
     and inspector general reports and findings, not later than 7 
     days after they are received by the Global Fund Secretariat, 
     except that such information as determined necessary by the 
     Inspector General to protect the identity of whistleblowers 
     or other informants to investigations and reports of the 
     Inspector General, or proprietary information, may be 
     redacted from such documents; and
       (7) is tracking and encouraging the involvement of civil 
     society in country coordinating mechanisms and program 
     implementation.


       Prohibition on bilateral assistance to terrorist countries

       Sec. 626. (a) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance 
     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 for 
     assistance to the government of any country which the 
     President determines--
       (1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or 
     group which has committed an act of international terrorism 
     or other gross violation of human rights; or
       (2) otherwise supports international terrorism.
       (b) The President may waive the application of subsection 
     (a) to such government if the President determines that 
     national security or humanitarian reasons justify such 
     waiver. The President shall publish each waiver in the 
     Federal 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 
     accordance with the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                          debt-for-development

       Sec. 627. In order to enhance the continued participation 
     of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development 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 provided under title III 
     of this Act and, subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest 
     earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for 
     which the assistance was provided to that organization.


                           separate accounts

       Sec. 628. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--
       (1) If assistance is furnished to the government of a 
     foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 
     4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under 
     agreements which result in the generation of local currencies 
     of that country, the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development shall--
       (A) require that local currencies be deposited in a 
     separate account established by that government;
       (B) enter into an agreement with that government which sets 
     forth--
       (i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and
       (ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so 
     deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and
       (C) establish by agreement with that government the 
     responsibilities of the United States Agency for 
     International Development and that government to monitor and 
     account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate 
     account.
       (2) Uses of local currencies.--As may be agreed upon with 
     the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a 
     separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 
     amount of local currencies, shall be used only--
       (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
     part II (as the case may be), for such purposes as--
       (i) project and sector assistance activities; or
       (ii) debt and deficit financing; or
       (B) for the administrative requirements of the United 
     States Government.
       (3) Programming accountability.--The United States Agency 
     for International Development shall take all necessary steps 
     to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies 
     disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate 
     account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used 
     for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
       (4) Termination of assistance programs.--Upon termination 
     of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or 
     chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be), any unencumbered 
     balances of funds which remain in a separate account 
     established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 
     for such purposes as may be agreed to by the government of 
     that country and the United States Government.
       (5) Reporting requirement.--The Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development shall report on 
     an annual basis as part of the justification documents 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of 
     local currencies for the administrative requirements of the 
     United States Government as authorized in subsection 
     (a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the amount of local 
     currency (and United States dollar equivalent) used and/or to 
     be used for such purpose in each applicable country.
       (b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers.--
       (1) If assistance is made available to the government of a 
     foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 
     of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash 
     transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 
     country shall be required to maintain such funds in a 
     separate account and not commingle them with any other funds.
       (2) Applicability of other provisions of law.--Such funds 
     may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of 
     law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance 
     including provisions which are referenced in the Joint 
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     the Committee of Conference accompanying House Joint 
     Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98-1159).
       (3) Notification.--At least 15 days prior to obligating any 
     such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the 
     President shall submit a notification through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     which shall include a detailed description of how the funds 
     proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion 
     of the United States interests that will be served by the 
     assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the 
     economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such 
     assistance).
       (4) Exemption.--Nonproject sector assistance funds may be 
     exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only 
     through the notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                      enterprise fund restrictions

       Sec. 629. (a) Prior to the distribution of any assets 
     resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of 
     an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance 
     with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, a plan for the distribution of the assets of 
     the Enterprise Fund.
       (b) Funds made available by this Act for Enterprise Funds 
     shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make 
     timely payment for projects and activities.


         INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

       Sec. 630. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for a United States contribution to the United 
     Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
       (b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available to UNFPA for a country program in the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (c) Funds appropriated by this Act may not be made 
     available to UNFPA unless--
       (1) UNFPA maintains amounts made available under this 
     section in an account separate from other accounts of UNFPA;
       (2) UNFPA does not commingle amounts made available to 
     UNFPA under this section with other sums; and
       (3) UNFPA does not fund abortions.


authorities for the peace corps, inter-american foundation and african 
                         development foundation

       Sec. 631. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 
     provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 
     contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations 
     for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
     programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities 
     authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the 
     Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Development 
     Foundation Act. The agency shall promptly report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations whenever it is conducting 
     activities or is proposing to conduct activities in a country 
     for which assistance is prohibited.


                  impact on jobs in the united states

       Sec. 632. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated or expended to provide--
       (1) any financial incentive to a business enterprise 
     currently located in the United States for the purpose of 
     inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United 
     States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce 
     the number of employees of such business enterprise in the 
     United States because United States production is being 
     replaced by such enterprise outside the United States; or
       (2) assistance for any program, project, or activity that 
     contributes to the violation of internationally recognized 
     workers rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act 
     of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any 
     designated zone or area in that country: Provided, That the 
     application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should 
     be commensurate with the level of development of the 
     recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude 
     assistance for the informal sector in such country, micro and 
     small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture.


                   COMPREHENSIVE EXPENDITURES REPORT

       Sec. 633. Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the 
     total amount of United States Government expenditures in 
     fiscal year 2006, by Federal agency, for programs and 
     activities in each foreign country, identifying the line item 
     as presented in the President's Budget Appendix and the 
     purpose for which the funds were provided: Provided, That, if 
     required, information may be submitted in classified form.


                          special authorities

       Sec. 634. (a) Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Lebanon, 
     Montenegro, Victims of War, Displaced Children, and Displaced 
     Burmese.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
     available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made 
     available notwithstanding section 612 of this Act or any 
     similar provision of law and section 660 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, and funds appropriated in titles II 
     and III of this Act that are made available for Iraq, 
     Lebanon, Montenegro, Pakistan, and for victims of war, 
     displaced children, and displaced Burmese, and to assist 
     victims of trafficking in persons and, subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     to combat such trafficking, may be made available 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       (b) Tropical Forestry and Biodiversity Conservation 
     Activities.--Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the 
     provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part 
     II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose 
     of supporting tropical forestry and biodiversity conservation 
     activities and energy programs aimed at reducing greenhouse 
     gas emissions: Provided, That such assistance shall be 
     subject to sections 116, 502B, and 620A of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.
       (c) Personal Services Contractors.--Funds appropriated by 
     this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part 
     II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     and title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954, may be used by the United States 
     Agency for International Development to employ up to 25 
     personal services contractors in the United States, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose 
     of providing direct, interim support for new or expanded 
     overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until 
     permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained: 
     Provided, That not more than 10 of such contractors shall be 
     assigned to any bureau or office: Provided further, That such 
     funds appropriated to carry out title II of the Agricultural 
     Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, may be made 
     available only for personal services contractors assigned to 
     the Office of Food for Peace.
       (d)(1) Waiver.--The President may waive the provisions of 
     section 1003 of Public Law 100-204 if the President 
     determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate that it is important to the national security 
     interests of the United States.
       (2) Period of application of waiver.--Any waiver pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) 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.
       (e) Small Business.--In entering into multiple award 
     indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this 
     Act, the United States Agency for International Development 
     may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for 
     placing task orders under such contracts when the order is 
     placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged 
     business.
       (f) Vietnamese Refugees.--Section 594(a) of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2005 (enacted as division D of Public Law 
     108-447; 118 Stat. 3038) is amended by striking ``and 2007'' 
     and inserting ``through 2009''.
       (g) Reconstituting Civilian Police Authority.--In providing 
     assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 
     660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for 
     a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean 
     support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-
     national entity emerging from instability, as well as a 
     nation emerging from instability.
       (h) China Programs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Development Assistance'' in this Act, not less than 
     $10,000,000 shall be made available to United States 
     educational institutions and nongovernmental organizations 
     for programs and activities in the People's Republic of China 
     relating to the environment, democracy, and the rule of law: 
     Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this 
     authority shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (i) Extension of Authority.--
       (1) With respect to funds appropriated by this Act that are 
     available for assistance for Pakistan, the President may 
     waive the prohibition on assistance contained in section 608 
     of this Act subject to the requirements contained in section 
     1(b) of Public Law 107-57, as amended, for a determination 
     and certification, and consultation, by the President prior 
     to the exercise of such waiver authority.
       (2) Notwithstanding the date contained in section 6 of 
     Public Law 107-57, as amended, the provisions of sections 2 
     and 4 of that Act shall remain in effect through the current 
     fiscal year.
       (j) Middle East Foundation.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     and prior Acts under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' 
     that are available for the Middle East Partnership Initiative 
     may be made available, including as an endowment, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law and following 
     consultations with the Committees on Appropriations, to 
     establish and operate a Middle East Foundation, or any other 
     similar entity, whose purpose is to support democracy, 
     governance, human rights, and the rule of law in the Middle 
     East region: Provided, That such funds may be made available 
     to the Foundation only to the extent that the Foundation has 
     commitments from sources other than the United States 
     Government to at least match the funds provided under the 
     authority of this subsection: Provided further, That 
     provisions contained in section 201 of the Support for East 
     European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (excluding the 
     authorizations of appropriations provided in subsection (b) 
     of that section and the requirement that a majority of the 
     members of the board of directors be citizens of the United 
     States provided in subsection (d)(3(B) of that section) shall 
     be deemed to apply to any such foundation or similar entity 
     referred to under this subsection, and to funds made 
     available to such entity, in order to enable it to provide 
     assistance for purposes of this section: Provided further, 
     That prior to the initial obligation of funds for any such 
     foundation or similar entity pursuant to the authorities of 
     this subsection, other than for administrative support, the 
     Secretary of State shall take steps to ensure, on an ongoing 
     basis, that any such funds made available pursuant to such 
     authorities are not provided to or through any individual or 
     group that the management of the foundation or similar entity 
     knows or has reason to believe, advocates, plans, sponsors, 
     or otherwise engages in

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     terrorist activities: Provided further, That section 629 of 
     this Act shall apply to any such foundation or similar entity 
     established pursuant to this subsection: Provided further, 
     That the authority of the Foundation, or any similar entity, 
     to provide assistance shall cease to be effective on 
     September 30, 2010.
       (k) Extension of Authority.--Section 1365(c) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (Public Law 102-484; 22 U.S.C. 2778 note) is amended by 
     striking ``During the 16 year period beginning on October 23, 
     1992'' and inserting ``During the 22 year period beginning on 
     October 23, 1992'' before the period at the end.
       (l) Extension of Authority.--The Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 
     (Public Law 101-167) is amended--
       (1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
       (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``and 2007'' and 
     inserting ``2007, and 2008''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``2007'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2008''; and
       (2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 
     (b)(2), by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2008''.
       (m) World Food Program.--Of the funds managed by the Bureau 
     for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance of the 
     United States Agency for International Development, from this 
     or any other Act, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available as a general contribution to the World Food 
     Program, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       (n) Capital Security Cost-Sharing.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'', 
     not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for the 
     Capital Security Cost-Sharing fees of the Library of Congress 
     for fiscal year 2008.
       (o) Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration 
     Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     policy or regulation, funds appropriated by this Act and 
     prior acts making appropriations for foreign operations, 
     export financing, and related programs may be made available 
     to support programs to demobilize, disarm, and reintegrate 
     into civilian society former combatants of foreign 
     governments or organizations who have renounced involvement 
     or participation in such organizations.
       (p) Nongovernmental Organizations.--With respect to the 
     provision of assistance for democracy, human rights and 
     governance activities, the organizations implementing such 
     assistance and the specific nature of that assistance shall 
     not be subject to the prior approval by the government of any 
     foreign country.


                     arab league boycott of israel

       Sec. 635. It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary 
     boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with 
     Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United 
     States investment and trade in the Middle East and North 
     Africa;
       (2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably 
     reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly 
     terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel 
     immediately disbanded;
       (3) all Arab League states should normalize relations with 
     their neighbor Israel;
       (4) the President and the Secretary of State should 
     continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of 
     Israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition 
     by, for example, taking into consideration the participation 
     of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to 
     sell weapons to said country; and
       (5) the President should report to Congress annually on 
     specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage 
     Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel 
     to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of 
     Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading 
     partners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting 
     businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing 
     businesses that do comply.


                       eligibility for assistance

       Sec. 636. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental 
     Organizations.--Restrictions contained in this or any other 
     Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be 
     construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of 
     nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this 
     Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 
     of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, and from funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'': 
     Provided, That before using the authority of this subsection 
     to furnish assistance in support of programs of 
     nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations under the regular notification 
     procedures of those committees, including a description of 
     the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, 
     and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: Provided 
     further, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
     to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion 
     or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other 
     Act.
       (b) Public Law 480.--During fiscal year 2008, restrictions 
     contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance 
     for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance 
     under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
     of 1954: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to 
     carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to 
     this subsection may be obligated or expended except as 
     provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply--
       (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
     assistance to countries that support international terrorism; 
     or
       (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
     assistance to the government of a country that violates 
     internationally recognized human rights.


