AForeign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
1.This division may be cited as the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
Division A—Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
2010 and 2011
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Appropriate congressional committees
defined.
Title I—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Administration of Foreign Affairs.
Sec. 102. International organizations.
Sec. 103. International commissions.
Sec. 104. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 105. Centers and foundations.
Title II—Department of State Authorities and
Activities
Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and Activities
Sec. 201. International Litigation Fund.
Sec. 202. Actuarial valuations.
Sec. 203. Special agents.
Sec. 204. Repatriation loans.
Sec. 205. Eligibility in certain circumstances for an agency of
a foreign government to receive a reward under the Department of State rewards
program.
Subtitle B—Public Diplomacy at the Department of
State
Sec. 211. Concentration of public diplomacy
responsibilities.
Sec. 212. Establishment of Public Diplomacy Reserve
Corps.
Sec. 213. Enhancing United States public diplomacy
outreach.
Sec. 214. Public diplomacy resource centers.
Sec. 215. Grants for international documentary exchange
programs.
Sec. 216. United States Advisory Commission on Public
Diplomacy.
Sec. 217. Special Olympics.
Sec. 218. Extension of program to provide grants to
American-sponsored schools in predominantly Muslim countries to provide
scholarships.
Sec. 219. Central Asia scholarship program for public policy
internships.
Sec. 220. United States-South Pacific Scholarship
Program.
Sec. 221. Scholarships for indigenous peoples of Mexico and
Central and South America.
Sec. 222. United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange
Program.
Sec. 223. Exchanges between Sri Lanka and the United States to
promote dialogue among minority groups in Sri Lanka.
Sec. 224. Exchanges between Liberia and the United States for
women legislators.
Sec. 225. Public diplomacy plan for Haiti.
Sec. 226. Transfer of the Vietnam Education Foundation to the
Department of State.
Sec. 227. Exchanges between Afghanistan and the United States
for women legislators.
Subtitle C—Consular Services and Related Matters
Sec. 231. Permanent authority to assess passport
surcharge.
Sec. 232. Sense of Congress regarding additional consular
services in Moldova.
Sec. 233. Reforming refugee processing.
Sec. 234. English language and cultural awareness training for
approved refugee applicants.
Sec. 235. Iraqi refugees and internally displaced
persons.
Sec. 236. Videoconference interviews.
Sec. 237. Tibet.
Sec. 238. Processing of certain visa applications.
Sec. 239. Report on special immigrant programs for certain
nationals of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 240. Study regarding use of passports for overseas voting
and census.
Subtitle D—Strengthening Arms Control and Nonproliferation
Activities at the Department of State
Sec. 241. Findings and sense of Congress on the need to
strengthen United States arms control and nonproliferation
capabilities.
Sec. 242. Authorization of additional arms control and
nonproliferation positions.
Sec. 243. Additional authority of the Secretary of
State.
Sec. 244. Additional flexibility for rightsizing arms control
and nonproliferation functions.
Sec. 245. Arms control and nonproliferation rotation
program.
Sec. 246. Arms control and nonproliferation scholarship
program.
Sec. 247. Scientific advisory committee.
Title III—Organization and Personnel Authorities
Subtitle A—Towards Modernizing the Department of
State
Sec. 301. Towards a more modern and expeditionary Foreign
Service.
Sec. 302. Quadrennial review of diplomacy and
development.
Sec. 303. Establishment of the Lessons Learned
Center.
Sec. 304. Locally employed staff compensation.
Sec. 305. Increasing the capacity of the Department of State to
respond to crises.
Subtitle B—Foreign Service Pay Equity and Death
Gratuity
Sec. 311. Short title.
Sec. 312. Overseas comparability pay adjustment.
Sec. 313. Death gratuity.
Subtitle C—Other Organization and Personnel
Matters
Sec. 321. Transatlantic diplomatic fellowship
program.
Sec. 322. Security officers exchange program.
Sec. 323. Suspension of Foreign Service members without
pay.
Sec. 324. Repeal of recertification requirement for Senior
Foreign Service.
Sec. 325. Limited appointments in the Foreign
Service.
Sec. 326. Compensatory time off for travel.
Sec. 327. Reemployment of Foreign Service
annuitants.
Sec. 328. Personal services contractors.
Sec. 329. Protection of intellectual property
rights.
Sec. 330. Department of State employment
composition.
Sec. 331. Contracting.
Sec. 332. Legislative liaison office of the Department of
State.
Sec. 333. Discrimination related to sexual
orientation.
Sec. 334. Office for Global Women’s Issues.
Sec. 335. Foreign Service victims of terrorism.
Sec. 336. Broadening experience within the Foreign
Service.
Title IV—International Organizations
Subtitle A—International Leadership
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Promoting assignments to international
organizations.
Sec. 403. Implementation and establishment of office on
multilateral negotiations.
Sec. 404. Synchronization of United States contributions to
international organizations.
Sec. 405. United States arrearages to the United
Nations.
Subtitle B—General Provisions
Sec. 411. Organization of American States.
Sec. 412. Peacekeeping operations contributions.
Sec. 413. Pacific Islands Forum.
Sec. 414. Review of activities of international
commissions.
Sec. 415. Enhancing nuclear safeguards.
Sec. 416. Implementation of recommendations of Commission on
the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and
Terrorism.
Sec. 417. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
Sec. 418. Implementing an international nuclear fuel
bank.
Title V—United States International Broadcasting
Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations for international
broadcasting.
Sec. 502. Personal services contracting program.
Sec. 503. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty pay
parity.
Sec. 504. Employment for international
broadcasting.
Sec. 505. Domestic release of the Voice of America film
entitled A Fateful Harvest
.
Sec. 506. Establishing permanent authority for Radio Free
Asia.
Title VI—Peace Corps
Sec. 601. Findings; statement of policy.
Sec. 602. Amendments to the Peace Corps Act.
Sec. 603. Report.
Title VII—Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of
2009
Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Findings.
Sec. 703. Purposes.
Sec. 704. Definitions.
Sec. 705. Establishment and management of the Senator Paul
Simon Study Abroad Foundation.
Sec. 706. Establishment and operation of program.
Sec. 707. Annual report.
Sec. 708. Powers of the Foundation; related
provisions.
Sec. 709. General personnel authorities.
Sec. 710. GAO review.
Sec. 711. Authorization of appropriations.
Title VIII—Export Control Reform and Security
Assistance
Subtitle A—Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act
of 2009
Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Findings.
Sec. 803. Strategic review and assessment of the United States
export controls system.
Sec. 804. Performance goals for processing of applications for
licenses to export items on United States Munitions List.
Sec. 805. Requirement to ensure adequate staff and resources
for the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of
State.
Sec. 806. Audit by Inspector General of the Department of
State.
Sec. 807. Increased flexibility for use of defense trade
controls registration fees.
Sec. 808. Review of International Traffic in Arms Regulations
and United States Munitions List.
Sec. 809. Special licensing authorization for certain exports
to NATO member states, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Israel, and South
Korea.
Sec. 810. Availability of information on the status of license
applications under chapter 3 of the Arms Export Control Act.
Sec. 811. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 812. Definitions.
Sec. 813. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Provisions Relating to Export Licenses
Sec. 821. Availability to Congress of Presidential directives
regarding United States arms export policies, practices, and
regulations.
Sec. 822. Increase in value of defense articles and services
for congressional review and expediting congressional review for
Israel.
Sec. 823. Diplomatic efforts to strengthen national and
international arms export controls.
Sec. 824. Reporting requirement for unlicensed
exports.
Sec. 825. Report on value of major defense equipment and
defense articles exported under section 38 of the Arms Export Control
Act.
Sec. 826. Authority to remove satellites and related components
from the United States Munitions List.
Sec. 827. Review and report of investigations of violations of
section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act.
Sec. 828. Report on self-financing options for export licensing
functions of DDTC of the Department of State.
Sec. 829. Clarification of certification requirement relating
to Israel’s qualitative military edge.
Sec. 830. Expediting congressional defense export review period
for Israel.
Sec. 831. Updating and conforming penalties for violations of
sections 38 and 39 of the Arms Export Control Act.
Sec. 832. Report on certain aspects of United States export
controls.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 841. Authority to build the capacity of foreign military
forces.
Sec. 842. Foreign Military Sales Stockpile Fund.
Sec. 843. Annual estimate and justification for Foreign
Military Sales program.
Sec. 844. Sense of Congress on the global arms
trade.
Sec. 845. Report on United States’ commitments to the security
of Israel.
Sec. 846. War Reserves Stockpile.
Sec. 847. Excess defense articles for Central and South
European countries and certain other countries.
Sec. 848. Support to Israel for missile defense.
Title IX—Actions To Enhance the Merida Initiative
Subtitle A—General Provisions
Sec. 901. Coordinator of United States Government activities to
implement the Merida Initiative.
Sec. 902. Adding the Caribbean to the Merida
Initiative.
Sec. 903. Merida Initiative monitoring and evaluation
mechanism.
Sec. 904. Merida Initiative defined.
Subtitle B—Prevention of Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light
Weapons
Sec. 911. Task force on the prevention of illicit small arms
trafficking in the Western Hemisphere.
Sec. 912. Increase in penalties for illicit trafficking in
small arms and light weapons to countries in the Western
Hemisphere.
Sec. 913. Department of State rewards program.
Title X—Reporting Requirements
Sec. 1001. Assessment of Special Court for Sierra
Leone.
Sec. 1002. Report on United States capacities to prevent
genocide and mass atrocities.
Sec. 1003. Reports relating to programs to encourage good
governance.
Sec. 1004. Reports on Hong Kong.
Sec. 1005. Democracy in Georgia.
Sec. 1006. Diplomatic relations with Israel.
Sec. 1007. Police training report.
Sec. 1008. Reports on humanitarian assistance in
Gaza.
Sec. 1009. Report on activities in Haiti.
Sec. 1010. Report on religious minority communities in the
Middle East.
Sec. 1011. Iran’s influence in the Western
Hemisphere.
Sec. 1012. Recruitment and hiring of veterans at the Department
of State and United States Agency for International Development.
Sec. 1013. Report on child abduction.
Sec. 1014. Report on effects of Buy America Act waivers under
the PEPFAR program.
Sec. 1015. Report on United States-Brazil Joint Action Plan to
Eliminate Racial Discrimination.
Sec. 1016. Report on reducing smuggling and trafficking in
persons.
Sec. 1017. Report on Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative.
Sec. 1018. Report on United States contributions to the United
Nations.
Title XI—Miscellaneous Provisions
Subtitle A—General Provisions
Sec. 1101. Bilateral commission with Nigeria.
Sec. 1102. Authorities relating to the Southern Africa
Enterprise Development Fund.
Sec. 1103. Diabetes treatment and prevention and safe water and
sanitation for Pacific Island countries.
Sec. 1104. Statelessness.
Sec. 1105. Statement of Policy Regarding the Ecumenical
Patriarchate.
Sec. 1106. Limitation on assistance for weather cooperation
activities to countries in the Americas.
Sec. 1107. Statement of Congress regarding Afghan
women.
Sec. 1108. Global Peace Operations Initiative programs and
activities.
Sec. 1109. Freedom of the press.
Sec. 1110. Information for Country Commercial Guides on
business and investment climates.
Sec. 1111. International protection of girls by preventing
child marriage.
Sec. 1112. Statement of Congress regarding return of portraits
of Holocaust victims to artist Dina Babbitt.
Sec. 1113. Statement of policy regarding Somalia.
Sec. 1114. Modernization and streamlining of United States
foreign assistance.
Sec. 1115. Global hunger and food security.
Sec. 1116. Statement of Congress on the humanitarian situation
in Sri Lanka.
Sec. 1117. Audit requirements for the Inspectors General of the
Department of State, the Department of Defense, and the United States Agency
for International Development, and the Special Inspector General for
Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Sec. 1118. Global clean energy exchange program.
Sec. 1119. Alien repatriation.
Sec. 1120. Comprehensive interagency strategy and
implementation plan for Sudan.
Sec. 1120A. Statement of policy regarding climate
change.
Subtitle B—Sense of Congress Provisions
Sec. 1121. Promoting democracy and human rights in
Belarus.
Sec. 1122. Sense of Congress relating to Soviet nuclear tests
and Kazakhstan’s commitment to nonproliferation.
Sec. 1123. Sense of Congress on Holocaust-era property
restitution and compensation.
Sec. 1124. Efforts to secure the freedom of Gilad
Shalit.
Sec. 1125. Sense of Congress relating to Sudan.
Sec. 1126. Sense of Congress on restrictions on religious
freedom in Vietnam.
Sec. 1127. Sense of Congress relating to the murder of United
States Air Force Reserve Major Karl D. Hoerig and the need for prompt justice
in State of Ohio v. Claudia C. Hoerig.
Sec. 1128. Sense of Congress regarding pension payments owed by
the states of the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1129. Sense of Congress relating to Israel’s right to
self-defense.
Sec. 1130. International prevention and elimination of child
soldiers.
Division B—PEACE Act of 2009
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Declaration of principles.
Title I—Democratic, Economic, and Social Development Assistance
for Pakistan
Sec. 101. Purposes of assistance.
Sec. 102. Authorization of assistance.
Sec. 103. Multilateral support for Pakistan.
Sec. 104. Pakistan democracy and prosperity fund.
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations.
Title II—Security Assistance for Pakistan
Sec. 201. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 202. Purposes of assistance.
Sec. 203. Authorization of assistance.
Sec. 204. Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability
Fund.
Sec. 205. Exchange program between military and civilian
personnel of Pakistan and certain other countries.
Sec. 206. Limitation on United States military assistance to
Pakistan.
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.
Title III—Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 301. Comprehensive regional security strategy.
Sec. 302. Monitoring and evaluation of assistance.
Sec. 303. Auditing.
Sec. 304. Requirements for civilian control of United States
assistance for Pakistan.
Sec. 305. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 306. Reports.
Sec. 307. Sunset.
Title IV—Duty-Free Treatment for Certain Goods From
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Definitions; Purposes.
Sec. 403. Designation of Reconstruction Opportunity
Zones.
Sec. 404. Duty-free treatment for certain nontextile and
nonapparel articles.
Sec. 405. Duty-free treatment for certain textile and apparel
articles.
Sec. 406. Protections against unlawful
transshipment.
Sec. 407. Technical assistance, capacity building, compliance
assessment, and remediation program.
Sec. 408. Petition process.
Sec. 409. Limitations on providing duty-free
treatment.
Sec. 410. Termination of benefits.
Sec. 411. Customs user fees.
3.Appropriate
congressional committees definedExcept as otherwise provided in this
division, the term appropriate congressional committees
means
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
<enum>I</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header>
<section id="HB5A607D26FC64291816659A5173CA5DE"><enum>101.</enum><header>Administration
of Foreign Affairs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State
under <quote>Administration of Foreign Affairs</quote> to carry out the
authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of foreign
affairs of the United States, and for other purposes authorized by law:</text>
<paragraph id="H3BB80A42BBD54B4C8BF44A2820C789D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Diplomatic and
Consular Programs</header>
<subparagraph id="HE8E449F9D4994438925CD7A00F8AA3D6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>For <quote>Diplomatic and Consular
Programs</quote> $7,312,016,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04710088F1524C478633D1B66EF15FD1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Worldwide
security protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated by subparagraph (A),
$1,648,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2011 are authorized to be appropriated for worldwide security
protection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E165B5F981044C19386817082B71E97"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public
diplomacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), $500,278,000 for fiscal
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 are
authorized to be appropriated for pubic diplomacy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB670EA2421554EAB8D109BE5A8AE40E7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Bureau of
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under subparagraph (A), $20,659,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 are authorized to be appropriated
for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCE64623031B48F38C5CE56D34A1D541"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Capital
investment fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
<quote>Capital Investment Fund</quote>, $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDFD9456038E3481AB8CFE38DA8F7AD8D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Embassy
security, construction and maintenance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For <quote>Embassy Security, Construction
and Maintenance</quote>, $1,815,050,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38C0FAE240DD45C0B8E53AB23115B56D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Educational and
cultural exchange programs</header>
<subparagraph id="H770921B622244150969E7885B14B33FE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
<quote>Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs</quote>, $633,243,000 for
fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2011.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA17A1693D7F4BC092805240CBB01E93"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tibetan
scholarship program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), $750,000 for
fiscal year 2010 and $800,000 for fiscal year 2011 are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the Tibetan scholarship program established under
section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations
Provisions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE52C0289890647FC885DD4A98581627C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Ngawang Choepel
Exchange Programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), such sums as may
be necessary are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2010
and 2011 for the <quote>Ngawang Choepel Exchange Programs</quote> (formerly
known as <quote>programs of educational and cultural exchange between the
United States and the people of Tibet</quote>) under section 103(a) of the
Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C86739AE68345F18D9E38147D852FDC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Civilian
Stabilization Initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
<quote>Civilian Stabilization Initiative</quote>, $323,272,000 for fiscal year
2010, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C98968454494F79941CE46E801FB812"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Representation
allowances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
<quote>Representation Allowances</quote>, $8,175,000 for fiscal year 2010, and
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5D1F66134F54E8C880C1A3A8627B3B2"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Protection of
Foreign Missions and Officials</header>
<subparagraph id="HBB7612E7669D466A9BBE108584AA6992"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Protection
of Foreign Missions and Officials, $27,159,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H883837704BC94EC6AB4F182C2E3636B4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reimbursement
for past expenses owed by the United States</header><text>In addition to the
amounts authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), there are
authorized to be appropriated $21,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and $25,000,000
for fiscal year 2011 for <quote>Protection of Foreign Missions and
Officials</quote> to be used only to reimburse State and local governments for
necessary expenses incurred since 1998 for the protection of foreign missions
and officials and recognized by the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD023E9B469CD401F842C96E9F4C7E26A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Emergencies in
the diplomatic and consular service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For <quote>Emergencies in the Diplomatic
and Consular Service</quote>, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18A66BF40BE243B1A8E55298B404648E"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Repatriation
loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For <quote>Repatriation
Loans</quote>, $1,450,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC992549A03474FFBA09ABF997120F31B"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Payment to the
American institute in Taiwan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For <quote>Payment to the American
Institute in Taiwan</quote>, $21,174,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFED0BB0CF305460A8F2A0CD933CF2812"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Office of the
inspector general</header>
<subparagraph id="H82B366CEF3FF481A98A77CAD4086101B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
<quote>Office of the Inspector General</quote>, $105,500,000 for fiscal year
2010, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA333D4645D74705B12CD7956EEEE101"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special
Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction</header><text>Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), $30,000,000 is authorized
to be for the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF5F38BBCAB04A0E93541783E08E1AB7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction</header><text>Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), $23,000,000 is authorized
to be for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H1BAA09DC3A84406ABBB8D7B7FAB847E1"><enum>102.</enum><header>International
organizations</header>
<subsection id="H26514756DE1641B2A6C6C2A2F52AABAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessed
contributions to international organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated for
<quote>Contributions to International Organizations</quote>, $1,797,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011, for
the Department of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and
responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States
with respect to international organizations and to carry out other authorities
in law consistent with such purposes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3C4B490EC5084A23A7A81AD31BBAC703"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contributions
for international peacekeeping activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated for
<quote>Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities</quote>,
$2,260,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2011, for the Department of State to carry out the authorities,
functions, duties, and responsibilities of the United States with respect to
international peacekeeping activities and to carry out other authorities in law
consistent with such purposes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H179AF9DCD8EF4215823D789116E282FD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Foreign currency
exchange rates</header><text>In addition to amounts authorized to be
appropriated by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to offset
adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Amounts appropriated
under this subsection shall be available for obligation and expenditure only to
the extent that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines
and certifies to Congress that such amounts are necessary due to such
fluctuations.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF5FB175829B542E0A66A15841744C3EB"><enum>103.</enum><header>International
commissions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following
amounts are authorized to be appropriated under <quote>International
Commissions</quote> for the Department of State to carry out the authorities,
functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs
of the United States and for other purposes authorized by law:</text>
<paragraph id="H27B00C90666042E392B60F6D393B3547"><enum>(1)</enum><header>International
boundary and water commission, United States and Mexico</header><text>For
<quote>International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and
Mexico</quote>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H502B29C430BA4F72A497F5F565E33241"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for
<quote>Salaries and Expenses</quote>, $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D0549116A21400E90D6D6F37838A03C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for
<quote>Construction</quote>, $43,250,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEBD18E86B3334200A89D81884B849475"><enum>(2)</enum><header>International
boundary commission, United States and Canada</header><text>For
<quote>International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada</quote>,
$2,385,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4121BBCF1A2A4F6C973F89AD91B58341"><enum>(3)</enum><header>International
joint commission</header><text>For <quote>International Joint
Commission</quote>, $7,974,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85B74AE486354C008828835A01514D04"><enum>(4)</enum><header>International
fisheries commissions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
<quote>International Fisheries Commissions</quote>, $43,576,000 for fiscal year
2010, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H9074C7E4CAE24BE1A5DFC1AA77C49AF9"><enum>104.</enum><header>Migration and
refugee assistance</header>
<subsection id="HE6EBDA49F9064404A0F6B946AF0EF385"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated for <quote>Migration and Refugee
Assistance</quote> for authorized activities $1,577,500,000 for fiscal year
2010, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H792F34DAC8CB447087EA8217516708FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Refugee
resettlement in Israel</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated
$25,000,000 for fiscal years 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2011 for resettlement of refugees in Israel.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6D558ADA281349BCAA19355AE3F104B6"><enum>105.</enum><header>Centers and
foundations</header>
<subsection id="HDFE3BE34B53F41B19B733745D1155ADA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Asia
Foundation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated for <quote>The Asia Foundation</quote> for
authorized activities, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $23,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAB95D46F06394CB38044868FFC9A2614"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National
Endowment for Democracy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There
are authorized to be appropriated for the <quote>National Endowment for
Democracy</quote> for authorized activities, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010,
and $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF9CF5E21C7874AD78A24A69B6A06DA49"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Center for
Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated for
the <quote>Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and
West</quote> for authorized activities, such sums as may be necessary for each
of fiscal years 2010 and 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Department of
State Authorities and Activities</header>
<subtitle id="H2ACA5BD169CF438BB5B7AC00AFF7A6E6"><enum>A</enum><header>Basic Authorities
and Activities</header>
<section id="HFA3EFA163B9E4A96B61451F4FC663FC7"><enum>201.</enum><header>International
Litigation Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
38(d)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2710(d)(3)) is amended by striking <quote>by the Department of State from
another agency of the United States Government or pursuant to</quote> and
inserting <quote>by the Department of State as a result of a decision of an
international tribunal, from another agency of the United States Government, or
pursuant to</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HA8DD5C797053463598FF14FEAD3C39EC"><enum>202.</enum><header>Actuarial
valuations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Foreign Service
Act of 1980 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6F7555C430C44ED5A7E3FEC78A294581"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 818 (22
U.S.C. 4058)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF5EE52D916748AA9113D110213B6F77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking <quote>Secretary of the Treasury</quote> and inserting
<quote>Secretary of State</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19DBB26A6E9749DFBB4A4FC7C0924AD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending the
second sentence to read as follows: <quote>The Secretary of State is authorized
to expend from money to the credit of the Fund such sums as may be necessary to
administer the provisions of this chapter, including actuarial advice, but only
to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations
acts.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H80C035F9B9984CC3996D0F17137F6162"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 819 (22
U.S.C. 4059), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>Secretary of the
Treasury</quote> the second place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of
State</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74971129134E4785AA8671EDA7C4EEC4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 825(b)
(22 U.S.C. 4065(b)), by striking <quote>Secretary of the Treasury</quote> and
inserting <quote>Secretary of State</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF081CEFB37345F597D9D0CBA2F45F42"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 859(c)
(22 U.S.C. 4071h(c))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0D0D501497364CF681F8E86ED3460573"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Secretary of the Treasury</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of
State</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H517F9409F1174A149ED05ECFF5073DA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and shall advise the Secretary of State of</quote> and inserting
<quote>that will provide</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HE0C8A8F8BB444A02858516F460014591"><enum>203.</enum><header>Special
agents</header>
<subsection id="HB160445593FD4594AA8C89F9EE1B476E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 37(a) of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFB8A0AB58749490194910868AD640FDC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H280D93484CB14142BDD8BC414829418E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct
investigations concerning—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF84B403AFD9E4BD8B608177278B512A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>illegal passport
or visa issuance or use;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2E4C4F2554A468581DBB872070CABD1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identity theft or
document fraud affecting or relating to the programs, functions, and
authorities of the Department of State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEC7172148534E929826E27F2191BB6F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Federal offenses
committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the
United States as defined in paragraph (9) of section 7 of title 18, United
States Code, except as that jurisdiction relates to the premises of United
States military missions and related
residences;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H9B0BE6804928416CA069CE2B9EF04C3B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in paragraph (1) of such section 37(a) (as
amended by subsection (a) of this section) shall be construed to limit the
investigative authority of any other Federal department or agency.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4FB30FCD4868461582C6A71E79A47B53"><enum>204.</enum><header>Repatriation
loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4 of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4FEE1B1324344F63B4776B98C3C7B067" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA81231693DD042B8BBD2B28C8DCD3799"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under such regulations as the Secretary of
State may prescribe, and in such amounts as are appropriated in advance, the
Secretary is authorized to waive in whole or part the recovery of a
repatriation loan under subsection (d) if it is shown that such recovery would
be against equity and good conscience or against the public
interest.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H930B450DA43449318E28A6CE1402A125"><enum>205.</enum><header>Eligibility in
certain circumstances for an agency of a foreign government to receive a reward
under the department of state rewards program</header>
<subsection id="H9AE0B655A874468581A61F8365A9BB01"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Subsection
(f) of section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2708(f)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC0C4BFE723204C0CAD776E456B24ECCA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(f) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Ineligibility.—</header-in-text>An officer</quote> and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4F37A2B3E86845B0B7F60C3ECE0D3A40" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB085B1C73FFF459C8137F7652C4C88EA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Ineligibility</header>
<paragraph id="H0FB2318F4274420685BFE11068FC4C8A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), an
officer</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4713E97FD58C4BB0A5F80DA3962F4EE5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H12260DD6F4914EA5A1AB7C0C0D25F57D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8059F8EF1BED48829174723F6DD71E7D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception in
certain circumstances</header><text>The Secretary may pay a reward to an
officer or employee of a foreign government (or any entity thereof) who, while
in the performance of his or her official duties, furnishes information
described in such subsection, if the Secretary determines that such payment
satisfies the following conditions:</text>
<subparagraph id="H641E4777FFDB44329868CCCD755C6B78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Such payment is
appropriate in light of the exceptional or high-profile nature of the
information furnished pursuant to such subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0287216EFAB4FB69DCD4AB800E09FAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Such payment may
aid in furnishing further information described in such subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46B6188F3A48401699AE9C5C42D7E3A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Such payment is
formally requested by such
agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H710B8F6E4C184F95B527BEF7C7660EF0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Subsection (b) of such section (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>or to an
officer or employee of a foreign government in accordance with subsection
(f)(2)</quote> after <quote>individual</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HF9E298599CF94FB8850399D474F07F6F"><enum>B</enum><header>Public Diplomacy
at the Department of State</header>
<section id="H1F53BAB8E5CC47A9B19D8FC8BF2CD1B4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><header>Concentration of
public diplomacy responsibilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 60 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2732) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC35B743622AD4E9B8BD2F8CA203B7863"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), by inserting <quote>in accordance with subsection (e),</quote> before
<quote>coordinate</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H643CC0327206450D9FD8C54B61CE7C83"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E5DAFCCA34C49A1AECE8E95838F8B33" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3F32F6E720E9422A9793E9458409A73F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Concentration of
public diplomacy responsibilities</header>
<paragraph id="H8555BBD0206E4C1A8ADEC94C08C5073B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State shall, subject to the direction of the President, have primary
responsibility for the coordination described in subsection (b)(1), and shall
make every effort to establish and present to foreign publics unified United
States public diplomacy activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7F8AB4B04104387913E214B1152FF0F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Quarterly
meetings and ongoing consultations and coordination</header>
<subparagraph id="HF1E9D8A724F7448181B814A816FC8FFD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall,
subject to the direction of the President, establish a working group of the
heads of the Federal agencies referred to in subsection (b)(1) and should seek
to convene such group not less often than once every three months to carry out
the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEDDDE27BE214BBC9EBEC42F8F5AB673"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Chair and
rotating vice chair</header><text>The Secretary shall serve as the permanent
chair of the quarterly meetings required under subparagraph (A). Each head of a
Federal agency referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall serve on a rotating basis
as the vice chair of each such quarterly meeting.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A1165514CCD4D9EAF12AED8A8493F5B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Initial
meeting</header><text>The initial meeting of the working group established
under subparagraph (A) shall be not later than the date that is six months
after the date of the enactment of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4148A6BF7AF54AD0A1E1BF1DB0A6B989"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Ongoing
consultations and coordination</header><text>The Secretary and each head of the
Federal agencies referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall designate a
representative of each respective agency to consult and coordinate with such
other representatives on an ongoing basis beginning not later than 30 days
after the initial meeting of the working group under subparagraph (C) to carry
out the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection. The designee
of the Secretary shall have primary responsibility for such ongoing
consultations and coordination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H58CADEFC53BC4143A0033DF30599F329"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports
required</header>
<subparagraph id="HE1F414D786064601BE25B8D47D045B99"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subparagraph (D), each head of a Federal agency referred to in subsection
(b)(1) shall annually submit to the President a report on the public diplomacy
activities of each such agency in the preceding year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7656A334B27A4D11BE57B38E90AC48C1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information
sharing</header><text>The President shall make available to the Secretary the
reports submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79AA08F80E434564BBC1C04F58866D4C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Initial
submissions</header><text>The first annual reports required under subparagraph
(A) shall be submitted not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB9A587178BA4C72AB6AC8A2475C4139"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Subparagraph
(A) shall not apply with respect to activities carried out pursuant to section
167 of title 10, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB7F09F275CCA4E48AE6ACE599FC9592F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header>Establishment of
Public Diplomacy Reserve Corps</header>
<subsection id="HCD63A19AE7304C448C88FE9215AFC66A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress
finds that currently a shortage of trained public diplomacy Foreign Service
officers at the mid-career level threatens the effectiveness of United States
outreach to publics abroad.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1BDE9149A231487F9F385B62329AF55B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H37BF807CF1DB423C82980B2C3116750D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Foreign Service should recruit
individuals with professional experience relevant to public diplomacy, and
provide training and mentoring to cultivate their skills in order to build up
the corps of professionals in the public diplomacy cone; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02F902693D294B1B993FD145B2F04685"><enum>(2)</enum><text>apart from the
public diplomacy cone, training of all Foreign Service officers should include
more information on techniques of public diplomacy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5852ADD1A6454329A4329C9299D855C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of
Public Diplomacy Reserve Corps</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H052963461FE04CF6A646B49ABF4502BF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H712E0A8FD4244770A51864857754D9EF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Establishment of
Public Diplomacy Reserve Corps</header>
<paragraph id="HF7BE9644465A43289AE5729D5EE3FA9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State is authorized to establish in the Foreign Service a Public Diplomacy
Reserve Corps consisting of mid- and senior-level former Foreign Service
officers and other individuals with experience in the private or public sector
relevant to public diplomacy, to serve for a period of 6 months to 2 years in
postings abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8029D9DEC94B41999883477A8D42A4BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on
certain activities</header><text>While actively serving with the Reserve Corps,
individuals may not engage in activities directly or indirectly intended to
influence public opinion within the United States in the same manner and to the
same extent that employees of the Department of State engaged in public
diplomacy are so
prohibited.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HC714A1F5184F428E9ADEC0B347D22284" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>213.</enum><header>Enhancing United
States public diplomacy outreach</header>
<subsection id="HC212F994A94B4E69BACD647CF54FA864"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HF6EDE8828CEA4C8BBF035C17F331BC39"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The platform strategy for United States
public diplomacy programs has changed dramatically with events of the past
decade. The United States Government used to operate hundreds of free-standing
facilities around the world, known as <quote>American Centers</quote> or
<quote>America Houses</quote>, that offered venues for cultural and educational
events as well as access to books, magazines, films, and other selected
materials about the United States. The consolidation of the United States
Information Agency (USIA) into the Department of State accelerated the
post-Cold War process of closing these facilities, and the deadly attacks on
United States embassies in Tanzania and Kenya prompted the imposition of
security requirements under law that included co-locating United States
Government employees in hardened embassy compounds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA24D675FE1A7443DAAA589BBF4DEEA55"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information Resource Centers, which offer
library services and space for public events, that are now located in embassy
compounds allow limited access—and in some cases, none whatsoever—by the
public, and half of them operate on a <quote>by appointment only</quote> basis.
<quote>American Corner</quote> facilities, operated by local contacts in
university or public libraries in some countries, are no substitute for a
designated venue recognized as a resource for information on United States
culture and education staffed by a knowledgeable representative of the
embassy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B5FD36613AC4441A5CA2C4C2A48E7FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Partnership
arrangements To further public diplomacy and outreach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recognizing the security challenges of
maintaining free-standing public diplomacy facilities outside of embassy
compounds, the Secretary of State shall consider new partnership arrangements
with local or regional entities in foreign countries that can operate
free-standing American Centers in areas well-trafficked by a cross-section of
people in such countries, including in downtown storefronts, health care
clinics, and other locations that reach beyond library patrons and university
students. Where such partnership arrangements currently exist, the Secretary
shall evaluate the efficacy of such partnership arrangements and determine
whether such partnership arrangements can provide a model for public diplomacy
facilities outside of embassy and consulate compounds elsewhere. Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief
the appropriate congressional committees on the evaluation and determinations
described in the preceding sentence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFDA562636D7C459D8E684579F345BB29"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of
certain public diplomacy facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After taking into account relevant security
needs, the Secretary of State shall consider placing United States public
diplomacy facilities at locations that maximize the role of such facilities in
the educational and cultural life of the cities in which such facilities are
located, and help build a growing constituency for such facilities, in
accordance with the authority given to the Secretary under section 606(a)(2)(B)
of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C.
4865(a)(2)(B)) to waive certain requirements of that Act with respect to the
location of certain United States diplomatic facilities in foreign
countries.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H87BA13DDA8004B47BE6729A7C4E212DC"><enum>214.</enum><header>Public
diplomacy resource centers</header>
<subsection id="H8A824C6B8AEC4FB3972ED1DEFD158618"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
and maintenance of libraries</header><text>Section 1(b)(3) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)(3)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA398247CAC5B42D49096712D076F720A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE070C41E485F42509B58A7A296F38937"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9F20EE36C9D4631AC6FB268E998CC94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5313D5A4B3C04AEBBDF0FB2B594297F7" style="traditional">
<subparagraph id="H231C6CB11C264FDAA5018417A183D32C"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the establishment of new and
the maintenance of existing libraries and resource centers at or in connection
with United States diplomatic and consular
missions.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9EF10FA4636C4B9EB6C8AD9C27E306A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Operation of
libraries</header>
<paragraph id="HF01BB3116B604BF5B295361983D44E9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State shall ensure that libraries and resource centers established and
maintained in accordance with subparagraph (F) of section 1(b)(3) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by subsection (a)(3) of this
section) are open to the general public and, if practicable, made available
over the internet to the greatest extent practicable, subject to policies and
procedures established by the Secretary to ensure the safety and security of
United States diplomatic and consular missions and of United States officers,
employees, and personnel posted at such missions at which such libraries are
located.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CC50B1D162C436BB8FF03FA70B69519"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Showings of
United States films</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the
extent practicable, the Secretary of State shall ensure that such libraries and
resource centers schedule public showings of United States films that showcase
United States culture, society, values, and history, including making such
films available over the internet, if practicable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA314EE163D2C43E2A32B349CF3F7B1E1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
(authorized under section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553)) shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate a report containing an evaluation of the functions and effectiveness of
the libraries and resource centers, including online outreach, that are
authorized under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H559B0E1B8C1E4937AF23C964B40D2323"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts
authorized to be appropriated for Diplomatic and Consular Programs pursuant to
section 101(1)(A), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
State such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to
carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H658BB0F8B6B14272BE28D492E95F0CA5"><enum>215.</enum><header>Grants for
international documentary exchange programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H55963EDE17E64EAC962C1209165184E5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7BD02D2651E5478097F41C4AB0B5D4FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Since September 11, 2001, a distorted
perception of the United States has grown abroad, even as many Americans
struggle to understand the increasingly complex world beyond the borders of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H94F0F44A6B6C4AAF9F8EA4EB9C0346C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This public diplomacy crisis poses an
ongoing threat to United States security, diplomatic relations, commerce, and
citizen-to-citizen relationships between the United States and other
countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDFFF6BCE8D1D486486797841FFA9A138"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Independently produced documentary films
have proven to be an effective means of communicating United States ideas and
values to populations of other countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5E63CB45E7FC4B00A95BEE7868B1F2CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is in the interest of the United States
to provide assistance to United States nongovernmental organizations that
produce and distribute independently produced documentary films.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H13838F1A753A4161875A2C4B0EE56BC0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State is authorized to
make grants, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine, to
United States nongovernmental organizations that use independently produced
documentary films to promote better understanding of the United States abroad
and better understanding of global perspectives and other countries in the
United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA2870F569DC546A4A6BC3187AFBDD3F9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Activities
supported</header><text>Grants provided under subsection (b) shall, to the
maximum extent practicable, be used to carry out the following
activities:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H309CEE29DF3F4793A3269114946E50CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fund, distribute, and promote documentary
films that convey a diversity of views about life in the United States to
foreign audiences and bring insightful foreign perspectives to United States
audiences.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCA5AD0B4CA8E4BD6AFA39569289C1A13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Support
documentaries described in paragraph (1) that are made by independent foreign
and domestic producers, selected through a peer review process.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6C90D620E3EF46AC825C63DC573F3125"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Develop a network
of overseas partners to produce, distribute, and broadcast such
documentaries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8D8BA1B879445F4BE9EB030D99A092A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special
factors</header><text>In making the grants described in subsection (b), the
Secretary shall give preference to nongovernmental organizations that—</text>
<paragraph id="HF7BA5ACD38974F7F88AFD42A82B04B5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide at least
35 percent of the total project cost in matching funds from non-Federal
sources; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57F4EC31D4214EC4A201C86C66D79465"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have prior experience supporting
independently produced documentary films that have been broadcast on public
television in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2D7394B6294D49229601222212FF92B3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report that contains a detailed description of the
implementation of this section for the prior year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H676A5A7CB04B44278912CF6884387851"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated for Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs
pursuant to section 101(4), there is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of State $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry
out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9B15B695E0FB4E279A9E162E755FEEF6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>216.</enum><header>United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy</header>
<subsection id="H0758CC07474B4CFC9AFC46333F2378F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reauthorization
of United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy</header><text>Section
1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
6553) is amended by striking <quote>October 1, 2009</quote> and inserting
<quote>October 1, 2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCEF6EA5B9A4B493D9E59EE9CCCE4BB58"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study and
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(c)(2) of
the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C.
1469(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB24B3DAAB2B474387BABD2C4EA5B5D6" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="HDEB183B5D78D4FEAA1C8F16CB5939138" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H755DE9EF1ECA4E25833081E48B1ED431"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less often than once every two years,
the Commission shall undertake an in-depth review of United States public
diplomacy programs, policies, and activities. Each study shall assess the
effectiveness of the various mechanisms of United States public diplomacy in
light of several factors, including public and media attitudes around the world
toward the United States, United States citizens, and United States foreign
policy, and make appropriate recommendations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F4AF62D62F64B2BAE6DF13A9D83350E" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall submit to the
Secretary and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a comprehensive report of
each study required under subparagraph (A). At the discretion of the
Commission, any report under this subsection may be submitted in classified
form or with a classified appendix.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H164D284FE7374CAA92992B7F1D003994" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Upon request of the Commission, the
Secretary, the Chair of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the head of
any other Federal agency that conducts public diplomacy or strategic
communications activities shall provide to the Commission information to assist
the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities under this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H861D6384741C4EBCB419B53D0A756A2D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enhancing the
expertise of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy</header>
<paragraph id="H19F9549072904F16A5E55EDC93F6E004"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualifications
of members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(a)(2)
of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22
U.S.C. 1469(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentences:
<quote>At least four members shall have substantial experience in the conduct
of public diplomacy or comparable activities in the private sector. No member
may be an officer or employee of the United States.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1A95354BFF34D71A1DDF1569EA4EF54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application of
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made
by paragraph (1) shall not apply to individuals who are members of the United
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy on the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB6D352F931C04CCE9E0D27F02A135E1A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>217.</enum><header>Special
Olympics</header>
<subsection id="HE4355486D7F94D1C9D644B1700BE7D59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H1159D6EB97E043E68A54AACE4A978817"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Special Olympics
International has been recognized for more than four decades as the world
leader in providing life-changing sports training and competition experiences
for persons with intellectual disabilities at all levels of severity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B71195E3F55467FB00E882F28E9200D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>While Special
Olympics sports programming is widely respected around the world, less
well-known are a number of supporting initiatives targeted to changing
attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities, developing leaders
among the intellectual disability population, supporting families of people
with these disabilities, improving access to health services, and enhancing
government policies and programs for people with intellectual
disabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56DB6BB6B1CF48C895731ABD1DE9E6E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Special Olympics
has documented the challenge of ignorance and poor attitudes toward
intellectual disability worldwide and its capacity to change discriminatory
attitudes to understanding, acceptance, and advocacy for people with
intellectual disabilities. It does so through an array of educational and
attitude change activities that affect multiple levels of society. These
activities have received financial support from the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the Department of State, among other sources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDA90DCDFA26047E99285F770ABE8DED3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration
of program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(b) of
the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–406) is
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>Secretary of
State</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of State, acting through the
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural
Affairs</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5EABF2F6DC5542CABEA2CAF951D832A1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218.</enum><header>Extension of program
to provide grants to American-sponsored schools in predominantly Muslim
countries to provide scholarships</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7113 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 22 U.S.C. 2452c) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAE3D32E6101840229DEB0FD9BEDE0608"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H583DF9709CA040D48740D7A2D3C74624"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Committee on International Relations</quote> and inserting
<quote>Committee on Foreign Affairs</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A69880B9EE1496D89585303CE531E31"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>April 15, 2006, and April 15, 2008</quote> and inserting <quote>June 15,
2010, and June 15, 2011</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H740C143C45834F2EB02A04F152B6404C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (h),
by striking <quote>2007 and 2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2010 and
2011</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H69EF1F2BD059410682A76F0F23B5BDD8"><enum>219.</enum><header>Central Asia
scholarship program for public policy internships</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HB52017BAF6A74AD6829466A10DCA37C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot program
established</header><text>As part of the educational and cultural exchange
programs of the Department of State, the Secretary of State shall establish a
pilot program for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to award scholarships to
undergraduate and graduate students from Central Asia for public policy
internships in the United States. Subject to the availability of
appropriations, for each fiscal year not more than 50 students may participate
in the program established under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9352AA4A3B294C549CDAF0AA6184C718"><enum>(b)</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H3335C5AAE5BA43B7BF8685872D3FC8A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the program
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be carried out under applicable
provisions of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of
1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) and the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.; also referred to as the
<quote>Fulbright-Hays Act</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H273B17D1E4A64C1D94F63357A6FEFD2A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scholarship
eligibility requirements</header><text>In addition to such other requirements
as may be established by the Secretary of State, a scholarship recipient under
this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8945533EE84A4305A1CAA4AFBDCAB7D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be
proficient in the English language;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E0B0F60A0F94C3584FD11A6218B79CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be a student
at an undergraduate or graduate school level at an accredited institution of
higher education with a record of outstanding academic achievement and
demonstrated intellectual abilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB677AB3786A4EB99B67975FF69AFE14"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may not have
received an academic scholarship or grant from the United States Government in
the 3 years preceding the award of a scholarship under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H492FDAD0E9134EFD9E2569A841AE213D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>may not be or have
been a member of a foreign terrorist organization (as designated by the
Secretary of State in accordance with section 219(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a))) or involved in organized crime.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E967320C88C45A8B530A90F997A1D41"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Internships</header><text>Internships
under this section shall be for periods of not more than 6 months.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H61F260FCA4CD487EB5CC235FBA13B493"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority
consideration</header><text>In the award of internships under this section, the
Secretary of State shall give priority consideration to students who are
underprivileged or members of ethnic, religious, or cultural minorities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H08384BF12E40457A910C2030C32E37EB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Central Asia
defined</header><text>For the purposes of this section, the term <quote>Central
Asia</quote> means the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H517CCDE58EFC4FDC8C3921207463C758"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
pursuant to section 101(4), there is authorized to be appropriated $600,000 for
each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H169306BB1571420B8503AE8B75FB4FF9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>220.</enum><header>United States-South
Pacific Scholarship Program</header>
<subsection id="HA84DC486EA85450DA33024089CD39447"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H2435060E44A74BD3872E9594650FEFA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The United
States-South Pacific Scholarship Program (USSP), authorized by Congress and
funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of
State, is a competitive, merit-based scholarship program that ensures that
Pacific Islanders have an opportunity to pursue higher education in the United
States and to obtain first-hand knowledge of United States institutions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CFDD4281F2044CCBBD98F7DAA3821EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>It is expected
that these students will one day assume leadership roles in their
countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H368475537EC34C0F8EB8E5E3CA7B9985"><enum>(3)</enum><text>As the Chairman of
the Subcommittee on Territories and Insular Affairs, the late Congressman
Phillip Burton was a voice for Pacific Island populations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60C90148D2B74505911373B3FBB05840"><enum>(4)</enum><text>He was also a
voice for workers, the poor, and the elderly.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H810E6ABB50CF4B9DB6491374B5FA0D16"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Congressman Burton
was one of the most brilliant and productive legislators in United States
politics.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H819319C0D5DF486BA16516F7CC84BC57"><enum>(6)</enum><text>He served in
Congress from 1964 to 1983.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H427471AA046C42B69004E8220D400B4F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>He worked every
day of his life to ensure social justice and human dignity for all
people.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE150CABD22DD4D34A1225F29CE6BBEEC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H0184F7C628C44D2D8E21F11A405AC20C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>so that future
generations will know his name and remember his service, it is fitting that the
leadership and vision of Phillip Burton, especially as the Chairman of the
Subcommittee on Territories and Insular Affairs, which indirectly impacted
United States foreign policy in the South Pacific region, should be honored;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D7DA99742BC4B1687BE79560E06810F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States-South Pacific Scholarship
Program should be renamed the Phillip Burton Scholarship Program for South
Pacific Island Students.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9172CB2519C34415AAEF18FE89D6369F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3A90F0D6F4DC414195B7D7973F69D7E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 101(4), $750,000 is
authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to be made
available for the United States-South Pacific Scholarship Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H46728E2FB9EF48E1B5A2CEAB60419169"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Name</header><text>Scholarships
awarded under the Program shall be referred to as <quote>Burton
Scholarships</quote> and recipients of such scholarships shall be referred to
as <quote>Burton Scholars</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H1329B112FA0344FF89E7962D491BE1D2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</enum><header>Scholarships for
indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central and South America</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
pursuant to section 101(4), $400,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 is
authorized to be appropriated for scholarships for secondary and post-secondary
education in the United States for students from Mexico and the countries of
Central and South America who are from the indigenous peoples of the
region.</text>
</section><section id="H39105215840F4CD9B7DFF586C77A60DD"><enum>222.</enum><header>United
States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program</header>
<subsection id="H488AB0506A2745E8BEA0396CA7BF34F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HFE29B2F7094F4358BA438AA91F567C75"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional
committees</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H751F3B8FAA1A45F99EFFF13C13A2D9F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF59A7766F0D9405C8207A4015EE07961"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9B5C3D8E2A1A44B59023B4CC1D85CF3A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>CARICOM
country</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>CARICOM country</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0B7650ED52349D8960C37FCD5C1075C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a member
country of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28B49028CA3641D28249C7A1E8E4DCA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not
include—</text>
<clause id="H76A489FAD02A47CAB5C705D754663EFD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
country having observer status in CARICOM; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HCE53B7C80E194749B665312E8BB38244"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a country the government of which the
Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act), section 40 of the Arms Export
Control Act, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any other
provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts
of international terrorism.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2411AD1E2EA245A7BADE98124C9F0D98"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>Except
as otherwise provided, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of
State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H801A9BC55BE8477FB69CF86958D70448"><enum>(4)</enum><header>United States
cooperating agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>United States cooperating agency</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE42586BA7A9449438BCC4106DC6BC898"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an institution of higher education (as such
term is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(a))), including, to the maximum extent practicable, a historically
Black college or university that is a part B institution (as such term is
defined in section 322(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1061(2))) or a
Hispanic-serving institution (as such term is defined in section 502(5) of such
Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(5)));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC46F13517C5B4B2CA5C42A1A61E96780"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a higher education
association;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF0DE2F6FE774A808A7968DA4C5C5CCA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a nongovernmental
organization incorporated in the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4D1C71DC7AB4C8E9575BD18A4B4BA1D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a consortium
consisting of two or more such institutions, associations, or nongovernmental
organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9910A4D3A58542E7BB26CAF801F0EFA7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>The Secretary of State is authorized to establish an
educational exchange program between the United States and CARICOM countries,
to be known as the <quote>Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean
Educational Exchange Program</quote>, under which—</text>
<paragraph id="H9EA03E1869AD4980956113523B499ECF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>secondary school
students from CARICOM countries will—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0A2F346F336B41A1980C887029D5BA55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>attend a public or
private secondary school in the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H165301A0ECD646E796980760001C60CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participate in activities designed to
promote a greater understanding of the values and culture of the United States;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB2AD7C28A1443358D21A865F885F538"><enum>(2)</enum><text>undergraduate
students, graduate students, post-graduate students, and scholars from CARICOM
countries will—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4B8A30EF181E4917A437CA915BF9C493"><enum>(A)</enum><text>attend a public or
private college or university, including a community college, in the United
States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6A21CF16985471C96426F43BA66E5CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participate in activities designed to
promote a greater understanding of the values and culture of the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9BEA981863F441EAA9E7BB63EAFC37C2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Elements of
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program
authorized under subsection (b) shall meet the following requirements:</text>
<paragraph id="HFF8F4F46532C40BB8228B36FD9AABFC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program will offer scholarships to
students and scholars based on merit and need. It is the sense of Congress that
scholarships should be offered to students and scholars who evidence merit,
achievement, and strong potential for the studies such students and scholars
wish to undertake under the program and 60 percent of scholarships offered
under the program should be based on financial need.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2E55EA2E21342CA85DC7DBED40EF14C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program will seek to achieve gender
equality in granting scholarships under the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4862389E25646AA8781B04A4A078F28"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fields of study under the program will
support the labor market and development needs of CARICOM countries, assuring a
pool of technical experts to address such needs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB36C918A18DC49518D987A76666C35F2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program will limit participation
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H47E7C8212D964AFD82C043BD3C54526A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 year of study
for secondary school students;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63B7DE4C298C49F0951BD7931A930B08"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 years of study for undergraduate
students; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8833E6702FF8464F943D75FA33976539"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">12 months of study for graduate students,
post-graduate students, and scholars.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H65D8483B14874699BE6195E3DE66BCC8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a period of time equal to the period of
time of participation in the program, but not to exceed 2 years, the program
will require participants who are students and scholars described in subsection
(a)(2) to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B52A926DA054A4D8AC7736DC671B4BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agree to return to
live and work, or study or volunteer, in a CARICOM country and maintain
residence in such country, within 6 months of completion of academic studies;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA838CCD3399C4980B0B039B72F531C80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>agree to obtain
employment that directly benefits the growth, progress, and development of one
or more CARICOM countries and the people of such countries.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF33FAC39D054E6E974B22013939540F"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive, shorten the
duration, or otherwise alter the requirements of paragraph (4) in limited
circumstances of hardship, humanitarian needs, for specific educational
purposes, or in furtherance of the national interests of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9A78CECCCAD048878D33856604A9E992"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Role of United
States cooperating agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consult with United
States cooperating agencies in developing the program authorized under
subsection (b). The Secretary is authorized to provide grants to United States
cooperating agencies in carrying out the program authorized under subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB7CE68617D7440D5B1F82B83B038BFF9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Monitoring and
evaluation of program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB9C6A9C7CAF14C5EAC213C70CFAC6216"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall monitor and evaluate the
effectiveness and efficiency of the program authorized under subsection (b). In
so doing, the Secretary shall, among other things, evaluate the program’s
positive or negative effects on <quote>brain drain</quote> from the
participating CARICOM countries and suggest ways in which the program may be
improved to promote the basic goal of alleviating brain drain from the
participating CARICOM countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB9AF206A891145A3B019F7E6A61F6877"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review on a regular
basis—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8FFA39C76E0D45A7B54FDD0896C4C003"><enum>(A)</enum><text>financial
information relating to the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE4F48245DEF241698CABEA3FBFDCB8BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>budget plans for
the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2BEF20BB9BD243E88725AD5CF3AE1CF9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>adjustments to
plans established for the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8D20933DFDB241FE96DDBB6A6DC0BF93"><enum>(D)</enum><text>graduation rates
of participants in the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4D9ADAA881E4449BBDF1D273646E2613"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the percentage of
participants who are students described in subsection (b)(1) who pursue higher
education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H73701BCD468D410FABA73FA94EEA0FC2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the percentage of
participants who return to their home country or another CARICOM
country;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFD6D0B9DEB0349A5827D42CD395F1D2E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the types of
careers pursued by participants in the program and the extent to which such
careers are linked to the political, economic, and social development needs of
CARICOM countries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A0711EC5A4B49909394E49CD7C2AAAA"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of gender, country of origin,
financial need of students, and other relevant factors on the data collected
under subparagraphs (D) through (G).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC02CCB8CA29E4661B4FAE5E1A329B1C0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H18D9B642DA1744428481C30263332169"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report
required</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
of this section, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on plans to implement the program authorized
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE27DDBF1CE8049099DBECF010B9B787F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header><text>The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EBBD3E3039A4CF9A08AA514930E0F80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a plan for
selecting participants in the program, including an estimate of the number of
secondary school students, undergraduate students, graduate students,
post-graduate students, and scholars from each country, by educational level,
who will be selected as participants in the program for each fiscal
year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCFB6EF5E28CE41CE92E12E453D249E3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a timeline for selecting United States
cooperating agencies that will assist in implementing the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEA3E52F94F44F899478FABC49B87D3B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a financial plan that—</text>
<clause id="H40E391F8B534480182880BD0B305C57B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifies budget
plans for each educational level under the program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5176E036B99F4912BFDE5F0CB7C414D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifies plans
or systems to ensure that the costs to public school, college, and university
education under the program and the costs to private school, college, and
university education under the program are reasonably allocated; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CED63A2C3BF433EA41E00E5A5ED5CF8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan to provide outreach to and linkages
with schools, colleges and universities, and nongovernmental organizations in
both the United States and CARICOM countries for implementation of the
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H040057D9560B4704ABB320A4F46E97D1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Updates of
report</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE607699438FC4E6A82F8C5B8C582D097"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees updates of the report required by paragraph (1) for
each fiscal year for which amounts are appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations under subsection (g).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1107579F73E947DBA98956FADFB69933"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header><text>Such updates shall include the following:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H707735FD082845678F38BA3FCCEC5FAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Information on
United States cooperating agencies that are selected to assist in implementing
the programs authorized under this section.</text>
</clause><clause id="H70DA7C23074940FDAA7CCB04FEAFBC09"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of the positive and negative
impacts the program authorized under this section will have or is having on
<quote>brain drain</quote> from the participating CARICOM countries.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H92A1FBEBD985488BBFC282D2A6E4492D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
pursuant to section 101(4), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFDCE95ADB18A4A3F848ACF52640EEFC8"><enum>223.</enum><header>Exchanges
between Sri Lanka and the United States to promote dialogue among minority
groups in Sri Lanka</header>
<subsection id="H263D8305B90A498C997919FAF4DF35CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It
is the purpose of this section to provide financial assistance to—</text>
<paragraph id="HF88B1F690517478882CCCF12FC631180"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish an
exchange program for Sri Lankan students currently pursuing a high school
degree to participate in dialogue and understanding workshops in the United
States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10F44AF4102F4401B1E28CD8A0209311"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expand Sri Lankan
participation in exchange programs of the Department of State; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25F1943691B04EAD90A9915726B10406"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote dialogue
between young adults from various ethnic, religious, linguistic, and other
minority groups in Sri Lanka.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H168E8A5BD07F448DB3D89E1BC61B634D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header>
<paragraph id="HFA704972B406408FBC9E9011252C3012"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State shall establish an exchange program to provide scholarships to fund
exchanges to enable Sri Lankan high school students from various ethnic,
religious, linguistic, and other minority groups to participate in
post-conflict resolution, understanding, and dialogue promotion
workshops.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B55B07636D6497D86AFE52F6C3C30AB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dialogue
workshops</header><text>The exchange program established under paragraph (1)
shall include a dialogue workshop located in the United States for participants
in such program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2EB4C57C6F3A4C33B28F9C7F66399D71"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
purposes of this section, the term <quote>scholarship</quote> means an amount
to be used for full or partial support of living expenses in the United States
for a participant in the exchange program established under subsection (b),
including travel expenses to, from, and within the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H58E9991020364DCB843735EB02A25D21" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>224.</enum><header>Exchanges between
Liberia and the United States for women legislators</header>
<subsection id="HBFFECE5D964E4C0D9A6EAE80085A71EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of this section to
provide financial assistance to—</text>
<paragraph id="H7CB6D52A46D74E4FABB823B2CC3CDA01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish an
exchange program for Liberian women legislators and women staff members of the
Liberian Congress;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C954FAAA1604E88A044295BEFC9DC65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expand Liberian
participation in exchange programs of the Department of State; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H882D33D792E0442BA98428F84404500A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote the
advancement of women in the field of politics, with the aim of eventually
reducing the rates of domestic abuse, illiteracy, and sexism in Liberia.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB3EB357602D34F52913E9210DC8CFFFD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall establish an exchange program in cooperation with the
Women’s Legislative Caucus in Liberia to provide scholarships to fund exchanges
to enable Liberian women legislators and exceptional women Liberian
Congressional staffers to encourage more women to participate in, and continue
to be active in, politics and the democratic process in Liberia.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB4E268032F084D65ADD7919C82D1D08B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Scholarship
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>scholarship</quote>
means an amount to be used for full or partial support of living expenses in
the United States for a participant in the exchange program established under
subsection (b), including travel expenses to, from, and within the United
States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H489D433136314557AA0325EDF13A471F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>225.</enum><header>Public diplomacy
plan for Haiti</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
of State shall develop a public diplomacy plan to be implemented in the event
that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is extended to Haitian nationals in the
United States to effectively inform Haitians living in Haiti that—</text>
<paragraph id="H1F0E6BA3FF454585889C326B4E782EE3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>TPS only permits
people already in the United States as of a specifically designated date to
remain in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4B01B28770E4B2DA9F2FF94A88E7907"><enum>(2)</enum><text>there are
extraordinary dangers of travel by sea to the United States in unsafe,
overcrowded vessels;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06E53F3712EB42B781A43E368429BD9F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any Haitian
interdicted at sea traveling to the United States will be repatriated to Haiti;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D356B1AE6F24184A6FA2F80A2B3910E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the United States
will continue its large assistance program to help the people of Haiti recover
from recent hurricanes, restore stability, and promote economic growth.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H05E98EC1827E4A63BE254522BE18FD50"><enum>226.</enum><header>Transfer of the
Vietnam Education Foundation to the Department of State</header>
<subsection id="HCE98D04470A44CAD8F0AABA730794A4E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>Section
202 of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–554) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90216B623B0444D1B499556C1AB8D41D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H78671F5B631A4B9D9FF2E988B90CD94C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To support the development of one or more
academic institutions in Vietnam by financing the participation of United
States institutions of higher education in the governance, management, and
academic activities of such academic institutions in
Vietnam.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H30905F80DADC4463ABF5A8A44CA0C51C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Section
204 of such Act is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02CFFB9562C047748AD1C11ED1FDDD6C" style="OLC">
<section id="H8E8688A7B624418297D609E2B67919C8"><enum>204.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is established, within the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State, the Vietnam
Education Foundation (referred to in this title as the
<quote>Foundation</quote>).</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE808EE48011B4E929629AFAE8C442DE3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Replacement of
Board of Directors with Advisory Committee</header><text>Section 205 of such
Act is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F22A8B120BA400BB994BC2982FA224E" style="OLC">
<section id="H3A248EA8316E4876884646C17FAABD9A"><enum>205.</enum><header>Vietnam
Education Foundation Advisory Committee</header>
<subsection id="HFE941F7B8AD04441A40C2895C4F5436B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="HDCA78B08AF2348B0B0A3B8854EA5266A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There may be
established a Vietnam Education Foundation Advisory Committee (referred to in
this section as the <quote>Advisory Committee</quote>), which shall provide
advice to the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Educational and
Cultural Affairs regarding the Foundation’s activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D17210422A140B3BE0118F778B405BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Advisory Committee shall be composed of seven members, of whom—</text>
<subparagraph id="H978C04D982D5414EBF97411D12F9C29C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>three shall be
appointed by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB65F87DA39D476BAC8DB270F0ED3BE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>one shall be
appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H061694CD3F7D4CAA87C56D48EEFF0220"><enum>(C)</enum><text>one shall be
appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFD512CBA2754E87B38B2048BF0A399E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>one shall be
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CD5283DDDB74CBC9E93ADC63D7C98B6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>one shall be
appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H42E625C25E244273A4E90CFE9371F2D4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appointment of
incumbent members of board of directors</header><text>Members appointed to the
Advisory Committee under paragraph (2) may include individuals who were members
of the Board of Directors of the Foundation on the date immediately preceding
the date of the enactment of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC971EA0743AD47FE929D5C344D511C4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Supervision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation shall be subject to the
supervision and direction of the Secretary, working through the Assistant
Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and in consultation with the
Advisory Committee established under subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F09679529C84C43B92030B78EC0C5FC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of
subsection (c) of section 207 of such Act is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B4604ECC56040E38F7783C8618A3E10" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF763A47A1C5A4840B3BFB0ECFAA4640A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All or part of the
amounts allotted for the Foundation under paragraph (1) may be transferred to
the Foundation or to the appropriate Department of State appropriation for the
purpose of carrying out or supporting the Foundation’s
activities.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD0F0395B14294B90BE5B293D097B7A41"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Appointment of
Executive Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection
(a) of section 208 of such Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H62763E5F64A24283A10EC7A195C78C3F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence by striking <quote>shall be appointed</quote> and inserting <quote>may
be appointed</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6BE1613073C4A56BD0BDD58E3F2318D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
last sentence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8E52223D1E8643F18606081D649BB148"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Service of
Executive Director to Advisory Committee</header><text>Such subsection is
further amended, in the second sentence, by striking <quote>Foundation and
shall carry out</quote> and inserting <quote>Foundation, serve the Advisory
Committee, and carry out</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAFB327F18DB949C4BE4E9A9FD48449BA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Fellowship
program</header><text>Section 206(a)(1)(A) of such Act is amended by striking
<quote>technology, and computer sciences</quote> and inserting <quote>academic
computer science, public policy, and academic and public
management</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4D13126899574254957F40A5B21B4146"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Such Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC32FDBCEBE8D49268CB365BACD0CC283"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
203—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF524100B3623438CA94C17A72D82F01A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H966C5B743A0A446CB9A6D1A5B15ABF92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H611F6582D5764C6BAAE25B96958EECF6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CEF26A2FF474249A70008617A44B044" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD5FBC887D94C48B79BEBEFFD64F2DE70"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of
State.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF57B4ABAF64248DFA2F00DECEC1D73EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
208—</text>
<subparagraph id="H54FEFA82C5044AE6BF3120BB0440647E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<clause id="HB31FD7D6576D4FA1B0278D4D742E6078"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Board</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Secretary</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H94B8E7277F2040D99B20870A93D775D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Board</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F2CBDF65FDC49439AC3E88325F85EF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (d),
by striking <quote>Board</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H27B77E66A4DD49C4A5D6A668FBF60C5E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 209(b),
by striking <quote>Board</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB796F5FCF67B4049A1F2FAA3A6F085FD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961</header><text>Section 112(a) of
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4B97ABA9223144D0A54F5780422C65FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (8),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51846858C9B848058140374AAB84F183"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (9),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40BAFA89A23E4FBA89A8BFA12122331E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68D1BC5DBBCE4EBD9B8DAEBE3840A4C1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAAA314EEE46C43C9A8638F1EF35AAC9C"><enum>(10)</enum><text>programs
administered by the Vietnam Education
Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7F987BF1340641CABBE1F2206C2F4C58"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Transfer of
functions</header><text>All functions and assets of the Vietnam Education
Foundation are transferred to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of
the Department of State. The Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural
Affairs may hire personnel who were employed by the Vietnam Education
Foundation on the date before the date of the enactment of this Act, and such
other personnel as may be necessary to support the Foundation, in accordance
with part III of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9D11231648E741AB9B76D65A08E991FB"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Support for
institutional development in Vietnam</header>
<paragraph id="H392A8966767149FAA3070AE6E6DEAD23"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>The Secretary of State, acting through the Assistant
Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, is authorized to award 1 or
more grants to institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), which shall be used
to implement graduate-level academic and public policy management leadership
programs in Vietnam. Such programs shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H41D80C9CACB4424DB501FA21021AC3C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support Vietnam’s equitable and sustainable
socioeconomic development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE7EB36F7F454F6B9C7E22731BD4C9ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">feature both teaching and research
components;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AB09FF1DB38454A9B8FCA1C21C87F7D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote the development of institutional
capacity in Vietnam;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2732D5A0CCA4049B8A0E22AF62F7BD1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operate according to core principles of
good governance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7C8ECA400C74615A586328A615438AB"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enjoy autonomy from the Vietnamese
government.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB4EA0C8358B40D5ABDC3D2046CDB9D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header>
<subparagraph id="H72A74821D5CE424693EB8CAD4ADC4076"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each institution of higher education desiring the grant
under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary of State at
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary
may reasonably require.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5BBC68035B94A609872842E910D2BC7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Competitive
basis</header><text>Each grant authorized under subsection (a) shall be awarded
on a competitive basis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2AB4C7AB15F4482B14A71F7A1444AB3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Source of grant
funds</header><text>The Secretary of State may use funds made available to the
Vietnam Education Foundation under section 207(c) of the Vietnam Education
