(a) Limitations.—None of the funds made available to carry out this title, or any amendment made by this title, may be used to provide—“(1) financial assistance to the national government of any foreign country;
“(2) assistance for—“(A) any individual or group the Secretary of State determines to be involved in, or advocating, terrorist activity; or
“(B) any individual who is a member of a foreign terrorist organization (as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)); or
“(3) assistance for the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Liberation Organization.
“(b) Applicable Regulations.—Assistance made available under this title, and any amendment made by this title, shall adhere to the mission directives and vetting practices for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, as set forth by the United States Agency for International Development.
“(c) Coordination.—“(1) The Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, acting through the Chief Development Officer of such Corporation, shall coordinate with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the Secretary of State to ensure that all expenditures from the Joint Investment for Peace Initiative comply with this section.
“(2) To the extent practicable, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation should coordinate and share information in advance of providing resources through the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund and the Joint Investment for Peace Initiative.
“(d) Report.—“(1) In general.—Not later than 90 days after the end of the first fiscal year in which both the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund and the Joint Investment for Peace Initiative are in effect, and annually thereafter, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State, jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report in writing that describes—“(A)(i) lessons learned and best practices developed from funding for projects under the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund during the prior fiscal year; and
“(ii) the extent to which such projects have contributed to the purposes of the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund;
“(B)(i) lessons learned and best practices developed from investments provided under the Joint Investment for Peace Initiative during the prior fiscal year; and
“(ii) the extent to which such investments have contributed to the purposes of the Joint Investment for Peace Initiative; and
“(C) how the United States International Development Finance Corporation and the United States Agency for International Development coordinate and share information with respect to the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund and the Joint Investment for Peace Initiative.
“(2) Consultation.—The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall consult with the advisory board established by subsection (e) of section 535 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2346d(e)] (as added by section 8004 of this Act [probably means “this title”]) to inform the reports required by paragraph (1).
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