Sec. 7070.
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None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea: , That the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary certifies to such Committees that to do so is in the national interests of the United States, and includes a justification for such interests on a country-by-country basis.
Provided Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations listing any country identified pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (1), and shall post and regularly update such list on the Department of State’s Web site. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for— the implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea; the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United States Government investments in Crimea, if such activity includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, or other Russian Government owned and controlled financial entities; or assistance for Crimea, if such assistance includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, and other Russian Government owned and controlled financial entities.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of each international financial institution to vote against any assistance by such institution (including but not limited to any loan, credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. The requirements of subsection
(a)shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea. Of the funds appropriated under title VIII of this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , and Foreign Military Financing Program , up to $100,000,000 shall be made available to counter Russian aggression and influence in Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia: , That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made available for assistance for such regions under titles III and IV of this Act: Provided , That such funds shall also be made available to support the democracy and rule of law strategy required by section 7071(d) of division K of Provided further Public Law 113–76 , which shall be updated on an ongoing basis. Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Military Education and Training shall be made available for programs to enhance the professionalism and capability of military personnel from Central and Eastern European and Central Asian countries that oppose Russian aggression in those regions. Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made available to advance the implementation of Association Agreements, trade agreements, and visa liberalization agreements with the European Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to external economic and political pressure from the Russian Federation. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available to support the advancement of democracy and the rule of law in the Russian Federation, including to promote Internet freedom. Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the reports required by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and
(e)of division K of Public Law 113–76.
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