Foundation Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) for the grant awarded under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAEFE4927364E40F28E3A7D42C92EA8EE"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section and the amendments made by this section shall
take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3D53CF1959B54A81907F20C878CC2F21"><enum>227.</enum><header>Exchanges
between Afghanistan and the United States for women legislators</header>
<subsection id="H999DA9F1EA444637866B650EEACCC5A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It
is the purpose of this section to provide financial assistance to—</text>
<paragraph id="H04688F07D84C42A9AE329FA09B4D26A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish an
exchange program for Afghan women legislators of the National Assembly of
Afghanistan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDCD8BAAEDCD493DA1923F3E810269E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expand Afghan
women participation in international exchange programs of the Department of
State; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0EAA58C33B549AE8BF0A99B9ABBBF7D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote the
advancement of women in the field of politics, with the aim of encouraging more
women to participate in civil society, reducing violence against women, and
increasing educational opportunities for women and children.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H539516B12E054ECBB04D8C7073715395"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall establish an exchange program in cooperation with the
women members of parliament in Afghanistan to enable Afghan women legislators
to encourage more women to participate in, and continue to be active in,
politics and the democratic process in Afghanistan.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H8177756C61F04BABA0A8497E6E1907AF"><enum>C</enum><header>Consular Services
and Related Matters</header>
<section id="H95C3797C80B84C288BAF4B2E97F5CE70"><enum>231.</enum><header>Permanent
authority to assess passport surcharge</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4,
1920 (22 U.S.C. 214; chapter 223, 41 Stat. 750), is amended by—</text>
<paragraph id="H2BDC86A3EA3F432AA2A396071612AF16"><enum>(1)</enum><text>striking
subsection (b)(2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D0EF08602F144B08E0B062B5626DC35"><enum>(2)</enum><text>redesignating
subsection (b)(3) as subsection (b)(2).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HDEF580F9DEBE41DCB507DF31BAC63DF5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>232.</enum><header>Sense of Congress
regarding additional consular services in Moldova</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that in light of
serious problems with human trafficking as well as the exceptionally high
volume of applications by citizens of Moldova to the United States Summer Work
Travel program, the Secretary of State should make every effort to enhance
consular services at the United States embassy in Chisinau, Moldova, including
considering assigning an additional consular officer to such post, and
providing enhanced anti-trafficking training, especially related to student
exchange visas and other vulnerable categories of visa applicants.</text>
</section><section id="H47381B9EA275427698C91C00F6EEA7A4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>233.</enum><header>Reforming refugee
processing</header>
<subsection id="H52B57FE917124D03A79647421AE31051"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Worldwide
processing priority system</header>
<paragraph id="HA9685182487A483C98869FB77DCBCD5C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Embassy
referrals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State shall expand training of United States embassy and consular personnel to
ensure that appropriate United States embassies and consulates are equipped and
enabled to refer to the United States refugee admissions program aliens in
urgent need of resettlement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9AD8F23813074A32A6B7BE4E298FF7AD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>NGO
referrals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
expand training of, and communication with, nongovernmental organizations that
provide assistance to displaced and persecuted persons to enable such
organizations to refer to the United States refugee admissions program aliens
in urgent need of resettlement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H19BA453416F9474F89CCB7B871FF1510"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reform of the
refugee consultation process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 207 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E11AFB6F1414D9CBA6D969DB64A37AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end
the following new sentence: “In the event that a fiscal year begins without
such determination having been made, there is authorized to be admitted in the
first quarter of such fiscal year 25 percent of the number of refugees fixed by
the President in the previous fiscal year’s determination, and any refugees
admitted under this sentence shall be counted toward the President’s
determination when it is made.”; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D63CC75F3CB4D75AE168A9571654F1A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>discussions in
person</quote> and inserting <quote>discussions in person, to be commenced not
later than June 1 of each year,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEE29C10444D3448396853F031BE8B837"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Family
reunification</header>
<paragraph id="H2CE1D8884E47427EA6DA4B5F733FBE55"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Multiple forms
of relief</header><text>Applicants for admission as refugees shall be permitted
to simultaneously pursue admission under any other visa categories for which
such applicants may be eligible.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71F977DA7A4C411B899B75F86F9CB7EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Separated
children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a
child under the age of 18 who has been separated from the birth or adoptive
parents of such child and who is living under the care of an alien who has been
approved for admission to the United States as a refugee, such child shall be,
if it is in the best interest of such child to be placed with such alien in the
United States, admitted as a refugee provided such child is otherwise
admissible as described in section 207(c)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)(3)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H325E04E4C3D14AF9856A2ED5DF5E9EC1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Children of
refugee spouses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the
purposes of sections 207(c)(2)(A) and 208(b)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)(2)(A) and 1158(b)(3)), if a spouse of a
refugee or of a person who has been granted asylum proves that such spouse is
the birth or adoptive parent of a child, such child shall be eligible to
accompany or follow to join such parent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H922EFB752ECB403AAA4FD9A3BDA006D3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>ERMA
Account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(c)(2) of
the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(2)) is
amended by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$200,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H83CA3FB085EA4A9498F8E17EBA310356"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H95C65D1806024C61B07FA0724755C7CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section,
including the amendments made by this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E7FD243F1A648FB8B390E04B5AE16D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to reduce
funds or services for other refugee assistance or resettlement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HADAEE89977A046CCB0B61743835C2706"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section, and the
amendments made by this section, shall take effect on the first day of the
first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H779087B4449F4AF1A4B68056DF8CBB8A"><enum>234.</enum><header>English
language and cultural awareness training for approved refugee
applicants</header>
<subsection id="H6C052324EB364AD691E7684E4B76CDD7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State shall establish overseas refugee training programs to provide English as
a second language, cultural orientation, and work orientation training for
refugees, including children, as appropriate, who have been approved for
admission to the United States before their departure for the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8BB84F2808E04199B7D76278A0442643"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Design and
implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In designing
and implementing the training programs referred to in subsection (a), the
Secretary shall consult with or utilize both—</text>
<paragraph id="H054BA563ED64427A9D7063398B4019F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nongovernmental or international
organizations with direct ties to the United States refugee resettlement
program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13A1F2AEB5854930B5F7B03ED46A865D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nongovernmental or international
organizations with appropriate expertise in developing curriculum and teaching
English as a second language.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFCE0219472374B8CB1893E1F7837A9D6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Impact on
processing times</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that such training
programs occur within current processing times and do not unduly delay the
departure for the United States of refugees who have been approved for
admission to the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDA2698C4B91C425E8902A0B3755C1FA8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Timeline for
implementation</header>
<paragraph id="HC0E2060DEBC94469908FA7C73C838711"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure
that such training programs are operating in at least three refugee processing
regions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H653A998157FF45FE9C55D6BB30AED7FC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify
the appropriate congressional committees that such training programs are
operating in five refugee processing regions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE4EB0AB7FB346DB960CC2942ACA2D5C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>GAO
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct a study on the implementation of this section,
including an assessment of the quality of English as a second language
curriculum and instruction, the benefits of the orientation and English as a
second language training program to refugees, and recommendations on whether
such programs should be continued, broadened, or modified, and shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the findings of such
study.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5EC5040487FF4AEA92C833E4F1FFFDCD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to
require that a refugee participate in such a training program as a precondition
for the admission to the United States of such refugee.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4417ECF45FFA44C89819A109BA71D56B"><enum>235.</enum><header>Iraqi refugees
and internally displaced persons</header>
<subsection id="H53E7699CD76043C19693BD38D6A35D94"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
develop and implement policies and strategies to address the protection,
resettlement, and assistance needs of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced
persons (IDPs), foster long-term solutions for stabilizing the lives of such
refugees and IDPs, monitor the development and implementation of assistance
strategies to countries in the Middle East that are hosting refugees from Iraq,
encourage the Government of Iraq to actively engage the problem of displaced
persons and refugees and monitor the Government of Iraq’s resolution of the
problem, and ensure that budget requests to Congress are sufficient to meet an
appropriate United States contribution to the needs of Iraqi refugees, IDPs
within Iraq, and other refugees in Iraq.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H520ED4E3D5144D98ADD9D9EB2D272866"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interagency
process</header>
<paragraph id="H01E7F2B1B86047B7B029EC2583541BA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President should
establish an interagency working group to carry out the goals of subsection (a)
by facilitating interagency coordination to develop and implement policies to
address the needs of Iraqi refugees and IDPs during this refugee crisis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4D2197F5E374E0698E25C46207E5A42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interagency working group shall consist
of appropriate high-ranking officials from the Department of State, the
Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the United States
Agency for International Development, and such other agencies as the President
may determine.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A20EF2B8B32460588940523BDD112F4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Role of
Secretary of State</header><text>The Secretary of State shall serve as
principal liaison with the Government of Iraq, its neighboring refugee hosting
countries, and the international community to solicit and direct bilateral and
multilateral contributions to address the needs of Iraqi refugees, IDPs, and
returned refugees as well as with nongovernmental organizations working for and
on behalf of displaced Iraqis.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2EFBDD9D614F4213B4C3C3D001A06B33"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Increase in
refugee processing capacity</header><text>The Secretary of State should,
subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, seek to
substantially increase the resources available to support the processing of
refugee applicants in Iraq.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H735E7CB33F16499A8857A0F351AA350B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Humanitarian
assistance</header><text>The United States should seek to ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="H78B18D939F5B4F5FB67DA37E90141D42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>other countries
make contributions to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)
and to other international organizations assisting Iraqi refugees and
IDPs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3AAD2B892F76470BA8C828002FECF247"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States continues to make
contributions that are sufficient to fund not less than 50 percent of the
amount requested by the UNHCR, the International Committee of the Red Cross,
and other appropriate international organizations in each of fiscal years 2010
and 2011; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD15986596B2C47AC87B7B280B102EAEE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Government of Iraq makes significant
contributions to UNHCR and to other international organizations assisting Iraqi
refugees and IDPs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2C52570B55FF40F3ACD59589EA76307D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Statement of
policy regarding encouraging voluntary returns</header><text>It shall be the
policy of the United States to encourage Iraqi refugees to return to Iraq only
when conditions permit safe, sustainable returns on a voluntary basis with the
coordination of the UNHCR and the Government of Iraq.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE8585E123C2E48879EC9FDA29C756A2F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>International
cooperation</header><text>The Secretary of State shall work with the
international community, including governments hosting the refugees,
international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and donors, to
develop a long-term, comprehensive international strategy for assistance and
solutions for Iraqi refugees and IDPs, and to provide—</text>
<paragraph id="H0D68541FF1704AB6B32DD153D6E2E0F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
comprehensive assessment of the needs of Iraqi refugees and IDPs, and the needs
of the populations that host such refugees and IDPs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB53F524E2504642988702E89FF0C279"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assistance to
international organizations assisting IDPs and vulnerable persons in Iraq and
Iraqi refugees in neighboring countries, including through resettlement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DADE395609C409E98860B6BDE40BA2F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assistance to
international organizations and other relevant entities, including such
organizations and entities providing psychosocial services and cash assistance,
and such organizations and entities facilitating voluntary returns of displaced
persons;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H287D5018B01040EFBE63CF7D7FBEE114"><enum>(4)</enum><text>technical
assistance to the Government of Iraq to establish better systems for meeting
the needs of Iraqi IDPs and refugees, and to other government entities,
international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations developing legal
frameworks and systems to resolve land and housing claim disputes, including
restitution;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0931B62E70204BD9A08CD15F71E57C2A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>enhanced residency
protections and opportunities for Iraqi refugees to work legally; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H849FBFB97A1F434D946EEF21AA2D2C04"><enum>(6)</enum><text>increased
transparency on behalf of host governments, international organizations, and
nongovernmental organizations that receive assistance for Iraqi refugees and
IDPs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6C1AD7A2552D4283B9F9BC3571A37828"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Enhanced
accounting</header><text>To better assess the benefits of United States
assistance to Iraqi refugees and IDPs, the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, as appropriate, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HFFA97CA173DD46D9B28C2ED3730BDC18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop
performance measures to fully assess and report progress in achieving United
States goals and objectives for Iraqi refugees and IDPs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9DF325935AB5488391DCCB86DD93916C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>track and report
funding apportioned, obligated, and expended for Iraqi refugee programs in
Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and the other host countries, to the extent
practicable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H143169F8DE6B498BB01715C2942A48BC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act and annually thereafter through 2011, the President shall transmit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of
this section. Such report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H24EDDA44B1CA49379D58D06FB1CCD69F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information
concerning assistance and funding to host countries and international
organizations and nongovernmental organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7D0B7DD27B248BAB68A3CC8F6C7373D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information
concerning measures taken by the United States to increase its capabilities to
process Iraqi refugees for resettlement, especially from inside Iraq;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD82E87BBC4347A08B35EFD1124F5D11"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an evaluation of
the effectiveness of measures implemented by agencies of the Government of Iraq
to assist Iraqi refugees, IDPs, and other vulnerable persons and to facilitate
the safe and voluntary return of refugees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE47133DF4ECE4F20A9FC98A44DCF2C56"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an accounting of
past expenditures and a report on plans for expenditures by the Government of
Iraq on Iraqi refugees and IDPs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1C828076B00467E825BA61974F5FC70"><enum>(5)</enum><text>information
gathered in fulfillment of subsection (g).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8E18F3FFCAC5406F9BED1476CD851460"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 104, there is authorized to
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H206AE601F7C04F059E109F9CC4B6A6C2"><enum>236.</enum><header>Videoconference
interviews</header>
<subsection id="H1A73FD40E5DA4FC0859BCCC7A8B85EFD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State may develop and conduct a 2-year pilot program for the processing of
tourist visas using secure remote videoconferencing technology as a method for
conducting visa interviews of applicants.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H443BFC00BDDF41E383BB61EE0B20ECE2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after initiating the
pilot program under subsection (a) and again not later than 3 months after the
conclusion of the 2-year period referred to in such subsection, the Secretary
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
such pilot program. Each such report shall assess the efficacy of using secure
remote videoconferencing technology as a method for conducting visa interviews
of applicants, including any effect such method may have on an interviewer’s
ability to determine an applicant’s credibility and uncover fraud, and shall
include recommendations on whether or not the pilot program should be
continued, broadened, or modified.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF14B1431C1EB4684BEAC579894DB450C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>237.</enum><header>Tibet</header>
<subsection id="H8BDAA45217764AD58452D49B34BD98C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tibet
negotiations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 613(a)
of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0DC9F0CBB06344A3B9B56BE7CEE56F89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>and should
coordinate with other governments in multilateral efforts toward this
goal</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7EEB5DF843B4182AB3292149D8892DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFDF9CBC89A7446A4BFA67A912B0C88BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6259DDEEC7A144D6AF81521A3F776405" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3C72B4C0A4E14A338CD6080C2B1EFE10"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Policy
coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President
shall direct the National Security Council to ensure that, in accordance with
this Act, United States policy on Tibet is coordinated and communicated with
all Executive Branch agencies in contact with the Government of
China.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0167073495424EEBA5B77BD05DAF399A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Bilateral
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 616 of the
Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H89332F0B62A84DB7B45BB15E57A57952"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H446012751EC94745B6C78228F204EC53"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (c) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CA68F4A2B7341C0857297716186897C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1D4E988E06D846919DC5ACE559015423"><enum>(d)</enum><header>United State
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President
shall provide grants to nongovernmental organizations to support sustainable
economic development, cultural and historical preservation, health care,
education, and environmental sustainability projects for Tibetan communities in
the Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China, in
accordance with the principles specified in subsection (e) and subject to the
review and approval of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues under section
621(d).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC61C34341B514C6FB9AE083D931FF1BC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special
Coordinator for Tibetan Issues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 621 of the Tibetan Policy Act of
2002 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEE4A96686D5D4C54B6944A3650F2141C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE270D1F0551A4DDCB8F689B931A8F64C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE23D6FE1596C4F90A070DE6C4FFBE0A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A375D435FD14037A9AC4A6436883971"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA745C981AAC0455B9F0E380F06A6271C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H182F9B6976BD4CEDAC67B7E66206C9DF"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review and approve all projects carried out
pursuant to section 616(d); and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E4B2BE4E1964719950BC7BEAF9E68F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48D128D9A61B4050AA879E68F062BAAE" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H36BE1FDF363E4870BD963E666B876C4D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall assign dedicated
personnel to the Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
sufficient to assist in the management of the responsibilities of this section
and section
616(d).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7332186A8DC54322AE9D1DA0EE0D208C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Diplomatic
representation relating to Tibet</header>
<paragraph id="H64354EFAB9B241CEB9BDBB75DE93D692"><enum>(1)</enum><header>United States
Embassy in Beijing</header>
<subparagraph id="H653EF1A77DA845DAAA627B14F74527DA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State is authorized to establish a Tibet Section within the United States
Embassy in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, for the purposes of following
political, economic, and social developments inside Tibet, including Tibetan
areas of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces, until such time as a
United States consulate in Tibet is established. Such Tibet Section shall have
the primary responsibility for reporting on human rights issues in Tibet and
shall work in close cooperation with the Office of the Special Coordinator for
Tibetan Issues. The chief of such Tibet Section should be of senior
rank.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3AFC7157636C4A27A080C95D95BB1080"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under
section 101, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H484EAA2FFBA544039B514CC9ECFCF064"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In
Tibet</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 618 of the
Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6A542DFB61043F880FF17512C9A7379" style="OLC">
<section id="H81921DD6184840F1AFA05DE5C85A08C0"><enum>618.</enum><header>Establishment
of a United States Consulate in Lhasa, Tibet</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall seek to establish a
United States consulate in Lhasa, Tibet, to provide services to United States
citizens traveling to Tibet and to monitor political, economic, and cultural
developments in Tibet, including Tibetan areas of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and
Yunnan
provinces.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E51A08A499244888C80B850F117341D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Religious
persecution in Tibet</header><text>Section 620(b) of the Tibetan Policy Act of
2002 is amended by adding before the period at the end the following: <quote>,
including the reincarnation system of Tibetan Buddhism</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7623A68F0C0D446DAC673EA3CB5B3A29" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>238.</enum><header>Processing of
certain visa applications</header>
<subsection id="H7E32CE870C8842DF89863B8BAA5B4095"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the policy of the Department of
State to process immigrant visa applications of immediate relatives of United
States citizens and nonimmigrant k-1 visa applications of fiances of United
States citizens within 30 days of the receipt of all necessary documents from
the applicant and the Department of Homeland Security. In the case of a visa
application where the sponsor of such applicant is a relative other than an
immediate relative, it should be the policy of the Department of State to
process such an application within 60 days of the receipt of all necessary
documents from the applicant and the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1F2BE36D697D4C0592B3D64F2A98FAE7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review by head
of consular section</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any
visa application described in subsection (a), it shall be the policy of the
Department of State to require the head of the consular section (or designee)
of any United States diplomatic or consular post to review any such application
that exceeds the applicable time period specified in such subsection by more
than 5 days, and, as appropriate, provide for expedited processing of such
application.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB26078F314EF4425A2BC7416D82B463C"><enum>239.</enum><header>Report on
special immigrant programs for certain nationals of Iraq and
Afghanistan</header>
<subsection id="H98793130B36E4B1A9444616749F055ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the Congress a report on the programs authorized under the following
provisions:</text>
<paragraph id="HE80249540C5C4BFE9079AF0DE9976D0F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 1059 of
division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
(Public Law 109–163; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BDA1CC4EBA741508B98DF8096306F5D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 1244 of
division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 396 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1EF11E4D4BCF4BBCB77123A28031043D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report under subsection (a) shall address at least the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HEB6844530989463AA73B65216A874027"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Whether the
eligibility requirements with respect to the programs are sufficiently clear,
and if not, whether legislation is necessary to clarify those
requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA66A3D5416A74B7CB1FFDAFC9B7440E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Whether the
programs are being run effectively and expeditiously.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20AA716FCD63447AB6619DA00C80C1CF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Whether processing
delays exist with respect to the programs that place applicants’ lives at risk,
and if so—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6BBEF4E47ED84C3BBD5A2FB356C99AF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>what the cause or
causes of the delays are; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4190B3FB9D8544B0B608EFCEABE1BD37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether
legislation is necessary to eliminate the delays.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5DC5477E72DC4889AEB483DD63075FCB"><enum>240.</enum><header>Study regarding
use of passports for overseas voting and census</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Attorney General and the Director of the Census Bureau, shall conduct a
feasibility study and submit to Congress a report assessing methods of
facilitating voting in United States elections by United States citizens living
overseas using passports or other methods, and for using passports or other
methods to count United States citizens living overseas in the United States
Census.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H830E7B613E3F409DBC7C4597C385CD9E"><enum>D</enum><header>Strengthening Arms
Control and Nonproliferation Activities at the Department of State</header>
<section id="HB7D96EFB417C4385AB5ECBAD5EBFE266"><enum>241.</enum><header>Findings and
sense of Congress on the need to strengthen United States arms control and
nonproliferation capabilities</header>
<subsection id="H7149E35767C94C1CA3B484380938D233"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H59A97B0893094155BFE437147E03B9AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">International security relies upon
collective security arrangements and alliances, as unilateral actions by one
country, no matter how powerful, are insufficient to cope effectively with
security threats.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF32D7C19377F42E8B0C1EF4CE912CE38"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In the same
manner, collective arrangements, conventions, and alliances devoted to halting
the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their means of production and
delivery, frequently institutionalized within multilateral treaties and
conventions, are critical to effective collective global action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H658319D46D6245228FDB7E361393212F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In order to
safeguard and advance United States national security, the Department of State
must have the structural and human resources necessary to lead and participate
in all international negotiations, conventions, organizations, arrangements,
and implementation fora in the field of nonproliferation and arms
control.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7573E784381F461F9194F2B43E0CE3E5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>North Korea and
Iran present fundamental challenges to the global nonproliferation regime,
challenges that can only be met by active, committed, and long-term
multilateral engagement, participation, and leadership by the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA80A737233A4CBE8A9F58EED4EA7E2E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Further, the
United States has outlined an ambitious agenda in arms control and
nonproliferation for the coming years, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1736324C7DDA42878B5411FCB03764EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conclusion of a strategic arms
reduction treaty with Russia that preserves the benefits of the expiring START
I treaty and makes further reductions in the total number of nuclear warheads
in both countries, consistent with their national security needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H080FC9533DD24B3AA5C6A69A26DB5517"><enum>(B)</enum><text>United States
ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), considered a
foundational treaty by the global nonproliferation community for further
advances toward greater stability and the reduction of role of nuclear
weapons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3994E7AD5ED9486D8BDFECE0115F5BB3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the creation of a
Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) to reduce the rate of production and
ultimately halt the production of militarily-useful fissile material for
nuclear weapons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F8C990728844CDC96BE00FF64978E3B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the securing of
vulnerable nuclear material worldwide that could be stolen and utilized by
terrorist groups and rogue countries for nuclear and radiological
weapons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9572FF027E64E33BD14915C100223C9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the reinvigoration
of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the cornerstone
of the global nuclear nonproliferation regime, especially at the 2010 Review
Conference;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2C19959B1894085AF4F09A71E375FD3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the expansion and
greater development of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and the
Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism into durable international
institutions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0F2B3A7EB2A47BFAE780CE41BCA4263"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the disruption and
prevention of nuclear black markets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H881E8840A2314E148E9057E64A054B9D"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the convening of a
Global Summit on Nuclear Security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9ABF5F7C41B4BDDB970430C74AB1596"><enum>(I)</enum><text>strengthening the
infrastructure and technical and financial resources available to the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its international nuclear
safeguards system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3400053F58C3418ABC6AB6CCE8009686"><enum>(J)</enum><text>engaging multiple
international conventions and negotiations on restriction on conventional arms
of various types.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1F1A8FA489447CDBAE2DF99F66FA236"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HFC15334A789C47A191AF10DD077FF839"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of State should immediately
develop a plan to strengthen the capabilities of the Department of State to
lead and participate effectively in all international negotiations and
implementation fora in the field of nonproliferation and arms control,
especially to increase the human, organizational, and financial resources
available to the Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International
Security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C680CAA9F5B4855875A1456EB3EB23A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such plan
should—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E5F59CF9F1A4E5F8FDBFA88C7B9C21B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>focus especially
on the recruitment and professional development of civilian and Foreign Service
officers in the areas of arms control and nonproliferation within the
Department of State, especially to increase the number of personnel assigned to
arms control and nonproliferation and enhance recruitment of technical
specialists, as well as provide for the long-term sustainability of personnel
and resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12DD4E2B21F6481D909E39A8AC45902F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify measures
to make service in arms control and nonproliferation offices, bureaus, and in
foreign postings an attractive path for further promotion within the Foreign
Service; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA8DD15B238A41E59EEF93A153CE26B9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary of
State should regularly keep Congress informed as to the measures taken to
strengthen the arms control and nonproliferation capabilities of the Department
of State, including what additional legal authority or appropriations are
required.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCF77448D28B74A3D8D018F1B08D75974"><enum>242.</enum><header>Authorization
of additional arms control and nonproliferation positions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
under section 101, $3,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for an
additional 25 positions at the Department of State for arms control and
nonproliferation functions over the number of such positions in existence as of
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><section id="H36357EEFD9DC4E2397E2BCE1E21A46D2"><enum>243.</enum><header>Additional
authority of the Secretary of State</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401(d) of the Arms Control and
Disarmament Act (Public Law 87–297; 22 U.S.C. 2581) is amended, in the first
proviso, by striking <quote>the President</quote> and inserting <quote>the
Secretary of State</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H3479D60BA5CD48A89E79174DA730D464"><enum>244.</enum><header>Additional
flexibility for rightsizing arms control and nonproliferation
functions</header>
<subsection id="H4B25281DADF94CD6A336125250DFFF87"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1112 of the Admiral James W. Nance
and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001
(Public Law 106–113) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCE38EF3DDFDD4E2280A6A3E67117060E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
contents in section 2(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating
to section 1112.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF26E8CB9AF96419E9ACB477EDB979CCB"><enum>245.</enum><header>Arms control
and nonproliferation rotation program</header>
<subsection id="HCE7F004611A445F5A958B36C5BF698F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="H7CA2E63DE7024F90B3C6B5260D258E68"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State (in this section referred to as
the <quote>Secretary</quote>), in consultation with the heads of other Federal
departments and agencies that are involved in United States arms control and
nonproliferation activities, shall establish the Arms Control and
Nonproliferation Rotation Program (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Rotation Program</quote>) for employees of the Department of State (in
this section referred to as the <quote>Department</quote>) and such other
Federal departments and agencies. The Rotation Program shall use applicable
best practices, including those prescribed by the Chief Human Capital Officers
Council. Employees of the Department and any other Federal department or agency
participating in the Rotation Program may be detailed among the Department or
such department or agency on a non-reimbursable basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H655B7535C8284883B229ED09AEE35118"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The
Rotation Program shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H556DDDCE5EC745B084592DF15D6EB5DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be established in
accordance with the human capital strategic plan of the Department;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1A5749330B5466DBB876D7F8E6758EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide midlevel
Foreign Service officers and employees of the Department, and employees of
other Federal departments and agencies concerned with arms control and
nonproliferation responsibilities the opportunity to broaden their knowledge
through exposure to other areas of the Department and such other Federal
departments and agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3070A33D247546C9B8546F549CECC152"><enum>(C)</enum><text>expand the
knowledge base of the Department by providing for rotational assignments of
employees to such other Federal departments and agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCED120D867F438B955D0B261C8DF6B4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>build professional
relationships and contacts among the employees in such other Federal
departments and agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05175842EA984BB8B48BD4946A312590"><enum>(E)</enum><text>invigorate the
Department’s arms control and nonproliferation workforce with professionally
rewarding opportunities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BD136295269412092E9F3127068CD75"><enum>(F)</enum><text>incorporate human
capital strategic plans and activities of the Department, and address critical
human capital deficiencies, professional development, recruitment and retention
efforts, and succession planning within the Federal workforce of the
Department.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H08546CB8F54346949552F565B68B5938"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H49C40DFFFEAB4A7F86CF0E20F23A787C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide oversight
of the establishment and implementation of the Rotation Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9300116B8840465E9F7AE976554323FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish a
framework that supports the goals of the Rotation Program and promotes cross
disciplinary rotational opportunities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA63F1550389F4F8081286063D1E01EDC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish
eligibility for employees of other Federal departments and agencies concerned
with national security responsibilities to participate in the Rotation Program
and select participants from such employees who apply;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA224F3B3CA7E41CA8F1E3B21CC9C3A12"><enum>(D)</enum><text>establish
incentives for such employees to participate in the Rotation Program, including
promotions and employment preferences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5166651A6AD0456299DA864273D9F7D5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>ensure that the
Rotation Program provides professional education and training;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E90C33D6C6B483C907DEADD233209B8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>ensure that the
Rotation Program develops qualified employees and future leaders with broad
based experience throughout the Department; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E697CF8B51E4B089850B4745DF425AE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>provide for
greater interaction among employees in such Federal departments and agencies,
including the Agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H519608149DCB4D949C45F838EB56E2FB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Allowances,
privileges, and benefits</header><text>All allowances, privileges, rights,
seniority, and other benefits of employees participating in the Rotation
Program shall be preserved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95F68AAEC06147C1AAA2495CB3FB70EC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
establishment of the Rotation Program, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a
report on the status of the Rotation Program, including a description of the
Rotation Program, the number of individuals participating, and how the Rotation
Program is used in succession planning and leadership development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA71FB3394FE54A01989126F95FBFD66F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>246.</enum><header>Arms control and
nonproliferation scholarship program</header>
<subsection id="HECF5E07E95A74277B2ACCB0C1E7E82C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="HEC11B812759341879BF3D716AD2F88FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State (in this section referred to as
the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall establish a scholarship program (to be
known as the <quote>Arms Control and Nonproliferation Scholarship
Program</quote>) to award scholarships for the purpose of recruiting and
preparing students for civilian careers in the fields of nonproliferation, arms
control, and international security to meet the critical needs of the
Department of State (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Department</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09C2C33EDB6B47B1997FB51EFDF630E8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection of
recipients</header>
<subparagraph id="H853BD4E6FD64482EBEC62648D75D0815"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Merit and agency
needs</header><text>Individuals shall be selected to receive scholarships under
this section through a competitive process primarily on the basis of academic
merit and the arms control and nonproliferation needs of the Department.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2822D5620D6C449EAB9098BA6A5FC0B0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Demonstrated
commitment</header><text>Individuals selected under this section shall have a
demonstrated interest in public service and a commitment to the field of study
for which the scholarship is awarded.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCEF418EFAAAB4B42A6B4A8CEA8E66158"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contractual
agreements</header><text>In order to carry out the scholarship program, the
Secretary shall enter into contractual agreements with individuals selected
under paragraph (2) pursuant to which such individuals agree to serve as
full-time employees of the Department, for a period to be determined by the
Secretary, not to exceed 6 years, in arms control and nonproliferation
positions needed by the Department and for which the individuals are qualified,
in exchange for receiving a scholarship.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5FAF14CA820C4F7495E484B608B497A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Except
as provided in subjection (f), in order to be eligible to participate in the
scholarship program, an individual shall be enrolled or accepted for enrollment
as a full-time student at an institution of higher education and be pursuing or
intend to pursue undergraduate or graduate education in an academic field or
discipline specified in the list made available under subsection (d) and be a
United States citizen.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE6B06AEA62054D85A4FA1FD2C6E92A7A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An
individual seeking a scholarship under this section shall submit to the
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information, agreements, or assurances as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC7E3B9071A1443B8B7F8EE73BEAC2F14"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Programs and
fields of study</header><text>The Secretary shall make publicly available a
list of academic programs and fields of study for which scholarships under this
section may be awarded.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H74879CE874B84E3CA11482240B85A1E1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Scholarships</header>
<paragraph id="H38272091C68143529958436657DF6B97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may award a scholarship under this section
for an academic year if the individual applying for the scholarship has
submitted to the Secretary, as part of the application required under
subsection (c), a proposed academic program leading to a degree in a program or
field of study specified on the list made available under subsection
(d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4AA877ACCB784600861FF7BAF41F0255"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
years</header><text>An individual may not receive a scholarship under this
section for more than four academic years, unless the Secretary grants a
waiver.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCBBC0582E6E846D2BC4845F484E59601"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Student
responsibilities</header><text>Scholarship recipients shall maintain
satisfactory academic progress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H005E209F55FC4DCAA7EF04CACCF6AED6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
dollar amount of a scholarship awarded under this section for an academic year
shall be determined under regulations issued by the Secretary, but shall in no
case exceed the cost of tuition, fees, and other authorized expenses as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A0D4397765F45F1930F429714C8DF14"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of
scholarships</header><text>A scholarship awarded under this section may be
expended for tuition, fees, and other authorized expenses as established by the
Secretary by regulation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5110BBA6B26342F5A99AC386F8A14927"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Payment to
institution of higher education</header><text>The Secretary may enter into a
contractual agreement with an institution of higher education under which the
amounts provided for a scholarship under this section for tuition, fees, and
other authorized expenses are paid directly to the institution with respect to
which such scholarship is awarded.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H816BBE6FBABA4C808BA6E5F590C7D6F9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Special
consideration for current employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (b), up to 5
percent of the scholarships awarded under this section may be set aside for
individuals who are Federal employees on the date of the enactment of this Act
to enhance the education of such employees in areas of critical arms control or
nonproliferation needs of the Department, for undergraduate or graduate
education under the scholarship on a full-time or part-time basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H26A5ED695D31443099A62FAFF48B91DF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Repayment</header>
<paragraph id="H5888B8BD75A94B549639680B54E73E65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A scholarship recipient who fails to maintain a high
level of academic standing, as defined by the Secretary who is dismissed for
disciplinary reasons from the educational institution such recipient is
attending, or who voluntarily terminates academic training before graduation
from the educational program for which the scholarship was awarded shall be in
breach of the contractual agreement under subsection (a)(3) and, in lieu of any
service obligation arising under such agreement, shall be liable to the United
States for repayment within 1 year after the date of such default of all
scholarship funds paid to such recipient and to the institution of higher
education on the behalf of such recipient under such agreement. The repayment
period may be extended by the Secretary if the Secretary determines such to be
necessary, as established by regulation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1A3FAFA658E4B17A654A9756D96A0FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>A
scholarship recipient who, for any reason, fails to begin or complete the
service obligation under the contractual agreement under subsection (a)(3)
after completion of academic training, or fails to comply with the terms and
conditions of deferment established by the Secretary under paragraph (1), shall
be in breach of such contractual agreement and shall be liable to the United
States for an amount equal to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5E0DEAE685B4711BC62F1FE3067B1F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total amount
of the scholarship received by such recipient under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8F8816622DC41F9B54E63B1BEC028A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the interest on
such amounts which would be payable if at the time the scholarship was received
such scholarship was a loan bearing interest at the maximum legally prevailing
rate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2FF288BBC91248999CDA8F9C04B491FB"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall prescribe regulations necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE55DD608CD8348F09714CF75BD2B794E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given such term
under section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD33218997A6D4F80A4EE16502FBFF9A4"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under section 101, such sums as may be necessary
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H970E2726CEEC4905901F5C984B6CAA06"><enum>247.</enum><header>Scientific
advisory committee</header>
<subsection id="H6F3C5929C31E418C9E52A9BF1A83CD46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="H7955E4954E634539995842874481D956"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may
establish a Scientific Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Committee</quote>) of not to exceed ten members, not fewer than eight of
whom shall be scientists.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAC0C812BE034917AC9213C0CF12B075"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Committee is established in
accordance with paragraph (1), the members of the Committee shall be appointed
by the President, as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C6C27CAB1A4465F8F33377068F3FAEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One member, who shall be a person of
special scientific distinction, shall be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, as Chairman of the Committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H902ACF42C2E74C25ABFB31FFCD1248CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nine other members shall be appointed by
the President.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F0CB98B123742F884BC3992C8EE5A9D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Committee is established in
accordance with paragraph (1), the Committee shall meet not less often than
twice per year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H71C4057ED3C04A6A9C76C4873AA63507"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Function</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Committee is established in
accordance with subsection (a)(1), the Committee shall advise the President,
the Secretary of State, and the Undersecretary for Arms Control and
International Security regarding scientific, technical, and policy matters
affecting arms control and nonproliferation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB2F22E8CB3A645C88AA9B224EAFC3A40"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reimbursement of
expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Committee is
established in accordance with subsection (a)(1), the members of the Committee
may receive reimbursement of expenses only in accordance with the provisions
applicable to the reimbursement of experts and consultants under section 401(d)
of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (Public Law 87–297; 22 U.S.C.
2581(d)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H14DD9BABE37A49EA9B5B8E19AFDF3BC7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Scientist
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the
term <quote>scientist</quote> means an individual who has a demonstrated
knowledge and technical expertise with respect to arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament matters and who has distinguished himself or
herself in any of the fields of physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, or
engineering, including weapons engineering.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Organization and
Personnel Authorities</header>
<subtitle id="H0B1C0713968249E6A961DC997B7A6D09"><enum>A</enum><header>Towards
Modernizing the Department of State</header>
<section id="H82F8D2BE014749299386944937D04D7F"><enum>301.</enum><header>Towards a more
modern and expeditionary Foreign Service</header>
<subsection id="H90CB4BDB6541478E816F0F1AB95812EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Targeted
expansion of Foreign Service</header><text>The Secretary of State shall expand
the Foreign Service to—</text>
<paragraph id="H34B2C2C9639E4DDCA6542196FC437456"><enum>(1)</enum><text>fill vacancies,
particularly those vacancies overseas that are critical to key United States
foreign policy and national security interests, and, in particular, to prevent
crises before they emerge;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD0A0BDAB288417F9C8B5A7D6F4CF4CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increase the
capacity of the Department of State to assign and deploy Foreign Service
officers and other personnel to prevent, mitigate, and respond to international
crises and instability in foreign countries that threaten key United States
foreign policy and national security interests; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6468039DFCC24BDFB7F392F48B640B7C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that before
being assigned to assignments requiring new or improved skills, members of the
Foreign Service, other than foreign national employees and consular agents (as
such terms are defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 3903)), as appropriate, receive language, security, area, and other
training that is necessary to successfully execute their responsibilities and
to enable such members to obtain advanced and other education that will
increase the capacity of the Foreign Service to complete its mission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H257BF3B5515F43828F37DECF919EE5CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorized
increases</header>
<paragraph id="H20A0521306484AFDA67F1AE5B1A6E1A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>At the
Department of State</header><text>The Secretary of State is authorized to hire
an additional 750 members of the Foreign Service (above attrition) in fiscal
year 2010 over the number of such members employed as of September 30, 2009,
and an additional 750 members of the Foreign Service (above attrition) in
fiscal year 2011 over the number of such members employed as of September 30,
2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF9DD89E17FA74969A410D7D38A87DB86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>At
USAID</header><text>The Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development is authorized to hire an additional 350 members of
the Foreign Service (above attrition) in fiscal year 2010 over the number of
such members employed as of September 30, 2009, and an additional 350 members
of the Foreign Service (above attrition) in fiscal year 2011 over the number of
such members employed as of September 30, 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72FC34ED00B24539BDFE456BE7A785EC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as
limiting the authority of the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development to hire personnel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8D6C2955559F4DFDADE1CCD84BC6A8E7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expansion of
functions of the Foreign Service</header><text>Section 104 of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3904) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H26BA1F2B38DC457A9992EDA7B3EFA7C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC41DDDFD1194AE2848D7659F46EC4A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8C8D9A7EF0F34DD9ABC1917383DED8C8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H955C7B832A604987952CC00DF1D87613"><enum>(2)</enum><text>work actively to
prevent, mitigate, and respond in a timely manner to international crises and
instability in foreign countries that threaten the key United States foreign
policy and national security
interests;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E4FFA58A6974AEFA2123079D2E45BB7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Worldwide
availability</header><text>Section 301(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3941(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7FD6F1FA06C54F2FB0AA4E90964D76EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(1)</quote> before <quote>The Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40198327F78E4BBEB5AC453F98033C76"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8C3E8B3110784B418FF9BDB5E59489A4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD695854101344FD4899AA50593045533" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6214B302B042498B962FB9847B6B0387"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as provided in
subparagraphs (B) and (C), at the time of entry into the Service, each member
of the Service shall be available to be assigned worldwide.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33F5232B53B14D2BA2E8DAB5552408A4" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>With respect to the medical
eligibility of any applicant for appointment as a Foreign Service officer
candidate, the Secretary of State shall determine such availability through
appropriate medical examinations. If based on such examinations the Secretary
determines that such applicant is ineligible to be assigned worldwide, the
Secretary may waive the worldwide availability requirement under subparagraph
(A) if the Secretary determines that such waiver is required to fulfill a
compelling Service need. The Secretary shall establish an internal
administrative review process for medical ineligibility determinations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC2931B06FE734CD88CCCEFE53A728DC6" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary may also waive or
reduce the worldwide availability requirement under subparagraph (A) if the
Secretary determines, in the Secretary’s discretion, that such waiver or
reduction is
warranted.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC128D76E04BB4A269D766C0F55C04733"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Recruiting
candidates who have experience in unstable situations</header><text>Section 301
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941), as amended by section
212(c) of this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H23106FB20EAA41CCAAEEF4BFF900A3B4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3DD91595D0524621A1D48ECD574201D1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Experience in
unstable situations</header><text>The fact that an applicant for appointment as
a Foreign Service officer candidate has the experience of working in situations
where public order has been undermined by instability, or where there is no
civil authority that can effectively provide public safety, may be considered
an affirmative factor in making such
appointments.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HC8B675E7F4774F0CA0F24AE0D283820E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Section
708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsections:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7300B392391C48ABB0D46B4579E6FD7C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA5BD3D629894461385D0E9D89A8161C3"><enum>(c)</enum><text>The Secretary of
State shall ensure that members of the Service, other than foreign national
employees and consular agents, as appropriate, receive training on methods for
conflict mitigation and resolution and on the necessary skills to be able to
function successfully where public order has been undermined by instability or
where there is no civil authority that can effectively provide public
safety.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5E9D8CEBB4D64C1499E774CE07D034C8"><enum>(d)</enum><text>The Secretary of
State shall ensure that members of the Service, other than foreign national
employees and consular agents, as appropriate, have opportunities during their
careers to obtain advanced education and training in academic and other
relevant institutions in the United States and abroad to increase the capacity
of the Service to fulfill its
mission.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H8D7C45DB219246B58BFEE15E3C295502"><enum>302.</enum><header>Quadrennial
review of diplomacy and development</header>
<subsection id="H57D22465DB154F3D8BD93E57505EC302"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development of
national strategy on diplomacy and development</header>
<paragraph id="H697797D025EF484BA76D691C3DBAB21D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than December 1, 2010, the President shall
develop and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a national
strategy on United States diplomacy and development. The strategy shall include
the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E1FC10DF5DE4AF1823328023D518008"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An identification of key objectives and
missions for United States foreign policy and foreign assistance policies and
programs, including a clear statement on United States objectives for
development assistance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B5A746C5D7048A58C8DBCE5E0E03A4B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A description of
the roles of civilian agencies and mechanisms for implementing such strategy,
including interagency coordination.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C5AE1BEA00E49349840EE64AE07EF61"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The requirements
for overseas infrastructure necessary to carry out such strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE18DFF3460C94D309F27E707B3E1C89B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Plans to adapt
such agencies and mechanisms to changing circumstances and the role of
international institutions in such strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CDD46100CDE47FAA275E9E6DD4FCC0F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Budget
requirements to carry out such strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23A7D46AF8D942EC9625E02EDFCAF549"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other elements of United States foreign
policy and foreign assistance policies and programs with a view toward
determining and expressing the strategy of the United States and establishing a
diplomacy and development program for the next 10 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9CC027D0748D424AA8055E7A1BB7FC16"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relationship to
National Security Strategy</header><text>The strategy described in paragraph
(1) shall be consistent with any National Security Strategy prescribed by the
President pursuant to section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 404a) that has been issued after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB74921E5476D4F5A8D2D5A040C2277D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review
required</header>
<paragraph id="HF7EC3A0A8DBE4749918E86F002C367FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning in 2013, the President shall every 4 years,
during a year following a year evenly divisible by four, conduct a
comprehensive examination (to be known as a <quote>Quadrennial Review of
Diplomacy and Development</quote>) of the national strategy for United States
diplomacy and development described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F7790E3331446AE9D7132021D583E66"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Key elements of
review</header><text>The review described in paragraph (1) shall include the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2526C8F4A0154E8FBFBBDF47576817B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A review of all
elements of the strategy described in subsection (a), consistent with the most
recent National Security Strategy prescribed by the President pursuant to
section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a) that has been
issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H73A3A734760D4E02B5DFDB93A20F212D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A review of the
roles and responsibilities of Federal departments and agencies in carrying out
the strategy described in subsection (a) and the mechanisms for cooperation
between such departments and agencies, including the coordination of such
departments and agencies and the relationship between the principal offices of
such departments and agencies and offices defining sufficient capacity,
resources, overseas infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of United
States diplomacy and development of the United States that would be required to
have a high level of confidence that the United States can successfully execute
the full range of missions called for in such strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71B11E65274648558B27B6CD320A1721"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Identifying the
budget plan that would be required to provide sufficient resources to execute
successfully the full range of missions called for in the strategy described in
subsection (a) at a high level of success and any additional resources required
to achieve such a level of success.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8206F0FD14244ABD8E1774C7C2026489"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Making
recommendations that are not constrained to comply with the budget submitted to
Congress by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD878C2D83114EB0B9668CA3A04E2DD6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Interagency
coordination and consultation</header>
<subparagraph id="HABEFB208D48C4C1F9E236BAAC308615E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Quadrennial
Review of Diplomacy and Development shall take into account the views of the
Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the
Treasury, the United States Trade Representative, and the head of any other
relevant agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C0A7B626D9F46FB8FAACB757C14C561"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Delegation</header><text>If
the President delegates the requirements of this section, the head of the
Federal department or agency to whom such delegation is made shall consult with
each official specified in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8B834B73347549EF9CA4FE81AE80B0BD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation
with outside stakeholders</header><text>In developing the strategy required
under subsection (a) and conducting the review required under subsection (b),
the President shall consult with private businesses, non-governmental
organizations involved in diplomacy and development, and experts at academic
institutions or institutions involved in the study of foreign policy or
development matters.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H452D21B83EDE492A965624B5EF129495"><enum>(d)</enum><header>QRDD and
congressional committees</header>
<paragraph id="HCAEBCFE10040488597E848BABAB2A9F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the strategy required under
subsection (a) and conducting the review required under subsection (b), the
President shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2DFB0AAFAC84B3AAFA4C576273877CF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
on each Quadrennial Review of Diplomacy and Development. The report shall be
submitted in the year following the year in which such a Quadrennial Review is
conducted, but not later than the date on which the President submits the
budget for the next fiscal year to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code. The report shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5054582760A5420AA7332C9181F65AFD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The results of such a Quadrennial Review,
including a comprehensive discussion of the national strategy for United States
foreign policy and foreign assistance policies and programs, the roles and
responsibilities of and strategic guidance for civilian agencies and mechanisms
in implementing such strategy, the requirements for overseas infrastructure
necessary to carry out such strategy, plans to adapt such agencies and
mechanisms to changing circumstances, and the role of international
institutions in such strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7F270C0D26674147B4DDF4AA6831AA70"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assumed or defined objectives and
missions that inform the national strategy for United States foreign policy and
foreign assistance policies and programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA46717986B404B6BB746E4B2504A7B89"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The threats to the
assumed or defined objectives and missions of the United States that were
examined for the purposes of such a Quadrennial Review.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBE87D7EA9F346D3A3CC5760BA290B7E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The assumptions
used in such a Quadrennial Review, including assumptions relating to—</text>
<clause id="HDDF0A683D9144D139D6BB8EC3286A18B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
capacity of United States diplomatic and development personnel to respond to
such threats;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3649AC553ADB40C2B39FB77949B477BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
cooperation and capacity of allies, other friendly countries, and international
institutions in addressing such threats;</text>
</clause><clause id="H83944B36AD9E4661B8DD3217B575FD5B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>levels of
engagement in operations other than war and smaller-scale contingencies and
withdrawal from such operations and contingencies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEA1AE4AC6995488CA51FFFEBA16431FF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
intensity, duration, and military and political end-states of conflicts and
smaller-scale contingencies that arise in the diplomatic and development
context.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEBBB6E26BC84BAE84D92BAD30FEA96B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The anticipated
roles and missions of the reserve components available to civilian agencies,
including capabilities and resources necessary to assure that such reserve
components can capably discharge such roles and missions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF4CF11F0B17A458289CF5C54F0883B37"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The extent to
which diplomatic and development personnel need to be shifted to different
regions to carry out the national strategy under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43192E8FB80F4B0895C60197B481431E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Any other matter
the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H083CB9E892A34913ADE1867B160FAF9F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Independent
panel assessment</header>
<paragraph id="HDB5E02C0A5284AB1BC536BA447DDB2DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 6 months before the date on which the
report on a Quadrennial Review of Diplomacy and Development is to be
transmitted under subsection (d), the President shall establish a panel to
conduct an assessment of such a Quadrennial Review.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5866AD0FA5F945B29DE08ABDA3F046FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report on
assessment</header><text>Not later than 3 months after the date on which the
report on such a Quadrennial Review is transmitted under subsection (d), the
panel established under paragraph (1) shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees an assessment of such a Quadrennial Review, including
an assessment of the recommendations of such a Quadrennial Review, the stated
and implied assumptions incorporated in such a Quadrennial Review, and the
vulnerabilities of the strategy underlying such a Quadrennial Review.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5CBF96B789284DBC94307E289330BA4E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>Any
provision in this section relating to budgets or budget plans shall not be
construed to require any information on any program that is funded from
accounts within budget function 050 (National Defense).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H164191DECE4A43D79ABB7EED70544909"><enum>303.</enum><header>Establishment
of the Lessons Learned Center</header>
<subsection id="HDAA0886E8A584B83A26332D023372957"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID), is authorized to establish in the
Department of State and under the authority of the Undersecretary for
Management a Lessons Learned Center (referred to in this section as the
<quote>LLC</quote>) which will serve as a central organization for collection,
analysis, archiving, and dissemination of observations, best practices, and
lessons learned by, from, and to Foreign Service officers and support personnel
in the Department of State and USAID.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H35EBB74949AB46CCBE6D1657611F8659"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the LLC is to increase, enhance, and sustain the ability of the
Department of State and USAID to effectively carry out their missions by
devising a system for the collection, analysis, archiving, and dissemination of
lessons learned, improving information sharing and learning capacity, and
enabling, encouraging, and rewarding critical, innovative analysis.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H367D2052A47343DE8E141810B9436C10"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
the status of efforts to establish the LLC. The report shall include
recommendations—</text>
<paragraph id="H7A25B40BFB054D14A8828D6FCDEACAC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>concerning the
regulation and structure of the LLC, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAFB18CD3502245979874A864C4BB844C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how to encourage
service in the LLC;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABD6EE0F5C0F4C2F8D48BEDD8643C772"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how to provide for
the necessary academic freedom to provide innovative, critical analysis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE868D73172F412D90A29ABE6EEDB859"><enum>(C)</enum><text>how to ensure that
the staffing of the LLC is a mix of senior and junior staff of the Foreign
Service and civil service in the Department of State and USAID;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEBE07743A88445EF9CE5EF95E7314F10"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the anticipated
expenditures associated with the establishment of the LLC under subsection (a);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC18FCE587514A0894AADE8FF96D48A7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>physical structure
of the LLC; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9320ECC562C740599DCFDB1DC8CFBDE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for any
legislation necessary to establish the LLC.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAFF698B7175F4EF999FD95796B498DB8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H41CF352A899641A7B0695A14B710AF9C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Academic
freedom</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>academic freedom</quote> means the capability, capacity, and
authorization to produce analysis and evaluation without concern for
retaliation or other negative impact on the observer’s career.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CF310CB918A487F9C1A4276D99CD682"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lessons
learned</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>lessons learned</quote> means information resulting from evaluation or
observation of negotiations, operations, exercises, training events, or other
processes and experiences, particularly any corrective measures or innovative
techniques, that produced an improved performance or increased
capability.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1F7DE997493D44449066A8736B21EE15"><enum>304.</enum><header>Locally
employed staff compensation</header>
<subsection id="H6CA7F4CDB71D4566A9B101C80C655493"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HF1EF9FF965034E2C8CA6475B6F3BA03B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>United States
diplomatic and consular missions worldwide retain over 51,000 locally employed
staff under local compensation plans (LCP’s) in about 170 overseas
missions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H17A395B9905740588D7504BE21846E64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The locally
employed staff is the backbone of diplomatic operations, providing management,
programmatic, security, maintenance, custodial, and other services wherever the
Department of State has established an overseas post.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0CE689F560CD4D7C8B1E985366A27060"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Foreign Service
and other United States officers who rotate in-and-out of such missions every 2
to 3 years are highly dependent on the local employees to bring them up to
speed and make sure that the work of any such mission does not falter in
transitions during rotations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD2EE4D62F564DE89BA41B6BFE0DC863"><enum>(4)</enum><text>As the number of
positions at such missions designated for United States officers that are not
filled continues to increase, locally employed staff are called upon to assume
many of the responsibilities that United States staff have carried in the
past.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21D0F4A110E54E1EBB0B4E8C1EE217CF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Based on a survey
conducted by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Department of State, the
United States is failing to provide a competitive compensation package for
locally employed staff that is commensurate with their experience, technical
skills, and responsibilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94408A339EBC4BC2B955FCD03FB05090"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Department of
State OIG survey data show that the United States Government is providing
salary increases that are approximately 60 percent of what is the prevailing
practice of the local labor market.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1BE3755ED5024757BE75D8236F28360E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Department of
State OIG has found numerous cases in which such missions are losing staff to
other employers. The OIG has also found numerous cases where it is difficult to
replace employees who left to take other jobs, particularly in countries with
low unemployment rates.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF7E3B58227A64A5389AC56C871AD2A97"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy
review</header><text>The Secretary of State shall direct a policy review to
assess the adequacy of locally employed staff compensation. In carrying out
such policy review the Secretary shall consider the recommendations of the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State, including the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H105018C5CCC640CEBEECC45CDF288918"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Bureau of
Human Resources, in coordination with the Office of Management, Policy,
Rightsizing and Innovation, should hire an outside contractor with
international experience to perform an organizational review of the
Compensation Management Division of the Office of Overseas Employment to advise
on the organization of the compensation management division and on how many
analysts are required to handle the compensation management responsibilities,
and to recommend training and certifications the analysts should obtain.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H838EBCADBAB3436297DBEE32AB4D0E4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Office of
Management, Policy, Rightsizing and Innovation, in coordination with the Bureau
of Human Resources and the Bureau of Resource Management, should ensure that
the working group on locally employed staff compensation reviews the
connectivity between the activities of the Office of Overseas Employment and
the Office of State Programs, Operations and Budget in the Bureau of Resource
Management, and makes and distributes written, documented determinations as to
the data used by the two offices to make estimates of locally employed staff
compensation adjustments, the timing of these activities, and the
responsibility each office has for tracking implementation of locally employed
staff compensation adjustments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94A56D725C1B4ABF8EDAAC10096295C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Bureau of
Human Resources, in coordination with the Office of Management, Policy,
Rightsizing and Innovation, should implement a locally employed staff
compensation review process whereby the Office of Overseas Employment in the
Bureau of Human Resources reviews and adjust each post’s salary schedule every
5 years based on a recent salary survey. During the intervening years, the
Department should authorize cost-of-living (or inflation) adjustments based on
reliable inflation data.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD37F911C9DCA49E0A8899124C1C1B935"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Bureau of
Human Resources, in coordination with the Office of Management, Policy,
Rightsizing and Innovation, should implement a systematic process of providing
comprehensive information to diplomatic and consular missions, Department of
State offices, and agency headquarters on periodic salary survey reviews,
including comprehensible salary survey analysis, explanations of salary survey
changes, and if appropriate, copies of the off-the-shelf surveys for the host
country. This approach should be documented and made a part of the periodic
process.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA01BDC6054B94F7DB297ABCC96D88395"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Bureau of
Human Resources, in coordination with the Office of Management, Policy,
Rightsizing and Innovation, the regional bureaus, and the Bureau of Resource
Management, should establish, maintain, and monitor a database that tracks
information related to locally employed staff compensation and adjustments,
including budgetary resources, salary level ceilings calculated by the Office
of Overseas Employment, salary levels requested by post, salary levels
implemented, dates for these activities, and calculations of whether the
Department is meeting prevailing practice. This database should replace the
current practice of communicating salary review information by cable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H879D0341332B4B3CA677E921246DE8AF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Bureau of
Human Resources, in coordination with the Office of Management, Policy,
Rightsizing and Innovation, should evaluate the possibility of using different
pay setting data establishing different pay scales for blue-collar positions
and for professional level positions, and should issue and distribute a written
report on the findings and the possibility of implementing the findings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7FCE97D70F834D7B96D58E00EDAC9A3D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Office of
Management, Policy, Rightsizing and Innovation should ensure that the working
group on locally employed staff compensation considers the possibility of
including members from other United States Government agencies that employ
locally employed staff. Whether this recommendation is implemented or not, the
Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing and Innovation should document the
decision in writing, and distribute the decision widely in the Department of
State and to other agencies that employ locally employed staff.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35DDE69234DF4B3B80D28D82028D69D2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The Office of
Management, Policy, Rightsizing and Innovation should ensure that the working
group on locally employed staff compensation considers the possibility of
centralizing decision making for locally employed staff salary increases, and,
whether such is eventually implemented or not, make a determination as to its
value, document the decision in writing, and distribute the decision widely in
the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE73038A792784EA596A41537B6F8128A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The Bureau of
Human Resources, in cooperation with Resource Management International
Cooperative Administrative Support Services, should establish a senior level
interagency locally employed staff board of governors to set overall locally
employed staff policy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB19B0080C85A48D3B739EEAA953DBA4C"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The Bureau of
Human Resources should send the cable announcing the proposed salary increases
for locally employed staff to the attention of both the chief of mission and
the management officer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FF886D96AE848CFAF5FE3678B01FF3E"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Bureau of Human Resources should
request a list of position titles and grades from all positions with exception
rate ranges and details on the exception rate range adjustments in the 2010
Locally Employed Staff Compensation Questionnaire.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H873934A982B64ED88C874A7A9C4BDBF3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State shall submit to the appropriate committees a report on the
implementation of this section, including a review of efforts to implement the
recommendations of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of
State specified in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0B11790CD9DF4C4DB30BCBABDBB9532E"><enum>305.</enum><header>Increasing the
capacity of the Department of State to respond to crises</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (5) of section 1603 of the
Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2008 (title XVI of
Public Law 110–417) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD516BFF38F84AEEB0FC88B36AC31391" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7113BF33ACA64B3B8CB6AD87839A068C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Personnel
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>personnel</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8BDF5F9503884FF3A67047C830331CB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individuals serving in any service
described in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code, other than in the
legislative or judicial branch;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80CB9628A6384FB0A8575B7476F4842B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>individuals
employed by personal services contract, including those employed pursuant to
section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2669(c)) and section 636(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2396(a)(3)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19F9E6AF0AAE41D59E302E67E06DC721"><enum>(C)</enum><text>individuals
appointed under section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
3943).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H8DE787EA77CB44638E02395EB63F5CF4"><enum>B</enum><header>Foreign Service
Pay Equity and Death Gratuity</header>
<section id="H85BAF3BEACA9493CAC8376E7F0206582"><enum>311.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Foreign Service Overseas
Pay Equity Act of 2009</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H8A3E27518ECE439288E80D6F6893B354"><enum>312.</enum><header>Overseas
comparability pay adjustment</header>
<subsection id="H9D2C1940A77147F39F49B6A00F53DB63"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Overseas
Comparability Pay Adjustment</header>
<paragraph id="H234C4D3FD5344DE29B4E1EDEFD0A22D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 4 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3961 and following) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H55E5CE2BEC8E45CEA52CCEC91508966D" style="OLC">
<section id="HFFC3B3B6F48E4AB3AD364F479BB8A295"><enum>415.</enum><header>Overseas
comparability pay adjustment</header>
<subsection id="HB811841E009C4B079F5B8A7CB9B6773C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A member of the Service who is designated class 1 or
below for purposes of section 403 and whose official duty station is neither in
the continental United States nor in a non-foreign area shall receive, in
accordance with the phase-in schedule set forth in subsection (c), a
locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) equal to the
locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be
provided under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, if such member’s
official duty station were in the District of Columbia.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE34DED3EA9344626B678C753D2B2FCA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment as
basic pay</header><text>The amount of any locality-based comparability payment
which is payable to a member of the Service by virtue of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC7CE250AC5A457A849FDED8470F6C25"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be
considered to be part of the basic pay of such member—</text>
<subparagraph id="H62F45E7C2C1A40B38D008A953E4FE132"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the same
purposes as provided for under section 5304(c)(2)(A) of title 5, United States
Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H593328FA7E8F40269B014E628C8DBEA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for purposes of
chapter 8; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E4E1219D74141F7AD9DCF7DF67D43F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be subject
to any limitations on pay applicable to locality-based comparability payments
under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50BDAA0A6F034C03B580F314A92990F5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Phase-In</header><text>The
locality-based comparability payment payable to a member of the Service under
this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HD937D9DD76164D73B8D4FF0A4B19AF3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">beginning on the first day of the first pay
period that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, be
up to 33.33 percent of the payment which would otherwise apply under subsection
(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC760643972C4232A2033C6FA2F7439B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>beginning on the
first day of the first pay period in April 2010, be up to 66.67 percent of the
payment which would otherwise apply under subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4A2E81BD5F4455EAB452C60A59A86AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>beginning on the
first day of the first pay period in fiscal year 2011 and each subsequent
fiscal year, be equal to the payment determined under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1D34676FB328412FB75FE1A42F1545CB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Non-foreign area
defined</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <quote>non-foreign
area</quote> has the same meaning as is given such term in regulations carrying
out section 5941 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0905B3F1F4184A649E40B4B4FCAC45DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents set forth in section 2 of such
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 414 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BAD5E4FD2C443BA9F746D6EC2BC2A81" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 415. Overseas comparability pay
adjustment.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2D7E9B181FC249D6B3C31E4D57FF018D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments relating to the Foreign Service Retirement Systems</header>
<paragraph id="HDC77BF9D0A7D4A9B8C97E9EF028E951C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Contributions to
the fund</header><text>Effective as of the first pay period beginning on or
after October 1, 2010, section 805(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4045(a)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H95A631F7A9124E1AA414752D0133C7E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="HC09DAA60D50442DE83EEDF867523A8EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the first sentence, by striking <quote>7.25 percent</quote> and inserting
<quote>7 percent</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE08795B242C641A3870792868593913B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the second sentence, by striking <quote>The contribution by the employing
agency</quote> through <quote>and shall be made</quote> and inserting <quote>An
equal amount shall be contributed by the employing agency</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9324ADC3C7F46B99E7B7B478611E76A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="H2C387DA7F36A409F90F9E74E3323DB34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>, plus an amount equal to .25 percent of
basic pay</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H71F6EFAD82604A0B90FA31E85103DF6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>, plus an amount equal to .25 percent of
basic pay</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D55D79287CA4035A4CE2E93D266CFB4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking all that follows <quote>Code</quote> and inserting a period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D5ED9BEAEE34214B94CFCC71B8CC12A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Computation of
annuities</header><text>Section 806(a)(9) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4046(a)(9)) is
amended by striking <quote>is outside the continental United States
shall</quote> and inserting <quote>was outside the continental United States
during the period beginning on December 29, 2002, and ending on the day before
the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after October 1, 2011 (or
during any portion thereof), shall, to the extent that such computation is
based on the basic salary or basic pay of such member for such period (or
portion thereof),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3BD6AC878C94D44A46BBE9EFDD35164"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Entitlement to
annuity</header><text>Section 855(a)(3) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4071d(a)(3)) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF9F097F978224096A4F861E1B254BDB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 8414</quote> and inserting <quote>section 8415</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E6B0C0ACBFE437ABEA439261A0662BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>is outside the continental United States shall</quote> and inserting
<quote>was outside the continental United States during the period beginning on
December 29, 2002, and ending on the day before the first day of the first pay
period beginning on or after October 1, 2011 (or during any portion thereof),
shall, to the extent that such computation is based on the basic salary or
basic pay of such member for such period (or portion thereof),</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H630E367FD340440EBDFCBFCCDAE7E475"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deductions and
withholdings from pay</header><text>Section 856(a)(2) of such Act (22 U.S.C.
