; (2) assistance to support South Sudan peace negotiations or to advance or implement a peace agreement; and (3) assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and mutual arrangements related to such agreement: Provided , That funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for South Sudan that are made available for peacebuilding and conflict mitigation shall be made available at not less than the fiscal year 2017 levels: Provided further , That prior to the initial obligation of funds made available pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the intended uses of such funds and steps taken by such government to advance or implement a peace agreement. (g) Sudan (1) Limitations (A) Assistance Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Government of Sudan. (B) Loans None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agreements. (2) Exclusions The limitations of paragraph (1) shall not apply to— (A) humanitarian assistance; (B) assistance for democracy programs; (C) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei