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“(a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the international community should increase support for nongovernmental organizations attempting to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of the Burmese people. “(b) Licenses for Humanitarian or Religious Activities in Burma.— [Amended Pub. L. 108–61, set out below.] “(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—“(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there are authorized to be appropriated $11,000,000 to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2008 to support operations by nongovernmental organizations, subject to paragraph (2), designed to address the humanitarian needs of the Burmese people inside Burma and in refugee camps in neighboring countries. “(2) Limitation.—“(A) In general.—Except as provided under subparagraph (B), amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be provided to—“(i) SPDC-controlled entities; “(ii) entities run by members of the SPDC or their families; or “(iii) entities providing cash or resources to the SPDC, including organizations affiliated with the United Nations. “(B) Waiver.—The President may waive the funding restriction described in subparagraph (A) if—“(i) the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver is in the national interests of the United States; “(ii) a description of the national interests need for the waiver is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees; and “(iii) the description submitted under clause (ii) is posted on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department of State.

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