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 118 STAT. 3014 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES SEC. 548. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for Informational Program activities or under the headings ‘‘Child Survival and Health Programs Fund’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be obligated or expended to pay for— (1) alcoholic beverages; or (2) entertainment expenses for activities that are substan tially of a recreational character, including but not limited to entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, and amusement parks. HAITI SEC. 549. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than the following amounts shall be made available for assistance for Haiti— (1) $20,000,000 from ‘‘Child Survival and Health Programs Fund’’; (2) $25,000,000 from ‘‘Development Assistance’’, of which funds should be made available for poverty reduction, agri culture, environment, and basic education programs; and (3) $40,000,000 from ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, of which funds should be made available for judicial reform programs, police training, and activities in support of national elections. (b) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the Coast Guard. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY SEC. 550. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appro priated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. (b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interests of the United States. (c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. (d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to sub section (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the steps the Pales tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. The report shall also include a description of how funds will be spent and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that they are properly disbursed. President. Termination date. President. Certification.

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