1.This Act may be cited as the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 2012
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
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. Contributions to International
Organizations.
Sec. 103. Contributions for International
Peacekeeping Activities.
Sec. 104. International
Commissions.
Sec. 105. Migration and Refugee
Assistance.
Sec. 106. National Endowment for
Democracy.
Title II—Department of State Authorities and
Activities
Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and
Activities
Sec. 201. Transfer of inspections back to the
Secretary of State.
Sec. 202. International Litigation
Fund.
Sec. 203. Actuarial valuations.
Sec. 204. Special agents.
Sec. 205. Diplomatic security program
contracting.
Subtitle B—Consular Services and Related
Matters
Sec. 211. Extension of authority to assess
passport surcharge.
Sec. 212. Tibet.
Sec. 213. Maintenance cost sharing
program.
Sec. 214. Border crossing card fee for
minors.
Sec. 215. Report on Office of Terrorism Finance
and Economic Sanctions Policy of the Department of State.
Subtitle C—Other Matters
Sec. 221. Statement of policy on existing
United States understandings with Israel.
Sec. 222. Recognition of Jerusalem as the
capital of the State of Israel and relocation of the United States Embassy to
Jerusalem.
Title III—Organization and Personnel
Authorities
Sec. 301. Suspension of Foreign Service members
without pay.
Sec. 302. Repeal of recertification requirement
for Senior Foreign Service.
Sec. 303. Limited appointments in the Foreign
Service.
Sec. 304. Limitation of compensatory time off
for travel.
Title IV—United States International
Broadcasting
Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations for
international broadcasting.
Sec. 402. Personal services contracting
program.
Sec. 403. Employment for international
broadcasting.
Sec. 404. Technical amendment relating to civil
immunity for Broadcasting Board of Governors members.
Title V—Reporting Requirements
Sec. 501. Reporting reform.
Sec. 502. Diplomatic relations with
Israel.
Sec. 503. Report on progress to ameliorate
violations of religious freedom.
Title VI—Proliferation Security
Initiative
Sec. 601. Authority to interdict certain
imports to and exports from Iran.
Sec. 602. Report.
Sec. 603. Definitions.
Title VII—Peace Corps Volunteer Service
Protection
Sec. 701. Sexual assault complaints in the
Peace Corps.
Sec. 702. Peace Corps volunteer
protection.
Sec. 703. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 704. Independence of the Inspector General
of the Peace Corps.
Sec. 705. Authorization of
appropriations.
Title VIII—Nuclear Nonproliferation
Sec. 801. Withdrawal from the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Sec. 802. Prohibition on assistance to state
sponsors of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 803. Additional protocol as a criterion
for United States assistance.
Title IX—Foreign Assistance
Subtitle A—General provisions
Sec. 901. Goals of United States
assistance.
Sec. 902. Guidelines for United States foreign
assistance programs.
Sec. 903. Report.
Subtitle B—Authorizations of appropriations
Sec. 911. Bilateral Economic
Assistance.
Sec. 912. United States Agency for
International Development.
Sec. 913. Nonproliferation, antiterrorism, and
demining.
Sec. 914. International narcotics control and
law enforcement.
Sec. 915. Partnerships between businesses and
postsecondary educational institutions in Africa.
Subtitle C—Prohibitions on
assistance
Part I—General provisions
Sec. 921. Countries that fail to meet MCC’s
Corruption Performance Indicator.
Sec. 922. Foreign organizations that promote or
perform abortion.
Sec. 923. Development Innovation Ventures
program.
Sec. 924. Countries that oppose the position of
the United States in the United Nations.
Sec. 925. Support for activities of the Global
Climate Change Initiative.
Sec. 926. Trilateral Assistance
Program.
Part II—Country and organization-specific
provisions
Sec. 931. Limitation on assistance to
Argentina, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
Sec. 932. Muslim Brotherhood.
Sec. 933. Palestinian Authority.
Sec. 934. Sri Lanka.
Sec. 935. Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia.
Subtitle D—Administrative
provisions
Sec. 941. Transfer of liquidated assets of
certain Enterprise Funds to the United States Treasury.
Sec. 942. Limitation on funds for USAID’s
Office of Budget and Resource Management.
Sec. 943. Limitation on USAID training
contracts under the Merida Initiative.
Sec. 944. Internet website to make publicly
available comprehensive, timely, comparable, and accessible information on
United States foreign assistance programs.
Subtitle E—Reports and other
matters
Sec. 951. Report on aid commitments and
disbursements by other donors and international organizations.
Sec. 952. Reports on financial disclosure of
certain organizations and businesses that receive United States foreign
assistance funding.
Sec. 953. Statement of policy and report on
sex-selection abortion.
Sec. 954. Sense of Congress regarding reducing
malaria prevalence and deaths.
Sec. 955. Sense of Congress regarding second
MCC Compact with Cape Verde.
Sec. 956. Sense of Congress regarding
microfinance and microenterprise programs.
Sec. 957. Sense of Congress regarding
microenterprise development assistance to sub-Saharan Africa.
Title X—Security Assistance
Sec. 1001. Short title.
Subtitle A—Military assistance and related
matters
Part I—Funding authorizations
Sec. 1011. Foreign Military Financing
program.
Sec. 1011A. International military education
and training.
Part II—Military assistance authorities and
related provisions
Sec. 1012. Authority to transfer excess defense
articles.
Sec. 1012A. Annual military assistance
report.
Sec. 1012B. Annual report on foreign military
training.
Sec. 1012C. Global Security Contingency
Fund.
Sec. 1012D. International military education
and training.
Part III—Arms Export Control Act amendments and
related provisions
Sec. 1013. Increased flexibility for use of
defense trade control registration fees.
Sec. 1013A. Increase in congressional
notification thresholds.
Sec. 1013B. Return of defense
articles.
Sec. 1013C. Annual estimate and justification
for sales program.
Sec. 1013D. Updating and conforming penalties
for violations of sections 38 and 39 of the Arms Export Control
Act.
Sec. 1013E. Clarification of prohibitions
relating to state sponsors of terrorism and their nationals.
Sec. 1013F. Exemption for transactions with
countries supporting acts of international terrorism.
Sec. 1013G. Report on Foreign Military
Financing program.
Sec. 1013H. Congressional notification of
regulations and amendments to regulations under section 38 of the Arms Export
Control Act.
Sec. 1013I. Diplomatic efforts to strengthen
national and international arms export controls.
Sec. 1013J. Review and report of investigations
of violations of section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act.
Sec. 1013K. Increase in penalties for illicit
trafficking in small arms and light weapons to countries in the Western
Hemisphere.
Sec. 1013L. Department of State Rewards
Program.
Subtitle B—Security assistance and related
matters
Part I—Israel
Sec. 1021. Report on United States commitments
to the security of Israel.
Sec. 1021A. Clarification of certification
requirements relating to Israel’s qualitative military edge.
Sec. 1021B. Support to Israel for missile
defense.
Part II—Egypt
Sec. 1022. Limitation on security assistance to
the Government of Egypt.
Sec. 1022A. Report on security assistance to
the Government of Egypt.
Sec. 1022B. Government of Egypt
defined.
Part III—Lebanon
Sec. 1023. Statement of policy.
Sec. 1023A. Limitation on security assistance
to the Government of Lebanon.
Sec. 1023B. Report on security assistance to
the Government of Lebanon.
Sec. 1023C. Government of Lebanon
defined.
Part IV—Palestinian Authority
Sec. 1024. Limitation on security assistance to
the Palestinian Authority.
Sec. 1024A. Report on security assistance to
the Palestinian Authority.
Sec. 1024B. Palestinian Authority
defined.
Part V—Pakistan
Sec. 1025. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 1025A. Limitations on certain
assistance.
Sec. 1025B. Strategy reports.
Part VI—Yemen
Sec. 1026. Limitation on security assistance to
the Government of Yemen.
Sec. 1026A. Report on security assistance to
the Government of Yemen.
Sec. 1026B. Government of Yemen
defined.
Part VII—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 1027. Definitions.
Sec. 1027A. Report on police
training.
Sec. 1027B. Audits of United States assistance
to Iraq.
Subtitle C—Peacekeeping operations
Sec. 1031. Peacekeeping operations.
Subtitle D—Reports
Sec. 1041. Report on transparency in NATO arms
sales.
Sec. 1041A. Report on Task Force for Business
and Stability Operations in Afghanistan.
Title XI—Miscellaneous Provisions
Subtitle A—General Provisions
Sec. 1101. Elimination of East-West
Center.
Sec. 1102. Inspector General of the Global
Fund.
Sec. 1103. Antiboycott provisions.
Sec. 1104. American materials required for
public use of certain funds.
Sec. 1105. Prohibition on disclosure of
political contributions in submitting offers for Department of State
contracts.
Sec. 1106. Protection of intellectual property
rights.
Sec. 1107. Inter-country adoption
strategy.
Sec. 1108. Clarification of sensitive
technologies for purposes of procurement ban.
Sec. 1109. Curtailing the frequency of
international maritime piracy.
Sec. 1110. United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees and Religious Freedom.
Sec. 1111. Exchange program for women
legislators and civil society leaders.
Sec. 1112. National interest waiver under the
Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.
Subtitle B—Country-specific
provisions
Sec. 1121. Azores Cooperative Initiative
Program.
Sec. 1122. United States embassies in Caribbean
countries.
Sec. 1123. Limitation on funds for U.S.-China
Center of Excellence on Nuclear Security.
Sec. 1124. Visas for certain citizens of the
People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 1125. Report on the influence of the
People’s Republic of China in Southwest Asia.
Sec. 1126. Enforcement of United States
regulations on travel to Cuba.
Sec. 1127. Measures supporting the
reunification of Cyprus.
Sec. 1128. Pending claims against the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia.
Sec. 1129. Promotion of human rights in
Vietnam.
Subtitle C—Statements of policy
Sec. 1131. Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Sec. 1132. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes
Region of Africa.
Sec. 1133. Lord’s Resistance Army.
Sec. 1134. Camp Ashraf.
Sec. 1135. Human rights abuses by the
Government of Syria.
Sec. 1136. Relations with Russia.
Sec. 1137. Cote d’Ivoire.
Sec. 1138. Water and sanitation.
Subtitle D—Sense of Congress
provisions
Part I—General provisions
Sec. 1141. Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs.
Sec. 1142. Department of State code of conduct
to prevent human trafficking.
Sec. 1143. Public diplomacy.
Sec. 1144. Human rights priorities.
Sec. 1145. Discouraging murder and other forms
of violence.
Sec. 1146. International cooperation in
space.
Sec. 1147. Boundary, water, and fisheries
commissions.
Part II—Country-specific provisions
Sec. 1151. Keystone XL pipeline.
Sec. 1152. Activities of the People’s Republic
of China in Africa.
Sec. 1153. Actions to secure freedom of Chen
Guangcheng and other human rights defenders in the People’s Republic of
China.
Sec. 1154. Chinese drywall.
Sec. 1155. Rights of religious minorities in
Egypt.
Sec. 1156. Plight of Coptic Christians in
Egypt.
Sec. 1157. State sponsorship of terrorism by
Eritrea.
Sec. 1158. Holocaust-era property restitution
and compensation by certain European countries.
Sec. 1159. Democracy in Georgia.
Sec. 1160. Urging the immediate return of
United States children abducted to Japan.
Sec. 1161. Relating to the Quartet and contacts
with any Palestinian government.
Sec. 1162. Democracy and the rule of law in the
Russian Federation.
Sec. 1163. Republic of the Sudan and Republic
of South Sudan.
Sec. 1164. Sale of F-16 fighter aircraft to
Taiwan.
Sec. 1165. Official contacts with Government of
Turkey.
Sec. 1166. Restrictions on religious freedom in
Vietnam.
Sec. 1167. European arms sales to
China.
Title XII—Limitation on assistance to the
Palestinian Authority
Sec. 1201. Short title.
Sec. 1202. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1203. Limitation on assistance to the
Palestinian Authority.
3.Appropriate
congressional committees definedExcept as otherwise provided in this Act,
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="H789DB63403E943E694D0C5EF2D9EFEEF"><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="HC65237DCCC82427A9A5524F51164616C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Diplomatic and Consular
Programs</header><text>For <quote>Diplomatic and Consular Programs</quote>,
$8,790,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
<subparagraph id="H5A4170EE459544E0990E89EDDC3B1C41"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Worldwide security
protection</header><text>Of such amounts, $1,500,000,000 is authorized to be
appropriated for worldwide security protection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3257E9E5F5AF4548BA16F95E20C0D7E1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor</header><text>Of such amounts, not less than
$21,416,000 for fiscal year 2012 is authorized to be appropriated for the
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9569BE7426A4D23A2B5D5C053E40BDF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Capital Investment
Fund</header><text>For <quote>Capital Investment Fund</quote>, $59,499,000 for
fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6F3446D066A40F7B18EB496729E2EB6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Embassy Security,
Construction and Maintenance</header><text>For <quote>Embassy Security,
Construction and Maintenance</quote>, $1,620,000,000 for fiscal year
2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9C2595CDE864E81BDDCA5E781F3111A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Educational and
Cultural Exchange Programs</header><text>For <quote>Educational and Cultural
Exchange Programs</quote>, $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3100C828E884759B842649682FA00B1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Conflict Stabilization
Operations</header><text>For <quote>Conflict Stabilization Operations</quote>,
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9857A66ECF64733B349808CEE993372"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Representation
Allowances</header><text>For <quote>Representation Allowances</quote>,
$7,499,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3436966EDF3E4DFAABA42DD05760727C"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Protection of Foreign
Missions and Officials</header><text>For <quote>Protection of Foreign Missions
and Officials</quote>, $27,744,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF9891E1513A4BB1BAC0DED319D9B171"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Emergencies in the
Diplomatic and Consular Service</header><text>For <quote>Emergencies in the
Diplomatic and Consular Service</quote>, $9,499,000 for fiscal year
2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEBD79FBE7F5496086DD4D58750FFF7B"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Repatriation
Loans</header><text>For <quote>Repatriation Loans</quote>, $1,450,000 for
fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A9308F346884D568D337AE5F869DA73"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Payment to the
American Institute in Taiwan</header><text>For <quote>Payment to the American
Institute in Taiwan</quote>, $21,150,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H922E657E01D54CEE87350EC4B9C4C98F"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Office of the
Inspector General</header><text>For <quote>Office of the Inspector
General</quote>, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, including for the Special
Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction and the Special Inspector General for
Afghanistan Reconstruction.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H30B5BF412B1E420B8E2C7289BFE2A1EF"><enum>102.</enum><header>Contributions to
International Organizations</header>
<subsection id="HA02539D6699746B5B189161C904999B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated for <quote>Contributions to International
Organizations</quote>, $1,186,361,250 for fiscal year 2012, 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="H6109B78ECE8C4EBBA6C2EFCE84A34FD3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>None
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this section are authorized to be
appropriated for assessed contributions to the Organization of American
States.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H8CD99E72EFDF4EEFAABFB43EF97107F3"><enum>103.</enum><header>Contributions for
International Peacekeeping Activities</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC85EF2D051FB4CB5988C4B5BB6638F92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text>It remains the policy of the United States, pursuant to
section 404(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236; 22 U.S.C. 287e note) that funds authorized
to be appropriated for contributions for international peacekeeping activities
shall not be available for the payment of the United States assessed
contribution for a United Nations peacekeeping operation in an amount that is
greater than 25 percent of the total of all assessed contributions for such
operation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HCD9D828FFCCF414AB3C0CF5DA60BB2F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated for <quote>Contributions for International
Peacekeeping Activities</quote>, $1,735,382,277 for fiscal year 2012 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></section><section id="HAF1A1E20A3A744ECB68464B061548D61"><enum>104.</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="H945A377380EF49C6A202DC0A08B103AA"><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="HDABD0DC535F34C5087B6FD3358486467"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for <quote>Salaries and
Expenses</quote>, $43,300,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62E49F06ED514F7CB38E2999681E7EA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for
<quote>Construction</quote>, $26,500,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H888A6736A8554CCB894DBAC8A83EE6CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>International Boundary
Commission, United States and Canada</header><text>For <quote>International
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada</quote>, $2,433,000 for fiscal
year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57E0A9EBE8104E2EB6E96BD776B1A8F9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>International Joint
Commission</header><text>For <quote>International Joint Commission</quote>,
$7,237,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76536B09B1994C608ED712E2DA731B78"><enum>(4)</enum><header>International Fisheries
Commissions</header><text>For <quote>International Fisheries
Commissions</quote>, $31,291,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HCD0B592E8CEE474DBC1A83B59052F031"><enum>105.</enum><header>Migration and Refugee
Assistance</header>
<subsection id="H813F61ED17514510B7D176F93DCA15E9"><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 $1,690,000,000 for fiscal year
2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC673AF8A4BFF42BC8E76B8742EDB4A76"><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 year 2012
for resettlement of refugees in Israel.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCAAEDCF80AF346669A2379A6C9DA110B"><enum>106.</enum><header>National Endowment for
Democracy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated for the <quote>National Endowment for Democracy</quote> for
authorized activities $118,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Department of State
Authorities and Activities</header>
<subtitle id="HDCAEFD97236D4E699C6330A48B6AFC1A"><enum>A</enum><header>Basic Authorities and
Activities</header>
<section id="H913ACCAF8D874D56A3FE98524F4D1F07"><enum>201.</enum><header>Transfer of
inspections back to the Secretary of State</header>
<subsection id="H2318EF09D1784292B7EAAA440E159604"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation of Inspector
General duties</header><text>Paragraph (1) section 209(a) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)), is amended by striking the fourth
sentence and inserting the following new sentence: <quote>The Inspector General
shall perform such functions as the Secretary of State may prescribe, except
that the Secretary of State shall not assign to the Inspector general any
general operating responsibilities.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H57E92D6DE1F24CE7AC285BE561988DAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inspections by the
Secretary of State</header>
<paragraph id="H24AFD830D07740F692EF659448F38DF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Inspections</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall periodically inspect the administration of activities
and operations of each Foreign Service post and each bureau and other operating
unit of the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69CA0978667F4AEDBEF74819344BD127"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports provided to the
Inspector General</header><text>The Secretary of State shall provide to the
Inspector General of the Department of State a copy of the report of each
inspection carried out in accordance with paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF9A67F731C5346E6B78D26D3C4A27DE1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed as
limiting the authority of the Inspector General of the Department of State to
conduct audits, investigations, or inspections under the Inspector General Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H519ADF2E923B4596A110DE2E4A8DBC3C"><enum>202.</enum><header>International
Litigation Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (3)
of section 38(d) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2710(d)) 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="H9536F356825647228485C4AD2DA90DA7"><enum>203.</enum><header>Actuarial
valuations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Foreign Service
Act of 1980 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3D893DDF202B4AC38B3A4F6C3816D072"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 818 (22 U.S.C.
4058)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H478C6CE73109466F91896AAE00407082"><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="HA39D301EB8754F6C9CAFFF2052D9BBAF"><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 subchapter, 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="H7D0B11275C8148B9AB5DFFE1A3F490E6"><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="H3496C98F963C433F9C44169EF3A75A4D"><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="H2E74BC3259884800B6A6BA47268E0EEA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>section 859(c) (22 U.S.C.
4071h(c))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B39505C993445A98434327712FBFDAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Secretary of the Treasury</quote> and inserting instead <quote>Secretary
of State</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H452DC0B3B570425E9C2839BE6B7D5B48"><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="H913C1806876B4480928E6DED4A8282B0"><enum>204.</enum><header>Special
agents</header>
<subsection id="HF74C59B288B74E1D9418AFEB5A37EA21"><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 changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H6E82FC9DCAC64554A3EDE9F378A9F783" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4180B38C22DD404895DCB6EA15F869F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct investigations
concerning—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7A0379FF9C6D447A9E3DAF8074BC41FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>illegal passport or visa
issuance or use;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FB4472C5EC34001B7AFAD68A66D1B8F"><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 commented="no" id="HF3BACEEAAD9646C2AA2DFF65E5FC484B"><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="H15C1AE7B58954B8BA4E03DD91C3D8D7F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in
paragraph (1) of section 37(a) the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (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="H1C0BB82A033247659C5ADDB4D4B11CE9"><enum>205.</enum><header>Diplomatic security
program contracting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
136 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22
U.S.C. 4864) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7840F1C5815E4C3D94130D1A1580EBE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H86B1CCA06A6149AF9C88B528C3304391"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>With respect</quote> and inserting
<quote>Except as provided in subsection (d), with respect</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B78EC218D084F94B34319BF7D44E4A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(e)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FB25B48660543FBAC9A1C5D34865894"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27454F4E46EF451FB53AE1B52B3E4161"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (c) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HFCB480E903974BCABE99543C34ED8B2C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HAFF664A3357B41E9B57A78FC12FD10EA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Award of local guard
and protective service contracts in high risk areas</header><text>With respect
to local guard contracts for Foreign Service buildings located in high risk
areas which exceed $250,000, the Secretary of State shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB399A65927934547BBFF4AFAA4DF8D1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>comply with paragraphs
(1), (2), (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (c) in the award of such
contracts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02D3ED8381B94BE1A26714C868CC8129"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in evaluating proposals
for such contracts, award contracts to the firm representing the best value to
the Government in accordance with the best value tradeoff process described in
subpart 15.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. 15.101–1);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B62ED1822AA4ED0AA4F4BE21A30CDBD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that in all
contracts awarded under this subsection, contractor personnel providing local
guard or protective services are classified as—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3DAC842D57E149398B0548AC17D59B9E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>employees of the
offeror;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBBB884C9587460198338927C8766D95"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the offeror is a joint
venture, as the employees of one of the persons or parties constituting the
joint venture; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC34485BA53B74891871360047F1CCF52"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as employees of a
subcontractor to the offeror, and not as independent contractors to the offeror
or any other entity performing under such
contracts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F9A2B5DCD0B4C9B807CA365423DD08E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e), as
redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3FDCDE9E9BA74D2A86683455E4318062"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA8FFA73BE194EAB9D8FC141240AC6EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECA222327678486EB7D40E84815A21F0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding after paragraph
(4) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HBCF041441BFB4C8BACE7B7BE92181801" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCDFAB70245484218B210BFF3F0CFAA5F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term <quote>high risk
areas</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1295667471244ADDA2E0D3851A5DDC39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an area designated as a
contingency operation in accordance with section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United
States Code; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF08C8DDFBA614F38990AD71D4D953EC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an area determined by the
Assistant Secretary of Diplomatic Security to present an increased threat of
serious damage or harm to United States diplomatic facilities or
personnel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HD84A4C3CEC08452BA9F461BD597FB097"><enum>B</enum><header>Consular Services and
Related Matters</header>
<section id="HAEC8819278FB48269CD06594A4666396"><enum>211.</enum><header>Extension of authority
to assess passport surcharge</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of section 1(b) of the Act of
June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 750; chapter 223; 22 U.S.C. 214(b)), is amended by
striking <quote>2010</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HFCD638CD15CC47C7B20031D927C04C84"><enum>212.</enum><header>Tibet</header>
<subsection id="HE7FF0AB26C8C460481FD85ACE80ABE22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tibet
negotiations</header><text>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="H2D45C84B2C774F6BA182392D7CD3215E"><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="H71CB671B4B8243A8924552659D753B38"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C5E5AC8BD34498DB7E049EB2EF482CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HDF3F822BBB7343F3AF226698E8C7473A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H927F6381027640C2B6B2BFA7AB67A36E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Policy
coordination</header><text>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 the People’s Republic of
China.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2F89CF4DDDA6439D889A9FDBEB102599"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Diplomatic
representation relating to Tibet</header>
<paragraph id="H0A60880246294A3198129A9B7D7562A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>United States embassy
in Beijing</header>
<subparagraph id="HEF874067F444469FA85617B9C19CED21"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State is authorized to establish a Tibet
Section within the United States Embassy in Beijing, 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 of the Department of State. The chief of such Tibet Section
should be of senior rank.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0C7FBAD822C446286C6BB8929A1C947"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In
Tibet</header><text>Section 618 of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H1D665962697E469C8D3FD5FD9A828B16" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="H539D1C104CAD4A5193A3EFC660518E33"><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 in Tibet and to monitor political, economic, and cultural
developments in Tibet, including Tibetan areas of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and
Yunnan provinces and, until such consulate is established, shall not permit the
establishment in the United States of any additional consulate of the People’s
Republic of
China.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H507AAE37840F41CCA502136C331DF711"><enum>(c)</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 in the reincarnation system of Tibetan Buddhism</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H92F3FE81CD974829BC21765AA9A2B8CB"><enum>(d)</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="HDDDCFF07E94D4FC7BCF046258361207D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the
second sentence, by striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (e)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95AAA8413D084D6395006ED9CD475F6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(e)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6248C519BC948A1A1289FFE04EFAFDD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by
striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(e)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DFD827F16B84D92BE2D33E2318B2DD1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H012121F64D624509A9CC2BD3CDECFE2C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (c) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BFD4CAE3EC648BEBB84E4F202DA986D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9A2C615C6ABF4F3188C68529FD1D90FB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>United States
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
review and approval of the United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
under section
621(d).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HD2BD62A9E2CE451BB6344804E7B922D5"><enum>213.</enum><header>Maintenance cost
sharing program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
604(e)(1) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999
(22 U.S.C. 4865 note) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking
<quote>providing new,</quote> and inserting <quote>providing, maintaining,
repairing, and renovating</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H51B41C289C0C4181BBD260DB99B9E911"><enum>214.</enum><header>Border crossing card
fee for minors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
410(a)(1)(A) of the Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1999 (contained in division A of Public Law 105–277) is amended by
striking <quote>a fee of $13</quote> and inserting <quote>a fee equal to
one-half the fee that would otherwise apply for processing a machine readable
combined border crossing identification card and nonimmigrant
visa</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H587A5AFF015348D19E3A8E7E3FB0BF7D"><enum>215.</enum><header>Report on Office of
Terrorism Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy of the Department of
State</header>
<subsection id="H11630D843DBD4BC18D9A13A2E3549118"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than three months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the resources and
effectiveness of the Office of Terrorism Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy
of the Department of State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFCEE11C7996B443883E4E867FAA94482"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H351A4863B23D40A6B8914E89805A6B8A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of how
additional resources would enhance the efforts of the Office of Terrorism
Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy to initiate, conduct, and complete
investigations into violations of United States sanctions policy in a timely
and effective manner and carry out its goals and mission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE951E02090B342949943161F2D216C44"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of the
feasibility and constraints toward increasing personnel numbers or enabling
short-term contracting with outside consultants in the Office of Terrorism
Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC460273DD8E444D79440FF8C2FF5DC5C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An analysis of the
potential impact of increased personnel, contracting authority, and resources
for the Office of Terrorism Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy on the
timeframe for a typical investigation’s initiation, performance, conclusion,
and resolution.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H3041985E31B546BF857343412D69B426"><enum>C</enum><header>Other Matters</header>
<section id="H17B7DD4C66F64F31B6250F0FECC45D5B"><enum>221.</enum><header>Statement of policy on
existing United States understandings with Israel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is shall be the policy of the United
States to uphold and act in accordance with all of the reassurances provided by
the President in the April 14, 2004, letter to the Prime Minister of
Israel.</text>
</section><section id="H354D3FB98344454CA7BBA725B49DC46C"><enum>222.</enum><header>Recognition of
Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel and relocation of the United
States Embassy to Jerusalem</header>
<subsection id="HB312B4CB796B4531A34DD1DCDA30E699"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H9A03C71BA1784A8F81927D856D8D784D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Jerusalem must remain an
undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are
protected as they have been by Israel since 1967;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HECA5B66F9D964301826BD652273DAF36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the President and the
Secretary of State should publicly affirm as a matter of United States policy
that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of the State of Israel;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9ABFCE15373B45D88859E2FA74C09A7D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the President should
immediately implement the provisions of Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public
Law 104–45) and begin the process of relocating the United States Embassy in
Israel to Jerusalem; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1E0B22CAF22A45A79ECF90D688F06393"><enum>(4)</enum><text>United States officials
should refrain from any actions that contradict United States law on this
subject.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H106FB2360F154F6A8BCC9FC51E0DD6E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amending of waiver
authority</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 7 of the Jerusalem Embassy
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–45) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9E4AC82BABB4929A01352541EB2145B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9CF601EEA0F047AC8A3F6A46E7660721" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Presidential waiver authority granted
in this section shall expire on January 1,
2014.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H901611A4BD5E473FB20413EAC3268527"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Identification of
Jerusalem on Government documents</header><text>Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any official document of the United States Government that
lists countries and their capital cities shall identify Jerusalem as the
capital of Israel.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7F9D6C0065D0400E91219E2B45478E78"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Timetable</header><text>It
is the policy of the United States that the United States Embassy in Israel
should be established in Jerusalem as soon as possible, and not later than
January 1, 2014.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H97CB3A1E6D304F728C7D1674C9C5F667"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012
funding</header><text>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for
<quote>Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad</quote> for the
Department of State for fiscal year 2012, not less than $500,000 shall be made
available until expended only for construction and other costs associated with
the establishment of the United States Embassy in Israel in the capital of
Jerusalem.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H878FD002DD18451098444672084C6C38"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <quote>United States Embassy</quote> means the offices
of the United States diplomatic mission and the residence of the United States
chief of mission.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Organization and
Personnel Authorities</header>
<section id="H9F05E5EE21214C9C8C3C4EC0B2EF7EBA"><enum>301.</enum><header>Suspension of Foreign
Service members without pay</header>
<subsection id="H574266356E4F46E2A5D4B09340A82D42"><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 changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HA08F7838308549F39A69215194244060" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC22E623226F74462908127DA9E508C35"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5A7F85981D204B6895D3BDB85DE309E7"><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 changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H7B940992786F485496352D9A637D45E1" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any member of the Foreign
Service for whom a suspension is proposed in accordance with paragraph (1)
shall be entitled to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC8B508C55A0B494A9E6B2ECF8821C326"><enum>(A)</enum><text>written notice stating
the specific reasons for the proposed suspension;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H909241BF1D62488593FDB8C2BD2B2C9D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a reasonable time to
respond orally and in writing to the proposed suspension;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62870BBC97684C07B71D725AC36CF8BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>representation by an
attorney or other representative; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3E14A3580A14E84908814A1E4D23AD0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a final written decision,
including the specific reasons for such decision, as soon as
practicable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H95280A63EDDF48F1A36530FE73104A81" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HAB91FB2D22A845D081FAE11D2D4E2470" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In the case of a
grievance filed under paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H29447EADDF9546F0B8E0E839B861DC91"><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="HCA174A2F61954249BFCC0AB717A51658"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Foreign Service
Grievance Board may not exercise the authority provided under section
1106(8).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H05D29BA9F79048EE887F690826B52C8B" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In this
subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H66EFDD8A5DE34A78B43241C6068FC8FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The term
<quote>reasonable time</quote> means—</text>
<clause id="H444E88618A604B4EAD049FC2672575D1"><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="H147856CCE26F49B8B36DD6C25E79E1C1"><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="H93B7F1D6451D4841BE42AD7BBD11AB1C"><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="HA3BB0D3286F0434F9A6DB3FF084A78BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming and clerical
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H775E428FA7484212AA448BA78CAAF0E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment of section
heading</header><text>Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, 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="H860FA84077CE4231823740DE98BDE36C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 610 in the table of
contents in section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HB1062FE765444F1A9320E2E5CED5449F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<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="HC7AB360118E644BAAA0D778E0E7618D2"><enum>302.</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 repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H5E6F8CB8CC864D00B19A19689C82EE5E"><enum>303.</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="H8345D51FC6D0411487EB1CFFD21023A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote>subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (b) or
(c)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H725DB1B92312409FA2FB200C3130B43C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDAA11FA7008849AAB71930C6A51A712F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="HB36B9F13142F45F485A5028E48167A98"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(A),</quote> after <quote>if</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7AE6E294334B4234B32800707D5DAFBD"><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="H4BCB5EEA28204EAE876C78BB2FC6C76C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DED0B44609040CFB9CD98A3C577D243"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB88FFF09D504278A3848378C010A876"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding after paragraph
(5) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HEA494A6130E4409380CF545085A80B22" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H88EEE3074F754C90947D0E77BBE6D6E0" 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 (if such period of time does not permit additional review by 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="HBA3F4E70B4EC4A579369B1FC7B035D79"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H06FA13C5AE69446EA2F4D69D4FCD233A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H664C2386F4844F60A792CB5B20B0EE7A"><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 if there is
a one year break in service between each such appointment. The Secretary may in
cases of special need waive the requirement for a one year break in
service.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6C235298BAB74702A7323030C5E18615"><enum>304.</enum><header>Limitation of
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 changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H9F5B25F9FD2A462F8356DD42834048C5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HFCF168FA6FC24807B1C83C14498DE844"><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><enum>IV</enum><header>United States
International Broadcasting</header>
<section id="HA9E5CF8302E3476ABD8D6BD08BCA74B1"><enum>401.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations for international broadcasting</header>
<subsection id="H44E3EA6C85124BBE84F195F7D1FB20D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-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="HC50299659701486593BA3CF075826037"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For <quote>International
Broadcasting Operations</quote>, $741,500,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C79E56EA9BF4F228AD10AA365DADFCD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For <quote>Broadcasting
Capital Improvements</quote>, $6,875,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4CF9680C7CE643C9A66B486240C9BC22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header>
<paragraph id="HFF3CE284670B461FAA80AB66E79AB07C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Relating to Voice of
America broadcasting to China</header><text>Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, $13,760,000 is authorized
to be appropriated only for Voice of America Mandarin and Cantonese language
radio and satellite television broadcasting. Such funds may not be used for any
other purpose.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F8A5B4E116541FF97BFB26BBC7E3316"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relating to
Sindhi</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds
authorized to be appropriated to the Broadcasting Board of Governors,
$1,500,000 is authorized to be appropriated only for Voice of America Sindhi
language communication. Such funds may not be used for any other
purpose.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H94AAD51C2FE24255B5C7496700B7362B"><enum>402.</enum><header>Personal services
contracting program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
504(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, (Public
Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note), is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote>
and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H20C2CC4A364E4524A14FDC660309C153"><enum>403.</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—</text>
<paragraph id="H46662936E2CA4981ABFAC5936928366B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 alien applicants)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A74AAAB19CE42D395F44802AC0E9E1B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Attorney General</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H423764019AED46679B292C9CA3763EE7"><enum>404.</enum><header>Technical amendment
relating to civil immunity for Broadcasting Board of Governors
members</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 304(g) of the
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203(g)) is
amended by striking <quote>Incorporated and Radio Free Asia</quote> and
inserting <quote>Incorporated, Radio Free Asia, and Middle East Broadcasting
Networks</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Reporting
Requirements</header>
<section id="H5350921FE1F4442CACA310C8161CEC32"><enum>501.</enum><header>Reporting
reform</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following
provisions of law are repealed:</text>
<paragraph id="HB0E2C4C0DEF24C139C7BD3BD84955E28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 560(g) of Public
Law 103–87.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4858614760E349C7A97D5097FEAC66CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 605(c) of App. G, Public Law
106–113.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H021650B6600349ECA66718FC4071E381"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104 of Public Law 102–511.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB7536566E8E0446C8152A766520A5868"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 704(c) of Public Law
101–179.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8DF714BDF11F47839184B5D56ACBAE09"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1012(c) of Public Law
103–337.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC52185897E5F4F309FAF64748DCEDAEA"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (c)(4) and (c)(5) of section
601 of Public Law 96–465.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF4AC48430A447D18767B325C56B4E03"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 585 in the matter under section
101(c) of division A of Public Law 104–208.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06719A6AA7D24F5AAAF1D1DCE14C3726"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 694(a), 694(b), 704, and 1321 of
Public Law 107–228.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0CB184C1CD6466E93B045D3FC3FADB6"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 133(d) of Public Law
87–195.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA05BE7B18EC64171A6B8F4D9F94AAD39"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 11(b) of Public Law
107–245.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD71A7A599AD4BFCB89265751162DB5C"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 514(a) of Public Law
103–236.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H65A83CAAD04A4D4CB8883C7E03591995"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 807 of Public Law 98–164.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H53EC13B6E9C8474EA7AC3DE11F24ED49"><enum>502.</enum><header>Diplomatic relations
with Israel</header>
<subsection id="H4A9332151DF24314910DDE468A80FFBE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text>It is the policy of the United States to assist Israel in
its efforts to establish and enhance its diplomatic relations with other
responsible countries and to promote Israel’s full participation in appropriate
multilateral forums.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H52B19BB95C564DAB89A770BAC01E013D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually for
each of the following three years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following
information:</text>
<paragraph id="HBB4B3ACD16424275B03711A733284765"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Actions taken by
representatives of the United States to encourage other responsible countries
to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81B4961FCA1448D891FE6258CB5C43A5"><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="HC890678059E04BECA5EA7081B491F8C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Actions taken by
representatives of the United States to encourage Israel’s entry into
appropriate regional and other groupings, encourage Israel’s election to
governing bodies of appropriate multilateral forums, and support Israel’s
membership in appropriate multilateral forums.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B57E49E5A784B2B923DB0B63C10E190"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Other measures being
undertaken, and measures that will be undertaken, by the United States to
counter multilateral efforts to isolate Israel, as well as to ensure and
promote Israel’s full participation in the world diplomatic community.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA39C9FDC8FB40FD84E0EDBC73CA20A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form of
submission</header><text>Each report required under subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex, if the
Secretary of State determines such is appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HDF6FF245E073478EB650C3B2DE81AF64"><enum>503.</enum><header>Report on progress to
ameliorate violations of religious freedom</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE67A9FBE5910414D9C45E7839FF94FF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 116 (22 U.S.C.
