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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 3117 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year endin... · Sec. 7043

Sec. 7043.

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Except for paragraphs (1)(C), (4), (5)(B) and (C), and 6(B), section 7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235 ) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2017: , That section 7043(a)(8) of such Act shall be applied to funds appropriated by this Act by adding Provided East Asia, before Southeast Asia . Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for assistance for Burma may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for this subsection, and following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Burma— shall be made available to strengthen civil society organizations in Burma, including as core support for such organizations; shall be made available for the implementation of the democracy and human rights strategy required by section 7043(b)(3)(A) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76 ); 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, in addition to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Migration and Refugee Assistance ; shall be made available for programs to promote ethnic and religious tolerance, including in Rakhine and Kachin states; may not be made available to any successor or affiliated organization of the State Peace and Development Council
(SPDC)controlled by former SPDC members that promotes the repressive policies of the SPDC, or to any individual or organization credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including against Rohingya and other minority groups; may be made available for programs administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development, for ethnic groups and civil society in Burma to help sustain ceasefire agreements and further prospects for reconciliation and peace, which may include support to representatives of ethnic armed groups for this purpose; and may not be made available to any organization or individual the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups and individuals in Burma. None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Military Education and Training and Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Burma: , That the Department of State may continue consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on human rights and disaster response in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. Provided The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to support projects in Burma only if such projects are developed and carried out in accordance with the requirements of section 7029(b)(2) of this Act. Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2017 shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. Section 7043(b)(7) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235 ) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2017. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for Cambodia unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Cambodia has ceased violence and harassment against civil society in Cambodia, including the political opposition. Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Cambodia may only be made available for a contribution to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia
(ECCC)if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the ECCC will consider Case 003: , That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, such Committees: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall seek reimbursements from the Principal Donors Group for the Documentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in support of the ECCC. Provided further Funds made available by this Act for democracy programs in Cambodia shall be made available for research and education programs associated with the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Broadcasting Operations shall be made available to maintain broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels consistent with the prior fiscal year. Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Migration and Refugee Assistance should be made available for assistance for refugees from North Korea, including protection activities in the People’s Republic of China and other countries in Asia. Funds appropriated by this Act under title III shall be made available to maintain a database of prisons and gulags in North Korea, in accordance with section 7032(i) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76 ). None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available for assistance for the Government of North Korea. Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs may be made available for the consultations described in S. 2657 (as introduced in the Senate on March 9, 2016) regarding family reunions between Korean Americans and North Koreans who were separated following the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement. The Secretary of State shall include as part of the report required under section 107(d) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 7817 ) a description of the consultations described under subparagraph
(A)conducted during the year preceding the submission of such report: , That such report may include a classified annex. Provided None of the funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs in this Act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People's Republic of China
(PRC)unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed action. The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the People's Liberation Army
(PLA)of the PRC, to include such projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA. Provided Funds appropriated by this Act for public diplomacy under title I and for assistance under titles III and IV shall be made available to counter the influence of the PRC, in accordance with the strategy required by section 7043(e)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76 ), following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for democracy and conflict resolution programs in Thailand. The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to support financing of 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development, education, and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in the People's Republic of China. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $6,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture, development, and the resilience of Tibetan communities in India and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such communities: , That such funds are in addition to amounts made available in subparagraph
(A)for programs inside Tibet. Provided Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available for activities related to the remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Development Assistance , not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for health and disability programs in areas sprayed with Agent Orange and otherwise contaminated with dioxin, to assist individuals with severe upper or lower body mobility impairment and/or cognitive or developmental disabilities.
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