                         reservations of funds

       Sec. 637. (a) Funds appropriated under titles II through V 
     of this Act which are earmarked may be reprogrammed for other 
     programs within the same account notwithstanding the earmark 
     if compliance with the earmark is made impossible by 
     operation of any provision of this or any other Act: 
     Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance that is 
     reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made 
     available under the same terms and conditions as originally 
     provided.
       (b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection 
     (a), the original period of availability of funds 
     appropriated by this Act and administered by the United 
     States Agency for International Development that are 
     earmarked for particular programs or activities by this or 
     any other Act shall be extended for an additional fiscal year 
     if the Administrator of such agency determines and reports 
     promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
     termination of assistance to a country or a significant 
     change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such 
     designated funds can be obligated during the original period 
     of availability: Provided, That such earmarked funds that are 
     continued available for an additional fiscal year shall be 
     obligated only for the purpose of such designation.
       (c) Ceilings and earmarks levels contained in this Act 
     shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 
     Act specifically so directs. Earmarks or minimum funding 
     requirements contained in any other Act shall not be 
     applicable to funds appropriated by this Act.


                                  ASIA

       Sec. 638. (a) Funding Levels.--Of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the headings ``Global Health Programs'' and 
     ``Development Assistance'', not less than the amount of funds 
     initially allocated for each such account pursuant to 
     subsection 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
     fiscal year 2006 shall be made available for Cambodia, 
     Philippines, Vietnam, Asia and Near East Regional, and 
     Regional Development Mission/Asia: Provided, That for the 
     purposes of this subsection, ``Global Health Programs'' shall 
     mean ``Child Survival and Health Programs Fund''.
       (b) Burma.--
       (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive director to each appropriate international 
     financial institution in which the United States 
     participates, to oppose and vote against the extension by 
     such institution any loan or financial or technical 
     assistance or any other utilization of funds of the 
     respective bank to and for Burma.
       (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $11,000,000 shall be 
     made available to support democracy activities in Burma, 
     along the Burma-Thailand border, for activities of Burmese 
     student groups and other organizations located outside Burma, 
     and for the purpose of supporting the provision of 
     humanitarian assistance to displaced Burmese along Burma's 
     borders: Provided, That funds made available under this 
     heading may be made available notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law: Provided further, That in addition to 
     assistance for Burmese refugees provided under the heading 
     ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' in this Act, not less 
     than $3,000,000 shall be made available for community-based 
     organizations operating in Thailand to provide food, medical 
     and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced 
     persons in eastern Burma: Provided further, That funds made 
     available under this heading shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Tibet.--
       (1) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the 
     United States executive director to each international 
     financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United 
     States to support projects in Tibet if such projects do not 
     provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-
     Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership 
     of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans; are 
     based on a thorough needs-assessment; foster self-sufficiency 
     of the Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and 
     traditions; and are subject to effective monitoring.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not less 
     than $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' should be made 
     available to nongovernmental organizations to support 
     activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote 
     sustainable development and environmental conservation in 
     Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in 
     other Tibetan communities in China, and not less than 
     $250,000 should be made available to the National Endowment 
     for Democracy for human rights and democracy programs 
     relating to Tibet.


                 prohibition on publicity or propaganda

       Sec. 639. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within 
     the United States not authorized before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by the Congress.

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           prohibition of payments to united nations members

       Sec. 640. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any 
     assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United 
     Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     the costs for participation of another country's delegation 
     at international conferences held under the auspices of 
     multilateral or international organizations.


                         requests for documents

       Sec. 641. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be available to a 
     nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, which 
     fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or 
     record necessary to the auditing requirements of the United 
     States Agency for International Development.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     regulation, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, on a timely basis, such information on the 
     obligation and expenditure of funds appropriated by this Act 
     and prior Acts, pursuant to grants, cooperative agreements, 
     and contracts entered into or financed by the agency, as may 
     be requested by the Committee on Appropriations to satisfy 
     oversight responsibilities of those Committees.


  prohibition on assistance to foreign governments that export lethal 
   military equipment to countries supporting international terrorism

       Sec. 642. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be available to any foreign 
     government which provides lethal military equipment to a 
     country the government of which the Secretary of State has 
     determined is a terrorist government for purposes of section 
     6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979. The 
     prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign 
     government shall terminate 12 months after that government 
     ceases to provide such military equipment. This section 
     applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided 
     under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997.
       (b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any other 
     similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President 
     determines that furnishing such assistance is important to 
     the national interests of the United States.
       (c) Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant 
     to subsection (b), the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report with respect to 
     the furnishing of such assistance. Any such report shall 
     include a detailed explanation of the assistance to be 
     provided, including the estimated dollar amount of such 
     assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers 
     United States national interests.


  withholding of assistance for parking fines and real property taxes 
                       owed by foreign countries

       Sec. 643. (a) Subject to subsection (c), of the funds 
     appropriated under titles II through V by this Act that are 
     made available for assistance for a foreign country, an 
     amount equal to 110 percent of the total amount of the unpaid 
     fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties and unpaid 
     property taxes owed by the central government of such country 
     shall be withheld from obligation for assistance for the 
     central government of such country until the Secretary of 
     State submits a certification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations stating that such parking fines and penalties 
     and unpaid property taxes are fully paid.
       (b) Funds withheld from obligation pursuant to subsection 
     (a) may be made available for other programs or activities 
     funded by this Act, after consultation with and subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, provided that no such funds shall be made 
     available for assistance for the central government of a 
     foreign country that has not paid the total amount of the 
     fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties and unpaid 
     property taxes owed by such country.
       (c) Subsection (a) shall not include amounts that have been 
     withheld under any other provision of law.
       (d)(1) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements 
     set forth in subsection (a) with respect to parking fines and 
     penalties no sooner than 60 days from the date of enactment 
     of this Act, or at any time with respect to a particular 
     country, if the Secretary determines that it is in the 
     national interests of the United States to do so.
       (2) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements set 
     forth in subsection (a) with respect to the unpaid property 
     taxes if the Secretary of State determines that it is in the 
     national interests of the United States to do so.
       (e) Not later than 6 months after the initial exercise of 
     the waiver authority in subsection (d), the Secretary of 
     State, after consultations with the City of New York, shall 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     describing a strategy, including a timetable and steps 
     currently being taken, to collect the parking fines and 
     penalties and unpaid property taxes and interest owed by 
     nations receiving foreign assistance under this Act.
       (f) In this section:
       (1) The term ``fully adjudicated'' includes circumstances 
     in which the person to whom the vehicle is registered--
       (A)(i) has not responded to the parking violation summons; 
     or
       (ii) has not followed the appropriate adjudication 
     procedure to challenge the summons; and
       (B) the period of time for payment of or challenge to the 
     summons has lapsed.
       (2) The term ``parking fines and penalties'' means parking 
     fines and penalties--
       (A) owed to--
       (i) the District of Columbia; or
       (ii) New York, New York; and
       (B) incurred during the period April 1, 1997, through 
     September 30, 2007.
       (3) The term ``unpaid property taxes'' means the amount of 
     unpaid taxes and interest determined to be owed by a foreign 
     country on real property in the District of Columbia or New 
     York, New York in a court order or judgment entered against 
     such country by a court of the United States or any State or 
     subdivision thereof.


    limitation on assistance for the plo for the west bank and gaza

       Sec. 644. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization for the West Bank and Gaza unless the President 
     has exercised the authority under section 604(a) of the 
     Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title VI of 
     Public Law 104-107) or any other legislation to suspend or 
     make inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 and that suspension is still in effect: Provided, 
     That if the President fails to make the certification under 
     section 604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act 
     of 1995 or to suspend the prohibition under other 
     legislation, funds appropriated by this Act may not be 
     obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization for the West Bank and Gaza.


                     war crimes tribunals drawdown

       Sec. 645. If the President determines that doing so will 
     contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide 
     or other violations of international humanitarian law, the 
     President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of 
     commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes 
     Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by 
     the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals 
     or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to 
     deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling 
     limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That 
     the determination required under this section shall be in 
     lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 
     552(c): Provided further, That funds made available for 
     tribunals other than Yugoslavia, Rwanda, or the Special Court 
     for Sierra Leone shall be made available subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                               landmines

       Sec. 646. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     demining equipment available to the United States Agency for 
     International Development and the Department of State and 
     used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded 
     ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a 
     grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and 
     conditions as the President may prescribe.


           restrictions concerning the palestinian authority

       Sec. 647. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a 
     new office of any department or agency of the United States 
     Government for the purpose of conducting official United 
     States Government business with the Palestinian Authority 
     over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing 
     entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of 
     Principles: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply 
     to the acquisition of additional space for the existing 
     Consulate General in Jerusalem.


               prohibition of payment of certain expenses

       Sec. 648. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act under the heading ``International 
     Military Education and Training'' or ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'' for Informational Program activities or 
     under the headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development 
     Assistance'', and ``Economic Support Fund'' may be obligated 
     or expended to pay for--
       (1) alcoholic beverages; or
       (2) entertainment expenses for activities that are 
     substantially of a recreational character, including but not 
     limited to entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and 
     musical productions, and amusement parks.


                           western hemisphere

       Sec. 649. (a) Central America.--Of the funds appropriated 
     by this Act under the headings ``Global Health Programs'' and 
     ``Development Assistance'', not less than the amount of funds 
     initially allocated for each such account pursuant to section 
     653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for fiscal year 
     2006 shall be made available for El Salvador, Guatemala, 
     Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Latin 
     America and Caribbean Regional, Central America Regional, and 
     South America Regional: Provided, That for the purposes of 
     this subsection, ``Global Health Programs'' shall mean 
     ``Child Survival and Health Programs Fund''.
       (b)(1) Haiti.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the headings ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', not less than $106,200,000 shall be made 
     available for assistance for Haiti, of which not less than 
     $5,000,000 shall be for programs to improve court 
     administration and reduce pre-trial detention and of which 
     not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for 
     watershed remediation and reforestation activities.
       (2) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase 
     defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the Coast Guard.
       (3) None of the funds made available in this Act under the 
     heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' may be used to

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     transfer excess weapons, ammunition or other lethal property 
     of an agency of the United States Government to the 
     Government of Haiti for use by the Haitian National Police 
     until the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the United Nations Mission in Haiti has 
     ensured that any members of the Haitian National Police who 
     have been credibly alleged to have committed serious crimes, 
     including drug trafficking and human rights violations, have 
     been suspended.
       (c) Dominican Republic.--Of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act under the headings ``Global Health Programs'' and 
     ``Development Assistance'', not less than $23,600,000 shall 
     be made available for assistance for the Dominican Republic, 
     of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for 
     basic health care, nutrition, sanitation, education, and 
     shelter for migrant sugar cane workers and other residents of 
     batey communities.


         limitation on assistance to the palestinian authority

       Sec. 650. (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 
     Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is 
     important to the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (c) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver 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 pursuant 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.


              limitation on assistance to security forces

       Sec. 651. Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 is amended by adding the following section:

     ``SEC. 620J. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES.