2151n), by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9A09D4B90134C338B9AC416AFE529D2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H1A08B2B8F29B4224B1BB8F92DEC66C7F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Progress to ameliorate
violations of religious freedom</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Every five years beginning in 2012, the
report required by subsection (d) shall include, wherever applicable, a
description of progress to ameliorate violations of religious freedom
identified by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
by governments of countries designated by the Commission as Countries of
Particular Concern.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H859F1B9AE4F549EC98E2AD3BFF81449E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 502B (22
U.S.C. 2304), by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACB86790905243D5A638445893B5BFB5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H235DEC31D1E74893BB6448E5589A5709"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Progress to ameliorate
violations of religious freedom</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Every five years beginning in 2012, the
report required by subsection (b) shall include, wherever applicable, a
description of progress to ameliorate violations of religious freedom
identified by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
by governments of countries designated by the Commission as Countries of
Particular
Concern.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Proliferation Security
Initiative</header>
<section id="H6AE47D2221C446D9A4B443EAB29D47E0"><enum>601.</enum><header>Authority to interdict
certain imports to and exports from Iran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The President is authorized to—</text>
<paragraph id="H57F10CC67CDA4C0AA60F92F3A8A804BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utilize the Proliferation Security
Initiative and other measures necessary to enforce United States laws and
Executive Orders, and multilateral and bilateral agreements, including the 2005
Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the
Safety of Maritime Navigation, for the purpose of interdicting the import into
or export from Iran by the Government of Iran or any other country, entity, or
person of any items, materials, equipment, goods, or technology useful for any
nuclear, biological, chemical, missile, or conventional arms program;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EED71FB1AD54D58AC326D39847BEA93"><enum>(2)</enum><text>utilize ship boarding and
other interdiction agreements with countries determined to be necessary to
accomplish the purpose specified in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0DE86755F2364E80AFFA0DC51C615B92"><enum>602.</enum><header>Report</header>
<subsection id="HE01BCFEF4FBE44CF87B51DCBC9D53A70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the
Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 106–178; 50
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0C8CB71F5F9646C5B3730734AC10499D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
striking <quote>6-month period</quote> and inserting <quote>120-day
period</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2E801138F8645F2B014FB4123351FAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8263B7BB22F4C0C839C1A03102FE336" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H80392BC4190E4EF8BDE4053BCA63E47B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional contents of
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report under
subsection (a) shall contain a description, with respect the transfer or
acquisition of the goods, services, or technology described in such subsection,
of the actions taken by foreign governments to assist in interdicting such
transfer or
acquisition.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9EEC19855A354C96BE345B7E2F1B655F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to the first report
required to be submitted under section 2 of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria
Nonproliferation Act after such date.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H87DB506A453E41699393B842A53CE587"><enum>603.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H42454E6494594FBB9B4E00CD01EEB715"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>The term <quote>appropriate
congressional committees</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE88D372392144CE4B738279DB52B1DD9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee of Foreign
Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11A4FC348FC647E0B9B1911B8B722339"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H12D5CE44722845AE8DEA861EFF51BD5C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Government of
Iran</header><text>The term <quote>Government of Iran</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDDF2F7F023784EE3844E94847787FCD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any official of the
Government of Iran;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB687BEAFA39445B6BA8BC1CE03DA0C24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any agency or
instrumentality of the Government of Iran;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90BC7FA6AFA54B2094B61C7DF1623252"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any entity that is owned
or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Government of Iran;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE14867A795414C8BA2595821A48D1A93"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any member or
instrumentality of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF40CBC5DCC84417E9D901B25EF9914C3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any entity that is owned
or controlled, directly or indirectly by a member or instrumentality of the
IRGC.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Peace Corps Volunteer
Service Protection</header>
<section id="H5089F161E0AD48E6A09F3735CF34779C"><enum>701.</enum><header>Sexual assault
complaints in the Peace Corps</header>
<subsection id="H219240D2C3DE479A8940FAF3789F52C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the Peace Corps has begun responding to concerns related to its
handling of sexual assault complaints from its volunteers that have been the
subject of media reports and oversight hearings, including by the hiring of a
Victim’s Advocate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H112BDA629BC74F92A3E9734588F607F8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statement of
Congress</header><text>Congress looks forward to working cooperatively with the
Peace Corps on additional, necessary steps to protect volunteers, including the
enactment and implementation of this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HAE09E0CC42CD4E75A9A5F3B082A46002"><enum>702.</enum><header>Peace Corps volunteer
protection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Peace Corps Act
is amended by inserting after section 8 (22 U.S.C. 2507) the following new
sections:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19266CE581FF4375A02DA347E76CC89B" reported-display-style="italic" style="traditional"><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47CEFAE3D9C944039A01349F583370B4"><enum>8A.</enum><header>Safety
and security agreement regarding Peace Corps volunteers serving in foreign
countries</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7A896DF0220D412ABB72C5D40365463E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than six
months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of the
Peace Corps shall consult with the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic
Security and enter into a memorandum of understanding that specifies the duties
and obligations of the Peace Corps and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the
Department of State with respect to the protection of Peace Corps volunteers
and staff members serving in foreign countries, including with respect to
investigations of safety and security incidents and crimes committed against
such volunteers and staff members.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HEF01759E406C4641865199A621D14127" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inspector General
review</header>
<paragraph id="HEAEA7F99D69F4EC8A655F1B883E95F3C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Peace Corps
shall review the memorandum of understanding described in subsection (a) and be
afforded the opportunity to recommend changes that advance the safety and
security of Peace Corps volunteers before its entry into force.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28AE82D31ED84F82B3BEA03450AB55A9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Peace Corps shall
consider all recommendations of the Inspector General of the Peace Corps
regarding the memorandum of understanding described in subsection (a). If the
Director enters into such memorandum without addressing a recommendation of the
Inspector General, the Director shall submit to the Inspector General an
explanation relating thereto.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0C64296A21843B8BAFEC60D0AEB653C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to meet
deadline</header>
<subparagraph id="H502F3F7C3C694AE4806EE48CC70EEF3D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement to submit
report</header><text>If, by the date that is 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Director of the Peace Corps is unable to obtain
agreement with the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and
certification by the Inspector General of the Peace Corps, the Director shall
submit to the committees of Congress specified in subparagraph (C) a report
explaining the reasons for such failure.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19E588E887E64E2384EEA750F23E4F39"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation on
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, by the date that is
9 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the memorandum of
understanding described in subsection (a) has not entered into force, no funds
available to the Peace Corps may be obligated or expended to extend to Peace
Corps volunteers invitations for service or to deploy Peace Corps trainees
overseas unless the Director of the Peace Corps certifies to the committees of
Congress specified in subparagraph (C) that—</text>
<clause id="H1967D038ED9A4BDDB6777C310513B413"><enum>(i)</enum><text>significant progress is
being made toward finalizing such memorandum; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA6294D12A90E403CB53D9ED2172E84B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Peace Corps is using
best efforts to provide volunteers with the training, support, and information
they need to stay safe and secure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29742BF2902B43D99EA41A52138D1BDC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Committees of Congress
specified</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The committees of
Congress specified in this subparagraph are the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HFA00" id="H8620DFBB18E346FD8F838DDFADEEBA35" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inclusion of
trainees</header><text>In this section and sections 8B through 8I, the term
<quote>volunteers</quote> includes trainees.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA2729CD1C88D4BBEB66B6A9C14FE23C3"><enum>8B.</enum><header>Sexual assault risk-reduction and
response training</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H36F41A2AAAB148358BFCA41A771F185C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the
training provided to all volunteers under section 8(a), the Director of the
Peace Corps shall develop and implement comprehensive sexual assault
risk-reduction and response training that conforms to best practices in the
sexual assault field as appropriate for first responders and other
staff.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HBACDA9FFB0014A028A9A2624376BC07E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development and
consultation with experts</header><text>In developing the sexual assault
risk-reduction and response training under subsection (a), the Director of the
Peace Corps shall consult with and incorporate, as appropriate, the
recommendations and views of experts in the sexual assault field.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HFA00" id="HF842EEDF77594584A07E8082F743E8C6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Subsequent
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Once a trainee has
arrived in such trainee’s country of service, the Director of the Peace Corps
shall provide such trainee with training tailored to such country, including
cultural training relating to gender relations, risk-reduction strategies, a
safety plan in the event of an assault, treatment available in such country
(such as forensic rape exams, PEP for HIV exposure, STD screening, and
pregnancy testing), MedEvac procedures, and information regarding the legal
process for pressing charges against an attacker.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HDCD7AB6C487F467CA07D9AA14A89EEBE" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Historical
analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
Peace Corps shall provide each applicant for enrollment with a historical
analysis of crimes and risks against volunteers in the country in which the
applicant has been invited to serve.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H64952CC6C91D46568158FE4F3DC1FB7B" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Contact
information</header><text>The Director of the Peace Corps shall provide each
trainee, before each such trainee enrolls as a volunteer, with—</text>
<paragraph id="H61816BD2604F4ECFA2330CB430663AD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the contact information of the Inspector
General of the Peace Corps for purposes of reporting violations of the sexual
assault protocol under section 8C or any other criminal or administrative
wrongdoing by volunteers, personnel (including experts and consultants), or
other individuals (including contractors) who do business with the Peace Corps;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E49FD7278BD4D29817905E344CCD007"><enum>(2)</enum><text>clear, written guidelines
regarding whom to contact, including the direct telephone number for a victim
advocate and what steps to take in the event of a sexual assault.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HFA00" id="H8B8D9CFF708D43569C4439D657F4EFC4" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section and sections 8C through
8I:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDCB2ED2BCA0F480881E16F02E241393A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assault</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCE835DF8D8A84EFFBB08F40D62E9F014"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>assault</quote> means an act that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H5F804161467A4517BABBC5BFDD411716"><enum>(i)</enum><text>creates an apprehension
in an individual of an imminent, harmful, or offensive contact; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H14C1A64304C849E2868AD759C600E0EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a harmful or
offensive touching.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7D4AAD51FBC14B9BB9AAF62EC2183A8D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The
term <quote>assault</quote> includes stalking and sexual assault.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H53216610FFA342F1891F06DC844D5508"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sexual
assault</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>sexual assault</quote> means any conduct described in chapter 109A of
title 18, United States Code, relating to aggravated sexual abuse, sexual
abuse, and sexual contact, whether or not the conduct occurs in the special
maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and includes both
assaults committed by offenders who are strangers to the victim and assaults
committed by offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to the
victim.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB0D36DE91B394A3EAD8473CA2F632A1B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Stalking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>stalking</quote> means
engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause
a reasonable person to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF5672EA2080D4AD1AC79141E032DBBBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fear for his or her safety or the safety of
others; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB5EFB022DFA14B4387E672809EFD800B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>suffer substantial
emotional distress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0CDB86AF602A4E7CAF5BD9B0343ADF0D"><enum>8C.</enum><header>Sexual assault protocol and
guidelines</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD18EBB6396E74810826EE18F9E97B585"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director of the Peace Corps shall develop and
implement comprehensive sexual assault protocol and guidelines that—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H74C8926DDB5B436FA5073128BB89247E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conform to best practices
in the sexual assault field; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H723D9DB55D304318BC1C6DA17CC9F66A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are applicable to all
posts at which volunteers serve.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HDB17A81CCB414B38B45204E21570BB89" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development and
consultation with experts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
developing the sexual assault policy under subsection (a), the Director of the
Peace Corps shall consult with and incorporate, as appropriate, the
recommendations and views of experts in the sexual assault field.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H3B92386E2B37460D8CA1F734CBDFF28D" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
sexual assault protocol and guidelines developed under subsection (a) shall
include, at a minimum, the following services with respect to a volunteer who
has been a victim of sexual assault:</text>
<paragraph id="H8AE1959ABC584AD2A23E4BA8564EB264"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Protection of such
volunteer’s confidentiality.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63F19E4432B84B81B6766D40F4B330CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Provision of a victim’s
advocate to such volunteer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00D9F2EA69BD4FC7BD3F381F952497C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Provision of a sexual
assault forensic evidence kit to such volunteer upon request.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2134D4C4B2BA4D0C941DC52916CFB814"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Provision of emergency
health care to such volunteer, including, to the greatest extent practicable, a
choice of medical providers and a mechanism for such volunteer to evaluate such
provider.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1DF78B7D9DA40FEB3BD0D52FB2F6902"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Provision of counseling
and psychiatric medication.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01CDD3FA0FE3472392C785829BBB24CA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Completion of a safety
and treatment plan with such volunteer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H42468885D0BC40678B5BABBE3CBBB25E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Evacuation of such
volunteer, accompanied by a Peace Corps staffer at the request of such
volunteer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H178DAA5D90604100949C6AFE7203527F"><enum>(8)</enum><text>An explanation to such
volunteer of available law enforcement, prosecutorial options, and legal
representation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H00885B602CA54C4A88736CC3CBA5CDEC" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Distribution and
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
Peace Corps shall distribute to and train all in-country staff regarding the
sexual assault protocol and guidelines developed under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H6683736C2F394F6BB0FEA1EC69604B00" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Removal and assessment
and evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="H4F35ABEED3B04BB6B4F78F38409CEE43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a volunteer feels
at risk of imminent bodily harm and requests removal from the site in which
such volunteer is serving, the Director of the Peace Corps shall, as
expeditiously as practical after receiving such request, remove such volunteer
from such site. If the Director of the Peace Corps receives such a request, the
Director of the Peace Corps shall assess and evaluate the safety of such site
and may not assign another volunteer to such site until such time as such
assessment and evaluation is complete and such site has been determined to be
safe.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A42F84D81834F1D9C6957C5F84600A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of site
as unsafe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Volunteers may
remain at a site during an assessment and evaluation under paragraph (1). If
the Director the Peace Corps determines that a site is unsafe, the Director of
the Peace Corps shall, as expeditiously as practical, remove all volunteers
from such site.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HFA00" id="HA7C4AA36BB2B4C44A07A5474A319241A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Sexual assault response
teams</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
Peace Corps shall establish sexual assault response teams, including Safety and
Security Officers, medical staff, and a victim advocate, that can respond to
reports of sexual assault against a volunteer.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HB44332499DAE4124B69A6F23D1F02CE0" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Case
review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
Peace Corps shall conduct case reviews of a statistically significant number of
cases on a quarterly basis to determine if proper procedures were followed in
accordance with the sexual assault protocols and guidelines developed under
subsection (a) and including the elements specified in subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HFA00" id="H653925744EB94BE9AF43A3AB1EF964C8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Tracking and
recording</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
Peace Corps shall establish a global tracking and recording system to track and
record incidents of assault against volunteers.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HD7CC3A9D9B4D460AB06CBA6101900F15" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Prohibition on
combining incidents</header><text>The Director of the Peace Corps may not
combine into one incident for purposes of tracking and recording under
subsection (h) reports by different volunteers of assault against such
volunteers even if such assaults were committed by one individual against such
volunteers at any one time.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H52DCB369E7E24DEDACE246B087AF9A3B" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Alternative
systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
Peace Corps shall establish an alternative reporting system and hotline access
system through which volunteers who are victims of assault can report and
receive support on an anonymous basis. Such alternative systems shall be
published in the Volunteer Handbook.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5EC39A53E5C44ECFB8009A9B73324FF2"><enum>8D.</enum><header>Victims advocates</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H82D6D6EB1536418B83E1BE5F7B238B38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Victims
advocates</header>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HF9292E41B373441483F229B17623F0C9" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
Peace Corps shall assign a certified victims advocate in Peace Corps
headquarters who shall report directly to the Director. The Director of the
Peace Corps shall assign such additional certified victims advocates to assist
such victims advocate as the Director determines necessary. Such additional
victims advocates shall have regional expertise and may be posted abroad if
such victims advocate determines that such is necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H68FC015E525F417AABE70EEBA3382D57" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Director of the
Peace Corps should assign three additional certified victims advocates to
assist the certified victims advocate under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H6DC79BEA7E234F6E87D409104B337F78" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Peace
Corps Medical Officers, Safety and Security Officers, and program staff may not
serve as victims advocates. The victims advocate and additional victims
advocates may not have any other duties in the Peace Corps.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HFA00" id="HA167E28652FA49DAA3C74AA7260724E4" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>The
victims advocate and additional victims advocates shall be exempt from the five
year rule on appointments and assignments under section 7.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H448AC7272B7349E3B0B105040AE8FBFC" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The victims advocate and additional victims
advocates shall help develop and implement the sexual assault risk-reduction
and response training described in section 8B and the sexual assault protocol
and guidelines described in section 8C and ensure such training and such
protocol and guidelines are being properly updated and followed. The victims
advocate and additional victims advocates shall assist volunteers who are
victims of assault by making such victims aware of the services specified in
section 8C(c) available to them and facilitating their access to such
services.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H417D7504F9C04732B9E646FF18865E81" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Status
updates</header><text>The victims advocate and additional victims advocates
shall provide to volunteers who are victims of assault regular updates on the
status of their cases if such volunteers have opted to pursue
prosecution.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HE730167703DD48738439641C7B656743" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transition</header><text>A
victims advocate who is working with a volunteer who is a victim of assault and
who relocates back to the United States shall assist such volunteer to receive
the services specified in section 8C(c) required by such volunteer, including
through the duration of the claim with the Department of Labor, even after such
volunteer is medically separated.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HEF505C0853F14079A95909E4AD65E9E3"><enum>8E.</enum><header>Establishment of Sexual Assault
Advisory Council</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H64C2E4ECF1C64B3AA6531FB7C84C0185"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Peace Corps a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (in this
section referred to as the <quote>Council</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H4B5FE3AB20FD492EB01CCFBAEB86037B" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Council shall be composed of individuals selected by the Director of the Peace
Corps who are returned volunteers (including volunteers who were victims of
sexual assault and volunteers who were not victims of sexual assault) and
governmental and nongovernmental experts and professionals in the sexual
assault field.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HBC868D91111E454CAAC632D9F90F3C4F" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions;
Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall
meet not less often than annually to review the sexual assault risk-reduction
and response training developed under section 8B, sexual assault policy
developed under section 8C, and the confidentiality policy developed under
section 8G to ensure that such training and policies conform to best practices
in the sexual assault field.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HFA00" id="HB758195CADF244B19260052F77131C11" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Council shall annually submit to the Director of the Peace Corps and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate a report on its findings based on the reviews
conducted pursuant to subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H94B0CF868C01411986256BE5E33C8DD9" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal
employees</header><text>Members of the Council shall not be considered Federal
employees for any purpose and shall not receive compensation other than
reimbursement of travel expenses and per diem allowance.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H1309767DD9544BA0AEDDD6D66D7CC408" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Nonapplicability of
FACA</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not
apply to the Council.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HDA60EE2CE9B444FC972551CA52A60A54"><enum>8F.</enum><header>Volunteer feedback and Peace Corps
review</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCA4285680BA94368A5D159AE4A3869AE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Monitoring and
evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of the Peace
Corps shall establish goals, metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for
all Peace Corps programs and Country Directors. Monitoring and evaluation plans
shall incorporate best practices from monitoring and evaluation studies and
analyses.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HFA00" id="HC2B4A566838E4489906E162F90BBF932" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual volunteer
surveys</header><text>The Director of the Peace Corps shall annually conduct a
confidential survey of volunteers regarding the effectiveness of Peace Corps
programs and staff and the safety of volunteers.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HFA00" id="H40F2AB4994794798861F0D4EC1DBE118" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Peace Corps Inspector
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General
of the Peace Corps shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC13CCF388FD54A7FB27320925A429F5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A biennial report on
reports received from volunteers relating to misconduct, mismanagement, or
policy violations of Peace Corps staff, any breaches of the confidentiality of
volunteers, and any actions taken to assure the safety of volunteers who
provide such reports.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H762B0F1D540C4D189744E61D26765652"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A report, not later than two years after
the date of the enactment of this section and every five years thereafter,
evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of the assault risk-reduction
and response training developed under section 8B and the sexual assault
protocol and guidelines developed under section 8C.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H77A2193D1A3945F48C3CEE86AE483496"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A trend analysis every
three years of the annual volunteer surveys, including actions taken in
response to such surveys.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE919BC202764F86ACF83D44D181B0B6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A report, not later than
two years after the date of the enactment of this section, describing how
Country Directors are hired, how Country Directors are terminated, and how
Country Directors hire staff.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HFA00" id="H6D9F86AEB6684F40BA4B29231BDBDD36" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
section, the term <quote>evaluation</quote> means the systematic collection and
analysis of information about the characteristics and outcomes of programs and
projects as a basis for judgments, to improve effectiveness, or inform
decisions about current and future programming.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3CE3C76B8FF349A9A855DF727246CEB9"><enum>8G.</enum><header>Nondisclosure of confidential or
private information</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H18318E077089449AA9052B4B0B556FDD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director of the Peace Corps shall establish and
maintain a process to allow volunteers to report incidents of assault,
incidents of misconduct or mismanagement, or violations of any policy of the
Peace Corps in order to protect the confidentiality as described in subsection
(c) and safety of such volunteers and of the information reported, and to
ensure that such information is acted on appropriately. The Director of the
Peace Corps shall train all volunteers and staff about such process.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HCA18385746774B38B95017CB16BB094E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The
Director of the Peace Corps shall provide guidance to officers and employees of
the Peace Corps who have access to the information reported by volunteers under
subsection (a) in order to protect against the inappropriate disclosure of such
information and ensure the safety of such volunteers.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H6D3C05CE3E664802948B7C0364FFAD8D" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nondisclosure</header>
<paragraph id="HCC4E74A163B64C2AA7E8E7CC15E91A47"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
paragraphs (1) and (2), the Director of the Peace Corps may not—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4AC3EDEA329C40E4BD37833589ED223A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disclose any personally identifying
information or personal information of a volunteer who is a victim of assault
collected in connection with services requested, utilized, or denied through
Peace Corps programs; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DBB2CAE384841759D5EC44D9F649D62"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reveal such information without the
informed, purpose-limited, and reasonably time-limited consent of such
volunteer about whom such information is sought.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3AA36A05CB6B47F7AE657397D852D36B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Release</header><text>If
the release of information described in paragraph (1) is authorized by statute
or compelled by court order, the Director of the Peace Corps shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H032F4C9A00BC4528BED8AB912C35A2CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make reasonable attempts
to provide notice to the volunteer with respect to whom such information is
being released; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H823F7CC0C1D04AB9BE9D3EAC649CA15F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take such action as is
necessary to protect the privacy and safety of such volunteer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD07A7708E4F40E58EEA1F0B489B0DAB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information
sharing</header><text>The Director of the Peace Corps may share—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4822CAD8444D48F99C00FA6762BD7E38"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonpersonally identifying information in
the aggregate regarding services to volunteers and nonpersonally identifying
demographic information in order to comply with reporting, evaluation, or data
collection requirements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD64A869ACF894BECBADC759781F98F29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>nonpersonally identifying
information that would protect the safety of volunteers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93A23034A91B454290B120CFF1C5E970"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">court-generated information and
law-enforcement generated information contained in secure, governmental
registries for protection order enforcement purposes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0B5F0388DC34AE7A3F1108F871F5508"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">law enforcement- and prosecution-generated
information necessary for law enforcement and prosecution purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HCCCF333711CF4E1FAE11A76B56EBC4DC" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the terms <quote>personally identifying information</quote> and
<quote>personal information</quote> mean information for or about a volunteer
who is a victim of assault, including information likely to disclose the
location of such victim, including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H28B09334B9D441F7B5E8E23878121841"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A first and last
name.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D644AD11F714B0BBA4F30E1F685FCE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A home or other physical
address.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H17656209C058442584D4F637A52F4FC2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Contact information
(including a postal, email, or Internet protocol address, or telephone or
facsimile number).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9727E30848724A78AA19F69A467BB92C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A social security
number.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H696DB6C80EC84A1997D1DD9D8F68712F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Any other information,
including date of birth, racial or ethnic background, or religious affiliation,
that, in combination with paragraphs (1) through (4), would serve to identify
such victim.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4EB0FBCBE21F45DE82417A51257D74ED"><enum>8H.</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCE0BCEB5C05546A2823BC4CE57DFDF57"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assault and sexual
assault</header><text>The Director of the Peace Corps shall annually submit to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report summarizing information
on—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H0AD8F5114E864256BF97DC0D39B68E57" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sexual assault against
volunteers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HFA00" id="HA3E20452C68F456383BD45ADDF14D593" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assault against
volunteers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HCEC97B7903174DA8AA59B2AD1D8C55DE" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the annual rate of early
termination of volunteers, including, to the maximum extent practicable,
demographic data associated with such early termination.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H30F4E21746304644B9E394FF5A896743" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAO</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate a report evaluating the quality and accessibility
of health care provided through the Department of Labor to returned volunteers
upon their separation from the Peace Corps.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6CF8AF6A92248B390A4A5B51878CC0A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Safety and
security</header>
<paragraph id="HEE5B4A75CF49438C9CAD4F4C0DCA30FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
Peace Corps shall annually submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a
report on the safety of Peace Corps volunteers. Each such report shall at a
minimum include the following information:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE63BE7B11C39463C94CFA77CF76702EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The incidence of crimes,
together with the number of arrests, prosecutions, and incarcerations for every
country in which volunteers serve for the preceding year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H272D360D7C3C4DA5BE14DB4D49557FA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A three year trend
analysis of the types and frequency of crimes committed against volunteers for
every country in which the Peace Corps has operated for at least the three
preceding years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H43836935541B408FA81A8EF9B7CAF54F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inspector General
audit</header><text>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of
this section and at least once every five years thereafter (or more frequently
as appropriate), the Inspector General of the Peace Corps shall perform an
audit of Peace Corps implementation of safety and security protocols, including
the status of any Inspector General findings and recommendations from previous
audits that have not been adequately remediated or implemented.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H972594C19A664021AC24E03C292AD188" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Access to
communications</header>
<paragraph id="HAC74C7CFF20D42C5A3EFE5C2DEEC3B47"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
Peace Corps, in coordination with all Country Directors, shall determine the
level of access to communication, including cellular and Internet access, of
each volunteer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE880A6C409B47118B6BC09584D484CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than six months after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Director of the Peace Corps shall submit to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on the costs of providing
all volunteers with access to adequate communication, including cellular
service and Internet access.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H25B5526559354EA4ABAA02A14B70E1D6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Monitoring and
evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter,
the Director of the Peace Corps shall submit to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate a report on the monitoring and evaluation of Peace Corps programs and
Country Directors, including information on the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H958D1B4F0BE04382AC0F1AF4F85218F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the
monitoring and evaluation activities conducted in the preceding year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H429D7D88F12540AAA55A7719E730D5F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A forecast of the
monitoring and evaluation activities planned for the subsequent year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H602742487EAF4DE19B6F477876D90FDC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of the ways
in which the results of the monitoring and evaluation activities have informed
the design and operation of development policies and programs during the
preceding year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H115C47AFC55345C38B821C50ED51FCDA"><enum>8I.</enum><header>Portfolio reviews</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC5EFACE328FE4F8D896529C4646A7E30"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
