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123STA T . 332 9PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 2 0 09 as s i s t a nce:Provide d fu r th er ,Th at fu n d sa p p ro priated under this headin g that are m ade a v ai l a b le for assistance for infrastructure pro j ects in P a k istan shall be implemented in a manner consistent w ith section 507(6) of the Trade A ct of 19 7 4 (19 U.S . C . 2 467(6)): Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan, assistance ma y be provided notwithstanding any provision of law that restricts assist - ance to foreign countries for cross border stabili z ation and develop- ment programs between Afghanistan and Pakistan or between either country and the Central Asian republics: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan may be made available for government-to-government assistance only if the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the G overnment of the United States and the government of the recipient country have agreed, in writing, to clear and achievable goals and objectives for the use of such funds, and have established mechanisms within each implementing agency to ensure that such funds are used for the purposes for which they were intended: Provided further, That any such cash transfer assistance shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State should suspend any such cash transfer assistance to an implementing agency if the Secretary has credible evidence of misuse of such funds by any such agency: Provided further, That any decision to significantly modify the scope, objectives or implementation mechanisms of United States assistance programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, e x cept that the prior consultation re q uirement may be waived if it is determined that failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Provided fur - ther, That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such consultation requirement was applicable: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading for assistance for Pakistan, $ 2,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds available under the heading ‘ ‘Administration of F oreign Affairs, O ffice of I nspector General ’ ’ for oversight of programs in Pakistan: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $209,790,000 shall be apportioned directly to USAI D for alternative development / institution building programs in Colombia: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading that are available for assistance for Colombia, not less than $ 8 ,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘ M igration and R efugee Assistance’’ and shall be made available only for assistance to nongovernmental and international organizations that provide assistance to Colombian refugees in neighboring countries. DEMOCRA C YFUN D For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the For- eign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally, $120,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, of which $70,000,000 shall be made available for the H uman Rights and Democracy Fund of the B ureau of Democracy, Human Rights Notif i ca tio n.De a dl ine. Notification. W ai v e r a u t h orit y . A f g hani s tan. P a k istan. C ertification. Pakistan.