       ``(a) In General.--No assistance shall be furnished under 
     this Act or the Arms Export Control Act to any unit of the 
     security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary of 
     State has credible evidence that such unit has committed 
     gross violations of human rights.
       ``(b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall 
     not apply if the Secretary determines and reports to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the government of such 
     country is taking effective measures to bring the responsible 
     members of the security forces unit to justice.
       ``(c) Duty to Inform.--In the event that funds are withheld 
     from any unit pursuant to this section, the Secretary of 
     State shall promptly inform the foreign government of the 
     basis for such action and shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, assist the foreign government in taking 
     effective measures to bring the responsible members of the 
     security forces to justice.''.


                    foreign military training report

       Sec. 652. The annual foreign military training report 
     required by section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     shall be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State to the Committees on Appropriations by the 
     date specified in that section.


                       authorization requirement

       Sec. 653. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds 
     appropriated under the headings ``Trade and Development 
     Agency'' and ``Overseas Private Investment Corporation'', may 
     be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of 
     Public Law 91-672 and section 15 of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956.


                      AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS

       Sec. 654. Notwithstanding any other provision of law except 
     section 551 of Public Law 109-102, of the funds appropriated 
     by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', $12,500,000 shall be made available to enhance the 
     preparedness of militaries in Asia and Africa to respond to 
     an avian influenza pandemic, and of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the heading ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
     $12,500,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     made available under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' to be used for this purpose.


                         palestinian statehood

       Sec. 655. (a) Limitation on Assistance.--None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be provided to support a 
     Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines 
     and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
     that--
       (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state--
       (A) has demonstrated a commitment to peaceful co-existence 
     with the State of Israel;
       (B) is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and 
     terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, including the 
     dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
     with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security 
     organizations; and
       (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a 
     new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the 
     region to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace 
     in the Middle East that will enable Israel and an independent 
     Palestinian state to exist within the context of full and 
     normal relationships, which should include--
       (A) termination of all claims or states of belligerency;
       (B) respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, 
     territorial integrity, and political independence of every 
     state in the area through measures including the 
     establishment of demilitarized zones;
       (C) their right to live in peace within secure and 
     recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force;
       (D) freedom of navigation through international waterways 
     in the area; and
       (E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of the 
     refugee problem.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the 
     rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human 
     rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws and 
     regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance.
       (c) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (a) if he 
     determines that it is important to the national security 
     interests of the United States to do so.
       (d) Exemption.--The restriction in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian 
     Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing 
     entity, in order to help meet the requirements of subsection 
     (a), consistent with the provisions of section 650 of this 
     Act (``Limitation on Assistance to the Palestinian 
     Authority'').


                                colombia

       Sec. 656. (a) Funding.--Funds appropriated by this Act that 
     are available for assistance for Colombia shall be made 
     available in the amounts indicated in the table in the 
     accompanying report.
       (b) Determination and Certification Required.--Funds 
     appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance 
     for the Colombian Armed Forces, may be made available as 
     follows:
       (1) Up to 70 percent of such funds may be obligated prior 
     to the certification and report by the Secretary of State 
     pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (2) Up to 15 percent of such funds may be obligated only 
     after the Secretary of State consults with, and subsequently 
     certifies and submits a written report to, the Committees on 
     Appropriations that:
       (A) The Commander General of the Colombian Armed Forces is 
     suspending from the Armed Forces those members, of whatever 
     rank who, according to the Minister of Defense, the Attorney 
     General or the Procuraduria General de la Nacion, have been 
     credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human 
     rights, including extra-judicial killings, or to have aided 
     or abetted paramilitary organizations or successor armed 
     groups.
       (B) The Colombian Government is vigorously investigating 
     and prosecuting, in the civilian justice system, those 
     members of the Colombian Armed Forces, of whatever rank, who 
     have been credibly alleged to have committed gross violations 
     of human rights, including extra-judicial killings, or to 
     have aided or abetted paramilitary organizations or successor 
     armed groups, and is promptly punishing those members of the 
     Colombian Armed Forces found to have committed such 
     violations of human rights or to have aided or abetted such 
     organizations or successor groups.
       (C) The Colombian Armed Forces are cooperating fully with 
     civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities in such cases 
     (including providing requested information, such as the 
     identity of persons suspended from the Armed Forces and the 
     nature and cause of the suspension, and access to witnesses, 
     relevant military documents, and other requested 
     information).
       (D) The Colombian Armed Forces have taken all necessary 
     steps to sever links (including denying access to military 
     intelligence, vehicles, and other equipment or supplies, and 
     ceasing other forms of active or tacit cooperation) at the 
     command, battalion, and brigade levels, with paramilitary 
     organizations and successor armed groups, especially in 
     regions where such organizations or successor groups have a 
     significant presence.
       (E) The Colombian Government is dismantling paramilitary 
     leadership and financial networks by arresting and 
     prosecuting under civilian criminal law individuals who have 
     provided financial, planning, or logistical support, or have 
     otherwise aided or abetted paramilitary organizations or 
     successor armed groups, by identifying and confiscating land 
     and other assets illegally acquired by such organizations or 
     their associates and returning such land or assets to their 
     rightful owners, by revoking reduced sentences for 
     demobilized paramilitaries who engage in new criminal 
     activity, and by arresting, prosecuting under civilian 
     criminal law, and when requested, promptly extraditing to the 
     United States members of successor armed groups.
       (F) The Colombian Armed Forces are not violating the land 
     and property rights of Colombia's indigenous and Afro-
     Colombian communities, and are distinguishing between 
     civilians, including displaced persons, and combatants in 
     their operations.
       (3) The balance of such funds may be obligated after July 
     31, 2008, if, before such date, the Secretary of State 
     consults with, and subsequently certifies and submits a 
     written report to, the Committees on Appropriations, that the 
     Colombian Armed Forces are continuing to meet the conditions 
     contained in paragraph (2) and are conducting vigorous 
     operations to restore civilian government authority and 
     respect for human rights in areas under the effective control 
     of paramilitary organizations or successor armed groups and 
     guerrilla organizations.
       (c) Report.--The reports required by subsections (a)(2) and 
     (a)(3) of this section shall contain, with respect to each 
     such subsection, a detailed description of the actions taken 
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     Colombian Government or Armed Forces which support each 
     requirement of the certification, and the cases or issues 
     brought to the attention of the Secretary for which the 
     actions taken by the Colombian Government or Armed Forces 
     have been inadequate.
       (d) Congressional Notification.--Funds made available by 
     this Act for the Colombian Armed Forces shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (e) Consultative Process.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter 
     until September 30, 2008, the Secretary of State shall 
     consult with Colombian and internationally recognized human 
     rights organizations regarding progress in meeting the 
     conditions contained in subsection (a).
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Aided or abetted.--The term ``aided or abetted'' means 
     to provide any support to paramilitary or successor armed 
     groups, including taking actions which allow, facilitate, or 
     otherwise foster the activities of such groups.
       (2) Paramilitary groups.--The term ``paramilitary groups'' 
     means illegal self-defense groups and illegal security 
     cooperatives, including those groups and cooperatives that 
     have formerly demobilized but continue illegal operations, as 
     well as parts thereof.


                          illegal armed groups

       Sec. 657. (a) Denial of Visas.--Subject to subsection (b), 
     the Secretary of State shall not issue a visa to any alien 
     who the Secretary determines, based on credible evidence--
       (1) has willfully provided any support to the Revolutionary 
     Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army 
     (ELN), or the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), 
     or successor armed groups, including taking actions or 
     failing to take actions which allow, facilitate, or otherwise 
     foster the activities of such groups; or
       (2) has committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise 
     participated in the commission of gross violations of human 
     rights, including extra-judicial killings, in Colombia.
       (b) Waiver.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, on a case-by-case basis, that the 
     issuance of a visa to the alien is necessary to support the 
     peace process in Colombia or for humanitarian reasons.


                     west bank and gaza assistance

       Sec. 658. (a) Vetting.--Prior to the obligation of funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the 
     Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure 
     that such assistance is not provided to or through any 
     individual, private or government entity, or educational 
     institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe 
     advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, 
     terrorist activity. The Secretary of State shall terminate 
     assistance to any individual, entity, or educational 
     institution which the Secretary has determined to be involved 
     in or advocating terrorist activity.
       (b) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza program may 
     be made available for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
     honoring individuals who commit, or have committed, acts of 
     terrorism.
       (c) 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 subgrantees, 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 under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available for 
     assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, up to $500,000 may be 
     used by the Office of the Inspector General of the United 
     States Agency for International Development for audits, 
     inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the 
     requirements of this subsection. Such funds are in addition 
     to funds otherwise available for such purposes.


                             war criminals

       Sec. 659. (a)(1) None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be made 
     available for assistance, and the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall instruct the United States executive directors to the 
     international financial institutions to vote against any new 
     project involving the extension by such institutions of any 
     financial or technical assistance, to any country, entity, or 
     municipality whose competent authorities have failed, as 
     determined by the Secretary of State, to take necessary and 
     significant steps to implement its international legal 
     obligations to apprehend and transfer to the International 
     Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (the 
     ``Tribunal'') all persons in their territory who have been 
     indicted by the Tribunal and to otherwise cooperate with the 
     Tribunal.
       (2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to 
     humanitarian assistance or assistance for democratization.
       (b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply unless the 
     Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the competent authorities of 
     such country, entity, or municipality are--
       (1) cooperating with the Tribunal, including access for 
     investigators to archives and witnesses, the provision of 
     documents, and the surrender and transfer of indictees or 
     assistance in their apprehension; and
       (2) are acting consistently with the Dayton Accords.
       (c) Not less than 10 days before any vote in an 
     international financial institution regarding the extension 
     of any new project involving financial or technical 
     assistance or grants to any country or entity described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide to 
     the Committees on Appropriations a written justification for 
     the proposed assistance, including an explanation of the 
     United States position regarding any such vote, as well as a 
     description of the location of the proposed assistance by 
     municipality, its purpose, and its intended beneficiaries.
       (d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of State, 
     the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall consult with representatives of human rights 
     organizations and all government agencies with relevant 
     information to help prevent indicted war criminals from 
     benefiting from any financial or technical assistance or 
     grants provided to any country or entity described in 
     subsection (a).
       (e) The Secretary of State may waive the application of 
     subsection (a) with respect to projects within a country, 
     entity, or municipality upon a written determination to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that such assistance directly 
     supports the implementation of the Dayton Accords.
       (f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Country.--The term ``country'' means Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.
       (2) Entity.--The term ``entity'' refers to the Federation 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and the 
     Republika Srpska.
       (3) Municipality.--The term ``municipality'' means a city, 
     town or other subdivision within a country or entity as 
     defined herein.
       (4) Dayton accords.--The term ``Dayton Accords'' means the 
     General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, together with annexes relating thereto, done at 
     Dayton, November 10 through 16, 1995.


                               user fees

       Sec. 660. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
     United States Executive Director at each international 
     financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of 
     the International Financial Institutions Act) and the 
     International Monetary Fund to oppose any loan, grant, 
     strategy or policy of these institutions that would require 
     user fees or service charges on poor people for primary 
     education or primary healthcare, including prevention and 
     treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, 
     child, and maternal well-being, in connection with the 
     institutions' financing programs.