Peace Corps shall, at least once every three years (or more frequently as
appropriate), perform a review to evaluate the allocation and delivery of
resources across the countries the Peace Corps serves or is considering for
service. Such portfolio reviews shall at a minimum include the following with
respect to each such country:</text>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HA506E7E6AC8D4227BC992E1D91D45386" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of the country’s commitment
to the Peace Corps program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HACD706EA3F9F44AD8C963C4CE3F2B588" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An analysis of the safety
and security of volunteers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HCABD9897C908423686F1C51157034E53" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An evaluation of the
country’s need for assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HD20ACECC2FEF44D4B24FF28F3163A027" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An analysis of country
program costs</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H6A461726F50646BCBB8121AE7092AA51" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><text>An evaluation of the
effectiveness of management of each post within the country.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H6BAA40195ADC43FEA5A002028ED1AD9F" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(6)</enum><text>An evaluation of the
country’s congruence with the Peace Corps’ mission and strategic
priorities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H80D7BFF8ECFD43248FCC393B01E9493B" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Peace Corps shall
prepare a report on each portfolio review required under subsection (a). Each
such report shall discuss performance measures and sources of data used (such
as project status reports, volunteer surveys, impact studies, reports of the
Inspector General of the Peace Corps, and any external sources) in making each
such review’s findings and conclusions. The Director shall make each such
report available upon request to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate in a manner consistent with the protection
of classified information if determined necessary to protect sensitive
information.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HA3D2915024F04A97AF0A78F4B4086AFA"><enum>703.</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H3C5D2BD579674F9A98F126B6DCDA744A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inclusion of sexual
assault risk-Reduction and response training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Peace Corps Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2E538B6592F7481BA25FB01E52E96922"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 5(a) (22
U.S.C. 2504(a)), in the second sentence, by inserting <quote>(including
training under section 8B)</quote> after <quote>training</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCDBFC452EE1948088995099533315457"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 8(a) (22
U.S.C. 2507(a)), in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>, including
training under section 8B,</quote> after <quote>training</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H04D3950D90A44DF68A884574531DD0DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certain
services</header><text>Section 5(e) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(e))
is amended, in the first sentence—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6CE5EE64565B443499CE681E5BF56D92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(including, if necessary, for such volunteers and for trainees, services
under section 8C(c))</quote> after <quote>health care</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H494129EB4D5C4DD4A61BF1F8B02B2F2E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>including services provided in accordance with section 8C(c) (except
that the six-month limitation shall not apply in the case of such
services)</quote> before <quote>as the President</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD28B95924C5740A4B9AFB4F4968DDFD7"><enum>704.</enum><header>Independence of the
Inspector General of the Peace Corps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22
U.S.C. 2506(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB19C0F1D4B554EAB8E0173453B4BEE0F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H482190100C0B4FD1940CED6C88DFC90D" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitations specified in subparagraph
(A) of paragraph (2) on the length of appointment or assignment under such
paragraph, subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) on reappointment or reassignment
of an individual whose appointment or assignment under such paragraph has been
terminated, and paragraph (5) on the circumstances under which an appointment
or assignment under paragraph (2) may exceed five years shall not apply
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H72698DB56880449F8F297F1C938BFE5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Inspector General of
the Peace Corps; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFC951F6CC834C6DBE69D09F8D3D5A20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>officers and employees of
the Office of the Inspector General of the Peace
Corps.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H187808D1E2514C48B74921C04CAB9C37"><enum>705.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under section 911(a), there is authorized to be
appropriated for the Peace Corps $375,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, of which
not less than $4,637,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the
Inspector General of the Peace Corps.</text>
</section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Nuclear
Nonproliferation</header>
<section id="H2E194A3165BE485F90A9AA52CE415C12"><enum>801.</enum><header>Withdrawal from the
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons</header>
<subsection id="H117C16E8187142FCA99AB8AE83DBB406"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of
the United States to oppose the withdrawal from the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Treaty</quote>) of any country that is a party to the Treaty and to use
all political, economic, and diplomatic means at its disposal to deter,
prevent, or reverse any such withdrawal from the Treaty.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAA173044F9A846C4B97B0C2C73C4B448"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on certain
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no assistance (other than humanitarian assistance)
under any provision of law may be provided to a country that has withdrawn from
the Treaty on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H67F0B126472C4DABB0955074BE9ADAAE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Return of all United
States-Origin materials and equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States shall seek the return of
any material, equipment, or components transferred under an agreement for civil
nuclear cooperation that is in force pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and any special fissionable material produced through the use of such
material, equipment, or components previously provided to a country that
withdraws from the Treaty.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDDDC7FDBA8894B07B0C64D23D5A0D03C"><enum>802.</enum><header>Prohibition on
assistance to state sponsors of proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction</header>
<subsection id="H13F32C56941F442682FD156A52A9B10F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition on
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States
shall not provide any assistance under Public Law 87–195, Public Law 90–629,
the Food for Peace Act, the Peace Corps Act, or the Export-Import Bank Act of
1945 to any country if the Secretary of State determines that the government of
such country has repeatedly provided support for acts of proliferation of
equipment, technology, or materials to support the design, acquisition,
manufacture, or use of weapons of mass destruction or the acquisition or
development of ballistic missiles to carry such weapons.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB52528A660BE40DDB584F1EBE8EB9D8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Publication of
Determinations</header><text>Each determination of the Secretary of State under
subsection (a) shall be published in the Federal Register.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE87A7DC9B9D44627BFA1259ADAF782B1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rescission</header><text>A
determination of the Secretary of State under subsection (a) may not be
rescinded unless the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional
committees—</text>
<paragraph id="H457A66341AF649CCA51E0A3F99021486"><enum>(1)</enum><text>before the proposed
rescission would take effect, a report certifying that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H983416FD150244FFA4762E421846CF92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>there has been a
fundamental change in the leadership and policies of the government of the
country concerned;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H929EF54EE5614165B28FC98CC24F772E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the government is not
supporting acts of proliferation of equipment, technology, or materials to
support the design, acquisition, manufacture, or use of weapons of mass
destruction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC878974EB8449AC990DC6C5FC380E80"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the government has
provided assurances that it will not support such acts in the future; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8155FBD189FA4BF2A988538931ADD548"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at least 45 days before
the proposed rescission would take effect, a report justifying the rescission
and certifying that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H37C682B845B749EAAE3C2727C6F39B40"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the government of the country concerned has
not provided any support for acts of proliferation of equipment, technology, or
materials to support the design, acquisition, manufacture, or use of weapons of
mass destruction during the preceding 24-month period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C36372C149A4A199F3ECD99CC781676"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the government has
provided assurances that it will not support such acts of proliferation in the
future.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC4D4CCAD8F7B4F17937B26F5EA125B59"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
President may waive the requirements of subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis
if—</text>
<paragraph id="H8942189FD53D43EDA7B8886BCD4F52BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President determines that national
security interests or humanitarian reasons justify a waiver of such
requirements, except that humanitarian reasons may not be used to justify the
waiver of such requirements to provide security assistance under Public Law
87–195, Public Law 90–629, or the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF315E3465097406D9014A58FC5D2AC6F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 15 days before the waiver takes
effect, the President consults with the appropriate congressional committees
regarding the proposed waiver and submits to such committees a report
containing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F4CAE831E74469E88C22AF87DB0A64F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name of the recipient
country;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D15BB5CC0C84793B7BF3463AAE60B62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the
national security interests or humanitarian reasons that require the
waiver;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3AB26C42F864DD8B330273146EA2763"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the type and amount of
and the justification for the assistance to be provided pursuant to the waiver;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2124565223642579C9F31D2219B19B4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the period of time during
which such waiver will be effective.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD0B951B4C561482AB88AD02BBC825819"><enum>803.</enum><header>Additional protocol as
a criterion for United States assistance</header>
<subsection id="H9AE3CA63BA814BEC9114110D625017A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of
the United States to ensure that each country that is a party to the Treaty on
the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons should bring into force an Additional
Protocol to its safeguards agreement with the IAEA.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1D6FCCC0E2234030A2381B60E8B4B760"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criterion for
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States
shall, when considering the provision of assistance under Public Law 87–195 or
Public Law 90–629 to a country that is a party to the Treaty on the
Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, take into consideration whether the
proposed recipient has in force an Additional Protocol to its safeguards
agreement with the IAEA.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IX</enum><header>Foreign
Assistance</header>
<subtitle id="H508EBD172E5846B2B7C05E69E71E924C"><enum>A</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<section id="HE0B5F61E9E16488BA0F02BE169043C19"><enum>901.</enum><header>Goals of United States
assistance</header>
<subsection id="H3B2C09B509894B7CBFB010C33B495720"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Goals of
assistance</header><text>United States foreign assistance should be designed to
further the national interests of the United States by achieving the following
interrelated and mutually-reinforcing goals:</text>
<paragraph id="HB4B19744694B4DB7A19D2C707E932462"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Reduce global poverty and
alleviate human suffering.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11DDC22905C245EB916DEB3581902001"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Advance peace and
mitigate crises.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H00B72F98ADC24EC295D92945E22349BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Support human rights and
democracy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE39FCF23B7B4E289EB33FB3EB8F9869"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Build and reinforce
strategic partnerships.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9F4A4B1CB484FDAA36E42F66CDAC698"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Combat transnational
threats.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E1408DA7345420DBAE0B5A2FE73B1FF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Sustain the global
environment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02C655019DD64BF99AC31EEFD4C6F0B5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Expand prosperity through
trade and investment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2672036A5CF5499CA6EC75A76BA33216"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph id="H3EBE76395C374F57AF0F8B657DD51839"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In December 2007, the United States
Government’s Commission on Helping to Enhance the Lives of Poor People Around
the Globe, also known as the “HELP Commission,” reported that sustained
economic growth is vital and necessary for a country to feed, educate, house
and provide for the health of its citizens over the long term and that
<quote>foreign assistance alone is not sufficient to help developing countries
achieve long-term, sustainable economic growth</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4E19A24F1EE40FCA2099FF083375A8F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Private sector-led trade
and investment are fundamental components of economic development and
growth.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA102FB0609DA4064AC974DA98FE1AE4F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States Agency for International
Development’s Global Development Alliance program characterizes the rising
importance of private resources and private actors as development tools in an
expanding and more integrated globalized economy, aligning public resources
with private capital through the establishment of public-private partnerships
for the economic advancement of impoverished countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC4BCBB84201451088B45046D460968A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In an increasingly
interdependent world, the health, prosperity, freedom, and security of the
people of the United States are strengthened when the people of all countries
can enjoy these same advantages.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H993D081344494D38A57AF238A47712A6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>United States foreign
assistance should be designed to help build the capacity of other countries to
meet the needs of their people and to conduct themselves responsibly in the
international system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE919B5D34D4A48008EE7F8273E7CAC9B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Foreign assistance is not
only a reflection of the values, generosity, and goodwill of the people of the
United States, but also an essential means for achieving United States foreign
policy, economic, and national security objectives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H843F4D3232714DE88D491F25F4FEB99D"><enum>(c)</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="HB57B1F5AC437471BA7631656E39575D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">help build and sustain an international
community composed of states that meet basic human needs, resolve conflicts
peacefully, respect fundamental human rights, cooperate to address issues that
transcend national boundaries, use wisely the world’s limited resources in a
sustainable manner, and work toward the achievement of economic well-being for
all people;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H224E8D6629ED40A5AF9A2B4D0869FEDC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">emphasize the development of innovative
partnerships between governments and organizations in the private sector
(including corporations, foundations, universities, faith-based organizations,
and other nongovernmental organizations) in the approach to and distribution of
foreign assistance; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF309296B55D34E4D82C2D79762D558D8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>focus United States
assistance programs on achieving sustainable economic growth and graduating
United States aid recipients into a trade-based relationship with the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCF4EE976B9E2476382811BDAE55344E9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>902.</enum><header>Guidelines for
United States foreign assistance programs</header>
<subsection id="H7C00A77D57294F03B046CD03B085FE7F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to evaluate
the performance of United States foreign assistance programs and their
contribution to policy, strategies, projects, program goals, and priorities
undertaken by the Federal Government, to foster and promote innovative programs
to improve the effectiveness of such programs, and to coordinate the monitoring
and evaluation processes of Federal departments and agencies that administer
such programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE9C7DE25575F4917B5B89489B7875C9F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of
guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development, the head of the Millennium
Challenge Corporation, and the Secretary of Defense, shall establish guidelines
regarding the establishment of measurable goals, performance metrics, and
monitoring and evaluation plans that can be applied on a uniform basis to
United States foreign assistance programs, country assistance plans, and
international and multilateral assistance programs receiving financial
assistance from the United States. Such guidelines shall be established
according to best practices of monitoring and evaluation studies and
analyses.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5A738AADBB8A45B89A8327B64EEAF310"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Objectives of
guidelines</header>
<paragraph id="H139E6D13CD2A41B6A5B689206CC98549"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Such guidelines shall provide direction to Federal
departments and agencies that administer United States foreign assistance
programs on how to develop the complete range of activities relating to the
monitoring of resources, the evaluation of projects, the evaluation of program
impacts, and analysis that is necessary for the identification of findings,
generalizations that can be derived from those findings, and their
applicability to proposed project and program design.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFB05A542A454E228B5CBD9F28BFC1D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>Specifically,
the guidelines shall provide direction on how to achieve the following
objectives for monitoring and evaluation programs:</text>
<subparagraph id="H082DD36FFFE14788AD479AC246286AC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Building measurable
goals, performance metrics and monitoring and evaluation into program design at
the outset, including the provision of sufficient program resources to conduct
monitoring and evaluation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA950A46E0E774E1E8B0C579BC5235D41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Disseminating guidelines
for the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation programs to
all personnel, especially in the field, who are responsible for the design,
implementation and management of foreign assistance programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H852FBD4AFA3C4A00B13B920A560BC59B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Developing a
clearinghouse capacity for the dissemination of knowledge and lessons learned
to United States development professionals, implementing partners, the
international aid community, and aid recipient governments, and as a repository
of knowledge on lessons learned.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H177FF3C52E6947918077D7F4DC13D597"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Distributing monitoring
and evaluation reports internally and making this material available online to
the public. Furthermore, providing a summary including a description of
methods, key findings and recommendations to the public on-line in a fully
searchable form within 90 days after the completion of the evaluation.
Principled exceptions will be made in cases of classified or proprietary
material.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07E57883C0FD43D380BFB2FD53738C76"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Establishing annual
monitoring and evaluation agendas and objectives that are responsive to policy
and programmatic priorities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA69F20ADA9D4273BBFEECBAB28C99E6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Applying rigorous
monitoring and evaluation methodologies, choosing from among a wide variety of
qualitative and quantitative methods common in the field of social scientific
inquiry.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF42FAA9E1154857B5EEEF016AFFFF35"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Partnering with the
academic community, implementing partners, and national and international
institutions that have expertise in monitoring and evaluation and analysis when
such partnerships will provide needed expertise or will significantly improve
the evaluation and analysis.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02D57ECA597B42C1B958187155D9D6FD"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Developing and
implementing a training plan for aid personnel on the proper conduct of
monitoring and evaluation programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H515406D75BCB4BDFA010C9BF683369C1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Role of other Federal
departments and agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
head of each Federal department and agency that administers United States
foreign assistance programs shall implement such guidelines.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF9CE0A0704E4404094653C3E00FBDA68"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evaluation
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the
term <term>evaluation</term> means, with respect to a United States foreign
assistance program, the systematic collection and analysis of information about
the characteristics and outcomes of the program and projects under the program
as a basis for judgments, to improve effectiveness, and to inform decisions
about current and future programming.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1BF481FAB5C648BEB1DF44F7EA78BA9C"><enum>903.</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that contains a detailed description of the
guidelines that have been developed on measurable goals, performance metrics,
and monitoring and evaluation plans established under section 902 for United
States foreign assistance programs.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H6DFA7CFA64CC4A1495E3F523F3D3A49D"><enum>B</enum><header>Authorizations of
appropriations </header>
<section id="H899B771F6AE341BE970613AE38DE55E3"><enum>911.</enum><header>Bilateral Economic
Assistance</header>
<subsection id="H614345046FA14EA18822A449EEE12B26"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than
$21,207,400,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the President for
<quote>Bilateral Economic Assistance</quote> for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC184AC93A56C439AB6EB709BB756E7E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development credit
authority</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCBC53D1E56B3403EAA7F023B29A1C18A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4D3DFDA0382B48D0BDD4E162F9DEB8F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>access to financial
services for underserved populations and sectors in developing countries is
essential to expanding economic opportunities for poor households and small
businesses to build assets and invest in enterprise development and growth;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA3FE9B7EF9BC49BEBDF7D2CBC3FAB709"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Development Credit
Authority, through the issuance of partial loan guarantees, has proven to be a
vital and effective tool in bolstering microenterprise development in
impoverished countries by reducing the risk of private investors and financial
institutions that invest in underserved sectors or creditworthy borrowers that
otherwise would not qualify for such loans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F12C29EFEFE4D58AE37D1425DEF17BE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under subsection (a), not more than $8,300,000 is authorized to be
appropriated to the President for administrative expenses to carry out credit
programs administered by the United States Agency for International Development
for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H312FE187B135446EA76BF3CD3767CB83"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Millennium Challenge
Corporation</header>
<paragraph id="HE4A1723703D44A6680D363EF684EEFB8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation on
authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under subsection (a), not more than $900,000,000 is authorized to
be appropriated to the President for necessary expenses to carry out the
provisions of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4A2C299224204D63BF6F56C465592FF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintaining candidate
status for purposes of income category</header><text>Section 606 of the
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7705) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9C78F6F2604D4C979BC6D9FCD15BDF42"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCB132C6449DC4D9B92C0447EC6F580BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD912EF15ABA41A5A336DFDD564960D3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="HEE22C4FF41484C40BA9DB21E17CD06B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maintaining candidate
status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any candidate country
whose per capita income changes in a given fiscal year such that the country’s
income-classification as <quote>low income</quote> or <quote>lower middle
income</quote> changes, should retain its candidacy at the former income
category only for the year of such
transition.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD62DA1781C5D4E758446B91B1BADAC06"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Democracy
Fund</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a), not more than $115,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to
the President for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally for fiscal year
2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB62AF22F089A45BD840E4981049B03F3"><enum>912.</enum><header>United States Agency
for International Development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not more than $1,521,900,000 is authorized
to be appropriated to the President for <quote>Operating Expenses</quote>,
<quote>Capital Investment Fund</quote>, and <quote>Office of Inspector
General</quote> of the United States Agency for International Development for
fiscal year 2012.</text>
</section><section id="HACC75017B01D47CBA8B915753E784667"><enum>913.</enum><header>Nonproliferation,
antiterrorism, and demining</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not more than $708,540,000 is authorized to
be appropriated to the President for nonproliferation, antiterrorism, and
demining programs for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</section><section id="H615DDA28E06744B482B7E5A5B08FA2A5"><enum>914.</enum><header>International
narcotics control and law enforcement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not more than $1,597,000,000 is authorized
to be appropriated to the President for international narcotics control and law
enforcement programs for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H89C4C3C001A347BE86166C9E2FDFAA40"><enum>915.</enum><header>Partnerships between
businesses and postsecondary educational institutions in Africa</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD443A79AD2B64D1B9831C718933A214E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5A6C519E308D4D0DA848571C650D0B77"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is a growing need in developing
countries in Africa to educate and properly train future business leaders in
such a way to help them adapt to the demanding complexities of leadership.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE85A07BDC0F343B4991E741C8E8997C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>This growing need has led
to the call for Africa to develop and train the next generation of leaders that
will bring Africa forward into a peaceful and prosperous new century and ensure
that democracy lasts across the continent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0452EDE4BB664CD5AF9CD125860E60E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>One of the ways to help
train the next generation of leaders is through entrepreneurial education,
entrepreneurship may be one of the most important channels through which
education raises economic productivity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDE1DFC219E034361B708AFBC0DFCDAE1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>All youth should be
provided with the access to any and all opportunities to develop skills,
attitudes, and abilities that are needed in later life that can lead to
entrepreneurship and leadership.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H934BE339BCB24DB19291B6AC6BDAE9F3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>One of the goals of
educators should be to train students to become self-employed after graduation
and produce the goods and services that are needed locally, thereby initiating
significant internal economic activity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5D2C5135582742FE9061F2E72EE89EF1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>It is important that the
youth be assisted to achieve higher levels of access and entry into the economy
as potentially self-employed people since there are simply not enough
employment opportunities within the private and public sectors for them all.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB6604247CEB44F7FA7F5638FD068DAF4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Business and management
education is especially critical in Africa where, in the face of huge shortages
in both the private and public sectors, only 50 business schools exist to serve
nearly 800 million people, compared with 1,000 business schools in India and
1,200 in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6D1B6105E6D5434697A0386E9FACE59D"><enum>(8)</enum><text>While many institutions
in Africa do offer a business certificate/degree, the training can lack certain
practical elements, which makes it difficult for graduates to readily apply
their skills in the real-world.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H91C438698D24456BB1C7AE0536524437"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Educational institutions
are not rapidly responding to this urgent challenge.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAE0E9091130946F5AE3568C545316AC8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Partnerships between
businesses and postsecondary educational institutions in
Africa</header><text>Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 105 the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA32311C321AF4F9692DAEDD34F4AABDE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="HD536E6A631A7482F8B5E6EE32F829F2C"><enum>105A.</enum><header>Assistance to
establish partnerships between businesses and postsecondary educational
institutions in developing countries in Africa</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD38BB84D5B4E4608A9F9BAC4020E6102"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assistance
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President,
acting through the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, is authorized to provide assistance, on such terms and conditions
as the President may determine, to establish partnerships between businesses
and postsecondary educational institutions in developing countries in Africa to
further the education and entrepreneurship skills of students at such
institutions in order to increase economic freedom and competitiveness, promote
civil society, and improve the quality of life in such countries.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H47BC1CBA0D12426CA151A0C6063463C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities
supported</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance provided
under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be used
to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDB263D1FA4EE415EA9E0062422946BCC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enable students at
postsecondary educational institutions in developing countries in Africa to
practice in the field what they are learning in the classroom and thereby
acquire relevant business and management experience;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H24A00DF01FD941E5869B7707AA058A9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide opportunities for
individuals in developing countries in Africa who are unable to receive a
formal education to benefit from the transfer of knowledge and skills by
students described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H10D7BAE878864F40987AC048C33A4AFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carry out other
appropriate activities, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H53008AC985DE461796481D2DC73EADB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>training students
described in paragraph (1) and faculty to build sustainable programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H915C07CD7BE04B558168493E8E0E45D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>institutionalizing and
promoting sustainability of program leadership;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H605E34D444744FFBA9C3073189A05EA6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>supporting the launch and
development of new in-country operations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H54A1740D0B1E41FEAD2B696FE077D01D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>investing in other United
States assistance programs for long-term sustainability and support of African
programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBDB85BE3783648ED88B772F382009202"><enum>(E)</enum><text>demonstrating results and
sharing best practices.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAE5895E0A41A40FFAE8884F0EC144928"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall transmit to Congress a
report on the implementation of this section for each of the fiscal years 2012
through 2016. The report shall include an assessment of the impact of the
assistance provided under subsection (a) and an analysis of the extent to which
such assistance could be provided in other regions of the world.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H0EA0048A0A2A46CE9CCCB5AE9E69A49C"><enum>C</enum><header>Prohibitions on
assistance</header>
<part id="H8F0F27118C8247D2984D925BFAA2078D"><enum>I</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<section commented="no" id="HE43D8C66DA944FFDAE56B36B8C02DCDB"><enum>921.</enum><header>Countries that fail to
meet MCC’s Corruption Performance Indicator</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HEF6E79F04A5F43E492C52EE59E9F00CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), no
United States economic or development assistance authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or any amendment made by this Act may be provided to the government
of a country that does not meet the corruption performance indicator of the
Millennium Challenge Corporation used for purposes of determining eligibility
for assistance under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H264BE476A67A43A3B369CDC6DBEF15C1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
President may waive the restriction on assistance under subsection (a) on a
case-by-case basis for a period of not more than 6 months if—</text>
<paragraph id="H391E252922C24B8F894068E4639E078A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the President determines
that such a waiver is important to the national security interests of United
States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7723294F0F44465EA1509F9FDF41A8FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President provides to the appropriate
congressional committees at least 15 days prior to exercising the waiver a
report on concrete steps that the recipient country has undertaken to meet the
corruption benchmarks and on United States implementation and enforcement of
end-use monitoring mechanisms in the country to ensure United States assistance
provided is being used as intended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H626D9365EE6B473A8B7E5932196570CD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text>
<paragraph id="H2188A33CF1BE47A5B24F7C07F6EF6765"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B7674AAD4EE4964A98EDB471CF10079"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBB3F81FDDB2145259B508D47892C603D"><enum>922.</enum><header>Foreign organizations
that promote or perform abortion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or any amendment made by this Act may be made
available to any foreign nongovernmental organization that promotes or performs
abortion, except in cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.</text>
</section><section id="H8898D32E2D9E487FB26AC71311DA6B91" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>923.</enum><header>Development
Innovation Ventures program</header>
<subsection id="H00A14685C76143299FF211CBC37150BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds available to the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) may be used to carry out the
Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program or any successor program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0AF3F4808DD54ABD9B53950C87C330A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall apply with respect to funds available to USAID for the
DIV program or any successor program that are made available on or after such
date of enactment.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6C108658A1EE45549A7B9A29E777C7B8"><enum>924.</enum><header>Countries that oppose
the position of the United States in the United Nations</header>
<subsection id="H2B115DE84FBF4FA18C7DCFBCFBA864F2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or any amendment made by this Act may be provided as
bilateral economic assistance to a foreign government that opposed the position
of the United States in the United Nations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC1069270538A4C64BFD316E595239167"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H34C88AEE9FFA457CB354407996839FD2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>opposed the position of the
United States</quote> means, in the case of a country, that the country’s
recorded votes in the United Nations General Assembly during the most recent
session of the General Assembly and, in the case of a country which is a member
of the United Nations Security Council, the country's recorded votes both in
the Security Council and the General Assembly during the most recent session of
the General Assembly, were the same as the position of the United States less
than 50 percent of the time, using for this purpose a comparison of the
recorded vote cast by each member country with the recorded vote cast by the
United States, as described in the annual report submitted to Congress pursuant
to section 406 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990
and 1991; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E9D6127859B40388031E4BA7EE2B940"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <quote>most
recent session of the General Assembly</quote> means the most recently
completed plenary session of the General Assembly for which a comparison of the
vote cast by each member country with the vote cast by the United States is
described in the most recent report submitted to Congress pursuant to section
406 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and
1991.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H07BB92EE756640B4A313C317BD9D05D9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may waive the requirements in
subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the President determines and
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees not less than 15 days
prior to the exercise of waiver authority that the exercise of such waiver
authority is important to the national interests of the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB32A36CE98ED4A01AD75474E18EDA413"><enum>925.</enum><header>Support for activities
