123STA T .847PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 —M A R .11 , 2 0 0 9notm o re t ha n $75,0 00,000 ma yb ema d ea v a il able f ora s sistan c e for the W est B an k and G a z a, of w hich not to e x ceed $ 2 ,000,000 may be u sed for administrative ex p enses of the U nited S tates Ag ency for I nternational D evelopment ( USAID ) , in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, to carry out programs in the West Bank and Gaza
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d fu r th er, T hat $ 6 7,500,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for assistance for L ebanon, of which not less than $ 1 0,000,000 shall be made available for educational scholarships for students in Lebanon with high financial need: Provided further , That $200,000,000 of the funds made available for assistance for Afghani - stan under this heading may be obligated for such assistance only after the Secretary of State certifies to the C ommittees on Appro- priations that the Government of Afghanistan at both the national and provincial level is cooperating fully with United States-funded poppy eradication and interdiction efforts in Afghanistan: Provided further, That the P resident may waive the previous proviso if the President determines and reports to the Committees on Appropria- tions that to do so is in the national security interests of the United States: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $200,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to USAID for alternative development / institution building programs in Colombia: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading that are available for Colombia, not less than $ 3 ,500,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds appro- priated under the heading ‘ ‘ M igration and R efugee Assistance ’ ’ and shall be made available only for assistance to nongovernmental organizations that provide emergency relief aid to Colombian refu- gees in neighboring countries .DEMOCRA C YFUN D (a) F or necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1 9 61 for the promotion of democracy globally, $116,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, of which not less than $7 4 ,000,000 shall be made available for the H uman Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State, and not less than $37,000,000 shall be made available for the O ffice of Democracy and Governance of the Bureau for Democracy, Con- flict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for Inter- national Development. (b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that are made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, not less than $17,000,000 shall be made available for the promotion of democracy in the People’s Republic of China, Hong K ong, and Taiwan, and not less than $6,500,000 shall be made available for the promotion of democracy in countries located outside the Middle E ast region with a significant Muslim population, and where such programs and activities would be important to respond to, deter, or prevent extremism: Provided, That assistance for Taiwan should be matched from sources other than the United States Government. (c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that are made available to the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humani- tarian Assistance, not less than $19,500,000 shall be made available for the Elections and Political Process Fund, $7,500,000 shall be made available for international labor programs, and not less than Presid e nt.Wa i v era u t ho rit y . D eter m ination. R e p orts. Afg hanistan. C ertifi c ation. L e b anon.