                           funding for serbia

       Sec. 661. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for assistance for the central Government of Serbia 
     after May 31, 2008, if the President has made the 
     determination and certification contained in subsection (c).
       (b) After May 31, 2008, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     should instruct the United States executive directors to the 
     international financial institutions to support loans and 
     assistance to the Government of Serbia subject to the 
     conditions in subsection (c).
       (c) The determination and certification referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a determination by the President and a 
     certification to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
     Government of Serbia is--
       (1) cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal 
     for the former Yugoslavia including access for investigators, 
     the provision of documents, timely information on the 
     location, movement, and sources of financial support of 
     indictees, and the surrender and transfer of indictees or 
     assistance in their apprehension, including Ratko Mladic and 
     Radovan Karadzic;
       (2) taking steps that are consistent with the Dayton 
     Accords to end Serbian financial, political, security and 
     other support which has served to maintain separate Republika 
     Srpska institutions; and
       (3) taking steps to implement policies which reflect a 
     respect for minority rights and the rule of law.
       (d) This section shall not apply to Kosovo, humanitarian 
     assistance or assistance to promote democracy.


                   community-based police assistance

       Sec. 662. (a) Authority.--Funds made available by this Act 
     to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to 
     enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian 
     police authority through training and technical assistance in 
     human rights, the rule of law, strategic planning, and 
     through assistance to foster civilian police roles that 
     support democratic governance including assistance for 
     programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address 
     gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations 
     with the communities they serve.
       (b) Notification.--Assistance provided under subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.


                  Special Debt Relief for the Poorest

       Sec. 663. (a) Authority To Reduce Debt.--The President may 
     reduce amounts owed to the United States (or any agency of 
     the United States) by an eligible country as a result of--
       (1) guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;
       (2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms 
     Export Control Act; or
       (3) any obligation or portion of such obligation, to pay 
     for purchases of United States agricultural commodities 
     guaranteed by the Commodity Credit Corporation under export 
     credit guarantee programs authorized pursuant to section 5(f) 
     of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of June 29, 
     1948, as amended, section 4(b) of the Food for Peace Act of 
     1966, as

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     amended (Public Law 89-808), or section 202 of the 
     Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as amended (Public Law 95-
     501).
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only to implement multilateral official debt relief 
     and referendum agreements, commonly referred to as ``Paris 
     Club Agreed Minutes''.
       (2) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only in such amounts or to such extent as is 
     provided in advance by appropriations Acts.
       (3) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only with respect to countries with heavy debt 
     burdens that are eligible to borrow from the International 
     Development Association, but not from the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, commonly referred to as 
     ``IDA-only'' countries.
       (c) Conditions.--The authority provided by subsection (a) 
     may be exercised only with respect to a country whose 
     government--
       (1) does not have an excessive level of military 
     expenditures;
       (2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism;
       (3) is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics 
     control matters;
       (4) (including its military or other security forces) does 
     not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights; and
       (5) is not ineligible for assistance because of the 
     application of section 527 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.
       (d) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) may be used only with regard to the funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Debt 
     Restructuring''.
       (e) Certain Prohibitions Inapplicable.--A reduction of debt 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be considered assistance 
     for the purposes of any provision of law limiting assistance 
     to a country. The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised notwithstanding section 620(r) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 or section 321 of the International 
     Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975.


             Authority to Engage in Debt Buybacks or Sales

       Sec. 664. (a) Loans Eligible for Sale, Reduction, or 
     Cancellation.--
       (1) Authority to sell, reduce, or cancel certain loans.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President 
     may, in accordance with this section, sell to any eligible 
     purchaser any concessional loan or portion thereof made 
     before January 1, 1995, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, to the government of any eligible country as 
     defined in section 702(6) of that Act or on receipt of 
     payment from an eligible purchaser, reduce or cancel such 
     loan or portion thereof, only for the purpose of 
     facilitating--
       (A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or 
     debt-for-nature swaps; or
       (B) a debt buyback by an eligible country of its own 
     qualified debt, only if the eligible country uses an 
     additional amount of the local currency of the eligible 
     country, equal to not less than 40 percent of the price paid 
     for such debt by such eligible country, or the difference 
     between the price paid for such debt and the face value of 
     such debt, to support activities that link conservation and 
     sustainable use of natural resources with local community 
     development, and child survival and other child development, 
     in a manner consistent with sections 707 through 710 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, if the sale, reduction, or 
     cancellation would not contravene any term or condition of 
     any prior agreement relating to such loan.
       (2) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the President shall, in accordance with 
     this section, establish the terms and conditions under which 
     loans may be sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant to this 
     section.
       (3) Administration.--The Facility, as defined in section 
     702(8) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall notify 
     the administrator of the agency primarily responsible for 
     administering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of 
     purchasers that the President has determined to be eligible, 
     and shall direct such agency to carry out the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of a loan pursuant to this 
     section. Such agency shall make adjustment in its accounts to 
     reflect the sale, reduction, or cancellation.
       (4) Limitation.--The authorities of this subsection shall 
     be available only to the extent that appropriations for the 
     cost of the modification, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, are made in advance.
       (b) Deposit of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or 
     canceled pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the 
     United States Government account or accounts established for 
     the repayment of such loan.
       (c) Eligible Purchasers.--A loan may be sold pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who presents plans 
     satisfactory to the President for using the loan for the 
     purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-
     development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps.
       (d) Debtor Consultations.--Before the sale to any eligible 
     purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursuant to this 
     section, of any loan made to an eligible country, the 
     President should consult with the country concerning the 
     amount of loans to be sold, reduced, or canceled and their 
     uses for debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, 
     or debt-for-nature swaps.
       (e) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Debt 
     Restructuring''.


                        reconciliation programs

       Sec. 665. Of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $20,000,000 shall be 
     made available to support reconciliation programs and 
     activities which bring together individuals of different 
     ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of 
     civil conflict and war.


                                 SUDAN

       Sec. 666. (a) Limitation on Assistance.--Subject to 
     subsection (b):
       (1) Notwithstanding section 501(a) of the International 
     Malaria Control Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-570) or 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 section 502, of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan 
     guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the 
     cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the 
     United States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, 
     and credit agreements.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of 
     State determines and certifies and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that--
       (1) the Government of Sudan is honoring its pledges to 
     cease attacks upon civilians and has disarmed and demobilized 
     the Janjaweed and other government-supported militias;
       (2) the Government of Sudan and all government-supported 
     militia groups are honoring their commitments made in all 
     previous cease-fire agreements; and
       (3) the Government of Sudan is allowing unimpeded access to 
     Darfur to humanitarian aid organizations, the human rights 
     investigation and humanitarian teams of the United Nations, 
     including protection officers, and an international 
     monitoring team that is based in Darfur and that has the 
     support of the United States.
       (c) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to--
       (1) humanitarian assistance;
       (2) assistance for Darfur and for areas outside the control 
     of the Government of Sudan; and
       (3) assistance to support implementation of the 
     Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Darfur Peace Agreement 
     or any other internationally-recognized peace agreement in 
     Sudan.
       (d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``Government of Sudan'' shall not include the Government of 
     Southern Sudan.


                    TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

       Sec. 667. (a) United Nations Development Program.--Prior to 
     the initial obligation of funds appropriated in this Act 
     under the heading ``International Organizations and 
     Programs'' for a United States contribution to the United 
     Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Secretary of State 
     shall certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that UNDP is--
       (1) giving adequate and appropriate access to information 
     to the United States Mission to the United Nations regarding 
     UNDP's programs and activities, as requested, including in 
     North Korea and Burma;
       (2) conducting appropriate oversight of UNDP programs and 
     activities globally; and
       (3) implementing the whistleblower protection policy 
     established by the United Nations Secretariat in December 
     2005.
       (b) World Bank.--Twenty percent of the funds appropriated 
     by this Act under the heading ``International Development 
     Association'' shall be withheld from disbursement until the 
     Secretary of the Treasury reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that--
       (1) the World Bank has made publicly available, in an 
     appropriate manner, financial disclosure forms of senior 
     World Bank personnel, including those at the level of 
     managing director, vice president, and above;
       (2) the World Bank has established a plan and maintains a 
     schedule for conducting regular, independent audits of 
     internal management controls and procedures for meeting 
     operational objectives, and is making reports describing the 
     scope and findings of such audits available to the public;
       (3) the World Bank is adequately staffing and sufficiently 
     funding the Department of Institutional Integrity;
       (4) the World Bank has made publicly available the 
     Department of Institutional Integrity's November 23, 2005 
     ``Report of Investigation into Reproductive and Child Health 
     I Project Credit N0180 India'' and any subsequent detailed 
     implementation review, and is implementing the 
     recommendations of the Department of Institutional Integrity 
     regarding this project, including recommendations concerning 
     the prosecution of individuals engaged in corrupt practices; 
     and
       (5) the World Bank has made publicly available the ``Volker 
     Panel'' report regarding the review and evaluation of the 
     mandate and authorities, policies, procedures, practices, 
     independence, reporting lines, and oversight mechanisms of 
     the World Bank's Department of Institutional Integrity.
       (c) Report.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct an assessment of the financial management and 
     oversight of programs and activities funded under the 
     headings ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'', ``Global 
     Health Programs'' (for HIV/AIDS programs), and ``Global HIV/
     AIDS Initiative'' in this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
     related programs. The assessment shall include an examination 
     of donor coordination efforts, and recommendations for 
     improving financial oversight of such programs and 
     activities.

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       (d) National Budget Transparency.--(1) None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance 
     for the central government of any country that fails to make 
     publicly available on an annual basis its national budget, to 
     include income and expenditures.
       (2) The Secretary of State may waive subsection (d)(1) on a 
     country-by-country basis if the Secretary reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to 
     the national interests of the United States.
       (3) The reporting requirement pursuant to section 585(b) of 
     Public Law 108-7 regarding fiscal transparency and 
     accountability in countries whose central governments receive 
     United States foreign assistance shall apply to this Act.


 excess defense articles for central and south european countries and 
                        certain other countries

       Sec. 668. Notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)), during fiscal 
     year 2008, funds available to the Department of Defense may 
     be expended for crating, packing, handling, and 
     transportation of excess defense articles transferred under 
     the authority of section 516 of such Act to Albania, 
     Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Former Yugoslavian 
     Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, India, Iraq, Latvia, 
     Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania, Slovakia, 
     and Ukraine.


                                ZIMBABWE

       Sec. 669. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
     United States executive director to each international 
     financial institution to vote against any extension by the 
     respective institution of any loans to the Government of 
     Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote 
     democracy, unless the Secretary of State determines and 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule 
     of law has been restored in Zimbabwe, including respect for 
     ownership and title to property, freedom of speech and 
     association.


                       DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM

       Sec. 670. (a) Establishment of the Program.--There is 
     established within the United States Agency for International 
     Development (USAID) a Development Grants Program (DGP) to 
     provide small grants to United States and indigenous 
     nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of carrying out 
     the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I and chapter 4 
     of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (b) Eligibility for Grants.--Grants from the DGP shall be 
     made only for proposals of nongovernmental organizations 
     identified in the report accompanying this Act that are 
     recommended for consideration for funding by that report, and 
     for proposals of other nongovernmental organizations that 
     apply.
       (c) Competition.--To the maximum extent practicable, grants 
     made pursuant to the authority of this section shall be open, 
     transparent and competitive.
       (d) Size of Program and Individual Grants.--
       (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $50,000,000 shall be 
     made available for purposes of this section: Provided, That 
     not more than 50 percent of this amount shall be derived from 
     funds appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such 
     Act.
       (2) No individual grant, or grant amendment, made pursuant 
     to this section shall exceed $2,000,000.
       (e) Availability of Other Funds.--Funds made available 
     under this section are in addition to other funds available 
     for such purposes including funds designated by this Act by 
     section 665, Reconciliation Programs.
       (f) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``nongovernmental organization'' means a private and 
     voluntary organization or for-profit entity, and shall not 
     include entities owned in whole or in part by a government or 
     governmental entity.
       (g) Report.--Within 90 days from the date of enactment of 
     this Act, and after consultation with the Committees on 
     Appropriations, the Administrator of USAID shall submit a 
     report to those Committees describing the procedures and 
     mechanisms USAID will use to implement this section.