4071e(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFFFA07A45F3545ED8A3C2A3FE99B5595" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFB7D65FFBDC6491B81B302AEC9CE367F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The applicable
percentage under this subsection shall be as follows:</text>
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<tgroup cols="2" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="0.10.12"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colsep="0" colwidth="62.25pt" min-data-value="190" rowsep="0"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr-no-spread" colname="column2" colsep="0" colwidth="262.75pt" min-data-value="95" rowsep="0"></colspec>
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<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-clr" stub-hierarchy="1"><bold>Percentage</bold></entry><entry colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr"><bold>Time Period</bold></entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">7.5</entry><entry colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">Before January 1,
1999.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">7.75</entry><entry colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">January 1, 1999, to
December 31, 1999.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">7.9</entry><entry colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">January 1, 2000, to
December 31, 2000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">7.55</entry><entry colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">January 11, 2003, to the
day before the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after October
1, 2011.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">7.5</entry><entry colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">Beginning on the first day
of the first pay period beginning on or after October 1, 2011.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup></table>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB0E3A42488AB44819081F83445DB12BC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header><text>Not later than October 1, 2010, the Secretary of
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of
all allowances provided to members of the Foreign Service under the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 or under title 5, United States Code, and in particular,
how such allowances have been or will be affected by the amendments to the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 made by this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9FE1BFA9D0EA4599A89512491F2A10FC"><enum>313.</enum><header>Death
gratuity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The first sentence of
section 413(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3973(a)) is
amended by striking <quote>at the time of death</quote> and inserting <quote>at
level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States
Code, at the time of death, except that for employees compensated under local
compensation plans established under section 408, the amount shall be equal to
the greater of 1 year’s salary at the time of death or 1 year’s salary at the
highest step of the highest grade on the local compensation plan from which the
employee was being paid at the time of death</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HACEB975E3DC94DEFBEC9A2218D14CA02"><enum>C</enum><header>Other Organization
and Personnel Matters</header>
<section id="H6C446E95DB54494A8011339EB2ECAA9C"><enum>321.</enum><header>Transatlantic
diplomatic fellowship program</header>
<subsection id="HDB2C5512821F48A897126AF85E02BE18"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fellowship
authorized</header><text>Chapter 5 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3981 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6C2FB674184B40018F11A932FB82B152" style="OLC">
<section id="HD5683AACAF3E42B1BAB08BCDBBD51D62"><enum>506.</enum><header>Transatlantic
diplomatic fellowship program</header>
<subsection id="H7E35903C1E2F420688264486C6B1AF23"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is
authorized to establish the Transatlantic Diplomatic Fellowship Program. Under
the program, the Secretary may assign a member of the Service, for not more
than 1 year, to a position with any designated country or designated entity
that permits an employee to be assigned to a position with the
Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC1FC89409455497CA90CD49ED093BFCA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Salary and
benefits</header><text>The salary and benefits of a member of the Service shall
be paid as described in subsection (b) of section 503 during a period in which
such member is participating in the Transatlantic Diplomatic Fellowship
Program. The salary and benefits of an employee of a designated country or
designated entity participating in such program shall be paid by such country
or entity during the period in which such employee is participating in the
program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3264F30346F44909BBDDBE7DF8517316"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H8542B078BF194266A89FC94CF1C94817"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<quote>designated country</quote> means a member country of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H24E7B610828D4EB09930C46DE36927B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA14453062C34DD998481DC194F49F23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the European
Union.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H158C4A2483B14F4CB6F21239FBCBF46D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<quote>designated entity</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA68D405068C241EE9473DD88539E52D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD98EBB9959C4008A024ED0C121DC160"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the European
Union.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0BA35164C206456BACAA3C9508020F6A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed
to—</text>
<paragraph id="HCA719046530C49ED846E89241CE7FE3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>authorize the
appointment as an officer or employee of the United States of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD9677F0C2E4F4FC1BFD3F1BA8453C261"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an individual
whose allegiance is to any country, government, or foreign or international
entity other than to the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C2610B390F24E31A646580C21F68CA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an individual who
has not met the requirements of sections 3331, 3332, 3333, and 7311 of title 5,
United States Code, and any other provision of law concerning eligibility for
appointment as, and continuation of employment as, an officer or employee of
the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H643CE81B994940B497A9F4B3B45A8653"><enum>(2)</enum><text>authorize the
Secretary to assign a member of the Service to a position with any foreign
country whose laws, or foreign or international entity whose rules, require
such member to give allegiance or loyalty to such country or entity while
assigned to such
position.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H8048015AFC9443B6A0EA41CF30A4D811"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendments</header><text>The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDD080328EF0A4995B2DB47D3A7477A07"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 503 (22
U.S.C. 3983)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA26DC962C6574EEF83EE3FB4360F274F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional-inline">and</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="traditional-inline">Foreign
Governments, or</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BA31B7A2A4D4255BA769C18CF2D0B48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>, or
with a foreign government under sections 506 or 507</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB17C81F12858489BA4CD8B9D37C0799B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 2, in
the table of contents—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC8A3BCFE4A00476E8CCD910A5B937253"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
item relating to section 503 and inserting the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A3C8532D3FB40AE8649715A7191B4C8" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 503. Assignments to agencies,
international organizations, foreign governments, or other
bodies.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">and</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72674602EAE847CB94CD92E71B070D08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding after
the item relating to section 505 the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4D7718F143C4DAFA970E12A08644489" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 506. Transatlantic diplomatic
fellowship
program.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8D221F11CF1947EA85BE6F388612A84E"><enum>322.</enum><header>Security
officers exchange program</header>
<subsection id="HE069462C70AA40009E9DB285448613E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 5 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3981 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 506 (as added by
section 321(a) of this division) the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB773E22D6708476180E460F504D9014E" style="OLC">
<section id="HA3BC875BFEC04DCBA5A92466966879E9"><enum>507.</enum><header>Security
officers exchange program</header>
<subsection id="H1012D6816D1F492E9392638470274AEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is
authorized to establish the Security Officers Exchange Program. Under the
program, the Secretary may assign a member of the Service, for not more than a
total of 3 years, to a position with any country or international organization
designated by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (c) that permits an employee
to be assigned to a position with the Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H291318572FE448B6A666582DCD9A10AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Salary and
benefits</header><text>The salary and benefits of the members of the Service
shall be paid as described in subsection (b) of section 503 during a period in
which such officer is participating in the Security Officers Exchange Program.
The salary and benefits of an employee of a designated country or international
organization participating in such program shall be paid by such country or
international organization during the period in which such employee is
participating in the program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF7FC78DCA3E349F7AFD9EC31B5F6A2AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The
Secretary may designate a country or international organization to participate
in this program if the Secretary determines that such participation is in the
national security interests of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3201BCB76B3349E7878CA229B0CD9B0A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H040B6333F4F34694A9C6CA4176ECEE33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>authorize the
appointment as an officer or employee of the United States of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H16A74AFD6E60443B8E11C63AD26C30A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an individual
whose allegiance is to any country, government, or foreign or international
entity other than to the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B92BE1910E342F2BA825215231FD7EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an individual who
has not met the requirements of sections 3331, 3332, 3333, and 7311 of title 5,
United States Code, and any other provision of law concerning eligibility for
appointment as, and continuation of employment as, an officer or employee of
the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2BCF36AD0D314B798C65B2E7A9FA29D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>authorize the
Secretary to assign a member of the Service to a position with any foreign
country whose laws, or foreign or international entity whose rules, require
such member to give allegiance or loyalty to such country or entity while
assigned to such
position.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H1B685B1C64AE4E3595A370760CC8AA16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>Section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
is amended, in the table of contents, by adding after the item relating to
section 506 (as added by section 321(b)(2)(B) of this Act) the following new
item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B499D00D7834010A966B223A647E76C" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 507. Security officers exchange
program.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H01C12262CC8E4F3DB24AC1BA045D4158"><enum>323.</enum><header>Suspension of
Foreign Service members without pay</header>
<subsection id="H8719CF7957F7416898BC96146C849116"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Suspension</header><text>Section
610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H72CA049BE92F425B8A6C582E788E8F82" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HED180E6BE1054056B870F67D255251BB"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2074F3AEF63344848D720F4DE586836B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In order to promote the
efficiency of the Service, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Foreign
Service without pay when the member’s security clearance is suspended or when
there is reasonable cause to believe that the member has committed a crime for
which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD906992D90D64677A27F71999C27A7B3" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any member of the Foreign Service for
whom a suspension is proposed shall be entitled to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC60D8C22DD094BFFAE8335DC91286EED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>written notice stating the specific
reasons for the proposed suspension;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCDB070F8A974B319E53C75F2B8B8132"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a reasonable time to respond orally
and in writing to the proposed suspension;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFACC09BF87554FA69D9719621BBF2768"><enum>(C)</enum><text>representation by an attorney or other
representative; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE93C7733F8454E538516A8098676A47D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a final written decision, including
the specific reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3D0F01040A834272A4A53A247CCF82BC" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any member suspended under this
section may file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applicable to
grievances under chapter 11 of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD04E204DE5F948C1BADFEC00FF7F3B3E" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In the case of a grievance filed
under paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD42664CDC1DF492E8CB20589ED5D9E66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the review by the Foreign Service
Grievance Board shall be limited to a determination of whether the provisions
of paragraphs (1) and (2) have been fulfilled; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8861F89D71104A05AF4B7ABAE5C65424"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Foreign Service Grievance Board
may not exercise the authority provided under section 1106(8).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H687BFCEAD3A94538A2B74B57589F45FB" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5B6F9F46A6C4AA9BA9701AA95B312DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The term <quote>reasonable
time</quote> means—</text>
<clause id="H7E30D5A8FC22421D830DA19FE6DCD52B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to a member of the
Foreign Service assigned to duty in the United States, 15 days after receiving
notice of the proposed suspension; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE534F6A1C4704476BDC8521B6C085A12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to a member of the
Foreign Service assigned to duty outside the United States, 30 days after
receiving notice of the proposed suspension.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF53DD8E422DE4F298A503EDAF43D4833"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The term <quote>suspend</quote> or
<quote>suspension</quote> means the placing of a member of the Foreign Service
in a temporary status without duties and
pay.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HC9BC73B85C114003806E9AA9001147BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming and
clerical amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H7BBB98C28A8C49E99F1DF64786947D38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment of
section heading</header><text>Such section, as amended by subsection (a) of
this section, is further amended, in the section heading, by inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">;
Suspension</header-in-text></quote> before the period at the end.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB7B85D3696A140BE81CF2EB95AE61AE9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The item relating to such section in the table of
contents in section 2 of such Act is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE692E91D5F9148CC8CA7B2037ECB0DED" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 610. Separation for cause;
suspension.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H742B5BB0940848129D30741F2E2031E3"><enum>324.</enum><header>Repeal of
recertification requirement for Senior Foreign Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305(d) of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3945(d)) is hereby repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H02260D381EFC498181275C7AC120F00E"><enum>325.</enum><header>Limited
appointments in the Foreign Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6CA1449AE23648328369E84294FCDC7F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)
or (c)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H772D325DB7A34F2B96022BC47E484384"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBAF5932BF6B04C95A51861F1DA8EA2AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<clause id="HC5869E906A4F44E7A4A5CCDFD0CD797B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>(A),</quote> after <quote>if</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H676F8F8FA85A49D0BEF6F81AACCE182A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>, or (B), the
career candidate is serving in the uniformed services, as defined by the
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (38 U.S.C.
4301 et seq.), and the limited appointment expires in the course of such
service</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66EAFAF9D570410BAEA3CA48A9086F7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2F249749C2D4B96A9A23E9EC42FC366"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC556A854D5E48749CFE37C4484157FC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding after
paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DC4EC6671BC40EAA01334AD32163374" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="H2C5C82678D294868A4E526BFC74386C6" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in exceptional circumstances where
the Secretary determines the needs of the Service require the extension of a
limited appointment (A), for a period of time not to exceed 12 months (provided
such period of time does not permit additional review by the boards under
section 306), or (B), for the minimum time needed to settle a grievance, claim,
or complaint not otherwise provided for in this
section.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4CA1FC16A8E84AFA963AA616C0358D35"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H67E040E17DF5477CBE2D94DDEDD99F8C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HFD227DE2B1A44FAF9E32E2E9F6320102"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Non-career Foreign
Service employees who have served five consecutive years under a limited
appointment may be reappointed to a subsequent limited appointment provided
there is a 1 year break in service between each appointment. The Secretary may
in cases of special need waive the requirement for a 1 year break in
service.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2C5641D8CA604DE3A0B7F2B73D92214F"><enum>326.</enum><header>Compensatory
time off for travel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
5550b of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA6C67745201046879A807B8AC963B1F8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6917D70A352141698F6EB693E052CD64"><enum>(c)</enum><text>The maximum amount
of compensatory time off earned under this section may not exceed 104 hours
during any leave year (as defined by regulations established by the Office of
Personnel
Management).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="H5F8F7927719146FB868325B4BB11ACA3"><enum>327.</enum><header>Reemployment of
Foreign Service annuitants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9261CAE27F924A11A843FD821A040A5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(B), by striking <quote>to facilitate the</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>Afghanistan,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8E550DF04D340A2AA4E3DB968B4EB0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91A0B8ED8C5640D68CF760EAB3FAB66E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H49CA49BD3A8D43B98C38847AE124045C"><enum>328.</enum><header>Personal
services contractors</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H4E9572F638844559B94ABFBF3CF02B99"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to other authorities that may be available,
the Secretary of State may establish a pilot program (in this section referred
to as the <quote>program</quote>) for the purpose of hiring United States
citizens or aliens as personal services contractors, for service in the United
States, or for service both in the United States and abroad, to respond to new
or emerging needs or to augment current services.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8FA0B7D3E7384D6686781EA833339318"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to use the authority of subsection (a), subject to the
following conditions:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF20F5705028C4CFC88524DEAF0FBCF96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary
determines that existing personnel resources are insufficient.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H72149C6B3B944FCEB70C78E06430F500"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The contract
length, including options, may not exceed 2 years, unless the Secretary makes a
finding that exceptional circumstances justify an extension of up to one
additional year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAF7F3FFC6CE7452B972F4BDC13A9E178"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Not more than a
total of 200 United States citizens or aliens are employed at any one time as
personal services contractors under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H16695DD2D5CC4BA080C50F0E992861FF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>This authority may
only be used to obtain specialized skills or experience or to respond to urgent
needs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H62C882C5B68F436B90E6C215766B264C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Status of
personal service contractors</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H51EAC9A9D2564D8AA4BFC517EB5DD8F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An individual hired as a personal service contractor
pursuant to this section shall not, by virtue of such hiring, be considered to
be an employee of the United States Government for purposes of any law
administered by the Office of Personnel Management.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6A61514D863C41099B44CF583AC1ADEA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
laws</header><text>An individual hired as a personal service contractor
pursuant to this section shall be covered, in the same manner as a
similarly-situated employee, by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFE41C051CEE2481C819EC734426F73F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDCFD982580BF45F8AF23482C6C5764BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 27 of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H53D5394F861A4FAC8E9909EE596F459C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>chapter 73 of
title 5, sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, and 209 of title 18, and section
1346 and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA86D2CADFF7D4821A1C45A1B98D310CB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall not affect the
determination as to whether an individual hired as a personal service
contractor pursuant to this section is an employee of the United States
Government for purposes of any Federal law not specified in paragraphs (1) and
(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H778366A0350E4408AA717D72E638E699"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination of
authority</header><text>The authority to award personal services contracts
under the program authorized by this section shall terminate on September 30,
2011. A contract entered into prior to the termination date under this
subsection may remain in effect until expiration.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H150519DBBFB842AE91CD08DD875A33E2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>329.</enum><header>Protection of
intellectual property rights</header>
<subsection id="H67394DD2880B4C559F2F6985A748036A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Resources To
protect intellectual property rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall ensure that
the protection in foreign countries of the intellectual property rights of
United States persons in other countries is a significant component of United
States foreign policy in general and in relations with individual countries.
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director General of the United
States and Foreign Commercial Service and other agencies as appropriate, shall
ensure that adequate resources are available at diplomatic missions in any
country that is identified under section 182(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2242(a)(1)) to ensure—</text>
<paragraph id="H507CD8D8972E4E27880CB7AC6B61FF18"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support for enforcement action against
violations of the intellectual property rights of United States persons in such
country; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74ACFFFC1C5447B9B0A770CECE7C25FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>cooperation with
and support for the host government’s efforts to reform its applicable laws,
regulations, practices, and agencies to enable that government to fulfill its
international and bilateral obligations with respect to intellectual property
rights.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF4C473A05FC479980858D3642993651"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New
appointments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Director General of the United States and
Foreign Commercial Service, shall appoint 10 intellectual property attachés to
serve in United States embassies or other diplomatic missions. The 10
appointments shall be in addition to personnel serving, on the date of the
enactment of this Act, in the capacity of intellectual property attachés from
any department or agency of the United States at United States embassies or
other diplomatic missions.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DC59A9AFFDB42D1ADD8037F06DB7AC4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority
Assignments</header>
<paragraph id="HDAA54E6D0D774FF0B2A2579A6D308592"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), in designating the embassies or
other missions to which attachés are assigned under subsection (b), the
Secretary of State shall give priority to those countries where the activities
of an attaché may be carried out with the greatest potential benefit to
reducing counterfeit and pirated products in the United States market, to
protecting the intellectual property rights of United States persons and their
licensees, and to protecting the interests of United States persons otherwise
harmed by violations of intellectual property rights in those countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H636097E55F7E4931AFE88A1EE634E435"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assignments to
priority countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consider assigning
intellectual property attachés—</text>
<subparagraph id="H38CC821F4F0A44D883A1074F3C7148FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the countries
that have been identified under section 182(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2242(a)(1)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EDE307B94804927BBF81050A48BD9FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the country
where the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has its
headquarters.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB4A92CA17D23486A91F8BAC2A42A0832"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties and
responsibilities of intellectual property attachés</header><text>The
intellectual property attachés appointed under subsection (b), as well as
others serving as intellectual property attachés of any other department or
agency of the United States, shall have the following responsibilities:</text>
<paragraph id="H6012C8EF761546B5B33F5751D8207D30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To promote
cooperation with foreign governments in the enforcement of intellectual
property laws generally, and in the enforcement of laws against counterfeiting
and piracy in particular.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C520C20B42D45ADBFFFD93B2CD17216"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To assist United
States persons holding intellectual property rights, and the licensees of such
United States persons, in their efforts to combat counterfeiting and piracy of
their products or works within the host country, including counterfeit or
pirated goods exported from or transshipped through that country.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEACAA90E8F0B49EDA40884AC89475187"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To chair an
intellectual property protection task force consisting of representatives from
all other relevant sections or bureaus of the embassy or other mission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12237D80F4C24980A359A84012B5EDE8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To coordinate with
representatives of the embassies or missions of other countries in information
sharing, private or public communications with the government of the host
country, and other forms of cooperation for the purpose of improving
enforcement against counterfeiting and piracy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AEA5169A5A74C9EAD2D6E0A954F41F0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>As appropriate and
in accordance with applicable laws and the diplomatic status of the attachés,
to engage in public education efforts against counterfeiting and piracy in the
host country.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD6E5BE99D804C4FA244138CF4460D7D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To assist in the
coordination of training and technical assistance programs of the United States
Government within the host country that are aimed at improving the enforcement
of laws against counterfeiting and piracy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31CD27F65A06488E8AB2464334A14102"><enum>(7)</enum><text>To identify and
promote other means to more effectively combat counterfeiting and piracy
activities under the jurisdiction of the host country.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAFFE2575585748B295DFC198C0FBB2A6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall ensure that each attaché appointed under subsection
(b) is fully trained for the responsibilities of the position before assuming
duties at the United States embassy or other mission in question.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE1C294B757474FCCA31885676427D725"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The activities of intellectual property
attachés under this section shall be carried out in coordination with the
United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator appointed under
section 301 of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual
Property Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 8111).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H531893CDDB0245FCBEF7CE723978FA51"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="HDB58C0ECA5C94C16A1EE2027316F8DE2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State shall submit to the Congress, not
later than December 31 of each year, a report on the appointment, designation
for assignment, and activities of all intellectual property attachés of any
Federal department or agency who are serving at United States embassies or
other diplomatic missions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0365BB0E635A476D87738A86C442832A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE87093F30E4A4358B1B59B5EBB90A369"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the progress, or lack
thereof, in the preceding year regarding the resolution of general and specific
intellectual property disputes in each country identified under section
182(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242(a)(1)), including any
changes by the host government in applicable laws and regulations and their
enforcement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E13A8F568D844878E8FFA6B609FDC65"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the obstacles preventing
the host government of each country described in subparagraph (A) from
implementing adequate measures to fulfill its international and bilateral
obligations with respect to intellectual property rights.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C7E9B20BBFE4555939CCB7558653107"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the adequacy of the
resources of the Department of State employed to carry out this section and, if
necessary, an assessment of the need for additional resources for such
purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5B4BF02F18544B4B9FD40920876901B7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H52A8E177253D4F7ABB326BB60BC104B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Counterfeiting;
counterfeit goods</header>
<subparagraph id="H985CD5B68CE94F0D976688BB89FC2BAC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Counterfeiting</header><text>The
term <quote>counterfeiting</quote> means activities related to production or
distribution of goods, including packaging, that bear a spurious mark or
designation that is identical to or substantially indistinguishable from a mark
or designation protected under trademark laws or related legislation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9C9694847F94C83BA8037595CFE91A7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Counterfeit
goods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>counterfeit goods</quote> means those goods described in subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4970AE44A35045B5BFDF5565E29BAB3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Intellectual
property rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>intellectual property rights</quote> means the rights of holders of
copyrights, patents, trademarks, other forms of intellectual property, and
trade secrets.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H558066C0F4814C9E8E38A749E30EDA16"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Piracy; pirated
goods</header>
<subparagraph id="H8FD5E1C899974D1286712FD6265919FB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Piracy</header><text>The
term <quote>piracy</quote> means activities related to production or
distribution of unauthorized copies or phonorecords of works protected under
copyright law or related legislation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48C69CE57FDF4151A59E36BB59996468"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Pirated
goods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>pirated
goods</quote> means those copies or phonorecords described in subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H073687E31F694B0AA4B334A923842560"><enum>(4)</enum><header>United States
person</header><text>The term <quote>United States person</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D799CBCAD8E4F9C92D2BC4D7A1B7DA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any United States resident or
national;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B3541002B79457593EBD75BEA13F512"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any corporation,
partnership, other business entity, or other organization, that is organized
under the laws of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AD84B635FED4E23A98311B09FACD125"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any foreign subsidiary or affiliate
(including any permanent foreign establishment) of any corporation,
partnership, business entity, or organization described in subparagraph (B),
that is controlled in fact by such corporation, partnership, business entity,
or organization,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">except that
such term does not include an individual who resides outside the United States
and is employed by an individual or entity other than an individual or entity
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3EFE8511B6A4C92BBBEBEDB1EEE3DB0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under
section 101, there are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such
sums as may be necessary for the training and support of the intellectual
property attachés appointed under subsection (b) and of other personnel serving
as intellectual property attachés of any other department or agency of the
United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCA5D425170AE4AE19E15D11B2C13375E"><enum>330.</enum><header>Department of
State employment composition</header>
<subsection id="H4264A9BCD26B4F9DB31E53A3A6F687D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
Policy</header><text>In order for the Department of State to accurately
represent all people in the United States, the Department must accurately
reflect the diversity of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2B546EA9C4E44A25BF5C7E9C739FDF27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on
minority recruitment</header><text>Section 324 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H30BCF74ABFED4EFE9D38ECAE0CD1F616"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3DBF498C960A418B9B7F052A13162A6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>On</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>(a)
</enum-in-header></header-in-text><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Report on minority groups and
women.—</header-in-text>On</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB000F93C8444EC3A974510BF65A45AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>April 1, 2003, and April 1, 2004,</quote> and inserting <quote>April 1,
2010, and April 1, 2011,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H972054A534B745C69866EC3F929DD892"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraphs (1)
and (2), by striking <quote>minority groups</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>minority groups and women</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8C5450491DD49CDBE8200CD96A1A871"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D4998B3C4C44E7E9007BFAC4C2D2C83" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC23604374B5048B7A1D7921F140D68FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development of
metrics To evaluate employment composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall
also include a description of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H9F4671CE3C024522AAEA88EBF0C334E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The ability of current recruitment,
advancement, and retention practices to attract and maintain a diverse pool of
qualified individuals in sufficient numbers throughout the Department,
including in the Cooperative Education Program (also known as the
<quote>Student Career Experience Program</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC95F40E66FD4D32B7BC4AD534385073"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Efforts to develop
a uniform definition, to be used throughout the Department, of diversity that
is congruent with the core values and vision of the Department for the future
workforce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8490FA931B6C4F6584ECDF0CF71F8A68"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The existence of
additional metrics and milestones for evaluating the diversity plans of the
Department, including the Foreign Service and Senior Foreign Service, and for
facilitating future evaluation and
oversight.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H934A54EA61394C3EB89696888850E251"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report
required under section 324 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Year 2003, as amended by subsection (b) of this section, shall be made
available to the public on the website of the Department of State not later
than 15 days after the submission to Congress of each such report.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H05F747725BAE4AA68EC6FC1EFB2B242B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>GAO
review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller
General of the United States, in consultation with the appropriate
congressional committees, shall conduct a review of the employment composition,
recruitment, advancement, and retention policies of the Department of State for
women and minority groups, including the information in the reports required
under section 324 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003,
as amended by subsection (b) of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB6DCCC927302465CBF871FC859356D94"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Acquisition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 324 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, as amended by subsection (b) of this
section, is further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD628D4114AD34189B7F0044F5BA544EA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD8ECC4B9B7E141A2A3B7612FF22C2F4B"><enum>(c)</enum><text>For the
immediately preceding 12-month period for which the information referred to in
subsection (a) is available—</text>
<paragraph id="HA14DAF1D7BD444788B94C5CE7F5E29D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the numbers and
percentages of small, minority-owned, or disadvantaged businesses that provide
goods and services to the Department as a result of contracts with the
Department during such period;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E89E7643ED64F9B9DF44D2AABDB5490"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the total number
of such contracts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9291A531EA04DCC9DA9FAC5DE8F4369"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the total dollar
value of such contracts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H77CED372EB20449FA51C90DF685FC52A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>and the percentage
value represented by such contract proportionate to the total value of all
contracts held by the
Department.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H0B270713C77C4A6D8C5B36E3297C21D8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of
section 325 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 shall
apply to funds authorized to be appropriated under section 101 of this
division.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H22F212ADD7CF4DD7AA2FD827F4EF0814"><enum>331.</enum><header>Contracting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this division, for projects initiated after the date of the
enactment of this Act, may be used by the Department of State to enter into any
Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance with title
III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
251 et seq.) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such contract is
otherwise authorized by statute to be entered into without regard to such Act
and regulation.</text>
</section><section id="H5EB2077D10EA470BA77C7A2649E701ED"><enum>332.</enum><header>Legislative
liaison office of the Department of State</header>
<subsection id="HAC6877C480CB4EDFB8A68956E5D07E37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report on
improving effectiveness of Department of State legislative liaison
office</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and the Committee on House Administration of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate a report on the mission and
effectiveness of the existing Department of State legislative liaison
office.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6E4B161DDC81474691614E527F7FEED3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report
considerations</header><text>The report required by subsection (a) shall
consider—</text>
<paragraph id="H8AE416A75C3F4301BF09E78888BA2255"><enum>(1)</enum><text>whether the
legislative liaison office has sufficient resources necessary to communicate to
Members of Congress, committees, and their staffs the goals and missions of the
Department of State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2EEDEE2C52FD4F9F9E0505AAFD749C29"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whether current
space within the office buildings of the House of Representatives as well as
requested space within the office buildings of the Senate is sufficient to meet
the mission of the legislative liaison office;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA068DA9D3A5D4835BFED0FF3C685047D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>whether current
representational allowances are sufficient to allow the legislative liaison
office to meet its mission; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7284045041542089A38FF9FF73F0B9E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the feasibility of
increasing personnel numbers in the legislative liaison office, including
senior Foreign Service Officers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBB129415393841C897CE81010B1C0144"><enum>333.</enum><header>Discrimination
related to sexual orientation</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H790BBA935E074EF19243F8D6FBEAD474"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tracking
violence or criminalization related to sexual orientation</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor shall designate a
Bureau-based officer or officers who shall be responsible for tracking
violence, criminalization, and restrictions on the enjoyment of fundamental
freedoms, consistent with United States law, in foreign countries based on
actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H361FB106EE724E398A46AEA7B7A784F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>International
efforts To revise laws criminalizing homosexuality</header><text>In keeping
with the Administration’s endorsement of efforts by the United Nations to
decriminalize homosexuality in member states, the Secretary of State shall work
though appropriate United States Government employees at United States
diplomatic and consular missions to encourage the governments of other
countries to reform or repeal laws of such countries criminalizing
homosexuality or consensual homosexual conduct, or restricting the enjoyment of
fundamental freedoms, consistent with United States law, by homosexual
individuals or organizations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5CAB1539235B4138A278F90679E9DA4A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual country
reports on human rights practices</header><text>The Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H24621D7DE3DE4F4EB7BA82654FF604EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 116(d)
(22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H66D0F4D363984AF8AAC054AE25A467D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (10),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA3324223C5F148F98CE6A204F37234BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(11)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HF4FA3B97A7FA4F288A03384D14B9D1DD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HFA6C403D5D4B46239184FB51D0D44D9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFCBB172DF97D4A98B0BB3FBEBAD2A95F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EAF91F78C894410B49433A1D3716E8D" style="traditional">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H35D22ECC98834E1D985874782F9F8B0A"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">wherever applicable, violence or
discrimination that affects the fundamental freedoms, consistent with United
States law, of an individual in foreign countries that is based on actual or
perceived sexual orientation and gender
identity.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB22F7CCDD10A4D5787C65FB713D11AD9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 502B(b)
(22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by inserting after the eighth sentence the following new
sentence: <quote>Wherever applicable, violence or discrimination that affects
the fundamental freedoms, consistent with United States law, of an individual
in foreign countries that is based on actual or perceived sexual orientation
and gender identity.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE5DD1AC767DF471BB50B05C93C3753F9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Training for
foreign service officers</header><text>Section 708(a) of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 16 U.S.C. 4028(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB06ACFF65D7340948B11375559832C89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>the Secretary for Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor,</quote> before <quote>the Ambassador at Large</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF359144B14F84033AB515F1134FFCE98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4308DBBC2ADD401E90FD838C4F1AD2FE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE745303BF9CC418F968069AB20BC4182"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H98617B7C353B4EC086214240538FAD79" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2C6672D99A294B50B05020A06AC79B73"><enum>(4)</enum><text>instruction, in
courses covering human rights reporting and advocacy work, on identifying
violence or discrimination that affects the fundamental freedoms, consistent
with United States law, of an individual that is based on actual or perceived
sexual orientation and gender
identity.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H342D887478AA4C618EDFD68F387D3310" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>334.</enum><header>Office for Global
Women’s Issues</header>
<subsection id="H13A45AE0670442C786F524B50BB68678"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established an Office for Global
Women’s Issues (in this section referred to as the <quote>Office</quote>) in
the Office of the Secretary of State in the Department of State. The Office
shall be headed by the Ambassador-at-Large (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Ambassador</quote>), who shall be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Ambassador shall report directly
to the Secretary of State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0725EDF22041433A8F257FFCA80C68B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
Office shall coordinate efforts of the United States Government regarding
gender integration and women’s empowerment in United States foreign
policy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7BCD276B3CB3431496217CEF4DE86B4E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="H5DC0FCC5DA1948B78551B69F8D7C6068"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Ambassador shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H92E0D07F376E4AEEA76733BC49A4164E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate and
advise on activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender
integration and women’s empowerment internationally for all bureaus and offices
of the Department of State and in the international programs of other United
States Government departments and agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D843BFF37B643F6B0A888FC05059583"><enum>(B)</enum><text>design, support,
and as appropriate, implement, limited projects regarding women’s empowerment
internationally;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96992A651F82425D826722A2513BB942"><enum>(C)</enum><text>actively promote
and advance the full integration of gender analysis into the programs,
structures, processes, and capacities of all bureaus and offices of the
Department of State and in the international programs of other United States
Government departments and agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DBB0268D62A4FC1B3BFBCEA41F51E02"><enum>(D)</enum><text>direct, as
appropriate, United States Government resources to respond to needs for gender
integration and women’s empowerment in United States Government foreign
policies and international programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6FB04C68CF34577B35CFC1CB7C69B4A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordinating
role</header><text>The Ambassador shall coordinate with the United States
Agency for International Development and the Millennium Challenge Corporation
on all policies, programs, and funding of such agencies relating to gender
integration and women’s empowerment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7B260C122754695BB4EF63158D574D7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Diplomatic
representation</header><text>Subject to the direction of the President and the
Secretary of State, the Ambassador is authorized to represent the United States
in matters relevant to the status of women internationally.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF1F90BB034374340B7A4C470EE74C6F5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
heads of all bureaus and offices of the Department of State, as appropriate,
shall evaluate and monitor all women’s empowerment programs administered by
such bureaus and offices and annually submit to the Ambassador a report on such
programs and on policies and practices to integrate gender.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6ACC0358FFD242259912F6FF2D61426D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Relationship to
other laws regarding abortion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section, and in particular
the duties of the office described in subsection (c), shall be construed as
affecting in any way existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or
existing statutory prohibitions on the use of funds to engage in any activity
or effort to alter the laws or policies in effect in any foreign country
concerning the circumstances under which abortion is permitted, regulated, or
prohibited.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBFC6425DE51A4F48994A203956C305D8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under
section 101, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out activities under
this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDBF06A3E0DD24FE9A93AE809134D654E"><enum>335.</enum><header>Foreign Service
victims of terrorism</header>
<subsection id="H5CE0E32B598C4C20ADED0CE9A636F061"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional death
gratuity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 413 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3973) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD7A38C382611427FBD48BAC2D8187009"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B12AD2A6C134EC9AC97F26401D305C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (c) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA83F6E83045B480796905A98B263C66D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6A61E5E4AB6141F7A3E2DBCBD5DAD864"><enum>(d)
</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to a death
gratuity payment under subsection (a), the Secretary or the head of the
relevant United States Government agency is authorized to provide for payment
to the surviving dependents of a Foreign Service employee or a Government
executive branch employee, if such Foreign Service employee or Government
executive branch employee is subject to the authority of the chief of mission
pursuant to section 207, of an amount equal to a maximum of eight times the
salary of such Foreign Service employee or Government executive branch employee
if such Foreign Service employee or Government executive branch employee is
killed as a result of an act of international terrorism. Such payment shall be
accorded the same treatment as a payment made under subsection (a). For
purposes of this subsection, the term <quote>act of international
terrorism</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 2331(1) of title
18, United States
Code.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E378EB19F2D4BFEB537326143B33451"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certain specific
payments</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations
specifically for the purpose specified in this subsection as provided in
appropriations Acts enacted on or after October 1, 2007, and notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary of State shall pay the maximum amount
of payment under section 413(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (as amended
by subsection a(2) of this section) to an individual described in such section
413(d) or to an individual who was otherwise serving at a United States
diplomatic or consular mission abroad without a regular salary who was killed
as a result of an act of international terrorism (as such term is defined in
section 2331(1) of title 18, United States Code) that occurred between January
1, 1998, and the date of the enactment of this section, including the victims
of the bombing of August 7, 1998, in Nairobi, Kenya. Such a payment shall be
deemed to be a payment under section 413(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980,
except that for purposes of this section, such payment shall, with respect to a
United States citizen receiving payment under this section, be in an amount
equal to ten times the salary specified in this section. For purposes of this
section and section 413(d) of such Act, with respect to a United States citizen
receiving payment under this section, the salary to be used for purposes of
determining such payment shall be $94,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE838372CEFCB45388C5CE0EB4009453C"><enum>336.</enum><header>Broadening
experience within the Foreign Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting through the Director
of the Foreign Service, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a detailed plan to increase the career incentives provided to
Foreign Service officers to serve in bureaus and offices of the Department of
State not primarily focused on regional issues, including the Bureau of
Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, the Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, and the Bureau of Population, Refugees
and Migration. In formulating such plan, the Secretary shall consult with a
broad range of active and retired Foreign Service officers and current and
former officials of the Department to elicit proposals on how to promote
non-regional assignments, and shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="H5B01DE07E87E40A69ECC7BCCB84BCA61"><enum>(1)</enum><text>requiring all
Foreign Service officers to serve at least 2 years in an bureau or office of
the Department not primarily focused on regional issues prior to joining the
Senior Foreign Service; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DE8B04FA4E2410BB2C471C6D8790C60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>changing the
composition of Foreign Service selection boards to increase the participation
of Department personnel with extensive experience in bureaus and offices of the
Department not primarily focused on regional issues.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>International
Organizations</header>
<subtitle id="H4CD8D2889CC94ABBA619686E9F1AF100"><enum>A</enum><header>International
Leadership</header>
<section id="HE89A64F6D01F4CF4804725F3CFF39657"><enum>401.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>United States
International Leadership Act of 2009</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HCA440D6C8D8F41738A099EAE46AB8D7D"><enum>402.</enum><header>Promoting
assignments to international organizations</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H13A3C268E54F4F928BEDB989F74590F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Promotions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC6BE789A576C4B0BA13AE6CCA8D2E811"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4003) is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting before the period
at the end the following: <quote>, and should consider whether the member of
the Service has served in a position whose primary responsibility is to
formulate policy toward, or represent the United States at, an international
organization, a multilateral institution, or a broad-based multilateral
negotiation of an international instrument</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6A711FBA3E8B4FE787DE17FF267E5F9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to members of the Foreign
Service beginning on January 1, 2015.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1A42C87DA2A04835AC83AFB793C50618"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of
a multilateral diplomacy cone in the foreign service</header>
<paragraph id="H8C125D712EBB465D9CE6A44907687820"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0110CF309EE4920B224C3834A52472E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Department of
State maintains a number of United States missions both within the United
States and abroad that are dedicated to representing the United States to
international organizations and multilateral institutions, including missions
in New York, Brussels, Geneva, Rome, Montreal, Nairobi, Vienna, and
Paris.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H057E1F4CF6B24D19AB8F4D893D458A74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In offices at the
Harry S. Truman Building, the Department maintains a significant number of
positions in bureaus that are either dedicated, or whose primary responsibility
is, to represent the United States to such organizations and institutions or at
multilateral negotiations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41680BCD428D436C830A3304EB6772ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Given the large
number of positions in the United States and abroad that are dedicated to
multilateral diplomacy, the Department of State may be well served in
developing persons with specialized skills necessary to become experts in this
unique form of diplomacy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6723C8796E5A442F9A0BAC3D3469EB4C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5146CC3334984005B6594CDAA37FE3B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluating whether
a new cone should be established for the Foreign Service that concentrates on
members of the Service who serve at international organizations and
multilateral institutions or are primarily responsible for participation in
broad-based multilateral negotiations of international instruments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31403F401B1A4C08B0641A75E543AF42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that provides
alternative mechanisms for achieving the objective of developing a core group
of United States diplomats and other Government employees who have expertise
and broad experience in conducting multilateral diplomacy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HBA1BABB3A4984322800EB0A411EE8DA1"><enum>403.</enum><header>Implementation
and establishment of office on multilateral negotiations</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H1B94848CD2A04B4E9B5F24FA61032CBB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
office</header><text>The Secretary of State is authorized to establish, within
the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, an Office on Multilateral
Negotiations, to be headed by a Special Representative for Multilateral
Negotiations (in this section referred to as the <quote>Special
Representative</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE88F4EA0DF66436E825D256961E4DEFC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>If
the office referred to in subsection (a) is established, the Special
Representative shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate and shall have the rank of Ambassador-at-Large. At the
discretion of the President another official at the Department may serve as the
Special Representative. The President may direct that the Special
Representative report to the Assistant Secretary for International Organization
Affairs.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8804B86A2AC14E8795A93111C6A305FF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Staffing</header><text>The
Special Representative shall have a staff of Foreign Service and civil service
officers skilled in multilateral diplomacy.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H6C0D54A92BFD4B2B8D76E73F48CEC5EB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Special Representative shall have the following responsibilities:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H795EAA63AE064EA4AB645EC122AAABC6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The primary responsibility of the Special Representative
shall be to assist in the organization of, and preparation for, United States
participation in multilateral negotiations, including the advocacy efforts
undertaken by the Department of State and other United States agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFAEE6E6D275B45D39DB1AE50CF17816F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advisory
role</header><text>The Special Representative shall advise the President and
the Secretary of State, as appropriate, regarding advocacy at international
organizations and multilateral institutions and negotiations and, in
coordination with the Assistant Secretary for International Organization
Affairs, shall make recommendations regarding—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HAA4256AA63994ACB9E2BB05A3AE48760"><enum>(A)</enum><text>effective
strategies and tactics to achieve United States policy objectives at
multilateral negotiations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3114D0B530CD4B2CAA63FE1490F7A646"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the need for and
timing of high level intervention by the President, the Secretary of State, the
Deputy Secretary of State, and other United States officials to secure support
from key foreign government officials for the United States position at such
organizations, institutions, and negotiations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3223F1BA6BA04861898D62F59B41EE92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the composition of
United States delegations to multilateral negotiations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6BB7B07A6800491CA0C2EA88EEE6B8EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>liaison with
Congress, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and the
private sector on matters affecting multilateral negotiations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2C8A16AC19964A3CB2DA9C6E8C67F7CB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Leadership and
membership of international organizations</header><text>The Special
Representative, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of International
Organization Affairs, shall direct the efforts of the United States Government
to reform the criteria for leadership and membership of international
organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H06F7BF73B3704C4DB57E95EEB4226B07"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Participation in
multilateral negotiations</header><text>The Special Representative, or members
of the Special Representative’s staff, may, as required by the President or the
Secretary of State, serve on a United States delegation to any multilateral
negotiation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H87B38C98BEC447088C21B7AF55775E2D"><enum>404.</enum><header>Synchronization
of United States contributions to international organizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate
congressional committees a plan on the implementation of section 404 of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 2003 (Public Law 107–228; relating to a
resumption by the United States of the payment of its full contributions to
certain international organizations at the beginning of each calendar
year).</text>
</section><section id="H849C92AC024E4833A90DAA2FFB3E6DE9"><enum>405.</enum><header>United States
arrearages to the United Nations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition to amounts otherwise available
for the payment of Assessed Contributions to International Organizations and
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities, there is authorized to
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to pay all United States
arrearages in payments to the United Nations recognized by the United
States.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H048F8A088E704ABCABDE7FBDC0738764"><enum>B</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6B58E47D4A24379AD5A4983B94464B0"><enum>411.</enum><header>Organization of
American States</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HDC0D77C8F0F84029B1405979AA86F197"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HAFD1A53D23564FB79A31FD3959B751FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>multilateral
diplomacy in the context of the Americas has suffered considerably in the past
decade, to the direct detriment of the national interest of the United States
in the region;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5370104FDE3242D7A80F3B32868106D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>given the recent
proliferation of multilateral groupings in the Americas region in which the
United States in not a member, it is imperative to focus on and promote United
States diplomatic efforts in the Organization of American States (OAS), where
the United States is a founding member and whose central tenets include
democratic values considered vital for this region;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H388DC317CEBD433DB1161CA711A7CAC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>it is critical for
the United States to immediately re-establish its unique leadership voice in
this region and specifically in the OAS setting; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H119C2B03275045129E349D064CD73701"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an effective way
to help achieve this short term objective is to establish a fund to promote
multilateral interests of the United States in the region.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8EC84DB0986840F584636D6EEAEBF8DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Multilateral
fund</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2DF6C55BC9DE403EBCCBD894552A46A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is hereby established in the Department of State a
Fund to Promote Multilateralism in the Americas (referred to in this section as
the <quote>Fund</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB7868CB737EB47778E44E4EC77850235"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities
supported</header><text>The Fund shall support activities that promote the
multilateral interests of the United States in the Americas region,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H01C26EAC6144465D80A28FBCF8779537"><enum>(A)</enum><text>United States
diplomatic activities within and related to the OAS;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6313B8B386F948CABA0059B826EF880E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>voluntary
contributions to entities and organs of the OAS to carry out programs and
activities that support the interests of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H853825553EEC4A05A49A9675E0BDA1B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>outreach and
cultural activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H17B1B6D4433D4A93B99316B8477B9337"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conferences;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H86F657D3D5034A73B4751ED19D302F7F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>general advocacy
for United States interests.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC40873E1C3C14B78829890189FF4E324"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Fund shall be administered by the United States Mission to the Organization of
American States, as directed by the United States Permanent Representative to
the OAS, for use on matters that arise in the context of the OAS.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA50711DBCBD84FBDA241E11D2D71AA52"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>Of
the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Administration of Foreign
Affairs pursuant to section 101, there is authorized to be appropriated
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 only to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6684D96207F24869ADD960F91C73BB66"><enum>412.</enum><header>Peacekeeping
operations contributions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236)
(22 U.S.C. 287e note) is amended at the end by adding the following new
clause:</text>
<quoted-block id="H843F63FAD9A04922AA502908FE3ED3AA" style="OLC">
<clause id="H5CB5750A222B4ADC831D82A61E25D683"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>For assessments
made during calendar years 2009, 2010, and 2011, 27.1
percent.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HB746782E169E42748BA7614F58876FD9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>413.</enum><header>Pacific Islands
Forum</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the Secretary of State should work with the Pacific Islands Forum
to find appropriate affiliations for representatives of American Samoa, Guam,
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</text>
</section><section id="H73E8297F0EA84883A7DAB01C19D68377"><enum>414.</enum><header>Review of
activities of international commissions</header>
<subsection id="HA3A1468FB76544F2AE48E3E2545BBCD4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act and 2 years thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on the activities of each of the commissions specified in paragraphs
(1), (2), and (3) of section 103.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6C1DB4F8013A4816BAD36D27DA8FEDD6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report
elements</header><text>The reports required under subsection (a) shall include
information concerning the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H10A1FC7AA7AA418FA825D703414ED817"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Amounts obligated
and expended during the two previous fiscal years by each of such
commissions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5222BB8A005E4BB1995F2C789A7CEA02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
description of the projects carried out during such years by each of such
commissions and a description of the management and implementation of such
projects, including the use of private contractors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB171BB22463D4F22A93F7DFD450F588D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Projects
anticipated during the next two fiscal years related to the activities of each
of such commissions because of obligations that the United States has entered
into based on any treaty between the United States and another country.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H670727F3135248508DAB8976F71B1FA8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Submission of
the reports</header><text>The reports may be combined with the annual budget
justification submitted by the President in accordance with section 1105(a) of
title 31, United States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFBC1FBEBB61A416E8CD3FC91D69358C1"><enum>415.</enum><header>Enhancing
nuclear safeguards</header>
<subsection id="HE67D41B847FE4CF2ABE49B08D9C7D976"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="HC5B1DC981D8A4D6DBC7CC82B2C52A204"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and
entered into force March 5, 1970 (commonly known as the <quote>Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty</quote> or <quote>NPT</quote>) and the safeguards
system of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are indispensable to
international peace and security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C97071F3B864D20A60A1EB7CED912F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Congress has long
supported efforts aimed at effective and efficient assurances of nuclear fuel
supply, the strengthening of IAEA safeguards, and assistance to the developing
world for nuclear and non-nuclear energy sources, as embodied in the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E84FF03D6484B0C91DA686DA576C9F3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>According to some
experts, global energy demand will grow by 50 percent in the next 20 years,
predominantly in the developing world.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H10403B1953934559B4929FF984CB3C4F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Government
Accountability Office (GAO) stated in testimony before Congress in September
2006 that <quote>while IAEA is increasingly relying on the analytical skills of
its staff to detect countries</quote> undeclared nuclear activities, the agency
is facing a looming human capital crisis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81134057CE504318B0502A7A66E1B544"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Director
General of the IAEA told the Board of Governors of the IAEA in March 2009 that
the <quote>deteriorating conditions in our laboratories, for example, threaten
both our ability to deliver our programmed, as well as our independent
analytical capability</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4398981BA7FB4AF08B532BD5F2D7E4F9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Considerable
investment is needed for the IAEA’s Safeguards Analytical Laboratory (SAL), to
meet future IAEA requirements as its workload is growing, the laboratory’s
infrastructure is aging, and IAEA requirements have become more demanding, and
while initial plans have been made for laboratory enhancement and are currently
pending budgetary approval (sometime in 2009), the simple fact is that, as more
countries implement IAEA safeguards, many more nuclear samples come to SAL for
analysis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5358F8E9A8E44244B313C9830E5F23B2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The existing
funding, planning, and execution of IAEA safeguards is not sufficient to meet
the predicted growth in the future of civilian nuclear power, and therefore any
growth in civilian nuclear power must be evaluated against the challenges it
poses to verification of the assurances of peace and security provided by the
IAEA safeguards system.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC3550E52E59747FC9330EF597C86713C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000
for the refurbishment or possible replacement of the IAEA’s Safeguards
Analytical Laboratory.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCDE77AA398D6483282C94453C64D422F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report on the refurbishment or
possible replacement of the IAEA’s Safeguards Analytical Laboratory pursuant to
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA2638EAC1D2846859F3A2648BB5BBD29"><enum>416.</enum><header>Implementation
of recommendations of Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass
Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism</header>
<subsection id="HFCEAAF0586D54E699D09BCB9C532CF39"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to implement the following recommendations of the
Report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Proliferation and Terrorism regarding the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) and nuclear safeguards reform:</text>
<paragraph id="HB1BCCE0C47B84E3A86C4FDBF69355937"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The United States
should work with the IAEA Director General to consider establishing a
safeguards user fee, whereby countries with inspected facilities would be
assessed a fee to help defer the costs of IAEA inspections.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H961BFBEC9BD9484CA1FA3C765DFFFA3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The United States
should work with the IAEA Director General and other interested parties to
routinely (at least every 2 years) assess whether the IAEA can meet its own
inspection goals, whether those goals afford timely warning of an ability to
account for a bomb’s worth of nuclear material, as required by United States
law, and what corrective actions, if any, might help the IAEA to achieve its
inspection goals. This assessment should also clarify those instances in which
achieving the goals is not possible.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF152C41E6210409C93D4656D6F175761"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The United States
should work with the IAEA Director General to provide for the acquisition and
implementation of near-real-time surveillance equipment at a number of sites
where nuclear fuel rods are located and where such equipment must be installed
so that the IAEA can establish the inspection continuity of the fresh and spent
fuel rods and to install wide-area surveillance needed to monitor activities
under the Additional Protocol.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CD9E739398D422C828BB66A9AC0E01B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The United States
should work with the IAEA Director General to promote much-needed transparency
at suspect sites, to help deter transfers of nuclear fuel and nuclear weapons
technology, and to encourage IAEA member states to maintain a registry of all
foreign visitors at safeguarded sites. This registry should be made available
to other IAEA members upon request.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE12340D56589457DB87729495F119602"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The United States
should work with the IAEA Director General to establish a complete
country-by-country inventory of nuclear materials that could be used to make
nuclear bombs. The information should be shared, as appropriate, with
individual IAEA member states and the public to ensure that it can be used
effectively in developing the plan for IAEA safeguards. The IAEA should update
the database regularly.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H994BD8400F804076AF51DC7AACF1B831"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The United States
should work with the IAEA Director General to require that the transfer of all
items on the Nuclear Suppliers Group dual-use and trigger lists be reported to
the IAEA or relevant authority and assist in developing a system to process and
analyze the information gathered, making unreported transfers illegal and
subject to seizure.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5B5AF3B4CDFF44A88B5F1229CA8B37FB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a
report on progress toward the implementation of this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE8668F87B2F54E789175087A0CA0CF18"><enum>417.</enum><header>Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation</header>
<subsection id="HC39F0701EE9A48E3AE9DDE9D88A000C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H453A728358AA4B09904F371AE810144F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States’
continued engagement in Asia must be a cornerstone of United States foreign
policy in the 21st Century;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H578542F82B604648A4636582684C15AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the President must
elevate the role of the United States in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
forum (APEC) by ensuring that United States Government officials of the
appropriate rank attend APEC activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8216EAA0CDB4ED48A9A530524D812C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increased
participation by United States small businesses, particularly manufacturers,
will add substantial benefit to APEC discussions and help strengthen the
influence of the United States within APEC.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D93A2D941154AF194D0101E2E4EF349"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Small business
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the
term <quote>small business</quote> shall have the meaning given the term
<quote>small business concern</quote> in section 410(9) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694a(9)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA5AE8E74A71D4A239DBBF970DFC6BB0F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>United States
participation at APEC</header>
<paragraph id="HB2D7DD5D5CCC42B383AB26E37EBF6249"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation of
APEC coordinators</header><text>The President shall designate in appropriate
departments and agencies an existing official of appropriate senior rank to
serve as each such department’s or agency’s <quote>APEC
Coordinator</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5D40F63F8B0439BB7B880C1E11570BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties of APEC
coordinators</header>
<subparagraph id="H9C7378A1ABBE4E87A749960FCB2F3C4C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The APEC Coordinators of the appropriate departments and
agencies designated in accordance with paragraph (1) shall, in consultation
with the United States Ambassador to APEC, set department- and agency-wide
guidelines for each such department’s or agency’s participation at APEC.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EF44D59F36744018D825ACD2E88DE2F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually
thereafter, the Secretary of State, with input from each APEC Coordinator,
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on efforts to
enhance each department’s and agency’s participation at APEC.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBD0852DC602B41B0AB75E50EC2A998CB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enhancing small
business participation at APEC</header>
<paragraph id="HFCD99C69A8AE40BD99CCA77FF94F7FB9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation of
small business liaison</header><text>The Secretary of State shall designate an
existing officer within the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to serve
as a <quote>Small Business Liaison</quote>. Such designee shall be of the
appropriate senior rank.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBFF344409CE480B9F4C13F2EAC3F95F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Department of
State website</header><text>The Secretary of State shall post on the website of
the Department of State a dedicated page for United States small businesses to
facilitate direct communication between the United States Government and the
business community concerning APEC.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63EE42C8CB1E47AABDB82E02EEAFE325"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall coordinate with existing private sector partners and
relevant business associations to promote participation by small businesses at
APEC. The Secretary shall ensure that notices about meetings and briefings
provided by United States APEC officials on APEC-related issues are posted on
the website of the Department of State (in accordance with paragraph (2)) not
later than 15 days before the dates of such meetings and briefings.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H37A67644F88A425C897231661F4DE82C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report on
hosting of APEC 2011 in the United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the mechanisms that are
in place or are being considered for hosting the 2011 meeting of APEC in the
United States, including an analysis of the estimated or projected costs
associated with such meetings.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H68B993F86BE54CB5866D03E30CD61ABF"><enum>418.</enum><header>Implementing an
international nuclear fuel bank</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that, not later
than 120 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
should appoint a coordinator to help implement the International Nuclear Fuel
Bank to ensure that countries have a supply of fuel for nuclear energy and do
not have to enrich their own uranium.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>United States
International Broadcasting</header>
<section id="HC598DBC398204DCAAB9A8BB4A5D81C3B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations for international broadcasting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following amounts are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out United States international broadcasting activities
under the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the
Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, and the Foreign Affairs
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, and to carry out other authorities in law
consistent with such purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="H9B87D24921F5470C95C984B329FC7A80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For
<quote>International Broadcasting Operations</quote>, $732,187,000 for fiscal
year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9DB5EA9481E84BE39921130D7C77199E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For
<quote>Broadcasting Capital Improvements</quote>, $13,263,000 for fiscal year
2010 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HAC1ABFA5D8B247F2A3386411139DECF8"><enum>502.</enum><header>Personal
services contracting program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 504 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note),
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEBB630C1C8A54EFDB4513077C55202E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">pilot</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H025B5AEB71E2427F967AB62224F0B34E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDBA9A38969F443A29EDF4946A8489BA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>pilot</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9CF9CACC6C643B0A210485C59713DA1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adding at the end
the following new sentence: <quote>An individual hired as a personal service
contractor pursuant to this section shall not, by virtue of such hiring, be
considered to be an employee of the United States Government for purposes of
any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D9984A65D4F4322AB1EA70B32761B5B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H98DDF35D70024D97B850ED5952B17AC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>60</quote> and inserting <quote>125</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90B31F2A47DF44178F0AE2D1A7E62A2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16F9EB198E28461E935D7CD3D211EB48" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="HA3AE8F956A6B4EDFAB3CD061EFF87B83"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The annual salary
rate for personal services contractors may not exceed the rate for level IV of
the Executive Schedule.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF416689C0E0A4949BFEFACF87131B186"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2011</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2970DCB6E2804103952B531B5FFA45CD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><header>Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty pay parity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 308(h)(1)(C) of the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(h)(1)(C)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1239D9515F62402CA55B06F5D4DA82FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and one employee abroad</quote> after <quote>D.C.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H948CC89C5D8A48228350C0B317649D8F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>III</quote> and inserting <quote>II</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H525B9B8086224A418230AE8FE98FFD67"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>5314</quote> and inserting <quote>5313</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H1D95BE0F52F44D5EB6E65D87A5892105"><enum>504.</enum><header>Employment for
international broadcasting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 804(1) of the United States
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474(1)) is amended
by inserting after <quote>suitably qualified United States citizens</quote> the
following: <quote>(for purposes of this paragraph, the term <quote>suitably
qualified United States citizens</quote> means those United States citizen
applicants who are equally or better qualified than non-United States citizen
applicants)</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HDCE8B0DB70E248F289F3784AB4E9D0D9"><enum>505.</enum><header>Domestic
release of the Voice of America film entitled <quote>A Fateful
Harvest</quote></header>
<subsection id="HC60A97E4956C4AB4BAE647BFCD670FFA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and
1987 (22 U.S.C. 1461–1a) and section 501(b) of the United States Information
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461(b)), the Director of the
International Broadcasting Bureau shall provide a master copy of the film
entitled <quote>A Fateful Harvest</quote> to the Archivist of the United States
for domestic release in accordance with subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6C57453285D94CD8834C6EA880E9FEA7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Domestic
release</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon evidence that
necessary United States rights and licenses have been secured by the person
seeking domestic release of the film referred to in subsection (a), the
Archivist shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H382105B03F354ADFA8D8CB547CEDC33E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deposit the film in the National Archives
of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE38F7D55643343D3920DCB7D09C535E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make copies of the
film available for purchase and public viewing within the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF99A7FCD7A8242EBB6FEDCFEE3B6274E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>506.</enum><header>Establishing
permanent authority for Radio Free Asia</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 309 of the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H373CE385456E4DA5BCA66104DF8850FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(2), by striking <quote>, and shall further specify that funds to carry out
the activities of Radio Free Asia may not be available after September 30,
2010</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2C5F9F692B94BF19A3732761861481D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H15B518DF28C749F994D60A47845E2A97"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (g) and (h) as subsection (f) and (g), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Peace
Corps</header>
<section id="H794EB97069EF47D995D1C7C2B096FD5A"><enum>601.</enum><header>Findings;
statement of policy</header>
<subsection id="H67DCC82ECF4A46F18E4648F7D2CC3D7F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H5E4606C55F914C22B7D6FD13EE1CC0C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>On October 14,
1960, then Senator John F. Kennedy addressed students on the steps of the
University of Michigan Union to enlist their effort to make the world a better
place by serving their country abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D6B3413CB7F45E2893BC8D76E27AA31"><enum>(2)</enum><text>On March 1, 1961,
then President John F. Kennedy signed an Executive Order establishing a Peace
Corps that was <quote>designed to permit our people to exercise more fully
their responsibilities in the great common cause of world
development</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC055DE4F4D2541A0BD482C4304B28819"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Since its
establishment, the Peace Corps has been guided by its mission to promote world
peace and friendship and has sought to fulfill the following three
goals:</text>
<subparagraph id="HBFC4DBF5DB38455DA4F99F7604C516E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To help the people
of interested countries in meeting their needs for trained men and
women.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73B71593961E4F3782D8A4EDC4AF76F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To promote a
better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0226E2F692004312B8C03570CC35644B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>To help promote a
better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H65F00FA1156F404D8EE24A6396837832"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Over the last 48
years, nearly 200,000 Peace Corps volunteers have served in 139
countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C6FC2310ABC4207BD3803DBAB34DA1D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Peace Corps is
the world’s premier international service organization dedicated to promoting
sustainable grassroots development by working with host communities in the
areas of agriculture, business development, education, the environment, health
and HIV/AIDS, and youth.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE874D05AA0514367BD2167477C41C459"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Peace Corps
remains committed to sending well trained and well supported Peace Corps
volunteers overseas to promote peace, friendship, cross-cultural awareness, and
mutual understanding between the United States and other countries. The Peace
Corps has an impressive record of engendering good will through the service
that American volunteers provide.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAA7161C4F3734D37969633FD5CEB43AE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Recognizing the
Peace Corps’ unique and effective role in promoting volunteer service by
American citizens, President Obama and Vice President Biden announced their
intent to double the size of Peace Corps in an expeditious and effective
manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16146AB3DC584BA6BB08DDA5CC66729B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Over 13,000
Americans applied in 2008 to volunteer their service to serve the world’s
poorest communities in the Peace Corps, a 16 percent increase over the nearly
11,000 applications received in 2007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D8A08683C2A4852A7E1281774ED59B3"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Under current
funding levels, the Peace Corps is able to provide new placements for only
one-third of the American applicants seeking the opportunity to serve their
country and the world. At the end of fiscal year 2008, there were nearly 8,000
Peace Corps volunteers serving in 76 countries around the world.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H75BEEBCA967C494F8EBCE9FB8B16C6F8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text>It is the policy of the United States to—</text>
<paragraph id="HA61C9861E3D14E099811D9970F47CD7A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>double the number
of Peace Corps volunteers and strengthen and improve the Peace Corps and its
programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3EB1EE3EF894174AA9BA78473947194"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improve the
coordination of Peace Corps programs with development programs of other Federal
departments and agencies, without diminishing the independence of the Peace
Corps; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46DB91DEFC3A4AE2B223F3E573279842"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote all types
of volunteerism by Americans in the developing world.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDD19CA1BF6F34FB2B4636F3E10ED2CA7"><enum>602.</enum><header>Amendments to
the Peace Corps Act</header>
<subsection id="H5FBB4441F52E44A5A5AD00E856165451"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Peace Corps
Response Program</header><text>The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 5 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4FBE1F372A2C45B2AA6E72F39371AC40" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="H3E872CE8D80245C9A66DCB7A77A12A3D"><enum>5A.</enum><header>Peace Corps
Response Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director
of the Peace Corps is authorized to establish a special program that assigns
returned Peace Corps volunteers or other volunteers to provide short-term
development or other relief assistance or to otherwise be assigned or made
available to any entity referred to in subsection (a)(1) of section 10. The
term of such service shall be less than the term of service of a volunteer
under section 5. Except to the extent determined necessary and appropriate by
the Director, the program established under this section may not cause a
diminution in the number or quality of projects or volunteers assigned to
longer term assignments under section
5.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD47DB5A9A0A346A2962FABCE800DF3FB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination of
Peace Corps programs</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 4(c) of the Peace
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2503(c)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE922608A83D4DAAAF52F80E8D92BBEA" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="HD08F2116F0484D83BCB92F9B62471A58" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Peace Corps shall, as
appropriate and to the maximum extent practicable without diminishing any
program or operational independence, work with the heads of Federal departments
and agencies to identify synergies and avoid duplication of efforts with Peace
Corps programs in the field and at
headquarters.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H854EEECAFB3243F08F3F248EF495143C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Readjustment
allowance</header><text>Subsection (c) of section 5 of the Peace Corps Act (22
U.S.C. 2504(c)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking
<quote>$125</quote> and inserting <quote>$225</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H783689CEBFF74A4792EF0F8FCAEB6F54"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
3(b)(1) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502(b)(1)) is amended by striking
<quote>$270,000,000</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end
and inserting the following: <quote>$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9721354BFDE34DA5AF22649E942287D2"><enum>603.</enum><header>Report</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H416B56ED397040BFB6FBA6BCE942542C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Peace Corps
response program report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
the Peace Corps shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on the Peace Corps Response Program or any similar program developed
under in accordance with section 5A of the Peace Corps Act (as added by section
602(a) of this Act), including information on the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H760EC00C4FBB4B15BA7410A57DB39640"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The achievements and challenges of the
Peace Corps Response Program or any similar program since its inception as the
Peace Corps Crisis Corps in 1996.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4960F3A50BD04B368E096B30838FC717"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The goals,
objectives, program areas, and growth projections for the Peace Corps Response
Program or any similar program from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year
2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD0DB5D7A6E24F6EB98DEDF7FEC7D3F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The process and
standards for selecting partner organizations and projects for the Peace Corps
Response Program or any similar program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2C28D9BDD6A48058528011318CB0338"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The standards and
requirements used to select volunteers for service under the Peace Corps
Response Program or any similar program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0B5AFAD58784DC09BF92EDECA7419ED"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The measures used
to evaluate projects of the Peace Corps Response Program or any similar program
and the effectiveness of volunteers assigned to such Program or similar program
at achieving identified objectives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA7236665B7DD436CA34129708E045DDD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the
Director of the Peace Corps shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on progress made in carrying out this title, including
efforts to strengthen coordination between the Peace Corps and other Federal
departments and agencies carrying out development assistance programs (as
required under paragraph (2) of section 4(c) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C.
2503(c)), as amended by section 602(b) of this Act).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Senator Paul
Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2009</header>
<section id="HA1DF9D9B83194D77A5D060992743FAE1"><enum>701.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Foundation Act of 2009</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HCA4BC42FA9A749388EC9A2159BB440A6"><enum>702.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph id="H8283DE0005BA473C80323EB578DC8D94"><enum>(1)</enum><text>According to
former President George W. Bush, <quote>America’s leadership and national
security rest on our commitment to educate and prepare our youth for active
engagement in the international community.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7FCF6A643D934204B9E4F8395DC2A8E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>According to
former President William J. Clinton, <quote>Today, the defense of United States
interests, the effective management of global issues, and even an understanding
of our Nation’s diversity require ever-greater contact with, and understanding
of, people and cultures beyond our borders.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H65AB05DD42804143B0EF986D61AD9DC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Congress
authorized the establishment of the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study
Abroad Fellowship Program pursuant to section 104 of the Miscellaneous
Appropriations and Offsets Act, 2004 (division h of Public Law 108–199).
