To support a United States contribution to the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

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   economic support fund

   For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II, $3,036,375,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $240,000,000 shall be available only for Israel, which sum shall be available on a grant basis as a cash transfer and shall be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That not less than $495,000,000 shall be available only for Egypt, which sum shall be provided on a grant basis, and of which sum cash transfer assistance shall be provided with the understanding that Egypt will undertake significant economic and political reforms which are additional to those which were undertaken in previous fiscal years: Provided further, That with respect to the provision of assistance for Egypt for democracy and governance activities, the organizations implementing such assistance and the specific nature of that assistance shall not be subject to the prior approval by the Government of Egypt: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for Egypt, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for democracy and governance programs and not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for scholarships for disadvantaged Egyptian students to attend the American University in Cairo: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for Egypt for economic reform activities, $227,600,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Egypt has met the calendar year 2005 benchmarks accompanying the "Financial Sector Reform Memorandum of Understanding" dated March 20, 2005, and that Egypt has agreed to the installation of an FM transmitter in Media City for Radio SAWA: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,500,000 should be made available for technical assistance for countries to implement and enforce the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme: Provided further, That in exercising the authority to provide cash transfer assistance for Israel, the President shall ensure that the level of such assistance does not cause an adverse impact on the total level of nonmilitary exports from the United States to such country and that Israel enters into a side letter agreement in an amount proportional to the fiscal year 1999 agreement: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $250,000,000 should be made available only for assistance for Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $120,000,000 shall be made available for the "Middle East Partnership Initiative": Provided further, That $35,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for assistance for Lebanon, of which not less than $4,000,000 should be made available for scholarships and direct support of American educational institutions in Lebanon: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for Cyprus only for scholarships, administrative support of the scholarship program, bicommunal projects, measures aimed at reunification of the island, and activities to reduce tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two communities on Cyprus: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for the Philippines: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $22,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, of which up to $1,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the United States Agency for International Development: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $10,000,000 should be made available for democracy programs and activities in Ethiopia: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,000,000 should be made available for East Asia and Pacific Environment Initiatives: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for the Central Government of Pakistan, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing steps taken in the previous six months by the Government of Pakistan to protect the rights and safety of Pakistani human rights defenders: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be made available for the Foundation for Security and Sustainability: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, $4,000,000 shall be made available for programs and activities for the Central Highlands of Vietnam: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for economic development programs conducted by Indonesian universities: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made available for democracy and media programs in Thailand: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available to continue to support the provision of wheelchairs for needy persons in developing countries: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for a Middle East Financing Facility, Middle East Enterprise Fund, or any other similar entity in the Middle East shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal: Provided further, That [inserted: of funds appropriated under this heading, $13,000,000 should be made available for a United States contribution to the Special Court for Sierra Leone: Provided further, That ]with respect to funds appropriated under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, the responsibility for policy decisions and justifications for the use of such funds, including whether there will be a program for a country that uses those funds and the amount of each such program, shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility shall not be delegated.

   assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states

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