                   MONITORING OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE

       Sec. 671. Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations detailing the procedures being 
     applied, on a country-by-country basis, to monitor whether 
     funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'' for assistance for Bangladesh, 
     Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Pakistan, 
     Philippines, and Sri Lanka, are misused by units of the 
     security forces of such countries against civilians, 
     including civilians who are members of political opposition 
     parties and human rights groups.


                    DISASTER ASSISTANCE AND RECOVERY

       Sec. 672. (a) Funds made available to the Comptroller 
     General under chapter 4 of title I of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31; 113 Stat. 
     69) and section 593 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Programs Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 
     (Public Law 106-429; 114 Stat. 1900A-59) to monitor the 
     provisions of assistance to address the effects of hurricanes 
     in Central America and the Caribbean and the earthquake in 
     Colombia, and to monitor the earthquake relief and 
     reconstruction efforts in El Salvador under section 561 of 
     the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Programs 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-115; 115 
     Stat. 2162) shall also be available to the Comptroller 
     General to monitor any other disaster assistance and recovery 
     effort.
       (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     2008 and each year thereafter.


     united states agency for international development management

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 673. (a) Authority.--Up to $81,000,000 of the funds 
     made available in this Act to carry out the provisions of 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Assistance for Eastern 
     Europe and the Baltic States'', may be used by the United 
     States Agency for International Development (USAID) to hire 
     and employ individuals in the United States and overseas on a 
     limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of 
     sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
       (b) Restrictions.--
       (1) The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year 
     pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may not 
     exceed 175.
       (2) The authority to hire individuals contained in 
     subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2009.
       (c) Conditions.--The authority of subsection (a) may only 
     be used to the extent that an equivalent number of positions 
     that are filled by personal services contractors or other 
     nondirect-hire employees of USAID, who are compensated with 
     funds appropriated to carry out part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under 
     the heading ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic 
     States'', are eliminated.
       (d) Priority Sectors.--In exercising the authority of this 
     section, primary emphasis shall be placed on enabling USAID 
     to meet personnel positions in technical skill areas 
     currently encumbered by contractor or other nondirect-hire 
     personnel.
       (e) Consultations.--The USAID Administrator shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations at least on a quarterly 
     basis concerning the implementation of this section.
       (f) Program Account Charged.--The account charged for the 
     cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority 
     of this section shall be the account to which such 
     individual's responsibilities primarily relate. Funds made 
     available to carry out this section may be transferred to and 
     merged and consolidated with funds appropriated for 
     ``Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for 
     International Development''.
       (g) Management Reform Pilot.--Of the funds made available 
     in subsection (a), USAID may use, in addition to funds 
     otherwise available for such purposes, up to $15,000,000 to 
     fund overseas support costs of members of the Foreign Service 
     with a Foreign Service rank of four or below: Provided, That 
     such authority is only used to reduce USAID's reliance on 
     overseas personal services contractors or other nondirect-
     hire employees compensated with funds appropriated to carry 
     out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including 
     funds appropriated under the heading ``Assistance for Eastern 
     Europe and the Baltic States''.
       (h) Disaster Surge Capacity.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, including funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'', may 
     be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
     purposes, for the cost (including the support costs) of 
     individuals detailed to or employed by the United States 
     Agency for International Development whose primary 
     responsibility is to carry out programs in response to 
     natural disasters.


                        opic transfer authority

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 674. Whenever the President determines that it is in 
     furtherance of the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, up to a total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
     under title II of this Act may be transferred to and merged 
     with funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject to the 
     terms and conditions of that account: Provided, That such 
     funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of 
     the Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Provided 
     further, That funds earmarked by this Act shall not be 
     transferred pursuant to this section: Provided further, That 
     the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                         reporting requirement

       Sec. 675. The Secretary of State shall provide the 
     Committees on Appropriations, not later than April 1, 2008, 
     and for each fiscal quarter, a report in writing on the uses 
     of funds made available under the headings ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'', ``International Military Education and 
     Training'', and ``Peacekeeping Operations'': Provided, That 
     such report shall include a description of the obligation and 
     expenditure of funds, and the specific country in receipt of, 
     and the use or purpose of the assistance provided by such 
     funds.


              ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

       Sec. 676. (a) Biodiversity.--Of the funds appropriated 
     under the heading ``Development Assistance'', not less than 
     $195,000,000 shall be made available for programs and 
     activities which directly protect biodiversity, including 
     forests, in developing countries, of which not less than the 
     amount of funds initially allocated pursuant to section 
     653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for fiscal year 
     2006 shall be made available for such activities in Brazil, 
     Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, and that in addition to 
     such amounts for such countries not less than $15,000,000 
     shall be made available for the United States Agency for 
     International Development's Amazon Basin Conservation 
     Initiative: Provided, That of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act, not less than $2,000,000 should be

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     made available for wildlife conservation and protected area 
     management in the Boma-Jonglei landscape of Southern Sudan, 
     and not less than $17,500,000 shall be made available for the 
     Congo Basin Forest Partnership of which not less than 
     $2,500,000 shall be made available to the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service for wildlife conservation programs in 
     Central Africa.
       (b) Energy.--
       (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than 
     $195,000,000 shall be made available to support clean energy 
     and other climate change programs in developing countries, of 
     which not less than $125,000,000 should be made available to 
     directly promote and deploy energy conservation, energy 
     efficiency, and renewable and clean energy technologies with 
     an emphasis on small hydro, solar and wind energy, and of 
     which the balance should be made available to directly: (1) 
     reduce greenhouse gas emissions; (2) increase carbon 
     sequestration activities; and (3) support climate change 
     mitigation and adaptation programs.
       (2) The Secretary of State shall convene an interagency 
     committee, including appropriate officials of the Department 
     of State, the United States Agency for International 
     Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency, to 
     evaluate the specific needs of developing countries in 
     adapting to climate change impacts: Provided, That the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations not later than September 1, 2008, describing 
     such needs, on a country-by-country and regional basis, and 
     the actions planned and being taken by the United States, 
     including funding provided to developing countries 
     specifically for adaptation to climate change impacts.
       (c) Extraction of Natural Resources.--
       (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the 
     managements of the international financial institutions and 
     the public that it is the policy of the United States that 
     any assistance by such institutions (including but not 
     limited to any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for the 
     extraction and export of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other 
     natural resource should not be provided unless the government 
     of the country has in place functioning systems for: (A) 
     accurately accounting for revenues and expenditures in 
     connection with the extraction and export of the type of 
     natural resource to be extracted or exported; (B) the 
     independent auditing of such accounts and the widespread 
     public dissemination of the audits; and (C) verifying 
     government receipts against company payments including 
     widespread dissemination of such payment information, and 
     disclosing such documents as Host Government Agreements, 
     Concession Agreements, and bidding documents, allowing in any 
     such dissemination or disclosure for the redaction of, or 
     exceptions for, information that is commercially proprietary 
     or that would create competitive disadvantage.
       (2) Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations describing, for each 
     international financial institution, the amount and type of 
     assistance provided, by country, for the extraction and 
     export of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other national resource 
     since September 30, 2007, and whether each institution 
     considered, in its proposal for such assistance, the extent 
     to which the country has functioning systems described in 
     paragraph (c)(1).
       (d) Funds appropriated under titles II, III and IV of this 
     Act shall to the maximum extent practicable, be subject to 
     the provisions of section 117 (relating to environment and 
     natural resources) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


                               uzbekistan

       Sec. 677. (a) Limitation on Assistance.--Funds appropriated 
     by this Act may be made available for assistance for the 
     central Government of Uzbekistan only if the Secretary of 
     State determines and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that--
       (1) the Government of Uzbekistan is making substantial and 
     continuing progress in meeting its commitments under the 
     ``Declaration on the Strategic Partnership and Cooperation 
     Framework Between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United 
     States of America'', including respect for human rights, 
     establishing a genuine multi-party system, and ensuring free 
     and fair elections, freedom of expression, and the 
     independence of the media; and
       (2) a credible international investigation of the May 13, 
     2005, shootings in Andijan is underway with the support of 
     the Government of Uzbekistan.
       (b) Sanctions.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall send to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a list of officials 
     of the Government of Uzbekistan and their immediate family 
     members who the Secretary has credible evidence to believe 
     have been involved in the Andijan massacre or in other gross 
     violations of human rights in Uzbekistan;
       (c) Imposition of Sanctions.--Not later than 10 days after 
     the list described in subsection (b) is submitted to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the following sanctions 
     shall apply:
       (1) Any individual on the list submitted under subsection 
     (b) shall be ineligible for a visa to enter the United 
     States.
       (2) No property or interest in property belonging to an 
     individual on the list submitted under subsection (b), or to 
     a member of the immediate family of such individual if the 
     property is effectively under the control of such individual, 
     may be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise 
     dealt with, if the property is within the United States or 
     within the possession or control of a United States person, 
     including the overseas branch of such person, or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act comes within the control of 
     such person.
       (3) No United States person may engage in financial 
     transactions with an individual on the list submitted under 
     subsection (b), or with a member of the immediate family of 
     such individual if the transaction will benefit an individual 
     on the list submitted under subsection (b).
       (c) Freezing of Assets.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     immediately block any assets, property, transactions in 
     foreign exchange, currency, or securities, and transfers of 
     credit or payments between, by, through, or to any banking 
     institution under the jurisdiction of the United States of an 
     individual identified under subsection (b) of this section.
       (2) Reporting requirement.--Not later than 15 days after a 
     decision to freeze the assets identified in this subsection 
     of any individual identified under subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall--
       (A) report the name of such individual to the Committees on 
     Appropriations; and
       (B) require any United States financial institution holding 
     such funds or assets to promptly report those funds and 
     assets to the Office of Foreign Assets Control.


                              Central Asia

       Sec. 678. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for assistance for the Government of Kazakhstan 
     only if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the Government of 
     Kazakhstan has made significant improvements in the 
     protection of human rights during the preceding 6 month 
     period.
       (b) The Secretary of State may waive subsection (a) if the 
     Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that such a waiver is important to the 
     national security of the United States.
       (c) Not later than October 1, 2008, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     describing the following:
       (1) The defense articles, defense services, and financial 
     assistance provided by the United States to the countries of 
     Central Asia during the 12-month period ending 30 days prior 
     to submission of such report.
       (2) The use during such period of defense articles, defense 
     services, and financial assistance provided by the United 
     States by units of the armed forces, border guards, or other 
     security forces of such countries.
       (d) For purposes of this section, the term ``countries of 
     Central Asia'' means Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, 
     Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.


                          disability programs

       Sec. 679. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $4,000,000 shall be made available for programs and 
     activities administered by the United States Agency for 
     International Development (USAID) to address the needs and 
     protect the rights of people with disabilities in developing 
     countries, of which $1,500,000 should be made available to 
     disability advocacy organizations that have expertise in 
     working to protect the rights and increasing the independence 
     and full participation of people with disabilities: Provided, 
     That funds for disability advocacy organizations should be 
     used for training and technical assistance for foreign 
     disabled persons organizations in such areas as advocacy, 
     education, independent living, and transportation, with the 
     goal of promoting equal participation of people with 
     disabilities in developing countries: Provided further, That 
     USAID should seek to disburse at lease 25 percent of the 
     funds made available pursuant to this subsection in the form 
     of small grants.
       (b) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Operating 
     Expenses of the United States Agency for International 
     Development'' shall be made available to develop and 
     implement training for staff in overseas USAID missions to 
     promote the full inclusion and equal participation of people 
     with disabilities in developing countries.
       (c) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     and the Administrator of USAID shall seek to ensure that, 
     where appropriate, construction projects funded by this Act 
     are accessible to people with disabilities and in compliance 
     with the USAID Policy on Standards for Accessibility for the 
     Disabled, or other similar accessibility standards.
       (d) Of the funds made available pursuant to subsection (a), 
     not more than 7 percent may be for management, oversight and 
     technical support.
       (e) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, and 180 days thereafter, the Administrator of USAID 
     shall submit a report describing the programs, activities, 
     and organizations funded pursuant to this section.


