PUBLIC LAW 109–102—NOV. 14, 2005
119 STAT. 2185
activities, and the implementing agency or agencies of the United States Government: Provided further, That section 605(e)(4) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the United States Government funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact. DEPARTMENT
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GLOBAL HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $1,995,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $200,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25) for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities. DEMOCRACY FUND
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy, governance, human rights, independent media, and the rule of law globally, $95,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and of such funds $63,200,000 shall be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State, and not less than $15,250,000 shall be made available for the National Endowment for Democracy: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, That funds made available by title II of this Act for purposes of this section for any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement (or any amendment to any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement) in excess of $10,000,000 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (b) Funds appropriated in subsection (a) should be made available for assistance for Taiwan for the purposes of furthering political and legal reforms: Provided, That such funds shall only be made available to the extent that they are matched from sources other than the United States Government. (c) Funds appropriated in subsection (a) shall be made available for programs and activities to foster democracy, governance, human rights, civic education, women’s development, press freedom, and the rule of law in countries located outside the Middle East region with a significant Muslim population, and where such programs and activities would be important to United States efforts to respond
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