Sec. 7046.

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Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act ( 22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act ( 22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq. ) and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 ( 50 U.S.C. 2333 ) or non-proliferation assistance; any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; any activity carried out by a member of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her official capacity; any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the United States International Development Finance Corporation as authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254 ); any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 ( Public Law 79–173 ); or humanitarian assistance.

Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia and under title IV shall be made available for assistance for Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia for— democracy programs, including to strengthen civil society, protect human rights, and support independent media; and economic and security assistance, which shall be prioritized and allocated based on the extent to which the governments of such countries demonstrate capacity and political will to pursue regional stability and economic integration, and to counter the malign influence of the Russian Federation and other actors, as determined by the Secretary of State in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, including to— build military capacity to defend territorial sovereignty and deter aggression of the Russian Federation and other malign actors, and improve law enforcement and border security; enhance agricultural development, food security, and natural resource management; and improve critical infrastructure, macroeconomic stability, energy security, cybersecurity and digitalization, and regional trade.

None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if such 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: , That except as otherwise provided in section 7047(a) of this Act, 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:

Provided , That prior to executing the authority contained in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the national security interest of the United States. Provided further None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to facilitate or support the sale of defense articles or defense services to the Turkish Presidential Protection Directorate

(TPPD)under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq. ) unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that members of the TPPD who are named in the July 17, 2017, indictment by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and against whom there are pending charges, have returned to the United States to stand trial in connection with the offenses contained in such indictment or have otherwise been brought to justice: , That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds made available by this Act for border security purposes, for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition operations, or to enhance the protection of United States officials and facilities in Turkey. Provided Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $482,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Ukraine, including to support the implementation of the Bilateral Security Agreement Between the United States of America and Ukraine and the strategies required by section 7046(d)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47 ) and section 504 of the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–50 ): , That no such funds may be made available for the reimbursement of pensions: Provided , That such funds appropriated under the heading Provided further International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement may be made available to support the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and National Police of Ukraine, including units supporting or under the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for enterprise funds operating in Ukraine: , That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. Provided Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available to advance coproduction, licensed production, and cooperative initiatives with Ukraine in support of the national interests of the United States, consistent with section 42 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2791 ): , That such efforts shall prioritize the enhancement of the territorial defense capabilities of Ukraine, consistent with the Provided Bilateral Security Agreement Between the United States of America and Ukraine and the strategies referenced in paragraph (1). Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia that are made available for assistance for Ukraine, not less than— $4,000,000 shall be made available for a program to provide medical and casualty rehabilitation services in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year; and $4,000,000 shall be made available for a 4-year scholarship program for Ukrainian students at senior military colleges, as described under this section in the report accompanying this Act, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs , a portion of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program awards under the Fulbright Program shall be designated as Ukraine Reconstruction Engineering Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. The terms and conditions of section 7046(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47 ) shall apply to funds made available by this Act for assistance for Ukraine, except for paragraph (1).

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