                      NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

       Sec. 680. Of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Global Health Programs'', not less than $15,000,000 shall 
     be made available for continued support of the United States 
     Agency for International Development's cooperative agreement 
     to implement an integrated response to the control of 
     neglected diseases including intestinal parasites, 
     schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, 
     trachoma and leprosy: Provided, That the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development shall work 
     with relevant technical organizations addressing the specific 
     diseases, recipient countries, donor countries, the private 
     sector, UNICEF and the World Health Organization to develop a 
     multilateral, integrated initiative to control these diseases 
     that will enhance coordination and effectiveness and maximize 
     the leverage of United States contributions with those of

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     other donors: Provided further, That funds made available 
     pursuant to this section shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.


               ORPHANS, DISPLACED AND ABANDONED CHILDREN

       Sec. 681. Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 
     Act, $3,000,000 should be made available for activities to 
     improve the capacity of foreign government agencies and 
     nongovernmental organizations to prevent child abandonment, 
     address the needs of orphans, displaced and abandoned 
     children and provide permanent homes through family 
     reunification, guardianship and domestic adoptions: Provided, 
     That funds made available under title III of this Act should 
     be made available, as appropriate, consistent with--
       (1) the goal of enabling children to remain in the care of 
     their family of origin, but when not possible, placing 
     children in permanent homes through adoption;
       (2) the principle that such placements should be based on 
     informed consent which has not been induced by payment or 
     compensation;
       (3) the view that long-term foster care or 
     institutionalization are not permanent options and should be 
     used when no other suitable permanent options are available; 
     and
       (4) the recognition that programs that protect and support 
     families can reduce the abandonment and exploitation of 
     children.


       COORDINATOR OF ACTIVITIES RELATING TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 
                            INTERNATIONALLY

       Sec. 682. (a) Coordinator.--After consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations and not later than 90 days after 
     the enactment of this Act, there shall be established within 
     the Department of State in the immediate office of the 
     Director of United States Foreign Assistance a Coordinator of 
     Activities Relating to Indigenous Peoples Internationally 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Coordinator''), who shall be appointed by the Director. The 
     Coordinator shall report directly to the Director.
       (b) Responsibilities.--The Coordinator shall:
       (1) Serve as a principal advisor to the Director of United 
     States Foreign Assistance and the Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development on matters 
     relating to the rights and needs of indigenous peoples 
     internationally and should represent the United States 
     Government on such matters in meetings with foreign 
     governments and multilateral institutions.
       (2) Provide for the oversight and coordination of all 
     resources, programs, projects, and activities of the United 
     States Government to protect the rights and address the needs 
     of indigenous peoples internationally; and
       (3) Develop and coordinate assistance strategies with 
     specific goals, guidelines, benchmarks, and impact 
     assessments (including support for local indigenous peoples' 
     organizations).
       (c) Funds.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', not less than 
     $250,000 shall be made available for implementing the 
     provisions of this section.
       (d) Report.--Not later than one year after the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations describing progress made in 
     implementing this section.


                    OVERSIGHT OF IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

       Sec. 683. Subsection (o) of section 3001 of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the 
     Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108-
     106; 117 Stat. 1234; 5 U.S.C. App. 3 section 8G note), as 
     amended by section 1054(b) of the John Warner National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
     109-364; 129 Stat. 2397), section 2 of the Iraq 
     Reconstruction Accountability Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
     440), and section 3801 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' 
     Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
     Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (o)(1)(B) by striking ``fiscal year 2006 
     or fiscal year 2007'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2006 
     through 2008''. Section 1054 of Public Law 109-364 is amended 
     by striking ``fiscal year 2006'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
     2006 through 2008''; and
       (2) by adding at the end of such section the following 
     subsection:
       ``(p) Rule of Construction.--For the purposes of carrying 
     out the duties of the Inspector General, any United States 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal 
     years 2006 through 2008 for the reconstruction of Iraq, 
     irrespective of the designation of such funds, shall be 
     deemed to be amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
     to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund.''.


               demobilization and disarmament in colombia

       Sec. 684. (a) Availability of Funds.--Of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act, up to $12,000,000 may be made 
     available in fiscal year 2008 for assistance for the 
     demobilization and reintegration of former members of foreign 
     terrorist organizations (FTOs) in Colombia, if the Secretary 
     of State consults with and makes a certification described in 
     subsection (b) to the Committees on Appropriations prior to 
     the initial obligation of amounts for such assistance for the 
     fiscal year involved.
       (b) Certification.--A certification described in this 
     subsection is a certification that--
       (1) assistance for the fiscal year will be provided only 
     for individuals who have: (A) verifiably renounced and 
     terminated any affiliation or involvement with FTOs or other 
     illegal armed groups; (B) are meeting all the requirements of 
     the Colombia Demobilization Program, including having 
     disclosed their involvement in past crimes and their 
     knowledge of the FTO's structure, financing sources, illegal 
     assets, and the location of kidnapping victims and bodies of 
     the disappeared; and (C) are not involved in acts of 
     intimidation or violence;
       (2) the Government of Colombia is providing full 
     cooperation to the Government of the United States to 
     extradite the leaders and members of the FTOs who have been 
     indicted in the United States for murder, kidnapping, 
     narcotics trafficking, or other violations of United States 
     law, and is immediately extraditing to the United States 
     those commanders, leaders and members indicted in the United 
     States who have breached the terms of the Colombia 
     Demobilization Program, including by failing to fully confess 
     their crimes, failing to disclose their illegal assets, or 
     committing new crimes since the approval of the Justice and 
     Peace Law;
       (3) the Government of Colombia is not taking any steps to 
     legalize the titles of land or other assets illegally 
     obtained and held by FTOs, their associates, or successors, 
     has established effective procedures to identify such land 
     and other assets, and is confiscating and returning such land 
     and other assets to their rightful owners;
       (4) the Government of Colombia is implementing a concrete 
     and workable framework for dismantling the organizational 
     structures of foreign terrorist organizations; and
       (5) funds shall not be made available as cash payments to 
     individuals and are available only for activities under the 
     following categories: verification, reintegration (including 
     training and education), vetting, recovery of assets for 
     reparations for victims, and investigations and prosecutions.
       (c) Notification.--Funds made available by this Act for 
     demobilization and reintegration of members of FTOs shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       (2) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term ``foreign 
     terrorist organization'' means an organization designated as 
     a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act.


                               INDONESIA

       Sec. 685. Of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', $15,700,000 may be 
     made available for assistance for Indonesia, and an 
     additional $2,000,000 may be made available when the 
     Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Government of Indonesia has written 
     plans to effectively--
       (1) provide accountability for past violations of human 
     rights by members of the Indonesian military;
       (2) allow public access to West Papua; and
       (3) pursue the criminal investigation, and provide the 
     projected timeframe for completing the investigation, of the 
     murder of Munir Said Thalib.


                        ASSISTANCE FOR GUATEMALA

       Sec. 686. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' 
     that are available for assistance for Guatemala, other than 
     for expanded international military education and training, 
     may be made available only for the Guatemalan Air Force and 
     Navy: Provided, That such funds may be made available only if 
     the Secretary of State certifies that the Guatemalan Air 
     Force and Navy are respecting human rights and are 
     cooperating with civilian judicial investigations and 
     prosecutions of military personnel who have been credibly 
     alleged to have committed violations of human rights.
       (b) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not more than 
     $500,000 may be made available for the Guatemalan Air Force 
     and Navy: Provided, That such funds may be made available 
     only if the Secretary of State certifies that the Guatemalan 
     Air Force and Navy are respecting human rights and are 
     cooperating with civilian judicial investigations and 
     prosecutions of military personnel who have been credibly 
     alleged to have committed violations of human rights, and the 
     Guatemalan Armed Forces are fully cooperating with the 
     International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala.
       (c) Funds made available for assistance for Guatemala under 
     the headings referred to in this section shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                             CHILD SOLDIERS

       Sec. 687. (a) No military assistance shall be furnished 
     with funds appropriated by this Act and, during the current 
     fiscal year, no military equipment or technology shall be 
     sold or transferred pursuant to the authorities contained in 
     this Act or any other Act, to the government of a country 
     that is identified by the Department of State's 2006 Country 
     Reports on Human Rights Practices as having governmental 
     armed forces or government-supported armed groups, including 
     paramilitaries, militias, or civil defense forces, forces 
     that recruit or use child soldiers.
       (b) The Secretary of State may provide assistance or 
     defense articles otherwise prohibited under subsection (a) to 
     a country upon certifying to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the government of such country has implemented effective 
     measures to demobilize children from its forces or from 
     government-supported armed groups and prohibit and prevent 
     the future recruitment or use of child soldiers.
       (c) The Secretary of State may waive the application to a 
     country of the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Secretary 
     determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that such waiver is important to the national interest of the 
     United States.

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                              PHILIPPINES

       Sec. 688. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not to exceed 
     $30,000,000 may be made available for assistance for the 
     Philippines, and an additional $2,000,000 may be made 
     available when the Secretary of State reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that--
       (1) the Philippine Government is implementing the 
     recommendations of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on 
     Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions;
       (2) the Philippine Government is implementing a policy of 
     promoting military personnel who demonstrate professionalism 
     and respect for human rights, and is investigating and 
     prosecuting military personnel and others who have been 
     credibly alleged to have committed extrajudicial executions 
     or other violations of human rights; and
       (3) the Philippine military is not engaging in acts of 
     intimidation or violence against members of legal 
     organizations who advocate for human rights.


                                PAKISTAN

       Sec. 689. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', 
     $300,000,000 may be made available for assistance for 
     Pakistan, unless the Secretary of State reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan 
     is not--
       (1) making effective and consistent efforts to prevent Al 
     Qaeda and associated terrorist groups from operating in the 
     territory of Pakistan, including by eliminating terrorist 
     training camps or facilities, arresting members of Al Qaeda 
     and associated terrorist groups, and countering recruitment 
     efforts;
       (2) making effective and consistent efforts to prevent the 
     Taliban from using the territory of Pakistan as a sanctuary 
     from which to launch attacks within Afghanistan, including by 
     arresting Taliban leaders, stopping cross-border incursions, 
     and countering recruitment efforts; and
       (3) implementing democratic reforms, including by--
       (A) allowing free, fair and inclusive elections in 
     accordance with internationally recognized democratic norms;
       (B) ensuring freedom of expression and ending harassment of 
     journalists and government critics by security and 
     intelligence forces; and
       (C) respecting the independence of the judiciary and 
     implementing judicial decisions.
       (b) If the Secretary reports pursuant to subsection (a), 
     funds that are available for assistance for Pakistan pursuant 
     to this section which have not been made available may be 
     transferred to and merged with funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' and used for 
     basic education, health, micro-enterprise development, and 
     democracy programs in Pakistan.


                               SRI LANKA

       Sec. 690. None of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be 
     made available for assistance for Sri Lanka, no defense 
     export license may be issued, and no military equipment or 
     technology shall be sold or transferred to Sri Lanka pursuant 
     to the authorities contained in this Act or any other Act, 
     unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that--
       (1) the Sri Lankan military is suspending and the Sri 
     Lankan Government is bringing to justice members of the 
     military who have been credibly alleged to have committed 
     gross violations of human rights, including extrajudicial 
     executions and the recruitment of child soldiers;
       (2) the Sri Lankan Government has provided unimpeded access 
     to humanitarian organizations and journalists to Tamil areas 
     of the country; and
       (3) the Sri Lankan Government has agreed to the 
     establishment of a field presence of the Office of the United 
     Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Sri Lanka.