Pursuant to its mandate, the Lincoln Commission has submitted to Congress and
the President a report of its recommendations for greatly expanding the
opportunity for students at institutions of higher education in the United
States to study abroad, with special emphasis on studying in developing
nations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67443F15CBA748FF8B863D404DFCE7F6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>According to the
Lincoln Commission, <quote>[s]tudy abroad is one of the major means of
producing foreign language speakers and enhancing foreign language
learning</quote> and, for that reason, <quote>is simply essential to the
[N]ation’s security.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0F6A4F858A741E082EF6B384CCC4460"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Studies
consistently show that United States students score below their counterparts in
other advanced countries on indicators of international knowledge. This lack of
global literacy is a national liability in an age of global trade and business,
global interdependence, and global terror.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98E84CF794584B3C9B234FC7BB4CC53A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Americans believe
that it is important for their children to learn other languages, study abroad,
attend a college where they can interact with international students, learn
about other countries and cultures, and generally be prepared for the global
age.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C87E531EAF54830BE40AC63BE91937D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In today's world,
it is more important than ever for the United States to be a responsible,
constructive leader that other countries are willing to follow. Such leadership
cannot be sustained without an informed citizenry with significant knowledge
and awareness of the world.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8EED7108D61241EEB2F79BA5B0AD00F3"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Study abroad has
proven to be a very effective means of imparting international and foreign
language competency to students.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HABBAFE21FA7E4AA9906835A1EBC2630C"><enum>(9)</enum><text>In any given year,
only approximately 1 percent of all students enrolled in United States
institutions of higher education study abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CA3B7C861654E6AB67FF0C0264B8FB7"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Less than 10
percent of the students who graduate from United States institutions of higher
education with bachelors degrees have studied abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H060ED580EA6E495782246D2C41FE1F04"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Far more study
abroad must take place in developing countries. Ninety-five percent of the
world’s population growth over the next 50 years will occur outside of Europe,
yet in the academic year 2004–2005, 60 percent of United States students
studying abroad studied in Europe, and 45 percent studied in four countries—the
United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and France.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4CD18E709F2545379152DD23E2A42B40"><enum>(12)</enum><text>The Final Report
of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
9/11 Commission Report) recommended that the United States increase support for
<quote>scholarship, exchange, and library programs</quote>. The 9/11 Public
Discourse Project, successor to the 9/11 Commission, noted in its November 14,
2005, status report that this recommendation was <quote>unfulfilled,</quote>
and stated that <quote>[t]he U.S. should increase support for scholarship and
exchange programs, our most powerful tool to shape attitudes over the course of
a generation.</quote>. In its December 5, 2005, Final Report on the 9/11
Commission Recommendations, the 9/11 Public Discourse Project gave the
government a grade of <quote>D</quote> for its implementation of this
recommendation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8AD7872D65146DEBD8EA0A6A24B90A5"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Investing in a
national study abroad program would help turn a grade of <quote>D</quote> into
an <quote>A</quote> by equipping United States students to communicate United
States values and way of life through the unique dialogue that takes place
among citizens from around the world when individuals study abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE592F7F0C0D4B41AF6186DA378E0515"><enum>(14)</enum><text>An enhanced
national study abroad program could help further the goals of other United
States Government initiatives to promote educational, social, and political
reform and the status of women in developing and reforming societies around the
world, such as the Middle East Partnership Initiative.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05538A801163406D80D969E4782C6AB6"><enum>(15)</enum><text>To complement
such worthwhile Federal programs and initiatives as the Benjamin A. Gilman
International Scholarship Program, the National Security Education Program, and
the National Security Language Initiative, a broad-based undergraduate study
abroad program is needed that will make many more study abroad opportunities
accessible to all undergraduate students, regardless of their field of study,
ethnicity, socio-economic status, or gender.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAE3B88EF90C43D9AAE8DC4E01FD730E"><enum>(16)</enum><text>To restore
America’s standing in the world, President Barack Obama has said that he will
call on our nation’s greatest resource, our people, to reach out to and engage
with other nations.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H102F7DBE224D482181D55628B4001888"><enum>703.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this title are—</text>
<paragraph id="HAB1F6C87E60D42E69D3DD25578E18358"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to significantly
enhance the global competitiveness and international knowledge base of the
United States by ensuring that more United States students have the opportunity
to acquire foreign language skills and international knowledge through
significantly expanded study abroad;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1CE3BDAFE114D48A4DC701FF4725FBE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to enhance the
foreign policy capacity of the United States by significantly expanding and
diversifying the talent pool of individuals with non-traditional foreign
language skills and cultural knowledge in the United States who are available
for recruitment by United States foreign affairs agencies, legislative branch
agencies, and nongovernmental organizations involved in foreign affairs
activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A37DB5694E14610A5A20583F53F87A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to ensure that an
increasing portion of study abroad by United States students will take place in
nontraditional study abroad destinations such as the People's Republic of
China, countries of the Middle East region, and developing countries;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD417BC296FCD4068B8C77F9BEE39A548"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to create greater
cultural understanding of the United States by exposing foreign students and
their families to United States students in countries that have not
traditionally hosted large numbers of United States students.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB8BA70953D134923958695AB1987F281"><enum>704.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H30A30841EFB64AD8B5F9B7883ED6DD11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>The term <quote>appropriate
congressional committees</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H11D122D9837549948DBB75430079379C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44F2FB8497D84D91AB21E20A8F68F22F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H295FFE9E2027475BB52F2CA5E38364DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The
term <quote>Board</quote> means the Board of Directors of the Foundation
established pursuant to section 705(d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D8289ED2ADE48A087E56C67788455A7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chief executive
officer</header><text>The term <quote>Chief Executive Officer</quote> means the
chief executive officer of the Foundation appointed pursuant to section
705(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0FEE136FB8BF44E1B76603C94D9DB4D1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Foundation</header><text>The
term <quote>Foundation</quote> means the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Foundation established by section 705(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2FDEB25733904997AFE0339561C0B552"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>The term <quote>institution of higher
education</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E5E683BBECF4B0F8B59F6D23F06D099"><enum>(6)</enum><header>National of the
united states</header><text>The term <quote>national of the United
States</quote> means a national of the United States or an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence (as those terms are defined in section 101 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE340DF7FBBED4241B8E1BF442DF356BC"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Nontraditional
study abroad destination</header><text>The term <quote>nontraditional study
abroad destination</quote> means a location that is determined by the
Foundation to be a less common destination for United States students who study
abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27501C69F00C41B7AD0BAEE2264C9130"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Study
abroad</header><text>The term <quote>study abroad</quote> means an educational
program of study, work, research, internship, or combination thereof that is
conducted outside the United States and that carries academic credit toward
fulfilling the participating student's degree requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF33EF97D99AF40AFA0C35B8F3E2537D1"><enum>(9)</enum><header>United
states</header><text>The term <quote>United States</quote> means any of the
several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana
Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or
possession of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1200D5905DF459889452E05DFDE3644"><enum>(10)</enum><header>United states
student</header><text>The term <quote>United States student</quote> means a
national of the United States who is enrolled at an institution of higher
education located within the United States.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0977A69CC7BD4927938B4A329AAE8836"><enum>705.</enum><header>Establishment
and management of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation</header>
<subsection id="H798887D05C0B49F38B4E493383C3A1DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="H15E13355C20C4A72AE4AEB59C092BDDD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the executive branch a
corporation to be known as the <quote>Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Foundation</quote> that shall be responsible for carrying out this title. The
Foundation shall be a government corporation, as defined in section 103 of
title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11D8FEA1E672452C828DB2B0F5C5E040"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Board of
directors</header><text>The Foundation shall be governed by a Board of
Directors in accordance with subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20223258D199426383AE14899AF01B73"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Intent of
congress</header><text>It is the intent of Congress in establishing the
structure of the Foundation set forth in this subsection to create an entity
that will administer a study abroad program that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEB2778400B494B71A5CE1334D2E38B6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serves the
long-term foreign policy and national security needs of the United States;
but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04FF1F49F91B4FB0A7D62238045DE0D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operates
independently of short-term political and foreign policy considerations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0C4E866AF14B4852ACE6C9D9750C3EAA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mandate of
foundation</header><text>In administering the program referred to in subsection
(a)(3), the Foundation shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H9403CCDB24AB494680664E344F6FE8E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promote the
objectives and purposes of this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE78AAE8136D4CEBAB9FFEDDC3B8A24B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through responsive, flexible grant-making,
promote access to study abroad opportunities by United States students at
diverse institutions of higher education, including 2-year institutions,
minority-serving institutions, and institutions that serve nontraditional
students, and 4-year colleges and universities demonstrating an institutional
commitment to increasing study abroad participation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CBDA6839E72415FBA887A7DF84FFC78"><enum>(3)</enum><text>through creative
grant-making, promote access to study abroad opportunities by diverse United
States students, including minority students, students of limited financial
means, and nontraditional students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7334F203E1C94FB39738D17CE1555B15"><enum>(4)</enum><text>solicit funds from
the private sector to supplement funds made available under this title;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98743F61F0C845E1B389523F9B710BDA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>minimize
administrative costs and maximize the availability of funds for grants under
this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE92DB382E6EF4711B0803A68BEDC24BD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chief Executive
Officer</header>
<paragraph id="HAC6224D37A894C25A10FEC64F1D44AF6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be in the Foundation a Chief Executive
Officer who shall be responsible for the management of the Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBEDA6F249857462CB988859FE5C075F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the Board and shall be a
recognized leader in higher education, business, or foreign policy, chosen on
the basis of a rigorous search.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89934C61F22D4282A634540460D6C2BB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relationship to
board</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer shall report to and be under
the direct authority of the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46D584C7A7B84D8DA1109AF3486A07EB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compensation and
rank</header>
<subparagraph id="H86D06DCB83BF44ACB41A508BFB6863BD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer shall be compensated at the
rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of
title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B5154655BB848FD90B2A107B3294091"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Section
5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE84B7BC86514007B689C1BD61D6EF20" style="USC"><list level="paragraph">
<list-item>Chief Executive Officer, Senator Paul Simon Study
Abroad
Foundation.</list-item></list>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE589DF8DA1E340738BDDBAF88766BE9E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorities and
duties</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the
management of the Foundation and shall exercise the powers and discharge the
duties of the Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC99CC68D88054658B75001164CE1336C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authority to
appoint officers</header><text>In consultation and with approval of the Board,
the Chief Executive Officer shall appoint all officers of the
Foundation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5398AFFE65534953AB65BBC6E528A585"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Board of
Directors</header>
<paragraph id="H1E9B9975CA2B4975A8D2EBB48DB3CC98"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
shall be in the Foundation a Board of Directors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H816903E97D0C4990976A88CC8B6BB589"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Board shall perform the functions specified to be carried out by the Board in
this title and may prescribe, amend, and repeal by-laws, rules, regulations,
and procedures governing the manner in which the business of the Foundation may
be conducted and in which the powers granted to it by law may be
exercised.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE95B09801684E8682BBD0831452C5E9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Board shall consist of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2457A813AA9046A388FDEC5FA9483CDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of
State (or the Secretary’s designee), the Secretary of Education (or the
Secretary’s designee), the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary’s designee),
and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
(or the Administrator’s designee); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA82A00AE489D42E1A5B1E93CEEFF67B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>five other
individuals with relevant experience in matters relating to study abroad (such
as individuals who represent institutions of higher education, business
organizations, foreign policy organizations, or other relevant organizations)
who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, of which—</text>
<clause id="HBE109F6DA88C4F36AB7AA419EFE4E92D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>one
individual shall be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCAD60C87B3E54076AC6539F6F0E895FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>one
individual shall be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the
minority leader of the House of Representatives;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD04C47DBB2C241AC992E5CF2A590F8B1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>one individual
shall be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the majority
leader of the Senate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB6A2A7C71CDB4FA9B10515200CE239EC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>one
individual shall be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the
minority leader of the Senate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA27A5806650043FE8A70DD313742E114"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Chief executive
officer</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation shall serve
as a non-voting, ex-officio member of the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D1E0591D30647DABF9D8F29C70387B0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<subparagraph id="HA12266776A9748CEB77F15917806FD44"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Officers of the
federal government</header><text>Each member of the Board described in
paragraph (3)(A) shall serve for a term that is concurrent with the term of
service of the individual's position as an officer within the other Federal
department or agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAE082C050734DE380C740C800951812"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
members</header><text>Each member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(B)
shall be appointed for a term of 3 years and may be reappointed for one
additional 3-year term.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E1667E1AB7A4F84B3EE2EC2421A4F0D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A
vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H19B4DE1A0B3B4F46AC7FF82F5A138E8F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>There
shall be a Chairperson of the Board. The Secretary of State (or the Secretary's
designee) shall serve as the Chairperson.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BC5CD06A3F14D20AEECD4368C172652"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
majority of the members of the Board described in paragraph (3) shall
constitute a quorum, which, except with respect to a meeting of the Board
during the 135-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
shall include at least one member of the Board described in paragraph
(3)(B).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD44316E61F2142B19E35D73FD0093A64"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Board shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A28B4DDBC4D42838542F8C5F308FC13"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<subparagraph id="H38DC13634FCA448DA596F0B9EC551A61"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Officers of the
Federal Government</header>
<clause id="H68C42C7A5C184BA49518998383E68EDD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(A) may
not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of the member’s
service on the Board.</text>
</clause><clause id="H8A3322B65A60448C91B6042D5729066B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>Each such member of the Board shall receive travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB578698DF614E219B5C8A9AF1EFB5B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
members</header>
<clause id="HBB4AD0BB02824FAA9BF49BC696F349BC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), a member of the Board
described in paragraph (3)(B) while away from the member's home or regular
place of business on necessary travel in the actual performance of duties as a
member of the Board, shall be paid per diem, travel, and transportation
expenses in the same manner as is provided under subchapter I of chapter 57 of
title 5, United States Code.</text>
</clause><clause id="H6043AF96C610409C9C37A901B4E560B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A
member of the Board may not be paid compensation under clause (i) for more than
90 days in any calendar year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3AB326D189924F77ACD90705F27C7FCE"><enum>706.</enum><header>Establishment
and operation of program</header>
<subsection id="H497F4FCEB71C4016AC71B6EAF2BC703B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
the program</header><text>There is hereby established a program, which
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1D2617776E5642DC8CB3484B32558B48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be administered by
the Foundation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF4F5092FE9E45EE8104A2F0DA38ED89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>award grants
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H47DE7511F4234E8A92461B24597FD992"><enum>(A)</enum><text>United States
students for study abroad;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04F3EA06271B4324B3D7469BA16A7C63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>nongovernmental
institutions that provide and promote study abroad opportunities for United
States students, in consortium with institutions described in subparagraph (C);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H049D5955A24C465FB5D4E18C8EA430B7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>institutions of
higher education, individually or in consortium, in order to accomplish the
objectives set forth in subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF68E011487274C439FA7A769A4F19E36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The
objectives of the program established under subsection (a) are that, within 10
years of the date of the enactment of this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H04BF00B9FC92402B857620DF5C8B8FBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not less than
1,000,000 undergraduate United States students will study abroad annually for
credit;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC56A26938974A4397969932A631D114"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the demographics
of study-abroad participation will reflect the demographics of the United
States undergraduate population, including students enrolled in community
colleges, minority-serving institutions, and institutions serving large numbers
of low-income and first-generation students; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41558C7AFED24E9C843B10CE24A976E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an increasing
portion of study abroad will take place in nontraditional study abroad
destinations, with a substantial portion of such increases taking place in
developing countries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2625E0E889FE4AA6B9EF562456EE971A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mandate of the
program</header><text>In order to accomplish the objectives set forth in
subsection (b), the Foundation shall, in administering the program established
under subsection (a), take fully into account the recommendations of the
Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program (established
pursuant to section 104 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and Offsets Act,
2004 (division H of Public Law 108–199)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H55B40ED5214245B5BA309D25949440B0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Structure of
grants</header>
<paragraph id="HE4E5FAE180AC43DCA1857AC791218171"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Promoting
reform</header><text>In accordance with the recommendations of the Commission
on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program, grants awarded under
the program established under subsection (a) shall be structured to the maximum
extent practicable to promote appropriate reforms in institutions of higher
education in order to remove barriers to participation by students in study
abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE352A2E4846402395569394E044ECA7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants to
individuals and institutions</header><text>It is the sense of Congress
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68843900C05C4EA7BDAECFFC83629F94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Foundation
should award not more than 25 percent of the funds awarded as grants to
individuals described in subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(2) and not less
than 75 percent of such funds to institutions described in subparagraphs (B)
and (C) of such subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63F80CEBFC984AE8B333106B332EB09D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Foundation
should ensure that not less than 85 percent of the amount awarded to such
institutions is used to award scholarships to students.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H40BA4354092A424584918E311D3CFF89"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Balance of
long-term and short-term study abroad programs</header><text>In administering
the program established under subsection (a), the Foundation shall seek an
appropriate balance between—</text>
<paragraph id="H58E6573D082D4173B05B2BEEBFD39CB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>longer-term study
abroad programs, which maximize foreign-language learning and intercultural
understanding; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45A33CD66F484F53BBC78F1DDD8E5B62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shorter-term study
abroad programs, which maximize the accessibility of study abroad to
nontraditional students.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H73F964413EE5417D82021DE56B8500E4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Quality and
safety in study abroad</header><text>In administering the program established
under subsection (a), the Foundation shall require that institutions receiving
grants demonstrate that—</text>
<paragraph id="H8475B8E030234501B0980AB02F0EF4AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the study abroad
programs for which students receive grant funds are for academic credit;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D4EE5E45F7E463997B9563EEEB318DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the programs have
established health and safety guidelines and procedures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0ED1DFE5B80741C0BCC454FC99C445F1"><enum>707.</enum><header>Annual
report</header>
<subsection id="H5DF0C11EABA94F999CDA0872F51E2973"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report
required</header><text>Not later than December 15, 2010, and each December 15
thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the implementation of this title during the prior fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD7095056313A4BC1BCA958758B1F09E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required by subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H9B6F2528C5DC45169EDAD64DB96DA1D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the total
financial resources available to the Foundation during the year, including
appropriated funds, the value and source of any gifts or donations accepted
pursuant to section 708(a)(6), and any other resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3246C03B36A745AE982E7720E2EE0D4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
description of the Board’s policy priorities for the year and the bases upon
which grant proposals were solicited and awarded to institutions of higher
education, nongovernmental institutions, and consortiums pursuant to sections
706(a)(2)(B) and 706(a)(2)(C);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73250A9A48DA40CF8ABC5F230C4BA41F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
list of grants made to institutions of higher education, nongovernmental
institutions, and consortiums pursuant to sections 706(a)(2)(B) and
706(a)(2)(C) that includes the identity of the institutional recipient, the
dollar amount, the estimated number of study abroad opportunities provided to
United States students by each grant, the amount of the grant used by each
institution for administrative expenses, and information on cost-sharing by
each institution receiving a grant;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3EA6AE92146847E9B83C6FDA1CF2CE38"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
description of the bases upon which the Foundation made grants directly to
United States students pursuant to section 706(a)(2)(A);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD83D331B54C940289DAECAB09ABE22DA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the number and
total dollar amount of grants made directly to United States students by the
Foundation pursuant to section 706(a)(2)(A); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33A67821B38344BE934157FB2837F66D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the total
administrative and operating expenses of the Foundation for the year, as well
as specific information on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H536C3D20A0564711826BF48BDFD23531"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
Foundation employees and the cost of compensation for Board members, Foundation
employees, and personal service contractors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E76462274B24FC2B18596DC5C64BDED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>costs associated
with securing the use of real property for carrying out the functions of the
Foundation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DAC2B65D8C54C01B6FB5E686264024C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>total travel
expenses incurred by Board members and Foundation employees in connection with
Foundation activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32B24D2DB6F54658B759A8879B3DFAAD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>total
representational expenses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H508767A0FD5E4E9C881EAA4518B32DB0"><enum>708.</enum><header>Powers of the
Foundation; related provisions</header>
<subsection id="H1AB260F3355A4A95A6B326FAD97309CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Powers</header><text>The
Foundation—</text>
<paragraph id="HA3350399515A49288C806DB1F9F42340"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall have
perpetual succession unless dissolved by a law enacted after the date of the
enactment of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H340B51BFFFB24598AB1AF114DC5FB592"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may adopt, alter,
and use a seal, which shall be judicially noticed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0893D381B5EC4BEEA70A0F89C25FB5DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may make and
perform such contracts, grants, and other agreements with any person or
government however designated and wherever situated, as may be necessary for
carrying out the functions of the Foundation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68B7238A46A442F4B2001D9D568C4A89"><enum>(4)</enum><text>may determine and
prescribe the manner in which its obligations shall be incurred and its
expenses allowed and paid, including expenses for representation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21A4CEDC892747D98AC976B5036CD894"><enum>(5)</enum><text>may lease,
purchase, or otherwise acquire, improve, and use such real property wherever
situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the
Foundation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A072D7DAC7D4CECA630D76973E851B3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>may accept cash
gifts or donations of services or of property (real, personal, or mixed),
tangible or intangible, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this
title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H348127CBEC924AB4B39F78A166488375"><enum>(7)</enum><text>may use the United
States mails in the same manner and on the same conditions as the executive
departments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1861C5E4B81B40C5B3A1F5DF33089080"><enum>(8)</enum><text>may contract with
individuals for personal services, who shall not be considered Federal
employees for any provision of law administered by the Office of Personnel
Management;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2584ED715AB41DAA71E956A7724928D"><enum>(9)</enum><text>may hire or obtain
passenger motor vehicles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF95E79287DEB450AA4F13EC7D03F7C07"><enum>(10)</enum><text>shall have such
other powers as may be necessary and incident to carrying out this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBE068EE61AA945D1BC5783ED9BBECC07"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Principal
office</header><text>The Foundation shall maintain its principal office in the
metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H51EB348DDA6349219C9BA4D7B3F78CB1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability of
government corporation control act</header>
<paragraph id="HAC8DCFB45C314D659828860E94A9C99A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Foundation shall be subject to chapter 91 of subtitle
VI of title 31, United States Code, except that the Foundation shall not be
authorized to issue obligations or offer obligations to the public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0846972A765E47ABB67B13172AD270F1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BADF0D35A3A4AF188D2FBDFBB36FB14" style="traditional">
<subparagraph id="HBA7B831CE6514A45A269CFB63918C379"><enum>(S)</enum><text>the Senator Paul
Simon Study Abroad
Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFAB18B1690A1407089D4233242D52C2F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inspector
general</header>
<paragraph id="H8D205B2323414A8A892730D77095EA5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Inspector General of the Department of State shall
serve as Inspector General of the Foundation, and, in acting in such capacity,
may conduct reviews, investigations, and inspections of all aspects of the
operations and activities of the Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB639A01AADDB41689917C4D29318D110"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority of the
board</header><text>In carrying out the responsibilities under this subsection,
the Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of
the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H65F9CF6C6869428F9EC2889709D7F366"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reimbursement
and authorization of services</header>
<subparagraph id="H6A1B21D4B6F047E2BC4F6C312093F4D7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
Foundation shall reimburse the Department of State for all expenses incurred by
the Inspector General in connection with the Inspector General’s
responsibilities under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H59E6891A350E4C6B9D782057AB620831"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorization
for services</header><text>Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under
section 711(a) for a fiscal year, up to $2,000,000 is authorized to be made
available to the Inspector General of the Department of State to conduct
reviews, investigations, and inspections of operations and activities of the
Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H42F748AA760144DBAAEC86F880F0360C"><enum>709.</enum><header>General
personnel authorities</header>
<subsection id="H35240DC57EB44BB69667CA53795B4B6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Detail of
personnel</header><text>Upon request of the Chief Executive Officer, the head
of an agency may detail any employee of such agency to the Foundation on a
reimbursable basis. Any employee so detailed remains, for the purpose of
preserving such employee's allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other
benefits, an employee of the agency from which detailed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDBAA837503AE4DC3BD60635250272EB4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reemployment
rights</header>
<paragraph id="HE1632A2F599E4C7C9BCA6A6009F5BE43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An employee of an agency who is serving under a career or
career conditional appointment (or the equivalent), and who, with the consent
of the head of such agency, transfers to the Foundation, is entitled to be
reemployed in such employee's former position or a position of like seniority,
status, and pay in such agency, if such employee—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4EB4D7AECB6443A3A9382CAEBEC0A5F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is separated from
the Foundation for any reason, other than misconduct, neglect of duty, or
malfeasance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H608C47B3D8AD497EB46E67A9D6818441"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applies for
reemployment not later than 90 days after the date of separation from the
Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA77A6D786B9B4826A3E92F8B3437C7D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
rights</header><text>An employee who satisfies paragraph (1) is entitled to be
reemployed (in accordance with such paragraph) within 30 days after applying
for reemployment and, on reemployment, is entitled to at least the rate of
basic pay to which such employee would have been entitled had such employee
never transferred.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H40D2BC6DDD9F4EE0A40B3F9B68B7D686"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hiring
authority</header><text>Of persons employed by the Foundation, not to exceed 20
persons may be appointed, compensated, or removed without regard to the civil
service laws and regulations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDE93457061784F1288C4FB076C6445A0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Basic
pay</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer may fix the rate of basic pay of
employees of the Foundation without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 of
title 5, United States Code (relating to the classification of positions),
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to General Schedule pay
rates), except that no employee of the Foundation may receive a rate of basic
pay that exceeds the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of such title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H28981967EB984D7AA2B666DD6BE6F000"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HACD084A876D8446CA0A812A117B52041"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<quote>agency</quote> means an executive agency, as defined by section 105 of
title 5, United States Code; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AC314329ABC4BF3A200115D5ECED262"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<quote>detail</quote> means the assignment or loan of an employee, without a
change of position, from the agency by which such employee is employed to the
Foundation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H589C4DD1963547759CCEF60902F304FA"><enum>710.</enum><header>GAO
review</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H52BC7D0AD0424B00B618AB8DAB3FE553"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review
required</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a
review of the operations of the Foundation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H209853CD8EA545B28B27D0BC99D2A596"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>In
conducting the review required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General
shall analyze—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF9C6D10805A245C696FC97BE67B89CB2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>whether the
Foundation is organized and operating in a manner that will permit it to
fulfill the purposes of this section, as set forth in section 603;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB399FFB5F28947B29A1BF79409187426"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the degree to
which the Foundation is operating efficiently and in a manner consistent with
the requirements of paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 605(b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1E1E8897F3654991AF2BC136B167AFA1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>whether
grant-making by the Foundation is being undertaken in a manner consistent with
subsections (d), (e), and (f) of section 606;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1EED31D5B4204485A4AF544DCB33234E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the extent to
which the Foundation is using best practices in the implementation of this Act
and the administration of the program described in section 606; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC1ADB2F556254D5DB8E5C6D65562C440"><enum>(5)</enum><text>other relevant
matters, as determined by the Comptroller General, after consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF3C1CE3B6BB644D789839C50C5888305"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report
required</header><text>The Comptroller General shall submit a report on the
results of the review conducted under subsection (a) to the Secretary of State
(in the capacity of the Secretary as Chairperson of the Board of the
Foundation) and to the appropriate congressional committees.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HAD0B6DB6AD544676AA332AE3DBDCBF13"><enum>711.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="HAF07270EB2FA4D8089484ADAF9A5FDEB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H1062176654C4466EA54ED7AB9A3BC10C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
title $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and $80,000,000 for fiscal year
2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H347E6ACC939C4995AD7C20288AD9D119"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amounts in
addition to other available amounts</header><text>Amounts authorized to be
appropriated by paragraph (1) are in addition to amounts authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available for educational exchange programs,
including the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program and the
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, administered by the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBCE4AF41CFDF425CB0D324C9D0F69021"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="H9E226D618E644A4C825D93A63C7C248E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Foundation may allocate or transfer to any agency of
the United States Government any of the funds available for carrying out this
Act. Such funds shall be available for obligation and expenditure for the
purposes for which the funds were authorized, in accordance with authority
granted in this Act or under authority governing the activities of the United
States Government agency to which such funds are allocated or
transferred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0050BA48D0E84311BC0B5C959C1301C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Foundation shall notify the appropriate congressional committees not less than
15 days prior to an allocation or transfer of funds pursuant to paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Export Control
Reform and Security Assistance</header>
<subtitle id="HA6AFB0EDF41F49E196B5BB38F4B7029F"><enum>A</enum><header>Defense Trade
Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2009</header>
<section id="H5A28AB95C30A404BA144CC8B21704114" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>801.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Defense Trade Controls
Performance Improvement Act of 2009</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H2DD9BC0099F24230BF93F995C2D9E6A3"><enum>802.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB2DFEFB256204A3A92B9DA30EF5D48C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a time of international terrorist
threats and a dynamic global economic and security environment, United States
policy with regard to export controls is in urgent need of a comprehensive
review in order to ensure such controls are protecting the national security
and foreign policy interests of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD2061E85C1E3431CB3ED8D9D93D215E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In January 2007,
the Government Accountability Office designated the effective identification
and protection of critical technologies as a government-wide, high-risk area,
warranting a strategic reexamination of existing programs, including programs
relating to arms export controls.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H73C401AD6E6946D3A307EF19037F0438"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Federal Government
agencies must review licenses for export of munitions in a thorough and timely
manner to ensure that the United States is able to assist United States allies
and to prevent nuclear and conventional weapons from getting into the hands of
enemies of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1E347C70FE5143378FEA9BDA48FB392B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Both staffing and
funding that relate to the Department of State’s arms export control
responsibilities have not kept pace with the increased workload relating to
such responsibilities, especially during the current decade.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H987E8A239A1F4692A9D5C607DF24E796"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outsourcing and off-shoring of defense
production and the policy of many United States trading partners to require
offsets for major sales of defense and aerospace articles present a potential
threat to United States national security and economic well-being and serve to
weaken the defense industrial base.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9A41771A48F5488D99DE56BCE6702C13"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Export control policies can have a negative
impact on United States employment, nonproliferation goals, and the health of
the defense industrial base, particularly when facilitating the overseas
transfer of technology or production and other forms of outsourcing, such as
offsets (direct and indirect), co-production, subcontracts, overseas investment
and joint ventures in defense and commercial industries. Federal Government
agencies must develop new and effective procedures for ensuring that export
control systems address these problems and the threat they pose to national
security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE4FDD3E8D03C45029C0A605E94AAE311"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In the report to
Congress required by the Conference Report (Report 109–272) accompanying the
bill, H.R. 2862 (the Science, State, Justice, Commerce and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006; Public Law 109–108), the Department of State
concluded that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H66B282F5CF904C318428AF215B1B1C23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>defense trade
licensing has become much more complex in recent years as a consequence of the
increasing globalization of the defense industry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H07FE122142C94B7C9D365FF55E569667"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the most important
challenge to the Department of State’s licensing process has been the sheer
growth in volume of applicants for licenses and agreements, without the
corresponding increase in licensing officers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7F8A5D9227D049FFBDEC8B6D7963EF66"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the increase in
licensing volume without a corresponding increase in trained and experienced
personnel has resulted in delays and increased processing times.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H75D96C244EB54CCB9C9658169C7C1F96"><enum>(8)</enum><text>In 2006, the
Department of State processed over three times as many licensing applications
as the Department of Commerce with about a fifth of the staff of the Department
of Commerce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2FB65519108E43C4BC4900B57AF11BEB"><enum>(9)</enum><text>On July 27, 2007,
in testimony delivered to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and
Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives to
examine the effectiveness of the United States export control regime, the
Government Accountability Office found that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9B42B5F768E64515BFEA5A0EB36CBF06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the United States
Government needs to conduct assessments to determine its overall effectiveness
in the area of arms export control; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H807F7030E7A6475DBE0D6BD7E92841A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the processing
times of the Department of State doubled over the period from 2002 to
2006.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H089C80CA575142DDAABF22977067CC22"><enum>(10)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEB09DE44CA3C4CF59823B0C7B3A304CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Allowing a continuation
of the status quo in resources for defense trade licensing could ultimately
harm the United States defense industrial base. The 2007 Institute for Defense
Analysis report entitled <quote>Export Controls and the U.S. Defense Industrial
Base</quote> found that the large backlog and long processing times by the
Department of State for applications for licenses to export defense items led
to an impairment of United States firms in some sectors to conduct global
business relative to foreign competitors.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF1DCD6AB6547423B915CCB9E4BCF569D" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Additionally, the report found that
United States commercial firms have been reluctant to engage in research and
development activities for the Department of Defense because this raises the
future prospects that the products based on this research and development, even
if intrinsically commercial, will be saddled by Department of State munitions
controls due to the link to that research.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF82C74A00D6A4F0399AA3697BB627C04"><enum>(11)</enum><text>According to the
Department of State’s fiscal year 2008 budget justification to Congress,
commercial exports licensed or approved under the Arms Export Control Act
exceeded $30,000,000,000, with nearly 80 percent of these items exported to
United States NATO allies and other major non-NATO allies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H78E37931B43D442AB4FD4539C9D9C04B"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Government Accountability Office report
of October 9, 2001 (GAO–02–120), documented ambiguous export control
jurisdiction affecting 25 percent of the items that the United States
Government agreed to control as part of its commitments to the Missile
Technology Control Regime. The United States Government has not clearly
determined which department has jurisdiction over these items, which increases
the risk that these items will fall into the wrong hands. During both the
108th, 109th, and 110th Congresses, the House of Representatives passed
legislation mandating that the Administration clarify this issue.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45BD33ACCF3E4C7E9E1E2220F1DE1545"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During 2007 and 2008, the management and
staff of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State
have, through extraordinary effort and dedication, eliminated the large backlog
of open applications and have reduced average processing times for license
applications; however, the Directorate remains understaffed and long delays
remain for complicated cases.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6D1CD2A05924BC39D62C91108CB0DAA"><enum>803.</enum><header>Strategic
review and assessment of the United States export controls system</header>
<subsection id="HAFA23580A8F94D60A4EC85B9379D2E6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review and
assessment</header>
<paragraph id="HDD37E8BF4A854F0C9FC5B87707FF5518"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than March 31, 2010, the President shall
conduct a comprehensive and systematic review and assessment of the United
States arms export controls system in the context of the national security
interests and strategic foreign policy objectives of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B7D0143B3044504A4C7F11E34AB9DDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
review and assessment required under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H04B0A47DB2A048109458A712C5B1D556"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the
overall effectiveness of the United States arms export controls system in order
to, where appropriate, strengthen controls, improve efficiency, and reduce
unnecessary redundancies across Federal Government agencies, through
administrative actions, including regulations, and to formulate legislative
proposals for new authorities that are needed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA244478B62AA410B9CF2BB7FC56A8FEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop processes
to ensure better coordination of arms export control activities of the
Department of State with activities of other departments and agencies of the
United States that are responsible for enforcing United States arms export
control laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H146060A616DA4098BAC710A99A60FAAF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that
weapons-related nuclear technology, other technology related to weapons of mass
destruction, and all items on the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex are
subject to stringent control by the United States Government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6784F2B778684456B88AA6B3A9839282"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the overall effect of arms export
controls on counterterrorism, law enforcement, and infrastructure protection
missions of the Department of Homeland Security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H378B9CCB842C4F98889F1105CB5A5461"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the effects of export controls
policies and the practices of the export control agencies on the United States
defense industrial base and United States employment in the industries affected
by export controls;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2482B1C1615D40E1AD84D1A4C659FC58"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contain a detailed summary of known
attempts by unauthorized end-users (such as international arms traffickers,
foreign intelligence agencies, and foreign terrorist organizations) to acquire
items on the United States Munitions List and related technical data,
including—</text>
<clause id="H6AD0989B0486449D8777E86995338040"><enum>(i)</enum><text>data
on—</text>
<subclause id="H67418A21E0704C71969F27A20ADDD924"><enum>(I)</enum><text>commodities
sought, such as M–4 rifles, night vision devices, F–14 spare parts;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFCE0BBB2AF29410282ACE721DD18EAF1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>parties involved,
such as the intended end-users, brokers, consignees, and shippers;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7CDEB879388B41A39171B3D21A1FF8D4"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">attempted acquisition of technology and
technical data critical to manufacture items on the United States Munitions
List;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H027C1BB972254974825E427CF201B8CC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>destination
countries and transit countries;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H984C5A818CA540E58A8D6AAA5BA12896"><enum>(V)</enum><text>modes of
transport;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7F7E12EDC412467DB09AD65F71A8AF96"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>trafficking
methods, such as use of false documentation and front companies registered
under flags of convenience;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HAE7E289A48FA4E229229ADA40FFAE97E"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the attempted illicit transfer was
successful; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD79D2CB66EF74DB792BCDE7E591590C3"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any administrative or criminal enforcement
actions taken by the United States and any other government in relation to the
attempted illicit transfer;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HD54CD3DA04794086962B386FC889F258"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
thorough evaluation of the Blue Lantern Program, including the adequacy of
current staffing and funding levels;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7DFFDEA85BE04BB0A914B79CBF951D64"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
detailed analysis of licensing exemptions and their successful exploitation by
unauthorized end-users; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC0C29360F66F440C9E93FF3FB5FF9590"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an
examination of the extent to which the increased tendency toward outsourcing
and off-shoring of defense production harm United States national security and
weaken the defense industrial base, including direct and indirect impact on
employment, and formulate policies to address these trends as well as the
policy of some United States trading partners to require offsets for major
sales of defense articles; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0112CCFFBE84D4797C77AA7708158ED"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the extent to which export control
policies and practices under the Arms Export Control Act promote the protection
of basic human rights.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE54695FADD04408496A9D2D7DFC90109"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Congressional
briefings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
provide periodic briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on the
progress of the review and assessment conducted under subsection (a). The
requirement to provide congressional briefings under this subsection shall
terminate on the date on which the President transmits to the appropriate
congressional committees the report required under subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5AE45E143DCD442EB430AC150328E74C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate
congressional committees and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report that
contains the results of the review and assessment conducted under subsection
(a). The report required by this subsection shall contain a certification that
the requirement of subsection (a)(2)(C) has been met, or if the requirement has
not been met, the reasons therefor. The report required by this subsection
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex, if
necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27202B1A93274AA3B1F19C8B1B789724"><enum>804.</enum><header>Performance
goals for processing of applications for licenses to export items on United
States Munitions List</header>
<subsection id="HCEC4705CFF3C4FD0A118F1E210A67C6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State, acting through the head of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of
the Department of State, shall establish and maintain the following
goals:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF0061E7B03EE4D13A2EE3C01564E458B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The processing time for review of each
application for a license to export items on the United States Munitions List
(other than a Manufacturing License Agreement) shall be not more than 60 days
from the date of receipt of the application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF3A03FD01114584A0131CD716826B5A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The processing time for review of each
application for a commodity jurisdiction determination shall be not more than
60 days from the date of receipt of the application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8EE51689E0984730814AFCEFB3D08280"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total number of applications described
in paragraph (1) that are unprocessed shall be not more than 7 percent of the
total number of such applications submitted in the preceding calendar
year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE4F2F8FCB0A544C8BCD388394E784375"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
review</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H62BEC607C29541EC9BB418EB375960F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an application described in paragraph
(1) or (2) of subsection (a) is not processed within the time period described
in the respective paragraph of such subsection, then the Managing Director of
the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls or the Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Defense Trade and Regional Security of the Department of State, as appropriate,
shall review the status of the application to determine if further action is
required to process the application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1945867872FB4F78AF0BFC0C778E4B41" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an application described in paragraph
(1) or (2) of subsection (a) is not processed within 90 days from the date of
receipt of the application, then the Assistant Secretary for Political-Military
Affairs of the Department of State shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1CF68BF02ACF42F4981CB77783A15AD1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review the status of the application
to determine if further action is required to process the application;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41CF60093E664C26A16625B1F9B9B7DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a notification of the review conducted under
subparagraph (A), including a description of the application, the reason for
delay in processing the application, and a proposal for further action to
process the application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H85EC3C9AF5AC4182AF4946EFA4A63CBB" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each calendar year, the Managing
Director of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls shall review not less
than 2 percent of the total number of applications described in paragraphs (1)
and (2) of subsection (a) to ensure that the processing of such applications,
including decisions to approve, deny, or return without action, is consistent
with both policy and regulatory requirements of the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2CF4B2AB00734F94A5D06AD1A37C597D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Statements of
policy</header>
<paragraph id="H49F6E908C4DD48B19F62A60423987CFE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>United States
allies</header><text>Congress states that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7C1591EDBDDC4FA5B8334BE142A64BDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>it shall be the
policy of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State
to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, the processing time for
review of applications described in subsection (a)(1) to export items that are
not subject to the requirements of section 36 (b) or (c) of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776 (b) or (c)) to United States allies in direct
support of combat operations or peacekeeping or humanitarian operations with
United States Armed Forces is not more than 7 days from the date of receipt of
the application; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H25FADE67D8734D928B5BF0D5EF001F49"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">it shall be the goal, as appropriate, of
the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls to ensure that, to the maximum extent
practicable, the processing time for review of applications described in
subsection (a)(1) to export items that are not subject to the requirements of
section 36 (b) or (c) of the Arms Export Control Act to government security
agencies of United States NATO allies, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South
Korea, Israel, and, as appropriate, other major non-NATO allies for any purpose
other than the purpose described in paragraph (1) is not more than 30 days from
the date of receipt of the application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB55FBBDB62224591B325CAB23BFEC96F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority for
applications for export of U.S.-origin equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In meeting the goals established by this
section, it shall be the policy of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of
the Department of State to prioritize the processing of applications for
licenses and agreements necessary for the export of United States-origin
equipment over applications for Manufacturing License Agreements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7B81F4CD4C5541BC8CA58E9F4402BA49"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2011, and
December 31, 2012, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that contains a detailed description
of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB658027B6E80423ABAE80F25A7ED49A2"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H40ACC6E7A7C64689998B065D70D5961B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the average processing
time for and number of applications described in subsection (a)(1) to—</text>
<clause id="HF116D63F9C8E4A63A44CB28E4CB5204E" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>United States NATO allies,
Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, and Israel;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDF239E984C734A9495FA6B330DC9531B" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other major non-NATO allies;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE31FCA75F87647CB9A67A15C7971ED39" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>all other countries; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBDDC0B8E9A7437F93CEFF9B51581313" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, the average
processing time for and number of applications described in subsection (b)(1)
by item category;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8F09F01AD4954F748E40A9229CCE8191"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average processing time for and number
of applications described in subsection (a)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H255EDE46264C4B008DE132E25EF9CD26"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average processing time for and number
of applications for agreements described in part 124 of title 22, Code of
Federal Regulations (relating to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(other than Manufacturing License Agreements));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9627B79BC6514B9FB4AD6A63C3FEF32D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the average
processing times for applications for Manufacturing License Agreements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3045F8247669499DB9DD49D41339ECF9"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any management decisions of the Directorate
of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State that have been made in
response to data contained in paragraphs (1) through (3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H560E9F4870794317A4264C3C78A6E6FD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any advances in
technology that will allow the time-frames described in subsection (a)(1) to be
substantially reduced.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE46E009279EB4AACB54F101C5B10B1DE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Congressional
briefings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, at the end of
any month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, the total
number of applications described in subsection (a)(1) that are unprocessed is
more than 7 percent of the total number of such applications submitted in the
preceding calendar year, then the Secretary of State, acting through the Under
Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, the Assistant Secretary
for Political-Military Affairs, or the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense
Trade and Regional Security of the Department of State, as appropriate, shall
brief the appropriate congressional committees on such matters and the
corrective measures that the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls will take to
comply with the requirements of subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3CEA5EE7A07F4C5799CF0811A64FDEA5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transparency of
commodity jurisdiction determinations</header>
<paragraph id="HE64259E0E645451FA92A0FDD87198152"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Declaration of
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress declares that
the complete confidentiality surrounding several hundred commodity jurisdiction
determinations made each year by the Department of State pursuant to the
International Traffic in Arms Regulations is not necessary to protect
legitimate proprietary interests of persons or their prices and customers, is
not in the best security and foreign policy interests of the United States, is
inconsistent with the need to ensure a level playing field for United States
exporters, and detracts from United States efforts to promote greater
transparency and responsibility by other countries in their export control
systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53161577AD28448E9279821C8B0B47C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication on
Internet Website</header><text>The Secretary of State shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD539A36DB53E4BFEA00C20050CDC8905"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon making a commodity jurisdiction
determination referred to in paragraph (1) publish on the Internet website of
the Department of State not later than 30 days after the date of the
determination—</text>
<clause id="H38B8DDC335BD4AEDA1B7F637A9AFA1CE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the name of the manufacturer of the
item;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5571968C140141208C153D16CD11384E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a brief general description of the
item;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEFAC45A3ACD64992A3C48B3819BBBCB7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the model or
part number of the item; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H165B13E71D02426CB88E99B89FD40560"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States Munitions List
designation under which the item has been designated, except that—</text>
<subclause id="H01490F630EC04BDDA56C4942C1F72FDE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the name of the
person or business organization that sought the commodity jurisdiction
determination shall not be published if the person or business organization is
not the manufacturer of the item; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCCA58235ACA14F898C9C7982D569B776"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the names of the customers, the price of
the item, and any proprietary information relating to the item indicated by the
person or business organization that sought the commodity jurisdiction
determination shall not be published; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15402BF4CB154E6192123F4951B49330"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain on the Internet website of the
Department of State an archive, that is accessible to the general public and
other departments and agencies of the United States, of the information
published under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8746A3A1A27D4C02BBC4FA86813DBCE1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to
prohibit the President or Congress from undertaking a thorough review of the
national security and foreign policy implications of a proposed export of items
on the United States Munitions List.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1E6A20B3B6446EDAFD49B0818C38A96"><enum>805.</enum><header>Requirement to
ensure adequate staff and resources for the Directorate of Defense Trade
Controls of the Department of State</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HCDAA2EB12B7A4F61802C58AFBA4F4548"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall ensure that
the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State has the
necessary staff and resources to carry out this subtitle and the amendments
made by this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H11D60E096BD64AB19F7FC4ADBFB2BBD1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum number
of licensing officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
fiscal year 2011 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of State shall
ensure that the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has at least 1 licensing
officer for every 1,250 applications for licenses and other authorizations to
export items on the United States Munitions List by not later than the third
quarter of such fiscal year, based on the number of licenses and other
authorizations expected to be received during such fiscal year. The Secretary
shall ensure that in meeting the requirement of this subsection, the
performance of other functions of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is
maintained and adequate staff is provided for those functions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCEA9E21BFA7847C29B57D4B2D902A92D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Minimum number
of staff for commodity jurisdiction determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2012, the Secretary of State shall ensure
that the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has, to the extent practicable,
not less than three individuals assigned to review applications for commodity
jurisdiction determinations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H06174EC1BAA34A5EAAD22AE174A561FF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enforcement
resources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with
section 127.4 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement is authorized to investigate violations of the
International Traffic in Arms Regulations on behalf of the Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State. The Secretary of State shall
ensure that the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has adequate staffing for
enforcement of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE801244F230045869B7C411E5A1108EE"><enum>806.</enum><header>Audit by
Inspector General of the Department of State</header>
<subsection id="H38D4B77A15BA477DB8FF830B89A686B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the end of each of the
fiscal years 2011 and 2012, the Inspector General of the Department of State
shall conduct an independent audit to determine the extent to which the
Department of State is meeting the requirements of sections 804 and 805.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF362E4CBADFD462F836C9CD18F30D95D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Inspector General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that contains the result of each audit conducted under subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H9A2C1B9B6C8A493A8FABD4FC8A454BCA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>807.</enum><header>Increased
flexibility for use of defense trade controls registration fees</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H365254CBD0EA49269A6C1818614F9858"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 45 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEB448FB722DA4242B45C5266BAF7EA17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8FACCF70773E4E7B862D9C52E0FCEE7E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>For</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In
general</header-in-text>.—For</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H574AA778B9DD46AABF0DBD763DA01291"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Office</quote> and inserting <quote>Directorate</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6C8546EB9D544ACA847E803A9B626DF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending the
second sentence to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29050833B45A4944B9723CB75317FB7A" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="HC860F0C0335044279B4492F29396024A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees credited to the
account referred to in subsection (a) shall be available only for payment of
expenses incurred for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H92487FD2A19E4A97809B309BE4D4AD3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>management,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H321566B661DC46DFA5854BF00A2DDEA1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>licensing (in
order to meet the requirements of section 805 of the
<short-title>Defense Trade Controls Performance
Improvement Act of 2009</short-title> (relating to adequate staff and resources
of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls)),</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD68FEBC1D96A47588C5F507D1E4423C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>compliance,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H609CCC1C4FCE4D018693CFEEF0A8F639"><enum>(4)</enum><text>policy activities,
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCDC4ED97128A4B5B9119B82FA9AB9D82"><enum>(5)</enum><text>facilities,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">of defense trade controls
functions.</continuation-text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC0633EE6F11146E08401B6352D98BD38"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E2C5F1CD37F4A59B84458F1250CD242" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="HFAD5D273493D49459775B820979A85B7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allocation of
fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In allocating fees for
payment of expenses described in subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall
accord the highest priority to payment of expenses incurred for personnel and
equipment of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, including payment of
expenses incurred to meet the requirements of section 805 of the Defense Trade
Controls Performance Improvement Act of
2009.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC43FC3C4ADF14C83BE61991D2C57CA5C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 38(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7DEFE1E6118C4200A6C8331EB1A415F6"><enum>808.</enum><header>Review of
International Traffic in Arms Regulations and United States Munitions
List</header>
<subsection id="H9FCEFAFE9DE441E98D8691A601EA3AFD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant departments and
agencies of the United States Government, shall review, with the assistance of
United States manufacturers and other interested parties described in section
811(2) of this division, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the
United States Munitions List to determine those technologies and goods that
warrant different or additional controls.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2DBE7A2B27B144BF8DDDE7A26EB5BF06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conduct of
review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the
review required under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall review not
less than 20 percent of the technologies and goods on the International Traffic
in Arms Regulations and the United States Munitions List in each calendar year
so that for the 5-year period beginning with calendar year 2010, and for each
subsequent 5-year period, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the
United States Munitions List will be reviewed in their entirety.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H24305AB417A74BDD885C07C2F3AC032C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate an
annual report on the results of the review carried out under this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1DFD112739940CF832F938141B5B6D0"><enum>809.</enum><header>Special
licensing authorization for certain exports to NATO member states, Australia,
Japan, New Zealand, Israel, and South Korea</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HDAB47D11FB944ACA9BB7A926241BCBAC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10A0AEF68F34498BADBD50832A7ACE8F" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H0BBA78C2B542490E85B23A6AF0C7CB60"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Special
licensing authorization for certain exports to NATO member states, Australia,
Japan, New Zealand, Israel, and South Korea</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC3D1EE8429514D7DAF7920B6DE486B72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H93E034D360B14C9EBA95318988CBD7CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The President may
provide for special licensing authorization for exports of United
States-manufactured spare and replacement parts or components listed in an
application for such special licensing authorization in connection with defense
items previously exported to NATO member states, Australia, Japan, New Zealand,
Israel, and South Korea. A special licensing authorization issued pursuant to
this clause shall be effective for a period not to exceed 5 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H86CC768E0B7B4340B0935940BB02DEF3" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
authorization may be issued under subparagraph (A) only if the applicable
government of the country described in subparagraph (A), acting through the
applicant for the authorization, certifies that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H5A093CD271894D9FAAA8D6B84ADAF6AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the export of spare and replacement parts
or components supports a defense item previously lawfully exported;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H6739C2E0BF314143BE2368CE50049459"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the spare and replacement parts or
components will be transferred to a defense agency of a country described in
subparagraph (A) that is a previously approved end-user of the defense items
and not to a distributor or a foreign consignee of such defense items;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HEC0A2C07C0A84E28A9071790F25E07FE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the spare and replacement parts or
components will not to be used to materially enhance, optimize, or otherwise
modify or upgrade the capability of the defense items;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HD27CF26E735E46548AA7D0E0CEF07844"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the spare and replacement parts or
components relate to a defense item that is owned, operated, and in the
inventory of the armed forces a country described in subparagraph (A);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H647F396B43D14C94B51F43E9365CFF1F"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the export of spare and replacement parts
or components will be effected using the freight forwarder designated by the
purchasing country’s diplomatic mission as responsible for handling transfers
under chapter 2 of this Act as required under regulations; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H433580836E39486487533B9E73FAB7DD"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the spare and replacement parts or
components to be exported under the special licensing authorization are
specifically identified in the application.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61A0FE5C27D345CA9B9B10DF35ADB223" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An authorization may not be issued
under subparagraph (A) for purposes of establishing offshore procurement
arrangements or producing defense articles offshore.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B60E3492F4B4AAE8D243D1C8BA26989" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4C642D39671E4BE0872B2F12D95BF651"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For purposes of this
subsection, the term <term>United States-manufactured spare and replacement
parts or components</term> means spare and replacement parts or
components—</text>
<subclause id="H4357213316D543B681A5ED13A919B030" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>with respect to which—</text>
<item id="HB7750BA165314898BDA3470C4E78BB69"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>United States-origin content costs
constitute at least 85 percent of the total content costs;</text>
</item><item id="H5CF9013146AC4C89AA05052DC61BD5B2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>United States manufacturing costs
constitute at least 85 percent of the total manufacturing costs; and</text>
</item><item id="HB01907B0F75A438585EBFD56C75FA1F1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>foreign content, if any, is limited to
content from countries eligible to receive exports of items on the United
States Munitions List under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(other than de minimis foreign content);</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HAC79D057BF794A6C86D369F82C3A7EAC" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that were last substantially
transformed in the United States; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4C3292406211413BA8059A19418D1F36" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>that are not—</text>
<item id="H09AEB3CDE2894F64879E57FEDF7D1DFF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>classified as significant military
equipment; or</text>
</item><item id="HF04296BF11624E13A05B5EC2F6B54A8F"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>listed on the Missile Technology Control
Regime Annex.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="H0FD055333E3A44F49478779596DBA5F9" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>For purposes of clause (i)(I) (aa)
and (bb), the costs of non-United States-origin content shall be determined
using the final price or final cost associated with the non-United
States-origin content.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6990DC1E8FD0404B956B662BB2424D7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inapplicability
provisions</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H00451188F73443F898379F154080E55D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The provisions of this
subsection shall not apply with respect to re-exports or re-transfers of spare
and replacement parts or components and related services of defense items
described in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC1A370CF27AA4B9EBBE5B7A656E177F6" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The congressional notification requirements
contained in section 36(c) of this Act shall not apply with respect to an
authorization issued under paragraph
(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2FD0607959FE4CF6AD4352920BC311CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The President shall issue regulations to implement
amendments made by subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03E70FE01D4C4E07A86F4AB2A9DC0DEA"><enum>810.</enum><header>Availability of
information on the status of license applications under chapter 3 of the Arms
Export Control Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 3
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2771 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 38 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA903564AD4534C6D9391592045A4E9BF" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="H55876B6BEFFB4908AD5D6D312D170B75"><enum>38A.</enum><header>Availability of
information on the status of license applications under this chapter</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HAFE1BC057C2C4EB58B36ABC7AA536E3A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of the Defense Trade Controls Performance
Improvement Act of 2009, the President shall make available to persons who have
pending license applications under this chapter and the committees of
jurisdiction the ability to access electronically current information on the
status of each license application required to be submitted under this
chapter.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2EBA37E7314143B0BCE5E16338AF316D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters To be
included</header><text>The information referred to in subsection (a) shall be
limited to the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8E34621219554C50A0C816BCB97F6323"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The case number of
the license application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD4CD25490BF3481EB746936B12C3CE3E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The date on which
the license application is received by the Department of State and becomes an
<quote>open application</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H045C3FC82085487EAC8AAF7D1180638A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The date on which
the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls makes a determination with respect to
the license application or transmits it for interagency review, if
required.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF3BA57EEF5F841D187C840B49936B2B8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The date on which the interagency review
process for the license application is completed, if such a review process is
required.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAA73DC0BDEE141D3A9DC79CB35424815"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The date on which
the Department of State begins consultations with the congressional committees
of jurisdiction with respect to the license application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H460DB55F746642CBA0BC8D74A308F45D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The date on which
the license application is sent to the congressional committees of
jurisdiction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="H1B4BDE01578B4FF891A66B0A5FC65D26"><enum>811.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H69857AC74DA849A592FB120A98B2919E"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBA159A8BC7554596AFD440A02A7CB03E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the advice provided to
the Secretary of State by the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) supports the
regulation of defense trade and helps ensure that United States national
security and foreign policy interests continue to be protected and advanced
while helping to reduce unnecessary impediments to legitimate exports in order
to support the defense requirements of United States friends and allies;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC86AF535462D48FE9DDADEAA0DF2B02A" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>therefore, the Secretary of State
should share significant planned rules and policy shifts with DTAG for comment;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6D0A014B410F49F9ADDF22CC9317819D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recognizing the
constraints imposed on the Department of State by the nature of a voluntary
organization such as DTAG, the Secretary of State is encouraged to ensure that
members of DTAG are drawn from a representative cross-section of subject matter
experts from the United States defense industry, relevant trade and labor
associations, academic, and foundation personnel.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H615F5CAF8CA9446097D550784C078665"><enum>812.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF0C2DF2C5A3C450E8F814B5E0F640765"><enum>(1)</enum><header>International
traffic in arms regulations; ITAR</header><text>The term <term>International
Traffic in Arms Regulations</term> or <term>ITAR</term> means those regulations
contained in parts 120 through 130 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3F570DA17A54713A4394C08EB47EA2E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Major non-NATO
ally</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>major
non-NATO ally</term> means a country that is designated in accordance with
section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k) as a major
non-NATO ally for purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151 et seq.) and the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC0E1254B16544C58B07912DD440E459"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Manufacturing
license agreement</header><text>The term <quote>Manufacturing License
Agreement</quote> means an agreement described in section 120.21 of title 22,
Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H748288894EB648D880DC4040D10A55D8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Missile
technology control regime; MTCR</header><text>The term <term>Missile Technology
Control Regime</term> or <term>MTCR</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 11B(c)(2) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
2401b(c)(2)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD3A564A9E7C64AC9BA81A56D63C1C1F0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Missile
technology control regime annex; MTCR annex</header><text>The term
<term>Missile Technology Control Regime Annex</term> or <term>MTCR Annex</term>
has the meaning given the term in section 11B(c)(4) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401b(c)(4)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40C1408DB4454880A6458AEE185CC398"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Offsets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>offsets</term> includes
compensation practices required of purchase in either government-to-government
or commercial sales of defense articles or defense services under the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) and the International Traffic in
Arms Regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF0AB4934FE9F4DF1B4EB3BAE96924B25"><enum>(7)</enum><header>United States
Munitions List; USML</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>United States Munitions List</term> or <term>USML</term> means the list
referred to in section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778(a)(1)).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HAF0A1215773A476985D1FBF93406AE36"><enum>813.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, there are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010
and 2011 to carry out this subtitle and the amendments made by this
subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HA89C11A41C684B74B153091BA4FCC7AF"><enum>B</enum><header>Provisions
Relating to Export Licenses</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFC15764F1E84A1EA557634053EC55AB"><enum>821.</enum><header>Availability to
Congress of Presidential directives regarding United States arms export
policies, practices, and regulations</header>
<subsection id="H39F5AD6B132F4F16AD8C34649BD05F20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
make available to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate the text
of each Presidential directive regarding United States export policies,
practices, and regulations relating to the implementation of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) not later than 15 days after the date on
which the directive has been signed or authorized by the President.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H110BFE32B2874D92BBB173BE693E3DB0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition
provision</header><text>Each Presidential directive described in subsection (a)
that is signed or authorized by the President on or after January 1, 2009, and
before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be made available to the
congressional committees specified in subsection (a) not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1FE8587881A24C2ABC60B8FA890E27CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, each
Presidential directive described in subsection (a) shall be made available to
the congressional committees specified in subsection (a) on an unclassified
basis.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A53B69EF6C44912AEDE6E8DEFCD87D2"><enum>822.</enum><header>Increase in
value of defense articles and services for congressional review and expediting
congressional review for Israel</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H660F19AE5CE94558AB88A18D863E15E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Foreign military
sales</header>
<paragraph id="H35FCA3A3704841068D533EC5EF403398"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2776(b)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB8B65789F8A24192B0FE8027CD644337"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="HBF07E12E4A9D441995BF59DACFCCBB02"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$100,000,000</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4C2BC21017E84B33AA961189EAF2227F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>$200,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$300,000,000</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4FAC6E3ECBDB430B97B868504DD49884"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>$14,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFBA349FBCDD9416C9C700D23566663D4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>The letter of offer shall not be issued</quote> and all that
follows through <quote>enacts a joint resolution</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96F3D62F2480491ABE1D21D9B4CCBE18" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8B9F2F0062974DAAB901C1FF260915E9" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The letter of offer shall not be
issued—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC4889DC3E4774E65B90BDEFE989C7749"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to a proposed sale of any
defense articles or defense services under this Act for $200,000,000 or more,
any design and construction services for $300,000,000 or more, or any major
defense equipment for $75,000,000 or more, to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO), any member country of NATO, Japan, Australia, the Republic
of Korea, Israel, or New Zealand, if Congress, within 15 calendar days after
receiving such certification, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35647590487949CDA631D34BF2B28F13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to a proposed sale of any
defense articles or services under this Act for $100,000,000 or more, any
design and construction services for $200,000,000 or more, or any major defense
equipment for $50,000,000 or more, to any other country or organization, if
Congress, within 30 calendar days after receiving such certification,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">enacts a
joint resolution</continuation-text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98CC30B1C3494BF4809E1D60A888444B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H87AAA5B4AB0B490F8FD8D180E9FD3DEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD1D88D279E9E40F5A44FB0CE07DB2A18"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<clause id="H942FFDDDA85D4A37AC0EC3FEA195B344"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (6)(C), as redesignated, by striking <quote>Subject to paragraph (6),
if</quote> and inserting <quote>If</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC8C50C8CC649404680C08C50D86D4FDA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (7), as redesignated; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59FE6B10ABD740BBBF979A35150752B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(4), by striking <quote>subsection (b)(5)</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>subsection (b)(6)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H473CC079185847009CF5DF6990153DE6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commercial
sales</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 36(c) of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9AF2401A01234F6EBB1C4A8957976F29"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD561B586489401CB5261812FAD45B53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Subject to paragraph (5), in</quote> and inserting
<quote>In</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F5D5DCFCA734965956BAD8836BF9217"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$14,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85485AF9EC704753BE08256B1EDF5EFD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H218A6D0C358D48139C7EC9FDFD313DE5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE678473F15654A7A9C3124C19CA423FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="H07C60D5CD2D0449AA2704A28E796B5A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting after <quote>for an export</quote> the following: “of any major
defense equipment sold under a contract in the amount of $75,000,000 or more or
of defense articles or defense services sold under a contract in the amount of
$200,000,000 or more, (or, in the case of a defense article that is a firearm
controlled under category I of the United States Munitions List, $1,000,000 or
more)”; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H67964C6C61EA41E7921E7B481D7D475B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Organization,</quote> and inserting <quote>Organization
(NATO),</quote> and by further striking <quote>that Organization</quote> and
inserting <quote>NATO</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDFAF5CDBB7B14423AF0D3F5E894F179E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by inserting after
“license” the following: “for an export of any major defense equipment sold
under a contract in the amount of $50,000,000 or more or of defense articles or
defense services sold under a contract in the amount of $100,000,000 or more,
(or, in the case of a defense article that is a firearm controlled under
category I of the United States Munitions List, $1,000,000 or more)”;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H33699F94C90545269FDE87D3AEB96E1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (5).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H45114A4BC0564B8A9AE77C53E3CE814E"><enum>823.</enum><header>Diplomatic
efforts to strengthen national and international arms export controls</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H5EE77AA3B23A4F91AAE8E7F3FE29EA93"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the President should redouble United States diplomatic efforts to
strengthen national and international arms export controls by establishing a
senior-level initiative to ensure that those arms export controls are
comparable to and supportive of United States arms export controls,
particularly with respect to countries of concern to the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD2E7BDB23CA74F02A856A416F1F75E89"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 4 years, the President shall
transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on United States
diplomatic efforts described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9B3B62799BD74B53A940DADBE23FF68E"><enum>824.</enum><header>Reporting
requirement for unlicensed exports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 655(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2415(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H420710960E2643939E95CA30523BF9A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A8EB9C660A345A4A898057E5222ED03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7C3BDFDA89540D8804E2887430B8CE1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3F6B155EE7964F74A252C6392E69056B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3BF0DAAF24D84493969EA85227E47638"><enum>(4)</enum><text>were exported
without a license under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778) pursuant to an exemption established under the International Traffic in
Arms Regulations, other than defense articles exported in furtherance of a
letter of offer and acceptance under the Foreign Military Sales program or a
technical assistance or manufacturing license agreement, including the specific
exemption provision in the regulation under which the export was
made.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA33B6E5D336647C4834C5993227F458E"><enum>825.</enum><header>Report on value
of major defense equipment and defense articles exported under section 38 of
the Arms Export Control Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2778), as amended by section 809(a) of this division, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E0D42494C804ED299EB8A158E585E70" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H38C5C8C2EEFB4C78AD31FA851B788471"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H522AC16E510D44D9B2A6A0017D42E406"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that contains a
detailed listing, by country and by international organization, of the total
dollar value of major defense equipment and defense articles exported pursuant
to licenses authorized under this section for the previous fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13FCA1A621AF418C9D707F908355BBCF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion in
annual budget</header><text>The report required by this subsection shall be
included in the supporting information of the annual budget of the United
States Government required to be submitted to Congress under section 1105 of
title 31, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="H28F157298C004BDC9739DEDE85EC9D89"><enum>826.</enum><header>Authority to
remove satellites and related components from the United States Munitions
List</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H03073FFD043E4824B18634F9ED447FB4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Except
as provided in subsection (b) and subject to subsection (d), the President is
authorized to remove satellites and related components from the United States
Munitions List, consistent with the procedures in section 38(f) of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(f)).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5CE6354E05564000AD59A8EE078AD7CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
authority of subsection (a) may not be exercised with respect to any satellite
or related component that may, directly or indirectly, be transferred to, or
launched into outer space by, the People’s Republic of China.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HECAD5118296643C282C820EE0511EF6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>United States
Munitions List</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section, the term <term>United States Munitions List</term> means the list
referred to in section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778(a)(1)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H510349DC0C9A4052888F565D7915E5EF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The President may not exercise the authority provided in
this section before the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1F76C7AA391349159E7CE22A436D91EB"><enum>827.</enum><header>Review and
report of investigations of violations of section 3 of the Arms Export Control
Act</header>
<subsection id="H9CD888101F3B432EA1F9B1D7CED78063"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Department of
State shall conduct a review of investigations by the Department of State
during each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 of any and all possible
violations of section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753) with
respect to misuse of United States-origin defense items to determine whether
the Department of State has fully complied with the requirements of such
section, as well as its own internal procedures (and whether such procedures
are adequate), for reporting to Congress any information regarding the unlawful
use or transfer of United States-origin defense articles, defense services, and
technology by foreign countries, as required by such section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H33F02EC4F81B45E6AE3A1D7CC8D363AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Department of
State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate for each
of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 a report that contains the findings and
results of the review conducted under subsection (a). The report shall be
submitted in unclassified form to the maximum extent possible, but may include
a classified annex.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2E8132C0034541B2938F5609D07ADE81"><enum>828.</enum><header>Report on
self-financing options for export licensing functions of DDTC of the Department
of State</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on possible
mechanisms to place the export licensing functions of the Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State on a 100 percent
self-financing basis.</text>
</section><section id="H75F68275561648D68613647A95D5E782" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>829.</enum><header>Clarification of
certification requirement relating to Israel’s qualitative military
edge</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 36(h)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(h)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>a
determination</quote> and inserting <quote>an unclassified
determination</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H403AB6F1E8304293B26FBB506F9BC59C"><enum>830.</enum><header>Expediting
congressional defense export review period for Israel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751
et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2A8B1F89C93B4CB0B175C26FA6687B63"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in sections
3(d)(2)(B), 3(d)(3)(A)(i), 3(d)(5), 21(e)(2)(A), 36(b)(3) (as redesignated by
section 822(a)(1)(B) of this division), 36(c)(2)(A), 36(d)(2)(A), 62(c)(1), and
63(a)(2) by inserting “Israel,” before “or New Zealand”; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3AE7C30256E6448AACEE080C67F7924D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
3(b)(2), by inserting <quote>the Government of Israel,</quote> before <quote>or
the Government of New Zealand</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H001873C44DB74B51BA7436D3A1F7509D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>831.</enum><header>Updating and
conforming penalties for violations of sections 38 and 39 of the Arms Export
Control Act</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB7FB7ED8D8B4DB180AD420A477C7E91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 38(c) of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(c)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8989BEAF384C4833B38D5297F3FA96E3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF30A1EAD6C68449FB50C7066554807B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criminal
penalties for violations of this section and section 39</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever willfully—</text>
<paragraph id="H2748CB55ED1646FA89255C24C6FA1098"><enum>(1)</enum><text>violates this
section or section 39, or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18C901CB82324824B3F9A2C1C048401C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in a registration
or license application or required report, makes any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be
fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or
both.</continuation-text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H8EC59424F4DB4C4DBE6FF852223F9084"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mechanisms to
identify violators</header><text>Section 38(g) of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2778(g)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0C5D08D8BE2C45FD8B7B64984D3EAD1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H67B9A1FE190749A8A51C360DBC8A9F8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="HE283FB2175A94FCC828197C77AF27999"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>or otherwise
charged</quote> after <quote>indictment</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6CDC2263DD8948338B443B016A273B5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (xi), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0C963283D47B47E0A251CA5A81D2A0F3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8537EAEEE2D4766B768E7F25BDC480C" style="OLC">
<clause id="HB7BFA4F1BE514C92B615B969995B0287" indent="up1"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>section 542 of title 18, United
States Code, relating to entry of goods by means of false statements;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAF407923A3474EDD90AB4D305227D591" indent="up1"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 554 of title 18, United States
Code, relating to smuggling goods from the United States; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H96D390630A7B425386EB7726708B3AD9" indent="up1"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>section 1831 of title 18, United
States Code, relating to economic
espionage.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FE2C067439F4FED9C7717C3406097F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>or
otherwise charged</quote> after <quote>indictment</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF790A454461A4087B314FE1F48892B9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting <quote>or
otherwise charged</quote> after <quote>indictment</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8FECDD6B8DB34D5BBD0A8F7D86C1708B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to
violations of sections 38 and 39 of the Arms Export Control Act committed on or
after that date.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCF8C12D7726C4EA2983CFA62585C51DE"><enum>832.</enum><header>Report on
certain aspects of United States export controls</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President, taking into account the views of the
relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall transmit to Congress a report
on the plans of such departments and agencies to streamline United States
export controls and processes to better serve the needs of the United States
scientific and research community, consistent with the protection of United
States national security interests.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H598ABE48736E467CAC81212B837955D2"><enum>C</enum><header>Miscellaneous
provisions</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B0CEA31B50D435E9FDF13ADB7C78679"><enum>841.</enum><header>Authority to
build the capacity of foreign military forces</header>
<subsection id="H62C0303F49E94FE89268579B08A0991E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The
Secretary of State is authorized to conduct a program to respond to
contingencies in foreign countries or regions by providing training,
procurement, and capacity-building of a foreign country’s national military
forces and dedicated counterterrorism forces in order for that country
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H5DEBF7525F3E4BE18C544D41D0B89DED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct
counterterrorist operations; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8730CC6B70E4AC0A75BEE8905A5CDD5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>participate in or
support military and stability operations in which the United States is a
participant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H145A206537BE411E95A68AA517C493D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Types of
capacity-building</header><text>The program authorized under subsection (a) may
include the provision of equipment, supplies, and training.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6010CE4250384874ABB97A7578721FD7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H17C5FBF6F07F4B10A49B1FE477DA4DE1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistance
otherwise prohibited by law</header><text>The Secretary of State may not use
the authority in subsection (a) to provide any type of assistance described in
subsection (b) that is otherwise prohibited by any provision of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03AD213939A2452C9B016A60B727AC2A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
eligible countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of State may not use the authority in subsection (a) to provide
assistance described in subsection (b) to any foreign country that is otherwise
prohibited from receiving such type of assistance under any other provision of
law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A4F106D49594FCE87426E4D19D0CB12"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Formulation and
execution of activities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H88154399AA4D4483AA6AD8F67BE4E232"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordination
with certain programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the
extent that activities are carried out during a fiscal year pursuant to section
1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law
109–163: 119 Stat. 3456), the Secretary of State shall coordinate with the
Secretary of Defense on the formulation and execution of the program authorized
under subsection (a) to ensure that the activities under this program
complement the activities carried out pursuant to such section 1206.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0A5353E7890C47C5A1E65DA523D81DAC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State may also consult
with the head of any other appropriate department or agency in the formulation
and execution of the program authorized under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD3B6DD44398E410EB95392E9898C9702"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Congressional
notification</header>
<paragraph id="H400E11A8097E4E2E92C8B323273ECADF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Activities in a
country</header><text>Not less than 15 days before obligating funds for
activities in any country under the program authorized under subsection (a),
the Secretary of State shall submit to the congressional committees specified
in paragraph (2) a notice of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H666650F2A2664C088EC212EF9990E3F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The country whose
capacity to engage in activities in subsection (a) will be assisted.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5EBE38753DB046CE9F23B58ABA7B8D52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The budget,
implementation timeline with milestones, and completion date for completing the
activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2CA93E81BC634B79804E6F499C084FE3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specified
congressional committees</header><text>The congressional committees specified
in this paragraph are the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBC16266F0C2A41B6BEC2624C978EC173"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB790A29EF43D485DADB7AFC8523EE1AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2FB05A7C7A0A4F66851DAB346A45435D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="HB85AC16F5B894E769943A982791FAB73"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2010 and 2011 to conduct the program authorized by subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H856C8D16B4754D4C9562AA3B2AF15E47"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of FMF
funds</header><text>The Secretary of State may use up to $25,000,000 of funds
available under the Foreign Military Financing program for each of the fiscal
years 2010 and 2011 to conduct the program authorized under subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H189293267356428BBD3DE9503A0911E8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability and
reference</header><text>Amounts made available to conduct the program
authorized under subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H74766FD5CFFD4BB7A1949460C57DA1F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are authorized to
remain available until expended; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H79B3519D656A4F45B76C34E651EC4BC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be referred to
as the <quote>Security Assistance Contingency Fund</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEC01906990940CEAEBC507BB59A7331"><enum>842.</enum><header>Foreign
Military Sales Stockpile Fund</header>
<subsection id="HE9897DB827CA443E847301C30DDD67D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 51(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2795(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFFCCDCDFF8BA4CE994C2B1C30115ABF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>Special Defense Acquisition Fund</quote> and inserting
<quote>Foreign Military Sales Stockpile Fund</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H79A92DCB487D4F528D17E03581E62C81"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by inserting <quote>building the capacity of recipient countries and</quote>
before <quote>narcotics control purposes</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2B66507EBA1643C181708E4EBB53399C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of
Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 51(b) of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEB7D9499282A4B74BAA620C68EF8BCE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2454594EE014454EB8EE887177FE8A9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9FC3A8A628C40F88BDAD748DA8B51E4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA92061EE2C240FD8E354B8A48DAC539" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7E675F3E5D074678BC885875ACC667AC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collections from leases made pursuant to
section 61 of this
Act,</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E9B8F5DEF104B5EA422D408B6EA8F39"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H05263E83D5E848828C9E7B23E9A8CD82"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading of section 51 of the Arms
Export Control Act is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" other-style="traditional-inline" style="traditional">special
defense acquisition fund</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" other-style="traditional-inline" style="traditional">foreign military sales stockpile
fund</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8FCFD91E30C44C32B5B342E400704C69" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The heading of chapter 5 of the Arms
Export Control Act is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="traditional">special defense acquisition
fund</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="traditional">foreign military sales stockpile
fund</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA29F52AE2E2246BABE963527200DA94A"><enum>843.</enum><header>Annual estimate
and justification for Foreign Military Sales program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 25(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2765(a)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>, together with an
indication of which sales and licensed commercial exports</quote> and inserting
<quote>and</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HD07A5C8E82114534BD2D219CCEB5B8AF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>844.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on
the global arms trade</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is
the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H11BB958228204E438DE1943BC705C76D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States,
as the world’s largest exporter of conventional weapons, has a special
obligation to promote responsible practices in the global arms trade and should
actively work to prevent conventional weapons from being used to
perpetrate—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA3D941251CAF4C12828796789FDB8780"><enum>(A)</enum><text>breaches of the
United Nations Charter relating to the use of force;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87831D14EE9C49ED8246233DEB37CFD2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>gross violations
of international human rights;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CBEDBA51D734824A9400ED2A4125118"><enum>(C)</enum><text>serious violations
of international humanitarian law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53629DCA9A374E87B1E5298AC6271B2A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>acts of genocide
or crimes against humanity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DB1A8DE4CDD47EB8482778BBCF23E3D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>acts of terrorism;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88BB2E3EFC9441E0997D72AAA824582C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>destabilizing
buildups of military forces and weapons; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H47A647B8953A4486AD436E86D3F45A5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States
should actively engage in the development of a legally binding treaty
establishing common international standards for the import, export, and
transfer of conventional weapons.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HAD1610ACE6F14CCEADB88AE050DBA237"><enum>845.</enum><header>Report on
United States’ commitments to the security of Israel</header>
<subsection id="H64ACAB3E8D4844BB85A861F2E62FE373"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial
report</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that contains—</text>
<paragraph id="HEEC03A52007147C7984710A7046D2576"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a complete, unedited, and unredacted copy
of each assurance made by United States Government officials to officials of
the Government of Israel regarding Israel’s security and maintenance of
Israel’s qualitative military edge, as well as any other assurance regarding
Israel’s security and maintenance of Israel’s qualitative military edge
provided in conjunction with exports under the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the period beginning on January 1, 1975, and ending
on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H041DC4D159234B46B818DAB150839323"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an analysis of the
extent to which, and by what means, each such assurance has been and is
continuing to be fulfilled.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H28EF5555C74A4ED9B8F1A58F0143D3D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subsequent
reports</header>
<paragraph id="HFF0EF14BE1714BBA9A853EC58EB2AFCC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>New assurances
and revisions</header><text>The President shall transmit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that contains the information required under
subsection (a) with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9E002376B57A4EF4852F484B152BCD87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each assurance
described in subsection (a) made on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBABF4944A9E54258B91B6770D39DB472"><enum>(B)</enum><text>revisions to any
assurance described in subsection (a) or subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">within 15
days of the new assurance or revision being conveyed.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H524D0A6F8A034410B5DCA5579AF9F76A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Five-year
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 5
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years
thereafter, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that contains the information required under subsection (a)
with respect to each assurance described in subsection (a) or paragraph (1)(A)
of this subsection and revisions to any assurance described in subsection (a)
or paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection during the preceding 5-year
period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAB0E79619F01454EA5CFB9FDB02FFD13"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required by this section shall
be transmitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex, if
necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB58EEDDA294E41248AD0741629D7DD89"><enum>846.</enum><header>War Reserves
Stockpile</header>
<subsection id="HF99D9AE0C92E447F8B8CA8A7EB5FC175"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Department of
defense appropriations act, 2005</header><text>Section 12001(d) of the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat.
