Sec. 7032.
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Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Military Education and Training for the central government of a country in the African Great Lakes region may be made available only for Expanded International Military Education and Training and professional military education unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is not facilitating or otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed groups.
Funds appropriated under title IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for the armed forces of Cameroon, including the Rapid Intervention Battalion, may only be made available to counter regional terrorism, including Boko Haram and other Islamic State affiliates, participate in international peacekeeping operations, and for military education and maritime security programs. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $298,310,000 shall be made available for assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo for stabilization, global health, and bilateral economic assistance, including in areas affected by, and at risk from, the Ebola virus disease: , That funds made available pursuant to this subsection under title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for such purposes shall be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( Provided 22 U.S.C. 7107 ): , That funds made available pursuant to this subsection under title III of this Act and prior Acts shall be apportioned and allotted to the United States Agency for International Development and Department of State, as appropriate, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act:
Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. Provided further Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance for Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria for— democracy, development, and health programs; assistance for individuals targeted by foreign terrorist and other extremist organizations, including Boko Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7046 of this Act; assistance for individuals displaced by violent conflict; and counterterrorism programs.
Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than— $81,500,000 shall be made available for assistance for Burkina Faso; $193,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Mali, including not less than $70,000,000 under the heading Development Assistance , of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for a new partnership program to strengthen civil society in Mali; and $91,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Niger. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $148,300,000 shall be made available for assistance for South Sudan, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy programs and not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for conflict mitigation and reconciliation programs.
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan may only be made available, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for— humanitarian assistance; health programs, including to prevent, detect, and respond to the Ebola virus disease; assistance to support South Sudan peace negotiations or to advance or implement a peace agreement; and assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and mutual arrangements related to such agreement: , That prior to the initial obligation of funds made available pursuant to subparagraphs
(C)and (D), the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the intended uses of such funds and steps taken by such government to advance or implement a peace agreement. Provided Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Government of Sudan. 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. The limitations of paragraph
(1)shall not apply to— humanitarian assistance; assistance for democracy, health, and education programs; assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with such Agreement, or any other internationally recognized viable peace agreement in Sudan. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and assembly. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1).
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