of the Global Climate Change Initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or any amendment made by this Act may be made
available to support activities of the Global Climate Change Initiative.</text>
</section><section id="H62F8406EC8AB467E9AD32ADE3B3CCFC2"><enum>926.</enum><header>Trilateral Assistance
Program</header>
<subsection id="HCE91FE7E0C7F4651ADE12CF4451D99ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H6C2425E6DD084D2895BB0664EF5028BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>During fiscal years 2009
and 2010, the United States Agency for International Development provided the
Government of South Africa with $2,500,000 to support the Trilateral Assistance
Program, a program through which the Government of South Africa provides
technical assistance to third countries in Africa.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6DF05AF020744C21A31BF147BFF438BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$1,500,000 was requested
for fiscal year 2011 and $1,530,000 has been requested for fiscal year
2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12EF23AD15374707A26AA0E57D6A93BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>South Africa has been
recognized, along with Brazil, Russia, India, and China, as having one of the
world’s largest, rapidly growing economies and has become a donor nation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB48DDD80AEFB48EE9485284E0F007CE0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Further, while South
Africa still faces enormous development challenges, including one of the
highest HIV/AIDS infections rates in the world, this funding is not used to
support development programs within South Africa.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD24E8831F174B79B8C75130507EF9DF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Using the Government of
South Africa as a pass-through for foreign assistance made available through
the generosity of the American taxpayer diminishes the public diplomacy value
of this assistance for the United States, while enhancing South Africa’s own
standing in the region.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB5DD3DB15BC4D21984C03DF465F2417"><enum>(6)</enum><text>In a time of domestic
financial crisis, continued support for the Trilateral Assistance Program
cannot continue.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0C6AA78FF70043AABD755D7CB22629A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>None
of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 911(a) may be used to
support the Trilateral Assistance Program in South Africa.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="H43E3B7033C914FCB8DA2740C6846B9E1"><enum>II</enum><header>Country and
organization-specific provisions</header>
<section id="H678F7517A7BE49CABA07CC7C7289D4AD"><enum>931.</enum><header>Limitation on
assistance to Argentina, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and
Bolivia</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">None of the funds
authorized to be appropriated under this Act may be made available for
assistance to the governments of Argentina, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador, or
Bolivia.</text>
</section><section id="H4CAF8DD9A8D44B80B7BF0445147D78DC"><enum>932.</enum><header>Muslim
Brotherhood</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
State may not use any funds made available under this Act for direct or
indirect assistance to the Muslim Brotherhood.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H829139D39E0245A4A88BEE0929C9D07E"><enum>933.</enum><header>Palestinian
Authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 1 of part
III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD7CA8699C20649DEA9037351522C98AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating the
second section 620J (as added by section 651 of Public Law 110–161) as section
620M; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDBC0BCF07F854266965FB30C559E45E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17FD4B848B7B4CAA811C1DF1C30647C6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="H08CA500CEEA048BCB1B9A13BA376C41B"><enum>620N.</enum><header>Limitation on
assistance to the Palestinian Authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H277B7BA9695F4F1F8D807B30E7DE8E3D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds may not be provided under this Act to
the Palestinian Authority except during a period for which a certification
described in subsection (b) is in effect.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4B88ED9358EF4627A71134E54654A5A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>Not
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180
days thereafter—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8E34D0FA6A4D4A1F9BF80A233A49F8AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the President shall
certify in writing, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives and Foreign Relations of the Senate that leaders
of the Palestinian Authority or any caretaker or follow-on government have not
unilaterally declared independence in 2011 or thereafter, are engaged in peace
negotiations with the State of Israel, and are not pursuing recognition of
Palestinian statehood at the United Nations; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3D7FE88BD5744F3488117E952C8B2C11"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the President is
unable to make such a certification, the President shall transmit to the
individuals and committees described in paragraph (1) a report that contains
the reasons therefor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDABFF1A4C5DF4408B6A41D2092A55B9C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
President may waive subsection (a) if—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H42DEB90B096E4DCCB08C0C2088C744E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the President determines
that it is vital to the national security interest of the United States to do
so; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9A8D72DC32C145FDB2CEBE003817211E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the President transmits
to the individuals and committees described in subsection (b)(1) a report
detailing—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0346989B43704BD8884C321436F05E92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the justification for the
waiver, the purposes for which the funds for the Palestinian Authority will be
spent, and the reasons the President is unable to make the certification
contained in subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF497E7229E3745C2A6BDA81C1443290D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the steps the Palestinian
Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons, dismantle
terrorist infrastructure, halt incitement, and to promote peace with the Jewish
state of
Israel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H5E736552E3FC484C8BD6E9B60466ADBB"><enum>934.</enum><header>Sri Lanka</header>
<subsection id="H9346A9A6A1504C8DBFA24621B4E54724"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header>
<paragraph id="HCFF8580B1D0348978A0B78F0DE5EF68A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), none of the funds
made available to carry out this Act may be used to provide assistance to Sri
Lanka unless a certification described in subsection (b) is in effect.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F9E1A0804154ADE9BC276CF105F07DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
limitation on funds under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to
democracy and governance assistance, humanitarian assistance, and assistance
for demining activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H359F890E66F44ED09F8CCD23137796B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certification described in this
subsection is a certification submitted by the Secretary of State to the
appropriate congressional committees that contains a determination of the
Secretary of State that the Government of Sri Lanka is making demonstrable
progress in the following areas:</text>
<paragraph id="HDED22FB25A6240F080889CB3F6479D6D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accountability for those involved in
violations of human rights and war crimes at the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war
in May 2009, including by any remaining members of the Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam (LTTE).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3356F9F519344BEAD5DCD55F8597864"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Reconciliation, including
—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F8F8F3E2E9743F4AF4157DF8CE2D97B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the establishment of a
mechanism to account for events that occurred at the end of the civil
war;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67E56D7F8093489099422253CDA56764"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information from the
government on what happened to those missing at the end of the civil war;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H994BB30C8D07482C857F62370C0529F6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>expeditious release of
those remaining in detention.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H14C547BF401941369B395D1EC88E6F4E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Withdrawal of emergency
regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0E6AD993E624E6D86012FA0E1A575C1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An improved climate for freedom of the
press throughout the country.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2EEE7B64B1044AEEA20F1DC75CCDB319"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary of State may waive the limitation on funds under subsection (a) on a
case-by-case basis if the Secretary determines that it is in the national
interests of the United States to do so.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6222F3DB790D4CF082EB5725C19B1463"><enum>935.</enum><header>Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia</header>
<subsection id="H36DFE62E63CB48E58E94CF67433D852E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA69E452A464448CEAEA1716DD1AE3A6F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Greece has demonstrated
an enormous good will gesture in agreeing that <quote>Macedonia</quote> may be
included in the future name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
(FYROM) as long as that term is combined with a geographic qualifier that makes
it clear that there are no territorial ambitions on the part of the FYROM with
regard to the historical boundaries of the Greek province of Macedonia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DBB6390349642F0B757C9A8E2BE067E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The FYROM continues to
utilize materials that violate provisions of the United Nations-brokered
Interim Agreement between the FYROM and Greece regarding incendiary rallies,
rhetoric, or propaganda, and United Nations-led negotiations between the FYROM
and Greece have so far failed to achieve the longstanding goals of the United
States and the United Nations to find a mutually acceptable, new official name
for the FYROM.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3AF720D412C947669308E83A6DC99745"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that all United States
assistance to the FYROM should be conditioned on the FYROM’s willingness to
engage in meaningful discussions with Greece in accordance with United Nations
Security Council Resolution 817.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8698F7EA678E497D912DF6E416FCCCBC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary of State may not use funds authorized to be appropriated under this
Act for programs and activities that directly or indirectly promote incendiary
rallies, rhetoric, or propaganda by state-controlled agencies of the FYROM or
encourage acts by private entities likely to incite violence, hatred, or
hostility, including support for printing and publishing of textbooks, maps,
and teaching aids that may include inaccurate information on the histories and
geographies of Greece and FYROM.</text>
</subsection></section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="H6CCCF96A0B9A48A690563E312D4E17D3"><enum>D</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header>
<section id="HC2078DC4A9AB485EBECFECAC857C17F0"><enum>941.</enum><header>Transfer of liquidated
assets of certain Enterprise Funds to the United States Treasury</header>
<subsection id="HC0DA08B419C541CF9567E85FFB017001"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of liquidated
assets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President, acting
through the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, should transfer to the Treasury of the United States for purposes
of payment on the public debt not less than 50 percent of all assets from the
liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of each Enterprise Fund described in
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF80FAD769E834E8DB383A526873D86C2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enterprise funds
described</header><text>The Enterprise Funds described in this subsection are
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H5CEDF7D8771F4FDCA068998E129CB151"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The U.S.-Russia
Investment Fund and the Western Newly Independent States Enterprise Fund
established pursuant to section 498b(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2295b(c)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A45E1B4C5C24FCB9E14340C493FDDC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Baltic-American
Enterprise Fund established pursuant to section 201 of the Support for East
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07D924B072F4440FA6909D8A9BAA1685"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The South African
Enterprise Development Fund established pursuant to sections 496 and 635(b) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H06E473820B7B4270B584784BDCC16FBC"><enum>942.</enum><header>Limitation on funds
for USAID’s Office of Budget and Resource Management</header>
<subsection id="HD334E6BF937144CDA02C02E496526A81"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to better
align budget resources with United States foreign assistance strategic
priorities and objectives, to establish clearer lines of authority and enhance
accountability between agencies, to reduce replication of foreign assistance
programs, and to ensure better efficiency and effectiveness of United States
foreign assistance programs, it shall be the policy of the United States to
vest budget authorities and policy planning for all United States foreign
assistance within one office at the Department of State that shall complete the
Federal budgets for both the Department of State and the United States Agency
for International Development.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7E98C4DCFC174B6D8D1518052869EE46"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Office of Budget and
Resource Management</header><text>None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or any amendment made by this Act may be used to
support the costs of maintaining the Office of Budget and Resource Management
of the United States Agency for International Development.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE17A2228F2244B1BFC022DD8C989421"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="HA24192E2B0AE42C88564235E2E73BE58"><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 submit to Congress a report that contains a
feasibility study and strategy—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8E4EC59C8DDE4C6CB070946EF0D61E6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to eliminate duplicative
bureaus, offices, and positions, including an assessment and recommendations
for the elimination of special envoys and special representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB78FFB84CE7B435A9045B730C1BC675D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to consolidate such
bureaus, offices, and positions, as necessary and appropriate, in a manner
which maximizes efficiency and effectiveness of United States foreign policy
and assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F0F436552BD4EFDA3099F9C1BC81A8D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header><text>The report shall include a cost estimate for the
establishment of additional bureaus and offices of the Department of State and
the United States Agency for International Development, as requested by the
Secretary of State in the most recent Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development
Review, with any cost offsets created by the elimination of existing bureaus,
offices, and positions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF99FC6B8F92542ABAE9E48665D3F2B83"><enum>943.</enum><header>Limitation on USAID
training contracts under the Merida Initiative</header>
<subsection id="HEF64BC6D99514FD3959B4B68B15197E2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8A9CEF9F4AA2459694097710C7A9DA9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In 2007, the United States and Mexico
announced the Merida Initiative, a multi-year partnership to fight organized
crime and associated violence while furthering respect for human rights and the
rule of law in the region.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE4F4D7700774E4FB5A10B6B3DBD8C9D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>One of the Merida
Initiative’s four primary goals is to improve the capacity of justice systems
in the region.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05E6B8AA247042568E1BF0E56BE4DDF7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In April 2009,
USAID/Mexico awarded a 3-year, $44.1 million cost-type contract to Management
Systems International (MSI) to work with Mexican state and federal justice
institutions to strengthen their capacity to improve transparency, public
oversight, and public accountability, and better serve Mexican citizens under
the new constitutional reforms that shape the police and criminal procedure
codes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H014D832167FC47CEB3A32FDD2A496E17"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A January 2011 USAID
Office of the Inspector General audit determined that the contract mechanism
that USAID/Mexico used to award the task order to MSI was not in accordance
with procurement regulations, USAID/Mexico’s technical officers responsible for
the rule of law projects have not effectively carried out all their
responsibilities in accordance with USAID policy and internal mission orders,
USAID/Mexico’s contractor has not developed systems for evaluating the
effectiveness of the training it delivers, and USAID/Mexico’s reported numbers
of beneficiaries trained are not accurate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6316C7A2ACBE41D7A6FFCB2D34B4E10B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in
awarding contracts during a fiscal year to procure training services as part of
the Merida Initiative, may not award more than 50 percent of the dollar amount
of the contracts to one company.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H051B03F5730F4F60953A9E5679288F71"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Merida Initiative
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, 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>
</subsection></section><section id="H28193C49E436427599F807AAA4961FFD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>944.</enum><header>Internet website to
make publicly available comprehensive, timely, comparable, and accessible
information on United States foreign assistance programs</header>
<subsection id="H02C85CCF9CAA4EE498F6C42412ACAA51"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment;
publication and updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
shall establish and maintain an Internet website to make publicly available
comprehensive, timely, comparable, and accessible information on United States
foreign assistance programs. The head of each Federal department or agency that
administers such programs shall on a regular basis publish and update on the
website such information with respect to the programs of the department or
agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3AD1735589F94035999579DB680986B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header>
<paragraph id="H9E2DC53CE2D147D8951FE99E735F1022"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Such information shall be published on a detailed
program-by-program basis and country-by-country basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99FBBC62CBCE4769AA9ABC3B477A9FB4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Types of
information</header><text>To ensure transparency, accountability, and
effectiveness of United States foreign assistance programs, the information
shall include country assistance strategies, annual budget documents,
congressional budget justifications, and reports and evaluations for such
programs and projects under such programs. Each type of information described
in this paragraph shall be published on the website not later than 30 days
after the date of issuance of the information and shall be continuously
updated.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C7018F558114ED9824774614105E9ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Scope of
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The website shall
contain such information relating to the current fiscal year and the
immediately preceding 5 fiscal years. The website shall also contain a link to
a searchable database available to the public containing such information
relating to fiscal years prior to such immediately preceding 5 fiscal years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC9399576CDF74EF8B08CC5F476BF8AE1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Form</header><text>Such
information shall be published on the website in unclassified form. Any
information determined to be classified information may be submitted to
Congress in classified form and an unclassified summary of such information
shall be published on the website.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H3A8C6549305A401493B6997468462CC6"><enum>E</enum><header>Reports and other
matters</header>
<section id="HB98F5BA0930A4601ACAF9B8BA8CE9934"><enum>951.</enum><header>Report on aid
commitments and disbursements by other donors and international
organizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 634 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE6ACF3360B754A2F8C60A9DE2C7DDD02"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9FBAFE238FB241C5A1D179623493C3BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Chairman of the Development Coordination
Committee</quote> and insert <quote>President</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C432A46065E4588A42FF00C2BCCD262"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs
(6) and (7); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC33F3293A92D452290296BFEE898A4B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (8) through (12) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD366D7F9B9E54A85A4D477AC0B36D749"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBF0DBB9AFE447D282569AE8EB4F7D1B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD52ADBCA363C48E7B076B112A363A830"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report
required</header>
<paragraph id="H1F59B376BB40414CA023A0C681C25B88"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees, at such time that the
President submits the annual budget request under section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, a report providing the most up-to-date and detailed
information on aid commitments and disbursements by other donors and
international organizations to countries and regions for which the President is
seeking United States assistance funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1EF74B16EF8146BBACAC58C1F43DFE7B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of readily
available resources and statistics</header><text>In carrying out this
subsection, the President shall utilize all readily available resources and
statistics, including information provided by such organizations as the
Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB099C65B6F724A3F898C7754FB141403"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term
<quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3E73558BA3FC4A1EB82EFC57F8DD8AF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C4E5CEE7AED4F8AB2DEAAF92C3E285D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the
Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H36B9B59585124B1DB3AF02A477A221E0"><enum>952.</enum><header>Reports on financial
disclosure of certain organizations and businesses that receive United States
foreign assistance funding</header>
<subsection id="H022355BB7C0D46E8B607D65133C961B9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to
strengthen the capacity, transparency, and accountability of United States
foreign assistance programs to steward American tax dollars wisely in
effectively adapting and responding to new challenges of the 21st
century.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7B1BADFF523345DCAC687D0627F71D23"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development shall require any organization or business
that receives more than 50 percent of its funding from the United States
Government under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.)
for any fiscal year to submit to the United States Agency for International
Development a report that contains the names and all forms of compensation paid
by the organization or business to the 5 most highly-compensated employees of
the organization or business.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8B5DE0F745BA453094BBB94ABC87EF55"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
disclosure</header><text>The Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall make the reports submitted under subsection (b)
publicly accessible on the website of the Agency.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HF2D1839E007E4AB59E08CC3865BE93AD"><enum>953.</enum><header>Statement of policy
and report on sex-selection abortion</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HA3CC72370C82458EA911697AB3DDB8BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the policy
of the United States to declare sex-selection abortion a human rights
violation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HEDB09373B1BB41A0B8C52F33B0093F05"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Human rights
reports</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H09B2FDA2A149408F8AF215D921909EEB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 116
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 116 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), as amended by section 503 of
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6E7BD8163744B0293A2927167063242" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H0FFC0E752DFA460E9E075FE4FC004231"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Sex-selection
abortion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required
by subsection (d) of this section shall include, wherever applicable,
systematic assessments and conclusions of the extent and nature of
sex-selection abortion in each foreign
country.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB3E8B9560455429ABFB2E5D9B9E364D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 502B
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502B of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304), as amended by section 503 of
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85ACC15367A94A71A303E05AB2193E63" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H0DD4D4CFBF004F318F2FBF62EF2D8FAA"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Sex-selection
abortion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required
by subsection (b) of this section shall include, wherever applicable,
systematic assessments and conclusions of the extent and nature of
sex-selection abortion in each foreign
country.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6F15901F35A342BAAFEA5DAD30C2CF0D"><enum>954.</enum><header>Sense of Congress
regarding reducing malaria prevalence and deaths</header>
<subsection id="H2CB842904FD54939815C6F8FFB5257B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H1E5369EA4C77457BA91F9CDE30DC79DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Malaria is a leading cause of death and
disease in many developing countries, despite being completely preventable and
treatable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE84EC94C2B04086B8D22B0A1C7B71E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>According to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 35 countries, the majority of them in
sub-Saharan Africa, account for 98 percent of global malaria deaths.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC469E9E543924C2080F99676B02F386D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Young children and
pregnant women are particularly vulnerable and disproportionately affected by
malaria.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E17EC91E0684ECDAE6C3AEAF9314B0E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Malaria greatly affects
child health, with estimates that children under the age of 5 account for 85
percent of malaria deaths each year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BC196F734634F4EA0E34B01D7EB5D27"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Malaria poses great risks
to maternal health, causing complications during delivery, anemia, and low
birth weights, with estimates that malaria infection causes 400,000 cases of
severe maternal anemia and from 75,000 to 200,000 infant deaths annually in
sub-Saharan Africa.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02B6ABD0E91B4A4D83D20E8F9461C6AB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Heightened national,
regional, and international efforts to prevent and treat malaria over recent
years have made measurable progress and have helped save hundreds of thousands
of lives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D43BE8D2A9D437296D78F89A5A1B472"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The World Health
Organization’s World Malaria Report 2010 reports that in 2010, more African
households (42 percent) owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net
(ITN), more children under 5 years of age (35 percent) were using an ITN
compared to previous years, and household ITN ownership reached more than 50
percent in 19 African countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC451D076472E4AF180CB37FC5EFC5676"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The World Health
Organization’s World Malaria Report 2010 further states that a total of 11
countries and one area in the African region showed a reduction of more than 50
percent in either confirmed malaria cases or malaria admissions and deaths in
recent years (Algeria, Botswana, Cape Verde, Eritrea, Madagascar, Namibia,
Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zanzibar,
United Republic of Tanzania), and that in all countries, the decreases are
associated with intense malaria control interventions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB7D58A257674B26BF1597C66F48A304"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Continued national,
regional, and international investment is critical to continue to reduce
malaria deaths and to prevent backsliding in those areas where progress has
been made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B0855DFA197467B85C6C3B01E2039C0"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The United States
Government has played a major leadership role in the recent progress made
toward reducing the global burden of malaria, particularly through the
President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and the United States contribution to the
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H887FDCC1CBFA4BC0BEC1FF840EF0A500"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Recognizing the burden
of malaria on many partner countries, PMI has set the target for 2015 of
reducing the burden of malaria by 50 percent for 450,000,000 people,
representing 70 percent of the at-risk population in Africa.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2F0D1E1D1CE542F2BD2B84E4F3CC220A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>Congress—</text>
<paragraph id="HA3B05CAC7AA44CBE8827EE89FA3FE6A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>supports the achievable
target of ending malaria deaths by 2015;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97E8DA6B762B474EA50106098EDA5908"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recognizes the importance
of reducing malaria prevalence and deaths to improve overall child and maternal
health, especially in sub-Saharan Africa;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D210F6F8C6E44B4970DE672DAE2F7F3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>commends the recent
progress made toward reducing global malaria deaths and prevalence,
particularly through the efforts of the President’s Malaria Initiative and the
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2197D66FFEB948B694B5901C9EBD64EF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>welcomes ongoing
public-private partnerships to research and develop more effective and
affordable tools for malaria diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H688A1E0978694A57B4BF0B1C7A6DA5FA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>supports continued
leadership by the United States in bilateral and multilateral efforts to combat
malaria; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9174EDC4E6474494969790C25B35BD8A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>encourages other members
of the international community to sustain and scale up their support and
financial contributions for efforts worldwide to combat malaria.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H18801AD2090A4588A198B8AB8CB3A876"><enum>955.</enum><header>Sense of Congress
regarding second MCC Compact with Cape Verde</header>
<subsection id="H3C44FB929E70490897B0141A50303069"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H3BFA2A2655124DA99B6ED8A61070D7A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
provides access to financial services and helps create sustainability for
financial institutions in Cape Verde, both of which are critical components to
that country’s economic growth.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD78EB58F0074A24B97A0434FE680C2C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The MCC strategy in Cape Verde, a
developing nation in which 30 percent of its citizens live below the poverty
level, focuses on microfinance development and improved access to credit for
farmers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H116973B718C64690B5D9998D2950DE06"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The MCC Compact with Cape
Verde contributed to e-government service by investing in software, equipment,
and technical assistance. As a result, the number of days it takes to start a
business has decreased from an average of 52 days in 2007, to less than one day
to do so in 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF3CB7B61CC943B0AD93B02CD1DEF53F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Preliminary findings of
the MCC Compact with Cape Verde indicate substantial results for farmers
receiving assistance through the Agricultural Support Project. For example,
following a year of very bad rains, farmers who did not receive MCC assistance
experienced a drop in income of 88 percent, while farmers who did receive such
assistance faced a decrease of only 18 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HADA1CD7CCE7B4844AB6B5E591C0AD16F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>As a result of the MCC
Compact with Cape Verde, the following outputs have been completed:</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FD166929C8040A5A97894BFA986F91A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The construction of 28 reservoirs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8CAEE6D92144672BD11735C8F9980F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>549 farmers have received
training in new technologies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA4FB6D246734AD7A83A04CFC31884AA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Four participating
microfinance institutions have issued $617,000 in rural agricultural loans to
209 farmers on agribusiness.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A5CBCAC88354BAD851CE962475972A7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Increased financial
intermediation and competition in the government securities market and
development of the private sector.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4950137C198D48B0AF08171E23AE0A95"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Eight microfinance
institutions have received technical assistance, and capacity-building in
accounting, credit appraisal, delivery, collection, human resources management,
and marketing.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H722636DFA3CC46EF8ED849F5756E5AA9"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a result of the MCC, Cape Verde is
launching its first private credit bureau.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD65D22616714BD192B06A5627A9BDBC"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Because the compact with Cape Verde was
among the first MCC compacts approved, a number of unanticipated issues arose
regarding timing and design that required rescoping of projects and revision of
targets and indicators. Without the ability to extend the compact beyond the
5-year limit, the MCC was unable to provide full support for the activities
initially envisioned.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E8A13870A374E22944ECE30EA6B88A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HB4308251BA874E20847D9EEF810FEE6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cape Verde has demonstrated a commitment to
transforming its economy and creating sustainable growth, as well as an ability
to effectively utilize the assistance provided by the Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91E06E7F8E24449D88DA61DF586FAEF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a second compact with the
MCC would allow Cape Verde to build on the success of its first compact,
accelerate economic growth, raise incentives in other countries to maintain
high levels of performance on MCC programs, and exemplify the results-based
approach to foreign assistance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEC2669F7F6D443F2B37360D4C97F3B71"><enum>956.</enum><header>Sense of Congress
regarding microfinance and microenterprise programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H515ABFF741E54B3993F68AB1EDDF5EC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>access to financial
markets is essential to economic growth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H116E4441F8F5444AABC2FBA9B277AC7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>microfinance and
microenterprise programs have been successful in creating and expanding
economic opportunities by providing access to financial markets and financial
services, such credit, small loans and savings services, to poor and vulnerable
populations, particularly women and the rural poor, in developing
countries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H715064311D974DF7B60F5C90BA22F242"><enum>(3)</enum><text>microfinance helps
improve economic welfare in poor households, and has been shown to raise
borrower income, stimulate the growth of the borrower’s business, and generate
employment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA44F5D9D4F8F4989A535E1F9F0051459"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the United States should
support and encourage, wherever possible and appropriate, microfinance and
microenterprise development and programs in order to help generate stable
economic growth in developing countries.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0901BAC228234D89AB96E02B52ED3C53"><enum>957.</enum><header>Sense of Congress
regarding microenterprise development assistance to sub-Saharan Africa</header>
<subsection id="H3370B73B49894C91A2682FCA23AD8AB4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HF7B022412BA542F494F0192366214C33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States Agency
for International Development should seek to increase the reach, impact, and
effectiveness of microenterprise development assistance in sub-Saharan
Africa;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFEAD31C123F540FAA9917A4BCAF4265F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States Agency for International
Development should target half of all sustainable poverty-focused programs
under subsection (a) of section 252 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2211a) to the very poor, as required by subsection (c) of such section;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03B820BE9DC947978D25AD6C18D6C02E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States Agency for International
Development should seek to improve poverty assessment tools used to provide
microenterprise development assistance so that the tools can assist the
management and outreach of partner organizations to the very poor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H62A2E626117A4C3CAF8229B109EE3B42"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <quote>microenterprise development assistance</quote>
means assistance under title VI of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2211 et seq.).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>X</enum><header>Security
Assistance</header>
<section id="HEC88318B22BA45D1BAC6E01DB66DD047"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote>Security Assistance Act of 2011</quote>.</text>
</section><subtitle id="H6770C1AEDAAB43438FBE695AEA27E1F7"><enum>A</enum><header>Military assistance and
related matters</header>
<part id="H763FF181C7784560AA2D22B5B76414BE"><enum>I</enum><header>Funding
authorizations</header>
<section id="HD2D4F36830C44453814D209BBFCF3772"><enum>1011.</enum><header>Foreign Military
Financing program</header>
<subsection id="H6B8CD4BC15384D91A763E9191A724B69"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
President for grant assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2763), $6,374,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAD0ED5C85CDB4D4F8FF2A8A19F4C5D7F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assistance for
Israel</header>
<paragraph id="H11BE56C063F54BDDA2DE773B9FFE1A18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the United States should continue to support the August 2007
announcement that it would increase United States military assistance to Israel
by $6 billion through incremental $150 million annual increases in Foreign
Military Financing program assistance to Israel, starting at $2.55 billion in
fiscal year 2009 and reaching $3.15 billion in each of the fiscal years 2013
through 2018.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF64F2E03882B4085966AEBE31C805416"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>Section
513(c) of the Security Assistance Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–280; 114 Stat.
