Sec. 7045.
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Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to the Department of State for assistance for the Government of Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal armed groups, and to take actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue operations: Provided , That the first through fifth provisos of paragraph (1), and paragraph
(3)of section 7045(a) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Colombia as if included in this Act: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $141,500,000 shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for International Development for alternative development/institution building and local governance programs in Colombia. The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the report described under the heading International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement in the report accompanying this Act. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , $20,000,000 shall be made available to promote democracy and strengthen civil society in Cuba. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Haiti until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti— is taking steps to hold free and fair parliamentary elections and to seat a new Haitian Parliament; is respecting the independence of the judiciary; is combating corruption, including implementing the anti-corruption law by prosecuting corrupt officials; and is improving governance and implementing financial transparency and accountability requirements for government institutions. 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. The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 45 days after this Act, on steps being taken by the Government of Honduras to address the matters described under this section in the report accompanying this Act. Of the funds appropriated by the this Act, not less than $120,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Mexico and Central American countries to enhance border security; to combat human trafficking and smuggling; to provide for the repatriation and reintegration of citizens from such countries; and to support a regional dialogue on such issues. Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available under subparagraph (A), but not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a multi-country strategy for implementing such enhanced border security initiatives, which shall have a focus on the southern border of Mexico: Provided , That such strategy should be developed in consultation with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate. The Secretary of State shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the implementation of the strategy in subparagraph
(B)and funding provided pursuant to subparagraph (A). Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement shall be made available for DNA forensic technology programs to combat human trafficking in Central America as described under this section in the report accompanying this Act. Funds appropriated in this Act under the headings Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund should be made available for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements with countries of Central America, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the recipient country.
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- Pub. L. 112-74
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