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 PUBLIC LAW 110–161—DEC. 26, 2007

121 STAT. 2299

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Palestinian Authority located in Gaza: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading for cash transfer assistance to the Palestinian Authority may be obligated or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas or any power-sharing government with Hamas unless Hamas has accepted the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall ensure that Federal or non-Federal audits of all funds appropriated under this heading for cash transfer assistance to the Palestinian Authority are conducted on at least an annual basis to ensure compliance with this Act, and such audit shall include a detailed accounting of all programs, projects, and activities carried out using such funds, including both obligations and expenditures, and that the audit is compliant with generally accepted accounting standards: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for cash transfer assistance to the Palestinian Authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That $45,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for assistance for Lebanon, of which not less than $10,000,000 should be made available for scholarships and direct support of American educational institutions in Lebanon: Provided further, That not more than $300,000,000 of the funds made available for assistance for Afghanistan under this heading may be obligated for such assistance until the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 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 President may waive the previous proviso if he determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is vital to the national security interests of the United States: Provided further, That such report shall include an analysis of the steps being taken by the Government of Afghanistan, at the national and provincial level, to cooperate fully with United States funded poppy eradication and interdiction efforts in Afghanistan: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $196,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for alternative development/institution building and sustainable development programs in Colombia and may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ to continue programs administered by USAID: Provided further, That with respect to funds apportioned to USAID for programs in Colombia under this heading, the responsibility for policy decisions for the use of such funds, including which activities will be funded and the amount of funds that will be provided for each of those activities, shall be the responsibility of the Administrator of USAID in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading that are available for assistance for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, up to $1,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the United States Agency for International Development in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under

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