856), as amended by section 1221(a) of the Security Assistance Act of 2002
(division B of Public Law 107–228; 116 Stat. 1430), is further amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H59DF48A9E2184935AFC7CA5799F0A4F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H058DDCE8454F4015ACDFEFE33AB7B44B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>each
of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year
2012</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H23E212F70C94422E879FE0B284D6AB3D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>each
such fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>such fiscal year</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H470A28F660034E35801D3DC5C274593C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>Funds authorized</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>later.</quote> and inserting <quote>Funds authorized to be available for
Israel under subsection (b)(1) and paragraph (1) of this subsection for fiscal
year 2012 shall be disbursed not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of an Act making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for fiscal year 2012, or October 31, 2011,
whichever is later</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H968E2E4B3D724803A77E3196DF29AF54"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<clause id="HA6F8BF9F7A144C02BF56FC13952D96FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal
years 2002 and 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2012</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9EEF6EABA04444B88DA720F1D0F27794"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$535,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and not less than $550,000,000 for
fiscal year 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>$3,075,000,000 for fiscal year
2012</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7C28FA3DD0314145AF879893C548E3E4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistance for
Iraq</header>
<paragraph id="H5714BAFCFC68499F9CC0345282AC4D3D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE26D1E0DB8F54090B701C2AAB312CD3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>United States support for
the security of the Government of Iraq remains critical for the long-term
success of United States efforts in that country.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CEF749D8DB446DD8D64522E76EEB2EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>United States security
assistance from the Iraq Security Forces Fund (ISFF) account administered by
the Department of Defense has been discontinued in H.R. 2219, the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act, 2012, as passed the House of Representatives, with
the intent of transitioning responsibility for such activities to the Foreign
Military Financing program administered by the Department of State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FD737B1E0734F75824D850B1262BEC5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The ISFF account was
funded at $1.5 billion for fiscal year 2011 under the Department of Defense and
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2D3CF48CDD340EF916C8264DF51853B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The request for Foreign
Military Financing program assistance for the Government of Iraq for fiscal
year 2012 is $1 billion marking a $500 million reduction from previous levels
of security assistance for Iraq.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD54AB6AB960B4832954EF2C5BF4475B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a), $1,000,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the
President for grant assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2763) for the Government of Iraq for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98E3BB1E068D4F41A8CB0A8203BE69AD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H35F43CDB0C274F1C82C22813C81B2523"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reviews and comments on the grant
assistance provided under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2763) for the Government of Iraq for fiscal year 2012;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABB9684C4CD6431893358080E1A29359"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes the amount of
such grant assistance that is unobligated or unexpended as of such date;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9A01A15410247FD9473EBCAD8C139A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides recommendations
regarding additional actions to ensure greater accountability and transparency
with respect to the provision of United States assistance to Iraq.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H86AF31EF242C48A4929793F6C24CFF4A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certification on
Foreign Military Financing for Iraq</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section or any amendment made by this section, 25 percent of the funds made
available to the Department of State for the Foreign Military Financing program
in Iraq for fiscal year 2012 may not be made available for contracts under the
program unless the Secretary of State submits to Congress a plan to manage
large-scale contracts under the program and certifies to Congress that
sufficient management and oversight practices are in place with respect to such
contracts.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3A2D78B87EBC4AB69B16E9B54047EE11"><enum>1011A.</enum><header>International
military education and training</header>
<subsection id="H4E420403DF574A47AB38B83F5DEDC18B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Section 542 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2347a) is amended by striking <quote>There are authorized</quote>
and all that follows through <quote>fiscal year 1987</quote> and inserting
<quote>There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out
the purposes of this chapter $105,800,000 for fiscal year 2012</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H858D27DC82D14CBD9E5B18E84B10E735"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority To provide to
international organizations</header><text>Section 541(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347(a)) is amended in the first sentence by
adding at the end before the period the following: <quote>and comparable
personnel of regional and sub-regional organizations for the purposes of
contributing to peacekeeping operations</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="H589F04B038464D7FA222187A62DD2494"><enum>II</enum><header>Military assistance
authorities and related provisions</header>
<section id="H97AAFF233BCC4D4B8178FF924F40043B"><enum>1012.</enum><header>Authority to transfer
excess defense articles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 516(g)(1) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(g)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6DF7F2A4711741369A7D0DC0A768C56D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>authorized to be</quote> before <quote>transferred</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H145FAD5577D14990A91C1EBDB7CDA8C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>425,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>450,000,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HAF33F1BD627A47248BFF8BED5FDC6ABA"><enum>1012A.</enum><header>Annual military
assistance report</header>
<subsection id="H05AB39CB56684D46BE2FC556653FF7F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Information relating to
military assistance and military exports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 655(b) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2415(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD071874EC1674BB7826EB07CA0F6C8EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>whether such defense articles—</quote> and
inserting <quote>the following:</quote></text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35FAD405E6544FF3B893C7C1A7F6D5A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H84E4FB7E3BEA4E859DCFA229522A54F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>Whether such defense articles</quote> before <quote>were</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE02C63E5E57E4F70BF8D7C8A16FE6CB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the semicolon
at the end and inserting a period;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0F7117F5D45486FA777E416657512E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE4D391191BB84E488DE4651DA664CB16"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>Whether such defense
articles</quote> before <quote>were</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72714729173440E59FF245DA057CA2A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>;
or</quote> at the end and inserting a period; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA8F207F797D42C0AFEB386CEEAE8848"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H95826707C79C4E28939DA0FA57594FBA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H67AB0AE852214ADDA8834217082ACF20"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Whether such defense
articles were exported without a license under section 38 of the Arms Export
Control Act 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 in the regulation under which the export was
made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD73EE90A13A54BA3A341C4DD15246C22"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A detailed listing, by United States
Munitions List category and sub-category, as well as by country and by
international organization, of the actual total dollar value of major defense
equipment and defense articles delivered pursuant to licenses authorized under
section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act for the previous fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D1FAF482CBA44138F42A15E8CD5B3E7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In the case of defense
articles that are firearms controlled under category I of the United States
Munitions List, a statement of the aggregate dollar value and quantity of
semiautomatic assault weapons, or spare parts for such weapons, the
manufacture, transfer, or possession of which is unlawful under section 922 of
title 18, United States Code, that were licensed for export during the period
covered by the
report.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD066B5ACBCA54F3E80EC03913761CFAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information not
required</header><text>Section 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2415) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA071A56972544C43A755126EB80A5304"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6711462122D7475393468D48BEC951AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE147DA029804486B34622C68EDC592B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE44DAF01EA154E8CB03F2DD71C719705"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information not
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each such report may
exclude information relating to—</text>
<paragraph id="HB6273E1F40BA4479A3B756BE5588D78E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>exports of defense
articles (including excess defense articles), defense services, and
international military education and training activities authorized by the
United States on a temporary basis;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H789B1ECB3D434CDC84A119F8CA98AE42"><enum>(2)</enum><text>exports of such articles,
services, and activities to United States Government end users located in
foreign countries; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H53F3EBEFE8C349528C3F242C5A63CC38"><enum>(3)</enum><text>and the value of
manufacturing license agreements or technical assistance agreements licensed
under section 38 of the Arms Export Control
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD90A61FE06E348D0AB5807E0652E2D0B"><enum>1012B.</enum><header>Annual report on
foreign military training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 656(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2416(a)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H602338CE8145410E9E507BE68B3CEA00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 31</quote> and inserting <quote>March 1</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9694983FEE7746748D083447ACE0B707"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and
all such training proposed for the current fiscal year</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20B4DC66EA0C4348BF4E54E7768E13F6"><enum>1012C.</enum><header>Global Security
Contingency Fund</header>
<subsection id="H2669BAB8CF654AD58C968DA906308CCE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header>
<paragraph id="HA709B20C42E044D49E77333B0CCC4681"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Defense, is authorized to establish a fund, to be known as the
Global Security Contingency Fund, which shall consist of such amounts as may be
contributed under paragraph (2) to the fund, to provide assistance to a foreign
country described in subsection (b) for the purposes described in subsection
(c). The program authorized under this subsection shall be jointly financed and
carried out by the Department of State and the Department of Defense in
accordance with the requirements of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA72E4BB461994E6BBCFAEC1FBB45ACE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contributions to
fund</header>
<subparagraph id="HBBC530437C92484EA14453FFA07ECD25"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015, the Secretary
of State and the Secretary of Defense may contribute not more than $300,000,000
of amounts made available to carry out the provisions of law described in
subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1211CD0A2A5A4B969A21B13012909D80"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, amounts contributed under this paragraph to the
fund shall be merged with amounts in the fund and shall be available for
purposes of carrying out the program authorized under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2CD7CB7E0B9341E39412265284B6202B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
authority of this subsection may not be exercised with respect to a fiscal year
until—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0BF2FC3872C54F49B8528CAA6A032B01"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of State contributes to the
fund not less than one-third of the total amount contributed to the fund for
the fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDEB36EF727924EF39EB3EF065F9B304B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Defense contributes to the
fund not more than two-thirds of the total amount contributed to the fund for
the fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95EB37B0A86548ADBBDD694D0A6C450A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>The ratios of contributions described in paragraph
(3) shall be determined at the beginning of a fiscal year and may not be
determined on a project-by-project basis.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7AC832AC41534F399F0FFCCE29B0D810"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible foreign
countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A foreign country
described in this subsection is a country that is designated by the Secretary
of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, and is eligible to
receive assistance under one or more of the provisions of law described in
subsection (d).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAF1C1CC17A7B4892A2B89494980F5BED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Purpose of
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program
authorized under subsection (a) may provide assistance to enhance the
capabilities of military forces, and other security forces that conduct border
and maritime security, and counterterrorism operations, as well as the
government agencies responsible for such forces, in order to strengthen a
foreign country’s national and regional security interests consistent with
United States foreign policy interests.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5194BF2A3A9A45D9A8D7AA89BF1FC5B9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Provisions of law
described</header><text>The provisions of law described in this subsection are
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H18FDAFCCEAA34CDF81589257DA6247B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 1206 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163;
119 Stat. 3456; relating to program to build the capacity of foreign military
forces).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE5CAE8581A6E4BE0B9DEDBF1682A472A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 1033 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111
Stat. 1881; relating to authority to provide additional support for
counter-drug activities of other countries).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74EB385D310745B28B4C65CF89730185"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 301 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide
activities, and available for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency for the
Warsaw Initiative Funds (WIF) for the participation of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) members in the exercises and programs of the
Partnership for Peace program of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A689882E8024063A34FF1FE2F762D6F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 23 of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to foreign military financing
program).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B4699884F7B4ABEBF2E9E650CF1EC76"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 481 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291; relating to international
narcotics control and law enforcement).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8894BD75E3094871835466CF004DFF4C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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 program).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H879B64DEFAEA4D17BA493934EFB244CA"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Chapter 8 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa et seq.; relating to
antiterrorism assistance).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6177E6E6DEF84F73B4D774D3802DA93A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Formulation and
execution of program</header>
<paragraph id="HFD0A9FB63A5D4EDB8D43F867C396C90D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The program authorized under subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCFD3799C85BE4BC0BA0A749CC6C62393"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be jointly
formulated by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB30148959EF4B158A5EF4F527C06E4D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall, prior to its implementation, be
approved by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
Defense.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D693C76FA324ABEA06CEB8428A52C9B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
elements</header><text>The program authorized under subsection (a) shall
include elements that promote—</text>
<subparagraph id="H73D4CEF2049B45AEAF3B1CBC6DC66F13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>observance of and respect
for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6ACDB17BDAC34304BAEF0846B4D03BA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>respect for legitimate
civilian authority.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB1D3E1141B7848A7B92123D06087F9B5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Related
authorities</header>
<paragraph id="H2FCA72E0F0164506AD47CB9950C9EABE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program
authorized under subsection (a) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7ABDEFC9F15A4DBC9886A9D99D72C062"><enum>(A)</enum><text>jointly financed by the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense through amounts contributed to
the fund under subsection (a)(2) from one or more provisions of law described
in subsection (d) under which the foreign country is eligible to receive
assistance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H474B6B29EB3148A797D66726D9336EB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>carried out under the
authorities of such provisions of law and the authorities of this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4F0F83D412814BF98F05474D15EE9BCC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative
authorities</header><text>Funds made available under a program authorized under
subsection (a) shall be subject to the same administrative authorities as apply
to funds made available to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06F97F6C9FD146CFB1E8C08762DBF44E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation on eligible
countries</header><text>The program authorized under subsection (a) may not
include the provision of assistance to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H721B2AAFE01C4C8AACB031EF442BC652"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any foreign country that
is otherwise prohibited from receiving such assistance under any other
provision of law; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10BEFD898B5E4F718971433BDC3DC04B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Iraq, Afghanistan, or
Pakistan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8A27AE34E70B4200AA13994A8B5C47AA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Congressional
notification</header>
<paragraph id="H1E970011E59A4F4DB2451BF74AF8F242"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not less than 15 days before implementing an activity
under the program authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary of State, with
the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the congressional
committees specified in paragraph (2) a notification of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B9C1567E2C8498FAF627D9B7E672AAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name of the country
with respect to which the activity will be implemented; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1849AD819544D06A8B9EB5AB881332D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the budget,
implementation timeline with milestones, and completion date for the
activity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAB7F46A7F584893ABC57E3EC3DB2566"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specified congressional
committees</header><text>The congressional committees specified in this
paragraph are—</text>
<subparagraph id="H18E1E41D8D864E21AD60215ACB3D44A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Armed
Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71A0919AAA1545F3B7B628071B60CC7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Armed
Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF47CB7E35A144EEAAFDA0081951D2B2E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall be construed to constitute an authorization or extension of any
of the provisions of law described in subsection (d).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD5B736E669BB4796B5C9997EE96A71F9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Termination of
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority to
carry out the program authorized under subsection (a) terminates at the close
of September 30, 2015. An activity under the program directed before that date
may be completed after that date, but only using funds made available for
fiscal years 2012 through 2015.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HED4DD4175176445DBB6573A9D167D7C5"><enum>1012D.</enum><header>International
military education and training</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H7EF205B32D0F466FAB7FC5E2B12505E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H503DB2CB708A4630935A160748E5E2C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chad</header><text>The
President may not use funds made available to carry out chapter 5 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) for fiscal year
2012 for assistance to Chad until the President certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that the Government of Chad has taken credible and
verifiable steps to implement a plan of action to end the recruitment and use
of child soldiers, including the demobilization of child soldiers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3F39495FB4DE4984807921B3788DA7E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Equatorial Guinea and
Somalia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may not
use funds made available to carry out chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) for fiscal year 2012 for
assistance to Equatorial Guinea or Somalia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H917BDB564FE44169A7DCE48E76DAEB9F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may use funds made available
to carry out chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) for fiscal year 2012 for assistance to Angola, Cameroon,
the Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, or Zimbabwe only for
training related to international peacekeeping operations or expanded
international military education and training.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7C8C0F6C011B4BF493C3D7D4FA536136"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notification</header>
<subparagraph id="H299DACD72A7446D99FD92721FD567868"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
notify the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days in advance of
making funds described in subparagraph (B) available for assistance to Angola,
Bangladesh, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Kenya,
Libya, Nepal, Nigeria, or Sri Lanka. A notification under this subparagraph
shall include a detailed description of activities that are proposed to be
carried out using such assistance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A3A90FB0FB44643A9FE20508A973454"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funds
described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds referred to
in subparagraph (A) are funds made available to carry out chapter 5 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) for fiscal year
2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H73F706A9E60B4322A0AD5E90C9CBF962"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Entertainment
allowances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may
use not more than $55,000 of funds made available to carry out chapter 5 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) for
fiscal year 2012 for entertainment allowances.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H754B4687D7A84ECDA3A138CF64F77FCB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting
Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
April 1, 2012, and each fiscal quarter thereafter for the following two years,
the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
on the use of funds made available to carry out chapter 5 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.), including a
description of the obligation and expenditure of such funds, and the specific
countries in receipt of, and the use or purpose of the assistance provided by,
such funds.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="H36A643342F31421487964E89C8AE24D8"><enum>III</enum><header>Arms Export Control Act
amendments and related provisions</header>
<section commented="no" id="H876B802E94414739A223AE1AA5553193"><enum>1013.</enum><header>Increased flexibility
for use of defense trade control registration fees</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HB21C9263D1F945A0B3148CFDD77CFFB9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 45 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H274C3DC82B0F4019A71B6274AAF16D16"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA519F91578394026A319B00394FFE931"><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="HC426A859BFBE41CEA1B5F6651C64FB2B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Office</quote> and inserting <quote>Directorate</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H176095E9319F499FA458EF65B4EC95FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending the second
sentence to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H126ACCBB32604A73A026FB21E454EE6A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H461B1A4681C140A88D706E171344C43B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
fees</header><text>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="HE42BEBA856F540C79B7CF8FAEB419035"><enum>(1)</enum><text>management;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0708C39ECC2C4CA2863C9E970BE0784B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>licensing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0354C1B05F154C4181529555AB768F30"><enum>(3)</enum><text>compliance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEB966EAD373A4A0D8C0E9D09DFF75B2D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>policy activities;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7E2598E6437747C597F6C85BF0EA758D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>public
outreach.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCDDF3D3559854D3884940E67D5918C71"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 38(b)(3)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2778(b)(3)(A)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF7D43C8DA2345DEB1913CE1326672B4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H45CD2039E5104ECCB40046D939E6CDDA" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5083384C6A604ECA9E3C834A41C440D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For each fiscal year,
100 percent of registration fees collected pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
credited to a Department of State account, to be available without fiscal year
limitation. Fees credited to that account shall be available only for the
payment of expenses incurred for—</text>
<clause changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HAD1D08057A6E4416A040B01B42E3FA57" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text>management;</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HB1D9DDFDEB474DC6A3CE8D19715D52DD" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>licensing;</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H77DD25FBD0CE405DBAEC0D05A6F17EBC" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>compliance;</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HE96FCFA664B84FAEB0A65CF6636C05F4" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>policy activities;
and</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H5DD6A83F3B064B3AB6F485D659B2F502" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(v)</enum><text>public
outreach.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HA01890491CFF4871A78EF150342C0DE6"><enum>1013A.</enum><header>Increase in
congressional notification thresholds</header>
<subsection id="HC43EE048A2B04AAD960F8BEFA015A822"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Foreign military
sales</header>
<paragraph id="HD4C0EDF8400443ACB824ED58ECF7320A"><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="H5776842384684525805C0E2C7ED802E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H4B19E60AE61845D3B6F5E3F9EFC526F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9E4A5ED2B2B44C7BA9193E7761D898FB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$200,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$300,000,000</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3F66CCA7E93B41AD99472022FC8752A1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$14,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12C0EFB252F9499E8097426DA281E6B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4EAF15C9C92945A2B6361149D482F7E8"><enum>(C)</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 changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D0A52FE97224B15816D4F8A99280424" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBE7CCCD37D174D2D9B60D379E405A62C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The letter of offer shall not be
issued—</text>
<subparagraph id="H876804E6D4214DEFB24F466D6617B4E0"><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="H1CA5A34E4D514E9DA852E05138A087A2"><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>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H082903733F424AAF8C49F3EA41FE24DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendments</header><text>Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2776) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H865B416EAF184AF7BB976DBAE1933A8A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="H45BD61B1365949C6ADE1891585F4AB2B"><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="HDA05F19CE3754344B0747DB2D4F90A98"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(7) (as redesignated); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC560FE244A745739AC7E7F872A81420"><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 id="H7443F7E4DF7145739D523FFEF7AA1C05"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commercial
sales</header><text>Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2776(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H15DDA022C7A44FF2B25373E11E0A871B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE24453B84D44F459769E9C98F59E2A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Subject to paragraph (5), in</quote> and inserting
<quote>In</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5A450247797418A90DB149656DD8A19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$14,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA48EB759FFF496FAF613867D9978EC8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE3C0A3AFE5824B748DF6F5FF1C0769B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7ED1089D84D941979E7EEFA4EB662564"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="H975D52F5E9474853B35F91F4BBA58377"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>for an export</quote> the following: <quote>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)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6686BA1775B14C7287E80C0E3324A3FB"><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 id="H7EDAE867A7C045EA9075664216FAA41C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by
inserting after <quote>license</quote> the following: <quote>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)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H60AF59F8E661421C874405A4E3C8B28A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(5); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A307C56062D4892A57AED980D8BCE9E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H003B72C909084E999A1A682B64432D9A"><enum>1013B.</enum><header>Return of defense
articles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 21(m)(1)(B)
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(m)(1)(B)) is amended by adding
at the end before the semicolon the following: <quote>, unless the Secretary of
State has provided prior approval of such retransfer</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HC7961A36DB7349ECA79C164D3108639A"><enum>1013C.</enum><header>Annual estimate and
justification for sales program</header>
<subsection id="H1C1CB31B94EE475283A914967952D27B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-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>
</subsection><subsection id="HFA515868D6AE426A859135D702367C86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 25(a)(3) of
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2765(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the
end before the semicolon the following: <quote>, as well as any plan for
regional security cooperation developed in consultation with Embassy Country
Teams and the Department of State</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFFFF59E4D891438B951D1F07173D9AF9"><enum>1013D.</enum><header>Updating and
conforming penalties for violations of sections 38 and 39 of the Arms Export
Control Act</header>
<subsection id="H8CDC36E2A43440D895B82B13A790EC56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 38(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778(c)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HFA019F194A284D5CB190A096B43C77F1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDEF7FC76401B44458D5DA8BD6F1D1D49"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Violations of this
section and section 39</header>
<paragraph id="H78CA0FE2EC6843CC95CFB9C71CF3423F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Unlawful
acts</header><text>It shall be unlawful for any person to violate, attempt to
violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of any provision of this
section or section 39, or any rule or regulation issued under either section,
or a treaty referred to in subsection (j)(1)(c)(i), including any rule or
regulation issued to implement or enforce a treaty referred to in subsection
(j)(1)(c)(i) or an implementing arrangement pursuant to such a treaty, or who,
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><paragraph id="H15B584AAAC5C448CB65E47FC9FB4AEE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criminal
penalties</header><text>A person who willfully commits an unlawful act
described in paragraph (1) shall upon conviction—</text>
<subparagraph id="H53A726E3EAC949C1B609EA7BDC18CCF3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be fined for each
violation in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2413A91A93741AAA205973730974746"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a natural
person, imprisoned for not more than 20 years or
both.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H023DA9006CA143D184AE53768C6DF1B2"><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="HF94B469DB0644263BBFC817EC3001EBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H32AF1A1D3FC148ADAB1DADDAE7F9B20C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="H33913B853A7D421983F39E9DE89BAB51"><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="HECF933C77B334102BA6B7C7CC769689E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (xi), by
striking <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9D775FA544974F428A3D2CF0646A32E4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HD6B609170E8241699386035982C044D1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="H3AE60B6AAEA94038A9B7E8B0E7CA7027"><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="H2D358133037546549A98321075938FCB"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>section 554 of title
18, United States Code, relating to smuggling goods from the United
States;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1C4B570A7895442296C512799ACC40CD"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>section 1831 of title
18, United States Code, relating to economic espionage;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9FE1D4693D4A4D1DA7FAC1F6FEC93D7F"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>section 545 of title
18, United States Code, relating to smuggling goods into the United
States;</text>
</clause><clause id="H48E6D13C4CFE46FD954335FC078CDF08"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 104A of the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd–3), relating to prohibited foreign trade
practices by persons other than issuers or domestic concerns;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD51FA9FD9BC94B1187B3D82B90E0478C"><enum>(xviii)</enum><text>section 2339B of
title 18, United States Code, relating to providing material support or
resources to dedicated foreign terrorist organizations; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H09CC5D1DAAF4486697F6A5FAC1C9EE91"><enum>(xix)</enum><text>sections 2339C and
2339D of title 18, United States Code, relating to financing terrorism and
receiving terrorism training;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD69D8C0005774CBD973583AF22D7CA91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
inserting <quote>or otherwise charged</quote> after <quote>indictment</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H901F924F2C774BA1AE2EF8531DFC5112"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A), by
inserting <quote>or otherwise charged</quote> after
<quote>indictment</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7227FE4849E848FF8E773CFDD8BA570C"><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="H799C67B2FE134CF79ED3D45BC6A4E190"><enum>1013E.</enum><header>Clarification of
prohibitions relating to state sponsors of terrorism and their
nationals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 40(d) of the
Arms Export Control Act (22. U.S.C. 2780(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC7B4CE194ED485389A0E5C343A5C643"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or to
the nationals of that country whose substantive contacts with that country give
reasonable grounds for raising risk of diversion, regardless of whether such
persons maintain such nationality or the nationality of another country not
covered by this section</quote> after <quote>with respect to a country</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA891AA76FBCC4E60B6DFC9DC87F2B5DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following: <quote>For purposes of this subsection, the term
<quote>national</quote> means an individual who acquired citizenship by birth
from a country that is subject to section 126.1 of title 22, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any successor regulations).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H75EB374CD2044FF7883C33C130490F2B"><enum>1013F.</enum><header>Exemption for
transactions with countries supporting acts of international
terrorism</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 40(h) of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(h)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1253273BDC07411FBD76712BB993157D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4C5578DD8D244063925D18062D49B5BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">exemption</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">exemptions</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E803CC8F63549C58C31E1761558390B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and certain federal law enforcement
activities</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">reporting requirements</header-in-text></quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H06CE57C876914D829710B5036E35D9AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end
before the period the following: <quote>or with respect to Federal law
enforcement activities undertaken to further the investigation of violations of
this Act</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H087F27971DE54DAF83C2641AA7DAE97D"><enum>1013G.</enum><header>Report on Foreign
Military Financing program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2763) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D350C875FF3407FB0161CBB66E35C10" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H15263B5D0AEF42E38BF0C8A3640F85A9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H708EB5A7E49E47DAA8CCF2B3A4667B58"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees as part of the supporting
materials of the annual congressional budget justification a report on the
implementation of this section for the prior fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDFA77A3926744C3AC36A1C01AC77D9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include a
description of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2AB8932C1B33459CB65734F532257564"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The extent to which the
use of the authority of this section is based on a well-formulated and
realistic assessments of the capability requirements of foreign countries and
international organizations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD3C00BD766D4E3E8D812B1169078DF4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The extent to which the
provision of grants under the authority of this section are consistent with
United States conventional arms transfer policy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC18E0872A8DC4E92B55191D0AB6C3D59"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The extent to which the
Department of State has developed and implemented specific plans to monitor and
evaluate outcomes under the authority of this section, including at least one
country or international organization assessment each fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8AF9359671514BA0BABE92E93DE5BF8A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>In this subsection, the term
<term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0392BD9E06A9401ABFB0F63B5B81D2E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1BB80C2179E45BF9BDB7B8AB6D98651"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H5F6E37F7E5BD4F848A84B560E787C5FF"><enum>1013H.</enum><header>Congressional
notification of regulations and amendments to regulations under section 38 of
the Arms Export Control Act</header>
<subsection id="H3EC04776414943D3A33686DC209CC69C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40BF1BD815FA453CBCD9E9633CE2E1B4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3ED3FB4BFC9E46C984E124A08EA6B0D6"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Congressional
notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a copy of
regulations or amendments to regulations issued to carry out this section at
least 30 days before publication of the regulations or amendments in the
Federal Register unless, after consulting with such Committees, the President
determines that there is an emergency that requires a shorter period of
time.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HF20B89EEEDB5483F91474422F9C44708"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect the issuance of
regulations or amendments to regulations made on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBB4F24F75C7448D08B526E799F063FC0"><enum>1013I.</enum><header>Diplomatic efforts
to strengthen national and international arms export controls</header>
<subsection id="HA57B5BF39F7145C7817C7C09573F959E"><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="H956FF835416F4D23A0D8419F9C5D1E4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than one 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="H70BA4B3C24E2424B869E96FE412A6384"><enum>1013J.</enum><header>Review and report of
investigations of violations of section 3 of the Arms Export Control
Act</header>
<subsection id="H85474868E47D499BAE56FFDE53CE3094"><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 2012 through 2016 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="HF000BAC90E7F4246BB45887730663B78"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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 2012 through 2016 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="HA1F33BE9E5B940DDBD8E4613994E5EA1"><enum>1013K.</enum><header>Increase in
penalties for illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons to countries
in the Western Hemisphere</header>
<subsection id="H0DB4AA54FFE844DEBAB41E084E194F56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 38(c) of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(c)), any person who willfully exports to a country in the
Western Hemisphere any small arm or light weapon without a license in violation
of the requirements of section 38 of such Act shall upon conviction be fined
for each violation not less than $1,000,000 but not more than $3,000,000 and
imprisoned for not more than twenty years, or both.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H396A9DEC97124FBD99EA79ACFF18BD5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, 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></section><section id="HEC4435A60FB44847AFB97CEA665F9F19"><enum>1013L.</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="H2CE423DB654B4F6BA7FC3DBCFAE389A1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3C6350718A24EDC8A48E0B0F9F7EB27"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H9FE23049070E47EBAEAC5928359591EA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCA0D20C69A394FF0A1E40694D6C3C069"><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 1013K(b)
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year
2012);</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F224F0882B84133867EE0970475B06E"><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></part></subtitle><subtitle id="HC70C492AC2304FD0830C2D12C0AF5D2A"><enum>B</enum><header>Security assistance and
related matters</header>
<part id="H50BA35CD88E24868878288560F3446B3"><enum>I</enum><header>Israel</header>
<section id="H65F683BF6B5E45D982213901BA92605A"><enum>1021.</enum><header>Report on United
States commitments to the security of Israel</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2D284AD07C024ED3BD7D184E4122EF33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial
report</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that contains—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5AE90B3590F24F3995F2108AD7CA7931"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 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 commented="no" id="H8325196DB54642309ABDEDC1BA1962C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an analysis of the extent
to which, and by what means, each assurance has been and is continuing to be
fulfilled.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB320A88BD65844FFAF3141F4B4D9DC81"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subsequent
reports</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA9725B94528346AE9CD92FD9B7F6BAB3"><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="HD17F69E5F3CB44FB93076D465BF7BE8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each assurance described
in subsection (a) made on or after the date of enactment of this Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBD536D2DE00E4F57A6F09FE0564949BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>revisions to any
assurance described in subsection (a) or subparagraph (A) of this paragraph,
within 15 days of the new assurance or revision being conveyed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3970789414AD4218B6E162B5059074C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Five-year
reports</header><text>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 commented="no" id="H152D5FEDBA3C40B092622BF8735679DD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form</header><text>Each
report required by this section shall be transmitted in unclassified form, but
may contain a classified annex, if necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H9B8BD654B06747E5AD77147E28817C13"><enum>1021A.</enum><header>Clarification of
certification requirements 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="H4B9B4FFC309A42FF9C581FEC1E10DFC3"><enum>1021B.</enum><header>Support to Israel
for missile defense</header>
<subsection id="HA5E873F381474C15AD0E666A82673A8E"><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="H3279F6E8C4254EA7B53B917C446CF126"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promote deployment as
soon as is possible of effective missile defense systems capable of defending
against ballistic missile attack from Iran, Syria, and other potential missile
threats to Israel;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12516936B3A64CD88497A626C624A3E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>fully utilize, so far as
possible, the missile defense capabilities and resources of the United States
to fully assist, support, and improve the defenses of Israel to provide robust,
layered protection against ballistic missile, and medium and short range
projectile attack;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42B091787A0C4D7ABE3F226458008F74"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide assistance to
complete accelerated co-production of Arrow missiles and continued integration
with the appropriate ballistic missile defense systems of the United
States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7DFA0EEA8E9483EBBA70EEF46D9AAD6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide assistance to aid