1011), is amended by striking <quote>4</quote> and inserting
<quote>7</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDDAEF985765B456685A110355C04FC50"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Foreign
assistance act of 1961</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking
<quote>fiscal years 2007 and 2008</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years
2010 and 2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB470D3D4F5B54DA58424328B4A993365"><enum>847.</enum><header>Excess defense
articles for Central and South European countries and certain other
countries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 516(e) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3FF0D27C4E7F41EC9A059665950FB0C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (2)
and (3)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EE1B1111CCD4D37805281C4498682AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), in the heading by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Exception</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">General
exception</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53ADA9F496634787B71A7D61CB9E9827"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BCA5F3FDF684C5BA1D2F5B616B05A2C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC0DB0E4595244629A9269A6E43FA4674"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception for
specific countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal
years 2010 and 2011, the President may provide for the crating, packing,
handling, and transportation of excess defense articles transferred under the
authority of this section to Albania, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia,
Macedonia, Georgia, India, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, and
Ukraine.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HC4254265BBEB47CFAA2CD87FFFDC8AE8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>848.</enum><header>Support to Israel
for missile defense</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD4ED7E75A24C44DDAEE31B2490A0ED7C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
assistance</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this division, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for co-development of joint ballistic missile, medium and short-range
projectile defense projects with Israel, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H746F5E08D04C4D1C87A09155429564BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>complete
accelerated co-production of Arrow missiles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBB9E883C968641DD9A9348280EE10A1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>system development
of the Israel Missile Defense Organization program to develop a short-range
ballistic missile defense capability, David’s Sling weapon system, and
integrate the weapon system with the ballistic missile defense system and force
protection efforts of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0C30C2C57EE6479A9FC263E605CF589F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>research,
development, and test and evaluation of the Iron Dome short-range projectile
defense system.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB5281B75B1BB4746BD70E967AAB45DEA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report and
strategy</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4639D2E0661E448DBE7CA08D8C130830"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter in connection with the submission of congressional presentation
materials for the foreign operations appropriations and defense appropriations
budget request, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
regarding the activities authorized under subsection (a)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H68F75B2EE40F43D499BB4C7670A909AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Classified
annex</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted
in unclassified form to the maximum extent practicable, but may include a
classified annex, if necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF38F2D3D065147BE8E00F4AD5A3C56D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definition of
appropriate congressional committees</header><text>In this subsection, the term
<quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA3D10C8877B14E60B3A24ED0D9D4E768"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H44AB8ED6D136451A8C1B0826C6A11FF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services in the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3001552C6A346B1A29EC4200C0E0FFC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall be construed to authorize appropriations for the Arrow Weapons
System or David’s Sling weapons program under any provision of law that is
funded from accounts within budget function 050 (National Defense).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IX</enum><header>Actions to
Enhance the Merida Initiative </header>
<subtitle id="H5BBBAE737CB34124962E07BA8FCB40D6"><enum>A</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
<section id="H4B64F058AF7F436193C4A31408ED3D54"><enum>901.</enum><header>Coordinator of
United States Government activities to implement the Merida Initiative</header>
<subsection id="HE9D90BDF2D3C45D49D63E3DBBD56EA2D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Declaration of
policy</header><text>Congress declares that the Merida Initiative is a
Department of State-led initiative which combines the programs of numerous
United States Government departments and agencies and therefore requires a
single individual to coordinate and track all Merida Initiative-related efforts
government-wide to avoid duplication, coordinate messaging, and facilitate
accountability to and communication with Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF72ED6C25D864FEBB0722189C3F56E3E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of
high-level coordinator</header>
<paragraph id="H86FEB0AE410A44F79A91AE5B346E9A79"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall designate, within the Department of
State, a Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Implement the
Merida Initiative (hereafter in this section referred to as the
<quote>Coordinator</quote>) who shall be responsible for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H21A87557C735466DAA9638D1F708CDEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designing and
shaping an overall strategy for the Merida Initiative;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9843765015E14752980EF9B3D43269B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring program and policy coordination
among United States Government departments and agencies in carrying out the
Merida Initiative, including avoiding duplication among programs and ensuring
that a consistent message emanates from the United States Government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C37B3F30E6944ADAB672DFF453544C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensuring that
efforts of the United States Government are in full consonance with the efforts
of the countries within the Merida Initiative;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFF9D97B929BA4B4791407AABAB876C37"><enum>(D)</enum><text>tracking, in
coordination with the relevant officials of the Department of Defense and other
departments and agencies, United States assistance programs that fulfill the
goals of the Merida Initiative or are closely related to the goals of the
Merida Initiative;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8537DEC6C664AEEABE4B50A2EA1D782"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to the extent
possible, tracking information required under the second section 620J of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) (as added by section 651 of
division J of Public Law 110–161) with respect to countries participating in
the Merida Initiative; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEB1FB5FFBAD479783D350802B9F0019"><enum>(F)</enum><text>consulting with
the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the
activities of Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities in the
United States relating to the goals of the Merida Initiative, particularly
along the United States-Mexico border.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H143F880D49F4435D98BC16105FE0CCBA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rank and status
of the coordinator</header><text>The Coordinator should have the rank and
status of ambassador.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34DDE6A339A547748ED936A682509F74"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Countries within
the Merida Initiative defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>countries within the Merida
Initiative</quote> means Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama and includes Haiti and the Dominican
Republic.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H101C9C3648C14A8DAFABA8F47CE574D9"><enum>902.</enum><header>Adding the
Caribbean to the Merida Initiative</header>
<subsection id="HD9C5991E2B4D45D2BAC79900B14AA3A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HF6518EDA0AD14A51BE0402103595469E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The illicit drug trade—which has taken a
toll on the small countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for many
years—is now moving even more aggressively into these countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA66AFA987B334A4E993542EEAB91423E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A March 2007 joint report by the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Bank noted that murder
rates in the Caribbean—at 30 per 100,000 population annually—are higher than
for any other region of the world and have risen in recent years for many of
the region’s countries. The report also argues that the strongest explanation
for the high crime and violence rates in the Caribbean and their rise in recent
years is drug trafficking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H455BBA4BE8084D7388AC58E6E010B9FB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>If the United
States does not move quickly to provide Merida Initiative assistance to the
CARICOM countries, the positive results of the Merida Initiative in Mexico and
Central America will move the drug trade deeper into the Caribbean and multiply
the already alarming rates of violence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAE022DBCC12C47CC84E3ED05B2381A01"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultations</header><text>Not
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State is authorized to consult with the countries of the Caribbean Community
(CARICOM) in preparation for their inclusion into the Merida Initiative.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H937EFDB8D47547AEADB585D6F04D192A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Incorporation of
CARICOM countries into the Merida Initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President is authorized to incorporate
the CARICOM countries into the Merida Initiative.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H624CD308B0E04224B9E4ABBDB2329A56"><enum>903.</enum><header>Merida
Initiative monitoring and evaluation mechanism</header>
<subsection id="HA8579338F31846E9986834D79486D031"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HD53811ED9AD14EA0ABB0CCC8338BC184"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Impact
evaluation research</header><text>The term <quote>impact evaluation
research</quote> means the application of research methods and statistical
analysis to measure the extent to which change in a population-based outcome
can be attributed to program intervention instead of other environmental
factors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0E4396020974182A0D4783C2C92D71F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Operations
research</header><text>The term <quote>operations research</quote> means the
application of social science research methods, statistical analysis, and other
appropriate scientific methods to judge, compare, and improve policies and
program outcomes, from the earliest stages of defining and designing programs
through their development and implementation, with the objective of the rapid
dissemination of conclusions and concrete impact on programming.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF039DA7F87D487CA38EAF5BB44AA1DD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program
monitoring</header><text>The term <quote>program monitoring</quote> means the
collection, analysis, and use of routine program data to determine how well a
program is carried out and how much the program costs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3C29B2C2BC05457B936799640E6B4BDB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H22A52F576CCD4824B4F4E3594E33F6C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to successfully
support building the capacity of recipient countries’ civilian security
institutions, enhance the rule of law in recipient countries, and ensure the
protection of human rights, the President should establish a program to conduct
impact evaluation research, operations research, and program monitoring to
ensure effectiveness of assistance provided under the Merida Initiative;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63C1E37C8F9745ABB8657AB2C17130B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>long-term
solutions to the security problems of Merida recipient countries depend on
increasing the effectiveness and responsiveness of their civilian institutions,
including their judicial system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5ADF9379AF58490EA6E58C0F285284F8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
specific program of impact evaluation research, operations research, and
program monitoring, established at the inception of the program, is required to
permit assessment of the operational effectiveness of the impact of United
States assistance towards these goals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9F11F2DBB0348C38CF4B06C3613FE45"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the President, in
developing performance measurement methods under the impact evaluation
research, operations research, and program monitoring, should consult with the
appropriate congressional committees as well as the governments of Merida
recipient countries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA768CD15FB544948C6D15E247DAD9C2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Impact
evaluation research, operation research, and program monitoring of
assistance</header><text>The President shall establish and implement a program
to assess the effectiveness of assistance provided under the Merida Initiative
through impact evaluation research on a selected set of programmatic
interventions, operations research in areas to ensure efficiency and
effectiveness of program implementation, and monitoring to ensure timely and
transparent delivery of assistance.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCB5A1CC6B35140118C71FFEEB5D50708"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
program required under subsection (c) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HEB52340634C045FA898B4D3CE0EC18D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
delineation of key impact evaluation research and operations research questions
for main components of assistance provided under the Merida Initiative;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6A7A9F63AF54F5F92BA9A34E21DA991"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an identification
of measurable performance goals for each of the main components of assistance
provided under the Merida Initiative, to be expressed in an objective and
quantifiable form at the inception of the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88F606CA0624467E8875EB53176C7566"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the use of
appropriate methods, based on rigorous social science tools, to measure program
impact and operational efficiency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9911788AC9FA4D1991F39E0E549AD00E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>adherence to a
high standard of evidence in developing recommendations for adjustments to such
assistance to enhance the impact of such assistance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H33D75F59DDAE4EF2B55920ACA8D38BD8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation
with Congress</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall brief and consult with the
appropriate congressional committees regarding the progress in establishing and
implementing the program required under subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBB8591804C1D48BA8F8CD681696E55E9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for
the Merida Initiative, up to 5 percent of such amounts is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H760E99D0104546CF809E64611AAD0BF0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H53438DC0C0414783AFB6DDFC386B9316"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this section and not later than
December 1 of each year thereafter, the President shall transmit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report regarding programs and activities
carried out under the Merida Initiative during the preceding fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA9DAFAC3A6C4477B52F58285D93932B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header><text>The reports required under subsection (g) shall include
the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H5D1EAFC22BAB4443AA6CDF08ADD90623"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings related to the impact evaluation
research, operation research, and program monitoring of assistance program
established under subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98FEE1B166C940CAAF21230A6AB06610"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Efforts
of the United States Government to coordinate its activities, including—</text>
<clause id="H5A3150C5A88D49F892F6C81179800A27"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of all counternarcotics and organized crime assistance provided to
Merida Initiative recipient countries in the previous fiscal year;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB36F593A3A2646BCA62FF3E15485B410"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
assessment of how such assistance was coordinated; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6E23B26C99A1485CA8B2E22E6381F7CF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recommendations
for improving coordination.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H893CE4EAF2474AA2A8E0519A4ADB421D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transfer of
equipment</header><text>A description of the transfer of equipment,
including—</text>
<clause id="HD86B842833B54DC486B8568B07C99C36"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of the progress of each recipient country toward the transfer of
equipment, if any, from its armed forces to law enforcement agencies;</text>
</clause><clause id="H87BDB9DF5E2B4B2DB56A9030FB3507D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
list of agencies that have used air assets provided by the United States under
the Merida Initiative to the government of each recipient country, and, to the
extent possible, a detailed description of those agencies that have utilized
such air assets, such as by a percentage breakdown of use by each agency;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5D58D875C4C143EBA3784E53D028F26D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
description of training of law enforcement agencies to operate equipment,
including air assets.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF0FDF6629B0472697EF0C47DB2598FB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Human
rights</header><text>In accordance with sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) and 2304(b)) and section 504
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2464), an assessment of the human rights
impact of the equipment and training provided under the Merida Initiative,
including—</text>
<clause id="H780C16FF02F643D2A21584A1998FFD89"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
list of accusations of serious human rights abuses committed by the armed
forces and law enforcement agencies of recipient countries on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H41F15A7F07D44319B35690FD5893029A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
description of efforts by the governments of Merida recipient countries to
investigate and prosecute allegations of abuses of human rights committed by
any agency of such recipient countries.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5E9047024E14F92928AC64E4C1C4698"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Effectiveness of
equipment</header><text>An assessment of the long-term effectiveness of the
equipment and maintenance packages and training provided to each recipient
country’s security institutions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2C24868A3894825BD9CCE7400BE78E8"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Mexico public
security strategy</header><text>A description of Mexico’s development of a
public security strategy, including—</text>
<clause id="H2609697479DA45B9927E564552F4D781"><enum>(i)</enum><text>effectiveness of
the Mexican Federal Registry of Police Personnel to vet police recruiting at
the National, state, and municipal levels to prevent rehiring from one force to
the next after dismissal for corruption and other reasons; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9312722A9ECC461793CAEF15723BCD75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
assessment of how the Merida Initiative complements and supports the Mexican
Government’s own public security strategy.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF727868E444A42759E2E02C2E5FA7EBF"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Flow of illegal
arms</header><text>A description and assessment of efforts to reduce the
southbound flow of illegal arms.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6CE623A12914929A71B6A3B80A737AC"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Use of
contractors</header><text>A detailed description of contracts awarded to
private companies to carry out provisions of the Merida Initiative,
including—</text>
<clause id="HE54F531E5BB44A999A69917277E02F92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of the number of United States and foreign national civilian
contractors awarded contracts;</text>
</clause><clause id="H977A19F0FBDB4C9A891288E3F1694B98"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
list of the total dollar value of the contracts; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1C17380AF49644AF98E7BF8C4E25D217"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the purposes of
the contracts.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0771D628FBA4B8399AE3607D9ED9A11"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Phase out of law
enforcement activities</header><text>A description of the progress of phasing
out law enforcement activities of the armed forces of each recipient
country.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB919369BEB94DF7AB1060EE73206F22"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Impact on border
violence and security</header><text>A description of the impact that activities
authorized under the Merida Initiative have had on violence against United
States and Mexican border personnel and the extent to which these activities
have increased the protection and security of the United States-Mexico
border.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01A659B8E75E4DAAB9A97DFBD53C3344"><enum>(K)</enum><header>Flow of illegal
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description and
assessment of efforts to reduce the southbound flow of illegal funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FB1550E605D4B27A42CD16F2FEBBC8C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that, to the extent practicable, and without compromising law
enforcement sensitive or other protected information, the reports required by
paragraph (1) should be made available to the Congress of Mexico for use in
their oversight activities, including through the Mexico-United States
Inter-Parliamentary Group process.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H652850243C1C43EAB194D1A0992918D2"><enum>904.</enum><header>Merida
Initiative defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this
subtitle, the term <quote>Merida Initiative</quote> means the program announced
by the United States and Mexico on October 22, 2007, to fight illicit narcotics
trafficking and criminal organizations throughout the Western
Hemisphere.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HE8DD8ADB5FC448B08538805F94978247"><enum>B</enum><header>Prevention of
Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons</header>
<section id="H9287AC01423641499BB7C18F8B08624A"><enum>911.</enum><header>Task force on
the prevention of illicit small arms trafficking in the Western
Hemisphere</header>
<subsection id="H18A2825123664C3D9F7F781CF0E10AD8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
President shall establish an inter-agency task force to be known as the
<quote>Task Force on the Prevention of Illicit Small Arms Trafficking in the
Western Hemisphere</quote> (in this section referred to as the <quote>Task
Force</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H39A01EE5F88347F090D8695CDD29D6B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Task Force shall evaluate United States export controls on the illicit export
of small arms and light weapons throughout the Western Hemisphere, including
Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. The Task Force
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1979D2D1598A4AD18B0BA5EE5A1970F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a thorough review and analysis of
the current regulation and enforcement of current regulations of exports of
small arms and light weapons; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0987DD561FA461CB38CA4A13437FF9F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate Federal policies, including
enforcement policies, for control of exports of small arms and light weapons
and, if warranted, suggest improvements that further the foreign policy and
national security interests of the United States within the Western
Hemisphere.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5767567EB0D04768BDA8C5A52FC71CBA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Task Force shall be composed of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1F82507D84A841FE95FDE88FC5631108"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of
State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H43555151422D4EECA2218FF848818772"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Attorney
General;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFAF89B7AC4C4D07BFB1E6BB33F0FA69"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2C50088EE98D487886C58B3E41ADE1F0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Homeland Security; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2789DFF446C34A3C88538D2C5DA96D13"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the heads of other
Federal departments and agencies as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F7086947CEB44458D0F3C666A35B6A7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall serve as the
chairperson of the Task Force.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7BA61F73FD794B168173B90036876BE1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Task Force shall meet at the call of the chairperson or a majority of its
members.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFC37F68CF5C9478CBE52639BA21612FA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act and annually thereafter until October 31, 2014, the chairperson of the
Task Force shall submit to Congress and make available to the public a report
that contains—</text>
<paragraph id="H936514C0B4BE47C38BF3C550CB98584D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of the activities of the Task Force during the preceding year;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2AC558ED2C542EAA1E78219894616F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the findings,
strategies, recommendations, policies, and initiatives developed pursuant to
the duties of the Task Force under subsection (b) during the preceding
year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DCB98867FDD488C9561C53C8F3FFDE1"><enum>912.</enum><header>Increase in
penalties for illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons to countries
in the Western Hemisphere</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2778), as amended by sections 831(a) of this division, is further
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB941C4EEDC6A4CCC84D052044ED72120"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking <quote>Whoever</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to subsection
(d), whoever,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB2EFEA220B5B4748886B607DB9B6BB42"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (c) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9EA94F653024865BF6D9A81A951CD27" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8C11506704C74336AC7C86C239E468A3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Trafficking in
small arms and light weapons to countries in the Western
Hemisphere</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever willfully
exports to a country in the Western Hemisphere any small arm or light weapon
without a license in violation of this section shall be fined not more than
$3,000,000 and imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both. For purposes of
this subsection, the term <quote>small arm or light weapon</quote> means any
item listed in Category I(a), Category III (as it applies to Category I(a)), or
grenades under Category IV(a) of the United States Munitions List (as contained
in part 121 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations)) that requires a license for international export under this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE48BF761AD934915BD0113905D6CB814"><enum>913.</enum><header>Department of
State rewards program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b))
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEAF8E7F3AE9F42249CC4360B3FA0610F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFC1B2603F32485588AE5376AEBBDA70"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEC29522AAD1C4D53B797019DF1E0DB60" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1604798ADA33413AA2F10ACCD5D88422"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the arrest or
conviction in any country of any individual for illegally exporting or
attempting to export to Mexico any small arm or light weapon (as defined in
section 912(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010
and 2011);</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H611365E3B0CD497E875152E17BCFD12B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraphs (5)
and (6) (as redesignated), by striking <quote>paragraph (1), (2), or
(3)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>paragraph (1), (2), (3),
or (4)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>X</enum><header>Reporting
Requirements</header>
<section id="HAF0A09B5D01F4850B4E5BBA1FFF7D87D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Assessment of
Special Court for Sierra Leone</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an assessment on the continuing needs of
the Special Court for Sierra Leone, including an assessment of the following
activities of the Special Court:</text>
<paragraph id="HC988D0D9E7084266A6DF4D014FF27A6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Witness
protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C16B7EBB32E49C68A06C4C6795B2505"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Archival
activities, including recordkeeping associated with future legal work by the
Special Court.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03B5E8C19DF1428481A5C1AFFB42FEF0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The residual
registrar’s capacity for enforcing Special Court sentences and maintaining
relations with countries hosting imprisoned convicts of the Special Court,
legal decisionmaking regarding future appeals, conditions of prisoner
treatment, contempt proceedings, and financial matters relating to such
activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCB4C48BE30947098D4C05EA68F035B2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Transfer or
maintenance of Special Court records to a permanent recordkeeping authority in
Sierra Leone.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35731CDF9EFC4C49B26818CAB89DEC4E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Ongoing needs or
programs for community outreach, for the purpose of reconciliation and healing,
regarding the Special Court’s legal proceedings and decisions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA17B461B01C4F498A78AAB21CE798F2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Plans for the
Special Court’s facilities in Sierra Leone and plans to use the Special Court,
and expertise of its personnel, for further development of the legal profession
and an independent and effective judiciary in Sierra Leone.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCFD81C996AA54A6E990E0EACE67D25CD"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Unresolved cases,
or cases that were not prosecuted.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H862605D44D02471E8A2D3FE545EDCA05" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Report on United
States capacities to prevent genocide and mass atrocities</header>
<subsection id="HCA5026BD73E2493EBF033119B6B378C8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H7C9F2EA706E04979B5AE5145C584AF5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The lack of an effective government-wide
strategy and adequate capacities for preventing genocide and mass atrocities
against civilians undermines the ability of the United States to contribute to
the maintenance of global peace and security and protect vital United States
interests.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A0A4537604A41FA82E00532036DADC1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The December 2008
Report of the Genocide Prevention Task Force, co-chaired by former Secretary of
State Madeleine Albright and former Secretary of Defense William Cohen offers a
valuable blueprint for strengthening United States capacities to help prevent
genocide and mass atrocities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37710D8FE0634CFB98F382E80A338BCA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Specific training
and staffing will enhance the diplomatic capacities of the Department of State
to help prevent and respond to threats of genocide and mass atrocities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H37E2BC42944A43B29EB572F3C32FDB17"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H59F2D394BC64499EB05A37ADFC44C30B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report outlining specific
plans for the development of a government-wide strategy and the strengthening
of United States civilian capacities for preventing genocide and mass
atrocities against civilians.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E788A77B6AB4A9EA6DE95842B74F698"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3EB813FBBA794BB083F4AE39B5E32677"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An evaluation of
current mechanisms for government-wide early warning, information-sharing,
contingency planning, and coordination of effort to prevent and respond to
situations of genocide, mass atrocities, and other mass violence.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE11FDD40B75B4A89B5398F872379A15A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An assessment of
current capacities within the Department of State, including specific staffing
and training, for early warning, preventive diplomacy, and crisis response to
help avert genocide and mass atrocities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3795ED96B6194F60A3380F15785F3FF2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An evaluation of
United States foreign assistance programs and mechanisms directed toward the
prevention of genocide and mass atrocities, including costs, challenges to
implementation, and successes of such programs and mechanisms.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD034C54E1B1E476DB1E3117760ADEC2C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An assessment of
the feasibility, effectiveness, and potential costs of implementing key
recommendations made by the Genocide Prevention Task Force, including the
establishment of an Atrocities Prevention Committee within the National
Security Council and increased annual and contingency funding for the
prevention of genocide and mass atrocities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AD26B3AF5F74722AFF07CDD08FD80CB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Recommendations to
further strengthen United States capacities to help prevent genocide, mass
atrocities, and other mass violence, including enhanced early warning
mechanisms, strengthened diplomatic capacities of the Department of State, and
improved use of United States foreign assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8BD461315F514D04926BB5689517182B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1003.</enum><header>Reports relating to
programs to encourage good governance</header>
<subsection id="HF4B3C83D744E482BB70E7B6859F12895"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (C) of
section 133(d)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152c(d)(2))
is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>,
including, with respect to a country that produces or exports large amounts of
natural resources such as petroleum or natural resources, the degree to which
citizens of the country have access to information about government revenue
from the extraction of such resources and credible reports of human rights
abuses against individuals from civil society or the media seeking to monitor
such extraction</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCFF976E9FBE04ECAA449296D4F106767"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to reports required to be transmitted under section 133(d)(2) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as so amended, on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA73C53B4448040DA951A96E9D2B01B81" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1004.</enum><header>Reports on Hong
Kong</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 301 of the United
States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–383; 22 U.S.C. 5731) is
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and March
31, 2006</quote> and inserting <quote>March 31, 2006, and March 31, 2010, and
March 31 of every subsequent year through 2020,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H67CB2731A9BB4D4DAD93B9DF0DEB2A7F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1005.</enum><header>Democracy in
Georgia</header>
<subsection id="H4127EBC11BB342DCA01BEB32D1E5BAA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the development and consolidation of effective democratic
governance in Georgia, including free and fair electoral processes, respect for
human rights and the rule of law, an independent media, an independent
judiciary, a vibrant civil society, as well as transparency and accountability
of the executive branch and legislative process, is critically important to
Georgia’s integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions, stability in the
Caucasus region, and United States national security. The United States should
urge the European Union, its member states, and the international community to
call for an immediate and complete withdrawal of Russian troops deployed within
Georgia in accordance with the August and September 2008 ceasefire agreements
and for Russia to rescind its recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and
South Ossetia.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H01931396355641CD98B6D752A13434B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on
democracy in Georgia</header>
<paragraph id="HCC0DFD57DBD44C19A0E68AA2CECD7058"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than December
31 of each of the two fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the programs,
projects, and activities carried out in Georgia with United States foreign
assistance following the August 2008 conflict with Russia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H312B384FB7EF4FEDBB386F202B8FB671"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required under paragraph (1) shall include information concerning the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF8FFC27A80543A6852C84B493F3A48D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of United States assistance
obligated and expended for reconstruction activities for the prior fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5868880AF25747E890BE48F79244EABB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A description of
the programs funded by such assistance, including humanitarian aid,
reconstruction of critical infrastructure, economic development, political and
democratic development, and broadcasting.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD16DD675EDC242DA96BBB1A3C2C31F28"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An evaluation of
the impact of such programs, including their contribution to the consolidation
of democracy in Georgia and efforts by the Government of Georgia to improve
democratic governance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4692EFD968804D4587C4F09ABC11B8DE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An analysis of the
implementation of the United States-Georgia Charter on Strategic
Partnership.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H12B03BEEA18446778C689FBC98FBE490"><enum>1006.</enum><header>Diplomatic
relations with Israel</header>
<subsection id="H37C9A7CD430F43D1B7BAA7AA18432D5F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the United States
should assist Israel in its efforts to establish diplomatic relations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC270F89CDB10445DA56421517E6E39A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes the following
information:</text>
<paragraph id="H6846B54227874DCEB270AD05E91AB99C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Actions taken by
representatives of the United States to encourage other countries to establish
full diplomatic relations with Israel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H573093CC8F384E509F4E4F5AF0D7B910"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Specific responses
solicited and received by the Secretary from countries that do not maintain
full diplomatic relations with Israel with respect to their attitudes toward
and plans for entering into diplomatic relations with Israel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18C4BBEB451C40F4B3270D29A27AC569"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Other measures
being undertaken, and measures that will be undertaken, by the United States to
ensure and promote Israel’s full participation in the world diplomatic
community.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7390C41AA2504F8EA92A27BA5D4FDD4C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form of
submission</header><text>The report required under subsection (b) may be
submitted in classified or unclassified form, as the Secretary determines
appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1E9D3D2EE7DC4F9382CEC541AF613792"><enum>1007.</enum><header>Police
training report</header>
<subsection id="H84EC68784B924DE59E15F93F37B29D00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall, in
coordination with the heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies,
conduct a study and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees and
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report on current overseas civilian
police training in countries or regions that are at risk of, in, or are in
transition from, conflict or civil strife.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCD786AFDD9B242C6BBA98935B3B2B1E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall contain information on the
following:</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAB04DF209884701956CA0C11F3B007A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The coordination,
communication, program management, and policy implementation among the United
States civilian police training programs in countries or regions that are at
risk of, in, or are in transition from, conflict or civil strife.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB6233F9B6174FB983C124A35835EB3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of
private contractors conducting such training, and the quality and cost of such
private contractors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90653A2844A24A4C9B8C9A1BC2C8FCA8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An assessment of
pre-training procedures for verification of police candidates to adequately
assess their aptitude, professional skills, integrity, and other qualifications
that are essential to law enforcement work.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB2E9822897249718695EB415D160FB1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An analysis of the
practice of using existing Federal police entities to provide civilian police
training in countries or regions that are at risk of, in, or are in transition
from, conflict or civil strife, along with the subject matter expertise that
each such entity may provide to meet local needs in lieu of the use of private
contractors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H23321CC9DE29480383CDC88D2285486C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Provide
recommendations, including recommendations related to required resources and
actions, to maximize the effectiveness and interagency coordination and the
adequate provision of civilian police training programs in countries or regions
that are at risk of, in, or are in transition from, conflict or civil
strife.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8291FE3AE4FD4606A9951CE2AB658246"><enum>1008.</enum><header>Reports on
humanitarian assistance in Gaza</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1081C24579049DF8761E7E6E93A7FF1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 1 year thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report detailing the humanitarian conditions and efficacy and obstacles to
humanitarian and reconstruction assistance activities in Gaza.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF91DC514C3E040FA9D5EA6E6351EB4CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
reports required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H3F28FA3F615741719CF56E9BB2541ECE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the level of access to
basic necessities in Gaza, including food, fuel, water, sanitation, education,
and healthcare.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E15B6410AB54961B029E1AA39C8F740"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of
the ability to successfully deliver and distribute humanitarian and
reconstruction goods and supplies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92F2E7F528F5400DB6647CC53267C5AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A
description of the efforts of the United States and its allies to facilitate
the receipt and distribution of humanitarian and reconstruction assistance in
Gaza.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H667DBB2020D74CE9A391C14F42850229"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An assessment of
the obstacles to the delivery of humanitarian and reconstruction assistance,
including the activities and policies of Hamas and any organization designated
as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA501634D2C84A37B43D5CC062E72CA5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Recommendations
for actions the United States can take to best improve the level of access to
basic necessities referred to in paragraph (1) and overcome obstacles described
in paragraphs (2) through (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E3575FDA3A849F99BF36C6D12C3005B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the policy prohibiting
personnel of the Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development from traveling to Gaza following the tragic roadside
bombing in 2003. Such an assessment should consider and evaluate the prospects
that such personnel might resume humanitarian assistance operations or commence
monitoring functions relating to humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza in order
to ascertain that United States foreign assistance is not misused in ways that
benefit any organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7125595069714D32B6F019A964245A8D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1009.</enum><header>Report on
activities in Haiti</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="HE7092C60B84A4F45B1E8394313F60DDE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Hurricane
emergency recovery</header><text>The status of activities in Haiti funded or
authorized, in whole or in part, by the Department of State and the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) through assistance
appropriated under the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H267D0CFFE1CC461A994A9D34AB8F1167"><enum>(2)</enum><header>General
activities</header><text>A summary of activities funded or authorized, in whole
or in part, by the Department of State and USAID in the previous 12-month
period, how such activities supplement the work of the Government of Haiti to
provide a safe and prosperous democracy for its citizens, and a timetable for
when management and implementation of such activities will be turned over to
the Government of Haiti or Haitian nationals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41DFBAA204B14BFEAAB79D4B44F6B534"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>A
description of how United States assistance is coordinated—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3B8EF2484024EC39CF539C30109B830"><enum>(A)</enum><text>among United
States departments and agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF727BDE674F0418CB270B390A1096C5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with other donors
to Haiti, including programs through the United Nations, the Inter-American
Development Bank, and the Organization of American States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA1A0EB5BC7614D7DA4477114A3535F2D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Benchmarks</header><text>A
summary of short-term and long-term objectives for United States assistance to
Haiti and metrics that will be used to identify, track, and manage the progress
of United States activities in Haiti.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H59F739DE19854BAFB5B09FFFAFC6F3C6"><enum>1010.</enum><header>Report on
religious minority communities in the Middle East</header>
<subsection id="H7FE275178106499DBF37AD67AFF05BC2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initiative
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State is authorized to undertake a focused initiative to monitor the status of
and provide specific policy recommendations to protect vulnerable religious
minorities throughout the Middle East region.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA2F6F1642E7E4A7590F5831FA0F04E7B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and 1 year thereafter, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the humanitarian
conditions of religious minority communities in the Middle East and efficacy
and obstacles to humanitarian assistance activities to help meet the basic
needs of vulnerable persons affiliated with minority religions in the Middle
East, and recommendations to mitigate adverse humanitarian circumstances facing
such persons.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6409C19E50624C15BF1DCC3A5C484A6D"><enum>1011.</enum><header>Iran’s
influence in the Western Hemisphere</header>
<subsection id="H1133484C2E254D8896C2BF7FFECAED91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H2E2E5AA9200249DF825240E73BF7C7C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The 2008 Country
Report on Terrorism states that <quote>Iran and Venezuela continued weekly
flights connecting Tehran and Damascus with Caracas. Passengers on these
flights were reportedly subject to only cursory immigration and customs
controls at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H134740DD44BD4FC1A4567315C1A4EDEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Governments of
Venezuela and Iran have forged a close relationship.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24285ACCECB745568DCD982DEA52267A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Iran has sought to
strengthen ties with several countries in the Western Hemisphere in order to
undermine United States foreign policy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H765E029161884BA3B385B2CC4DFD06DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes actions taken by
the Government of Iran and Hezbollah in the Western Hemisphere. A classified
annex may be included, if necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H28C8BE059D504649A3540EF28F1E1395"><enum>1012.</enum><header>Recruitment
and hiring of veterans at the Department of State and United States Agency for
International Development</header>
<subsection id="HCD88CAD45D3B4DB1816C5779B482AA27"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H7DE5338C2A4A4DC1B16C4A47B1278629"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Building a more
expeditionary and capable Department of State and United States Agency for
International Development requires recruitment of personnel with experience
working in unstable areas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE5AE72385204EF4B53066114B611635"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Veterans of the
Armed Forces have specialized experience gained from working under stressful
circumstances in hostile, foreign environments or under difficult
circumstances.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA2EE84D1C94411891F3E5B0C9E60E5E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Foreign
Service Act of 1980 states that <quote>The fact that an applicant for
appointment as a Foreign Service officer candidate is a veteran or disabled
veteran shall be considered an affirmative factor in making such
appointments.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE842DDED9F9455C861438AF75183B19"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In 1998, Congress
enacted the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA), requiring that
Federal agencies must allow preference eligibles and certain veterans to apply
for positions announced under merit promotion procedures whenever an agency is
recruiting from outside its own workforce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D65EEEF48E44022858F8AA3112C54F8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The annual report
of the Office of Personnel Management on <quote>The Employment of Veterans in
the Federal Government</quote> for fiscal year 2007, detailing the efforts by
all agencies of the Federal Government to hire veterans, reported that 15.6
percent of all Department of State employees were veterans.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H09DC39AA83164FD6A345E32C0D5291D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Department of State
and the United States Agency for International Development should intensify
their efforts to recruit more veterans, that those applicants who are entitled
to five or ten point veterans preference have also served in the Armed Forces
in areas of instability with specialties such as civil affairs, law
enforcement, and assignments where they regularly performed other
nation-building activities, and that this experience should be an additional
affirmative factor in making appointments to serve in the Foreign
Service.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDA46A8A617334B7C871C5AFE2F361CFD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the
Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development
to improve the recruitment of veterans into their respective workforces.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H65DCE91610964B74B24E8BE0CACF58F9"><enum>1013.</enum><header>Report on
child abduction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
shall submit to Congress a report containing recommendations for changes to the
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and
related United States laws and regulations regarding international parental
child abduction that would, if enacted, provide the United States additional
legal tools to ensure compliance with the Hague Convention and facilitate the
swift return of United States children wrongfully removed from the United
States as a result of international parental child abduction, such as in the
case of Sean Goldman of Tinton Falls, New Jersey.</text>
</section><section id="HEF1B05CE9ADC4CCA8AC5D08DD880B61C"><enum>1014.</enum><header>Report on
effects of Buy America Act waivers under the PEPFAR program</header>
<subsection id="HF2FAF3236B434DB28070A4E222A9A9CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study of the effects of the United States Agency for
International Development’s use of waivers under the Buy America Act for HIV
test kits under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program
on—</text>
<paragraph id="HA5F84CE3DD29405BBE5830E8B3AEF5FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States-based manufacturers;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H167D7FE801EE41609CD2B51A4C8DDA0D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">availability of and access to HIV testing
for at-risk populations in low-income countries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBE8BC86EC4AE4DC18F0AB95527E94931"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the
study required under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFD562895E8304D8686C839368D191F83"><enum>1015.</enum><header>Report on
United States-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial
Discrimination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 1 year thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report detailing the status, efficacy, and coordination of the United
States-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial Discrimination, and a
summary of short and long-term efforts to address the plight of in Afro Latinos
and indigenous peoples in the Western Hemisphere through cooperation and
bilateral efforts.</text>
</section><section id="H19A3BE6D06FB4DF2ACAA65D0C4806DF8"><enum>1016.</enum><header>Report on
reducing smuggling and trafficking in persons</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of State, in consultation with
the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall conduct a
cost-benefit analysis and submit to Congress a report on how best to use United
States funds to reduce smuggling and trafficking in persons.</text>
</section><section id="HAAEC1305B868431C9E07749D5359171B"><enum>1017.</enum><header>Report on
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report
on the effects of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) on the flow
of people, goods, and services across the international borders of the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean region, with particular
emphasis on whether WHTI has been effective in meeting its goal of
strengthening United States border security and enhancing accountability of
individuals entering the United States, and an assessment of the economic
impact associated with WHTI and its effects on small businesses.</text>
</section><section id="H06E6F04C4C1645019D405342091DD635"><enum>1018.</enum><header>Report on
United States contributions to the United Nations</header>
<subsection id="HBCE3D712C36B47BAB925C1A3B90C3172"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for
the next 2 years, the President shall submit to Congress a report, with respect
to the preceding fiscal year, listing each United States agency, department, or
entity that provides assessed or voluntary contributions to the United Nations
and United Nations affiliated agencies and related bodies through grants,
contracts, subgrants, or subcontracts that is not fully compliant with the
requirements to post such funding information for the fiscal year covered by
such report on the website <quote>USAspending.gov</quote> as required by the
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (Public Law
109–282).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H36738C807D6D4F37B4A2EEA533930678"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability to
public</header><text>The Office of Management and Budget shall post a public
version of each report submitted under subsection (a) on a text-based
searchable and publicly available Internet website.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>XI</enum><header>Miscellaneous
Provisions</header>
<subtitle id="H5F73EA1DC61747EA991AA40D213A526B"><enum>A</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
<section id="H850A2DFBF2B7441C812EF73F0A0C2830" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Bilateral
commission with Nigeria</header>
<subsection id="H02F03E8EE3AE45AEBCD70BA9FDD11DEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the President should establish a bilateral commission between the United
States and Nigeria to support bilateral cooperation in the areas of—</text>
<paragraph id="H8BDDDF6C4C6D44B099E0B00CB8C8357B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>trade and
development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H08C88E724B364E9DBADCAA86FCDCB37C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>economic
integration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6E0E5CC04A345389E6741636B808707"><enum>(3)</enum><text>infrastructure
planning, finance, development, and management;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3849AF14259943B7AEE07CC91E293224"><enum>(4)</enum><text>budget reform and
public finance management;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H77F3AE1D663F4E309CE6E9C15921161F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>higher education,
including applied research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A1AA2C9F04E46B78EF04C115B515B10"><enum>(6)</enum><text>energy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF52426C97AA48C09B91D3AA92F73633"><enum>(7)</enum><text>peace and security
reform;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE8F198CAA5FE47208ADA1394F71D8C41"><enum>(8)</enum><text>rule of
law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D313645FCCB4D3CA5B8C8872C794D74"><enum>(9)</enum><text>anti-corruption
efforts, establishment of greater transparency, and electoral reform;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0711F80258504D34B55BF0DB905CADE7"><enum>(10)</enum><text>monitoring
whether bilateral efforts undertaken between respective Federal, State, and
local governments are achieving the goals set forth by the Governments of the
United States and Nigeria.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H73B0DD09DE304A78ABCCA838910D0E51"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Bilateral
commission</header>
<paragraph id="H8B0CBB0FE954429D958BEC9F2D4C4957"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the President establishes the bilateral
commission referred to in subsection (a), the commission should have an equal
number of members representing the United States and Nigeria and appointed by
the respective Presidents of each country. Members should include
representatives of Federal, State, and local governments, the private sector,
and civil society organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C427296C26A4166AC279774AB00D97B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The
commission should—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB2DC1BBBF1914C329DCDDD212393FA57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>work to establish
a bilateral process that establishes the mission, goals, and objectives of a
bilateral partnership and establish guidelines for accountability and rules to
measure the effectiveness for any initiatives undertaken;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7B61595F07E4ADDA9812303179615A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>monitor bilateral
technical assistance and capacity building projects that are consistent with
and further the mission, goals, and objectives established by the commission;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF39296F693245828CA5CC962B5095FB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit to the
United States President, the United States Congress, the Nigerian President,
and the Nigerian National Assembly a report on the amount of progress achieved
on projects undertaken by the two governments to achieve bilaterally determined
goals established by the commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA65E930344843E3AACB9B58072B82DD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Monitoring of
projects</header><text>The commission should select and monitor specific
projects that involve an exchange of personnel between the Governments of the
United States and Nigeria to determine whether technical assistance and
capacity building are being used effectively and whether mutual benefit is
being gained through the implementation of such bilateral projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7EA65B60DC8E437C86A1A74444AC8840"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Review and
report</header><text>The Secretary of State should review the work of the
commission and annually submit to the President and Congress a report on
whether progress has been made to meet the goals set forth by the commission
and whether bilateral efforts have served the interest of United States and
Nigerian bilateral relations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H221718F050724241A322DF14DF1D1095"><enum>(5)</enum><header>United States
contributions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States
contributions to support the Commission should be financed through existing
resources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H83353D7FB27843008584211E1846D5EE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Authorities
relating to the Southern Africa Enterprise Development Fund</header>
<subsection id="H222CB5BB50BD4615BD44D01A44259BDF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of private
venture capital</header>
<paragraph id="H0ED52DD955AD40508B4BB3A22D7CE15F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to maximize the effectiveness of the activities
of the Southern Africa Enterprise Development Fund, the Fund may conduct public
offerings or private placements for the purpose of soliciting and accepting
private venture capital which may be used, separately or together with funds
made available from the United States Government, for any lawful investment
purpose that the Board of Directors of the Fund may determine in carrying out
the activities of the Fund.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F1EF26DAB9E426D8F572443CE122550"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of
financial returns</header><text>Financial returns on Fund investments that
include a component of private venture capital may be distributed, at such
times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors of the Fund may determine,
to the investors of such capital.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H45E6E8E5C98342D2A520F176697973C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonapplicability
of other laws</header>
<paragraph id="H192E90993C8F40C59FDB872B7910FFCB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available
from the United States Government to the Fund may be used for the purposes of
the agreement between the United States Government and the Fund notwithstanding
any other provision of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF314393344DF4922B04199FD2203A052"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Support from
Federal departments and agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heads of Federal departments and
agencies may conduct programs and activities and provide services in support of
the activities of the Fund notwithstanding any other provision of law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEBA6F334B26E4F4E99843DCC4EFE0A0D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>Southern
Africa Enterprise Development Fund</quote> or <quote>Fund</quote>
includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H277CA3BA7F8444F087A7572D59634734"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any successor or
related entity to the Southern Africa Enterprise Development Fund that is
approved the United States Government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3EA8CF77E0834C0AA4A86DC17D24CB2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any organization, corporation,
limited-liability partnership, foundation, or other corporate structure that
receives, or is authorized by the United States Government to manage, any or
all of the remaining funds or assets of the Southern Africa Enterprise
Development Fund.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H79A551187C8F4F30B4348073A17FE8C0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Diabetes treatment
and prevention and safe water and sanitation for Pacific Island
countries</header>
<subsection id="HA8D6280A212246EA92944B50B5A6D5BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to establish
a diabetes prevention and treatment program for Pacific Island countries and
for safe water and sanitation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAD549E4BEB16435C97A65C332FE48B2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pacific Island
countries defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>Pacific Island
countries</quote> means Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon
Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H63261D63268F4A838597621FBB0D66E2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Statelessness</header>
<subsection id="H89BB6EB578AE4CECACAD0D0176EC76B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It
is the purpose of this section to increase global stability and security for
the United States and the international community and decrease trafficking and
discrimination by reducing the number of individuals who are de jure or de
facto stateless and as a consequence are unable to avail themselves of their
right to a nationality and its concomitant rights and obligations and are
excluded from full participation in civil society.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF2506A14A16249F6847B30CAFF0BAE4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H40CFA22C83B54EE782DE5D6005C7C30A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The right to a
nationality is a foundation of human rights, and a deterrent to displacement
and disaffection. The State is the primary vehicle through which individuals
are guaranteed their inalienable rights and are made subject to the rule of
law. Regional stability and security are undermined when individuals cannot
avail themselves of their right to a nationality and its concomitant rights and
obligations and are excluded from full participation in civil society.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25F0DDE726D14BA6AB5CBB591CEAEC2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The right to a
nationality and citizenship is therefore specifically protect in international
declarations and treaties, including Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons,
the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, Article 24 of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and Article 9(2) of the
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C934D5432204F97A385D1D1A19A537A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In the 21st
century, the adverse effects of de jure or de facto statelessness still impact
at least an estimated 11,000,000 million people worldwide, who are unable to
avail themselves of the rights of free people everywhere to an effective
nationality, to the rights to legal residence, to travel, to work in the formal
economy or professions, to attend school, to access basic health services, to
purchase or own property, to vote, or to hold elected office, and to enjoy the
protection and security of a country.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H99F3567F2D644FA1A0E9D3808993F517"><enum>(c)</enum><header>The United
Nations</header>
<paragraph id="H964DE09226454E139F364FA209610E8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It
shall be the policy of the United States that the President and the Permanent
Representative of the United States to the United Nations work with the
international community to increase political and financial support for the
work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to prevent
and resolve problems related to de jure and de facto statelessness, and to
promote the rights of the de jure or de facto stateless, by taking these and
other actions:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD346C7C61BE34893A1660504A02B3DB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Increasing the
attention of the United Nations and the UNHCR to de jure and de facto
statelessness and increasing its capacity to reduce statelessness around the
world by coordinating the mainstreaming of de jure and de facto statelessness
into all of the United Nations human rights work, in cooperation with all
relevant United Nations agencies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59008A441BAA47BBB28EAEBB81D1C52C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Urging United
Nations country teams in countries with significant de jure or de facto
stateless populations to devote increasing attention and resources to undertake
coordinated efforts by all United Nations offices, funds, and programs to bring
about the full registration and documentation of all persons resident in the
territory of each country, either as citizens or as individuals in need of
international protection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEBF1DBE25C8454C8780A4C4B2292BBC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Urging the
creation of an Inter-Agency Task Force on Statelessness with representation
from the UNHCR, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and other relevant
United Nations agencies that will coordinate to increase agency awareness and
information exchange on de jure and de facto statelessness to ensure a
consistent and comprehensive approach to the identification of stateless groups
and individuals and resolution of their status.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDD283DBAE1B404CA761A75E6FA6F711"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Urging that
nationality and de jure and de facto statelessness issues are addressed in all
country reviews conducted by United Nations treaty bodies and relevant special
mechanisms engaged in country visits, and pursuing creation of a standing
mechanism within the United Nations to complement the work of the UNHCR in
addressing issues of de jure and de facto statelessness that give rise to
urgent human rights or security concerns.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA1DED8FE52964F338461DC58BFBC7312"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Urging the UNHCR
to include nationality and statelessness in all country-specific and thematic
monitoring, reporting, training, and protection activities, and across special
procedures, and to designate at least one human rights officer to monitor,
report, and coordinate the office’s advocacy on nationality and de jure and de
facto statelessness.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24A3AF19BFC14F5FB32090F736BB3DCA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Urging the United
Nations to ensure that its work on trafficking includes measures to restore
secure citizenship to trafficked women and girls, and to work with Member
States to guarantee that national legislation gives women full and equal rights
regarding citizenship.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF192B476EABB40BDA2C04982BF2A2AC5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Urging the United
Nations to increase its capacity to respond to the needs of de jure or de facto
stateless individuals, particularly children, and to strengthen and expand the
United Nations protection and assistance activities, particularly in field
operations, to better respond to the wide range of protection and assistance
needs of de jure or de facto stateless individuals.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1141E9530284413BB679E57147FD563"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Urging the UNICEF
to increase its efforts to encourage all Member States of the United Nations to
permit full and easy access to birth registration for all children born in
their territories, particularly in Member States in which there are displaced
populations, and work with the UNHCR and Member States to ensure the issuance
of birth certificates to all children born to refugees and displaced
persons.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF4AA38241A8541B8A01015DD1C400081"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to be made available to improve the
UNHCR’s assistance to de jure or de facto stateless individuals. Such funds may
be used to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H102E7CE456C1436CAAE9E5D30F71F4F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protect the
rights, meet emergency humanitarian needs, and provide assistance to de jure or
de facto stateless groups and individuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H317405DA61DB48F982A827D837EE0210"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide additional
resources to—</text>
<clause id="HA1918CB6744D4BC4879773675653DC19"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increase the
number of protection officers;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDC004DA53FCE437F822E9F776D9C088E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increase the
number of professional staff in the statelessness unit; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0FA6917E852645D0AB561F02B655557A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>train protection
officers and United Nations country teams in the field to identify, reduce,
protect, and prevent de jure and de facto statelessness;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2252F904029F41898B33F2857E4BB519"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve
identification of de jure or de facto stateless groups and individuals by
carrying out a comprehensive annual study of the scope of de jure and de facto
statelessness worldwide, including causes of de jure and de facto statelessness
and dissemination of best practices for remedying de jure and de facto
statelessness; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3EE6901672E43E8A19A4E3849BF6DEC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>increase the
United Nations educational and technical assistance programs to prevent de jure
and de facto statelessness, including outreach to Member States and their
legislatures, with particular emphasis on those countries determined to have
protracted de jure or de facto statelessness situations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3377FF461DE243CB9496EE46DF6E5669"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations to the UNICEF</header><text>There is authorized to be
appropriated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to augment to
the UNICEF’s ability to aid countries with significant de jure or de facto
stateless populations to bring about the full registration of all children born
to de jure or de facto stateless parents.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB4DF36F670324F5884DEA990BAEED007"><enum>(d)</enum><header>The United
States</header>
<paragraph id="H711DFF11971B4C42AEFE7CB185EE93B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Foreign
policy</header><text>Given the importance of obtaining and preserving
nationality and the protection of a government, and of preventing the
exploitation or trafficking of de jure or de facto stateless groups or
individuals, the President shall make the prevention and reduction of de jure
or de facto statelessness an important goal of United States foreign policy and
human rights efforts. Such efforts shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE1358B0B43334793BB26F307CD9D59E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>calling upon host
countries to protect and assume responsibility for de jure or de facto
stateless groups or individuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAB1BDB0992B4D7F80FC0DC102A20C29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>working with
countries of origin to facilitate the resolution of problems faced by de jure
or de facto stateless groups or individuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5D5B4BD83EB4BA586A421D1B2AACD9E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>working with
countries of origin and host countries to facilitate the resolution of disputes
and conflicts that cause or result in the creation of de jure or de facto
statelessness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC332E4943224C6D9B2035C45D906975"><enum>(D)</enum><text>encouraging host
countries to afford de jure or de facto stateless groups or individuals the
full protection of the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless
Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and all
relevant international conventions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44EEA5ADAE8B4012BE92970B10E3F557"><enum>(E)</enum><text>directing the
Secretary of State to provide assistance to countries to prevent and resolve
situations of de jure or de facto statelessness and to prevent the trafficking
or exploitation of de jure or de facto stateless individuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEA84570CCB64F479E72CC7C5EB7FF3D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>directing the
Office of Trafficking in Persons of the Department of State to continue to
document and analyze the effects of statelessness on trafficking in persons,
both as a cause of trafficking and as an obstacle to reaching and assisting
trafficked persons; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE51C61854CA42F49150BF9E8DC6E44E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>encouraging and
facilitating the work of nongovernmental organizations in the United States and
abroad that provide legal and humanitarian support to de jure or de facto
stateless groups or individuals, to increase the access of de jure or de facto
stateless groups or individuals to such organizations, and to encourage other
governments to provide similar support and access.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H250EC0D81792442988C96883AA7BFAFC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>United States
activities</header>
<subparagraph id="H05F9994224E14B63989519F66A2C73E8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Given the importance of preventing new instances of de
jure or de facto statelessness and the trafficking of de jure or de facto
stateless individuals, and of protecting the human rights of de jure or de
facto stateless individuals, the President shall submit to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate a report that includes the following:</text>
<clause id="HE34A0F2AFBBC4ECBA3CB39CFC8398E7A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A
list of countries and territories with significant de jure or de facto
stateless populations under their jurisdictions and the conditions and
consequences of such de jure or de facto statelessness of such
individuals.</text>
</clause><clause id="HBCC1CE7F97A34D5FBE564DF0346CE4AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>United States
international efforts to prevent further de jure or de facto statelessness and
encourage the granting of full legal protection of the human rights of de jure
or de facto stateless individuals.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0471449235C4A78A2F25E32E5D05FDB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text>It shall be the policy of the United States to comply with
the principles and provisions of the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of
Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness to
the fullest extent possible and to encourage other countries to do so as
well.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0945A0158C640E390DE436BD46A4FAF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Actions by
Secretary of State</header>
<clause id="HC16CE3E895FB411E9A55B949E2139EBB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Increase in
resources and staff</header><text>The Secretary of State shall permanently
increase in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration in the Department
of State the resources dedicated to and staff assigned to work toward the
prevention and resolution of de jure and de facto statelessness and the
protection of de jure or de facto stateless individuals.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2D7662C284AC4B45800979A31F87EDD7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>To
coordinate United States policies toward combating de jure and de facto
statelessness, the Secretary of State shall establish an Interagency Working
Group to Combat Statelessness. This working group should include
representatives of the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, the Bureau
of International Organizations, the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and
Labor, the Office of Trafficking in Persons of the Department of State, and the
United States Agency for International Development, as well as representatives
from relevant offices of the Department of Justice and relevant offices of the
Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H702E499ABFBC4032A5A3A614642630D1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
<internal-xref idref="H89BB6EB578AE4CECACAD0D0176EC76B8" legis-path="212.(a)">subsection</internal-xref>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDADB33D13FF941129D784A28B8A40486" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Statement of Policy
Regarding the Ecumenical Patriarchate</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It shall be the policy of the United States
to urge Turkey to—</text>
<paragraph id="H6B98BB3954904A70B6A59AB837A54ABD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">respect property rights and religious
rights of the Ecumenical Patriarch;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A5CD808DFF84A17A65959C0D2EEB6E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate
appropriate international recognition and ecclesiastic succession; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28E0002A4B5A41FDA8748D39B31FA3ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate the right
to train clergy of all nationalities, not just Turkish nationals.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H5230F5C8E4934B4AA2DECA818C13BB56" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Limitation on
assistance for weather cooperation activities to countries in the
Americas</header>
<subsection id="H548C21AFE2AC42BE93941163113C07CF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the United States should facilitate international cooperation on
hurricane preparedness because—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E3DDD3E7E094757AC3B36513AD9DBD7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>hundreds of
millions of people in the Americas live in coastal communities and are
susceptible to the immense risks posed by hurricanes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAA8C6273F0444BB93E7A322123A2C05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the need for
hurricane tracking overflights and other weather cooperation activities to
track and monitor hurricanes in the Americas is acute; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H425097E74715430AABC7CC3B8C435A57"><enum>(3)</enum><text>accurate hurricane
forecasts can help prevent the loss of life and injury and reduce property loss
and economic disruption.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0C3F5101A1DE4557B79092BB2D344933"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="HF6D997D6F5AE4790957157E09A682510"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall transmit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the status of United States cooperation
with other countries in the Americas on hurricane preparedness and other
weather cooperation activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8D9B1097FD0460AA25AD5581C907573"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA7A4E9BE35964367824D3ECFA36F1D3E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of
countries in the Americas that do not cooperate with the United States on
hurricane preparedness and other weather cooperation activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAED1CB543D4646189CA2998ABC9C2C6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of any negotiations regarding
hurricane preparedness and other weather cooperation activities between the
United States and countries listed in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2EB16C424E1E4DF9BF0EC1F6BC9B022A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State may not provide assistance for weather cooperation activities to
countries listed in the report under subsection (b)(2)(A).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAD88CC61CF054845BDD764133077400C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary of State may waive the limitation on assistance requirements under
subsection (c) if the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that the waiver is in the national interest of the
United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H77EAD73F4D294D5A9E853130A952C7B7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Statement of
Congress regarding Afghan women</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress—</text>
<paragraph id="H910447BC5D2A44C59547C71DE90ED850"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supports the decision by President Hamid
Karzai of Afghanistan to submit for review the Shi’ite Personal Status Law and
strongly urges him not to publish such law on the grounds that such law
violates the basic human rights of women and is inconsistent with the
Constitution of Afghanistan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8376AE10091D422DA65B975C7EFB1C64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>urges President
Karzai, the Ministry of Justice, and other parties involved in reviewing the
law to formally declare as unconstitutional the provisions of such law
regarding marital rape and restrictions on women’s freedom of movement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB5494FFCEAB446A69C93183CA2A899F2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reiterates its
strong sense that the provisions in such law which restrict the rights of women
should be removed, and that an amended draft of the Shi’ite Personal Status Law
should be submitted for parliamentary review;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H517A1E89964242789FCA2DDAEDE90283"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recognizes that actions limiting or
suppressing the human rights of Afghan women and girls undermines the intent of
the significant financial and training contributions that the United States and
international community have provided to rebuild the country and to help
establish institutions that protect and promote respect of basic and
fundamental human rights to overcome the devastating damage to those rights
from years of Taliban rule;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC850F89ADBF34FB88A74D97A1CABD35D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>encourages the
Secretary of State, the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan,
the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, and the United States
Ambassador to Afghanistan to consider and address the status of women’s rights
and security in Afghanistan to ensure that such rights are not being eroded
through unjust laws, policies, or institutions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF67C90EE3BE4A259D352F581BEB4AA3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>encourages the
Government of Afghanistan to solicit information and advice from the Ministry
of Justice, the Ministry for Women’s Affairs, the Afghanistan Independent Human
Rights Commission, and women-led nongovernmental organizations to ensure that
current and future legislation and official policies protect and uphold the
equal rights of women, including through national campaigns to lead public
discourse on the importance of women’s status and rights to the overall
stability of Afghanistan.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HADF7BC752FF54626B4FE42790574DA8C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Global Peace
Operations Initiative programs and activities</header>
<subsection id="H2CE779EF21E344B8862E814957C56401"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph id="H8BF26FEE70EF4C69986FC9A3E6B00E18"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Over 100,000 military and civilian
personnel are engaged in 18 United Nations peacekeeping operations around the
world. Peacekeeping operations are critical to maintaining a peaceful and
stable international environment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A9E9FEEB5324FE5A953FEAD359E4EB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The United States
has a vital interest in ensuring that United Nations peacekeeping operations
are successful. Countries undergoing conflict threaten the national and
economic security of the United States, risk becoming safe havens for terrorist
organizations, and often feature levels of human rights abuses and human
deprivation that are an affront to the values of the American people.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H254599743E90479A947C2FB27185295F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Over the years,
United Nations peacekeeping has evolved to meet the demands of different
conflicts and a changing political landscape. Today’s peacekeeping mission is
most often <quote>multidimensional</quote> and includes a wide variety of
complex tasks such as civilian protection, helping to build sustainable
institutions of governance, human rights monitoring, security sector reform,
facilitating delivery of humanitarian relief and disarmament, demobilization
and reintegration of former combatants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H716858558657486F94120B457CE2124C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>United Nations
peacekeeping operations allow the United States to respond to global crises
within a multilateral framework with costs shared among nations. A 2007
Government Accountability Office report found that in general a United States
peacekeeping operation is likely to be <quote>much more expensive</quote> than
a United Nations peacekeeping operation, regardless of location.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B8FA9BDF3CD480DB08AA1B1CE35EB9C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In many missions
due to vast swaths of terrain and limited infrastructure, ongoing low-intensity
fighting, and the presence of <quote>peace spoilers</quote>, United Nations
peacekeepers cannot carry out the complex tasks with which they are charged
without critical enablers, and in particular air assets.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE64D7C255AF849518B2FD6FDDE04FF0B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The United Nations
Secretary-General has repeatedly noted the deleterious impact of insufficient
helicopters for peacekeeping missions in Darfur and the Democratic Republic of
the Congo. History has shown that under-resourced peacekeeping troops are not
only unable to carry out their mandates, they erode the credibility of the
United Nations and are themselves likely to come under attack.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46727AC6FC644DD781E1F5F7533031E1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Senate Resolution
432 and House Resolution 1351 of the 110th Congress—</text>
<subparagraph id="H56EDC2B6E7C242A1888DE2240E11476E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">urged members of the international
community, including the United States, that possessed the capability to
provide tactical and utility helicopters needed for the United Nations-African
Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) to do so as soon as possible; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A575726F50D4A18AD45F232975738D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>urged the
President to intervene personally by contacting other heads of state and asking
them to contribute the aircraft and crews to the Darfur mission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B3D373C5D274209B29652F8CBFB0FB5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The current
framework of relying on member countries to provide air assets on a volunteer
basis has not yielded sufficient results. The United Nations still faces a
shortfall of over 50 helicopters for UNAMID, the Democratic Republic of Congo
(MONUC), and the Republic of Chad (MINURCAT). A review of trend lines suggests
that any new United Nations peacekeeping missions authorized within the next 5
to 7 years would face similar shortfalls.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33E39954AB0A4FFCA0C840C04B845378"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Numerous studies
and reports have determined that there is no global shortage of air assets. It
is inexcusable to allow authorized United Nations peacekeeping missions to
founder for the lack of critical mobility capabilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7F149D1CA1FB422C8614958CF3C7BBB3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of assistance authorized by
this section is to contribute to peace and security and help protect civilians
by training and equipping peacekeepers worldwide, to include financing the
refurbishment of helicopters.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H18CFE0A79E2149788D4D20D9B601755B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="H5BE11537B67B4D4488C558A037D68D5F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State is authorized to use amounts
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section to provide funding to
carry out and expand Global Peace Operations Initiative programs and
activities. Such programs and activities shall include—</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D187B2DF3D443C3AA125E17DE127A33" indent="down1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist partner countries to establish and
strengthen the institutional infrastructure required for such countries to
