; and (2) is authorized to establish a Tunisia Democracy Support Fund , as provided for in subsection (c), to encourage reforms that restore Tunisian democracy and rule of law. (b) Limitation on funds Of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to carry out chapters 1 and 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. ), chapters 1 through 6, 8, and 9 of part II of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. ), and section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2763 ) for the Government of Tunisia, an aggregate amount of 25 percent for each such fiscal year shall be withheld from obligation, with the exception of funding for Tunisian civil society, until the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the state of emergency declared on July 25, 2021, has been terminated. (c) Tunisia Democracy Support Fund authorized (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 and 2025, which shall be used to establish the Tunisia Democracy Support Fund for the purpose of encouraging reforms that restore Tunisia’s democratic institutions and rule of law. (2) Limitation Funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be available for obligation until the Secretary of State certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Tunisia has demonstrated measurable progress towards the democratic benchmarks outlined in subsection (d). (d) Democratic benchmarks Pursuant to subsection (c)(2), the democratic benchmarks to be addressed in the Secretary of State’s certification are whether the Government of Tunisia— (1) appropriately empowers Parliament to serve the Tunisian people and serve as an independent, co-equal branch of government essential to a healthy democracy