                       PEACE CORPS SEPARATION PAY

       Sec. 691. (a) Establishment of Fund.--There is established 
     in the Treasury of the United States a fund for the Peace 
     Corps to provide separation pay for host country resident 
     personal services contractors of the Peace Corps.
       (b) Funding.--The Director of the Peace Corps may deposit 
     in such fund--
       (1) amounts previously obligated and not canceled for 
     separation pay of host country resident personal services 
     contractors of the Peace Corps; and
       (2) amounts obligated for fiscal years after 2006 for the 
     current and future costs of separation pay for host country 
     resident personal services contractors of the Peace Corps.
       (c) Availability.--Beginning in fiscal year 2007 and 
     thereafter, amounts in the fund are available without fiscal 
     year limitation for severance, retirement, or other 
     separation payments to host country resident personal 
     services contractors of the Peace Corps in countries where 
     such pay is legally authorized.


                     MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS

       Sec. 692. (a) Independent Auditing and Inspector General.--
     The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States Executive Director to each multilateral development 
     bank to inform the bank of, and use the voice and vote of the 
     United States to achieve at the bank, the following United 
     States policy goals:
       (1) Each multilateral development bank should--
       (A) establish an independent Office of Inspector General, 
     establish or strengthen an independent auditing function at 
     the bank, and require that the Inspector General and the 
     auditing function report directly to the board of directors 
     of the bank; and
       (B) adopt and implement an internationally recognized 
     internal controls framework, allocate adequate staffing to 
     auditing and supervision, require external audits of internal 
     controls, and external audits of loans where fraud is 
     suspected.
       (2) Each multilateral development bank should establish 
     effective procedures for the receipt, retention, and 
     treatment of--
       (A) complaints received by the bank regarding fraud, 
     accounting, mismanagement, internal accounting controls, or 
     auditing matters; and
       (B) the confidential, anonymous submission, particularly by 
     employees of the bank, of concerns regarding fraud, 
     accounting, mismanagement, internal accounting controls, or 
     auditing matters.
       (b) World Bank Inspection Panel.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director 
     to the World Bank to inform the Bank of, and use the voice 
     and vote of the United States to achieve transparency reforms 
     of the selection process for members of the World Bank 
     Inspection Panel, including--
       (1) Widely circulating Inspection Panel position vacancy 
     announcements on the Inspection Panel's website and in 
     appropriate publications;
       (2) Notifying civil society organizations on the Inspection 
     Panel's website and on other appropriate World Bank websites 
     and inviting nominations from such groups;
       (3) Making public the schedule of the selection process;
       (4) Posting the list of nominees and applicants on the 
     Inspection Panel's website; and
       (5) Including a civil society representative on the World 
     Bank selection committee for the Inspection Panel member.
       (c) Anti-Corruption Trust Pilot Program.--
       (1) Authority.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek 
     the creation of a pilot program that establishes an Anti-
     Corruption Trust at the World Bank, the purposes of which 
     should include--
       (A) to assist poor countries in investigations and 
     prosecutions of fraud and corruption related to loans, 
     grants, or credits of the World Bank; and
       (B) to determine whether such a program should be carried 
     out at other multilateral development banks.
       (2) Poor countries defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``poor countries'' means countries eligible to borrow from 
     the International Development Association.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report detailing the actions taken 
     to establish the Anti-Corruption Trust.
       (c) Authorizations.--
       (1) Section 501(i) of title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted into 
     law by section 1000(a)(5) of Public law 106-113, as amended 
     by section 591(b) of Division D of Public Law 108-447, is 
     further amended by striking ``fiscal'' and all that follows 
     through ``which'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``fiscal 
     years 2000-2010, which''.
       (2) Section 801(b)(1)(ii) of Public Law 106-429, as amended 
     by section 591(a)(2) of Division D of Public law 108-447, is 
     further amended by striking ``fiscal years 2004-2006'' and by 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``fiscal years 2004-2010.''.


                    MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

       Sec. 693. Section 607(b) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 
     2003 (22 U.S.C. 7706) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ``and the sustainable 
     management of natural resources'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding the following subparagraph:
       ``(C) promote the protection of biodiversity and the 
     transparent and sustainable management and use of natural 
     resources.''.


                            MATERIAL SUPPORT

RELIEF FOR IRAQI, MONTAGNARDS, HMONG AND OTHER REFUGEES WHO DO NOT POSE 
                     A THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES

       Sec. 694. (a) Amendment to Authority To Determine the Bar 
     to Admission Inapplicable.--Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``The Secretary of State, after consultation with the 
     Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, or 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with 
     the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, may 
     determine in such Secretary's sole unreviewable discretion 
     that subsection (a)(3)(B) shall not apply with respect to an 
     alien within the scope of that subsection or that subsection 
     (a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) shall not apply to a group within the 
     scope of that subsection, except that no such waiver may be 
     extended to an alien who is within the scope of subsection 
     (a)(3)(B)(i)(II), no such waiver may be extended to an alien 
     who is a member or representative of, has voluntarily and 
     knowingly engaged in or endorsed or espoused or persuaded 
     others to endorse or espouse or support terrorist activity on 
     behalf of, or has voluntarily and knowingly received 
     military-type training from a terrorist organization that is 
     described in subclause (I) or (II) of subsection 
     (a)(3)(B)(vi), and no such waiver may be extended to a group 
     that has engaged terrorist activity against the United States 
     or another democratic country or that has purposefully 
     engaged in a pattern or practice of terrorist activity that 
     is directed at civilians. Such a determination shall neither 
     prejudice the ability of the United States Government to 
     commence criminal or civil proceedings involving a 
     beneficiary of such a determination or any other person, nor 
     create any substantive or procedural right or benefit for a 
     beneficiary of such a determination or any other person. 
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     any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), 
     including section 2241 of title 28, or any other habeas 
     corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, 
     no court shall have jurisdiction to review such a 
     determination or revocation except in a proceeding for review 
     of a final order of removal pursuant to section 1252 of this 
     title, and review shall be limited to the extent provided in 
     section 1252(a)(2)(D). The Secretary of State may not 
     exercise the discretion provided in this clause with respect 
     to an alien at any time during which the alien is the subject 
     of pending removal proceedings under section 1229a of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Automatic Relief for the Hmong and Other Groups That Do 
     Not Pose a Threat to the United States.--For purposes of 
     section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)), the Karen National Union/Karen 
     Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA), the Chin National Front/Chin 
     National Army (CNF/CNA), the Chin National League for 
     Democracy (CNLD), the Kayan New Land Party (KNLP), the Arakan 
     Liberation Party (ALP), the Mustangs, the Alzados, the 
     Karenni National Progressive Party, and appropriate groups 
     affiliated with the Hmong and the Montagnards shall not be 
     considered to be a terrorist organization on the basis of any 
     act or event occurring before the date of enactment of this 
     section. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to alter 
     or limit the authority of the Secretary of State or the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security to exercise his discretionary 
     authority pursuant to 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i)).
       (c) Technical Correction.--(1) In General.--Section 
     212(a)(3)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``Subclause 
     (VII)'' and replacing it with ``Subclause (IX)''.
       (d) Designation of the Taliban as a Terrorist 
     Organization.--For purposes of section 212(a)(3)(B) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)), the 
     Taliban shall be considered to be a terrorist organization 
     described in subclause (I) of clause (vi) of that section.
       (e) Report on Duress Waivers.--The Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall provide to the Committees on the Judiciary of 
     the United States Senate and House of Representatives a 
     report, not less than 180 days after the enactment of this 
     Act and every year thereafter, which may include a classified 
     annex, if appropriate, describing--
       (1) the number of individuals subject to removal from the 
     United States for having provided material support to a 
     terrorist group who allege that such support was provided 
     under duress;
       (2) a breakdown of the types of terrorist organizations to 
     which the individuals described in paragraph (1) have 
     provided material support;
       (3) a description of the factors that the Department of 
     Homeland Security considers when evaluating duress waivers; 
     and
       (4) any other information that the Secretary believes that 
     the Congress should consider while overseeing the 
     Department's application of duress waivers.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this section, 
     and these amendments and sections 212(a)(3)(B) and 
     212(d)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1182(a)(3)(B) and 1182(d)(3)(B)), as amended by these 
     sections, shall apply to--
       (A) removal proceedings instituted before, on, or after the 
     date of enactment of this section; and
       (B) acts and conditions constituting a ground for 
     inadmissibility, excludability, deportation, or removal 
     occurring or existing before, on, or after such date.


                           CLUSTER MUNITIONS

       Sec. 695. During the current fiscal year, no military 
     assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no 
     defense export license for cluster munitions may be issued, 
     and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology 
     shall be sold or transferred, unless--
       (1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions have a 99 
     percent or higher tested rate; and
       (2) the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, 
     or sale of the cluster munitions or cluster munitions 
     technology specifies that the cluster munitions will only be 
     used against clearly defined military targets and will not be 
     used where civilians are known to be present.


                                  CUBA

       Sec. 696. (a) Subject to subsection (b), of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', $1,000,000 shall be 
     made available for preliminary work by the Department of 
     State, or such other entity as the Secretary of State may 
     designate, to establish cooperation with appropriate agencies 
     of the Government of Cuba on counter-narcotics matters, 
     including matters relating to cooperation, coordination, and 
     mutual assistance in the interdiction of illicit drugs being 
     transported through Cuba airspace or over Cuba waters.
       (b) The amount in subsection (a) shall not be available if 
     the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that--
       (1) Cuba does not have in place appropriate procedures to 
     protect against the loss of innocent life in the air and on 
     the ground in connection with the interdiction of illegal 
     drugs; and
       (2) there is credible evidence of involvement of the 
     Government of Cuba in drug trafficking during the preceeding 
     10 years.


                                 LIBYA

       Sec. 697. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be made available for--
       (1) construction of a new United States embassy in Libya;
       (2) activities in Libya related to energy development; or
       (3) activities in Libya which support investment in Libya's 
     hydrocarbon sector, including the processing of applications 
     for dual-use export licenses.
       (b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) shall no longer 
     apply if the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that the Government of Libya has made the 
     final settlement payments to the Pan Am 103 victims' 
     families, paid to the LaBelle Disco bombing victims their 
     agreed upon settlement amounts, and is engaging in good faith 
     settlement discussions regarding other relevant terrorism 
     cases.
       (c) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and 
     90 days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations describing (1) actions taken 
     by the Department of State to facilitate a resolution of 
     these cases; and (2) United States commercial activities in 
     Libya's energy sector.


            CARRY FORWARD OF UNUSED SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS

       Sec. 698. Section 1059(c) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Carry forward.--If the numerical limitation described 
     in paragraph (1) is not reached during a given fiscal year, 
     the numerical limitation for the following fiscal year shall 
     be increased by a number equal to the difference between the 
     number of visas authorized for the given fiscal year and the 
     number of aliens provided special immigrant status during the 
     given fiscal year.''.


                        global fund contribution

                    (including rescission of funds)

       Sec. 699. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title III for bilateral assistance for Global 
     Health Programs is hereby increased by $40,000,000.
       (b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available for 
     such purpose and available for a United States contribution 
     to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 
     is hereby increased by $40,000,000.
       (c) Of the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available in prior appropriations Acts under 
     the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', $40,000,000 is 
     rescinded.


                               REFERENCES

       Sec. 699A. Except as otherwise provided, any reference in 
     titles II through V, including the general provisions for 
     such titles, to ``this Act'' shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to titles II through V of the Department of State, 
     Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     2008.


     SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY, THE RULE OF LAW, AND GOVERNANCE IN IRAN

       Sec. 699B. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title III for other bilateral economic 
     assistance under the heading ``economic support fund'', 
     $75,000,000 shall be made available for programs of the 
     Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs of the Department of State to 
     support democracy, the rule of law, and governance in Iran.


 REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIVE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO 
                 FOREIGN NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

       Sec. 699C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     regulation, or policy, in determining eligibility for 
     assistance authorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), foreign nongovernmental 
     organizations shall not be ineligible for such assistance 
     solely on the basis of health or medical services, including 
     counseling and referral services, provided by such 
     organizations with non-United States Government funds if such 
     services do not violate the laws of the country in which they 
     are being provided and would not violate United States 
     Federal law if provided in the United States, and shall not 
     be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-United 
     States Government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities 
     other than those that apply to United States nongovernmental 
     organizations receiving assistance under part I of such Act.
       Sec. 699D. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be expended in violation of section 243(d) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) (relating to 
     discontinuing granting visas to nationals of countries that 
     are denying or delaying accepting aliens removed from the 
     United States).


                     ADDITIONAL PEACE CORPS FUNDING

       Sec. 699E. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title III under the heading ``peace corps'' is 
     hereby increased by $10,000,000.
       (b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     title IV under the heading ``foreign military financing 
     program'' is hereby reduced by $10,000,000.


                           RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS

       Sec. 699F. None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be made available to any international organization, 
     agency, or entity (including the United Nations) that 
     requires the registration of or taxes a gun owned by a 
     citizen of the United States.


         TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE UNITED NATIONS

       Sec. 699G. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used by the Department of State 
     as a contribution to the United Nations or any subsidiary 
     body of the United Nations, including any organization that 
     is authorized to use the United Nations logo, until the 
     Secretary of State certifies that the United Nations, such 
     subsidiary body of the United Nations, or such organization, 
     as the case may be, is fully and publicly transparent about 
     all of its spending, including for procurement purposes, that 
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     during fiscal year 2007, including the posting on a publicly 
     available web site of--
       (1) copies of all contracts, grants, subcontracts, and 
     subgrants awarded or utilized during fiscal year 2007;
       (2) copies of all program reviews, audits, budgets, and 
     project progress reports relating to fiscal year 2007; and
       (3) any other financial information deemed necessary by the 
     Secretary.
       (b) The documents required to be made available under 
     subsection (a) shall be in unredacted form, except that such 
     information as determined necessary by the Secretary to 
     protect the identity of whistleblowers or other informants to 
     investigations and reports and proprietary information may be 
     redacted.


WITHHOLDING OF UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN 
                             RIGHTS COUNCIL

       Sec. 699H. (a)(1) No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act for contributions to international 
     organizations may be made available to support the United 
     Nations Human Rights Council.
       (2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     if--
       (A) the President determines and certifies to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     that the provision of funds to support the United Nations 
     Human Rights Council is in the national interest of the 
     United States; or
       (B) the United States is a member of the Human Rights 
     Council.
       Sec. 699I. Study of World Bank's Efforts To Measure the 
     Success of the Projects It Finances. (a) Sense of Congress.--
     It is the sense of Congress that the World Bank should 
     increase its focus on performance requirements and measurable 
     results.
       (b) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     should conduct a study on the actions taken by the World Bank 
     to--
       (1) measure the success of the projects financed by IDA;
       (2) employ accurate means to measure the effectiveness of 
     projects financed by IDA;
       (3) combat corruption in governments that receive IDA 
     funding;
       (4) establish clear objectives for IDA projects and 
     tangible means of assessing the success of such projects; and
       (5) use World Bank processes and procedures for procurement 
     of goods and services on projects receiving financial 
     assistance from the World Bank.
       Sec. 669J. Sense of the Senate Regarding Iraq Refugee 
     Crisis. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The annual United States worldwide ceiling for refugees 
     has been 70,000 since 2002.
       (2) The Department of State has yet to use all of the 
     available allocation that could be used for Iraqi refugees.
       (3) Since 2003, more than 2,000,000 Iraqis have fled their 
     country and over 2,000,000 Iraqis are also displaced within 
     Iraq.
       (4) It has become increasingly clear that people who have 
     assisted the United States, Iraqi Christians and other 
     religious minorities cannot safely return to Iraq.
       (5) The United States Government has an obligation to help 
     these refugees and should act swiftly to do so.
       (6) The United States Government should increase the 
     allocation of refugee slots for Iraqi refugees for 
     resettlement in the United States.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the President should act swiftly to respond to the 
     deepening humanitarian and refugee crisis in Iraq by using 
     the entire United States refugee allocation for the Near 
     East/South Asia region and any unused portion of the 
     worldwide allocation for Iraqi refugees, particularly people 
     who have assisted the United States and religious minorities.


                OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

       Sec. 699K. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II for the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation under the heading ``program account'' is hereby 
     increased by $8,000,000.
       (b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     title V for ``contribution to the international development 
     association'' is hereby reduced by $8,000,000.


                UNITED STATES-EGYPT FRIENDSHIP ENDOWMENT

       Sec. 699L. Of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
     Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs under the heading ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' that are available for assistance for Egypt, 
     up to $500,000,000 may be made available for an endowment to 
     further social, economic and political reforms in Egypt: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the establishment of such an 
     endowment and appropriate benchmarks for the uses of these 
     funds.


                                  IRAQ

       Sec. 699M. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be made available for 
     assistance for Iraq.
       (b) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations detailing the extent to which the Government 
     of Iraq is committed to combating corruption in Iraq and the 
     specific actions and achievements of the Government of Iraq 
     in combating corruption, to include a list of those senior 
     Iraqi leaders who have been credibly alleged to be engaged in 
     corrupt practices and activities.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, policy, or 
     regulation, none of the funds made available in this Act or 
     any other Act making appropriations for foreign operations, 
     export financing, and related programs may be made available 
     for assistance for Iraq unless the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, certifies to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the Departments of State 
     and Defense are providing the Committees on Appropriations, 
     including relevant staff, regular, full and unfettered access 
     to programs in Iraq for the purposes of conducting oversight.
       (d) Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to the ninth 
     and thirteenth provisos under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' in this Act.


                            anti-kleptocracy

       Sec. 699N. (a) In furtherance of the National Strategy to 
     Internationalize Efforts Against Kleptocracy and Presidential 
     Proclamation 7750, not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall send to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a list of officials 
     of the governments of Angola, Burma, Cambodia, Equatorial 
     Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of 
     the Congo, and their immediate family members, who the 
     Secretary has credible evidence to believe have been involved 
     in corruption relating to the extraction of natural resources 
     in their countries.
       (b) Not later than 10 days after the list described in 
     subsection (a) is submitted to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, the following sanctions shall apply:
       (1) Any individual on the list submitted under subsection 
     (a) shall be ineligible for a visa to enter the United 
     States.
       (2) No property or interest in property belonging to an 
     individual on the list submitted under subsection (a), or to 
     a member of the immediate family of such individual if the 
     property is effectively under the control of such individual, 
     may be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise 
     dealt with, if the property is within the United States or 
     within the possession or control of a United States person, 
     including the overseas branch of such person, or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act comes within the control of 
     such person.
       (3) No United States person may engage in financial 
     transactions with an individual on the list submitted under 
     subsection (a), or with a member of the immediate family of 
     such individual if the transaction will benefit an individual 
     on the list submitted under subsection (a).


                                 uganda

       Sec. 699O. (a) Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations detailing a strategy for 
     substantially enhancing United States efforts to resolve the 
     conflict between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the 
     Government of Uganda (GOU), including--
       (1) direct and sustained participation by the United States 
     in confidence-building measures in furtherance of the peace 
     process;
       (2) increased diplomatic pressure on the Democratic 
     Republic of the Congo (to eliminate the LRA's current safe 
     haven) and on Sudan;
       (3) brokering direct negotiations between the GOU and the 
     leaders of the LRA on personal security arrangements; and
       (4) financial support for disarmament, demobilization, and 
     reintegration to provide mid-level LRA commanders incentives 
     to return to civilian life.
       (b) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
     made available to implement the strategy described in 
     subsection (a).


        COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR THREAT REDUCTION AND SECURITY PLAN

       Sec. 699P. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress a comprehensive nuclear threat reduction and 
     security plan, in classified and unclassified forms--
       (1) for ensuring that all nuclear weapons and weapons-
     usable material at vulnerable sites are secure by 2012 
     against the threats that terrorists have shown they can pose;
       (2) for working with other countries to ensure adequate 
     accounting and security for such materials on an ongoing 
     basis thereafter; and
       (3) for making security improvements to ensure, to the 
     maximum extent feasible, that the existing United States 
     nuclear weapons stockpile and weapons-usable material be 
     protected from the threats terrorists have shown they can 
     pose.
       (b) For each element of the accounting and security effort 
     described under subsection (a)(2), the plan shall--
       (1) clearly designate agency and departmental 
     responsibility and accountability;
       (2) specify program goals, with metrics for measuring 
     progress, estimated schedules, and specified milestones to be 
     achieved;
       (3) provide estimates of the program budget requirements 
     and resources to meet the goals for each year;
       (4) provide the strategy for diplomacy and related tools 
     and authority to accomplish the program element;
       (5) provide a strategy for expanding the financial support 
     and other assistance provided by other countries, 
     particularly Russia, the European Union and its member 
     states, China, and Japan, for the purposes of securing 
     nuclear weapons and weapons-usable material worldwide;
       (6) outline the progress in and impediments to securing 
     agreement from all countries that possess nuclear weapons or 
     weapons-usable material on a set of global nuclear security 
     standards, consistent with their obligation to comply with 
     United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540;
       (7) describe the steps required to overcome impediments 
     that have been identified; and
       (8) describe global efforts to promulgate best practices 
     for securing nuclear materials.

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       (c) Sense of the Senate. The Administration shall not sign 
     any agreement with the Russian Federation on low enriched 
     uranium that does not include a requirement that a portion of 
     the low enriched uranium be derived from highly enriched 
     uranium.


                RULE OF LAW AND BORDER SECURITY IN EGYPT

       Sec. 699Q. (a) The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Fighting in Gaza during the summer of 2007 demonstrated 
     that the terrorist organization Hamas, which unlawfully 
     seized control over Gaza in June 2007, has been able to 
     achieve a dramatic increase in the quantity and 
     sophistication of arms at its disposal.
       (2) Without these arms, the terrorist organization would 
     not have been able to seize control over the Gaza territory.
       (3) There is substantial evidence that a significant 
     proportion of these arms were smuggled across the border 
     between Gaza and Egypt.
       (4) The Egyptian military is a capable force, made possible 
     in substantial part by a close relationship with the United 
     States.
       (5) Concurrent with the escalation of dangerous arms 
     smuggling across the border between Egypt and Gaza has been a 
     retrogression in the rule of law in Egypt.
       (6) This loss of hard-earned ground has been characterized 
     by reports of harsh reaction by the Government of Egypt to 
     dissent, including the jailing of political opponents.
       (7) The United States has provided aid to Egypt in excess 
     of $28,000,000,000 over the past three decades.
       (b) The Senate--
       (1) reaffirms its long-standing friendship with the people 
     of Egypt;
       (2) believes that our friendship with Egypt requires the 
     Senate to address such vital policy concerns;
       (3) urges the Government of Egypt to make concrete and 
     measurable progress on restoring the rule of law, including 
     improving the independence of the judiciary and improving 
     criminal procedures and due process rights and halting the 
     cross-border flow of arms to Gaza;
       (4) believes it is the best interest of Egypt, the region, 
     and the United States that Egypt takes prompt action to 
     demonstrate progress on these matters; and
       (5) urges the Department of State to work vigorously and 
     expeditiously with the Government of Egypt and the Government 
     of Israel to bring the border between Egypt and Gaza border 
     under effective control.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008''.

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