achieve self-sufficiency in participating in peace support operations,
including for the training of formed police units;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC537EE840D0245D5802EF95C120A12E5" indent="down1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>train peacekeepers worldwide to
increase global capacity to participate in peace support operations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EA2D855747649889FAC834DC398445B" indent="down1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide transportation and
logistics support to deploying peacekeepers as appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD8303331C2F431E8AD0347693816DF9" indent="down1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>enhance the capacity of regional
and sub-regional organizations to train for, plan, deploy, manage, obtain, and
integrate lessons learned from peace operations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59DE5DF6F6924995AD93D10F8F931088" indent="down1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>support multilateral approaches to
coordinate international contributions to peace support operations capacity
building efforts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1D9C07DF4D54C1B8B6DA23FA7E57A9F" indent="down1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>financing the refurbishment of
helicopters in preparation for their deployment to United Nations peacekeeping
operations or to regional peacekeeping operations which have been approved by
the United Nations Security Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEAE0F4709708452EA675C05421966AE1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that failure on the part of the international community to take all
steps necessary to deploy and maintain fully capacitated United Nations
peacekeeping operations will result in continued loss of life and human
suffering. Therefore, in carrying out this section, the Secretary of State
should prioritize the refurbishment of helicopters with a goal of participating
in the financing of no fewer than three helicopter refurbishments by the end of
fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5003E3848D34A8F86EA319DF4C2989A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Support from
other countries</header><text>In providing funding under paragraph (1), the
Secretary of State shall to the greatest extent possible seek to leverage such
funding with financing from other countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88F438E600C449B7B0F16B48EBA90A80"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Relation to
other programs and activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The activities described under paragraph
(1)(F) may be coordinated or conducted in conjunction with other foreign
assistance programs and activities of the United States, as appropriate and in
accordance with United States law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5BAA9DDCE806419BB86CD7225CE5BEE8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H2563DD4A564644259AA49407FD4BF092"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act and 1 year thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the activities of the United
States Government to carry out the provisions of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6893775FB68F43F6A29A4FC6FA97D999"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0FE46DCFDAB14BD399A88AFEAB39815E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the Global Peace
Operations Initiative programs and activities undertaken, by country;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC37B5DAB18334188BD906C85B2A03AEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the funds obligated and expended in each country, by program and fiscal
year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC43A220C0A14E55BC757B3E52619801"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
the coordination of these efforts within the United States Government
interagency process and with other nations along with any recommendations for
improvements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4512115BC2C44B40AE41B9346968AA50"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
the GPOI’s activities concerning the refurbishment of air assets for United
Nations peacekeeping operations and regional peacekeeping operations that have
been approved by the United Nations Security Council;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19EFFA4DC0F3491E8094D93E963BF04A"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on the training and deployment
activities of graduates of the international Center of Excellence for Stability
Police Units (COESPU) in their home countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D67B91E64CA482DA9BCF1AD14530B57"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a description of
vetting activities for all GPOI training to ensure that all individuals in
composite units are vetted for human rights violations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0306CCB56B846618E5F86B981ECFFC3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>information
concerning the timeliness of equipment delivery and recommendations for
improvement as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8614134AA91412E8D360EDA10F48FF3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>description of how
GPOI trainees and GPOI-provided equipment contribute to improved civilian
protection in peace operations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4B4C2D43EB31418CA771201045388D02"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2A2CA8DF87C94B339772DFB690512D94"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>Global
Peace Operations Initiative</quote> or <quote>GPOI</quote> means the program
established by the Department of State to address major gaps in international
peace operations support, including by building and maintaining capability,
capacity, and effectiveness of peace operations.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8318F19EC85B462B8C0F5B7868F2074F"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Freedom of the
press</header>
<subsection id="H1F6AEBA99CF54141B771779B4C831F74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Daniel Pearl Freedom of
the Press Act of 2009</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6207CBE6FBF14A0C93233BDAE3BAC384"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion of
additional information relating to freedom of the press worldwide in annual
country reports on human rights practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4D1DDE7259BE41D182279853F0E74B4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 116(d)
(22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)), as amended by section 333(c) of this division—</text>
<subparagraph id="H826CDADCC80C4505BB1D9CEEB55FABAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (11),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33CA1C29F96241C89A83C8E08CB6DCA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (12),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FD85391438347809C2158A8A8B80495"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB66D40F15EDB4F17A1C78F4A31AC7F5A" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="HD64944C657314883986D0ADEC4218EA3"><enum>(13)</enum><text>wherever
applicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7038E5D58C8941079E10F97A28DCCB03"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the status of freedom of the press, including initiatives in favor of freedom
of the press and efforts to improve or preserve, as appropriate, the
independence of the media, together with an assessment of progress made as a
result of those efforts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4994395E570430AA6B0382FF1ED8B77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an identification
of countries in which there were violations of freedom of the press, including
direct physical attacks, imprisonment, indirect sources of pressure, and
censorship by governments, military, intelligence, or police forces, criminal
groups, or armed extremist or rebel groups; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A28ED667908419BB71EEB8B6CDB8AB2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in countries where
there are particularly severe violations of freedom of the press—</text>
<clause id="HE85EF6D844354E6092C700173D985ABB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether government
authorities of each such country participate in, facilitate, or condone such
violations of the freedom of the press; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9EB3F06D6C3940C38657C61366CED509"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>what steps the
government of each such country has taken to preserve the safety and
independence of the media, and to ensure the prosecution of those individuals
who attack or murder journalists.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H919B519CB8354C139345026992A2EF57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 502B
(22 U.S.C. 2304), by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H384C5DE7D3CD4ADAA1FCF4EA5D3D5AB4" style="traditional">
<subsection id="H19B3291BBC554F129F09F961A89869F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The report
required by subsection (b) shall include, wherever applicable—</text>
<paragraph id="HFDD41FDFAEB14CD9B818CA920A098CFD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
the status of freedom of the press, including initiatives in favor of freedom
of the press and efforts to improve or preserve, as appropriate, the
independence of the media, together with an assessment of progress made as a
result of those efforts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE779EC460B146D0AAC2DF5F36131BBC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an identification
of countries in which there were violations of freedom of the press, including
direct physical attacks, imprisonment, indirect sources of pressure, and
censorship by governments, military, intelligence, or police forces, criminal
groups, or armed extremist or rebel groups; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B422D641E3346898AFF5F72197CF230"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in countries where
there are particularly severe violations of freedom of the press—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE610AC755E634489B7385ED67AB54A36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether government
authorities of each such country participate in, facilitate, or condone such
violations of the freedom of the press; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCE728E9795245A293E468E9478EFD4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>what steps the
government of each such country has taken to preserve the safety and
independence of the media, and to ensure the prosecution of those individuals
who attack or murder
journalists.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H605B6EB029E449E2B2409883699EC375"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Freedom of the
press grant program</header>
<paragraph id="HA2FDFE0024BB432E827342D4C20A7F91"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State shall administer a grant program
with the aim of promoting freedom of the press worldwide. The grant program
shall be administered by the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor in consultation with the Undersecretary for Public Affairs and
Public Diplomacy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD6A6FBE97BF4F39B595F82165C16EB2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amounts and
time</header><text>Grants may be awarded to nonprofit and international
organizations and may span multiple years, up to 5 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CFA98778C3148B8AE71E1A99C13C94D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>Grant
proposals should promote and broaden press freedoms by strengthening the
independence of journalists and media organizations, promoting a legal
framework for freedom of the press, or through providing regionally and
culturally relevant training and professionalization of skills to meet
international standards in both traditional and digital media.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9B447B8A252F4FB0AE3C435EEC1501ED"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Media
organization defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>media
organization</quote> means a group or organization that gathers and
disseminates news and information to the public (through any medium of mass
communication) in a foreign country in which the group or organization is
located, except that the term does not include a group or organization that is
primarily an agency or instrumentality of the government of such foreign
country. The term includes an individual who is an agent or employee of such
group or organization who acts within the scope of such agency or
employment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEE68390A1B584312956004F37BBE7C5F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFBA71A93180944EF9DE1BDD9A7084EB3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1110.</enum><header>Information for
Country Commercial Guides on business and investment climates</header>
<subsection id="H83DED8AA131747D5A9D336D34B71571C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director General
of the Foreign Commercial Service, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Trade Promotion and the Assistant Secretary of State for
Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, should ensure that the annual Country
Commercial Guides for United States businesses include—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB64588CDDBCA4C8C994C354A48B769D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>detailed
assessments concerning each foreign country in which acts of unfair business
and investment practices or other actions that have resulted in poor business
and investment climates were, in the opinion of the Director General of the
Foreign Commercial Service, of major significance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4842E3D1F9842A8B2069EC2018B2F4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all relevant
information about such unfair business and investment practices or other
actions during the preceding year by members of the business community, the
judiciary, and the government of such country which may have impeded United
States business or investment in such country, including the capacity for
United States citizens to operate their businesses without fear of reprisals;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H999AB86C62FB4B669BF80AF48FFFA114"><enum>(3)</enum><text>information
on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA9D316FB078142B1BF79C45A5AFCF7FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to
which the government of such country is working to prevent unfair business and
investment practices; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE2C52A2BB5EC4116881A8F51E4B853B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent of
United States Government action to prevent unfair business and investment
practices or other actions that harm United States business or investment
interests in relevant cases in such country.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H22FCC7A31A9F4B439D33495447B0BB6E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
provisions To be included</header><text>The information required under
subsection (a) should, to the extent feasible, include—</text>
<paragraph id="HFC47678435614AAB82464FA97CCF85DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with respect to
paragraph (1) of such subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H122A68BA4C304A68AA79A11394B0A242"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a review of the
efforts undertaken by each foreign country to promote a healthy business and
investment climate that is also conducive to the United States business
community and United States investors, including, as appropriate, steps taken
in international fora;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AD7CE26E0A24E84A05A2B09AD8E0EA1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the response of
the judicial and local arbitration systems of each such country that is the
subject of such detailed assessment with respect to matters relating to the
business and investment climates affecting United States citizens and entities,
or that have, in the opinion of the Director General of the Foreign Commercial
Service, a significant impact on United States business and investment efforts;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17B3837E531F48CEA5941BF183CA964F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>each such
country’s access to the United States market;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H16983A2536E5415EA1B3CF105640E85C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to
paragraph (2) of such subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9650EA0CF87E47F4B54BF4B2F61062AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any actions
undertaken by the government of each foreign country that prevent United States
citizens and businesses from receiving equitable treatment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0705EB30DC5046F0BDC7A966E6497AF8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>actions taken by
private businesses and citizens of each such country against members of the
United States business community and United States investors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E9058363745464390ABACB0B2BD702C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>unfair decisions
rendered by the legal systems of each such country that clearly benefit State
and local corporations and industries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA2B93D34E3942B6A2EE244A51A46029"><enum>(D)</enum><text>unfair decisions
rendered by local arbitration panels of each such country that do not exemplify
objectivity and do not provide an equitable ground for United States citizens
and businesses to address their disputes; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C7012AF7FFB43E7A240294CC8320304"><enum>(3)</enum><text>with respect to
paragraph (3) of such subsection, actions taken by the United States Government
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B55CF30EF9F4D9480B44FFBDF4476AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promote the rule
of law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H914477BFA5CF4A099F6C459199C13CC8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prevent
discriminatory treatment of United States citizens and businesses engaged in
business or investment activities in each foreign country;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41111FCF1181483D90B002A3A2E86837"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allow United
States goods to enter each such country without requiring a co-production
agreement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BDBA41050834F8488BD09DCB4AE21D0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>protect United
States intellectual property rights.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H57A8F13FA21B4316B0480BD347E05D4E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Director
General of the Foreign Commercial Service shall consult with business leaders,
union leaders, representatives of the judicial system of each foreign country
described in subsection (a), and relevant nongovernmental organizations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAA42FBC4229645978F0EC064044405A6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Business and
investment climate warnings</header><text>The Secretary of State, with the
assistance of the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and
Business Affairs, as well as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade
Promotion and the Director General of the Foreign Commercial Service, shall
establish a warning system that effectively alerts United States businesses and
investors of—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE6934EC103A4D3C8AC749C819261D8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
significant deterioration in the business and investment climate in a foreign
country, including discriminatory treatment of United States businesses;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HABDE4E50900F468CAF736FC83E4CC467"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
significant constraint on the ability of the United States Government to assist
United States businesses and investors in a foreign country, such as to the
closure of a United States diplomatic or consular mission, that is not
explained in the most recent Country Commercial Guide for such country.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF80268B8697D46358D147019C8B75AD0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H0EE972E9543D4FC4AD57030AF0A6D5D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Co-production
agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>co-production agreement</quote> means a United States Government or
United States business working with a foreign government, foreign company, or
an international organization to produce or manufacture an item.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB5C151BCBFDE493C98E3635BC04BAE10"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of
law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>rule of
law</quote> means the extent to which laws of a foreign country are publicly
promulgated, equally enforced, independently adjudicated, and are consistent
with international norms and standards.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D6F53C810634D22A4B6F2CC7AA5ABDA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Unfair business
and investment practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <quote>unfair business and investment practices</quote> includes any of
the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HAAB8A1FFA4DE4D629E486DB87538B36C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Unlawful actions
under international law or the law of the foreign country taken by the
government of such country or by businesses, citizens, or other entities of
such country that have resulted in lost assets, contracts, or otherwise
contributed to an inhospitable business or investment climate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FCA40E19B2D46078F253ACBD6815651"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Discriminatory
treatment of United States businesses, whether wholly or partially
owned.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA0718F1237B447DBD36A78F266EAFD2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Failure to protect
intellectual property rights.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94815286B4CF482BA962377B9B28C9F8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Requiring a
co-production agreement in order for goods from the United States to enter a
foreign country.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBB68BA87811B480686EE51B206F35A3E"><enum>1111.</enum><header>International
protection of girls by preventing child marriage</header>
<subsection id="HD008AC313DC24C018C6C5F856709BF07"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA88FC0DCAF824BD3AA55CF1D8CE321EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>child marriage is
a violation of human rights and the prevention and elimination of child
marriage should be a foreign policy goal of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAB71ACC8B32495EA71EC5F1CDA74CFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the practice of
child marriage undermines United States investments in foreign assistance to
promote education and skills building for girls, reduce maternal and child
mortality, reduce maternal illness, halt the transmission of HIV/AIDS, prevent
gender-based violence, and reduce poverty; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFAFEA5D8C1A64661BFDBA17A67D42BEE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>expanding
educational opportunities for girls, economic opportunities for women, and
reducing maternal and child mortality are critical to achieving the Millennium
Development Goals and the global health and development objectives of the
United States, including efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFADBCCD6A0F24220A35CCD7606303ACB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategy To
prevent child marriage in developing countries</header>
<paragraph id="H13216ACE61BA46648BD8F995EDFCADED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Strategy
required</header><text>The President, acting through the Secretary of State,
shall establish a multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage in developing
countries and promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child marriage in
developing countries, including by addressing the unique needs,
vulnerabilities, and potential of girls under 18 in developing
countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DC34DEAA0754CAC94D20CD10A213F50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
establishing the strategy required by paragraph (1), the President shall
consult with Congress, relevant Federal departments and agencies, multilateral
organizations, and representatives of civil society.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99F64C859E1042909298CF36B0F90530"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
strategy required by paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H75B4BE1F4B1A426094B0841102156C21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>focus on areas in
developing countries with high prevalence of child marriage; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DB256DD15E44AE8B8663A18DAD45353"><enum>(B)</enum><text>encompass
diplomatic initiatives between the United States and governments of developing
countries, with attention to human rights, legal reforms and the rule of law,
and programmatic initiatives in the areas of education, health, income
generation, changing social norms, human rights, and democracy building.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD15334859DE4370AB09DBD89123E929"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
shall transmit to Congress a report that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC76A34E07434B02AD4193742D0E4D43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the strategy
required by paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D51A777A0E549D3B3985842104EC56F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment,
including data disaggregated by age and gender to the extent possible, of
current United States-funded efforts to specifically assist girls in developing
countries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H128D266CAD7A4EDF94C03224E5B7A5E8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>examples of best
practices or programs to prevent child marriage in developing countries that
could be replicated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD5956CC8AC4A4EEAB841B3A4F97052A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Research and
data collection</header><text>The Secretary of State shall work with relevant
Federal departments and agencies as part of their ongoing research and data
collection activities, to—</text>
<paragraph id="HDA5F0C4066C94657AA7A25F07E7FBB5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collect and make
available data on the incidence of child marriage in countries that receive
foreign or development assistance from the United States where the practice of
child marriage is prevalent; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6EAE7910A17419D8604FD17C340C43D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>collect and make
available data on the impact of the incidence of child marriage and the age at
marriage on progress in meeting key development goals.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC54A3F1C54554160BC10B34629CDE30E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Department of
State’s country reports on human rights practices</header><text>The Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H46276CC5F6C44A06973059011548E9E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 116 (22
U.S.C. 2151n), by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7BB68D0B8FC94DEE9071A3FB861DC951" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6FCEEA9AE22443BEA328E647D954EAC5"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (d) shall
include for each country in which child marriage is prevalent at rates at or
above 40 percent in at least one sub-national region, a description of the
status of the practice of child marriage in such country. In this subsection,
the term <quote>child marriage</quote> means the marriage of a girl or boy, not
yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which such
girl or boy is a resident.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87566342C4244158822659B14932FC3A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 502B
(22 U.S.C. 2304), as amended by section 1109(b)(2) of this division, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC3585C8F5DDC4E0DA19D6B8CB4EEA7C7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC77DCDCB69734F70AA60DD994E24FD89"><enum>(j)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (b) shall
include for each country in which child marriage is prevalent at rates at or
above 40 percent in at least one sub-national region, a description of the
status of the practice of child marriage in such country. In this subsection,
the term <quote>child marriage</quote> means the marriage of a girl or boy, not
yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which such
girl or boy is a
resident.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3026ACBC5DD4FA6A59441F85FCD2147"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <quote>child marriage</quote> means the marriage of a
girl or boy, not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the
country in which the girl or boy is a resident.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0E0D77968DDF4D988671A3869334CC00"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 101 of this division, there
is authorized to be appropriated as such sums as necessary for fiscal years
2010 through 2011 to carry out this section and the amendments made by this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H41F6AB9D13B849509513618442102C2E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Statement of
Congress regarding return of portraits of Holocaust victims to artist Dina
Babbitt</header>
<subsection id="HF40CB10CBB9C4F01B947E9C692F2D6A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H4FE39B37CA254836A41E28AACC0E4FC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dina Babbitt (formerly known as Dinah
Gottliebova), a United States citizen, has requested the return of watercolor
portraits she painted while suffering a 1½-year-long internment at the
Auschwitz death camp during World War II.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD83F69E0D10400280A90541BB2D2E0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Dina Babbitt was
ordered to paint the portraits by the infamous war criminal Dr. Josef
Mengele.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87BE62831A424626814625D889BA7617"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Dina Babbitt’s
life, and her mother’s life, were spared only because she painted portraits of
doomed inmates of Auschwitz-Birkenau, under orders from Dr. Josef
Mengele.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF2F298EC6334D12994FF2B5F681F4C3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>These paintings
are currently in the possession of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H692166E03FF7493CBBC3ED6187F65B16"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Dina Babbitt is
the rightful owner of the artwork, because the paintings were produced by her
own talented hands as she endured the unspeakable conditions that existed at
the Auschwitz death camp.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B2B588BF74D4B379C511EBADA70266E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>This continued
injustice can be righted through cooperation between agencies of the United
States and Poland.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93F8091F08FF4D34BA63C5FCCD5044BA"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This issue was raised in the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2DD1F77C043145F394F91731AC75B301"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statement of
Congress</header><text>Congress—</text>
<paragraph id="H2B5AB762AC8F4A05907F7D24BF44F502"><enum>(1)</enum><text>continues to
recognize the moral right of Dina Babbitt to obtain the artwork she created,
and recognizes her courage in the face of the evils perpetrated by the Nazi
command of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, including the atrocities
committed by Dr. Josef Mengele;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H937ECF24BE3043EC89CB408C236EC4FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>urges the
President to make all efforts necessary to retrieve the seven watercolor
portraits Dina Babbitt painted, while suffering a 1½-year-long internment at
the Auschwitz death camp, and return them to her;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B6F60CAE967410383E4099271820719"><enum>(3)</enum><text>urges the
Secretary of State to make immediate diplomatic efforts to facilitate the
transfer of the seven original watercolors painted by Dina Babbitt from the
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum to Dina Babbitt, their rightful owner;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D14F0E546144B6FA7A5B77C12E4C653"><enum>(4)</enum><text>urges the
Government of Poland to immediately facilitate the return to Dina Babbitt of
the artwork painted by her that is now in the possession of the
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BEB0A50537748F9936F4C08466E1E4E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>urges the
officials of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum to transfer the seven original
paintings to Dina Babbitt as expeditiously as possible.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCF0E6E06C98E477299E2A965B7F24141" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1113.</enum><header>Statement of policy
regarding Somalia</header>
<subsection id="H0F2E64649CCE4A24861B0F5246221EF7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the policy
of the United States to—</text>
<paragraph id="HB7FB5842CB0B484EA4C2C8E94B29EA70"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advance long-term stability and peace in
Somalia;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55D9E1E2BFBF4B80B2CD5B587027EDEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide assistance
to the government of Somalia and nongovernmental organizations, including
Somali-led nongovernmental organizations, and particularly women’s groups, as
appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA3D04C160EE4D969AAE376097CD8A2E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support efforts to
establish democratic civil authorities and institutions in Somalia that reflect
local and traditional structures, built on the rule of law and respect for
human rights, and strengthen the security sector; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4267BF09DC144AD28648553D0E44ADA6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>support
reconciliation efforts in Somalia in order to ensure lasting peace.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H246619FEECE14C1D9E80448D3DC62310"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the President, acting
through the Secretary of State, should develop a comprehensive policy in
coordination with the international community and the government of Somalia
that aligns humanitarian, development, economic, political, counterterrorism,
anti-piracy, and regional strategies in order to bring about peace and
stability in Somalia and the region.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA6EF3FB2A050458EA69A655424F38E1C"><enum>1114.</enum><header>Modernization
and streamlining of United States foreign assistance</header>
<subsection id="HC1E37077608F42B0B0BCEF5EC6A87D16"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 608 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFDDEFAC3B62478CBE6CF44F16CD6A9D" style="OLC">
<section id="H3590251767F4492E94E309F8249A59AE"><enum>609.</enum><header>Monitoring and
evaluation of United States foreign assistance</header>
<subsection id="HC259F0DE24084B96B021DA7B9313D76F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Secretary of State should develop and implement a
rigorous system to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of
United States foreign assistance. The system should include a method of
coordinating the monitoring and evaluation activities of the Department of
State and the United States Agency for International Development with the
monitoring and evaluation activities of other Federal departments and agencies
carrying out United States foreign assistance programs, and when possible with
other international bilateral and multilateral agencies and entities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE8204534D9940C0848A85FA49C33482"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>In
carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary, under the direction of the
President, should ensure that the head of each Federal department or agency
carrying out United States foreign assistance programs—</text>
<paragraph id="HE8A75C6C1AC14273A3D643F7B1180252"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishes
measurable performance goals, including gender-sensitive goals wherever
possible, for such programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDEB83E1E48AD4216AB02AE0F67D0B89F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishes
criteria for selection of such programs to be subject to various evaluation
methodologies, with particular emphasis on impact evaluation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F31BBBF4FD345628805106A37A0E377"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establishes an
organization unit, or strengthens an existing unit, with adequate staff and
funding to budget, plan, and conduct appropriate performance monitoring and
improvement and evaluation activities with respect to such programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0FF39CF7FCA41928D9CCAACDF041297"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establishes a
process for applying the lessons learned and findings from monitoring and
evaluation activities, including impact evaluation research, into future
budgeting, planning, programming, design and implementation of such programs;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD877F0C3CB144F0D873DE5A17ACA7B69"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establishes a
policy to publish all evaluation plans and reports relating to such
programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H36C8FE237C4448B3B5EEA7582BF10EBE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual
Evaluation Plans</header>
<paragraph id="H3BD063D02DFB4C94BA0A108A0B82D4B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out
subsection (a), the Secretary, under the direction of the President, should
ensure that the head of each Federal department or agency carrying out United
States foreign assistance programs develops an annual evaluation plan for such
programs stating how the department or agency will implement this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F59631DB6AC4AAA8284F7E1A36D1960"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
preparing the evaluation plan, the head of each Federal department or agency
carrying out United States foreign assistance programs should consult with the
heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, governments of
host countries, international and local nongovernmental organizations, and
other relevant stakeholders.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H267C71F140CB4AB7804E0F25596D6096"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Submission to
congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this section, the head of each Federal department or agency carrying out
United States foreign assistance programs should submit to the appropriate
congressional committees an evaluation plan consistent with this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7CE365400E44E91A72AA79A4754D975"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Capacity
Building</header>
<paragraph id="H01D43DF30DC04AED8200668CBC8DE320"><enum>(1)</enum><header>For federal
departments and agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary, under the direction of the President and in consultation with the
head of each Federal department or agency carrying out United States foreign
assistance programs, should take concrete steps to enhance the performance
monitoring and improvement and evaluation capacity of each such Federal
department and agency, subject to the availability of resources for such
purposes, including by increasing and improving training and education
opportunities, and by adopting best practices and up-to-date evaluation
methodologies to provide the best evidence available for assessing the outcomes
and impacts of such programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C3350E131264A3499063E637069A102"><enum>(2)</enum><header>For recipient
countries</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance to
increase the capacity of countries receiving United States foreign assistance
to design and conduct performance monitoring and improvement and evaluation
activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6DC55D0DA6DC479A8F47FE7027EB77F8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Budgetary
Planning</header><text>The head of each Federal department or agency carrying
out United States foreign assistance programs should request in the annual
budget of the department or agency a funding amount to conduct performance
monitoring and improvement and evaluations of such programs, projects, or
activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD1D33F79A51D4F049ED494209052D53C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H225262E258E2452E9D148815C8B1E299"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this section, and in each of the two subsequent years, the Secretary shall
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7C2E94BE648F4654A3D479CCBD37710B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of funds
to carry out evaluations under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0ED6978B97CA4A7F91AFFF5D713CFB66"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the status and
findings of evaluations under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28EA069ACE9C4D0FA286F5667EC3F14A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the use of
findings and lessons learned from evaluations under this section, including
actions taken in response to recommendations included in current and previous
evaluations, such as the improvement or continuation of a program, project, or
activity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F35451A642945FEA37DF3016A40968B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The
report shall also be made available on the Department of State’s
website.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCFE3ED05780E427E90D66E46C13EDD97"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<paragraph id="H9E3B9BDFC61447D98E34652D9EA39AB2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0E75553559B47DDBF75B6E51D414C39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term
<quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8176C1CAB3624C6FA43A8625A15D3601"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term
<quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6D6A803A49042F2A8168C27E0001F39"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the term
<quote>United States foreign assistance</quote> means—</text>
<clause id="HD1877F594DAD4DE1AF09658A3CEECBA5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assistance
authorized under this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEA03416D682A479BAC4BBCE4F6D397BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assistance
authorized under any other provision of law that is classified under budget
function 150 (International Affairs).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F864781F3E7427FAFA5124112B333C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms relating
to monitoring and evaluation</header><text>In this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="H77382321F0A34A75AB228CEF0DC275A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term
<quote>evaluation</quote> means the systematic and objective determination and
assessment of the design, implementation, and results of an on-going or
completed program, project, or activity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFB9C51E802E414B8D8D14D43D23683F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term
<quote>impact evaluation research</quote> means the application of research
methods and statistical analysis to measure the extent to which change in a
population-based outcome or impact can be attributed to United States program,
project, or activity intervention instead of other environmental factors,
including change in political climate and other donor assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1802B7B9A3004125820406F932014C15"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the term
<quote>impacts</quote> means the positive and negative, direct and indirect,
intended and unintended long-term effects produced by a program, project, or
activity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H842DCE0182FA4CFDAD404EE0B6087350"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the term
<quote>outcomes</quote> means the likely or achieved immediate and intermediate
effects of the outputs of a program, project, or activity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B17D507F3CF4E288F103EC72B9882FC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the term
<quote>outputs</quote> means the products, capital, goods, and services that
result from a program, project, or activity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69FA07DF7AAB404E918E51B685F8D23A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the term
<quote>performance monitoring and improvement</quote> means a continuous
process of collecting, analyzing, and using data to compare how well a program,
project, or activity is being implemented against expected outputs and program
costs and to make appropriate improvements accordingly.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDBDA8F3C772C441B9552A1137A8DEA6B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of
the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each United States foreign
assistance program for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011, not less than 5
percent of such amounts should be made available to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H7DC9B0DEF79C470998E1183E59EB32E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeals of
obsolete authorizations of assistance; conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H2F81BCEC149A45F7B23C036E85B8CC43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeals</header><text>The
following provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 are hereby
repealed:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD108E028E8D14456B05630D23EBE7D2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section 125 (22
U.S.C. 2151w; relating to general development assistance).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BD2BF107F6043A6AFDF905B4765FFB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section 219 (22
U.S.C. 2179; relating to prototype desalting plant).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA79D459DF06C4330AA5FB66789FAC25D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Title V of chapter
2 of part I (22 U.S.C. 2201; relating to disadvantaged children in
Asia).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98480077A49D4514AC9B1DC2D28C3794"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Section 466 (22
U.S.C. 2286; relating to debt-for-nature exchanges pilot program for
sub-Saharan Africa).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78FE346969274484AE85FFA52BC3BCFB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Sections 494, 495,
and 495B through 495K (22 U.S.C. 2292c, 2292f, and 2292h through 2292q;
relating to certain international disaster assistance authorities).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE319FB91B13B4003AFDDD19615A5AF6F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Section 648 (22
U.S.C. 2407; relating to certain miscellaneous provisions).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE44875A080A14E8495B8FE5F40CEF2DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2152h) is amended by striking <quote>section 135</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 136</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA315601B3EDF481BBA75188300706C2C"><enum>1115.</enum><header>Global hunger
and food security</header>
<subsection id="H26FC9FDB64D94ABE8B91667FBCC0AB92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the policy
of the United States to reduce global hunger, advance nutrition, increase food
security, and ensure that relevant Federal policies and programs—</text>
<paragraph id="HDD17488BCA9947FBB7FCAE4B6E5D91FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide emergency response and direct
support to vulnerable populations in times of need, whether provoked by natural
disaster, conflict, or acute economic difficulties;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H058B938D4AA9459797F8843378BAB0D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increase
resilience to and reduce, limit, or mitigate the impact of shocks on vulnerable
populations, reducing the need for emergency interventions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD72E7E17BCD14E65A2EAB49C4F4576AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increase and build
the capacity of people and governments to sustainably feed themselves;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD13733CE96134B89866E2E2412D18E15"><enum>(4)</enum><text>ensure adequate
access for all individuals, especially mothers and children, to the required
calories and nutrients needed to live healthy lives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1CEBEA2AAF2425C93093A86B8F9B69D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>strengthen the
ability of small-scale farmers, especially women, to sustain and increase their
production and livelihoods; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07E2EF375F3A44F48E2A3592D4E1788A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>incorporate
sustainable and environmentally sound agricultural methods and
practices.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEECB3ACDC4FD4BAFAE9636611814CB72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Initiatives</header><text>It
is the sense of Congress that initiatives developed to carry out subsection (a)
should—</text>
<paragraph id="H891F2BD54F5A4640A281CA0ADE9B0C68"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be guided by a comprehensive strategy under
Presidential leadership that integrates the policies and programs of all
Federal agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F653AA7E4EE49AB9F65455FFB92F2D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be balanced and
flexible to allow for programs that meet emergency needs and increased
investments in longer-term programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94333288A1004F2DAE7725F1E1138CE6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop mechanisms
that allow cash and commodity-based resources to be effectively
combined;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB35125A37FB44BF5BBE8D7BD372B63E5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>define clear
targets, benchmarks, and indicators of success, including gender analysis, in
order to monitor implementation, guarantee accountability, and determine
whether beneficiaries achieve increased and sustainable food security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70E00B9994C74C26A284B46BFF21A717"><enum>(5)</enum><text>employ the full
range of diplomatic resources and provide incentives to other countries to meet
their obligations to reduce hunger and promote food security; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3F0BADCB9AD84C93B227AB115553C5B0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>work within a
framework of multilateral commitments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC2D05E4D91D94BC188420547CBBC3032"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Comprehensive
strategy to address global hunger and food security</header>
<paragraph id="H5A2D2E02B9BB480785B13CF647E72285"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall direct
the Secretary of State to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to
address global hunger and food security with respect to international programs
and policies for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H92B5A796D97940B79EF8A47F5AEF892F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">emergency response and management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5C87E3F233C4EC69F1C0AF805D231A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>safety nets,
social protection, and disaster risk reduction;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9B7E933B4C049A090B79435206A1F53"><enum>(C)</enum><text>nutrition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCC6514779A940DB8FBC124C45F9FA1B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>market-based
agriculture, the rehabilitation and expansion of rural agricultural
infrastructure, and rural development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DCDDC21B8464B358CDA43D24E2A8938"><enum>(E)</enum><text>agricultural
education, research and development, and extension services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6A30A53445C4324926C1921607B2072"><enum>(F)</enum><text>government-to-government
technical assistance programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6656B8DF337C4424A81B603F5C931BBD"><enum>(G)</enum><text>natural resource
management, environmentally sound agriculture, and responses to the impact of
climate change on agriculture and food production;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE30BCC2D6AA4175A4042230B351F0A2"><enum>(H)</enum><text>monitoring and
evaluation mechanisms; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD476F1E434D841CD8BF2A47200D1DEAA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provision of
adequate and sustained resources, including multiyear funding, to ensure the
scale and duration of programs required to carry out the United States
commitment to alleviate global hunger and promote food security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7374E86E7981419A937CE7A95BD35C96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination
with international goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
accordance with applicable law, the Secretary of State shall ensure that the
comprehensive strategy described in paragraph (1) contributes to achieving the
Millennium Development Goal of reducing global hunger by half not later than
2015 and to advancing the United Nations Comprehensive Framework for Action
with respect to global hunger and food security, including supporting the
United Nations, international agencies, governments, and other relevant
organizations and entities in carrying out the Comprehensive Framework for
Action.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDFDCF7F41B9D4DDA8786E28EE8BC44CC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HAD1B1460A83E4327BA899370F2E6B190"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State shall submit to the President and Congress, not later than March 31,
2010, and annually thereafter for the next 2 years, an annual report on the
implementation of the comprehensive strategy to address global hunger and food
security required under subsection (c), including an assessment of agency
innovations, achievements, and failures to perform, and policy and budget
recommendations for changes to agency operations, priorities, and
funding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H081A6D5AEBD544C7A4A87745D6F5E19B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>GAO</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act and 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the design,
implementation, and Federal Government coordination of a comprehensive strategy
to address global hunger and food security required on subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC3AA2D04245D4B799E345663AD311F71"><enum>1116.</enum><header>Statement of
Congress on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the following
statements:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4713C4BD57654427912D9B2524B7D4B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States welcomes the end to the
26-year conflict in Sri Lanka between the Government of Sri Lanka and the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0EEDC78ACFFE4C42BB77A5AC4E8A60EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a durable and
lasting peace will only be achieved through a political solution that addresses
the legitimate aspirations of all Sri Lankan communities, including the
Tamils;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H070B574321BF485E80FCA8CB1C7B378D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the United States
eagerly looks forward to the Government of Sri Lanka’s putting forward a timely
and credible proposal to engage its Tamil community and address the legitimate
grievances of its Tamil citizens so that peace and reconciliation can be
achieved and sustained;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC4D316EE4F444E298116C6AC5EE5B1DD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the United States
supports the international community’s call for full and immediate access to
humanitarian relief agencies to camps for internally displaced persons, and
remains deeply concerned about the plight of the thousands civilians affected
by the civil war;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H506BBCD1EEDC4EDD8FD216CC60740F80"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the United States
expects the Government of Sri Lanka to abide by its commitments to allow access
for representatives of the responsible international organizations throughout
the screening and registration process for internally displaced persons;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE88AB4B102AF4DA6861CFF1A2708AB55"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the United States
welcomes the Government of Sri Lanka’s commitment to place the camps under
civilian control and ensure that such camps meet international humanitarian
standards, including the right to freedom of movement, as well as Sri Lanka’s
pledge to release camp residents, reunite them with separated family members
and permit them to return to their homes at the earliest possible
opportunity.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDD4BCF930A0548E69125BCAD4966C7B4"><enum>1117.</enum><header>Audit
requirements for the Inspectors General of the Department of State, the
Department of Defense, and the United States Agency for International
Development, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction</header>
<subsection id="H546DBC475A3F4ABC8E0F55FF565AE981"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Audit
requirements</header><text>The Inspectors General of the Department of State,
the Department of Defense, and the United States Agency for International
Development, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
should address, as appropriate, in their auditing and assessment protocols for
Afghanistan, the impact United States development assistance has on the social,
economic, and political empowerment of Afghan women, including the extent to
which such assistance helps to carry out the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HBDA2B5A88A484C13B3F3000F783B3D7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 103(a)(7)
of the Afghan Freedom Support Act (Public Law 107–327).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4092218120D4A7FBE10F2255F3323EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The goal expressed
in section 102(4) of the Afghan Freedom Support Act (Public Law 107–327) to
<quote>help achieve a broad-based, multi-ethnic, gender-sensitive, and fully
representative government in Afghanistan that is freely chosen by the people of
Afghanistan and that respects the human rights of all Afghans, particularly
women.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEFA7874F8862496DB6CEAAAA7F2CF601"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Inspectors General of the Department of State, the
Department of Defense, and the United States Agency for International
Development, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2E3BF69C20CA45A883BC5B82588EB79F"><enum>1118.</enum><header>Global clean
energy exchange program</header>
<subsection id="HAECB71B928AB4584A447CE8F79159BA9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
establishment</header><text>The Secretary of State is authorized to establish a
program to strengthen research, educational exchange, and international
cooperation with the aim of promoting the development and deployment of clean
and efficient energy technologies in order to reduce global greenhouse gas
emissions, address issues of energy poverty in developing countries, and extend
the reach of United States technologies and ingenuity that would be beneficial
to developing countries. The program authorized under this subsection shall be
carried out pursuant to the authorities of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) and may be referred to as the
<quote>Global Clean Energy Exchange Program</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4FFABB7DC2404327A9899BB844BCE910"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H609D4ECDA3854378B83D792F667FBF7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Clean and
efficient energy technology</header><text>The term <quote>clean and efficient
energy technology</quote> means an energy supply or end-use technology—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2844311DC93F4BD68DD9676A0F4BF360"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such as—</text>
<clause id="H44AD07F9B557486E8458DA9034371A72"><enum>(i)</enum><text>solar
technology;</text>
</clause><clause id="H91EC2C7F7B824FA6ABB8254DB78C7552"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>wind
technology;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD96EFC81E76249EAA524B1DC813D4802"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>geothermal
technology;</text>
</clause><clause id="H30741F6828F8424485101C0F73717D7D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>hydroelectric
technology</text>
</clause><clause id="H8D1B54C17F2343E687F0EEDCCC15252A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>alternative fuels;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H362A31BA854444FCB126C40863D5FAA0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>carbon capture
technology; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0EFBAFDC4F3468294617AC969C3912C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that, over its
life cycle and compared to a similar technology already in commercial
use—</text>
<clause id="HC5610B724EFB4FB2A84AAD82E6135DAA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
reliable, affordable, economically viable, socially acceptable, and compatible
with the needs and norms of the country involved;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDA0BC5C21DB9494397A930DFE1D65E7B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>results
in—</text>
<subclause id="H8E922224B40F4E07B4583881B9059D53"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reduced emissions
of greenhouse gases; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H209417BE72A44E56A74B0BFBCBC4DD7B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>increased
geological sequestration; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HE8EA3FF4C3044F4C9D939ABA7F605043"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may—</text>
<subclause id="H46B972164CB24B20A72FD1D4CAD36112"><enum>(I)</enum><text>substantially
lower emissions of air pollutants; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H113DF0F599FF447688DBF2B18DFAEADF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>generate
substantially smaller or less hazardous quantities of solid or liquid
waste.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD32DB126DCF949AC9F2324F98E13F878"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Geological
sequestration</header><text>The term <quote>geological sequestration</quote>
means the capture and long-term storage in a geological formation of a
greenhouse gas from an energy producing facility, which prevents the release of
greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00614CB625A5464B896330096ADEC31C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Greenhouse
gas</header><text>The term <quote>greenhouse gas</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H39A767E5841B421F8D48E5EC6A5E3428"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carbon
dioxide;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H243CFF5E92A44847A3EC27F98763A849"><enum>(B)</enum><text>methane;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14B8CF7C88F74548A0500BA0880437EE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>nitrous
oxide;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DF39C6571CB4B23A8FF0F657A16CF4A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>hydrofluorocarbons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B8B91A98A7844DF8CF5FB62F6E15A4D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>perfluorocarbons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A37A573DF2645EC91F724A0358509CC"><enum>(F)</enum><text>sulfur
hexafluoride; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D2C869167994583BD0204491C4DC0B0"><enum>(G)</enum><text>nitrogen
trifluoride.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA17F50B126D841F6B2348CFDE40958EE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
program authorized under subsection (a) shall contain the following
elements:</text>
<paragraph id="HD8DF653D86AA4E679CA6C39460F3544E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The financing of
studies, research, instruction, and other educational activities dedicated to
developing clean and efficient energy technologies—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC2425E54D7649AB8D9418F8342C4C7E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by or to United
States citizens and nationals in foreign universities, governments,
organizations, companies, or other institutions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E47AFB795A64AC6B27DC6863F4FB994"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by or to citizens
and nationals of foreign countries in United States universities, governments,
organizations, companies, or other institutions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9C1EED7C65B241EAA9D2AFDE0D800EDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The financing of
visits and exchanges between the United States and other countries of students,
trainees, teachers, instructors, professors, researchers, entrepreneurs, and
other persons who study, teach, and conduct research in subjects such as the
physical sciences, environmental science, public policy, economics, urban
planning, and other subjects and focus on developing and commercially deploying
clean and efficient energy technologies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H769905887AB543C9BF7BB228687582EE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall ensure that the program authorized under subsection
(a) is available to—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C776410C3FE421AAD2D63F8BED61E55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>historically Black
colleges and universities that are part B institutions (as such term is defined
in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2))),
Hispanic-serving institutions (as such term is defined in section 502(5) of
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(5))), Tribal Colleges or Universities (as such term
is defined in section 316 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c)), and other minority
institutions (as such term is defined in section 365(3) of such Act (20 U.S.C.
1067k(3))), and to the students, faculty, and researchers at such colleges,
universities, and institutions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42064955572A411CBC1A7320508F93B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals, small business concerns owned and controlled by women, and small
business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (as such terms are defined
in section 8(d)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3))).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H835EAF29706A4C82910A4A33E36618DB"><enum>1119.</enum><header>Alien
repatriation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 243(d) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE1EF7FAB593466E99D55FEAD9038F58" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H87CD89F8D1724EAFA45E1BE571FC14A8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Ensuring return
of removed aliens</header>
<paragraph id="H42A0773AD8794B838F195469BDF9FC12"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Discontinuing
granting visas to nationals of countries denying or delaying accepting
alien</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On being notified by
the Secretary of Homeland Security that the government of a foreign country
denies or unreasonably delays accepting an alien who is a citizen, subject,
national, or resident of that country after the Secretary of Homeland Security
asks whether the government will accept the alien under this section, the
Secretary of State shall order consular officers in that foreign country to
discontinue granting immigrant visas or nonimmigrant visas, or both, to
citizens, subjects, nationals, and residents of that country until the
Secretary of Homeland Security notifies the Secretary of State that the country
has accepted the alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6923040F7C284939B969A3EABDAFEEA1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Denying
admission to foreign government officials of countries denying alien
return</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of
Homeland Security determines that the government of a foreign country denies or
unreasonably delays accepting an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or
resident of that country after the alien has been ordered removed, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
may deny admission to any citizen, subject, national, or resident of that
country who is seeking or has received a nonimmigrant visa pursuant to
subparagraphs (A) and (G) of section 101(a)(15).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A2350DB7B234697938889F69043ABC6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Quarterly
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, and every 3 months thereafter, the Secretary
of Homeland Security shall submit to the Congress a report that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H16629E3B52E44016A7EEADC12BF5BE6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>lists all the
countries which refuse or unreasonably delay repatriation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B774D7C349A46D39A1E4609287BD051"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes the total
number of aliens who were refused repatriation, disaggregated by—</text>
<clause id="H23638560C2BE42AE914CAD527C46F5CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>country;</text>
</clause><clause id="H85B4793AD8BF4AC1B0E0103BED1ACA9C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>detention status;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC18BC773D5564181B4F19CB0EEACF3FB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>criminal
status.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H4939366378FC478D9543CF725303CCF6"><enum>1120.</enum><header>Comprehensive
interagency strategy and implementation plan for Sudan</header>
<subsection id="H231F4D7D07D34ACBB5BB0BDEAE08A95A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Strategy and
plan</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President shall develop and transmit to the appropriate
congressional committees a comprehensive interagency strategy and
implementation plan, which may include a classified annex, to address the
ongoing and inter-related crises in Sudan and advance United States national
security and humanitarian interests in Sudan, which shall include the elements
specified in subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC8DB32A9CF5A480885094DD340BA3BF3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan required under
subsection (b) shall contain at least the following elements:</text>
<paragraph id="HE7587F2F548941E2B398CD6DCB374036"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Consistent with
section 1127, a description of a comprehensive policy toward Sudan which
balances United States interests in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8A476768B7EE4EE599B81004016E482F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>resolving the
conflict in Darfur;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A0FEE4F1AA542C2933EAC3274C84CF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implementing the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and promoting peace and stability in
Southern Sudan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EE2987FDADA46698BFB40B1A0FAF951"><enum>(C)</enum><text>resolving
long-standing conflicts in Abyei, Blue Nile, and Southern Kordofan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C1BB37E6DEC495F9EA779FC41D021F5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advancing respect
for democracy, human rights, and religious freedom throughout the
country;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA281F64C0DE46C6AD90B85E27011852"><enum>(E)</enum><text>addressing
internal and regional security; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C7ED7EBEBCA4FE4ABC2012ACB065567"><enum>(F)</enum><text>combating Islamist
extremism.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H74CAFE0D6FCA464F8D6373F2FD32925B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Progress toward
achieving the policy objectives specified in paragraph (1), including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H668BC88D287946E88D3FCF9B41A68395"><enum>(A)</enum><text>facilitating the
full deployment and freedom of movement of the hybrid United Nations-African
Union Mission in Darfur;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32ADD41D45AF41FBBF7E42372346B5FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensuring access
and security for humanitarian organizations throughout the country including,
as appropriate, those organizations that wrongfully have been expelled by the
Sudanese regime;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DB6A7B79C714FF5A6E785F8C50EC3A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>promoting
reconciliation within and among disparate groups;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14A5B05B86224E05B88B9A93DD104E55"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advancing regional
security and cooperation while eliminating cross-border support for armed
insurgents;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F87E9A184724B149C509DEE8EC5E8E4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>meeting the CPA
benchmarks, including preparations for the conduct of national elections and
referendum; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6080EB2A783C4D64AA88384A06AB7ACD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>shutting down
safe-havens for extremists who pose a threat to the national security of the
United States and its allies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DED09E69C684448AFF2B7B61B89D44A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A
description of how United States assistance will be used to achieve the
objectives of United States policy toward Sudan, including a financial plan and
description of resources, programming, and management of United States foreign
assistance to Sudan and the criteria used to determine their
prioritization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEAB636427C2548C4B05B810FBF051F20"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An evaluation and
description of additional measures that will be taken to advance United States
policy, which may range from—</text>
<subparagraph id="H88E0B673E01041DA9A41585D2926083C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>application of
multilateral sanctions by the United Nations or regional allies, or expansion
of existing United States sanctions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H459822A270A14AEE96D87DFEB76FA565"><enum>(B)</enum><text>imposition of a
no-fly zone or other coercive measures; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88FF9514124840A9BA0BAC0A98D4466D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>rapprochement with
the Sudanese regime or other diplomatic measures.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H77FE3C661D8A4E57962877645BBE558D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A
complete description of both the evaluation process for reviewing and adjusting
the strategy and implementation as necessary, and measures of effectiveness for
the implementation of the strategy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDA28E4483A544A689252ADB46C5F3694"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Updates of
strategy</header><text>The President shall transmit in writing to the
appropriate congressional committees any updates of the comprehensive
interagency strategy and implementation plan required under subsection (b), as
necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H44B7A3BA47A54316A4C7120DDF20FBFA"><enum>1120A.</enum><header>Statement of
policy regarding climate change</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To protect American jobs, spur economic
growth and promote a <quote>Green Economy</quote>, it shall be the policy of
the United States that, with respect to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change, the President, the Secretary of State and the Permanent
Representative of the United States to the United Nations should prevent any
weakening of, and ensure robust compliance with and enforcement of, existing
international legal requirements as of the date of the enactment of this Act
for the protection of intellectual property rights related to energy or
environmental technology, including wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, hydro,
landfill gas, natural gas, marine, trash combustion, fuel cell, hydrogen,
micro-turbine, nuclear, clean coal, electric battery, alternative fuel,
alternative refueling infrastructure, advanced vehicle, electric grid, or
energy efficiency-related technologies.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H808F57AE959E4D7586987574A4AA812B"><enum>B</enum><header>Sense of Congress
provisions</header>
<section id="H327ACC0FC9734FA48EFD0AB702297044"><enum>1121.</enum><header>Promoting
democracy and human rights in Belarus</header>
<subsection id="H9295F3EE905E4578882E9EE05F0EFACF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H5BF51BB3086047828184D20469C740D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Despite some
modest improvements, notably the release of political prisoners, the Belarusian
Government’s human rights and democracy record remains poor as governmental
authorities continue to commit frequent serious abuses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFAFC0FEDD2A40B5858FEE9D609BC7BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Since 1996,
President Alexander Lukashenka has consolidated his power over all institutions
and undermined the rule of law through authoritarian means.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCE078963C0140AC82986F4821C4BA35"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Belarus restricts
civil liberties, including freedoms of press, speech, assembly, association,
and religion. Nongovernmental organizations and political parties are subject
to harassment, fines, prosecution, and closure. The Belarusian Government
maintains a virtual monopoly over the country’s information space.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBED34D5D6E5A4DA787CA28E67194BAD5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It
is the policy of the United States to—</text>
<paragraph id="H453AD3E648ED44EBAA8CA0691D569319"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support the
aspirations of the people of Belarus for democracy, human rights, and the rule
of law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91E0C6F95FDB45AFB52DCDC92668213C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support the
aspirations of the people of Belarus to preserve the independence and
sovereignty of their country;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EA8040BA8C942F79018149D29DA46F4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>seek and support
the growth of democratic movements and institutions in Belarus as well the
development of a democratic political culture and civil society;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCAFCED0DD1144828C15FE1BCC4DF9A4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>seek and support
the growth of an open market economy in Belarus through the development of
entrepreneurship and protection of property rights; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H040ACAA5DDE84FDEAE94978662A84CAA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>remain open to
re-evaluating United States policy toward Belarus, including existing
sanctions, as warranted by demonstrable democratic and human rights progress
made by the Belarusian Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H57BB0F4369E9475C819E30704DD0175C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H00C83A323EB545C3BFE195DCB698B224"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States
should furnish assistance to Belarus to the support democratic processes in
that country, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H10D5780C66304D50AB015FDF6BA18C78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>expanding and
facilitating the development of independent print, radio, television, and
internet broadcasting to and within Belarus;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA034D103CAD43CCA0BCC73BA4F99F58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>aiding the
development of civil society through assistance to nongovernmental
organizations promoting democracy and supporting human rights, including youth
groups, entrepreneurs, and independent trade unions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9789372C7C114564AEC639EFE4D26440"><enum>(C)</enum><text>supporting the
work of human rights defenders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDFD8643BBCF4AF89CD7082F2D408C29"><enum>(D)</enum><text>enhancing the
development of democratic political parties;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E6E01481CBD4C6591502DE9691F3752"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assisting the
promotion of free, fair, and transparent electoral processes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E92CCFEFD0A4C14BF133A4A7E45AF60"><enum>(F)</enum><text>enhancing
international exchanges, including youth and student exchanges, as well as
advanced professional training programs for leaders and members of the
democratic forces in skill areas central to the development of civil society;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17170F6DFCFE4B4D9C90DC7D06137BDF"><enum>(G)</enum><text>supporting
educational initiatives such as the European Humanities University, a
Belarusian university in exile based in Vilnius, Lithuania; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AA147C8567F4592BC795596965A0282"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States
should support radio, television, and internet broadcasting to the people of
Belarus in languages spoken in Belarus, including broadcasting by Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty, European Radio for Belarus, and Belsat.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9D8C7304EEF7478AB5CD8ED1FD096F82" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1122.</enum><header>Sense of Congress
relating to Soviet nuclear tests and Kazakhstan’s commitment to
nonproliferation</header>
<subsection id="H829A666020D142E989F9B564A48D29E9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HD913C982100B4AE6890529F4E622460D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In 1991,
immediately after achieving independence, Kazakhstan closed and sealed the
world’s second largest nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk which had been
inherited from the former Soviet Union and at which more than 500 nuclear tests
had been conducted from 1949 to 1991.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87718A9064CB4834BF36F307591917DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The cumulative
power of explosions from those tests, conducted above ground, on the ground,
and underground is believed to be equal to the power of 20,000 explosions of
the type of bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE15908227D84E78B0296576C798BFB2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>More than
1,500,000 people in Kazakhstan suffered because of decades of Soviet nuclear
weapons testing in the region.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67243C822FFE4FA7A471804B0889578E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A
horrifying array of disease will continue to destroy the lives of hundreds of
thousands and their descendants for many generations to come as a result of
these tests.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49C3C2D5A4C3417DB1A6F5CF581D648F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Since its
independence, Kazakhstan has constructed a stable and peaceful state,
voluntarily disarmed the world’s fourth largest nuclear arsenal, joined the
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), and within the frameworks of the
Cooperative Threat Reduction program the government of Kazakhstan, in
cooperation with the United States Government, conducted a very successful
secret operation, code-named Project Sapphire, as a result of which 581
kilograms (1,278 pounds) of highly enriched uranium enough to produce 20–25
nuclear warheads were removed from Kazakhstan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE4AC9EA2DF56466A99D1F58CBAE27B3E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Because of the
successful cooperation between the Governments of the United States and
Kazakhstan, the last lethal weapon was removed from Kazakhstan in April
1995.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28AB06035B4D4211A31630389C1D6933"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Kazakhstan,
allegiant to its commitment to nonproliferation, in December 2004 signed with
the United States an amendment to the bilateral agreement on the
nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction which will move the two nations
towards a new level of cooperation in preventing the threat of
bio-terrorism.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD1D61B34FF349E0B900B3A732132598"><enum>(8)</enum><text>By its actions,
Kazakhstan has proven itself not only as a universally recognized leader and
one of the key members in the nonproliferation process, but also as a reliable
and consistent ally of the United States in reducing nuclear threats and
preventing lethal weapons from being acquired by terrorist organizations such
as Al-Qaeda.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD2CF3267641404B86EBED8B448534E5"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Recently
Kazakhstan has also offered to host an international nuclear fuel bank where
low-enriched uranium would be stored in accordance with the highest
international standards for safety, security, and safeguards.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3173FC2958D42BD83E842FB10276774"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Norwegian Defence Research
Establishment is also working with Kazakhstan to strengthen nuclear security
and nonproliferation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H82F0986DA1A343F793E1E70687858CF3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H769A43C7D35640D88C94C27FD846C262"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the people of
Kazakhstan and its Government should be congratulated for their commitment to
nonproliferation and their leadership in offering to host an international
nuclear fuel bank; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D84FE33A5FE40869EE0B3FEB5CBA514"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of State should work to
establish a joint working group with the Governments of Kazakhstan and Norway
to explore common challenges and opportunities on disarmament and
non-proliferation, and to assist in assessing the environmental damage and
health effects caused by Soviet nuclear testing in Semipalatinsk.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAEC45A66A57C4E85A19B36CB07880EA8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1123.</enum><header>Sense of Congress
on Holocaust-era property restitution and compensation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF42E9AE12B0404E842FD46A2E81B686"><enum>(1)</enum><text>countries in
Central and Eastern Europe which have not already done so must return looted
and confiscated properties to their rightful owners or, where restitution is
not possible, pay equitable compensation, in accordance with principles of
justice and in an expeditious manner that is transparent and fair;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H815681CA0B9041509A54844C71CCE612"><enum>(2)</enum><text>countries in
Central and Eastern Europe must enact and implement appropriate restitution and
compensation legislation to facilitate private, communal, and religious
property restitution; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BBD350564E64A1A843379BDF7FF8AAD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>countries in
Central and Eastern Europe must ensure that such restitution and compensation
legislation establishes a simple, transparent, and timely process, so that such
process results in a real benefit to those individuals who suffered from the
unjust confiscation of their property.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB621EC80B8C144A0AE862D54C13943A8"><enum>1124.</enum><header>Efforts to
secure the freedom of Gilad Shalit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that Israeli
soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held captive continuously since his illegal
abduction by Gazan kidnappers in 2006, should be safely released at the
earliest possible time and that, pending his release, the International
Committee of the Red Cross should be granted full access to him, in accordance
with international law and civilized values.</text>
</section><section id="H3F2FD5C7F3BF4BC9A2024CA74398C9D8"><enum>1125.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress relating to Sudan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It
is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HBED4FD58457F4EEB9758E1F2F6D8888E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States
should support efforts to find a stable and lasting peace in Sudan in the wake
of a devastating conflict that led to a major humanitarian disaster and caused
the deaths of hundreds of thousands, and continues to cause violence in Darfur
and throughout Sudan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45014E6D383D4E518B53978095FAB486"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to achieve that
peace, all parties must agree to uphold the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
(CPA);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6DC57DCEF39D41FBBCDDC038DDC018B9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>international
partners should aim to widen acceptance of the Darfur Peace Agreement by all
stakeholders;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5397306D2E38483CA55951925261A5ED"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the United States
should support efforts to prepare for the national elections and for the
referendum;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6C801E55321467CA6975D652E80CE95"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the United States
should support efforts to develop a coordinated international strategy to
support the rebuilding of Sudan, with a particular focus on key CPA benchmarks
including policy toward the Three Areas, transitional justice, which would
include prosecuting perpetrators of war crimes, oil revenue sharing, the
census, the return of displaced Darfuris and other peoples to their homeland,
and management of the armed forces; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0252D43E1B94A709B692948ACFAE284"><enum>(6)</enum><text>United States
policy toward Darfur should be fully integrated with United States policy
toward the CPA, as full and lasting resolution to the Darfur crisis hinges on
the resolution of a common set of national problems.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB89D203A76F848E8837074AD502109B6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1126.</enum><header>Sense of Congress
on restrictions on religious freedom in Vietnam</header>
<subsection id="H27E41B6B44C0457F925E383C5CEEF4D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H36327E8934894340BB066A4E9609FFE0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of
State, under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6401 et
seq.) and authority delegated by the President, designates nations found guilty
of <quote>particularly severe violations of religious freedom</quote> as
<quote>Countries of Particular Concern</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C7773280CA1454BA7F65402287CC809"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In November 2006,
the Secretary of State announced that the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was no
longer designated as a <quote>Country of Particular Concern</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7CB91BDAF9A4216BD6797AE1548C930"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Unified
Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), the Hoa Hao Buddhists, and the Cao Dai
groups continue to face unwarranted abuses because of their attempts to
organize independently of the Government of Vietnam, including the detention
and imprisonment of individual members of these religious communities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F7640056CD9478BA309998D502C7CCC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Over the last 3
years, 18 Hoa Hao Buddhists have been arrested for distributing sacred texts or
publically protesting the religious restrictions placed on them by the
Government of Vietnam, at least 12 remain in prison, including 4 sentenced in
2007 for staging a peaceful hunger strike.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F9A7FD716B94074BE838D31A42BF26D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>At least 15
individuals are being detained in long term house arrest for reasons relating
to their faith, including the most venerable Thich Quang Do and most of the
leadership of the UBCV.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8E9F736E092499D9886D46BD90ACA28"><enum>(6)</enum><text>According to Human
Rights Watch, <quote>In April 2008 Montagnard Christian Y Ben Hdok was beaten
to death while in police custody in Dak Lak after other Montagards in his
district tried to flee to Cambodia to seek political asylum.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0391FF86D8A4DB59D1A38E0B8835A29"><enum>(7)</enum><text>According to the
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2009 Annual Report,
religious freedom advocates and human rights defenders Nguyen Van Dai, Le Thi
Cong Nhan, and Fr. Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly are in prison under Article 88 of the
Criminal Code of Vietnam and Fr. Nguyen Van Loi is being held without official
detention orders under house arrest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H540BF196D1174AADA227FC983DF55D2C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>In February 2009,
as many as 11 Montagnard Protestants were detained for refusing to join the
officially recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam, and 2 still
remain in prison.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EB1483BA8A24FFBB1AE6701DCD7FEBB"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Since August 2008,
the Government of Vietnam has arrested and sentenced at least eight individuals
and beaten, tear-gassed, harassed, publicly slandered, and threatened Catholics
engaged in peaceful activities seeking the return of Catholic Church properties
confiscated by the Vietnamese Government after 1954 in Hanoi, including in the
Thai Ha parish.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCD247859C0FA436AAEA948B4754A3A2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H134D60B80B9B44C3861691BA97E6BA17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of
State should place Vietnam on the list of <quote>Countries of Particular
Concern</quote> for particularly severe violations of religious freedom;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2A48EC8FA3243D7A6DBCC29CFAE1E34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Government of
Vietnam should lift restrictions on religious freedom and implement necessary
legal and political reforms to protect religious freedom.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9CD6DF34AF0B43E8A5E42E3FF1D98952"><enum>1127.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress relating to the murder of United States Air Force Reserve Major Karl
D. Hoerig and the need for prompt justice in State of Ohio v. Claudia C.
Hoerig</header>
<subsection id="HF1E93E3A9C1F4D27A63748C829F7BAF1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HE4890BF1845D49BA8BC780E3D374377B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States Air Force Reserve Major Karl
D. Hoerig of Newton Falls, Ohio, was a United States citizen and soldier who
admirably served his country for over 25 years and flew over 200 combat
missions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38CFAD79E7E74361A79B13D2A2D06B40"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The State of Ohio
has charged Claudia C. Hoerig with aggravated murder in the case of State of
Ohio v. Claudia C. Hoerig.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H722DC2A1A5EC4812A361E610813438C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The State of Ohio
charges that Claudia C. Hoerig, Karl D. Hoerig’s wife, allegedly purchased a
.357 five-shot revolver, practiced shooting the weapon, and then shot Karl D.
