Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009/Division H/Title IV

Peacekeeping Operations

 * For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $250,200,000:
 * Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai:
 * Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

International Military Education and Training

 * For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $91,000,000, of which up to $4,000,000 may remain available until expended and may only be provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
 * Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom military education and training may be provided under this heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose participation would contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, or respect for human rights:
 * Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for assistance for Haiti, Guatemala, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Libya, and Angola may only be provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and any such notification shall include a detailed description of proposed activities:
 * Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 shall be available for entertainment allowances.

Foreign Military Financing Program

 * For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, $4,635,000,000:
 * Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,380,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel, and not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be made available for grants only for Egypt, including for border security programs and activities in the Sinai:
 * Provided further, That the funds appropriated by this paragraph for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this Act:
 * Provided further, That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel by this paragraph shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $670,650,000 shall be available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and development:
 * Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, $235,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan:
 * Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $53,000,000 shall be available for Colombia, of which $12,500,000 is available to support maritime interdiction:
 * Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for Pakistan may be made available only for border security, counter-terrorism and law enforcement activities directed against Al Qaeda, the Taliban and associated terrorist groups:
 * Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be made available to support or continue any program initially funded under the authority of section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3456) unless the Secretary of State has previously justified such program to the Committees on Appropriations:
 * Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this paragraph shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act:
 * Provided further, That funds made available under this paragraph shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, section 1501(a).


 * None of the funds made available under this heading shall be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurements has first signed an agreement with the United States Government specifying the conditions under which such procurements may be financed with such funds:
 * Provided, That all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act:
 * Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for assistance for Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Indonesia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Haiti, Guatemala, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo except pursuant to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
 * Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations:
 * Provided further, That only those countries for which assistance was justified for the ``Foreign Military Sales Financing Program´´ in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance programs may utilize funds made available under this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act:
 * Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and services:
 * Provided further, That not more than $51,420,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United States, for the general costs of administering military assistance and sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
 * Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading for general costs of administering military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 shall be available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 shall be available for representation allowances:
 * Provided further, That not more than $470,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2009 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
 * Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading estimated to be outlayed for Egypt during fiscal year 2009 shall be transferred to an interest bearing account for Egypt in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York within 30 days of enactment of this Act.