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western hemisphereSec. 7045. (a) Trade Capacity.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $10,000,000 under the heading “Development Assistance” and not less than $10,000,000 under the heading “Economic Support Fund” shall be made available for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to the free trade agreements with countries of Central America, Peru and the Dominican Republic.(b) Assistance for Haiti.—(1) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the Coast Guard.(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $295,530,000 shall be made available for assistance for Haiti.(3) None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” may be used to transfer excess weapons, ammunition or other lethal property of an agency of the United States Government to the Government of Haiti for use by the Haitian National Police until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that any members of the Haitian National Police who have been credibly alleged to have committed serious crimes, including drug trafficking and violations of internationally recognized human rights, have been suspended.(c) Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.—Of the funds appropriated under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program” in this Act, not less than $37,000,000 should be made available for assistance for the countries of the Caribbean Basin, to provide equipment and training to combat drug trafficking and related violence and organized crime, and for judicial reform, institution building, education, anti-corruption, rule of law activities, and maritime security, of which not less than $21,100,000 should be made available for social justice and education programs to include vocational training, workforce development and juvenile justice activities: Provided, That none of the funds made available under this subsection shall be made available for budget support or as cash payments.(1) Spending plan.—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 detailed spending plan for funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the countries of the Caribbean Basin by this Act, with concrete goals, actions to be taken, budget proposals, and anticipated results.(2) Definition.—For the purposes of this subsection, the term “countries of the Caribbean Basin” means Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and 123 STAT. 3373 Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.(d) Assistance for Guatemala.—(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for a United States contribution to the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG).(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “International Military Education and Training” (IMET) that are available for assistance for Guatemala, other than for expanded IMET, may be made available only for the Guatemalan Air Force, Navy and Army Corps of Engineers: Provided, That assistance for the Army Corps of Engineers shall only be available for training to improve disaster response capabilities and to participate in international peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That such funds may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies that the Air Force, Navy and Army Corps of Engineers are respecting internationally recognized human rights and cooperating with civilian judicial investigations and prosecutions of current and retired military personnel who have been credibly alleged to have committed violations of such rights, and with the CICIG by granting access to CICIG personnel, providing evidence to CICIG, and allowing witness testimony.(3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Foreign Military Financing Program”, not more than $1,000,000 may be made available for the Guatemalan Air Force, Navy and Army Corps of Engineers: Provided, That assistance for the Army Corps of Engineers shall only be available for training to improve disaster response capabilities and to participate in international peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That such funds may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies that the Air Force, Navy and Army Corps of Engineers are respecting internationally recognized human rights and cooperating with civilian judicial investigations and prosecutions of current and retired military personnel who have been credibly alleged to have committed violations of such rights, including protecting and providing to the Attorney General’s office all military archives pertaining to the internal armed conflict, and cooperating with the CICIG by granting access to CICIG personnel, providing evidence to CICIG, and allowing witness testimony: Provided further, That funds made available in this Act for regional naval cooperation and maritime security assistance programs shall not be subject to the funding limitation of this subsection.(e) Assistance for Mexico.—(1) Assistance.—Of the funds appropriated under the headings “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Foreign Military Financing Program”, and “Economic Support Fund” in this Act, not more than $210,250,000 may be made available for assistance for Mexico, only to combat drug trafficking and related violence and organized crime, and for judicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, and rule of law activities: Provided, That none of the funds made available under this subsection shall be made available for budget support or as cash payments.123 STAT. 3374(2) Applicability of fiscal year 2009 provisions.—The provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 7045(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of Public Law 111–8) shall apply to funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for assistance for Mexico to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions of law applied to funds appropriated or otherwise made available by such other Act for assistance for Mexico.(f) Assistance for the Countries of Central America.—Of the funds appropriated under the headings “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program”, up to $83,000,000 may be made available for assistance for the countries of Central America only to combat drug trafficking and related violence and organized crime, and for judicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, rule of law activities, and maritime security: Provided, That funds appropriated under the heading “Economic Support Fund” shall be made available through the United States Agency for International Development for continued support of an Economic and Social Development Fund for Central America: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this subsection shall be made available for budget support or as cash payments.(1) Applicability of fiscal year 2009 provisions.—The provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 7045(f) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of Public Law 111–8) shall apply to funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for assistance for countries of Central America to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions of law applied to funds appropriated or otherwise made available by such other Act for assistance for the countries of Central America.(2) Definition.—For the purposes of this subsection, the term “countries of Central America” means Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.(g) Aircraft Operations and Maintenance.—To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the recipient country.(h) Pilot Project.—Not later than June 30, 2011, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the feasibility of extending the use of passport cards as proof of identity and citizenship for the purposes of international travel by nationals of the United States, Canada, and Mexico to air ports of entry between the United States and Canada and between the United States and Mexico: Provided, That the report shall detail all relevant security, infrastructure, budget, policy, or diplomatic implications that may arise from extending such use of passport cards: Provided further, That the Secretary shall use up to $100,000 of the funds made available under the heading “Diplomatic and Consular Programs” in this Act for a pilot project to test the feasibility of such use of passport cards at selected air ports of entry between the United States and Canada.123 STAT. 3375