Hoerig three times, which led to his death on March 12, 2007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC14A8BFCF92B463CBF52CA5F625372EB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Claudia C. Hoerig
fled to Brazil, and claims she is both a citizen of the United States and
Brazil.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDABB2F48589407B9C0284B6C4162BA0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Brazil’s
constitution forbids extradition of its nationals, but the United States and
Brazil recognize and uphold a Treaty of Extradition signed in 1964.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF48E539F36F4D899925AA9467F5AF63"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Law enforcement
officials are vigorously pursuing State of Ohio v. Claudia C. Hoerig, the
charge of aggravated murder is internationally recognized, and the punishment,
which is not capital punishment, is internationally respected.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB81D215902147C7BE2D514945513494"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF9E51A6A6C746A9A3EADB0EA5B6956A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alleged aggravated murder of United
States Air Force Reserve Major Karl D. Hoerig is deserving of justice, and his
family and friends deserve closure regarding the murder of their loved
one;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95058356297D48DAB567CFE89207B53D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States
Government should, as a priority matter, work with prosecutors in the State of
Ohio, as well as facilitate cooperation with the Government of Brazil, in order
to obtain justice in this tragic case; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H679FE257B79B4F26976A8544DA5F3809"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
resolution of the case of State of Ohio v. Claudia Hoerig is important to
maintain the traditionally close cooperation and friendship between the United
States and Brazil.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9ADD4CD96BF84FF09F4CAEBD5879A658"><enum>1128.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding pension payments owed by the states of the former soviet
union</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the United States should continue working with the states of the
former Soviet Union to come to an agreement whereby each state of the former
Soviet Union would pay the tens of thousands of beneficiaries who have
immigrated to the United States the pensions for which they are eligible and
entitled.</text>
</section><section id="H1AB35EB1703546D494F15BABC44A6642"><enum>1129.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress relating to Israel’s right to self-defense</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that Israel has
the inalienable right to defend itself in the face of an imminent nuclear or
military threat from Iran, terrorist organizations, and the countries that
harbor them.</text>
</section><section id="HA9CB11588E384B19B3BA3B9EF0F84056"><enum>1130.</enum><header>International
prevention and elimination of child soldiers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H1C503E374A9A4BE5972E416397A6F76C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the use of child
soldiers is unacceptable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA918CCE1449848A2A9636A675B1D1484"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the use of child
soldiers is a violation of human rights and the prevention and elimination of
child soldiers should be a foreign policy goal of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E8DB18118A443FB8DDD0D32DFEC1559"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the use of child
soldiers promotes killing and maiming, sexual violence, abductions,
destabilization, and displacement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0C5222AE55140C49FE42008C449F37F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>investing in the
health, education, well being, and safety of children, and providing economic
opportunity and vocational training for at-risk youth, is critical to achieving
the goals of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Children;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4AE7185C027D4E118DA0D5E792F4852D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>countries should
raise to 18 years of age the minimum age for the voluntary recruitment of
persons into their national armed forces.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle>B
1.Short title and
table of contents
(a)This division may be
cited as the Pakistan Enduring
Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009
or the
PEACE Act of
2009
.
(b)The table of contents of this division is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Declaration of principles.
Title I—Democratic, economic, and social development assistance
for pakistan
Sec. 101. Purposes of assistance.
Sec. 102. Authorization of assistance.
Sec. 103. Multilateral support for Pakistan.
Sec. 104. Pakistan Democracy and Prosperity Fund.
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations.
Title II—Security assistance for pakistan
Sec. 201. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 202. Purposes of assistance.
Sec. 203. Authorization of assistance.
Sec. 204. Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability
Fund.
Sec. 205. Exchange program between military and civilian
personnel of Pakistan and certain other countries.
Sec. 206. Limitation on United States military assistance to
Pakistan.
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.
Title III—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 301. Comprehensive regional security strategy.
Sec. 302. Monitoring and evaluation of assistance.
Sec. 303. Auditing.
Sec. 304. Requirements for civilian control of United States
assistance for Pakistan.
Sec. 305. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 306. Reports.
Sec. 307. Sunset.
Title IV—Duty-free treatment for certain goods from
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Definitions; Purposes.
Sec. 403. Designation of Reconstruction Opportunity
Zones.
Sec. 404. Duty-free treatment for certain nontextile and
nonapparel articles.
Sec. 405. Duty-free treatment for certain textile and apparel
articles.
Sec. 406. Protections against unlawful
transshipment.
Sec. 407. Technical assistance, capacity building, compliance
assessment, and remediation program.
Sec. 408. Petition process.
Sec. 409. Limitations on providing duty-free
treatment.
Sec. 410. Termination of benefits.
Sec. 411. Customs user fees.
2.In this division:
(1)Appropriate
congressional committeesExcept as otherwise provided in this
division, the term appropriate congressional committees means the
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of
the Senate.
(2)The
term counterinsurgency means efforts to defeat organized movements
that seek to overthrow the duly constituted Governments of Pakistan and
Afghanistan through the use of subversion and armed conflict.
(3)The
term counterterrorism means efforts to combat—
(A)al Qaeda;
and
(B)other terrorist
organizations, as such term is defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)).
(4)The
term FATA means the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of
Pakistan.
(5)The term FCR means the
Frontier Crimes Regulation, codified under British law in 1901, and applicable
to the FATA.
(6)The
term NWFP means the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan,
which has Peshawar as its provincial capital.
3.Congress finds the following:
(1)The Islamic
Republic of Pakistan has been a critical ally of the United States for more
than 4 decades.
(2)With the free and
fair election of February 18, 2008, Pakistan returned to civilian rule after
almost 9 years under a military dictatorship.
(3)After the September 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks against the United States, Pakistan chose to partner with the United
States in the fight against al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other extremist and
terrorist groups.
(4)Since 2001, the
United States has contributed more than $12,000,000,000 to Pakistan to
strengthen Pakistan’s governance, economy, education system, healthcare
services, and military, so as to bring freedom and opportunities to the people
of Pakistan while helping to combat terrorism and to counter a domestic
insurgency.
(5)The United States
requires a balanced, integrated, countrywide strategy that provides assistance
throughout Pakistan and does not disproportionately focus on military
assistance or one particular area or province.
(6)Despite killing or capturing hundreds of al
Qaeda operatives and other terrorists—including major al Qaeda leaders, such as
Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and Abu Faraj al-Libi—Pakistan’s
FATA, parts of the NWFP, Quetta in Balochistan, and Muridke in Punjab remain a
sanctuary for al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban, and affiliated groups from which
these groups organize terrorist actions against Pakistan and other
countries.
(7)Pakistan’s security forces have recently
begun taking concerted action against those who threaten Pakistan’s security
and stability, with military operations in the Bajour agency in the FATA and in
the Swat, Buner, and Dir districts in the NWFP.
(8)The displacement
of over 1,000,000 Pakistanis poses a grave humanitarian crisis and requires the
immediate attention of the United Nations, and the strong support of donor
nations, to provide food, water, shelter, medicine, sanitation and other
emergency services and supplies to the displaced, along with longer-term
development assistance. The humanitarian crisis highlights the need for
Pakistan to develop an effective national counterinsurgency strategy, in order
to mitigate such displacement.
4.Declaration of
principlesCongress declares
that the relationship between the United States and Pakistan should be based on
the following principles:
(1)Pakistan is a
critical friend and ally to the United States, both in times of strife and in
times of peace, and the two countries share many common goals, including
combating terrorism and violent radicalism, solidifying democracy and rule of
law in Pakistan, and promoting the social and material well-being of the people
of Pakistan.
(2)United States assistance to Pakistan is
intended to supplement, not supplant, Pakistan’s own efforts in building a
stable, secure, and prosperous Pakistan, and United States assistance will be
wholly ineffective without Pakistan’s own serious efforts to improve the
health, education, and living standards of its population, including
maintaining or increasing the financial resources devoted to such
efforts.
(3)The United States
supports Pakistan’s struggle against extremist elements and recognizes the
profound sacrifice made by Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, including
the loss of more than 1,600 soldiers since 2001 in combat with al Qaeda, the
Taliban, and other extremist and terrorist groups.
(4)The United States
intends to work with the Government of Pakistan—
(A)to build mutual
trust and confidence by actively and consistently pursuing a sustained,
long-term, multifaceted relationship between the two countries, devoted to
strengthening the mutual security, stability, and prosperity of both
countries;
(B)to support the
people of Pakistan and their democratic government in their efforts to
consolidate democracy, through strengthening Pakistan’s parliament, helping
Pakistan reestablish an independent and transparent judicial system, and
working to extend the rule of law in all areas in Pakistan;
(C)to promote
long-term development and infrastructure projects, including in healthcare,
water management, and energy programs, in all areas of Pakistan, that are
sustained and supported by each successive democratic government in
Pakistan;
(D)to encourage
sustainable economic development in Pakistan and the integration of Pakistan
into the global economy in order to improve the living conditions of the people
of Pakistan;
(E)to ensure that the
people of Pakistan, including those living in areas governed by the FCR, have
access to public, modernized education and vocational training to enable them
to provide for themselves, for their families, and for a more prosperous future
for their children;
(F)to expand
people-to-people engagement between the two countries, through increased
educational, technical, and cultural exchanges and other methods;
(G)to ensure
transparency of and provide effective accountability for all United States
assistance and reimbursements provided to Pakistan;
(H)to take steps to
improve Pakistan’s counterterrorism financing and anti-money laundering laws to
comply with international standards, to include applying for Financial
Action Task Force
observer status and adhering to the United Nations
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of
Terrorism;
(I)to establish a
counterinsurgency and counterterrorism strategy to prevent any territory of
Pakistan from being used as a base or conduit for terrorist attacks in
Pakistan, or elsewhere, and ensure that madrasas in Pakistan are not used to
incite terrorism;
(J)to ensure that
Pakistan has strong and effective law enforcement and national defense forces,
under civilian leadership, with sufficient and appropriate security equipment
and training to effectively defend Pakistan against internal and external
threats;
(K)to ensure access of United States
investigators to individuals suspected of engaging in worldwide proliferation
of nuclear materials, as necessary, and restrict such individuals from travel
or any other activity that could result in further proliferation;
(L)to help Pakistan meet its commitment to not
support any person or group that conducts violence, sabotage, or other
activities meant to instill fear or terror in Pakistan’s neighboring countries;
and
(M)to help Pakistan
gain control of its under-governed areas and stop any support, direction,
guidance to, or acquiescence in the activities of, any person or group that
engages in acts of violence or intimidation against civilians, civilian groups,
or governmental entities.
<enum>I</enum><header>Democratic,
economic, and social development assistance for pakistan</header>
<section id="HB8DF40AA5D7541C79F25E187295FCE97"><enum>101.</enum><header>Purposes of
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of
assistance under this title are—</text>
<paragraph id="H824DC135275A4587B3C44B6717EBAEDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to demonstrate unequivocally the long-term
commitment of the United States to the people of Pakistan and Pakistan’s
democratic institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33917EC07B3D48BFB26A1C38E2C81F7F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to support the
consolidation of democracy, good governance, and the rule of law in
Pakistan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1114A98956A04F4F8E0223E95B64B9B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to help build the
capacity of law enforcement forces in Pakistan to combat terrorism and violent
militancy and expeditiously investigate, arrest, and prosecute alleged
criminals, consistent with the rule of law and due process;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A2A308569134F54A46B90036222B4FE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to further the
sustainable and effective economic and social development of Pakistan and the
improvement of the living conditions of the people of Pakistan, especially in
areas of direct interest and importance to their daily lives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7215FDC1935041838CD9F1768167F890"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to strengthen
regional ties between Pakistan and its neighbors by offering concrete
nonmilitary assistance for issues of mutual economic and social concern;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H549042D58C474C278FD7644EAEF25CEC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to strengthen
Pakistan’s public education system, increase literacy, expand opportunities for
vocational training, and help create an appropriate national curriculum for all
schools in Pakistan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8BDE21B498F943DA8846D53B4EB1352B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to expand
people-to-people engagement between the United States and Pakistan, through
increased educational, technical, and cultural exchanges and other
methods;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1181E552B504C82822D308464C2D65F"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to strengthen
respect for internationally recognized human rights in efforts to stabilize the
security environment in Pakistan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F3F3BC2146E4B0888A49D94B97DE119"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote the rights and empowerment of
women and girls in Pakistan, including efforts to increase access to basic
healthcare services to address Pakistan’s high maternal mortality rate and to
increase girls’ and women’s access to education.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H143C55BC2AB44FFC9D4D6BBF6FBDFA74"><enum>102.</enum><header>Authorization
of assistance</header>
<subsection id="H2D992ACFE17D414CBB97CFE3ECED0139"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out the
purposes of section 101, the President is authorized to provide assistance for
Pakistan to support the activities described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF26D5CC7CDD84E2CBB42308735D237BE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities
supported</header><text>Activities that may be supported by assistance under
subsection (a) include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H08EC9613AF57444FAD70DABCD9B9D184"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fortifying
democratic institutions</header><text>To support, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, democratic institutions in Pakistan in order to strengthen
civilian rule and long-term stability, including assistance such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="H11CB4EFEF9094211B15B396FE31849A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support for
efforts to strengthen the National Parliament of Pakistan, including—</text>
<clause id="H658997BD7561466E9DC22683C672C8D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assistance to
parliamentary committees to enhance the capacity to conduct public hearings and
oversee government activities, including national security issues and the
military budget, to solicit input on key public policy issues, and to oversee
the conduct of elections;</text>
</clause><clause id="H78E35E06ACB04D6AB20D6838648D83BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>support for the
establishment of constituency offices and otherwise promote the responsibility
of members of parliament to respond to constituents; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8EAEA7C869D14BE0902884D3DB181EFC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>strengthening of
the role of parliamentary leadership;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B40C5CCD3FC4EA4BCBFA4BD58D946F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support for voter
education and civil society training, including training with grassroots
organizations to enhance the capacity of the organizations to advocate for the
development of public policy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33ABB1007657411EA0C41561C79ADD95"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support for political parties, including
increasing their capacity and protecting their right to carry out political
activities without restriction (other than reasonable administrative
requirements commonly applied in democratic countries) and fostering the
responsiveness of such parties to the needs of the people of Pakistan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC92537F5CB4D40BA9515CFA4BD24C2DE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support for strengthening the capacity of
the civilian Government of Pakistan to carry out its responsibilities,
including supporting the establishment of frameworks that promote government
transparency and criminalize corruption in both the government and private
sector, audit offices, inspectors general offices, third-party monitoring of
government procurement processes, whistle-blower protections, and
anti-corruption agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEE83329328E4D8BA6006414607B5E4C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in particular,
support for efforts by the Government of Pakistan to promote governance reforms
in the FATA, including—</text>
<clause id="H50E5DDF9A7B748D4BB41294405A9A973"><enum>(i)</enum><text>extension of the
Political Parties Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9DE931C736F3401EA83BC73531F12CB5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>local
experimentation with methods to transition from the FCR; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDFB4141B9C094A24A8D3FFDBE5364363"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>long-term
development of durable and responsive political institutions.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83B969AB68E34743AF87A70C713DEB19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enhancement and
Strengthening of the Judicial System and Law Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To support, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, Pakistan’s efforts to expand the rule of law and build the
capacity, transparency, and trust in government institutions, at the national,
provincial, and local levels, including assistance such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBCE0DAC3CE664E0395D67A99CA2EB8CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support for the rule of law and systemic
improvement of judicial and criminal justice institutions, including—</text>
<clause id="H5A7AA7E138C04CA38DC7F5C1857F3ACB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>management of
courts;</text>
</clause><clause id="H73C40A4385BC41CC995EB9265DCE8ED5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enhanced career
opportunities and professional training for judges, public defenders, and
prosecutors; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8E8CEDCA15BE455884DC0AE46615D16D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>efforts to
enhance the rule of law to all areas in Pakistan where the writ of the
government is under heightened challenge by terrorists and militants, including
through innovations in the delivery of judicial services that enhance the
legitimacy of state institutions;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CED5D754C6549728551F172D1160596"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support for
professionalization of the police, including—</text>
<clause id="H3D3F93DF70C64022BFB7032A4F6CF388"><enum>(i)</enum><text>training regarding
use of force;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCBA666AE2E6347E38771C7146D05CB47"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>education and
training regarding human rights;</text>
</clause><clause id="H31C8571C9ECE45AC9F369EAA7331B803"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>training
regarding evidence preservation and chain of custody; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H02E1C128F9A84DC18A206B46009F03F9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>training
regarding community policing;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C8CC285233947749E74A7EE77EBD5C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support for
independent law enforcement agencies, such as the Intelligence Bureau of the
Ministry of Interior, responsive to civilian control, including—</text>
<clause id="H8E73A718460047C99E85C2B8C4ECF4C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>enhanced
coordination with judicial processes;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8B49AA9A4B084BD290CBB74E8D260364"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enhancement of
forensics capabilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5215ADC1050C45E19740923F2B11299B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>data collection
and analyses;</text>
</clause><clause id="H86CC9AF8B41647DB9F54A903CD3603DE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>case tracking and
management;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB53F5855ACE94836A43D0A4A56F292E0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>financial
intelligence functions; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF73B8C0F269A488F865F34B243483403"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>maintenance of
data systems to track terrorist of criminal activity; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E9B0924819748BE96E8F2ABE7184A51"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strengthening the capacity of the police
and other civilian law enforcement agencies to provide a robust response to
threats from extremists and terrorists along the frontier and elsewhere in
Pakistan, including—</text>
<clause id="HEB60EC3B3D41438B85B2E318F5D4C005"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
development of an elite rapid reaction force which could be deployed on short
notice to secure areas that are threatened by militancy; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H15E99F799B964BD9AB5591328EFD420B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>facilitating
improved counterterrorism and counterinsurgency coordination between local
government officials, the police, paramilitary, and military leaders.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9851ED14F886442CAA070487F030E21C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Support for
broad-based and sustainable economic development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To support economic development in Pakistan
by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF64FB248E31D484E80643E98E8A83B84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promoting energy
sector reform and development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE6B073DE0DC4E20B08406825C16557D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>expanding
assistance for agricultural and rural development, including farm-to-market
roads, systems to prevent spoilage and waste, and other small-scale
infrastructure improvements that will enhance supply and distribution
networks;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51C035B76A3745EBB95EA45E8CD7240B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increasing
employment opportunities, including support to small and medium enterprises,
microfinance and microenterprise activities, and in particular programs to
improve the lives of women and girls;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9418BE42CDD4149BB9EEC5EE6E18985"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preventing youth from turning to extremism
and militancy, and promoting the renunciation of such tactics and extremist
ideologies, by providing economic, social, educational, and vocational
opportunities and life-skills training to at-risk youth; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H486D04B877244EE9BB17C472960459E9"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing investment in infrastructure,
including construction of roads, water resource management systems, irrigation
channels, and continued development of a national aviation industry and
aviation infrastructure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H342336C112C5413A9C3903538E36A06C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Support to
increase local capacity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To
increase the capacity and improve the sustainability of Pakistan’s national,
provincial, and local governmental and nongovernmental institutions, including
assistance to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0DDC335885AE4755954E1C6B7994CF64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase and
improve the capacity of Pakistan’s national, provincial, and local governmental
institutions by—</text>
<clause id="H016E0658B64D4AB1AFF9112805C12A12"><enum>(i)</enum><text>providing
technical assistance to all ministries to improve transparency and ability to
respond to the needs of the people of Pakistan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFA22B8B412B4446C98AFC7BF11DAFEFE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promoting the
implementation of fiscal and personnel management, including revenue tracking
and expenditure systems; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45F7545CA86D4CCB8C4EA38DA87E6D88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enhance the
capacity of Pakistan’s nongovernmental and civil society organizations to
respond to the needs of the people of Pakistan by—</text>
<clause id="H05097D16EEA844E09867C99E678122CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increasing support
for local nongovernmental organizations with demonstrated experience in
delivering services to the people of Pakistan, particularly to women, children,
and other vulnerable populations in Pakistan;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAF7418D148E447BC8E02A01730A7FDC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
training and education to local nongovernmental and civil society organizations
on ways to identify and improve the delivery of services to the people of
Pakistan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H70F86D26DF674427BB7774E89B0C0759"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>promoting local
ownership and participation, including encouraging communities to contribute a
percentage of the value of United States projects or activities carried out
under this title in the form of labor, in-kind materials, or other
provisions.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6784F13FD1BE4138919AB512CFD4BFEC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Support for
public education system</header><text>To support Pakistan’s public education
system, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE04C04397BD4B69B5F87C0A07FF0AB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implementation of
a national education strategy, to include both primary and secondary education,
focused on literacy and civic education, including—</text>
<clause id="H5E5BF02868344297AB5685260DFA49FC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>programs to assist
development of modern, nationwide school curriculums for public, private, and
religious schools that incorporate relevant subjects, such as math, science,
literature, and human rights awareness, in addition to agricultural education
and training;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEB99809F8C5B494DA74389D5A56BAB57"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enhancement of
civic education programs focused on political participation, democratic
institutions, and tolerance of diverse ethnic and religious groups; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2262AED2EB054156B5B7BA69870305EB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>support for the
proper oversight of all educational institutions, including madrasas, as
required by Pakistani law, including registration with the Ministry of
Education and regular monitoring of curriculum by the Ministry of Education to
ensure students in Pakistan receive a comprehensive education;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4C02059748D46FBAB0E612E85710269"><enum>(B)</enum><text>initiatives to
enhance the access to education for women and girls, and to increase women’s
literacy, with special emphasis on helping girls stay in school;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H958F236F6FDC4DC6B481B90089EBD214"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">funding to the Government of Pakistan to
use to increase immediately teacher salaries and to recruit and train teachers
and administrators, as well as develop formalized salary scales with
merit-based pay increases;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE97420E56332413886B742096095203C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>establishment of
vocational and technical programs to enhance employment opportunities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H311655DD86004C41AE1BDDC2105FE385"><enum>(E)</enum><text>encouragement of
United States and Pakistani public-private partnerships to increase investment
in higher education and technical training opportunities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H879037E57965435BA2C9509F8BA44738"><enum>(F)</enum><text>construction and
maintenance of libraries and public schools, including water sanitation,
perimeter walls, and recreation areas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7BE677000F84E53974E7A7800AE2EC8"><enum>(G)</enum><text>provision of
textbooks and other learning materials and food assistance for student meals;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA47C1094421C409AB47962AE952E3DB8"><enum>(H)</enum><text>provision of
software to educational institutions and students at the lowest possible cost,
specifically targeting universities that specialize in information technology,
and women’s colleges and women’s secondary schools.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6804E29AA1BB425BA1157B85C948314C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Support for
human rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To promote
respect for and compliance with internationally recognized human rights,
including assistance such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE47AAF0200C3425098E30080B1C4BFE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programs to strengthen civil society
organizations that promote internationally recognized human rights, including
religious freedom, freedom of expression, and freedom of association, and that
support human rights monitoring;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BD561EC63BA477ABEA5ABEC56ED7185"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promotion of
education regarding internationally recognized human rights;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27481BD44B8C46159A376207444302A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>programs designed
to end traditional practices and punishments that are inconsistent with
internationally recognized human rights norms and protections, such as honor
killings and other forms of cruel and unusual punishments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BAD7A990E7F4C508D6446DAAC939D76"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promotion of
freedom of religion and religious tolerance, protection of religious
minorities, and promotion of freedom of expression and association, including
support for responsible independent media;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6428A029F70D485B8CE5989435E86DE7"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promotion of nongovernmental organizations
that focus on the protection of women and girls, including women-led
organizations and programs that support the participation of women in the
national, provincial, and local political process, and programs to end violence
against women, including rape;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2349A390AAFA49DA8E2C936F127E92B8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>technical, legal,
and law enforcement assistance for the investigation of past disappearances of
individuals in Pakistan and the development of a national database of such
individuals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0007DA508029496F873C43628BF3AEE6"><enum>(G)</enum><text>programs in
support and protection of the rights of ethnic minorities in Pakistan,
including Baluchis, Sindhis, and Pashtuns, to preserve their language, culture,
traditional areas of inhabitancy, and to fight any direct or indirect
discrimination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE1DA931D0F77453A86860FCA45796D13"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Support for
refugees and internally displaced persons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEED69F4BC0AF41F780E63D070B5093C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>counterinsurgency
operations being carried out by the Government of Pakistan should be designed
to minimize civilian casualties and collateral damage to the people of Pakistan
and to provide security for the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the
affected civilian population;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H12CDCB734D2B4F53BABA7B85263ADC5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States should continue to
provide robust assistance to the people of Pakistan who have been displaced as
a result of ongoing conflict and violence;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9C4C01390A7F4EF0888CC5608E3242A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States should support
international efforts to coordinate assistance to refugees and internally
displaced persons in Pakistan, including by providing support to international
and nongovernmental organizations for this purpose;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCD72BF10788244ADABB09A9640EBF3B3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development should support the
development objectives of the Refugee Affected and Host Areas (RAHA) Initiative
in Pakistan to address livelihoods, heath, education, infrastructure
development, and environmental restoration in identified parts of the country
where Afghan refugees have lived; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H608E8A9B407544B6B010CF46109C27A1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development should evaluate the effectiveness of the
livelihoods projects in the FATA in order to determine whether systems need to
be put into place to improve programming in this key sector.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H86FF51F2EB104CB3B64F4E094A31149C"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Support for
healthcare efforts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide
urgently needed healthcare assistance to the people of Pakistan, including
assistance to supplement the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to eliminate
diseases, including hepatitis, and to reduce the nation’s high maternal and
under-five mortality rates, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H131D17055FA945E39A035ADB161F61D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support for
repairing and building healthcare infrastructure, including purchase of
equipment and training of health professionals, to ensure adequate access to
healthcare for Pakistan’s population, especially among its rural, poor,
marginalized and disadvantaged segments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H331600F3AAE84BED8E7D5612B0C1D57C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promotion of
efforts by the Government of Pakistan to reduce maternal mortality, including
through the provision of maternal and newborn health services and development
of community-based skilled birth attendants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB40E523D01C44E91B871044C00C05736"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Support for
public diplomacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To implement
a more effective public diplomacy strategy in Pakistan in order to ensure that
the Pakistani public recognizes that it is in Pakistan’s own interest to
partner with the United States and other like-minded countries to combat
militant extremism, as well as to promote a better understanding of the United
States, including through the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB368920B7936416FBA360ED49625E362"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Partnering with the Government of Pakistan
to highlight the negative behavior of insurgent groups and to encourage civil
society, respected scholars, and other leaders to speak out against militancy
and violence.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6CE6F9B6C6C4BF69186369950C389CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Providing technical assistance to the
Government of Pakistan to both disrupt and provide alternatives to the illegal
FM radio stations used by insurgent groups in the FATA and adjacent districts
of the NWFP.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B4FB866551244738C14B7374B640362"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expanded exchange activities under the
Fulbright Program, the International Visitor Leadership Program, the Youth
Exchange and Study Program, and related programs administered by the Department
of State designed to promote mutual understanding and interfaith
dialogue.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H804F4A26F63247F8A29ECD6B409A9172"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion of sister institution programs
between United States and Pakistani schools and universities, towns and cities,
and other organizations in such fields as medicine and healthcare, business
management, environmental protection, information technology, and
agriculture.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BB8157D17DD4BC0A73D384202C14441"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Additional
scholarships to enable students to study in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H4BAA82738F4746BFB9E2BF87317152E9"><enum>103.</enum><header>Multilateral
support for pakistan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To the
extent that Pakistan continues to evolve toward civilian control of the
government and to develop and implement comprehensive economic reform programs,
the President should do the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA7B2944308CA434BB6CFE8E9A4DA6CAF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Multilateral
support</header><text>Take the lead in mobilizing international financial
institutions, in particular the International Monetary Fund and affiliated
institutions in the World Bank group, to provide timely and appropriate
resources to help Pakistan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0D24087031DC49F899B8A37F5E6DC3DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Stabilization
assistance</header><text>In conjunction with other governments and
international financial institutions (including the International Monetary
Fund), support the implementation of a plan of the Government of Pakistan to
attack structural economic problems, address pressing social problems, carry
out comprehensive economic reform, and relieve immediate and urgent balance of
payments requirements in Pakistan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H196B875214EA492F8416329C48C55E7E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Currency
stabilization loans</header><text>Provide leadership in supporting multilateral
agreements to provide government-to-government loans for currency stabilization
in Pakistan if the loans can reduce inflation and thereby foster conditions
necessary for the effective implementation of economic reforms.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDF61626F33D2470B99AFC0B37A5D721C"><enum>104.</enum><header>Pakistan
democracy and prosperity fund</header>
<subsection id="H15DAB8B80DE841D29E3939EC9E2899CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
fund</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a
fund to be known as the <quote>Pakistan Democracy and Prosperity Fund</quote>
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the <quote>Fund</quote>),
consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or transferred to the Fund as
provided in this section and which may be used for purposes of this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0A2C56DFC30A41E496194D8B65F23B44"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfers to
fund</header><text>The Fund shall consist of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H6D1CA46593D44FE686B7363E40DCE309"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Amounts
appropriated to carry out this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2CC6B0DB706E4DEA81EFD0433580709B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts appropriated on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act for <quote>Development Assistance</quote>,
<quote>Global Health and Child Survival</quote>, and the <quote>Economic
Support Fund</quote> for assistance for Pakistan under the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) that are transferred by the President to
the Fund pursuant to subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5121C57D40849C89F992DC664F4AF2D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent or in the amounts provided in
advance in appropriations Acts, amounts accepted by the President under
subsection (c) that are transferred by the President to the Fund pursuant to
subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H126DD83374E24AE29F631279EA78D9A6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Acceptance of
amounts from outside sources</header><text>The President may accept funds from
non-United States Government sources, including foreign governments,
nongovernmental organizations, private business entities, and private
individuals, for purposes of carrying out this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF02F5C5AEF444699B73C804035CF468F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Status of
availability of amounts in fund</header><text>The President is authorized to
transfer to the Fund amounts under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b).
Such amounts shall be merged with and shall be available for any purpose for
which any of the amounts so transferred are available.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H201627A472164011A0EF3115AFC9E2E4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days
thereafter until September 30, 2018, a report on programs, projects, and
activities carried out using amounts obligated and expended from the
Fund.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF656E063F1E343B3AE5C49BF114206C6"><enum>105.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="HBF291FDDDE454F0BB01E4253C68EA166"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the President
to carry out this title $1,500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010
through 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H36EB2105D3554095A92A3D079B540A23"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title for a fiscal year
are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA41F456AA0EF4892AE438970E5E5C407"><enum>(1)</enum><text>authorized to
remain available until September 30 of the succeeding fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B795A6A664A4AFFA6531DB22C611FD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in addition to
amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4470591F2C9B45A8B84ECE016C1FB95D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of the
congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that United States
assistance provided under this title should be made available on a proportional
and equitable basis between the FATA and other regions of Pakistan.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Security
assistance for pakistan</header>
<section id="HFC011A65FA2B42B2947E7EF88EA5D99E"><enum>201.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H0E53BE404972468DBFC8711235520418"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States security assistance for
Pakistan should be used to improve relationships between United States military
and Pakistani military personnel, including outreach to the <quote>lost
generation</quote> of Pakistan’s officers who did not attend United
States-sponsored training as a result of restrictions placed on United States
assistance for Pakistan due to Pakistan’s possession of a nuclear device;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB677A9A93ED4AB3B0EEB7C3BD8A92C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States security assistance for
Pakistan should be fully accountable, should be contingent on Pakistan ending
support for terrorist groups, and should meet the national security needs of
Pakistan.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H5D0DF82E5D64464B832E3D32B37F56DE"><enum>202.</enum><header>Purposes of
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of
assistance under this title are—</text>
<paragraph id="HF8360E5FEEFB4383AC72583CD9CD9EAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to support
Pakistan’s paramount national security need to fight and win the ongoing
counterinsurgency within its borders;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1B8E2465EFE4BB48E8157FCD107309A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to work with the
Government of Pakistan to protect and secure Pakistan’s borders and prevent any
Pakistani territory from being used as a base or conduit for terrorist attacks
in Pakistan, or elsewhere;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BF88F7C2F3849A8841A5094CD76B936"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to work in close
cooperation with the Government of Pakistan to coordinate action against
extremist and terrorist targets; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4044A6226D0D48D7A2C2BB4F4979B34C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to develop
knowledge of and appreciation for democratic governance and a military that is
controlled by and responsible to democratically elected civilian
leadership.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H8B98BC795E6F48328BA0BEEDC86758CD"><enum>203.</enum><header>Authorization
of assistance</header>
<subsection id="HFAA804A086D84E248DBDDBF58F523A17"><enum>(a)</enum><header>International
military education and training</header>
<paragraph id="H541E2FD0B52C46199535B1D2817A9957"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, not less than $4,000,000
for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 2011 through 2013 are authorized be made available for assistance under
chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et
seq.; relating to international military education and training) for Pakistan,
including expanded international military education and training (commonly
known as <quote>E–IMET</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84EA35033A4C4D0BB2BC0E1AF31EA9C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 30
percent of the amount made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal
year may be used to pay for courses of study and training in counterinsurgency
and civil-military relations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFFBC793D3D4F433AB6ECC58FE28ECEE3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Foreign military
financing program</header>
<paragraph id="HC7172AAC4CB94DE495E29AAB57FD86E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, not less than
$300,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 2011 through 2013 are authorized to be made available for
grant assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2763; relating to the Foreign Military Financing program) for the purchase of
defense articles, defense services, and military education and training for
Pakistan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC782121C089A4AA08FA8638711A6F65A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 75
percent of the amount made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal
year may be used for the purchase of defense articles, defense services, and
military education and training for activities relating to counterinsurgency
and counterterrorism operations in Pakistan. Such articles, services, and
military education and training may include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H7B6F2FC34C3648B0857401EB7FFEC546"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Aviation
maintenance and logistics support for United States-origin and United
States-supported rotary wing aircraft and upgrades to such aircraft to include
modern night vision and targeting capabilities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1794519D7090473EB8A714079E2A293F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) ground and air manned and unmanned
platforms, including sustainment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H040D4C32DA3949609AB9000FE1E5A986"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Command and
control capabilities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBE61A0CD2314E35B929E0648623E53A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Force protection
and counter improvised explosive device capabilities, including protection of
vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2053D7912AE4A70AA3CAB610B5B822D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protective equipment, such as body armor
and helmets, night vision goggles, and other individual equipment, including
load-bearing equipment, individual and unit level first aid equipment,
ballistic eye protection, and cold weather equipment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F66B3876C8A4D79B2C32A11E3FA2C4A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Appropriate
individual and unit level medical services and articles for the Pakistan Army,
the Pakistan Frontier Corps, and other appropriate security forces.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB1941D6FE14244C8848198AEC61E8EC9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Assistance to
enable the Pakistani military to distribute humanitarian assistance and
establish a tactical civil-military operations capability, including a civil
affairs directorate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0C1FBDCB9F9F4AA6BB9DA06690D8DBBD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Restriction
relating to F–16 program</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCDC36A86C51149C79985121C2C0D77C0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Congressional
finding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with
the Letters of Offer and Acceptance signed between the United States and
Pakistan in 2006, Congress finds that the Government of Pakistan is responsible
for making the remaining payments on the 2006 sales relating to F–16 fighter
aircraft and associated equipment with its own national funds, including the
mid-life updates and munitions for such aircraft included in such Letters of
Offer and Acceptance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1B71A9E91B042D19C8A585B2A359373"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>Subject
to subparagraph (C), amounts authorized to be made available under this
subsection for a fiscal year may not be used for the purchase of, or upgrade
to, F–16 fighter aircraft or munitions for such aircraft.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H966F3B77391748A88BBF620B72EF892B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Amounts
authorized to be made available under this subsection for a fiscal year are
authorized to be used for military construction pursuant to the security plan
contained in the Letters of Offer and Acceptance signed between the United
States and Pakistan in 2006.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1127ADA57D244AC18B3A2ED4CB0C2C81"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may waive the restriction
under subparagraph (B) with respect to amounts authorized to be made available
under this subsection for a fiscal year, other than amounts authorized to be
made available under paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the President
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days
prior to exercising the authority of this subparagraph that the waiver is
important to the national security interests of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E601B2F714443CEA560907B2945F773"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Security
assistance plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the proposed
use of amounts authorized to be made available under this subsection for each
of the fiscal years 2010 through 2013. Such plan shall include an assessment of
how the use of such amounts complements or otherwise is related to amounts
described in section 204.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24B64770B1584484ABA62274BBA70AEA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Additional
authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided
in section 3(a)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act and except as otherwise
provided in this title, amounts authorized to be made available to carry out
paragraph (2) for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 are authorized to be made
available notwithstanding any other provision of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H584AF2A0C079487D8F5B40CEF5DE0A82"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the terms <term>defense
articles</term>, <term>defense services</term>, and <term>military education
and training</term> have the meaning given such terms in section 644 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB89D0DDE87EC48DAA9A109D9A986B985"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the United States should facilitate Pakistan’s establishment of a
program to enable the Pakistani military to provide reconstruction assistance
in areas damaged by combat operations.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD20B45B6E014E0FA8DEF2EA48672320" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header>Pakistan
Counterinsurgency Capability Fund</header>
<subsection id="H1CCFB81164AF462B9D6AC6C7C2C63702"><enum>(a)</enum><header>For fiscal year
2010</header>
<paragraph id="HBDE23C17D60E4F51913BA0136E4C0FBE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For fiscal year 2010, the Department of State’s Pakistan
Counterinsurgency Capability Fund, hereinafter in this section referred to as
the <quote>Fund</quote>, shall consist of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HCCBF4E33C98B4D11970404EC41C12092"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Amounts
appropriated to carry out this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C09A38E5EC844B0947BD976B0201BDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Amounts otherwise
available to the Secretary of State to carry out this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFACA95765040442A83A76F12DE2FEC61"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes of
fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in the Fund made
available to carry out this subsection for any fiscal year are authorized to be
used by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
Defense, to build and maintain the<linebreak></linebreak> counterinsurgency capability of
Pakistan under the same terms and conditions (except as otherwise provided in
this subsection) that are applicable to amounts made available under the Fund
for fiscal year 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB05D17B9803948B4A8FEBC6EE0425154"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer
authority</header>
<subparagraph id="H32857ACD93D945AF80695F6520278DEE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State is authorized to transfer amounts in the Fund made available to carry out
this subsection for any fiscal year to the Department of Defense’s Pakistan
Counterinsurgency Fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8161E33922BA40F2AA48AA1E4146D7BB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of
transferred funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to
the requirements of paragraph (4), transfers from the Fund under the authority
of subparagraph (A) shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes
and for the same time period as amounts in the Department of Defense’s Pakistan
Counterinsurgency Fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26717CD05C95459CA44E08EEF4BFBA12"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Relation to
other authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
authority to make transfers from the Fund under subparagraph (A) is in addition
to any other transfer of funds authority of the Department of State. The
authority to provide assistance under this subsection is in addition to any
other authority to provide assistance to foreign countries.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C3219835B5C49059AC864CC52415D2A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall, not less than 15 days prior to making transfers from
the Fund under subparagraph (A), notify the appropriate congressional
committees in writing of the details of any such transfer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBFD4F8CBCF8C4ECA9A84E0CFA4D41F84"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Restriction</header>
<subparagraph id="H5E518A5B800347D8A633678EA03BED9B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to
subparagraph (B), amounts in the Fund made available to carry out this
subsection for any fiscal year may not be used to purchase F–16 fighter
aircraft, to purchase mid-life updates for such aircraft, or to make payments
on the sales of F–16 fighter aircraft and associated equipment described in
section 203(b)(3)(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1247B05DBFF241BEABE6F51BE85AF714"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in the Fund made available to carry
out this subsection for any fiscal year are authorized to be used for military
construction activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA712EA0FFE344F81AE4C1F17E5FA96E3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
President may waive the restriction under subparagraph (A) with respect to
amounts described in subparagraph (A) if the President certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days prior to exercising
the authority of this subparagraph that the waiver is important to the national
security interests of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF30B7323A9F043A88344136D825A6812"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>For fiscal year 2010, $300,000,000 is hereby
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86558DE2CD944F45BC49B673FCA3DB93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission of
notifications</header><text>Any notification required by this section shall be
submitted in classified form, but may include a unclassified annex if
necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE274570C384A4EDEA48B5CD44FB475C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text>
<paragraph id="HB5D553E658254A9793367D3D81457B28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H358BC2D374B846F88423C46C47A695F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9C9BBBA254ED4279BC964CA252F519D3"><enum>205.</enum><header>Exchange
program between military and civilian personnel of pakistan and certain other
countries</header>
<subsection id="H1D3B8028450D420D82D32AA1A54225D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State is authorized to establish an
exchange program between—</text>
<paragraph id="H576748CBD983488F88292EB6553A798F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>military and
civilian personnel of Pakistan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63EC9DBF579F4457A7B9AB48D2B94715"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H57E235AAB85446D4AF418D9CA4F3E57B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>military and civilian
personnel of countries determined by the Secretary of State to be in transition
to democracy; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BED299000174FFFB0159D8B25C8B046" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>military and civilian personnel of
North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries,</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">in order to
foster greater respect for and understanding of the principle of civilian rule
of Pakistan’s military. The program established under this subsection shall be
known as the <quote>Pakistan Military Transition Program</quote>.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="HAEE1AC95A91C4AE8BA7D1EDDF5F14702"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements of
program</header><text>The program authorized under subsection (a) may
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H0F5464B631C74C7FB3D95BC51F9B57EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conferences,
seminars, and other events;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H61339790BC5C43A28B547A05333199D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>distribution of
publications; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H077C116333ED48DBBEB10ACE5597FD10"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reimbursement of
expenses of foreign military personnel participating in the program, including
transportation expenses, translation services expenses, and administrative
expenses relating to the program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H901CFF69B4AA4FCAA5ADFDDB7EAA23C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Role of
nongovernmental organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this title for a fiscal year are authorized to be made available for
nongovernmental organizations to facilitate the implementation of the program
authorized under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFFBF12EF0CE4ABA96105B0F1A32EB99" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header>Limitation on united
states military assistance to pakistan</header>
<subsection id="HD811E2BC48184E018451BDD6E0A930F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition on
use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the
funds authorized to be appropriated for military assistance to Pakistan for
fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter may be obligated or expended
if the President has not made the determinations described in subsection (b)
for such fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H52236B746FEB44298B5DA4BD41CA4E16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determinations
regarding enhanced cooperation between the united states and
pakistan</header><text>The determinations referred to in subsection (a)
are—</text>
<paragraph id="HB14BE28AF19042A3914A83AC0569241D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
determination by the President at the beginning of each fiscal year that the
Government of Pakistan is continuing to cooperate with the United States in
efforts to dismantle supplier networks relating to the acquisition of nuclear
weapons-related materials, including, as necessary, providing direct access to
Pakistani nationals associated with such networks; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAFF855E5DFF4D4C9E6B28026BEBFCBA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
determination by the President at the beginning of each fiscal year that the
Government of Pakistan during the preceding fiscal year has demonstrated a
sustained commitment to and making progress towards combating terrorist groups,
including taking into account the progress the Government of Pakistan has made
with regard to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFCF776EA093E41BA8919791B5847B0E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ceasing support,
including by any elements within the Pakistan military or its intelligence
agency, to extremist and terrorist groups, particularly to any group that has
conducted attacks against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, or
against the territory or people of neighboring countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE23E09419D614E4A9929A18E04ACBBFA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>closing terrorist
camps in the FATA, dismantling terrorist bases of operations in other parts of
the country, including Quetta and Muridke, and taking action when provided with
intelligence about high-level terrorist targets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA11234419B7499FBD7096F977F4B8D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>preventing
cross-border attacks into neighboring countries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05ED9BF001E649DDB24A10691F40C503"><enum>(D)</enum><text>strengthening
counter-terrorism and anti-money laundering laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCAC156ED9FE04066B1110E60E3FA41F3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
President may waive the restriction under subsection (a) for any fiscal year if
the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 15 days
before the President exercises the authority of this subsection that the
provision of military assistance to Pakistan is important to the national
security interests of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4B5245815F134F9D85C5C64BE68B86B7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation and
written justification</header><text>Not later than 5 days prior to making a
determination described in subsection (b), the President shall consult with the
appropriate congressional committees and, upon making such determination, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a written justification that
specifies the basis upon which the President made such a determination,
including an acknowledgment of the extent to which the Government of Pakistan
has made progress with regard to subsection (b)(2). The justification shall be
unclassified but may include a classified annex.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F81891B19A345A6932BF2E915F6866C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>GAO analysis and
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120
days after the President makes the determinations described in subsection (b),
the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an independent
analysis of each of the determinations under subsection (b) and written
justifications for such determinations under subsection (d) and shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report containing the results of the
independent analysis.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H945D6826328141BA810CB28681AAED8D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H40988171BECC4B8F8903EDB3FFDE623C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>appropriate congressional
committees</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4AFA04FC01B34A32B26D75C4F8AEAFF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC41C7B34526F4E32AC13A611B8505CBA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD889C495C3E4AF78AE9648C291D510B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>military assistance</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H12CA597C5CE84F569FE862C1449541F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means assistance authorized under section
23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to the Foreign
Military Financing program), including assistance authorized under section
203(b) of this division and assistance authorized under part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), other than assistance
authorized under chapter 5 of part II of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.);
but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA28EACB1AEEF4457A5D0B3474B5058B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include
assistance authorized under any provision of law that is funded from accounts
within budget function 050 (National Defense).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA146C318E7194F80BBB7E4D7FC9ECF8E"><enum>207.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="HFAFCF8DB341E46CB8BCF7806FFB6B6F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated to the President to carry out this title, other than section
204, $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD23A836A493040F1A2446C6CE1363ADA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Relation to
other available funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title for a fiscal year are in
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Miscellaneous
provisions</header>
<section id="H2960AE63C9FE40B9A0A26F1322EFD6C0"><enum>301.</enum><header>Comprehensive
regional security strategy</header>
<subsection id="HBCC0D05FA32D46A9BB04A5D41BF6CCDA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the achievement of United States national security goals to
eliminate terrorist threats and close safe havens in Pakistan requires the
development of a comprehensive plan that utilizes all elements of national
power, including in coordination and cooperation with other concerned
governments, and that it is critical to Pakistan’s long-term prosperity and
security to strengthen regional relationships among India, Pakistan, and
Afghanistan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6634A04C3B8B4E40A2442064BA085103"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Comprehensive
regional security strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall develop a comprehensive
regional security strategy to eliminate terrorist threats and close safe havens
in Pakistan, including by working with the Government of Pakistan and other
relevant governments and organizations in the region and elsewhere, as
appropriate, to best implement effective counterinsurgency and counterterrorism
efforts in and near the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, including the
FATA, NWFP, parts of Balochistan, and parts of Punjab.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6495897FF2FD47109BB964335CAABB62"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H768610C5DE864E96AC376B996A779585"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the comprehensive regional security strategy required
under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H073C58AB73834DCD9EF03C2FAF30FEFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report shall include a copy of the comprehensive regional security strategy,
including specifications of goals, and proposed timelines and budgets for
implementation of the strategy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6A04557B3FBA4471A042D8363370EC13"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term
<term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means the Committees on
Foreign Affairs and Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services of the Senate.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H49FA7424077644EB83D6D7F9E9F8320F"><enum>302.</enum><header>Monitoring and
evaluation of assistance</header>
<subsection id="HD02C3115C0A04955BF714583A2A166D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H7C84FE55D6C94566A0BC83989ADF0B01"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Impact
evaluation research</header><text>The term <term>impact evaluation
research</term> means the application of research methods and statistical
analysis to measure the extent to which change in a population-based outcome
can be attributed to program intervention instead of other environmental
factors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58147B072E1C4CE1AF3AD884650475C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Operations
research</header><text>The term <term>operations research</term> means the
application of social science research methods, statistical analysis, and other
appropriate scientific methods to judge, compare, and improve policies and
program outcomes, from the earliest stages of defining and designing programs
through their development and implementation, with the objective of the rapid
dissemination of conclusions and concrete impact on programming.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2FDB14D8F7D44D17BAB37167ADF19B31"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program
monitoring</header><text>The term <term>program monitoring</term> means the
collection, analysis, and use of routine program data to determine how well a
program is carried out and how much the program costs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD38AE70A8E774105806AA59ADBA69093"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HDE384EF3941E4A758CC8691B741DBA96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to successfully
enhance democracy and the rule of law in Pakistan, defeat extremist elements,
and ensure the protection of human rights, the President should establish a
program to conduct impact evaluation research, operations research, and program
monitoring to ensure effectiveness of assistance provided under title I of this
division;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB44071A31614C49B6C7779104A8FA11"><enum>(2)</enum><text>long-term
solutions to Pakistan’s security problems depend on increasing the
effectiveness and responsiveness of civilian institutions in Pakistan,
including the parliament and judicial system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B68F8FA85C84BC193B86247AD7D3996"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
specific program of impact evaluation research, operations research, and
program monitoring, established at the inception of the program, is required to
permit assessment of the operational effectiveness of impact of United States
assistance towards these goals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6506D78A0804FBD8765D4E59CD085DB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the President, in
developing performance measurement methods under the impact evaluation
research, operations research, and program monitoring, should consult with the
appropriate congressional committees as well as the Government of
Pakistan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H30A0897875914709BC0F85DC6E65329A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Impact
evaluation research, operations research, and program monitoring of
assistance</header><text>The President shall establish and implement a program
to assess the effectiveness of assistance provided under title I of this
division through impact evaluation research on a selected set of programmatic
interventions, operations research in areas to ensure efficiency and
effectiveness of program implementation, and monitoring to ensure timely and
transparent delivery of assistance.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5FE598FD354045E885D34AD179359114"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
program required under subsection (c) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HB4413D249281476890331E7EF249C6F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
delineation of key impact evaluation research and operations research questions
for main components of assistance provided under title I of this
division;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22522D451DF94C73A48E88B25D4ADCE8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an identification
of measurable performance goals for each of the main components of assistance
provided under title I of this division to be expressed in an objective and
quantifiable form at the inception of the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68DC6AB75C314B749B05E17A382FA3A0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the use of
appropriate methods, based on rigorous social science tools, to measure program
impact and operational efficiency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A0D40A7B12C49CC9FA8F1CBF304451B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>adherence to a
high standard of evidence in developing recommendations for adjustments to the
assistance to enhance the impact of the assistance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H586D5CE304464730A77D72FFFF9FECAA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Assistance To
enhance the capacity of pakistan</header><text>In carrying out the program
required under subsection (c), the President is authorized to provide
assistance to enhance the capacity of the Government of Pakistan to monitor and
evaluate programs carried out by the national, provincial, and local
governments in Pakistan in order to maximize the long-term sustainable
development impact of such programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAFE767B1689A4895A353006EABE47179"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consultation
with congress</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall brief and consult with the
appropriate congressional committees regarding the progress in establishing and
implementing the program required under subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H99CFC9298ABF4D7D95C058F37EB6AF71"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under
section 105 of this division for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2013, up
to 5 percent of such amounts for such fiscal year is authorized to be made
available to carry out this section for the fiscal year.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB423EE51EA0145158B98D158FF89540B"><enum>303.</enum><header>Auditing</header>
<subsection id="H02A921DA86DF46F2B18B8C9750C07177"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assistance
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector
General of the Department of State and the Inspector General of the United
States Agency for International Development shall audit, investigate, and
oversee the obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out title I of this
division.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD30AEE76515E4B92B66628864F435B43"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement for
in-country presence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Inspector General of the Department of State and the Inspector General of the
United States Agency for International Development, after consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, are authorized to establish field offices in
Pakistan with sufficient staff from each of the Offices of the Inspector
General in Pakistan respectively to carry out subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H143017EAF3634BEEADA5F625E51877AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H826DEA1B87784C1F91927F13DDEA6389"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under section 105 for each of the fiscal years
2010 through 2013, not less than $2,000,000 for each fiscal year is authorized
to be made available to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department
of State and not less than $2,000,000 for each fiscal year is authorized to be
made available to the Office of the Inspector General of the United States
Agency for International Development to carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H938C8872023043AFB3E96A5B62DD94E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relation to
other available funds</header><text>Amounts made available under paragraph (1)
are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20B3FCD0638C4190B8161915D94611AA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header>Requirements for
civilian control of united states assistance for pakistan</header>
<subsection id="H1D6D19F5921247738D579E45B537C9D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any direct assistance provided or payments
made on or after January 1, 2010, by the United States to the Government of
Pakistan, and any information required by the United States prior to providing
the assistance or making the payments, may only be provided or made to, or
received from, civilian authorities of a government of Pakistan constituted
through a free and fair election. For purposes of this subsection, a government
of Pakistan constituted through a free and fair election is a government that
is determined by the President to have been elected in a free and fair manner,
taking into account the laws and constitution of Pakistan and internationally
recognized standards.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACD93836B4714D0BBFB1757AEDD67CFF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may waive—</text>
<paragraph id="H9690645854BB484B8DAC4ABC8135AA26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the requirements
under subsection (a); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88A2AB4AD5D24F37A185504F1C5549FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the requirements
under any other provision of law that restricts assistance to the government of
any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup
or decree, as such provision of law applies with respect to the Government of
Pakistan,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">if the
President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the waiver
is important to the national security interests of the United States.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="HEDC0DD2111674EDD854A6D936E46E358"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall apply with respect to any activities subject to reporting
requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413
et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF98C12775765445BA506D0D26C0763EF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>appropriate
congressional committees</term> means the Committees on Appropriations, Armed
Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations of the
Senate.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HA93F94FB241040888ACE409C8F743119"><enum>305.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H1AC90BF5F37E44A1BA568DF8CA62E1D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of State, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, should establish a coordinated,
strategic communications strategy to engage the people of Pakistan—one that is
fully funded, staffed, and implemented—to help ensure the success of the
measures authorized by this division; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFC6AC39E9D5A4BA098033FAFED62BFC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the strategy
should have clear and achievable objectives, based on available resources, and
should be overseen by the United States Chief of Mission in Pakistan.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H853791B7692C46468597D4C5C78DED74"><enum>306.</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subsection id="H079FA8573F21404A9648FD4A7AFCA1DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report by
president</header>
<paragraph id="HC32C5308D30C4E61BBFD8C0CFD8FFA77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall transmit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on assistance provided under titles I and II
of this division during the preceding fiscal year. The first report shall be
transmitted not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act
and subsequent reports shall be transmitted not later than December 31 of each
year thereafter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0FC5F1C82C54E8C8089AB82038E3897"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to Be
Included</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include
the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HADC5031E4BF44C61BE11924E6B6D5F00"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A detailed description of the assistance by
program, project, and activity, as well as by geographic area.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A590B06A13C41E7AC3D3DE4B7D5C58E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A general
description of the performance goals established under section 302 and the
progress made in meeting the goals.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9272D4C2D7B48A987A2EAC782A359BF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An evaluation of
efforts undertaken by the Government of Pakistan to—</text>
<clause id="H4A29FC730AF24EFA81975D0A4DB1C4FC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>disrupt,
dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other extremist and terrorist
groups in the FATA and settled areas;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAA5FB5AC6B0E46ACBD58235A2F0D6E96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">close terrorist camps, including those of
Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Jaish-e-Mohammed;</text>
</clause><clause id="H324CC29C42EC48F5AC4EF1F5DF1BD414"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>cease all
support for extremist and terrorist groups;</text>
</clause><clause id="H737326C8A6D644F2B8B7F31145B0F8C7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>prevent
cross-border attacks;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA444EABCCAAF4E168A9736E701BA43CE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>increase oversight
over curriculum in madrasas, including closing madrasas with direct links to
the Taliban or other extremist and terrorist groups; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB7D7BBF87DAE4F9EA4CB3F9590EE499A"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve counter-terrorism financing and
anti-money laundering laws, apply for observer status for the Financial Action
Task Force, and steps taken to adhere to the United Nations International
Convention for the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9BDF08C20EC4ED2A0A21ACD65F89A02"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A detailed
description of Pakistan’s efforts to prevent proliferation of nuclear-related
material and expertise.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29C6E2D8D450463FAE2D82DFD553C96A"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of whether assistance
provided to Pakistan pursuant to this division has directly or indirectly aided
the expansion of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program, whether by the diversion
of United States assistance or the reallocation of Pakistan financial resources
that would otherwise be spent for programs and activities unrelated to its
nuclear weapons program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F1D6FCB400744D88AEE14576DE32743"><enum>(F)</enum><text>A description of
the transfer or purchase of military equipment pursuant to title II of this
division, including—</text>
<clause id="H4958DC49362A42C2AB83BFCFFAD7C491"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
list of equipment provided; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF4DCC0BF4D644A01A90EB070FE5F8DEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
detailed description of the extent to which funds obligated and expended
pursuant to section 203(b) meet the requirements of such section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E3BED8DEFB64FC292BDB022AA2DAE0F"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of a suitable replacement for
the AH–1F and AH–1S Cobra attack helicopters, which includes recommendations
for sustainment, training, and any other matters determined to be
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31A2DB32F3F941F491ECA551BA2BB270"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the extent to which the
Government of Pakistan exercises effective civilian control of the military,
including a description of the extent to which civilian executive leaders and
parliament exercise oversight and approval of military budgets, the chain of
command, the process of promotion for senior military leaders, civilian
involvement in strategic guidance and planning, and military involvement in
civil administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H74BEFFDC5DF54D91987386D94AA61BFA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report by
comptroller general</header>
<paragraph id="H86994FB1C4FD45A19B812246C22B7976"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than April
1, 2011, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report evaluating the effectiveness of
security assistance provided to Pakistan under title II of this division during
fiscal years 2010 and 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H146253CDEABC4C9491C76A65019525F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include
the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H5AB61357899146549F09918105778148"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A detailed
description of the expenditures made by Pakistan pursuant to grant assistance
under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to
the Foreign Military Financing program).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2825A87301E4DB49434E9D0E90E8B40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An assessment of
the impact of the assistance on the security and stability of Pakistan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDAD23F1E5574A0D8CC6A613CF825848"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of any issues of financial
impropriety on behalf of personnel implementing the assistance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00427DDE900E4F2092BEA66F9606690E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An assessment of
the extent to which civilian authorities are involved in administration of the
assistance provided by the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9DDFADCF36114334A954615C6B768538"><enum>307.</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The authority of this division, other than
section 104 and title IV of this division, shall expire after September 30,
2013.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Duty-free
treatment for certain goods from Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in
Afghanistan and Pakistan</header>
<section id="HC4094ADCBB024991B9F43EF6ACDB4D64"><enum>401.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Afghanistan-Pakistan Security
and Prosperity Enhancement Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H4138C17351B84366BF9B8921A542DE5C"><enum>402.</enum><header>Definitions;
Purposes</header>
<subsection id="H80B81548B09E41F48CF42C31374002CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H211BC0A0E264457E88F59222DAA06ADD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing</header><text>The term <term>Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing</term> means the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in
section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
3511(d)(4)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2AC702EA7D5F4166BB71ACF49C49243E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Category;
textile and apparel category number</header><text>The terms
<term>category</term> and <term>textile and apparel category number</term> mean
the number assigned under the U.S. Textile and Apparel Category System of the
Office of Textiles and Apparel of the Department of Commerce, as listed in the
HTS under the applicable heading or subheading (as in effect on September 1,
2007).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEC47F9C61E347CF8B797957D2639AC0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Core labor
standards</header><text>The term <term>core labor standards</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5C5E0C936934DC28B121BBB1B013994"><enum>(A)</enum><text>freedom of
association;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFEC301570FE45A0A2F5FD2B619D4201"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effective recognition of the right to
bargain collectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37E8AEC851914D198D3EEB47A864762F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the elimination of
all forms of compulsory or forced labor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AC095099824421FB5C7D9EB4B3CB835"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the effective
abolition of child labor and a prohibition on the worst forms of child labor;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C15151C5352417B87DCC0DB0C779ADE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the elimination of
discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H65286E36F0AC4C2D80299D53776A0D5E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Entered</header><text>The
term <term>entered</term> means entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, in the customs territory of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC79AB2591D8D4134B1EF430005643B57"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Entity</header><text>The
term <term>entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB45E306F36404FB2B1F72F22C37EE369"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a natural person,
corporation, company, business association, partnership, society, trust, any
other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group, whether or not for
profit;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB80BC0AA82E4F25AF5C38488148EEB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any governmental
entity or instrumentality of a government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4685ECEE597246C694810186BE6A26E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any successor,
subunit, or subsidiary of any entity described in subparagraph (A) or
(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD744A980C5D141D3A8BF4E1205ED09A4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>HTS</header><text>The
term <term>HTS</term> means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDFA7DC4BC7044CB7BBF802767A7DB879"><enum>(7)</enum><header>NAFTA</header><text>The
term <term>NAFTA</term> means the North American Free Trade Agreement concluded
between the United States, Mexico, and Canada on December 17, 1992.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3F05C99055A4A3CB3E0DD7DD56C747F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Reconstruction
Opportunity Zone</header><text>The term <term>Reconstruction Opportunity
Zone</term> means any area that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF11F5964C6774306A46A0436669BA017"><enum>(A)</enum><text>solely encompasses
portions of the territory of—</text>
<clause id="H167A0915D99E4B01A1286CADDAE5B152"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Afghanistan;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HF25C902E24D240CD82DFEC9B584CAB8D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 or more of the
following areas of Pakistan:</text>
<subclause id="HDE66081D558D4885B83E8F41A3EF17E3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federally
Administered Tribal Areas;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFAC9833487984FD09342346C3151E8D8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>areas of
Pakistan-administered Kashmir that the President determines were harmed by the
earthquake of October 8, 2005;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6CC9C1A5CB0F4284B577E8B5031551DF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>areas of
Baluchistan that are within 100 miles of Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5A4BAB44210A4261A6608410785199C9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the North West
Frontier Province;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66A4C6D8DA8A45C6A98DDE227E251DB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has been
designated by the competent authorities in Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case
may be, as an area in which merchandise may be introduced without payment of
duty or excise tax; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DA89203F008414DA217C401CA42D21E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has been
designated by the President as a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone pursuant to
section 403(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H378AB0FD6AA74A859F91CAE3183FAEEE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this title are—</text>
<paragraph id="HF5045F60D0264B7AAC100735E47E7B9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to stimulate
economic activity and development in Afghanistan and the border region of
Pakistan, critical fronts in the struggle against violent extremism;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A28491B31F44130B3E4DFDC3B972AF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to reflect the
strong support that the United States has pledged to Afghanistan and Pakistan
for their sustained commitment in the global war on terrorism;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFBBD3DF9F48F4169962C5577E4F6271F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to support the
3-pronged United States strategy in Afghanistan and the border region of
Pakistan that leverages political, military, and economic tools, with
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones as a critical part of the economic component
of that strategy; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA508794FF5984A159F30EE447466540F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to offer a vital opportunity to improve
livelihoods of indigenous populations of Reconstruction Opportunity Zones,
promote good governance, improve economic and commercial ties between the
people of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and strengthen the Governments of
Afghanistan and Pakistan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6F7D05EC9DB34164996ED20D59D8FF1B"><enum>403.</enum><header>Designation of
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones</header>
<subsection id="HC71C8A523AC445C3973E72E64BCDF799"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority To
designate</header><text>The President is authorized to designate an area within
Afghanistan or Pakistan described in section 402(a)(8) (A) and (B) as a
Reconstruction Opportunity Zone if the President determines that—</text>
<paragraph id="HD2D5BFFAEA67453EA713853FE1521222"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Afghanistan or
Pakistan, as the case may be, meets the eligibility criteria set forth in
subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA77EEF0FE15D4870B2E0142D60EAD6C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Afghanistan or
Pakistan, as the case may be, meets the eligibility criteria set forth in
subsection (c) of section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)) for
designation as a beneficiary developing country under that section and is not
ineligible under subsection (b) of such section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H449DA220FB66497589F056874C536542"><enum>(3)</enum><text>designation of the
area as a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone is appropriate taking into account
the factors listed in subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC120AF9D9B0F41CEB21D7AAB8D2E4040"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility
criteria</header><text>Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, meets the
eligibility criteria set forth in this subsection if that country—</text>
<paragraph id="H8DA01D78EB0D42ACB08597CC39D21326"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has established,
or is making continual progress toward establishing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H405D6F8EC34D40EEB5508C5742F94F86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a market-based
economy that protects private property rights, incorporates an open rules-based
trading system, and minimizes government interference in the economy through
measures such as price controls, subsidies, and government ownership of
economic assets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56FE7095616B4224ACA1055442F989FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the rule of law,
political pluralism, and the right to due process, a fair trial, and equal
protection under the law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40C9724F5DDC4115AA43A4EC601798F0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>economic policies
to—</text>
<clause id="HF8E1E4399F29474E8FC254F571B0B61E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reduce
poverty;</text>
</clause><clause id="H242337FA4D3546D88795C119BE6CA0B1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increase the