the system development of the Missile Defense Agency and Israel Missile Defense
Organization joint 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 id="H0508B5E2CF534A2ABA7A3F2C263F3531"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide assistance for
research, development, and test and evaluation, and fielding of the Iron Dome
Air Defense Missile System.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E985B87F57B45B2920ACB23FC191275"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
assistance</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under
section 513(c) of the Security Assistance Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–280; 114
Stat. 856), as amended by section 1221(a) of the Security Assistance Act of
2002 (division B of Public Law 107–228; 116 Stat. 1430) and further amended by
section 1011(b)(2) of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with
the Secretary of Defense, is authorized to provide assistance to the Government
of Israel for the procurement, maintenance, and sustainment of the Iron Dome
Air Defense Missile System for purposes of intercepting short-range rockets,
missiles, and mortars launched against Israel, and other activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9BA6B1AB29A9401686E9D99202388A4B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="HD6848433B8BA4D458EF83CC06F6DA497"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</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 (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC50562F900B949678A60FE39ADED072F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</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="HA517176E6612431C99B418A0D2E8A106"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term
<term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDDA51F890EFB4C6091DB7E69BC61F244"><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="HF503D40AC1F74D00B2F8183C76FB61BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Committee on Armed Services in the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="HE22E60A273B1457BAC318E02D215E199"><enum>II</enum><header>Egypt</header>
<section id="HF0D01BB22087421D97E50D4EAE0E5022"><enum>1022.</enum><header>Limitation on
security assistance to the Government of Egypt</header>
<subsection id="HD7587181086D4F2CB37906168536E0FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available to carry
out this title may be used to provide United States security assistance to the
Government of Egypt unless a certification described in subsection (b) is in
effect.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7DB8382E8FB8409F81B88255CBC65180"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certification described in this
subsection is a certification transmitted by the President to the appropriate
congressional committees that contains a determination of the President
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HB8B347764E0D400C91C380ECC1B501F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Government of Egypt
is not directly or indirectly controlled by a foreign terrorist organization,
its affiliates or supporters;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCA2459DF5474074810FBE058FED8FC8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Government of Egypt
is fully implementing the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF59EE736F7BB46C9B0B3C3710579CFCC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Government of Egypt is detecting and
destroying the smuggling network and tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza
strip.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB2809CE2F31F4F5C8E190CE60B35D6E3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recertifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the President transmits to the appropriate congressional committees an
initial certification under subsection (b), and every six months
thereafter—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB1CD7452F4B245DCBD4495D3D5F05D88"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the President shall
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a recertification that the
requirements contained in subsection (b) are continuing to be met; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2A84BBC9CE69463F80696260621841F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the President is
unable to make such a recertification, the President shall transmit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the reasons
therefor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9248FC5B89984C348BDAFDB89E2AF77E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may waive the limitation in
subsection (a) if the President determines and certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees 15 days prior to the exercise of waiver authority
that—</text>
<paragraph id="H6F53994B338245AE97444880E81BDC00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>it is in the vital
national security interests of the United States to do so;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC69688C76D44674A696F5228179BB88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States is
fully implementing and enforcing existing end-use monitoring mechanisms;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4CECAB8522014A27A453844EAE476AEA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the United States has
established and implemented comprehensive procedures to vet all recipients of
United States security assistance to ensure that no recipients are members of,
or affiliated with, a foreign terrorist organization or any affiliates or
supporters thereof.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5C94275828A646289EA97FE38D9937CF"><enum>1022A.</enum><header>Report on security
assistance to the Government of Egypt</header>
<subsection id="H9D67A4D03A0E4330A2E4E93C635613F2"><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 Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H124AF4EDBA0A454BBDBC160CED8539EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the
strategic objectives of the United States regarding the provision of United
States security assistance to the Government of Egypt.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE688A6D48BD6410197AECD01491F8778"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of biennial
outlays of United States security assistance to the Government of Egypt for the
purposes of strategic planning, training, provision of equipment, and
construction of facilities, including funding streams.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82E42AC9E51A4A8D98A98A0820A226EE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of vetting
and end-user monitoring systems in place by both Egypt and the United States
for defense articles and training provided by the United States, to include
human rights vetting.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F203497A1CC45CBB4D7BA9F69508493"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A description of actions
that the Government of Egypt is taking to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9E33D34FDCB1468A84CB9B9A851EA500"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fully implement the
Egypt-Israel peace treaty;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66F42FC147394B25943E07B0C72838B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>detect and destroy the
smuggling network and tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza strip;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9973310605354F4D8293A9C4CB16D9AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>repudiate, combat, and
stop incitement to violence against the United States and United States
citizens and prohibit the transmission within its domains of satellite
television or radio channels that broadcast such incitement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4EB76F1AF8EA43E4B47045721D1C414C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>adopt and implement legal
and political reforms that protect the religious and democratic freedoms of all
citizens and residents of Egypt.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5DCEC222F7824D5C9FAD137B9AFE28E4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Recommendations,
including with respect to required resources and actions, to maximize the
effectiveness of United States security assistance provided to Egypt.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H46C1819415494E849266F5C5A479ACD1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAO
report</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the submission
of the report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HE732F36B9519467E90B8EAB4D7FA1770"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reviews and comments on
the report required under subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3A6FE31C25E47AF8E32F4E207BDB809"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides recommendations
regarding additional actions with respect to the provision of United States
security assistance to Egypt, if necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7C4B065160084B9A97015305FDC06D9E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H377F615DB8814DA786B18B5436126474"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8F39A5599BCE4D69B9294F699658BD01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Committee on Armed Services in the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0A25E4DA30294698915BC784762723C1"><enum>1022B.</enum><header>Government of Egypt
defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part, the term
<term>Government of Egypt</term> means any person, agent, instrumentality, or
official of, is affiliated with, or is serving as a representative of the
Government of Egypt.</text>
</section></part><part id="H91F55012EC75419D9DCC9CE225E14E31"><enum>III</enum><header>Lebanon</header>
<section id="H1837222BBC6D425C957C0D118DE83A29"><enum>1023.</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It shall be the policy
of the United States—</text>
<paragraph id="HA467A93E3F8E429CB6BEB827EF8AC560"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to declare the
association of political parties with terrorist organizations, militias, and
other elements retaining armed operational capabilities outside of the official
military and security institutions of the Government of Lebanon hinders the
emergence of a fully-democratic Lebanon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F711C92EBCD436996FA84FFDDB18A7A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to support the Government
of Lebanon in asserting its sovereignty by extending its authority throughout
its territory, particularly in the southern regions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80B50866AAD04EA2A6C642E5C7BFD658"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to support the emergence
of a democratic Lebanon, with both domestic and foreign terrorist organizations
and militias permanently disarmed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04D929BB67F14E1CB364D4781EF4C183"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to continue to provide
financial and material assistance to support the sovereignty, territorial
integrity, unity, and political independence of Lebanon under the sole and
exclusive authority of the Government of Lebanon.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H46140C221B7C472483D836C7C19A1DC1"><enum>1023A.</enum><header>Limitation on
security assistance to the Government of Lebanon</header>
<subsection id="HC08EE99A62E840B4A6FA2F877A49BA4A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available to carry
out this title may be used to provide security assistance to the Government of
Lebanon unless a certification described in subsection (b) is in effect.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H70B3341009A74AFB8E7FBC26832B7759"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certification described in this
subsection is a certification transmitted by the President to the appropriate
congressional committees that contains a determination of the President
that—</text>
<paragraph id="H0A6E5E85EB254FD883C5113C593F74C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>no member of Hezbollah or
any other a foreign terrorist organization serves in any policy position in a
ministry, agency, or instrumentality of the Government of Lebanon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F24EDFC0D7244E585E4F23D3E50A2A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>there exists within the
Government of Lebanon comprehensive anti-terrorism vetting and tracking
procedures for all Lebanese security forces personnel benefitting from United
States security assistance programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1DC663FF2354FBBB6EB490CF7071852"><enum>(3)</enum><text>all ministries of the
Government of Lebanon and operations that directly or indirectly benefit from
United States security assistance programs are financially transparent and
accountable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H912A80BA6DC84F6094B9558CD9A9595E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Government of
Lebanon—</text>
<subparagraph id="H92C39340D983497BA7C3F59503C8AE83"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is dismantling the
infrastructure of all foreign terrorist organizations and related militias and
is confiscating unauthorized weapons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64929131B55F46429C06B96090311266"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has taken other actions
in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1559, 1585,
1701, 1757, and other international obligations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADAD3E7422B8443FACEEBE4F18900DD1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is fully cooperating with
the Special Tribunal for Lebanon;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7A1899A2D8A4498B50C527A6A10CC03"><enum>(5)</enum><text>United States security
assistance and security cooperation programs for Lebanon are not utilized
against the State of Israel and will not adversely impact Israel’s qualitative
military edge; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HABA07692993C4076A624B6DC755D229E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Government of Lebanon
has taken effective steps and made demonstrable progress toward assuming full
control of its territory.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H67639929F93646578DE78638F25B6298"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recertifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the President transmits to the appropriate congressional committees an
initial certification under subsection (b), and every six months
thereafter—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H08120A3AB43D4D328BDDB74E63237DB5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the President shall
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a recertification that the
requirements contained in subsection (b) are continuing to be met; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H244A5AA9FE804CE1B6AF5E2C84AD5BA9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the President is
unable to make such a recertification, the President shall transmit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the reasons
therefor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1144F5C640E84F9982246CAA463A8044"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may waive the limitation in
subsection (a) if the President determines and certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees 15 days prior to the exercise of waiver authority
that—</text>
<paragraph id="H79CF0ADC19084784B5C4F83941857DF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>it is in the vital
national security interests of the United States to do so;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34FDC43957C3414D9DD557C2AC81D04D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States is
fully implementing and enforcing existing end-use monitoring mechanisms;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H049239583A024E13BA162C00AFC8A068"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the United States has
established and implemented comprehensive procedures to vet all recipients of
United States security assistance to ensure that no recipients are members of,
or affiliated with, a foreign terrorist organization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0FBF2B1CA05A4F9D9E73AD4F46832AF8"><enum>1023B.</enum><header>Report on security
assistance to the Government of Lebanon</header>
<subsection id="HD2BBB43AE72A42AAACC95836CD4F75D3"><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 Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report that includes the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HDBD951C4C0FA46CB85FA02A60D272B09"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the
strategic objectives of the United States regarding the provision of United
States security assistance to the Government of Lebanon, including arms sales
to the Government of Lebanon, and a strategy for achieving those
objectives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F9BC208A56B4ECA90A715F861BFFB45"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of biennial
outlays for United States security assistance, including arms sales, to the
Government of Lebanon for the purposes of strategic planning, training,
provision of equipment, and construction of facilities, including funding
streams.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46CD92764DA24F818A1393A257FDD357"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A breakdown of
contributions and assistance provided by the United States, international
organizations, and other nations and entities to the Government of Lebanon,
including the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Interior, the armed forces
of Lebanon, the Internal Security Forces, the General Security Directorate, the
General Directorate of State Security, Lebanese Military Intelligence, and
other organizations or agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38593D5F700649A19271DDF054700976"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A description of vetting
and end-user monitoring systems in place by the Government of Lebanon, the
United States, international organizations, and other nations and entities
providing security assistance to the Government of Lebanon.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B7481B8DE044079A8A066B01E067742"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A description of metrics
utilized by the United States Government for measuring whether United States
security assistance has improved the capacity of the Government of Lebanon
security forces to operate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H138C76DDAC7B48ECA3C538FFDBDDB1DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form to
the greatest extent possible, but may include a classified annex if
necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H46E8F35CA70C4040AA2C34C7AA5F4E5F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD3B7D7EFDF8643CA88CB606CFFF08A36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H57EC54BA3EC24F00A7A0295262C0B42C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Committee on Armed Services in the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H27441B7D5E4D4213A50F68ECF3DF478C"><enum>1023C.</enum><header>Government of
Lebanon defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part,
the term <term>Government of Lebanon</term> means any person, agent,
instrumentality, or official of, is affiliated with, or is serving as a
representative of the Government of Lebanon.</text>
</section></part><part id="H07DB02F41992485EA85B2B85989F1BC7"><enum>IV</enum><header>Palestinian
Authority</header>
<section id="H2FA87E4728BC449D8A42CCF836FF55B6"><enum>1024.</enum><header>Limitation on
security assistance to the Palestinian Authority</header>
<subsection id="H3888E8801DE6461FBF4396348349B5FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available to carry
out this title may be used to provide United States security assistance to the
Palestinian Authority unless a certification described in subsection (b) is in
effect.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFC6E54FE9B13404BAE986010B94606D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>A
certification described in this subsection is a certification transmitted by
the President to the appropriate congressional committees that contains a
determination of the President that—</text>
<paragraph id="H999759007BB34E2F8088D272373EFE8A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>no member of Hamas or any
other foreign terrorist organization serves in any policy position in a
ministry, agency, or instrumentality of the Palestinian Authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H910D2FC9F6DE474681A9B6E44CB26711"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Palestinian Authority
is taking all necessary steps and action to implement the 2005 security
reorganization program, and implement an inclusive, standards-based approach to
recruitment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14C3830BD9F14CDBBA8A34774B4B932F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>all Palestinian Authority
ministries and operations that directly or indirectly benefit from security
assistance are financially transparent and accountable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81059AEA9449452792C2A3DC7A3B7ED4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Palestinian Authority
is dismantling all foreign terrorist organizations infrastructure, confiscating
unauthorized weapons, thwarting and preempting terrorist attacks, and fully
cooperating with Israel’s security services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3612914B065945F28515621339E7086B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Palestinian Authority
is fully implementing necessary institutional reforms within the Ministry of
Interior and within the judicial sector;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12553EBDE58643D7944AEE63379B38EB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Palestinian Authority
has halted all anti-Israel incitement in Palestinian Authority-controlled
electronic and print media and in schools, mosques, and other institutions it
controls, and is replacing these materials, including textbooks, with materials
that promote tolerance, peace, and coexistence with Israel;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H732BBFB20A074078AE3EB7DD489375DD"><enum>(7)</enum><text>there exists within the
Palestinian Authority comprehensive anti-terrorism vetting and tracking
procedures for all Palestinian Security Forces personnel benefitting from
United States security assistance; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A71F53B907343709E81334F2F6D327A"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the Palestinian Authority
has and continues to publicly acknowledge Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish
state.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1CED96400B93430CA54E7556D9A9D93B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recertifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the President transmits to the appropriate congressional committees an
initial certification under subsection (b), and every six months
thereafter—</text>
<paragraph id="H316E885A9A434529A0FA11AA50A9570D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the President shall
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a recertification that the
requirements contained in subsection (b) are continuing to be met; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H161D441B6DFB4D9A8DDFF46AB5C868DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the President is
unable to make such a recertification, the President shall transmit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the reasons
therefor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF8A522A2FD7046918EC9ED1B42D0656B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may waive the limitation in
subsection (a) if the President determines and certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees 15 days prior to the exercise of waiver authority
that—</text>
<paragraph id="H5A70609EB3D1477AA50000BF5A71ACE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>it is in the vital
national security interests of the United States to do so;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B7BC2EED7D0442289191CE3DDAEAFD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States is
fully implementing and enforcing existing end-use monitoring mechanisms;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9BD964F6A854BCB8CABBF9B443E7A8D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the United States has
established and implemented comprehensive procedures to vet all recipients of
United States security assistance to ensure that no recipients are members of,
or affiliated with, a foreign terrorist organization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0138294685C740DF9BCC958D43A93392"><enum>1024A.</enum><header>Report on security
assistance to the Palestinian Authority</header>
<subsection id="H10A0CA9616754EBB99BEEA73C15E30E5"><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 Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="HE9459F1E9A61427AA40AE7ACD71891D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the
strategic objectives of the United States regarding the provision of United
States security assistance to the Palestinian Authority, and a strategy for
achieving those objectives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83FFD486E6F5425788FA7E5A53AAA68B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of biennial
outlays for United States security assistance to the Palestinian Security
Forces for the purposes of strategic planning, training, provision of
equipment, and construction of facilities, including funding streams.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8802059408C4FBCA61C4E482E5219D9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A breakdown of
contributions and assistance provided by the United States, international
organizations, and other nations and entities to the Palestinian Authority
Ministry of Interior, Civil Police, National Security Force, the Preventative
Security, the General Intelligence Service, Military Intelligence, the
Presidential Security Service/Presidential Guard, and other units.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB1C8CB4B364412A88436865A0BCE335"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A description of vetting
and end-user monitoring systems in place by the Palestinian Authority, the
United States, international organizations, and other nations and entities
providing security assistance to the Palestinian Authority.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE6FF2069CF740D586A9DA45253EDBFF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A description of
contingency options for restructuring security assistance and reconfiguring the
mission of the United States Security Coordinator.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2FE098747B824821B8B002D42ABE49C4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A description of metrics
utilized by the United States Government for measuring whether security
assistance and security cooperation programs have improved the capacity of the
Palestinian Authority security forces to operate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD83648EEA14342C78E45B9D43A8CCB8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible, but
may include a classified annex if necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H982EEEE463914918B1ADD32225571684"><enum>1024B.</enum><header>Palestinian
Authority defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this
part, the term <term>Palestinian Authority</term> includes any agency or
instrumentality of the Palestinian Authority, including any entity that is
controlled by the Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing
entity, including the Palestinian Legislative Council.</text>
</section></part><part id="H5CE2C2734A084E2D8AC312DAA5589C1B"><enum>V</enum><header>Pakistan</header>
<section id="H946D32FD340543C3A78260E35A74F42E"><enum>1025.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H2D34A7467F2344CC9ADBFE19A733CDED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H310BDCC5E4784EF0AE6E9ECBD0BEF982"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 102(a) of the
Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 8412(a)) is amended
by striking <quote>2010</quote> and inserting <quote>2012</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6A2E61FAC8740B1AB9BD27E340E4058"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 102(b) of the
Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 8412(b)) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3068D5229AA24EF58060E4CE3F28F7EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Availability of
funds</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>Of the
amounts</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Availability of funds</header-in-text>.—Of the amounts</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1177DF7CC9894B0ABEE1A84997040E50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subsection (a)</quote> and all that follows and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H38B61E3E0697449F8632C64C12F1EF95" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<text>subsection (a), none of the amounts
appropriated for assistance to Pakistan may be made available for assistance to
Pakistan unless the Secretary of State submits to the appropriate congressional
committees during such fiscal year—</text><subparagraph id="H089BAB47F1C24E1C8DA7AA254F8F5A89" indent="up1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a certification that assistance provided to
Pakistan under this title or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to date has
made or is making measurable progress toward achieving the principal objectives
of United States assistance to Pakistan contained in the Pakistan Assistance
Strategy Report and a memorandum explaining the reasons justifying the
certification; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H889161CFA24947709406E5C7A4007657" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the certification
required under section
203(c).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC463DFEF735D449192ACC9DD35BFC84A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver; sense of
Congress on foreign assistance funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 102 of the Enhanced Partnership
with Pakistan Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 8412) is amended by striking subsections
(c) and (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9BAA8579C7034C24AEC75A27D3CEA68D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
subsection (a) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply
with respect to amounts appropriated for the purposes of providing assistance
to Pakistan under title I of the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009
and providing assistance to Pakistan under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
for each of the fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9B523A94BBD94D978171A2223C6F6221"><enum>1025A.</enum><header>Limitations on
certain assistance</header>
<subsection id="HCD1E92C6EB664A35A2BAABF44E6CD63D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203 of the
Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 8423) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD6BF5D1509914BFBAC09FE7257A51D09"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>,
under the direction of the President,</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the
Director of National Intelligence,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5345D79521EB4D70B1F25B50EED31694"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC337A1A50A1B4D46B25C7CEFD1F4B05B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="HE5E5D0797F694ECABFB132123A4A5D2A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>significant efforts towards</quote> and inserting <quote>demonstrable
progress in</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF7B5AACA838D4F0399A7FD41C5B9873C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>taking into account</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC415F12C1FA44CF68188C8F426A49260"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>has
made progress on matters such as</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92499B2B820F47CFB6CEBDBAE6F2B464"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8642D8408345435BBC2179AA955FC022"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting before
subparagraph (C) (as redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74D47D1B469A4D5E8DDF4965A5B9C75D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H6CF08FE990844BDFA3917D0979E29C26"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is fully assisting the United States with
investigating the existence of an official or unofficial support network in
Pakistan for Osama Bin Laden, including by providing the United States with
direct access to Osama Bin Laden’s relatives in Pakistan and to Osama Bin
Laden’s former compound in Abottabad and any materials therein;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H091E9897307241F3B837AD108E5A551B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is facilitating the issuance of entry and
exit visas for official United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism
efforts and training or other cooperative programs and projects in
Pakistan;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5386835C3C540D9A159279835D143C7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) (as
redesignated), by inserting <quote>is</quote> before
<quote>ceasing</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6173701AAB4943ECB611FBDEA8893F5F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) (as
redesignated)—</text>
<clause id="HAEEA9E5F5073497F86CB878BF1AF5EE4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>is</quote> before <quote>preventing</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H46F484F36EF04F689D121B80A7FE698F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>the
Haqqani Network,</quote> after <quote>such as</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDA89B4A0D8BE49218798B3ED78651660"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end
before the semicolon the following: <quote>and eliminating improvised explosive
device (IED) networks</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE582394B54224E10893A17B4D157FB34"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE80F70E11B854ED9B5578B68A4A5F027"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) (as
redesignated)—</text>
<clause id="H0713AFF150EC4E1F82F03A1EBBFE054B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>is</quote> before <quote>strengthening</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H59C4659D23024C4486B68F66FCBF198C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and
fully implementing</quote> before <quote>counterterrorism</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9B17D30ECA94432A25716BB3922124D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by adding after
subparagraph (E) (as redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD13CA5C3B1B54033A0ADF4F1FAD8D1BA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H2158A233401D4CDFB61727093EC59628"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is using defense articles and defense
services provided by the United States under the Foreign Military Sales program
according to the end-use purposes, security requirements, and other terms and
conditions agreed to by the United States at the time of transfer or by
subsequent agreement; and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBEDBD1D9B58E4388A8511DF9A6818CF8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(e);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14FDD1ED484143A59EB7EEE05C8BC7AA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (f) as subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC9092A5342B4A8EBCD36F5BFCCDD8DE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as
redesignated), in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9F1CBC8358B44CF5AA4D046D3EACEA92"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to the provision of
security-related assistance to Pakistan in each of the fiscal years 2012, 2013,
and 2014.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4169AE49A27647F7A496F8AEB0BF772B"><enum>1025B.</enum><header>Strategy
reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 301(a) of the
Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 8441(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8A7E8A5D9A7D465D9D5C3CC37871F823"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>For each of the fiscal years
2012, 2013, and 2014</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD060700394F45C2BF74F85361E8ACBE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
inserting <quote>United States strategic objectives in Pakistan and</quote>
after <quote>A description of</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79A99AA705A240B0BCF91480B43A1C20"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>general</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA19EE3DE92E40D7832E8D50FBC3F243"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>A plan for</quote> and inserting <quote>A description of
implementation of</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H868E7355769249E4B042CD9DE10B721F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (7)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DCE6CE2F4E9441584A1BA44F03E0873" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3A79D09C644347D7B165374980E1CD4E"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Progress toward creating a searchable
Internet database and other public communications strategies that will provide
the people of the United States and the people of Pakistan with updated and
accurate information on proposed spending plans, disbursements of assistance,
and results achieved using funds authorized under title I of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0A946C3F83F40D0947F5A2F0E9B8069"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B428FEA1A4C42819020217194C2E6EE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H76F76B71109841DE86C5B7145EB1A841"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Progress toward meeting the recommendations
of audits, reviews, and investigations completed by the General Accountability
Office and by the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for
International Development, the Department of State, and the Department of
Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD0A1A24FD4E4693A8764BD134825764"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A description of how the
Administration is incorporating support for private sector development and
enhanced trade opportunities as part of the foreign assistance approach to
Pakistan.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></part><part id="HDD73EFED25FF419B9BA3CD4C4017B087"><enum>VI</enum><header>Yemen</header>
<section id="H0423C48606D84904BCBBE0F63525DC2B"><enum>1026.</enum><header>Limitation on
security assistance to the Government of Yemen</header>
<subsection id="HCC66EC517AEC4101979F4AC05895D61B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available to carry
out this title may be used to provide United States security assistance to the
Government of Yemen unless a certification described in subsection (b) is in
effect.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H04B503BB0E874FC09123952D8E107DF1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>A
certification described in this subsection is a certification transmitted by
the President to the appropriate congressional committees that contains a
determination of the President that—</text>
<paragraph id="H9929E7590A73444FA4329B8EC01586A1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no ministry, agency, or instrumentality of
the Government of Yemen is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization or is
directly or indirectly affiliated with a foreign terrorist organization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD47E865374194D369DA1FCFD3550AE11"><enum>(2)</enum><text>no member of a foreign
terrorist organization serves in any policy position in a ministry, agency, or
instrumentality of the Government of Yemen;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA562D50B22C456DA7182EFEABAD6014"><enum>(3)</enum><text>there exists within the
Government of Yemen comprehensive anti-terrorism vetting and tracking
procedures for all Yemeni security forces personnel benefitting from United
States security assistance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7E65E7AFAB54B2EB45EE780A485F45E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>all ministries and
operations of the Government of Yemen that directly or indirectly benefit from
United States security assistance are financially transparent and accountable;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7268EF16884346649672CE33BBCDD901"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Government of Yemen
is not complicit in human rights abuses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7CA78C59646748C2927EEF564C28B887"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recertifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the President transmits to the appropriate congressional committees an
initial certification under subsection (b), and every six months
thereafter—</text>
<paragraph id="H572C79DFE0C74D4A8C5D698AE2254350"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the President shall
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a recertification that the
requirements contained in subsection (b) are continuing to be met; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05B8F9911AB540B89684051B4A2C6714"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the President is
unable to make such a recertification, the President shall transmit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the reasons
therefor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB94E320BDF447268AC02BBC409AFB85"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may waive the limitation in
subsection (a) if the President determines and certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees 15 days prior to the exercise of waiver authority
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC4DB93876354686AE3123C888DC8BA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>it is in the vital
national security interests of the United States to do so;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC9B54727B134F049CFBC718647482E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States is
fully implementing and enforcing existing end-use monitoring mechanisms;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96E36F4A1345472B8762C1089C48151D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the United States has
established and implemented comprehensive procedures to vet all recipients of
United States security assistance to ensure that no recipients are members of,
or affiliated with, a foreign terrorist organization or any affiliates or
supporters thereof.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBD7D7C62FDD643EEAF43ACBDBFF43685"><enum>1026A.</enum><header>Report on security
assistance to the Government of Yemen</header>
<subsection id="HB60838A5A3E34BC2BDCE43C32BB69122"><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 Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H7035B5AECE6D40E385FF219A0046A14A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the strategic objectives
of the United States regarding the provision of United States security
assistance to the Government of Yemen.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31200A544BE94C49B71ABEA5E878A89E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A threat assessment for
the Yemen.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2197264BC82E43818FFDC73799DDBE26"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of biennial
outlays of United States security assistance to the Government of Yemen for the
purposes of strategic planning, training, provision of equipment, and
construction of facilities, including funding streams.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD269499CA90F4E40BF3FBECF12803B5B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A description of vetting
and end-user monitoring systems in place by both Yemen and the United States
for defense articles and training provided by the United States, to include
human rights vetting.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA8FE8AE6E5A42D692996240FF7039E1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A description of actions
that the Government of Yemen is taking to combat foreign terrorist
organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C33EB04D45C4D548CF10A9A849E13D8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Recommendations,
including with respect to required resources and actions, to maximize the
effectiveness of United States security assistance to the Government of
Yemen.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0F5C26B812454645972239AB2A8B791C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAO
report</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the submission
of the report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA0129CA608AD4E89961CE388055C596C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reviews and comments on
the report required under subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H654A374878C146B4834D3E14BF1FB694"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides recommendations
regarding additional actions with respect to the provision of United States
security assistance to Yemen, if necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H739BBF604ED3464DAB4607A694CFA2DF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9E15AFC0C288454091034713E5130893"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H869F489AB01749F895015DD8D68C5CE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Committee on Armed Services in the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0BD742AC9AA54C64B6617F0DCB1425BA"><enum>1026B.</enum><header>Government of Yemen
defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part, the term
<term>Government of Yemen</term> means any person, agent, instrumentality, or
official of, is affiliated with, or is serving as a representative of the
Government of Yemen.</text>
</section></part><part id="H024742271F024335A4697A0A932A03E4"><enum>VII</enum><header>Miscellaneous
provisions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A508B3F99644357B009DFADB0021379"><enum>1027.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided, in this
subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6F9A659473DE44DC8A730AB326B53E0F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional
committees</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE404A990274E446BAEEF2C12B2858F22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3940FDF87C5E406AA3ECCFE4E706D5C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H042E106176F045F2BA60E6FBD4AE5E75"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Foreign terrorist
organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>foreign terrorist organization</term> means an organization designated as
a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State in accordance with
section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1189(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF92E4D22D04A491CA7753E35DE2C04D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualitative military
edge</header><text>The term <term>qualitative military edge</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 36(h)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2776(h)(2)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8D82FA269EC84C62B3E0E1B9C6FC4177"><enum>(4)</enum><header>United States security
assistance</header><text>The term <term>United States security
assistance</term> means assistance authorized under part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control Act, or any other Act under
which the United States provides defense articles, military training, or other
defense-related services by grant, loan, credit, or cash sales in furtherance
of national policies and objectives.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA3B813901FD84EE98C72F23EF5542C54"><enum>1027A.</enum><header>Report on police
training</header>
<subsection id="HD5B635C8A6704C84AF64B30802090619"><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,
submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representative and
the Committee on Foreign Relations 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="H4A97EEF3275B4C00A42B3B6AF3352340"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters To be
included</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall contain
information on the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H9540481A0C5A4EE3ACA36D6C4A799605"><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="H63DFCEC2952848ED90ED43BDDAC95359"><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="HD730CF3518BB46F5BF36E57FBD08493A"><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="H44DA17023C3542C7A3345675645A305A"><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 id="H911CDAA3CD054A8594CE772AA48ED1E2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Recommendations,
including recommendations relating 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="H6A71380569DC4E3483822FA54D04D93C"><enum>1027B.</enum><header>Audits of United
States assistance to Iraq</header>
<subsection id="HE379A5C0A4654A66BFA6D15032A008B1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H62BCDA93FB724B60A76416CF9FFDFB9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Office of the Special
Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) has conducted audits of the
activities of the Department of State and the Department of Defense and the
United States Agency for International Development in Iraq which have proved
invaluable to Congress, senior Administration officials, and the American
people.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1BBBB481B314554942715DEFAC2BB0F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>SIGIR has authority under
existing law to audit all United States-funded reconstruction assistance in
Iraq regardless of funding source.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90792CA8DED142858B9A0B8B5A499B47"><enum>(3)</enum><text>United States assistance
to Iraq, under the conditions now in existence or which may be anticipated to
be in existence through December 2012 should be considered to be
<quote>reconstruction assistance</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A5F68AEA3FE46B9BCFA7C2EA3BF3196"><enum>(4)</enum><text>SIGIR’s audits of the
police training program, and of military assistance through the Iraq Security
Forces Fund, have been of particular value.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C3A5E92D4D949AB8641D2ED1DF7B0F7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>SIGIR should audit
military, security, and economic assistance to Iraq during the term of SIGIR’s
existence, including assistance which may be provided under the Foreign
Military Financing program or the Police Development Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40727E074D0C41EB96E453C49971E873"><enum>(6)</enum><text>SIGIR’s audits should
cover such aspects of assistance programs as may be in the opinion of the
Inspector General necessary or desirable under section 6(a) of the Inspector
General Act of 1978 or section 3001 of Public Law 108–106, including any
programs, activities, or facilities funded in whole or part by amounts made
available for assistance to Iraq or which relate to such programs, activities,
or facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE706C7BE8758474C968C524777A28C08"><enum>(7)</enum><text>SIGIR coordinates its
audits with other Inspectors General and the Government Accountability Office
