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lebanonSec. 3802. (a) Limitation on Economic Support Fund Assistance for Lebanon.—None of the funds made available in this Act under the heading “Economic Support Fund” for cash transfer assistance for the Government of Lebanon may be made available for obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on Lebanon’s economic reform plan and on the specific conditions and verifiable benchmarks that have been agreed 121 STAT. 148 upon by the United States and the Government of Lebanon pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding on cash transfer assistance for Lebanon.(b) Limitation on Foreign Military Financing Program and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Assistance for Lebanon.—None of the funds made available in this Act under the heading “Foreign Military Financing Program” or “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” for military or police assistance to Lebanon may be made available for obligation until the Secretary of State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a report on procedures established to determine eligibility of members and units of the armed forces and police forces of Lebanon to participate in United States training and assistance programs and on the end use monitoring of all equipment provided under such programs to the Lebanese armed forces and police forces. (c) Certification Required.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available in this Act for assistance for Lebanon under the headings “Foreign Military Financing Program” and “Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations that all practicable efforts have been made to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, or private or government entity, that advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity.(d) Report Required.—Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on the Government of Lebanon’s actions to implement section 14 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (August 11, 2006). (e) Special Authority.—This section shall be effective notwithstanding section 534(a) of Public Law 109–102, which is made applicable to funds appropriated for fiscal year 2007 by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–289, as amended by Public Law 110–5).