; and (4) $15,000,000 shall be made available for higher education programs. SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 7044. (a) Afghanistan (1) Restriction None of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs and made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available for direct assistance to the Taliban. (2) Afghan special immigrant visas Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading Administration for Foreign Affairs and fees available for obligation during fiscal year 2024 in the Consular and Border Security Programs account shall be made available for additional Department of State personnel necessary to eliminate processing backlogs and expedite adjudication of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa cases, including for the National Visa Center and the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Unit. (3) Afghan students Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be made available to support the higher education of students from Afghanistan studying outside of the country, including the costs of reimbursement to institutions hosting such students, as appropriate: Provided, That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds for such purposes. (4) Afghan women Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for programs to investigate and document human rights abuses against women in Afghanistan: Provided , That such funds shall be the responsibility of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (5) Report Not later than 45 days