to avoid duplication of effort.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57D47EC9392F41D8A269917CF904F39B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>SIGIR should continue to
report on United States assistance to Iraq in its Quarterly Reports to
Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H13505D4AAE8E4E9BA02F30D99C76FFBE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperation with
SIGIR</header><text>The Secretary of State shall fully and unreservedly
cooperate with audits conducted by the SIGIR and with any information requests
which in the opinion of the SIGIR are required to comply with requirements
imposed on the SIGIR by law.</text>
</subsection></section></part></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="H4B8377993A08418494DBFD6933ED2E37"><enum>C</enum><header>Peacekeeping
operations</header>
<section commented="no" id="H4C720E2461BD4F2E92024E033D54B77B"><enum>1031.</enum><header>Peacekeeping
operations</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD8A587B9ABB04050B91FFC88D43DECCB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDC91AAC12FFF495094722DA9EB5F7E99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2348) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBAEB9540504546A2B14E61514C7AC7E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by
striking <quote>The President</quote> and inserting <quote>(a) The
President</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H328E92626B5B45F6B259552547A1D27E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="HC9BE93630DFA4C57A656C624DA1BAB64" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H2028E0B0B355431EAB2513E692C3C46C"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Assistance authorized to
be appropriated under this chapter may also be used, notwithstanding section
660, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian security
forces, including gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping
operations.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEB6A02DA93224A98B5EDCE59AAE9CF19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disarmament and
reintegration</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H81402D48C9CA45C2B470FD57D19B70D9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, regulation, or Executive order, funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act and any similar provision of law for peacekeeping
operations may be made available to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and
reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist
organizations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB99ECA734AA9424192F646BC7DE4E238"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees
prior to obligating or expending funds pursuant to this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAE2F58545B944BEDADFB78E3288F1FC4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this paragraph, the term <quote>foreign terrorist organization</quote> means an
organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC0550287A17848DEAD649FAFE1BE7A3C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Section
404(a) of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 22
U.S.C. 2370c-1(a)) is amended by striking <quote>section 516 or 541 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j or 2347)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 516, 541, or 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2321j, 2347, or 2348)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5CB7B63CF1DC41A4AD4B50DA0CA04FF8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notification and
reporting requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1DFD390795F24D47AB2604E68F3DF99C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate at
least 15 days before any funds authorized under this section are made
available.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H72C65D7C5E2D4B7097C5CD2817482744"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than March 30, 2012, and the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of
State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report
on the uses of funds made available under the this section, including a
description of the obligation and expenditure of funds, the specific country in
receipt of such funds, and the use or purpose of the assistance provided by
such funds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H922E814AFBA542758AEA07100310CB54"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated
$304,390,000 for fiscal year 2012 for necessary expenses to carry out the
provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including to
pay assessed expenses for international peacekeeping activities in Somalia and
for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force Observers Mission
in the Sinai.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H52F8453C2CAD44359A6279CE74732F7E"><enum>D</enum><header>Reports</header>
<section id="HC0EDFB8B3774468CB4B1ED9927E983EB"><enum>1041.</enum><header>Report on
transparency in NATO arms sales</header>
<subsection id="H5C737677433B4364B911C277FD2422CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually
thereafter for each of the following three years, the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees an annual report on sales and financing of defense
articles and defense services in excess of $50,000,000 by North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) member countries (other than the United States) to non-NATO
member countries, which includes the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HF64AC47EC7234C54AD379B8B84F54460"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A detailed
political-strategic analysis of potential dangers such sales and financing
might pose to the integrity of the NATO alliance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5785DF96325841B98F940FE3E33381C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A list of any abuses or
incidents involving such sales and financing to countries potentially hostile
to the NATO alliance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE94486744869472BB6D4F5E0E516265D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An analysis of the
potential for such sales and financing made during the past five years to the
Russian Federation to adversely affect the long-term solidarity of the NATO
alliance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H88CF4A69036948D1B6E4138A5A9C8395"><enum>(b)</enum><header>NATO
cooperation</header><text>The Secretary of State shall seek the cooperation and
input of NATO’s Economic Secretariat in preparing the report required under
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA2BA85786CC942548BD729741AF666D5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form
(including as much detail as possible), but may contain a classified
annex.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4A586F88552245A7A179AD08F49BEF13"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="H3AFB94FB77FE426991233D38160ED95A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representative and the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB18442A514D442028A98ACB5F4AC17B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the congressional defense
committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States
Code).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6179A62C91704DA4BA77ABB256425C3A"><enum>1041A.</enum><header>Report on Task Force
for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan</header>
<subsection id="HD1FB9B3707EF4C1695E6C004D29C9241"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, and in coordination with the
Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a
detailed plan to provide for the transition of the activities of the Task Force
for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan from the Department of
Defense to the Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5D5338554CE8468095FDA8DAD5967208"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="H1B6A6A41C3FA4C18BB5E548FF70837F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representative and the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA49939ECDA14FE3A3FB498FEDEAC337"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the congressional defense
committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States
Code).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>XI</enum><header>Miscellaneous
Provisions</header>
<subtitle id="H5EFAFBBA6E2645E19BBCF56BEBD4EAAA"><enum>A</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
<section id="H18ED162E783B426F8878BD90AD499BB2"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Elimination of
East-West Center</header>
<subsection id="H290525B177EB46E3AF9FB058788DEFE8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The
Secretary of State may not use any amounts authorized to be appropriated by
this Act to fund, make a grant to, provide assistance to, or otherwise support
the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West
(commonly referred to as the <quote>East-West Center</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H540FA19CCD9445F49AAFBD48F31A294A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>The
Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960
(chapter VII of the Mutual Security Act of 1960; Public Law 86–472) is
repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBA1AA25EB6A148BF908A6DFBE36DAD59"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Inspector General of
the Global Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
202(d)(5) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and
Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7622(d)(5)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H358462324EDD489D8F5F773BDADA1E26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC49AED9BED3246BA8D1FA45920C0AF45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending clause (ii)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FB8FBCFD21F42058C16B878A4DD9DE8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="HA51EA7B7A04E4B059753159EE4B71F03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all reports of the Inspector General of the
Global Fund, without editing, restriction, or limitation, and in a manner that
is consistent with the Policy for Disclosure of Reports of the Inspector
General, approved at the 16th Meeting of the Board of the Global Fund,
including a certification that no changes have been made to the Policy that
would restrict the Inspector General’s ability to disclose the results of his
or her work and the discretion and authority of the Inspector General in
executing the functions of the Office has not been limited, reduced, or
minimized;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F4985EA59CA4C278656463BF6373CF8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iv), strike
<quote>to the Board</quote> and insert <quote>to the Board, including Office of
the Inspector General Progress Reports</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEEB8B397081047DD8BE9352A02AAA3BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph
(D) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H5C31200E88BC46918A40788B3367786C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8D90BE1C52B8483FA870CA08D468DAF1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is maintaining a fully
independent, well-staffed, and sufficiently resourced Office of the Inspector
General that—</text>
<clause id="H41ECB53AF87147F68336F2451484AA02"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reports directly to the
Chair of the Board of the Global Fund;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD2D8E4136EA9450794BB3D2442991B35"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>compiles regular,
publicly published audits and investigations of financial, programmatic, and
reporting aspects of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients,
contractors, suppliers, and LFAs;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF1BBB8CD78E14593A5746EF3EACE3268"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>documents incidents of
harassment, undue pressure, and interference in its work and evidence of
reprisal or retaliation, so that appropriate corrective action may be taken;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4BF4E1254E7440D88CBF78239742C40C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>maintains a robust
mandate to conduct in-depth investigations and programmatic audits, free from
undue restriction, interference, harassment, and efforts to undermine its
authority;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H1119E811A4504C0F9283A15885E706F0"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Antiboycott
provisions</header>
<subsection id="H0F98CF1B718E481B9A873381B2BC013D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote>Antiboycott
Act</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB207AB010B3F4C1FADF8866E0CCA3638"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>The
Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="H20DF67B5DBFC4100943D3F26E8AC0194"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Arab League boycott
of Israel, and the secondary boycott of United States firms that have
commercial ties with Israel, are an impediment to investment, trade, economic
development, and peace in the Middle East and North Africa;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3210EEF6E19A4A6380FB54DD064FB7F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>it is in the common
interest of the people of Israel and the Arab states that the Arab League
boycott be terminated, that the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel be
closed, and that Arab League states normalize relations with their neighbor
Israel; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A70C3161A324C7093625DC9FC9AA244"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the President, the
Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Commerce should continue to vigorously
oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and use the authorities enacted into
law by Congress to take concrete steps to seek an end to the Arab League
boycott.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD688AE972F934420BF815FF0D7DB4135"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It
is the policy of the United States to—</text>
<paragraph id="H1A246DF21D72406581DEE6C98BE51893"><enum>(1)</enum><text>oppose restrictive trade
practices or boycotts fostered or imposed by foreign countries against other
countries friendly to the United States or against any United States
person;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2B1009E2F7342E1840A78816BACA9E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>encourage and, in
specified cases, require United States persons engaged in the export of goods
or technology or other information to refuse to take actions, including
furnishing information or entering into or implementing agreements, which have
the effect of furthering or supporting the restrictive trade practices or
boycotts fostered or imposed by any foreign country against a country friendly
to the United States or against any United States person; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84E2FB03CBBF4861A4E7269D68F746D6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>foster international
cooperation and the development of international rules and institutions to
assure reasonable access to world supplies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H142FB2E5DFD949DFA093EEABB4BC9CD2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibitions and
exceptions</header>
<paragraph id="H996562323E99442BB1F072889E9E09D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><text>In
order to carry out the purposes set forth in subsection (c), the Secretary of
Commerce (in this section referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall
issue regulations prohibiting any United States person, with respect to that
person’s activities in the interstate or foreign commerce of the United States,
from taking or knowingly agreeing to take any of the following actions with
intent to comply with, further, or support any boycott fostered or imposed by a
foreign country against a country that is friendly to the United States and is
not itself the object of any form of boycott pursuant to United States law or
regulation:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA6E6453EB5304EBAAE878D8098180AB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Refusing, or requiring any other person to
refuse, to do business with or in the boycotted country, with any business
concern organized under the laws of the boycotted country, with any national or
resident of the boycotted country, or with any other person, pursuant to an
agreement with, or requirement of, or a request from or on behalf of the
boycotting country. The mere absence of a business relationship with or in the
boycotted country with any business concern organized under the laws of the
boycotted country, with any national or resident of the boycotted country, or
with any other person, shall not indicate the existence of the intent required
to establish a violation of regulations issued to carry out this
subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1E9E43CC8A74E35BD2AEDDCDD760895"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Refusing, or requiring
any other person to refuse, to employ or otherwise discriminate against any
United States person on the basis of the race, religion, sex, or national
origin of that person or of any owner, officer, director, or employee of such
person.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82165539827947FB954ABAE37A2621E8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Furnishing information
with respect to the race, religion, sex, or national origin of any United
States person or of any owner, officer, director, or employee of such
person.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED60F4A914904E3D9CA921D0516ECDD7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Furnishing information about whether any
person has, has had, or proposes to have any business relationship (including a
relationship by way of sale, purchase, legal or commercial representation,
shipping or other transport, insurance, investment, or supply) with or in the
boycotted country, with any business concern organized under the laws of the
boycotted country, with any national or resident of the boycotted country, or
with any other person which is known or believed to be restricted from having
any business relationship with or in the boycotting country. Nothing in this
subparagraph shall prohibit the furnishing of normal business information in a
commercial context as defined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36D61EAE3E044FE4B3DC5816151CADBA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Furnishing information
about whether any person is a member of, has made a contribution to, or is
otherwise associated with or involved in the activities of any charitable or
fraternal organization that supports the boycotted country.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H834A51BEB87B4210B4DE5CE54CE4FE7C"><enum>(F) </enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paying, honoring, confirming, or otherwise
implementing a letter of credit that contains any condition or requirement the
compliance with which is prohibited by regulations issued pursuant to this
paragraph, and no United States person shall, as a result of the application of
this paragraph, be obligated to pay or otherwise honor or implement such letter
of credit.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D8414CFF33340209D234D3D9ED1B750"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Regulations
issued pursuant to paragraph (1) may provide exceptions for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H14FBDCA3F3DC4D3394927DE41CAA3786"><enum>(A)</enum><text>compliance, or agreement
to comply, with requirements—</text>
<clause id="HDB8D3A02084347DC8AB36C831671128D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prohibiting the import of
items from the boycotted country or items produced or provided, by any business
concern organized under the laws of the boycotted country or by nationals or
residents of the boycotted country; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HA8BF81FDDDC34329A3F117D43B55539B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prohibiting the shipment
of items to the boycotting country on a carrier of the boycotted country or by
a route other than that prescribed by the boycotting country or the recipient
of the shipment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67FD2D24F8064591A6BB4766CCF8F306"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compliance, or agreement
to comply, with import and shipping document requirements with respect to the
country of origin, the name of the carrier and route of shipment, the name of
the supplier of the shipment, or the name of the provider of other services,
except that, for purposes of applying any exception under this subparagraph, no
information knowingly furnished or conveyed in response to such requirements
may be stated in negative, blacklisting, or similar exclusionary terms, other
than with respect to carriers or route of shipment as may be permitted by such
regulations in order to comply with precautionary requirements protecting
against war risks and confiscation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBA2D7E63E1E4FC086661DBA04B8EFE7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>compliance, or agreement
to comply, in the normal course of business with the unilateral and specific
selection by a boycotting country, or a national or resident thereof, of
carriers, insurers, suppliers of services to be performed within the boycotting
country, or specific items which, in the normal course of business, are
identifiable by source when imported into the boycotting country;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CAF31BC5FC74A2681D0F519CC80C6FD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>compliance, or agreement
to comply, with export requirements of the boycotting country relating to
shipment or transshipment of exports to the boycotted country, to any business
concern of or organized under the laws of the boycotted country, or to any
national or resident of the boycotted country;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68821C142E304330B9A79B0E47FD684E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>compliance by an
individual, or agreement by an individual to comply, with the immigration or
passport requirements of any country with respect to such individual or any
member of such individual’s family or with requests for information regarding
requirements of employment of such individual within the boycotting country;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H785A46BDFE044973AF7CACA45F2488EC"><enum>(F)</enum><text>compliance by a United
States person resident in a foreign country, or agreement by such a person to
comply, with the laws of the country with respect to the person’s activities
exclusively therein, and such regulations may contain exceptions for such
resident complying with the laws or regulations of the foreign country
governing imports into such country of trademarked, trade-named, or similarly
specifically identifiable products, or components of products for such person’s
own use, including the performance of contractual services within that
country.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC26C5D2DDAA4DB882C244C1D24468D4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation on
exceptions</header><text>Regulations issued pursuant to paragraphs (2)(C) and
(2)(F) shall not provide exceptions from paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94ECD796AD894696A715A160DC48424E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Antitrust and civil
rights laws not affected</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may be
construed to supersede or limit the operation of the antitrust or civil rights
laws of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6DE4095609814AE08ED387C8D8B7FBE6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Evasion</header><text>This
section applies to any transaction or activity undertaken by or through a
United States person or any other person with intent to evade the provisions of
this section or the regulations issued pursuant to this subsection. The
regulations issued pursuant to this section shall expressly provide that the
exceptions set forth in paragraph (2) do not permit activities or agreements
(expressed or implied by a course of conduct, including a pattern of responses)
otherwise prohibited, which are not within the intent of such
exceptions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEE2517E692C14CD381112501941DB5C1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="H1DA0A8051C8844F68C026101CB6E5036"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Regulations issued under this section shall require that
any United States person receiving a request to furnish information, enter into
or implement an agreement, or take any other action referred to in subsection
(d) shall report that request to the Secretary, together with any other
information concerning the request that the Secretary determines appropriate.
The person shall also submit to the Secretary a statement regarding whether the
person intends to comply, and whether the person has complied, with the
request.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H238A327A5B4E42BFBDA20A1136334009"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public availability of
reports</header><text>Any report filed pursuant to this subsection shall be
made available promptly for public inspection and copying, except that
information regarding the quantity, description, and value of any item to which
such report relates may be kept confidential if the Secretary determines that
disclosure of that information would place the United States person involved at
a competitive disadvantage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8BA9E8B3FA2499AB37C3801E914B154"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Summaries to secretary
of state</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically transmit to the
Secretary of State summaries of the information contained in the reports filed
pursuant to this subsection for such action as the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary, considers appropriate to carry out the
purposes set forth in subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2CDFC5FE0C8842E0A3C0B48795885DBC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Preemption</header><text>The
provisions of this section and the regulations issued under this section shall
preempt any law, rule, or regulation that—</text>
<paragraph id="H7AF126D8F8DA42CA9F76FDFB1E3270E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a law, rule, or
regulation of any of the several States or the District of Columbia, or any of
the territories or possessions of the United States, or of any governmental
subdivision thereof; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9674D298B7D24B83B385444257D8FD5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>pertains to participation
in, compliance with, implementation of, or the furnishing of information
regarding restrictive trade practices or boycotts fostered or imposed by
foreign countries against other countries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC860B30923C64871B044C3BD5F31ED7E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<paragraph id="H92058C208CDC4BC3A4D5CA49A91221FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Unlawful
Acts</header><text>It shall be unlawful for a person to violate, attempt to
violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of this section or of any
regulation or order issued under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5C64505841547C4A893348F7CB572DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criminal
Penalty</header><text>A person who, with knowledge or intent, commits, attempts
to commit, or conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of, an
unlawful act described in subsection (d) shall, upon conviction, be fined not
more than $1,000,000, or, if a natural person, be imprisoned for not more than
20 years, or both.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90332291364A4ADA80DEB46237812348"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Civil
Penalties</header>
<subparagraph id="H2788CB8B719F4B9FB8917638B897C65C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The
President may impose the following civil penalties on a person for each
violation by that person of this section or any regulation or order issued
under this section, for each violation:</text>
<clause id="H38AD7CEC05C34EBCBB9E81F9A99C104E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A fine of not more than
$250,000.</text>
</clause><clause id="H712CB954744947CDA4FB1A29362B20B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A prohibition on the person’s ability to
export any goods, technology, or services, whether or not a license has been
issued previously to authorize such an export.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H408F0A0CCB344754BE6F58DB4C0B7F77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>Any
civil penalty under this subsection may be imposed only after notice and
opportunity for an agency hearing on the record in accordance with sections 554
through 557 of title 5, United States Code, and shall be subject to judicial
review in accordance with chapter 7 of such title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3D42C9A1C81403682757C328B7A2945"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Standards for levels of
civil penalty</header><text>The President may by regulation provide standards
for establishing levels of civil penalty under this paragraph based upon the
seriousness of the violation, the culpability of the violator, and the
violator’s record of cooperation with the Government in disclosing the
violation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H507EAFC8F53749DC8B7917667DFB5CF4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act and annually thereafter, the President shall transmit to Congress a
report on the implementation and enforcement of this section and on additional
steps taken by the United States to bring about the termination of the Arab
League boycott of Israel and to encourage Arab League states to normalize their
relations with Israel.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H052491F83F114A208EBFF7937D79708E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>United
States person</quote>—</text>
<paragraph id="H05C240553EB54D6AAECFA1C0039F1559"><enum>(1)</enum><text>means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H75E5FC340C5948D78131B0BFBDDEC2F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any United States
resident or national;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF72C67A0272047329EF1431EDF917045"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any domestic concern
(including any permanent domestic establishment of any foreign concern);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA696F819FC3A4BA38435C37D73EE925E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any foreign subsidiary or
affiliate (including any permanent foreign establishment) of any domestic
concern that is controlled in fact by such domestic concern, as determined
under regulations of the President; but</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H144E1A71254842EABB2F128D3E292E50"><enum>(2)</enum><text>does not include an
individual resident outside the United States who is employed by a person other
than a person described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4C6FACA05CDD487A84C16925C568C607"><enum>1104.</enum><header>American materials
required for public use of certain funds</header>
<subsection id="H8C018E1665EC4644A5CEACD031795B3F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="HC5612CD4A7FD4314BC63C70C7B9CC7D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Allowable
materials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, only unmanufactured articles, materials, and supplies
that have been mined or produced in the United States, and only manufactured
articles, materials, and supplies that have been manufactured in the United
States substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced,
or manufactured in the United States, shall be acquired for public use with
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or any amendment made by this
Act for operations of the Department of State unless the Secretary of State
determines their acquisition to be inconsistent with the public interest or
their cost to be unreasonable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01405F6A8C1C454699EB76C108B869F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>This
section does not apply—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCCF4AECA6EB347E48BCFBDB3EC73ADF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to articles, materials,
or supplies for use outside the United States unless they are acquired for
operations of the Department of State on a regular basis and not needed on an
urgent basis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D70D7F094F14F42A7C68E5EB5B26741"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if articles, materials,
or supplies of the class or kind to be used, or the articles, materials, or
supplies from which they are manufactured, are not mined, produced, or
manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available
commercial quantities and are not of a satisfactory quality; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACFFDC52E2B04549B931D9043535C33D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to manufactured articles,
materials, or supplies procured under any contract with an award value that is
not more than $3,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HEC6994E0223C4E62ACD7050D8E6479AA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6FEB836881A54A87998365B26CB2F0FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Public building, public
use, and public work</header><text>The terms <quote>public building</quote>,
<quote>public use</quote>, and <quote>public work</quote> mean a public
building of, use by, and a public work of, the Federal Government, the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC2E8E4D1FA574D00AF28C94885C3250B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>United
States</header><text>The term <quote>United States</quote> includes any place
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HED15A2B502374153AB8AF6F90EB7ED40"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section
shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under
international agreements.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H87F04133F1BC473CB30CC7D0CA6B698D"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Prohibition on
disclosure of political contributions in submitting offers for Department of
State contracts</header>
<subsection id="H58BD578BAFDD4BB2AD6A323ED7254919"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State may not require an
entity submitting an offer for a contract with the Department of State or
otherwise participating in acquisition of property or services by the
Department of State to disclose any of the following information as a condition
of submitting the offer or otherwise participating in such acquisition:</text>
<paragraph id="H94D382EE14044773907164EA365842A4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any payment consisting of
a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an
electioneering communication that is made by the entity, its officers or
directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for election
for Federal office or to a political committee, or that is otherwise made with
respect to any election for Federal office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F04306E72AA4A409854A6535BF2678D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any disbursement of funds
(other than a payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its
officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any
individual or entity with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the
individual or entity will use the funds to make a payment described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H30C1BDE5D6E24E89BC6E5E3C8C57929F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No effect on other
disclosure requirements</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed
to waive or otherwise affect the application to an entity described in
subsection (a) of any provision of law that requires the entity to disclose
information on contributions, expenditures, independent expenditures, or
electioneering communications.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H576AFE2B50FA43C783D8FF00C6D3FD83"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H8485294C4187488D95F5B5608F914FF0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each of the terms
<term>contribution</term>, <term>expenditure</term>, <term>independent
expenditure</term>, <term>electioneering communication</term>,
<term>candidate</term>, <term>election</term>, and <term>Federal office</term>
has the meaning given each such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7228C6333374C28B72444087E7DE674"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>acquisition</term> has the meaning given that term in section 131 of
title 41, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6155046736324862851E41813F50F2B6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Protection of
intellectual property rights</header>
<subsection id="H37DDCFA7D9E94010BBE790896E874A5E"><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 the heads of other agencies as
appropriate, shall ensure that adequate resources are available at diplomatic
and consular 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="HCBFD42FDCA8D4F50869CFA48B5C204F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support for enforcement
action against violations of the intellectual property rights of United States
persons in such country; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE21FAD7DA19F45A598FFF2D494C118AF"><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 id="HDC3AC6E4B64A4EF5971274AC1340F360"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New
appointments</header>
<paragraph id="HE71FF14980E949D5A44E6000A53D186D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text>The
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director General of the United
States and Foreign Commercial Service, shall appoint at least one intellectual
property attaché to serve in a United States embassy or other diplomatic or
consular mission in a country in each geographic region covered by a regional
bureau of the Department of State. The appointments under the preceding
sentence 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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4238B55E005B47C89A19ED79426FB7F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regions
defined</header><text>The geographic regions referred to in paragraph (1) are
the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E96E9DB9CED4BD4BAE6ED0ACFF4BD0D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Africa.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1612DBC17E84A69A2AF03B3EDEE492F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Europe and
Eurasia.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H569F073B99BB45EA930D1880B7E69BDE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>East Asia and the
Pacific.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95E1426499B04733A78507A50E8DF5AE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Near East.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EE8F18C9DD445A5B5C92667CB5584C6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>South and Central Asia
and the Pacific.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H142570B34BC043CC98888E929D364F74"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Western
Hemisphere.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2BFE6FBECA754FFF88DFE8AA474C37E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority
assignments</header>
<paragraph id="HA3C6E1E4FEF24805A40B8E81642559C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph
(2), in designating the embassies or other diplomatic or consular missions to
which attaches 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 intellectual
property infringement 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="H5A4856E092574E31835100FF8D160E02"><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="HFB89E2F6A2D4408EBC12F35EA63E4021"><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));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A1A7E14FAF1486CA60A6B22140298FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the country where the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has its headquarters;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37CF989A4B154D37B124C7E7DEB564AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to countries recommended by the
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the heads of other
appropriate agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H69A1916D653B49C687E8C2046EE619A4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 diplomatic or consular mission in question.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDADDB999EE024EA6A18D915982FEF4A5"><enum>(e)</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
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDDF6C37BB65E4DB1827292628B1D5548"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="H6D78F51786154876B7F653673B06DB17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State shall submit to 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 or consular
missions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00C843E081B24885ABEA591FDA5597DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report under
paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H83F7E5D6628F419FB0E698F0E844BAF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An outline of the specific duties and
responsibilities undertaken by the intellectual property attachés.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4ABB45DFD3243C0BB14247CB77A2761"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the progress, or lack
thereof, in the preceding 1-year period, 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="HC2A74F59EA62451D974EC75992F94C04"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the obstacles preventing
the host government of each country described in subparagraph (B) from
implementing adequate measures to fulfill its international and bilateral
obligations with respect to intellectual property rights.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3858C55C80D742E8801067DE3155588D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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="H3412AC86052D494B96D26EE8B58A9ADE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H762596D043F24EFEB71F08023DB26527"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Intellectual Property
Enforcement Coordinator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <quote>Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator</quote> means the
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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03D609E511824DAB84ABE054D82FA799"><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="H1994D29453B14F3E9C286B9FF9C8C2E1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>United states
person</header><text>The term <quote>United States person</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H39A0454D92704B0487BAE0D43D4933C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any United States resident or
national;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62A7A88F790B4CD096ADD9EAD848B405"><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="H905AFF443E204921BA1DAAAC71B5FE5A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H499AFA5D3336419D8456DBC9FA9C66F3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated by this Act, or any amendments made by this Act,
there are authorized to be appropriated amounts necessary for the training and
support of the intellectual property attaches appointed under subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB2C964345C534C1BA95D426FE0078F7D"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Inter-country
adoption strategy</header>
<subsection id="H71BFC5BB17AF4667A690EBC07DD6C056"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
December 31, 2012, the Secretary of State should develop and define a strategy
for inter-country adoptions between the United States and foreign countries
with over 100 adoptions into the United States per year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H528D1E7529BF4C6B81126D087135BDC0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header><text>The strategy described in subsection (a) should
include—</text>
<paragraph id="HF4DD91C9D9BF44B3BF8B4B3D3BB24BBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">principles to guide the efforts of the
Department of State to encourage and support countries to ratify the Hague
Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of
Inter-country Adoption (<quote>Hague Convention</quote>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA98F3D80491F4A14B9BA0F193B0B044A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a statement highlighting
the United States commitment to the Hague Convention and a summary of its most
significant provisions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82ABC12764954E1099188E839F4B230F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations on bridging and
coordinating the various policies of the Hague Convention, the States, United
States courts, and United States Government departments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFADF162A172648CF8E81CCC7E6DDD47C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>specific methods to
encourage compliance with post-adoption reporting and monitoring.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H596EFD054C574D99AD97B779C85D0247"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress supports
the Department of State’s ongoing efforts to assist countries in amending their
adoptions policies in order to come into alignment with the Hague
Convention.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD49D34E272394A8894B886EBC065CFB7"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Clarification of
sensitive technologies for purposes of procurement ban</header>
<subsection id="H87B5AC9C00964C39923861D749D3CB1A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H2C3D7E1C5E384EF090B71AEBA02E1364"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Government of Iran continues to disrupt
the free flow of information to the people of Iran.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H469A819BCAFE4AF5B514FA399C0945A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Government of Iran
continues to utilize information technology to conduct surveillance of
dissidents’ communications in an effort to repress opponents of the regime.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H483608D36882495D9E475AFCD3B39A9F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Congress passed the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
(CISADA) (which was enacted into law on July 1, 2010) to increase pressure on
the Iranian regime to abandon nefarious policies, including the development of
nuclear weapons, support for international terrorism, and violations of
internationally recognized human rights.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45676835EAE6417499292D4E91B6EDE8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 106 of that Act
provides for sanctions against firms that provide Iran with sensitive
technologies that allow the Government of Iran to monitor, disrupt, or filter
the free flow of information to and from the people of Iran.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55D41889132B49269839190D2EBBC6C3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>On September 23, 2010,
the President delegated authorities provided under section 106 of that Act to
the Secretary of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE4F2B0681EC471BB88847624AFB1318"><enum>(6)</enum><text>On June 30, 2011, the
Government Accountability Office issued a report, pursuant to section 106 of
that Act and other legislation, entitled <quote>Iran Communications
Blocking</quote> (GAO–11–706R).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB34CAEA33E254B5C8F89CAA5EFBA9798"><enum>(7)</enum><text>That report notes that
the Department of State has not identified any firms that have provided Iran
with such sensitive technology, and that the Department of State has no
intention <quote>to further refine the definition of sensitive technologies
beyond hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other
technology the President determines is to be used to monitor, filter, or
disrupt information and communication flows in Iran</quote>. The report further
notes that many communications technologies may be used for legitimate purposes
as well as disruption and surveillance, making a determination of the buyer’s
or seller’s intent difficult to discern.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF23D6D107BE54101AC7EEE8D3CC9B954"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The report also notes
that, according to various sources, the Government of Iran has developed
<quote>indigenous</quote> capabilities to disrupt and monitor information and
communications in Iran.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCE8FAB06037C4B0C9B35C9EFEEE0FC5E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities of
Secretary of State</header><text>The Secretary of State shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H8F16EA20060F4862AACB7F7472798C02"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, issue guidelines to further describe the goods,
services, and technologies that will be considered <quote>sensitive
technologies</quote> for purposes of section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8515), and
publish those guidelines in the Federal Register;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96C44867B270441DA80338504053BFA3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the types of goods, services, and
technologies that enable any indigenous capabilities that Iran has to disrupt
and monitor information and communications in that country, and consider adding
descriptions of those items to the guidelines; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF2F8B823D56C4F109EFDABCA1AD79CDF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">periodically review, but in no case less
than once each year, the guidelines and, if necessary, amend the guidelines on
the basis of technological developments and new information regarding transfers
of goods, services, and technologies to Iran and the development of Iran’s
indigenous capabilities to disrupt and monitor information and communications
in Iran.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H85450728CF5C4BB8B9125D1C9FD36D6C"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Curtailing the
frequency of international maritime piracy</header>
<subsection id="HFB2978947C4D4B4DB050F76F8546149F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H30007779AFC04A22882A8DFE76F26485"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Maritime piracy is
expanding in frequency, geographical scope, and cost, representing a growing
threat to United States national security and even economic well-being. Somali
pirates now operate in a sea space of approximately 2.5 million square nautical
miles, an increase from 1 million square miles two years ago.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC5E90BC2BCC41E3985EDE3188D88F5D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>From 2007 to 2010, the
number of reported hijackings increased sevenfold. Last year witnessed the
highest number of successful pirate attacks and hostages taken on record.
Somali pirates captured six times the number of hostages in 2010 than in 2007,
with the length of time held hostage increasing, along with reports of abuse.
