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to $17,500,000 may be transferred to and consolidated with "Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development", of which up to $2,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs administered by the United States Agency for International Development in furtherance of the purposes of this heading; up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to and consolidated with "Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General"; and up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and consolidated with "Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service" for the purpose of providing support services for United States citizen victims and related operations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 should be made available for environmental recovery activities in tsunami affected countries: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 should be made available for programs and activities which create new economic opportunities for women: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $1,500,000 should be made available for programs to address the needs of people with physical and mental disabilities resulting from the tsunami: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $12,500,000 should be made available to support initiatives that focus on the immediate and long-term needs of children for protection and permanency, including the registration of unaccompanied children, the reunification of children with their immediate or extended families, the protection of women and children from violence and exploitation, and activities designed to prevent the capture of children by armed forces and promote the integration of war affected youth: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $20,000,000 should be made available for microenterprise development programs in countries affected by the tsunami, of which $5,000,000 should be made available for microcredit programs, to be administered by the United States Agency for International Development: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $1,500,000 should be made available for trafficking in persons monitoring and prevention programs and activities in tsunami affected countries: Provided further, That the President is hereby authorized to defer and reschedule for such period as he may deem appropriate any amounts owed to the United States or any agency of the United States by those countries significantly affected by the tsunami and earthquakes of December 2004 and March 2005, including the Republic of Indonesia, the Republic of Maldives and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for the modification costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, if any, associated with any deferral and rescheduling authorized under this heading: Provided further, That such amounts shall not be considered "assistance" for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to any such affected country: Provided further, That any agreement to defer and reschedule such debt will include a commitment by the recipient government that resources freed by the debt deferral will

benefit directly the people affected by the tsunami: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall arrange for an outside, independent evaluation of each government's compliance with the commitment: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

ANNUAL LIMITATION

SEC. 4101. Amounts made available pursuant to section 492(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2292a), to address relief and rehabilitation needs for countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami and earthquakes of December 2004 and March 2005, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be in addition to the amount that may be obligated in fiscal year 2005 under that section.

REPORTING REQUIREMENT

SEC. 4102. The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after enactment, and prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated under this chapter not used to reimburse accounts for obligations made prior to enactment, a report on the proposed uses of all funds on a project-by-project basis, for which such initial obligation of funds is anticipated: Provided, That up to 15 percent of funds appropriated under this chapter may be obligated before the submission of the report subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the report shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every six months and shall include information detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained in previous reports have changed: Provided further, That any proposed new projects and increases in funding of ongoing projects shall be reported to the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with regular notification procedures: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 210 days following enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter, a report detailing on a project-by project basis, the expenditure of funds appropriated under this chapter until all funds have been fully expended.

AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS

SEC. 4103. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103236), section 10 of Public Law 91-672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).

AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS

SEC. 4104. Of the funds appropriated under this chapter, $25,000,000 shall be made available for a coordinated program to prevent and control the spread of the Avian influenza virus: Provided, That not less than $15,000,000 of such funds should be transferred to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of such funds, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall consult with the United States Agency for International Development on the proposed use of such funds: Provided further, That funds made available by this section and transferred to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall be for necessary expenses to carry out Titles III and XXIII of the Public Health Service Act.

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e. Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related

Programs Appropriations Act, 2005

Partial text of division D of Public Law 108-447 [Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005; H.R. 4818], 118 Stat. 2809, approved December 8, 2004; amended by Public Law 109-13 [Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005; H.R. 1268], 119 Stat. 231, approved May 11, 2005; and by Public Law 109-102 [Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006; H.R. 3057], 119 Stat. 2172, approved November 14, 2005

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DIVISION D-FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005

NOTE.-Fiscal year 2004 appropriations were continued into fiscal year 2005 in Public Law 108-309 (118 Stat. 1137; approved September 30, 2004), as amended, pending final passage of several annual appropriations bills including foreign assistance appropriations.

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SEC. 525. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 25 percent of the funds that are appropriated by this Act for a contribution to support the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the "Global Fund") shall be withheld from obligation to the Global Fund until the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the Global Fund

(A) is establishing a full time, professional, independent office which reports directly to the Global Fund Board regarding, among other things, the integrity of processes for consideration and approval of grant proposals, and the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of grants made by the Global Fund;

(B) is strengthening domestic civil society participation, especially for people living with HIV/AIDS, in country coordinating mechanisms;

(C) is establishing procedures to assess the need for, and coordinate, technical assistance for Global Fund activities, in cooperation with bilateral and multilateral donors;

(D) has established clear progress indicators upon which to determine the release of incremental disbursements;

(E) is releasing such incremental disbursements only if positive results have been attained based on those indicators; and (F) is providing support and oversight to country-level entities, such as country coordinating mechanisms, principal recipients, and local Fund agents, to enable them to fulfill their mandates.

(2) The Secretary of State may waive paragraph (1) of this subsection if he determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important to the national interest of the United States.

(b)1 (1) In furtherance of the purposes of section 104A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and to assist in providing a safe, secure, reliable, and sustainable supply chain of pharmaceuticals and other products needed to provide care and treatment of persons with HIV/AIDS and related infections, the Coordinator of the United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally (the "Coordinator") is authorized to establish an HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund (in this section referred to as the "HIV/AIDS Fund").

(2) Funds deposited during any fiscal year in the HIV/AIDS Fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation and used for pharmaceuticals and other products needed to provide care and treatment of persons with HIV/AIDS and related infections, including,

but not limited to

(A) anti-retroviral drugs;

(B) other pharmaceuticals and medical items needed to provide care and treatment to persons with HIV/AIDS and related infections;

(C) laboratory and other supplies for performing tests related to the provision of care and treatment to persons with HIV/ AIDS and related infections;

(D) other medical supplies needed for the operation of HIV/ AIDS treatment and care centers, including products needed in programs for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission;

(E) pharmaceuticals and health commodities needed for the provision of palliative care; and

(F) laboratory and clinical equipment, as well as equipment needed for the transportation and care of HIV/AIDS supplies, and other equipment needed to provide prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS described above.

(3) There may be deposited during any fiscal year in the HIV/ AIDS Fund payments for HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and products provided from the HIV/AIDS Fund received from applicable appropriations and funds of the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, or other Federal agencies and other sources at actual cost of the HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other

122 U.S.C. 7612a.

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