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 118 STAT. 189 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 include a description of how funds will be spent and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that they are properly disbursed. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES SEC. 553. None of the funds made available by this Act may be provided to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary of State has credible evidence that such unit has committed gross violations of human rights, unless the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of such country is taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of the security forces unit to justice: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to withhold funds made available by this Act from any unit of the security forces of a foreign country not credibly alleged to be involved in gross violations of human rights: Provided further, That in the event that funds are withheld from any unit pursuant to this section, the Secretary of State shall promptly inform the foreign government of the basis for such action and shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist the foreign government in taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of the security forces to justice. FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT SEC. 554. The annual foreign military training report required by section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa tives and the Senate by the date specified in that section. ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS SEC. 555. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than $155,000,000 shall be made available for programs and activities which directly protect biodiversity, including forests, in developing countries, of which $1,500,000 should be made available to improve the capacity of indigenous groups and local environmental organizations and law enforcement agencies to protect the biodiversity of indigenous reserves in the Amazon Basin region of Brazil, which amount shall be in addition to the amount requested in this Act for assist ance for Brazil for fiscal year 2004: Provided, That not later than 1 year after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and other appropriate departments and agencies, and after consultation with appropriate governments and nongovernmental organizations, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a strategy for biodiversity conservation in the Amazon Basin region of South America: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Development Assist ance’’ and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Initiative’’, funds shall be made available in fiscal year 2004 to develop the strategy described in the previous proviso: Provided further, That of the funds appro priated by this Act, not less than $180,000,000 shall be made available to support policies and programs in developing countries that directly: (1) promote a wide range of energy conservation, energy efficiency and clean energy programs and activities,

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