shall be made available for assistance for higher education: Provided , That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That of such amount, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for human and institutional capacity building partnerships between higher education institutions in the United States and developing countries, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be for new partnerships: Provided further , That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds for such partnerships. (b) Development Programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Development Assistance , not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available for cooperative development programs of USAID, and not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program: Provided , That any substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to the evaluation methodology or criteria for selecting grantees for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Environment Programs (1) Authority and notification (A) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the provisions of this subsection, to support environment programs. (B) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (C) None of the funds in this Act are appropriated or otherwise made available for a contribution, grant, or any other payment for the Green Climate Fund. (2)