availability of health care and educational opportunities;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC7A32BED7E2D49A4BF19D7DFCDF3A5F5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>expand physical
infrastructure;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7D3E93C714A54F86A046B795642AE2ED"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>promote the
development of private enterprise; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C342BFB392E45C391C0436A2EE3D220"><enum>(v)</enum><text>encourage the
formation of capital markets through microcredit or other programs;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6A5BEBB8ECE427F8ADCA4B42EED9B3B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a system to combat
corruption and bribery, such as ratifying and implementing the United Nations
Convention Against Corruption; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16DA752810A3408CBF94DCA4D15257A5"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protection of core labor standards and
acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and
occupational health and safety;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D9ED850D05B4E3FAEECEC676F0D7A4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is eliminating or
has eliminated barriers to trade and investment, including by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H06D456B618C249029263D89CE56A57CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing national
treatment and measures to create an environment conducive to domestic and
foreign investment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95FC973E549F4CFA8BD814A73206EFD7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>protecting
intellectual property; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34A56148F92C4B938648E04BE002ECF5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>resolving
bilateral trade and investment disputes;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A81305AE8954052961EA1FE78D80EBF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>does not engage in
activities that undermine United States national security or foreign policy
interests;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7FF398B87424DB59FC8D1D3027643D3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>does not engage in
gross violations of internationally recognized human rights;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34B01BA309BA475382DE73289DE3FC79"><enum>(5)</enum><text>does not provide
support for acts of international terrorism; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C5F5698D2BA4E43BBF5519CEF741417"><enum>(6)</enum><text>cooperates in
international efforts to eliminate human rights violations and terrorist
activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H343FF99587CA48BA8CAA6CA56AEA640F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
factors</header><text>In determining whether to designate an area in
Afghanistan or Pakistan as a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone, the President
shall take into account—</text>
<paragraph id="H1027A5B448C4486AAF10DCC6C2009DEC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an expression by
the government of the country of its desire to have a particular area
designated as a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone under this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H24A10BD6D04045C8B0369563AB1C67DA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capability of the country to establish
a program in the area meeting the requirements of section 407(d)(3) based on
assessments undertaken by the Secretary of Labor and the government of the
country of such factors as—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H607716A1B3FC446B852261FF7BE0B3C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the geographical
suitability of the area for such a program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB70D877E99F848609A8BF929693729BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the nature of the
labor market in the area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8775927FCDEC4516BE25D45DA9D23C5E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>skills
requirements and infrastructure needs for operation of such a program in the
area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H373181D5E51240578E62272C3BDE00EC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>all other relevant
information;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA1B865376B74EE5BAA7823ED37A3C2A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>whether the
government of the country has provided the United States with a monitoring and
enforcement plan outlining specific steps the country will take to cooperate
with the United States to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6CED5BB1813E41A0903C56CA8E28E56B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>facilitate
legitimate cross-border commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7984A1F752AD4875A84DC5D50A28EEEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that
articles for which duty-free treatment is sought pursuant to this title satisfy
the applicable rules of origin described in section 404 (c) and (d) or section
405 (c) and (d), whichever is applicable; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA272BF2B378F43688C3AA5A5261C9682"><enum>(C)</enum><text>prevent unlawful
transshipment, as described in section 406(b)(4);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFF4616569FF346868CD519101715143C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the potential for
such designation to create local employment and to promote local and regional
economic development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6FEDECAF0F44542AB1CDC4A0B2D5483"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the physical
security of the proposed Reconstruction Opportunity Zone;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A2CA08EE65C435E899FA32091A7F72C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the economic
viability of the proposed Reconstruction Opportunity Zone, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8ABF7C9435B64284BE4F89D45D1098E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether there are
commitments to finance economic activity proposed for the Reconstruction
Opportunity Zone; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0E9E96924644286956E920F9DAACA5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether there is
existing or planned infrastructure for power, water, transportation, and
communications in the area;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3EB58B42A89E43AD8590CDF90DCBE00F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>whether such
designation would be compatible with and contribute to the foreign policy and
national security objectives of the United States, taking into account the
information provided under subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1A6EE3ECB024EBB9B15881C54A3C09A"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the views of
interested persons submitted pursuant to subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8A2219C782BD4284AD119036A37E0682"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Information
relating to compatibility with and contribution to foreign policy and national
security objectives of the united states</header><text>In determining whether
designation of a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone would be compatible with and
contribute to the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United
States in accordance with subsection (c)(7), the President shall take into
account whether Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, has provided the
United States with a plan outlining specific steps it will take to verify the
ownership and nature of the activities of entities to be located in the
proposed Reconstruction Opportunity Zone. The specific steps outlined in a
country’s plan shall include a mechanism to annually register each entity by a
competent authority of the country and—</text>
<paragraph id="H00A5BD0C2A0F41459E8107EA1B128657"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to collect from
each entity operating in, or proposing to operate in, a Reconstruction
Opportunity Zone, information including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H97E933414A8B4CE4ACBEF85CEDE760FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name and
address of the entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3053A714704D4FE6B6AC7AE40F6F6AFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name and
location of all facilities owned or operated by the entity that are operating
in or proposed to be operating in a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4756D54F32464737936679C25C43EA4A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the name,
nationality, date and place of birth, and position title of each person who is
an owner, director, or officer of the entity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B9111DD10094377937232F1490B3353"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the nature of the
activities of each entity;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BFC6C9F816046D0B4FDBD0A17A748E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to update the
information required under paragraph (1) as changes occur; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1162B1F7A58844F5B03FF4B1F8C2DC6C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to provide such
information promptly to the Secretary of State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H623F7A0B041246FAB7FC5E57BBBD7F8B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Opportunity for
public comment</header><text>Before the President designates an area as a
Reconstruction Opportunity Zone pursuant to subsection (a), the President shall
afford an opportunity for interested persons to submit their views concerning
the designation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEA055F8D4AEA491C9F435CAAA591C8F7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Notification to
Congress</header><text>Before the President designates an area as a
Reconstruction Opportunity Zone pursuant to subsection (a), the President shall
notify Congress of the President’s intention to make the designation, together
with the reasons for making the designation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6957216DCF71492389C9376771C97090"><enum>404.</enum><header>Duty-free
treatment for certain nontextile and nonapparel articles</header>
<subsection id="H3919DDDC7C1B4713B9CE464634B19D61"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President is authorized to proclaim duty-free
treatment for—</text>
<paragraph id="H62AD18BC3ECF4E648B3C591ED037C284"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any article from a
Reconstruction Opportunity Zone that the President has designated as an
eligible article under section 503(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2463(a)(1)(A));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44D70DA5EA1D46D38FA992E0921504AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any article from a
Reconstruction Opportunity Zone located in Afghanistan that the President has
designated as an eligible article under section 503(a)(1)(B) of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(a)(1)(B)); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAD1980EDCD345A9989E2818E7A8B1CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any article from a
Reconstruction Opportunity Zone that is not a textile or apparel article,
regardless of whether the article has been designated as an eligible article
under section 503(a)(1)(A) or (B) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2463(a)(1) (A) or (B)), if, after receiving the advice of the International
Trade Commission pursuant to subsection (b), the President determines that such
article is not import-sensitive in the context of imports from a Reconstruction
Opportunity Zone.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB032BECAB2DE4B2CB19F3F9B58928558"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Advice
concerning certain eligible articles</header><text>Before proclaiming duty-free
treatment for an article pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the President shall
publish in the Federal Register and provide the International Trade Commission
a list of articles which may be considered for such treatment. The provisions
of sections 131 through 134 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2151 through
2154) shall apply to any designation under subsection (a)(3) in the same manner
as such sections apply to action taken under section 123 of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2133) regarding a proposed trade agreement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD10C6196578B47A393F6E5E61473C742"><enum>(c)</enum><header>General rules of
origin</header>
<paragraph id="H8B7EB56022AD47D6AD52E42F6CDAC549"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The duty-free treatment proclaimed with respect to an
article described in paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a) shall apply to any
article subject to such proclamation which is the growth, product, or
manufacture of 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H54E85C40B9D242088239753DB485774C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that article is
imported directly from a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone into the customs
territory of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74CE0DFA066C48C0B1F42B7B66CD0EFE"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEF4C248141374EA7A49CCD5B542A93AA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to an
article that is an article of a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone in Pakistan,
the sum of—</text>
<subclause id="HBD064BAF1FFE4F998E50A67904771F6B" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the cost or value of the materials
produced in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Pakistan or
Afghanistan;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE8A77A4C46A640A2BEF93A1350082E22" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the direct costs of processing
operations performed in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Pakistan
or Afghanistan; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBC3A2FC44A4641709DA30C6813A7C6C6" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the cost or value of materials produced
in the United States, determined in accordance with paragraph (2),</text>
</subclause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause" indent="subparagraph">is not less than 35 percent of the appraised value
of the article at the time it is entered into the United States; or</continuation-text></clause><clause id="HBE2A2CA471B9455AA6460CCC045B7918" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to an article that is
an article of a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone in Afghanistan, the sum
of—</text>
<subclause id="H8689FEDACD39487E8730047BCF1962C2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the cost or value of the materials
produced in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Pakistan or
Afghanistan;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFB1268AE73DC4C6CBF775440A2116FD8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the cost or value of the materials
produced in 1 or more countries that are members of the South Asian Association
for Regional Cooperation;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H178ABE5D7093466F87D300BAACA8FD42"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the direct costs of processing
operations performed in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Pakistan
or Afghanistan; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB2A9E2E7D5F146D9B3A4EEF2CC873443"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the cost or value of materials produced
in the United States, determined in accordance with paragraph (2),</text>
</subclause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause" indent="subparagraph">is not less than 35 percent of the appraised value
of the article at the time it is entered into the United States.</continuation-text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDA3C92CF6F04F94A9A0CFAA6BAFBAC7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of
35 percent for articles from reconstruction opportunity zones in pakistan and
afghanistan</header><text>If the cost or value of materials produced in the
customs territory of the United States is included with respect to an article
described in paragraph (1)(B), for purposes of determining the 35-percent
appraised value requirement under clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(B), not
more than 15 percent of the appraised value of the article at the time the
article is entered into the United States may be attributable to the cost or
value of such United States materials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9729EBBADCCB46A0A46541B758B7D917"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rules of origin
for certain articles of Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in
Afghanistan</header>
<paragraph id="HF0425D6E503D4451A1C489F1A738F3F8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The duty-free treatment proclaimed with respect to an
article described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall apply to any article
subject to such proclamation which is the growth, product, or manufacture of 1
or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H915A04F8FD744314AD7091A7E2DC24F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that article is
imported directly from a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone in Afghanistan into
the customs territory of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D90A90B1DB346B283A9C3EB5FDF4D63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
that article, the sum of—</text>
<clause id="HB58924D264AC4A2FBBD94E24F564E117"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
cost or value of the materials produced in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity
Zones in Afghanistan;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC6E0A94A7C3F4C02948DCC5091BDD91A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
cost or value of the materials produced in 1 or more countries that are members
of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD52DD91ADA87481CA16A640F7820971A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the direct costs
of processing operations performed in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity
Zones in Afghanistan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9DED4C9B69DD4DB1A46C09534AC49278"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
cost or value of materials produced in the United States, determined in
accordance with paragraph (2),</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">is not
less than 35 percent of the appraised value of the product at the time it is
entered into the United States.</continuation-text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7CDFE4A5F8E49A5ACACE0A7D40981B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of
35 percent for articles from reconstruction opportunity zones in pakistan and
afghanistan</header><text>If the cost or value of materials produced in the
customs territory of the United States is included with respect to an article
described in paragraph (1)(B), for purposes of determining the 35-percent
appraised value requirement under paragraph (1)(B), not more than 15 percent of
the appraised value of the article at the time the article is entered into the
United States may be attributable to the cost or value of such United States
materials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF9FF91AD98694F91984E461BD5487204"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>An
article shall not be treated as the growth, product, or manufacture of 1 or
more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones, and no material shall be included for
purposes of determining the 35-percent appraised value requirement under
subsection (c)(1) or (d)(1), by virtue of having merely undergone—</text>
<paragraph id="H901112D4E17E468CBBC0FD5560BA36E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>simple combining
or packaging operations; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2016EFB4F1249B88F4CE06A4BD95269"><enum>(2)</enum><text>mere dilution with
water or with another substance that does not materially alter the
characteristics of the article or material.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBAEA8B2DB5574778A19E7FBD5671A7EC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Direct costs of
processing operations</header>
<paragraph id="HADBE7EAD28F840F08C56B3C86BCD3E1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As used in subsections (c)(1)(B)(i)(II),
(c)(1)(B)(ii)(III), and (d)(1)(B)(iii), the term <term>direct costs of
processing operations</term> includes, but is not limited to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD3A954201F3042D68B4D4F2F49D24CF3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all actual labor
costs involved in the growth, production, manufacture, or assembly of the
article, including—</text>
<clause id="H5582464ABC564D91A89DD02FFB360029"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fringe
benefits;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0108D626BB7D4D2EA70ECE38510F9A6C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on-the-job
training; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2D76CE2490F542749ACBA944D5BE46BF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>costs of
engineering, supervisory, quality control, and similar personnel; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD10D3535BF4F4C569A20CCC665831E04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>dies, molds,
tooling, and depreciation on machinery and equipment which are allocable to the
article.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3435224B58BA45E6BEC7A51DDA170CB2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Excluded
costs</header><text>As used in subsections (c)(1)(B)(i)(II),
(c)(1)(B)(ii)(III), and (d)(1)(B)(iii), the term <term>direct costs of
processing operations</term> does not include costs which are not directly
attributable to the article or are not costs of manufacturing the article, such
as—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC4442594C5CF4E2BBA5B1D7D693DAB46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>profit; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EBE64E82C1543ADBD8FD96EDEF0029A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>general expenses
of doing business which are either not allocable to the article or are not
related to the growth, production, manufacture, or assembly of the article,
such as administrative salaries, casualty and liability insurance, advertising,
and salesmen’s salaries, commissions, or expenses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H96141329FC1F4E83AC34D7889829D6E0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the United States Trade
Representative, shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry
out this section. The regulations may provide that, in order for an article to
be eligible for duty-free treatment under this section, the article—</text>
<paragraph id="H3B9A9B937D0F43CABA3388E0E64D5EEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be wholly
the growth, product, or manufacture of 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity
Zones; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5AEAE4E2E18465C86A0DCD637F312B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be a new or
different article of commerce which has been grown, produced, or manufactured
in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5D4D70D9F1654981B9247D7B96289C8A"><enum>405.</enum><header>Duty-free
treatment for certain textile and apparel articles</header>
<subsection id="H9F3718A405E04FA0802E7ED82D484DD9"><enum>(a)</enum><header> Duty-free
treatment</header><text>The President is authorized to proclaim duty-free
treatment for any textile or apparel article described in subsection (b),
if—</text>
<paragraph id="H632E260E564448D3935180ECA96468D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the article is a
covered article described in subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4B58CD4E51445DAA5F298C6D46544A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the President
determines that the country in which the Reconstruction Opportunity Zone is
located has satisfied the requirements set forth in section 406.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6850D7167DF24AE8AE44A21AB2A453D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered
articles</header><text>A covered article described in this subsection is an
article in 1 of the following categories:<italic></italic></text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H71318B82D65B4B749FE0AE2A3104275B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Articles of
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones</header><text>An article that is the product
of 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones and falls within the scope of 1
of the following textile and apparel category numbers, as set forth in the HTS
(as in effect on September 1, 2007):</text>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">354</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">735</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">840</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">360</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">736</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">842</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">361</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">738</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">843</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">362</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">739</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">844</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">363</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">740</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">845</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">369</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">741</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">846</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">465</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">742</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">850</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">469</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">743</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">851</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">630</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">744</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">852</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">631</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">745</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">858</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">633</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">746</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">859</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">634</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">747</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">863</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">635</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">748</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">899</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">636</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">750</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
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</table>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBE2653D13D0C4FE4BC6F84B3AC4A3F22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Articles of
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan</header><text>The article is
the product of 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and
falls within the scope of 1 of the following textile and apparel category
numbers, as set forth in the HTS (as in effect on September 1, 2007):</text>
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<tbody>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">201</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">439</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">459</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">414</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">440</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">464</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">431</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">442</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">670</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">433</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">444</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">800</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">434</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">445</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">810</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">435</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">446</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">870</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">436</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">448</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">871</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-clr" stub-hierarchy="1">438</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC7B05B917D14065B16E8492386ACC20"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Certain other
textile and apparel articles</header><text>The article is the product of 1 or
more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones and falls within the scope of 1 of the
following textile and apparel category numbers as set forth in the HTS (as in
effect on September 1, 2007) and is covered by the corresponding description
for such category:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H855220054022468D87DC93360391E8E3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Category
239</header><text>An article in category 239 (relating to cotton and man-made
fiber babies’ garments) except for baby socks and baby booties described in
subheading 6111.20.6050, 6111.30.5050, or 6111.90.5050 of the HTS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA013DFCB2E84442CA285069F307435AA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Category
338</header><text>An article in category 338 (relating to men’s and boys’
cotton knit shirts) if the article is a certain knit-to-shape garment that
meets the definition included in Statistical Note 6 to Chapter 61 of the HTS,
and is provided for in subheading 6110.20.1026, 6110.20.2067, or 6110.90.9067
of the HTS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5EC8E9CD2C0A4D95A1C4185335D63AD3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Category
339</header><text>An article in category 339 (relating to women’s and girls’
cotton knit shirts and blouses) if the article is a knit-to-shape garment that
meets the definition included in Statistical Note 6 to Chapter 61 of the HTS,
and is provided for in subheading 6110.20.1031, 6110.20.2077, or 6110.90.9071
of the HTS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD0BA2D70CA9C43D89A2522E94224C45F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Category
359</header><text>An article in category 359 (relating to other cotton apparel)
except swimwear provided for in subheading 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010,
6211.11.8010, 6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010, or 6211.12.8020 of the HTS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E66A5C8BA3948E2BA5D81FFC6D856AC"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Category
632</header><text>An article in category 632 (relating to man-made fiber
hosiery) if the article is panty hose provided for in subheading 6115.21.0020
of the HTS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EB3C1FD8ED64C6AB3028213B4910CCB"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Category
638</header><text>An article in category 638 (relating to men’s and boys’
man-made fiber knit shirts) if the article is a knit-to-shape garment that
meets the definition included in Statistical Note 6 to Chapter 61 of the HTS,
and is provided for in subheading 6110.30.2051, 6110.30.3051, or 6110.90.9079
of the HTS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFB2A4DCF41584D2D8C570552C5593291"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Category
639</header><text>An article in category 639 (relating to women’s and girls’
man-made fiber knit shirts and blouses) if the article is a knit-to-shape
garment that meets the definition included in Statistical Note 6 to Chapter 61
of the HTS, and is provided for in subheading 6110.30.2061, 6110.30.3057, or
6110.90.9081 of the HTS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6C8539D587B747C28730E7696DB70EEA"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Category
647</header><text>An article in category 647 (relating to men’s and boys’
man-made fiber trousers) if the article is ski/snowboard pants that meets the
definition included in Statistical Note 4 to Chapter 62 of the HTS, and is
provided for in subheading 6203.43.3510, 6210.40.5031, or 6211.20.1525 of the
HTS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9561F63CE0ED4E1798FF3DE3484EB017"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Category
648</header><text>An article in category 648 (relating to women’s and girls’
man-made fiber trousers) if the article is ski/snowboard pants that meets the
definition included in Statistical Note 4 to Chapter 62 of the HTS, and is
provided for in subheading 6204.63.3010, 6210.50.5031, or 6211.20.1555 of the
HTS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H998F026CB9D84FB29F97C64744192DD1"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Category
659</header><text>An article in category 659 (relating to other man-made fiber
apparel) except for swimwear provided for in subheading 6112.31.0010,
6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040,
6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010, or 6211.12.1020 of the HTS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0740F0B6E404442D986C54A88A82E8C7"><enum>(K)</enum><header>Category
666</header><text>An article in category 666 (relating to other man-made fiber
furnishings) except for window shades and window blinds provided for in
subheading 6303.12.0010 or 6303.92.2030 of the HTS.<italic></italic></text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE44A71645E0643C886DC9080FB0BB674"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Certain other
articles</header><text>The article is the product of 1 or more Reconstruction
Opportunity Zones and falls within the scope of 1 of the following statistical
reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on September 1, 2007):</text>
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</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">4202.12.8050</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6210.20.7000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6304.99.2500</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">4202.22.4010</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6210.30.3000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6304.99.4000</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">4202.22.7000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6210.30.7000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6304.99.6030 </entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">4202.22.8070</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6210.40.3000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6306.22.9010</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">4202.92.3010</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6210.40.7000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6306.29.1100</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">4202.92.6010</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6210.50.3000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6306.29.2100</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">4202.92.9010</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6210.50.7000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6306.40.4100</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">4202.92.9015</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6211.20.0810</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6306.40.4900</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">5601.29.0010</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6211.20.0820</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6306.91.0000</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">5702.39.2090</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6211.32.0003</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6306.99.0000</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">5702.49.2000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6211.33.0003</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6307.10.2030</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">5702.50.5900</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6211.42.0003</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6307.20.0000</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">5702.99.2000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6211.43.0003</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6307.90.7200</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">5703.90.0000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6212.10.3000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6307.90.7500</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">5705.00.2090
</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6212.10.7000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6307.90.8500</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6108.22.1000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6212.90.0050</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6307.90.8950</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6111.90.7000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6213.90.0500</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6307.90.8985</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6113.00.1005</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6214.10.1000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6310.90.1000</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6113.00.1010</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6216.00.0800</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6406.99.1580</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6113.00.1012</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6216.00.1300</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6501.00.6000</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6115.29.4000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6216.00.1900</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6502.00.2000 </entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6115.30.1000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6216.00.2600</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6502.00.4000</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6115.99.4000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6216.00.3100</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6502.00.9060</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6116.10.0800</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6216.00.3500</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6504.00.3000</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6116.10.1300</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6216.00.4600</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6504.00.6000</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6116.10.4400</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6217.10.1010</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6504.00.9045</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6116.10.6500</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6217.10.8500</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6504.00.9075</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6116.10.9500</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6301.90.0020</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6505.10.0000</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6116.92.0800</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6302.29.0010</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6505.90.8015</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6116.93.0800</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6302.39.0020</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6505.90.9050</entry>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6117.10.4000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6302.99.1000</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">9404.90.2000</entry>
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</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD78E806952BB4193A434D5F2698E4253"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rules of origin
for certain covered articles</header>
<paragraph id="H4BDEC305CC1D406296FEDC73B694789D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General
rules</header><text>Except with respect to an article listed in paragraph (2)
of subsection (b), duty-free treatment may be proclaimed for an article listed
in subsection (b) only if the article is imported directly into the customs
territory of the United States from a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone
and—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0AAAC7A46B546BB9D015AAFB387BA69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the article is
wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of 1 or more Reconstruction
Opportunity Zones;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6501309260BB47EC978DEC8EE493E3A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the article is a
yarn, thread, twine, cordage, rope, cable, or braiding, and—</text>
<clause id="H0C3398B560CC40C2995270AA729B7264"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
constituent staple fibers are spun in; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H8220853E4C354FA681236F92E726B791"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
continuous filament fiber is extruded in,</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">1 or more
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones;</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H454ED84A961B48CFBF7D04AC5C699EA6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the article is a
fabric, including a fabric classifiable under chapter 59 of the HTS, and the
constituent fibers, filaments, or yarns are woven, knitted, needled, tufted,
felted, entangled, or transformed by any other fabric-making process in 1 or
more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFB3DD4ADD364C59B518A2C83B8C5A52"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the article is any
other textile or apparel article that is cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or
otherwise assembled in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones from its
component pieces.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0287B06961BB42D4A08A085ED2472F35"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special
rules</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1A10B6EE6A1C4082B996248E7773ACE7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certain made-up
articles, textile articles in the piece, and certain other textiles and textile
articles</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) and except as provided
in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of this paragraph, subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)
of paragraph (1), as appropriate, shall determine whether a good that is
classifiable under 1 of the following headings or subheadings of the HTS shall
be considered to meet the rules of origin of this subsection: 5609, 5807, 5811,
6209.20.50.40, 6213, 6214, 6301, 6302, 6303, 6304, 6305, 6306, 6307.10,
6307.90, 6308, and 9404.90.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC36D2CE630447FD96811D6F7CA15A6E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certain
knit-to-shape textiles and textile articles</header><text>Notwithstanding
paragraph (1)(D) and except as provided in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of this
paragraph, a textile or apparel article that is wholly formed on seamless
knitting machines or by hand-knitting in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity
Zones shall be considered to meet the rules of origin of this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B76BA4F74B14A539E24B65296280BF1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Certain dyed and
printed textiles and textile articles</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph
(1)(D), an article classifiable under subheading 6117.10, 6213.00, 6214.00,
6302.22, 6302.29, 6302.52, 6302.53, 6302.59, 6302.92, 6302.93, 6302.99,
6303.92, 6303.99, 6304.19, 6304.93, 6304.99, 9404.90.85, or 9404.90.95 of the
HTS, except for an article classifiable under 1 of such subheadings as of
cotton or of wool or consisting of fiber blends containing 16 percent or more
by weight of cotton, shall be considered to meet the rules of origin of this
subsection if the fabric in the article is both dyed and printed in 1 or more
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones, and such dyeing and printing is accompanied
by 2 or more of the following finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking,
fulling, napping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent
embossing, or moireing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D126C39224F468E8399D96579321F0B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Fabrics of silk,
cotton, man-made fiber, or vegetable fiber</header><text>Notwithstanding
paragraph (1)(C), a fabric classifiable under the HTS as of silk, cotton,
man-made fiber, or vegetable fiber shall be considered to meet the rules of
origin of this subsection if the fabric is both dyed and printed in 1 or more
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones, and such dyeing and printing is accompanied
by 2 or more of the following finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking,
fulling, napping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent
embossing, or moireing.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF2CEA5B401644A7B89FBB99E3AB0E844"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rules of origin
for covered articles that are products of 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity
Zones in Afghanistan</header>
<paragraph id="H9B458A358DF349C98211115B72EB5C0F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General
rules</header><text>Duty-free treatment may be proclaimed for an article listed
in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) only if the article is imported directly
into the customs territory of the United States from a Reconstruction
Opportunity Zone in Afghanistan and—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7EE6AA42891E4248B71F75E5F83D0366"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the article is
wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of 1 or more Reconstruction
Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H757C581DE1314C5FAC39A7AF3B901C02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the article is a
yarn, thread, twine, cordage, rope, cable, or braiding, and—</text>
<clause id="HFE56A05D6FB545E9AD40D72E591EB7D5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
constituent staple fibers are spun in; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HC5ACD98C8A614A7C8201B4DC8716807E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
continuous filament fiber is extruded in,</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">1 or more
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan;</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE4CB498B41E4461B8AC7D33B76891AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the article is a
fabric, including a fabric classifiable under chapter 59 of the HTS, and the
constituent fibers, filaments, or yarns are woven, knitted, needled, tufted,
felted, entangled, or transformed by any other fabric-making process in 1 or
more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62E8B87476FE43EB91E9B0B19EC398A0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the article is any
other textile or apparel article that is cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or
otherwise assembled in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in
Afghanistan from its component pieces.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H816D6CE34B8740E088572BF30FF389FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special
rules</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H101E87A8DC7A4865BCD84D713E6E2383"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certain made-up
articles, textile articles in the piece, and certain other textiles and textile
articles</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) and except as provided
in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of this paragraph, subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)
of paragraph (1), as appropriate, shall determine whether a good that is
classifiable under 1 of the following headings or subheadings of the HTS shall
be considered to meet the rules of origin of this subsection: 5609, 5807, 5811,
6209.20.50.40, 6213, 6214, 6301, 6302, 6303, 6304, 6305, 6306, 6307.10,
6307.90, 6308, and 9404.90.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFAE62B23B1834BED9753CF776D8E4683"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certain
knit-to-shape textiles and textile articles</header><text>Notwithstanding
paragraph (1)(D) and except as provided in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of this
paragraph, a textile or apparel article that is wholly formed on seamless
knitting machines or by hand-knitting in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity
Zones in Afghanistan shall be considered to meet the rules of origin of this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8036FFC85CAA4F95827291794D64F13F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Certain dyed and
printed textiles and textile articles</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph
(1)(D), an article classifiable under subheading 6117.10, 6213.00, 6214.00,
6302.22, 6302.29, 6302.52, 6302.53, 6302.59, 6302.92, 6302.93, 6302.99,
6303.92, 6303.99, 6304.19, 6304.93, 6304.99, 9404.90.85, or 9404.90.95 of the
HTS, except for an article classifiable under 1 of such subheadings as of
cotton or of wool or consisting of fiber blends containing 16 percent or more
by weight of cotton, shall be considered to meet the rules of origin of this
subsection if the fabric in the article is both dyed and printed in 1 or more
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan, and such dyeing and printing
is accompanied by 2 or more of the following finishing operations: bleaching,
shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
permanent embossing, or moireing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3908BD753A944418CC5707DF51695B5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Fabrics of silk,
cotton, man-made fiber or vegetable fiber</header><text>Notwithstanding
paragraph (1)(C), a fabric classifiable under the HTS as of silk, cotton,
man-made fiber, or vegetable fiber shall be considered to meet the rules of
origin of this subsection if the fabric is both dyed and printed in 1 or more
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan, and such dyeing and printing
is accompanied by 2 or more of the following finishing operations: bleaching,
shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
permanent embossing, or moireing.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0436AC25CAA24649B1ECCD95621901F3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the United States Trade
Representative, shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry
out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6C7EECDC16254FC5BCF3BF1DB3C87C7C"><enum>406.</enum><header>Protections
against unlawful transshipment</header>
<subsection id="H02E3A26D8A244514AABF6329AD80E77D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Duty-free
treatment conditioned on enforcement measures</header>
<paragraph id="HCBD74333F2094E878A420F1C1D35AF62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The duty-free treatment described in section 405 shall
not be provided to covered articles that are imported from a Reconstruction
Opportunity Zone in a country unless the President determines that country
meets the following criteria:</text>
<subparagraph id="H9D3438D003214B28B58C9CCC396BED91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The country has
adopted—</text>
<clause id="HECBBD344942045B48FFF75E0C5B15D7F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
effective visa or electronic certification system; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA55C757C7ED645D4AA5A4671F1056606"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>domestic laws and
enforcement procedures applicable to covered articles to prevent unlawful
transshipment of the articles and the use of false documents relating to the
importation of the articles into the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8169E6E6087044728886ED5281E7BE29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The country has
enacted legislation or promulgated regulations that would permit U.S. Customs
and Border Protection verification teams to have the access necessary to
investigate thoroughly allegations of unlawful transshipment through such
country.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73237A63E69246E085697EBB721277A6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The country agrees
to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with a monthly report on
shipments of covered articles from each producer of those articles in a
Reconstruction Opportunity Zone in that country.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7B455ADC9194DA1ADFFD49CA48155E2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The country will
cooperate fully with the United States to address and take action necessary to
prevent circumvention, as described in Article 5 of the Agreement on Textiles
and Clothing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80FE78DE9ABA48069E9D7D5D663D6A6E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The country agrees
to require each producer of a covered article in a Reconstruction Opportunity
Zone in that country to register with the competent government authority, to
provide that authority with the following information, and to update that
information as changes occur:</text>
<clause id="H4E83E62FFBD64C188E629E430654ED71"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
name and address of the producer, including the location of all textile or
apparel facilities owned or operated by that producer in Afghanistan or
Pakistan.</text>
</clause><clause id="H7AC6A7CC12DA4C8794E5F2494218E1D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The
telephone number, facsimile number, and electronic mail address of the
producer.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE4547B94A2AC47209C7FD620C400EDDE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The names and
nationalities of the producer’s owners, directors, and corporate officers, and
their positions.</text>
</clause><clause id="H5B69CCA6FFA84FB393C7CBCD5511CBDD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The
number of employees the producer employs and their occupations.</text>
</clause><clause id="H1C41FE985B3E4937AFE04A12A5B13218"><enum>(v)</enum><text>A
general description of the covered articles of the producer and the producer’s
production capacity.</text>
</clause><clause id="H6C0D704BC9DD4768864831A185730D53"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The
number and type of machines the producer uses to produce textile or apparel
articles at each facility.</text>
</clause><clause id="H19758303586D4C0CA23E3DB9130F2BEF"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The approximate
number of hours the machines operate per week.</text>
</clause><clause id="HDA8B62919B844B1C9F0A4F2EE73A8B91"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>The identity of
any supplier to the producer of textile or apparel goods, or fabrics, yarns, or
fibers used in the production of textile or apparel goods.</text>
</clause><clause id="HDE805D9769F042CE9DE90B6ADF1E8B99"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>The
name of, and contact information for, each of the producer’s customers in the
United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10C29CC9F1D3480DBEDD1EA7F8514C3F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The country agrees
to provide to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on a timely basis all of the
information received by the competent government authority in accordance with
subparagraph (E) and to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with an
annual update of that information.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD15A9589B1B43388BCD0B38C9F2DE18"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The country agrees
to require that all producers and exporters of covered articles in a
Reconstruction Opportunity Zone in that country maintain complete records of
the production and the export of covered articles, including materials used in
the production, for at least 5 years after the production or export (as the
case may be).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H962C26933F4E463B893B9DC5DC00F0C2"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The country agrees
to provide, on a timely basis, at the request of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, documentation establishing the eligibility of covered articles for
duty-free treatment under section 405.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB63E9D1B78C7496380E8FD90D9785A6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Documentation
establishing eligibility of articles for duty-free treatment</header><text>For
purposes of paragraph (1)(H), documentation establishing the eligibility of a
covered article for duty-free treatment under section 405 includes
documentation such as production records, information relating to the place of
production, the number and identification of the types of machinery used in
production, the number of workers employed in production, and certification
from both the producer and the exporter.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H63A8946838694F99846FA132BDB75242"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Customs
procedures and enforcement</header>
<paragraph id="H36C8A07CF1904EEC82A6E92767391755"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="H36A0ADA8E6F64CA48BBA4579E75AA564"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the United States Trade
Representative, shall promulgate regulations setting forth customs procedures
similar in all material respects to the requirements of article 502(1) of the
NAFTA as implemented pursuant to United States law, which shall apply to any
importer that claims duty-free treatment for an article under section
405.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A92AB7F72EB4D92995FCA751C22C3F6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>In
order for articles produced in a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone to qualify for
the duty-free treatment under section 405, there shall be in effect a
determination by the President that Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may
be—</text>
<clause id="H28A37C5DC8564BB599531E02EB0897A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
implemented and follows; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H845CD5A48A264447978F41952128CBB7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is
making substantial progress toward implementing and following,</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">procedures and requirements
similar in all material respects to the relevant procedures and requirements
under chapter 5 of the NAFTA.</continuation-text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB2A9C657891443DF8434A4B326AA49AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certificate of
origin</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certificate of
origin that otherwise would be required pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall not be required in the case of an article imported under section 405
if such certificate of origin would not be required under article 503 of the
NAFTA, as implemented pursuant to United States law, if the article were
imported from Mexico.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H343D9F8B330B4C65A0469B39530400E0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>If
the President determines, based on sufficient evidence, that an entity has
engaged in unlawful transshipment described in paragraph (4), the President
shall deny for a period of 5 years beginning on the date of the determination
all benefits under section 405 to the entity, any successor of the entity, and
any other entity owned, operated, or controlled by the principals of the
entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9423FF92A5864D1AA875561F66057C77"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Unlawful
transshipment described</header><text>For purposes of this section, unlawful
transshipment occurs when duty-free treatment for a covered article has been
claimed on the basis of material false information concerning the country of
origin, manufacture, processing, or assembly of the article or any of its
components. For purposes of the preceding sentence, false information is
material if disclosure of the true information would mean or would have meant
that the article is or was ineligible for duty-free treatment under section
405.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEAD97860EAF9482387FBEFA91D8CEDDF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Monitoring and
reports to congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">U.S.
Customs and Border Protection shall monitor and the Commissioner responsible
for U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to Congress, not later than
March 31 of each year, a report on the effectiveness of the visa or electronic
certification systems and the implementation of legislation and regulations
described in subsection (a) and on measures taken by Afghanistan and Pakistan
to prevent circumvention as described in article 5 of the Agreement on Textile
and Clothing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB2405426651B4AB3B1B7AFE85E9D2C6F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
customs enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">U.S.
Customs and Border Protection shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H63BF68393BD743E69B8B701DFECB58CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make available
technical assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6FCC74D156B14FCF9D51F20349921283"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the development
and implementation of visa or electronic certification systems, legislation,
and regulations described in subsection (a)(1)(A) and (B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0FA2114C11444BF09DE76D18BF39C39E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to train their
officials in anti-transshipment enforcement;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB72E0D5010B74DF8862A9CD166531B11"><enum>(2)</enum><text>send production
verification teams to Afghanistan and Pakistan as necessary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H382AD02612694026B2D7445DF34A590C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to the extent
feasible, place Afghanistan and Pakistan on a relevant e-certification
program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H74789AFFE8CA49E6B2FF88F23987CDA3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out
subsection (c), there are authorized to be appropriated to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through
2023.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28208AD4F5EC4563ADF81E81BEE096BB"><enum>407.</enum><header>Technical
assistance, capacity building, compliance assessment, and remediation
program</header>
<subsection id="H964502B92A90499B848FBD7A8E41C274"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HD1C455A514604A539B3D3E27ADE3B511"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H85FF2C71F19E4D37B8DEE671E79F98A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Finance and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF44CE9E30B8349938F0DC270424941BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Ways and Means and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8F9D21231FC1400EAC9C0BFA53CDDEDF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Textile or
apparel producer</header><text>The term <term>textile or apparel
producer</term> means a producer of a covered article described in section
405(b) that is located in a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA8177D3D29F4CD3BF24574BF41531D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1C6C6560DB1A4505A0F5B9B4DC6F3701"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Presidential
certification of compliance by afghanistan or pakistan with
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the
expiration of the 16-month period beginning on the date on which the President
designates an area within Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, as a
Reconstruction Opportunity Zone under section 403(a), duty-free treatment
proclaimed under section 404(a) or 405(a) for articles from such Reconstruction
Opportunity Zone may remain in effect only if the President determines and
certifies to Congress that Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2B772BDBEA4647E4A9B4FCEE41BAFD91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has implemented
the requirements set forth in subsections (c) and (d) with respect to such
Reconstruction Opportunity Zone; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1E0DBB0F2D4C4DD8BBC1297F6740CAEE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has agreed to require textile or apparel
producers in such Reconstruction Opportunity Zone to participate in the program
described in subsection (d) and has developed a system to ensure participation
in such program by such producers, including by developing and maintaining the
registry described in subsection (c)(2)(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H44EA534FDBC74B5B9F1FA4D4854BEDAD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension</header>
<subparagraph id="HCC0932F20E9A4B58B2A52EEE0D02985B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial
extension</header><text>The President may extend the period for compliance by
Afghanistan or Pakistan under paragraph (1) for an initial 6-month period if
the President—</text>
<clause id="H21F0991DF0FD4CF3AC4330B33255D9A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that Afghanistan or Pakistan, as
the case may be, has made a good faith effort toward implementing the
requirements set forth in paragraph (1) (A) and (B) and has agreed to take
additional steps towards implementing such requirements that are satisfactory
to the President; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HE2065FBFE84F41C9AFA1D447D7D40778"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides to the appropriate congressional
committees, not later than 30 days before the last day of the 16-month period
specified in paragraph (1), a report identifying the additional steps that
Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, has agreed to take as described in
clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7F9A547E34754632AFBAB1B4FE188D67"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequent
extensions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may
extend the period for compliance by Afghanistan or Pakistan under paragraph (1)
for subsequent 6-month periods if, with respect to each such extension, the
President—</text>
<clause id="H5A2A0F8AB6164EF193E35ACB9F8D04C4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides an opportunity for public comment
and a public hearing on the possible extension not later than 45 days before
the last day of the existing 6-month extension;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6D5D3C3E9B3449CE82D4C8E903DA286A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consults with the
Secretary of Labor and the appropriate congressional committees with respect to
the possible extension not later than 45 days before the last day of the
existing 6-month extension;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5A0D3A4F34264617B8B831DAA7A81A00"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>determines,
taking into account any public comments and input received during the public
hearing described in clause (i) and the consultations described in clause (ii),
that extraordinary circumstances exist that preclude Afghanistan or Pakistan,
as the case may be, from meeting the requirements set forth in paragraph (1)
(A) and (B); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC0AA1C8B7BD046FAB5D3437E2F97DF83"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>publishes in the
Federal Register a notice that describes—</text>
<subclause id="H2BEA3D13D5DE4369B7DDD920F6CB5E51"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the extraordinary
circumstances described in clause (iii);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA76F4752C8FE44CA95176D11D457C024"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the reasons why
the extraordinary circumstances preclude Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case
may be, from meeting the requirements set forth in paragraph (1) (A) and (B);
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5F593E5DEC724EB6A2429AEBB6D2D9AA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the steps
Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, will take during the 6-month
period of the extension to implement the requirements set forth in paragraph
(1) (A) and (B).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2EA8F8AAD310497B8EFECB36CAE5B7DE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Continuing
compliance</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H63AB68EBD74845709367D39E1419B01B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Termination of
duty-free treatment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, after
making a certification under paragraph (1), the President determines that
Afghanistan or Pakistan is no longer meeting the requirements set forth in
paragraph (1) (A) and (B), the President shall terminate the duty-free
treatment proclaimed under section 404(a) or 405(a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F3BA0730B2B451E9348590EFDEFC004"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Continuation of
duty-free treatment notwithstanding noncompliance</header>
<clause id="H038B0EFED3704DD0A5DCED958E819EC7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Initial 6-month
continuation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), if, after making a certification under paragraph (1), the
President determines that Afghanistan or Pakistan is no longer meeting the
requirements set forth in paragraph (1) (A) and (B), the President may extend
the duty-free treatment proclaimed under section 404(a) or 405(a) for an
initial 6-month period if the President—</text>
<subclause id="HD9F57CDA07BD4EF8838B05B2ADDE6B86"><enum>(I)</enum><text>determines, after
consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the appropriate congressional
committees, that extraordinary circumstances exist that preclude Afghanistan or
Pakistan, as the case may be, from continuing to meet the requirements set
forth in paragraph (1) (A) and (B); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3995CDCCA8C14D748E0C984910E33624"><enum>(II)</enum><text>publishes in the
Federal Register a notice, not later than 30 days after making the
determination under subclause (I), that describes—</text>
<item id="H495D4ABA92344D0EBD5691B10BFD5012"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
extraordinary circumstances described in subclause (I); and</text>
</item><item id="H2B9C371E4219430997AD930EAC8CAF2A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reasons why the extraordinary
circumstances preclude Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, from
continuing to meet the requirements set forth in paragraph (1) (A) and
(B).</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="HD335A0C194A74895AECDE5FE9219CEBD"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Subsequent
6-month continuation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
President may extend the duty-free treatment proclaimed under section 404(a) or
405(a) for a subsequent 6-month period if, with respect to such extension, the
President makes a determination that meets the requirements of clause (i)(I)
and publishes in the Federal Register a notice that meets the requirements of
clause (i)(II).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6022A468EB124630840B5F2EC01069E3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Subsequent
compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the President,
after terminating duty-free treatment under subparagraph (A), determines that
Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, is implementing the requirements
set forth in paragraph (1) (A) and (B) and meets the requirements of section
403, the President shall reinstate the application of duty-free treatment
proclaimed under section 404(a) or 405(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3FC57BDACD17493DB45FA51D362B6EEA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Labor
official</header>
<paragraph id="HCC464DA3F91E42B7BFA661E1B9B2D046"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirement under
this subsection is that Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, has
designated a labor official within the national government that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAF71EE6EDC04400DBA30A702AEC00F5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reports directly to the President of
Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H755C22D3F8C34680AE525476C4815A91"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is chosen by the President of Afghanistan
or Pakistan, as the case may be, in consultation with labor unions and industry
associations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A5B780F993146B5967B59A8B013AECF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is vested with the
authority to perform the functions described in paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD55851BB37E41C68D6F0BCEDB10E1DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The functions of the labor official shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9BABFB1684764C1EAC6707725A155014"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and maintaining a registry of
textile or apparel producers, and developing, in consultation and coordination
with any other appropriate officials of the Government of Afghanistan or
Pakistan, as the case may be, a system to ensure participation by such
producers in the program described in subsection (d);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47E4A1CD8219450CBF497FD37D80688B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>overseeing the
implementation of the program described in subsection (d);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA147AFEEB536440D85D8ABC097A8EBDF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receiving and investigating comments from
any interested party regarding the conditions described in subsection (d)(2) in
facilities of textile or apparel producers listed in the registry described in
subparagraph (A) and, where appropriate, referring such comments or the result
of such investigations to the appropriate authorities of Afghanistan or
Pakistan, as the case may be, and to the entity operating the program described
in subsection (d);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9ADFA0C673A143B9BF735CA622A592F7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assisting, in consultation and coordination
with any other appropriate authorities of Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case
may be, textile or apparel producers listed in the registry described in
subparagraph (A) in meeting the conditions set forth in subsection (d)(2);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9B401796DD9A4E1AA238628F51BDFF48"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinating, with the assistance of the
entity operating the program described in subsection (d), a tripartite
committee comprised of appropriate representatives of government agencies,
employers, and workers, as well as other relevant interested parties, for the
purposes of evaluating progress in implementing the program described in
subsection (d), and consulting on improving core labor standards and working
conditions in the textile and apparel sector in Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the
case may be, and on other matters of common concern relating to such core labor
standards and working conditions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEEAE0DA9085A4FBCB51BCCF2E162C348"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical
assistance, capacity building, compliance assessment, and remediation
program</header>
<paragraph id="H3EF78A45444440CA9F7E471CA216CF6A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirement under
this subsection is that Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, in
cooperation with the entity designated by the Secretary of Labor under
paragraph (3)(A)(i), has established a program meeting the requirements under
paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1534911C5BCB43DC9F0D535EEB6F78B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assess compliance by textile or apparel
producers listed in the registry described in subsection (c)(2)(A) with the
conditions set forth in paragraph (2) and to assist such producers in meeting
such conditions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27340D686E714D95AF4CB0BBB8664D82"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide assistance to improve the
capacity of the Government of Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may
be—</text>
<clause id="H0F03AFC2CAA64F0C83DE3465799228F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to inspect facilities of textile or apparel
producers listed in the registry described in subsection (c)(2)(A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC151DE7011E5463B9F4F60E8B0C267BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
enforce national labor laws and resolve labor disputes, including through
measures described in paragraph (5).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H93A64B97F912435EB674C6B4DD1D8108"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditions
described</header><text>The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8048E65D0B12497AB676D85C76462D0D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>compliance with
core labor standards; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEF2F0F867064BC1A963E1FE6F086E74"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compliance with the labor laws of
Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, that relate directly to core labor
standards and to ensuring acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum
wages, hours of work, and occupational health and safety.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3EDC7CF61305415799A06CD4C38C0459"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements for the program are that
the program—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA0E8EF39EDB14AC4BF677E2D2B6DFF16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is operated by an
entity that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H445500B702D042D1BBD4714BFABB99FF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is designated by the Secretary of Labor, in
consultation with appropriate officials of the Government of Afghanistan or
Pakistan, as the case may be;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H0B033FB60F2F44AABFFF96269B630114"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operates independently of the Government of
Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H43052B3A51BB44769AEF2EE3DF8E56AF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has expertise
relating to monitoring of core labor standards;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H214F4815913241BB9D4910002A8629F1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>if the entity
designated under clause (i) is an entity other than the International Labor
Organization, is subject to evaluation by the International Labor Organization
at the request of the Secretary of Labor, including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HC7C464B478444F9C9AC68C595AC04500"><enum>(I)</enum><text>annual review of
the operation of the program; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H83B48733FE844729B56E2B8FAC96A70A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annual recommendations to the entity
operating the program, the Government of Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case
may be, and the Secretary of Labor to improve the operation of the
program;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H02E6D70597DD4CE4BEBB314543D58941"><enum>(v)</enum><text>prepares the
annual report described in paragraph (4);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DC8340D55274101B0121CD66E5DD8C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is developed through a participatory
process that includes the labor official described in subsection (c) of
Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, and appropriate representatives of
government agencies, employers, and workers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE481AEDA08514C148CD559230DF28B13"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess compliance by each textile or
apparel producer listed in the registry described in subsection (c)(2)(A) with
the conditions set forth in paragraph (2) and identify any deficiencies by such
producer with respect to meeting such conditions, including by—</text>
<clause id="H50D0F39E09BA44978174DE1BE4175389"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducting site
visits to facilities of the producer;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE9D339C588EA43CAB33C705D273898B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>conducting
confidential interviews with workers and management of the facilities of the
producer; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6960A8C90AF54459A26AFB65BF1FB482"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>providing to
management and workers, and where applicable, worker organizations of the
producer, on a confidential basis—</text>
<subclause id="HE546CB3F2E534396BD2878341A56055B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the results of the
assessment carried out under this subparagraph; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1D56294AE2AE4CFEA4FA8D7C71D9D8B6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>specific
suggestions for remediating any such deficiencies;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95432C5CB9374B1E93037C9F14F18988"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assist the textile
or apparel producer in remediating any deficiencies identified under
subparagraph (C);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1457C5A763741489B54766E83B35E22"><enum>(E)</enum><text>conduct prompt
follow-up site visits to the facilities of the textile or apparel producer to
assess progress on remediation of any deficiencies identified under
subparagraph (C); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4135D4A1BB0D4E77B3305A369916976B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provide training
to workers and management of the textile or apparel producer, and where
appropriate, to other persons or entities, to promote compliance with paragraph
(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE204D5A87DD9443B8134C0F9D803068F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The annual report
referred to in paragraph (3)(A)(v) is a report, by the entity operating the
program, that is published (and available to the public in a readily accessible
manner) on an annual basis, beginning 1 year after Afghanistan or Pakistan, as
the case may be, has implemented a program under this subsection, covering the
preceding 1-year period, and that includes the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HED9E74D2985C4FF1853A4524A438783D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The name of each textile or apparel
producer listed in the registry described in subsection (c)(2)(A) that has been
in operation in the Reconstruction Opportunity Zone for at least 1 year and has
been identified as having met the conditions under paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD673E532900C40809C45DA0DEB7DA8ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The name of each textile or apparel
producer listed in the registry described in subsection (c)(2)(A) that has been
in operation in the Reconstruction Opportunity Zone for at least 1 year and has
been identified as having deficiencies with respect to the conditions under
paragraph (2), and has failed to remedy such deficiencies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0737FAA33DF42DCAFB01374937B7BEA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For each textile
or apparel producer listed under subparagraph (B)—</text>
<clause id="H222DB8FB2ED34767B839637ABE7AD020"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of the deficiencies found to exist and the specific suggestions for
remediating such deficiencies made by the entity operating the program;</text>
</clause><clause id="H492E6CDDD1A34A7CBD3BFB82D69BFFF9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
description of the efforts by the producer to remediate the deficiencies,
including a description of assistance provided by any entity to assist in such
remediation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFC0A6A04844B4888BA8CF2C92B3AF26D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with respect to
deficiencies that have not been remediated, the amount of time that has elapsed
since the deficiencies were first identified in a report under this
subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3320116271714DD1B3D2F9FE6A0B622F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For each textile
or apparel producer identified as having deficiencies with respect to the
conditions described under paragraph (2) in a prior report under this
paragraph, a description of the progress made in remediating such deficiencies
since the submission of the prior report, and an assessment of whether any
aspect of such deficiencies persists.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA8C3D1DE0504C78BE10A3568A10CE6B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Capacity
building</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assistance to
the Government of Afghanistan or Pakistan referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall
include programs—</text>
<subparagraph id="H74604DC200F54C318F7DAD0CBB8C26CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to review the labor laws and regulations of
Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, and to develop and implement
strategies for improving such labor laws and regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E2ECB501EE4492BB4D9FC1C6848B193"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop
additional strategies for protecting core labor standards and providing
acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and
occupational safety and health, including through legal, regulatory, and
institutional reform;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF3841494EBD3461383E53AA02D66B83C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase awareness of core labor
standards and national labor laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7B2F3FB5EC0457786EA7B45715A8EC3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote consultation and cooperation
between government representatives, employers, worker representatives, and
United States importers on matters relating to core labor standards and
national labor laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CFD4B29252243D98BCEE2173CFCE602"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist the labor official of Afghanistan
or Pakistan, as the case may be, designated pursuant to subsection (c) in
establishing and coordinating operation of the committee described in
subsection (c)(2)(E);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE73D83368F924D72805A1D870F0AB2FB"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist worker representatives in more
fully and effectively advocating on behalf of their members; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE3F8742E5D24288841F89565BDC2119"><enum>(G)</enum><text>to provide
on-the-job training and technical assistance to labor inspectors, judicial
officers, and other relevant personnel to build their capacity to enforce
national labor laws and resolve labor disputes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2786AF56CCDA4C249E816012AA6A7155"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Compliance with
eligibility criteria</header>
<paragraph id="H2DF725501C424C8A9EDCDA71B6F1537F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Country
compliance with core labor standards eligibility criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a determination of whether
Afghanistan or Pakistan is meeting the eligibility requirement set forth in
section 403(b)(1)(E) relating to core labor standards, the President shall
consider any reports produced under subsection (d)(4) and acceptable conditions
of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational health
and safety.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F90D8ABE4514AF49CDC0ECDFD8DB0F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Producer
eligibility</header>
<subparagraph id="HD0D9A6856C4547EA9E6C7FC43EBEA17C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Identification
of producers</header>
<clause id="H0C719EFA537845DC83E2D1B4A9145757"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), beginning 2 years
after the President makes the certification under subsection (b)(1), the
President shall identify on a biennial basis whether a textile or apparel
producer listed in the registry described in subsection (c)(2)(A) and in
operation for at least 1 year has failed to comply with core labor standards
and with the labor laws of Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, that
directly relate to and are consistent with core labor standards.</text>
</clause><clause id="H263EE9DD4C4B4508BDB0B5BCFC3EE204"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may identify a textile or
apparel producer at any time under clause (i) if the evidence warrants such a
review.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC55DA1F281D6432EA3DBB7FBF32F1263"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assistance to
producers; withdrawal, etc., of duty-free treatment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each textile or apparel producer that
the President identifies under subparagraph (A), the President shall seek to
assist such producer in coming into compliance with core labor standards and
with the labor laws of Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, that
directly relate to and are consistent with core labor standards. If, within a
reasonable period of time, such efforts fail, the President shall withdraw,
suspend, or limit the application of duty-free treatment to textile and apparel
covered articles of such producer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF48D74814A164C8BA9D2BE2BA6278BA7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reinstating
duty-free treatment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the
President, after withdrawing, suspending, or limiting the application of
duty-free treatment under subparagraph (B) to articles of a textile or apparel
producer, determines that such producer is complying with core labor standards
and with the labor laws of Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, that
directly relate to and are consistent with core labor standards, the President
shall reinstate the application of duty-free treatment under section 405 to the
textile and apparel covered articles of such producer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B8987B34FAF49C8ADAE26D9B578AEF2"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consideration of
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making the
identification under subparagraph (A) and the determination under subparagraph
(C), the President shall consider the reports made available under subsection
(d)(4).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA0DD004552DE4C849DB7665D7DCA6692"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports by the
president</header>
<paragraph id="H8840ED3FF8C3410393D5A6D97DFDEE02"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
on the implementation of this section during the preceding 1-year
period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E8E4430727549DD842C3E9999DAC866"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header><text>Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H070EA47EF46B4420B5EBCDD4B2903C78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An explanation of
the efforts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the President, and entity designated
by the Secretary of Labor to carry out this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAC6262ED0F0422AAC33477187A5245F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A summary of each
report produced under subsection (d)(4) during the preceding 1-year period and
a summary of the findings contained in such report.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA03D5CA71EB42C0BB0D64344E554A59"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identifications made under subsection
(e)(2)(A) and determinations made under subsection (e)(2)(C).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H18237996B8994D8AA87C2CF9F039BF92"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Evaluation and
report by secretary of labor</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1F0310A6804B443292B5EC13A21EFD64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall evaluate the
monitoring program established under this section to determine ways to improve
adoption and adherence to core labor standards and acceptable conditions of
work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational health and
safety. To the extent that producers of nontextile or nonapparel articles
described in section 404 of this division have established operations in
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones, the report shall also evaluate options for
expanding the program to include such producers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7C0D3357D53A421C81E0A5D0ECAD4444"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date on which Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case
may be, has implemented a program under this section, the Secretary of Labor
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains
the results of the evaluation required under paragraph (1) and recommendations
to improve the program under this section and, if applicable, to expand the
program to include producers of nontextile or nonapparel articles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6BC9A22376AE4185905C7AB69E6378F2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC2A69BF17D56428DB73FAF6F4CBF5C1C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section (other than subsection
(g)) $20,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2009, and ending on
September 30, 2023.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6C98294073DD4BA898258E3538BC36CD"><enum>408.</enum><header>Petition
process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any interested party
may file a request to have the status of Afghanistan or Pakistan reviewed with
respect to the eligibility requirements listed in this title, and the President
shall provide for this purpose the same procedures as those that are provided
for reviewing the status of eligible beneficiary developing countries with
respect to the designation criteria listed in subsections (b) and (c) of
section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462 (b) and (c)).</text>
</section><section id="HE1BBBD22507E4711BC86965FCE643413"><enum>409.</enum><header>Limitations on
providing duty-free treatment</header>
<subsection id="HFF9DBAEED091402AB76D17A22B10A8F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="H9EDC93B1120849BCBC3A016D6A975AD7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Proclamation</header><text>Except
as provided in paragraph (2), and subject to subsection (b) and the conditions
described in sections 403 through 407 of this division, the President shall
exercise the President’s authority under this title, and the President shall
proclaim any duty-free treatment pursuant to that authority.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E95E816F0FF4B6AAD2153A453202F34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
President may waive the application of this title if the President determines
that providing such treatment is inconsistent with the national interests of
the United States. In making such determination, the President shall
consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4FF671E48C9443ACB3EDDA3DCB7A04CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>obligations of the
United States under international agreements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42AA680E2EB64B72B3D3448C429303C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the national
economic interests of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81B0FCDE70AB4040B42E07F7E398A5DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the foreign policy
interests of the United States, including the economic development of
Afghanistan and the border region of Pakistan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDA0F0016AC1E4DAA808E97576403400C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Withdrawal,
suspension, or limitation of duty-free treatment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may withdraw, suspend, or
limit the application of the duty-free treatment proclaimed under this title
upon consideration of the factors set forth in section 403 (b) and (c) of this
division, and section 502 (b) and (c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462
(b) and (c)). In taking any action to withdraw, suspend, or limit duty-free
treatment with respect to producers receiving benefits under section 404 or 405
of this division, the President shall consider the information described in
section 403(d) of this division relating to verification of the ownership and
nature of the activities of such producers and any other relevant information
the President determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF6941C7241204CF988FD37E83E1F9949"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notice to
Congress</header><text>The President shall advise Congress—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5C8A2D7261D6495BB638F1E653FF2B3C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of any action the President takes to waive,
withdraw, suspend, or limit the application of duty-free treatment with respect
to Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan or Pakistan or enterprises
receiving benefits under section 404 or 405 of this division; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5FC3A3F76B44F998C1AA569348D5F0B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if either Afghanistan or Pakistan fails to
adequately take the actions described in section 403 (b) and (c) of this
division or section 502 (b) and (c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462
(b) and (c)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF312F187422D45E89CB50050A5406642"><enum>410.</enum><header>Termination of
benefits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Duty-free treatment
provided under this title shall remain in effect through September 30,
2024.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E9B14D3682641398F53169AC46979AD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>411.</enum><header>Customs user
fees</header>
<subsection id="HB04EE5C6B51F494D9E1002A1F2914381"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the
Treasury shall increase the amount of fees charged and collected under section
13031(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19
U.S.C. 58c(a)) for the provision of customs services in connection with imports
and travel from Afghanistan and Pakistan as necessary to meet the requirements
of subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB2E210C97F7949AF8DDE7588BAA2CBC8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum
amount</header><text>The amount of the increase in fees charged and collected
under the authority of subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="H9A06ED980D8A40EDA4819EA99E596D1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not be less
than $12,000,000 for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act and ending at the close of September 30, 2014; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H045704A633B54F1EB52833A0C8983B92"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be less than $105,000,000 for the
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending at the
close of September 30, 2019.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAD7AE49116314A7295AA9DE18FE3AB92"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of
the increase in fees charged and collected under the authority of subsection
(a) shall be in addition to the amount of fees that would otherwise be charged
and collected under section 13031(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)) for the provision of customs
services in connection with imports and travel from Afghanistan and
Pakistan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0AFBE5734FB54CA3913377B6768F8370"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination of
authority</header><text>The authority provided under subsection (a) terminates
at the close of the date on which the aggregate amount of the increase in fees
charged and collected under the authority of subsection (a) equals
$105,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section>
Passed the House of
Representatives June 10, 2009.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.