Average ransom payments to Somali pirates have risen to over $4,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DC6B02DE7B84B3C8325054762933C6A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Central to curtailing
maritime piracy are internationally recognized <quote>best management
practices</quote>, which entail practical steps ship owners and seafarers can
take to prevent pirate attacks from happening. <quote>Best management
practices</quote> include steps such as proceeding at full speed through high
risk areas, placing additional lookouts on watches, and employing physical
barriers such as razor wire.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47261C7AF6EB41029819B82C04885398"><enum>(4)</enum><text><quote>Best management
practices</quote> have been developed by the shipping industry and are updated
based upon operation experience and lessons learned. <quote>Best Management
Practice 3</quote>, the third version of the document, was produced in June
2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2FF137B83E64E5A943CC341A0583B5B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Use of the
internationally recognized <quote>best management practices</quote> have been
actively encouraged by the international Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast
of Somalia, created in January 2009 pursuant to United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1851.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C0462F8AA344BF19F365257067130B4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>It is estimated that
approximately 20 percent of all vessels operating off the Horn of Africa do not
employ these <quote>best management practices</quote>. Reportedly, it is these
ships that make up the vast majority of ships that are successfully
pirated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H984D46A75E8D40F9AFC831038DC5DD74"><enum>(7)</enum><text>On June 15, 2011,
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro
testified before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that,
<quote>The problem is that the small number of ships that don’t follow best
management practices are responsible for the vast majority of those that are
actually pirated…we need to work with the shipping industry to put financial
pressure and incentives on those who are not following best management
practices and leading to this problem to take further action.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H91975946F1E74B7A9BB4E0F802F68A97"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Declaration of
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the policy
of the United States to publically identify persons who show continual
disregard for internationally-recognized maritime best management practices
promoted by the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, putting the
lives of their crew in jeopardy and contributing to the growing ransom demands
of Somali pirates.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H23FB51ECCB1142118F4B50E9D9FDA0D8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publication of persons
who show continual disregard for internationally-recognized maritime best
management practices</header>
<paragraph id="H35B301C204A247F29D4B5490320BC1F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph
(3), not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and
annually thereafter (or more frequently as new information becomes available),
the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a list
of persons who the President determines continually disregard
internationally-recognized maritime best management practices promoted by the
Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H498DE18CF04542B59D6B30681A467C8E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>The lists required under paragraph (1) shall be
printed in the Federal Register.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB4737057A7341018D8DFC66CDE31543"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination</header>
<subparagraph id="H872C54B5018A49DE9174B774520D6D56"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The lists required under paragraph (1)
shall no longer be required on the date that is 30 days after the date on which
the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the
insufficient use of internationally recognized <quote>best management
practices</quote> is no longer a contributing factor in the rise of maritime
piracy off the coast of Somalia.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9153C342149C4FFCBD31AC47355AEA59"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees not less than
15 days before making a certification described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5884E632D77B4FBF85300C395C445F54"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<subparagraph id="HBE4ABF1EA5884664B9245A0C1A77E77B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>The term <quote>appropriate
congressional committees</quote> means—</text>
<clause id="H914BE5CB08184CAFB7EAC57F795C3358"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8B3DD370D79B48E8A20785A8BDDB17F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DDB1FDC507A4378BDCA306138F1363A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Person</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>person</quote> means any
natural person, or any business, legal entity, or association, including a
corporation, partnership, or joint venture.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB603387907C947C785D44E5D8F14DFBA"><enum>1110.</enum><header>United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees and Religious Freedom</header>
<subsection id="HB75FF4268A1D446F88C1F34A48B5A782"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) should, within the next 12 months, accomplish
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H3D44C8A939F946FB8D5EA73AAFB1B5EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A review by UNHCR of the
extent to which UNHCR is processing Religion-Based Refugee Claims consistent
with Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention or the 1967 Protocol relating to the
Status of Refugees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00825B1F37214232A9D1E5A846A44969"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A thorough training of
UNHCR staff utilizing the UNHCR Guidelines for Religion-Based Refugee Claims,
including any additional materials necessary based on the review conducted
pursuant to paragraph (1), such as the Department of State’s Annual Report on
International Religious Freedom under section 102(b) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H710F28956EE045119772F771AE1CEA07"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting</header>
<paragraph id="H5566ABA0B36B457F962B91EE48B9B6A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on whether UNHCR has accomplished the
measures specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and any new
steps UNHCR has taken to strengthen implementation of the Guidelines referred
to in paragraph (2) of such subsection, with a particular focus on countries
that are contiguous to, or hosting asylum-seekers from, countries identified as
<quote>countries of particular concern for religious freedom</quote> under
section 402(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
6442(b)) or listed on the <quote>Watchlist</quote> of the United States
Commission on International Religious Freedom for violations of religious
freedom.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCCC9BC1C24CB4E33BC411FDCCD99768F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Justification and
documentation</header><text>If the Secretary determines in the report under
paragraph (1) that UNHCR has not accomplished the aforementioned measures, or
has not taken any new steps to address the aforementioned concerns, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the
justification and documentation provided by UNHCR, if available, of the reasons
why no such actions were taken.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H20497B0CBFEF4B65A68413D67066B2B3"><enum>1111.</enum><header>Exchange program for
women legislators and civil society leaders</header>
<subsection id="H37BDAEE09D264F789C9E6AF00F14CB03"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State should encourage exchanges between women legislators and civil society
leaders in politics and decision-making processes. The Secretary should focus
such exchange program on the following countries:</text>
<paragraph id="HDB66DC2B276A4A18AE90D8EE80DF9814"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Afghanistan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4691E070E194922AB6679EB5380721C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Democratic Republic
of the Congo.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CFF80DB5F2344419107E7E4E19E5E97"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Iraq.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3ABC971E6D2448580A298A274E9B34E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Liberia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB58B5DA41D3460BB5B41DADCC9EC555"><enum>(5)</enum><text>South Sudan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H64DDF21D986640D0A8D845052B75251C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>These exchanges should seek to—</text>
<paragraph id="HBAA7CFAAC83943C69AE478BD6F9D50D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>expand female
participation in international exchange programs of the Department of
State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC071DB787C354B32B99130541C6C0549"><enum>(2)</enum><text>promote the advancement
of women leaders in national parliaments and civil society, reduce legal and
discriminatory barriers to women’s civil, educational, and economic equality;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7391F48419804DFD9D53E9C2EBB215CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote the human and
civil rights of women and inclusion in decision-making structures as
fundamental components of democratic governance, stability, and economic
development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB66B969999F94A3CA51F49B69FFFFDA8"><enum>1112.</enum><header>National interest
waiver under the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 404(c) of the Child Soldiers
Prevention Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c–1(c)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC3C0059DEC24EACABF1AF79D8CDD6C9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H09E1EFD0F69947ED980CB4C470CCD60C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National interest
waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may
waive the application to a country of the prohibition in subsection (a)
if—</text>
<paragraph id="H53ABFCAA4B5242E68A6CB79A9BFE3A8F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the President determines
that such waiver is in the national interest of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFD9A1DDD0694AED8520B8A5C20FDE2B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the President provides to
the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days in advance of
exercising the waiver a justification for granting such a waiver, including a
certification that the government of the country has taken credible and
verifiable steps to implement a plan of action to end the recruitment and use
of child soldiers, including the demobilization of child
soldiers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H01AB659F60404B8C8F3C7B85D1E48AF4"><enum>B</enum><header>Country-specific
provisions</header>
<section id="H00DA5EFFD3954CBBB1AEA56C692381DD"><enum>1121.</enum><header>Azores Cooperative
Initiative Program</header>
<subsection id="HDABF86FF263E470588E0F7C7FF2F73F7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary of State is authorized to support the Azores Cooperative Initiative
Program, to provide bilateral cooperation, expertise, and resources to design
and implement solutions pursuant to the provisions of the 1995 agreement
between the United States and Portugal, in areas of science, technology,
education, environment, and agriculture in order to further Luso-American
relations, including support for the following Program activities:</text>
<paragraph id="HE82D928FE4AC430EA3EABFB7A8DF09FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Integrated pest
management program for horticultural crops in the Azores, Portugal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3ECFC5009F9443BDBAE0DD9E864BF397"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Establishment of
aquacultural research in the Azores.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDFFBE74B44D140CB95822674ADA8848C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Sustainable fisheries in
the Azores.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32D198AEB4D8445BBCB52D9F5A0B4DFB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Improvements to the
Azores health care system, including epidemiology and control of Leptospirosis
in the Azores.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6962989872D34762BE50AA1BBD930FA4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Geological risk
monitoring.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E560F9F0E0842DFBB778B7F411FA049"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tourism promotion.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB0466FA0C114A4FA3B4297BC3DD9A34"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Assistance in economic
policy analysis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE314B29144A4513BBB423BDD73A5F90"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Technical cooperation for
rural development.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA921DA0D787D48038E8DC63428CEEC54"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Export promotion of
Azorean products.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H805A38097C31443EA0E82520D5748393"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Training exchanges with
regard to the activities described in paragraphs (1) through (9).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE6B7686F92FA4DF5B8F509A219E158C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>To carry out subsection (a), there is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary $200,000 for fiscal year 2012 from existing
funds of the Department of State.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H48B73CEDCDDF4F25967B76F8CD0F14BD"><enum>1122.</enum><header>United States
embassies in Caribbean countries</header>
<subsection id="H051C7178B1B14F4ABC537F695141DF89"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H8609BB3241B146A1B1E9D0829B37E1A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of State should establish
embassies in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, where the United States does not now have
embassies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H024E5EC7ED3642DB8C21EB621B4432DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States Embassy
in St. George’s, Grenada, should serve as a model for future United States
embassies in such countries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H988CEA0386E64174AB0B9D9CBB4A33E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>as the very large United
States diplomatic presence diminishes in Afghanistan and Iraq over time, the
Department of State should re-assign five of those diplomatic billets to the
five Caribbean countries identified in paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8D3058A91654978A7575F0750482BFB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>between the time of
passage of this Act and the coming reduction in the number of Department of
State Foreign Service officers in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of State
should plan for the establishment of embassies in the five Caribbean countries
identified in paragraph (1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30209B934F3C482EBE23C0E0B8866854"><enum>(5)</enum><text>such embassies should be
established not later than ten years after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3428265EF2F84B93A3A841A074D2A2BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report, conditionality,
and exception</header>
<paragraph id="HD4CEAE07B29944238BCCDA8716AFF83B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall notify the
appropriate congressional committees when the total number of Foreign Service
officers in the United States embassies in Iraq and Afghanistan has been
reduced by 20 percent as compared to the total number of such officers as of
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H137BA3CFC38942C89DBCCC576A2A9DA2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Withholding of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
paragraph (3), if United States embassies have not been established in the five
Caribbean countries identified in subsection (a)(1) by the date that the total
number of Foreign Service officers in United States embassies in Iraq and
Afghanistan has been reduced by 20 percent under paragraph (1) of this
subsection, notwithstanding any other provision of law, five percent of the
amounts otherwise made available to the Overseas Building Operations account of
the Department of State shall be withheld until such time as such embassies are
established.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6E32DD311244EA6A4BA59B70F691265"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception for
delay</header><text>The Secretary of State may delay for up to one year the
establishment of the United States embassies in the five Caribbean countries
identified in subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary determines that more time is
needed to establish such embassies and submits to the appropriate congressional
committees a report explaining the reason for such delay.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF712B08C8AD48F28601E091D836C3D4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on
additional funding</header><text>To establish the United States embassies in
the five Caribbean countries identified in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of
State may use only amounts that are available to the Department of State for
such purpose.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC2886202468D43D1A839740A693F8EC3"><enum>1123.</enum><header>Limitation on funds
for U.S.-China Center of Excellence on Nuclear Security</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No funds are authorized to be appropriated
for the establishment or operation of the U.S.-China Center of Excellence on
Nuclear Security resulting from the agreement signed in January 2011 between
the National Nuclear Security Administration and the China Atomic Energy
Authority, unless the President determines that the provision of such funds are
in the national security interest of the United States by contributing to
efforts to prevent terrorists from obtaining radioactive materials that could
be used in an explosive device.</text>
</section><section id="H66B6AF0DC7654F708F6A6E648EF64C15"><enum>1124.</enum><header>Visas for certain
citizens of the People’s Republic of China</header>
<subsection id="HBA11031970F24F3BAC30835D6E22C132"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State shall seek to enter into an agreement with the People’s Republic of China
regarding the issuance of visas under section 101(a)(15)(I) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(I)) to an alien who is a
state-controlled media worker from the People’s Republic of China only on a
one-for-one basis with an employment-based visa issued by the People’s Republic
of China to a citizen or national of the United States who is employed by the
Broadcasting Board of Governors.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H132AE75537944466995D16CADE4BD83D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H9B8E14B499C546DF85627DD9BC3BAD66"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<quote>state-controlled media worker from the People’s Republic of
China</quote> means a representative of a media organization owned, operated,
or controlled by the People’s Republic of China, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF7660B9D914044D6BE331C871E52DE3E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">China Central Television;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5838F1E75E1F48FBB66D03C8A57BFB7C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>China Daily;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3161F9CB61CC47D5975D0135DA8DA386"><enum>(C)</enum><text>China National
Radio;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCED3393563FE4920AACC4609101584EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">China News Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H020DD38B9A894A47B259B547C613F9A8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>China Radio
International;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB06EE68F46FC4B208CB273687360789A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>China Youth Daily;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1C8F97418EB4D5B9EC3FB0F350DC50A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Economic Daily;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFAB6C6103E34BFF827C81EEC5C99698"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Global Times;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E5E666E694343FB911DAA80A75951EF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Guangming Daily;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF86BE015B942434097637F1131F74B70"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Legal Daily;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF206A17DCEB54D6BA41453FB9BF7F091"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Liberation Army
Daily;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC63235B51A247C0994575AD104FE310"><enum>(L)</enum><text>People’s Daily; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB7700599E814270ACC4EDFE74112262"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Xinhua News Agency; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H30F8C353F04D4BDA8E350285B6C26BF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>Broadcasting Board of
Governors</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA7AC86B985F3409393658B1B9A13E3AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the entity described under the United
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6650EC42F526450E927D5A65ACA85A5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other entity that
engages in broadcasting activities as a result of such Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFB4F3D8B167F4503B211CF844D97B642"><enum>1125.</enum><header>Report on the
influence of the People’s Republic of China in Southwest Asia</header>
<subsection id="HDC64F9864074451D8EA1745BAEE2CB8F"><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 annually thereafter for
the next 2 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report detailing—</text>
<paragraph id="H4146A2F835FA4193837511A92E7C965B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent of strategic
ties between the People’s Republic of China and Pakistan, including arms
transfers, technological and military assistance (including nuclear and missile
capabilities), intelligence cooperation, ties to senior Pakistani civilian and
military leaders, commercial and defense industrial base development, and
efforts to expand strategic infrastructure in Pakistan (such as roads,
airfields, ports) and its motives for doing so; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5B7FF6083054D07994138EB392AE138"><enum>(2)</enum><text>China’s strategic
interests in Afghanistan, including with respect to security, investment and
trade, as well as the interrelationship between Chinese policy toward
Afghanistan and Pakistan, respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDFA59A47DE59480E8A6FCE2EB3BDBEF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public release of
report</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) may be submitted
in classified and unclassified form, but the unclassified portion of the report
shall be published on the website of the Department of State.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H5890A1954AEA4A40898BA781FEEB27C5"><enum>1126.</enum><header>Enforcement of United
States regulations on travel to Cuba</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The President shall fully enforce all United
States regulations as in effect on January 19, 2009, on travel to Cuba and
impose the corresponding penalties against individuals determined to be in
violation of such regulations.</text>
</section><section id="H3BB58D7BB1244414BC5F4124AD17DD2F"><enum>1127.</enum><header>Measures supporting
the reunification of Cyprus</header>
<subsection id="HF9F19EABB25B44CAB8128D1A24DE51FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It
shall be the policy of the United States to continue to support measures aimed
at the reunification of Cyprus and to provide assistance to Cyprus only for
programs and activities that are consistent with the goal of reunification of
Cyprus and the achievement of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H69F83C896D7F4A7C89C77E5BA570ECC1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
President shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consult with the Government
of the Republic of Cyprus with respect to the provision of United States
assistance in Cyprus in order to ensure the transparency of such
assistance.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2E7E09003ACD461CB504003038290DF8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report
modification</header><text>Section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2373(c)) is amended in the second sentence—</text>
<paragraph id="HBE53A282651041E480793C9E2E1F1CFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>60-day</quote> and inserting <quote>90-day</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H779A9115067F4CC8AFDCBAAB50ACE19C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before the
period at the end the following: <quote>, including a detailed description of
programs and activities funded by the United States to help achieve the
reunification of Cyprus</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA47BEFE2621E49B2814FDF7B859F443C"><enum>1128.</enum><header>Pending claims
against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia</header>
<subsection id="H00176CA583494CAFB375E913530E211C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H2064460DC2E64302ADCCC44972F4D3F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On May 19, 1992, the Subcommittee on Europe
and the Near East of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives held a hearing concerning commercial abuses experienced by
United States companies in Saudi Arabia and brought the matter to the attention
of the Saudi Embassy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7798A7E0E3614365A913036BDBC08F66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>As a result of the May
19, 1992, hearing, outstanding claims by United States companies against the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia resulted in the initiation by the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate of a special claims process to resolve the claims, which was
included in subsequent legislation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74DA7D669B6B4C3B9FA3E6B4A67B5F40"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Failure to resolve all
such claims has set a poor precedent for dispute resolution processes and trade
relations between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEE24FC34448B4355BE6BA1416BAC4C8D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the Secretary of State should—</text>
<paragraph id="HC945516FE8BD444D88A7338FD88B6108"><enum>(1)</enum><text>immediately engage with
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to resolve any outstanding claims described in
subsection (a) through the special claims process described in that subsection;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2804FC543D544318B66219B2F6979B78"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take this matter into
account when reviewing United States relations with the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, including with respect to current and future trade agreements and
related activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8657093B958E43DDB09816B08D06BBF2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall, not later
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than
120 days thereafter, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on the progress achieved in resolving any remaining claims described in
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H98784590CA204A73A891CAD84E188E32"><enum>1129.</enum><header>Promotion of human
rights in Vietnam</header>
<subsection id="H085CE47B718C49B68F1102AE20996D46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H0A8F464F17E2443A9CDB088EF6A7719A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The relationship between
the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has grown substantially
since the end of the trade embargo in 1994, with annual trade between the two
countries exceeding $15,300,000,000 in 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3792466BEA6848FF9BC93985B1D266E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Government of
Vietnam’s transition toward greater economic freedom and trade has not been
matched by greater political freedom and substantial improvements in basic
human rights for Vietnamese citizens, including freedom of religion,
expression, association, and assembly.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AF32FF31683426BB042F1C350769348"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The United States
Congress agreed to Vietnam becoming an official member of the World Trade
Organization in 2006, amidst assurances that the Government of Vietnam was
steadily improving its human rights record and would continue to do so.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0705B6F344E84B8887F4000982F8FA0C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Vietnam remains a
one-party state, ruled and controlled by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV),
which continues to deny the right of citizens to change their
Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D31486BF0A3411FA7591618CBC52521"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Although in recent years
the National Assembly of Vietnam has played an increasingly active role as a
forum for highlighting local concerns, corruption, and inefficiency, the
National Assembly remains subject to the direction of the CPV and the CPV
maintains control over the selection of candidates in national and local
elections.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC22841A036844DF79D9229FDBFBBB01D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Government of Vietnam
forbids public challenge to the legitimacy of the one-party state, restricts
freedoms of opinion, the press, and association and tightly limits access to
the Internet and telecommunication.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D4BA690B18747AA833A51A5774B9FC3"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Since Vietnam’s accession
to the WTO on January 11, 2007, the Government of Vietnam arbitrarily arrested
and imprisoned numerous individuals for their peaceful advocacy of religious
freedom, democracy, and human rights, including Father Nguyen Van Ly, human
rights lawyers Nguyen Van Dai, Le Thi Cong Nhan, Cu Huy Ha Vu, and Le Cong
Dinh, and bloggers Nguyen Van Hai and Phan Thanh Hai.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B5CAF250E884EE38EBB961F7F578770"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The Government of Vietnam
continues to detain, imprison, place under house arrest, convict, or otherwise
restrict persons for the peaceful expression of dissenting political or
religious views.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H952CDAAFC16A4D658A99D3BBBD365AD6"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The Government of Vietnam
has also failed to improve labor rights, continues to arrest and harass labor
leaders, and restricts the right to organize independently.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24E3347CFF8A4DFB966E1F6FDF4FF393"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The Government of
Vietnam continues to limit the freedom of religion, restrict the operations of
independent religious organizations, and persecute believers whose religious
activities the Government regards as a potential threat to its monopoly on
power.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D45AA37E61F4C89BA7FC0FA9AB84225"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Despite reported
progress in church openings and legal registrations of religious venues, the
Government of Vietnam has halted most positive actions with respect to
religious freedom since the Department of State lifted the <quote>country of
particular concern</quote> (CPC) designation for Vietnam in November
2006.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81E54C822D874D48A6852F889BE484A1"><enum>(12)</enum><text>The Government of
Vietnam controls all print and electronic media, including access to the
Internet, jams the signals of some foreign radio stations, including Radio Free
Asia, and has detained and imprisoned individuals who have posted, published,
sent, or otherwise distributed democracy-related materials.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE673E94213304126A951A993152D14AF"><enum>(13)</enum><text>People arrested in
Vietnam because of their political or religious affiliations and activities
often are not accorded due legal process as they lack full access to lawyers of
their choice, may experience closed trials, have often been detained for years
without trial, and have been subjected to the use of torture to admit crimes
they did not commit or to falsely denounce their own leaders.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H322BDF01EBF5457888693D8BF36EF2DF"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Vietnam continues to be
a source country for the commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor of
women and girls, as well as for men and women legally entering into
international labor contracts who subsequently face conditions of debt bondage
or forced labor, and is a destination country for child trafficking and
continues to have internal human trafficking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74069BC1AB094010978F2DA803037794"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Although the Government
of Vietnam reports progress in combating human trafficking, it does not fully
comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, and is
not making substantial efforts to comply.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H292ADCE4F5BA47268C26B313367B1D25"><enum>(16)</enum><text>United States refugee
resettlement programs, including the Humanitarian Resettlement (HR) Program,
the Orderly Departure Program (ODP), Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese
Returnees (ROVR) Program, general resettlement of boat people from refugee
camps throughout Southeast Asia, the Amerasian Homecoming Act of 1988, and the
Priority One Refugee resettlement category, have helped rescue Vietnamese
nationals who have suffered persecution on account of their associations with
the United States or, in many cases, because of such associations by their
spouses, parents, or other family members, as well as other Vietnamese
nationals who have been persecuted because of race, religion, nationality,
political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31ED05E4AE81416DA8B042C085F430BF"><enum>(17)</enum><text>While previous programs
have served their purposes well, a significant number of eligible refugees from
Vietnam were unfairly denied or excluded, including Amerasians, in some cases
by vindictive or corrupt Vietnamese officials who controlled access to the
programs, and in others by United States personnel who imposed unduly
restrictive interpretations of program criteria. In addition, the Government of
Vietnam has denied passports to persons who the United States has found
eligible for refugee admission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01BA8456E4884C649B3E26D0BB022526"><enum>(18)</enum><text>Congress has passed
numerous resolutions condemning human rights abuses in Vietnam, indicating that
although there has been an expansion of relations with the Government of
Vietnam, it should not be construed as approval of the ongoing and serious
violations of fundamental human rights in Vietnam.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6CFCD84A78DE49BAA6BFFB8D32AF9F77"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on
increased nonhumanitarian assistance to the Government of Vietnam</header>
<paragraph id="H2488261BA2044D44840A94CB733E991F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="HAB93FB389EEF485D981FB5D567CFE6C7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal
Government may not provide any nonhumanitarian assistance authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or any amendment made by this Act to the Government of
Vietnam during any fiscal year in an amount that exceeds the amount of such
assistance provided during fiscal year 2011 unless—</text>
<clause id="H2E60144BEEB540F4A25B7CCA07B6A31D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Federal Government
provides assistance supporting the creation and facilitation of human rights
training, civil society capacity building, noncommercial rule of law
programming, and exchange programs between the Vietnamese National Assembly and
the United States Congress at levels commensurate with, or exceeding, any
increases in nonhumanitarian assistance to Vietnam authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or any amendment made by this Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5700982B17F14A7D85577D0684C740E7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to the
limitation for fiscal year 2012, the President determines and certifies to
Congress, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
that the requirements of clauses (i) through (vii) of subparagraph (B) have
been met during the 12-month period ending on the date of the certification;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCE85E26E98EC43CFA7F0C06A257A716C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with respect to the
limitation for subsequent fiscal years, the President determines and certifies
to Congress every 12 months after the certification required pursuant to clause
(ii) of this subparagraph, that the requirements of subparagraphs (i) through
(vii) of subparagraph (B) have been met during the 12-month period prior to
such certification.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC29CA737381C42A59CEC72075495305B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
requirements of this subparagraph are the following:</text>
<clause id="H4D75F49EE2F14059934DC0B430272F85"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Government of Vietnam
has made substantial progress toward releasing all political and religious
prisoners from imprisonment, house arrest, and other forms of detention.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA9534670647B4F3A98FBB695D2F46EC9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Government of
Vietnam has made substantial progress toward—</text>
<subclause id="HA98112054AA4435994F2888C949E7215"><enum>(I)</enum><text>respecting the right to
freedom of religion, including the right to participate in religious activities
and institutions without interference, harassment, or involvement of the
Government, for all of Vietnam’s diverse religious communities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE50F2B4DA09B442983C6136C51C38F6F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>returning estates and
properties confiscated from the churches and religious communities.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H8DA1CDEAC9E24751BEFF6F0BD6DA5D9A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Government of
Vietnam has made substantial progress toward respecting the right to freedom of
expression, assembly, and association, including the release of independent
journalists, bloggers, and democracy and labor activists.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2ABC6E104954433AA0D5B6E3C9098808"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The Government of
Vietnam has made substantial progress toward repealing or revising laws that
criminalize peaceful dissent, independent media, unsanctioned religious
activity, and nonviolent demonstrations and rallies, in accordance with
international standards and treaties to which Vietnam is a party.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE0F3B22056CA495596B38C987A58BFF7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The Government of Vietnam
has made substantial progress toward allowing Vietnamese nationals free and
open access to United States refugee programs.</text>
</clause><clause id="H12175FDAFD2045CFB9F379C5D3A5620A"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The Government of
Vietnam has made substantial progress toward respecting the human rights of
members of all ethnic and minority groups.</text>
</clause><clause id="HD2EB780391D04D44B1E62607B63F5167"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Neither any official of
the Government of Vietnam nor any agency or entity wholly or partly owned by
the Government of Vietnam was complicit in a severe form of trafficking in
persons, or the Government of Vietnam took all appropriate steps to end any
such complicity and hold such official, agency, or entity fully accountable for
its conduct.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H210D9AA7C9DB4CB3A6960D18E3169D63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header>
<subparagraph id="H942285F3878040059BE642C0A544FDB3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Continuation of
assistance in the national interest</header><text>Notwithstanding the failure
of the Government of Vietnam to meet the requirements of clauses (i) through
(vii) of paragraph (1)(B), the President may waive the application of paragraph
(1) for any fiscal year if the President determines that the provision to the
Government of Vietnam of increased nonhumanitarian assistance authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or any amendment made by this Act would promote the
purpose of this section or is otherwise in the national interest of the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7F5FE960BC34288A2FB1E3CE4960A04"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exercise of waiver
authority</header><text>The President may exercise the authority under
subparagraph (A) with respect to—</text>
<clause id="HE0616AF83FE242A1A645C8579EA1D996"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all United States
nonhumanitarian assistance to Vietnam authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or any amendment made by this Act; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HC0FAC56AE7494B9BA05515B41850D1BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>one or more programs,
projects, or activities of such assistance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF3DCF983D8E4D3C988B40A9C969F361"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<subparagraph id="H59C503AF60554F28ACC67FA93723C289"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Nonhumanitarian
assistance</header><text>The term <quote>nonhumanitarian assistance</quote>
means—</text>
<clause id="HC517FED5677C42E9BCA7A1156C3F10CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any assistance under the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (including programs under title IV of chapter 2
of part I of that Act, relating to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation)
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or any amendment made by this Act,
other than—</text>
<subclause id="H764813567A71445785EBDCA55EC4FB6E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>disaster relief
assistance, including any assistance under chapter 9 of part I of that
Act;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8526E12F2FC24DE2A627B433E3F1FA47"><enum>(II)</enum><text>assistance which
involves the provision of food (including monetization of food) or
medicine;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7710F314DB024C61ABBF813EB327F7AB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>assistance for
refugees; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0A06440392D84997833CB54AC62B4E1A"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>assistance to combat
HIV/AIDS, including any assistance under section 104A of that Act; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H712B2204405543B79BC383687E58B188"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sales, or financing on
any terms, under the Arms Export Control Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3632BE99C9E4E05A28B65F6A3051F77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Severe forms of
trafficking in persons</header><text>The term <quote>severe form of trafficking
in persons</quote> means any activity described in section 103(8) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386 (114 Stat.
1470); 22 U.S.C. 7102(8)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC4B376DC73ED4349B353FD05B9459873"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall apply with respect to the provision of nonhumanitarian
assistance to the Government of Vietnam authorized to be appropriated by this
Act or any amendment made by this Act during fiscal year 2012 and subsequent
fiscal years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD70717F256DA4DFCBD5BFD9D19B33366"><enum>(d)</enum><header>United States public
diplomacy</header>
<paragraph id="H0DA28341C0E94D8694347CC5AF638FA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Radio Free Asia
transmissions to Vietnam</header><text>It is the policy of the United States to
take such measures as are necessary to overcome the jamming of Radio Free Asia
by the Government of Vietnam.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB66CFE11708F4792884AD0FB34C7F593"><enum>(2)</enum><header>United States
educational and cultural exchange programs with Vietnam</header><text>It is the
policy of the United States that programs of educational and cultural exchange
with Vietnam should actively promote progress toward freedom and democracy in
Vietnam by providing opportunities to Vietnamese nationals from a wide range of
occupations and perspectives to see freedom and democracy in action and, also,
by ensuring that Vietnamese nationals who have already demonstrated a
commitment to these values are included in such programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7B33D6B6341E41EDA053D4326DC9A258"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Refugee resettlement
for nationals of Vietnam</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It
is the policy of the United States to offer refugee resettlement to nationals
of Vietnam (including members of the Montagnard ethnic minority groups) who
were eligible for the Orderly Departure Program (ODP), the Humanitarian
Resettlement (HR) Program, the Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese
Returnees (ROVR) Program, the Amerasian Homecoming Act of 1988, or any other
United States refugee program and who were deemed ineligible due to
administrative error or who for reasons beyond the control of such individuals
(including insufficient or contradictory information or the inability to pay
bribes demanded by officials of the Government of Vietnam) were unable or
failed to apply for such programs in compliance with deadlines imposed by the
Department of State.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HA27DE94D852244C2BE13256D0EDD0F82"><enum>C</enum><header>Statements of
policy</header>
<section id="HDE8B35B826BE4195AFC1C46542C14561"><enum>1131.</enum><header>Ecumenical
Patriarchate</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The United States
calls on the Republic of Turkey to—</text>
<paragraph id="H575FC9786AB648D3B8EFC5C49A48BDDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>based on the goals
specified in the draft of the European Union Constitution, eliminate all forms
of discrimination, particularly those forms based on race or religion, and
immediately—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0FC51FBA15F146089FEAFF3DC4F956FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>grant the Ecumenical
Patriarchate appropriate international recognition and ecclesiastic
succession;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4A56D3A3E9B4639B09C7560879E8F08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>grant the Ecumenical
Patriarchate the right to train clergy of all nationalities, not just Turkish
nationals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBBFBF2D9DEE45478E784125F393B558"><enum>(C)</enum><text>respect the human rights
and property rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA98761767FD7458CA1EAD39936B9C098"><enum>(2)</enum><text>pledge to uphold and
safeguard religious and human rights without compromise; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBD2911F58BE474C8BEE40397B9AB97B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>continue the achievement
of processes and programs to modernize and democratize its society.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF19D093999664690B81CD494FA93E795"><enum>1132.</enum><header>Special Envoy for the
Great Lakes Region of Africa</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress calls on the President to appoint a
Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region to help coordinate efforts to resolve
the instability and insecurity in Eastern Congo, as provided in section 107 of
the Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–456; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note).</text>
</section><section id="H183BDC12CB5E49FB8AB10AE0CF75CACA"><enum>1133.</enum><header>Lord’s Resistance
Army</header>
<subsection id="H6CE022B907174705AF28A873739AFCD6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H963AC97C8EC246749C55981FF6838968"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Lord’s Resistance
Army has terrorized central Africa for 25 years, and abducted tens of thousands
of children, many of whom have been forced into child soldiering or sex
slavery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3ED968C8119443882E163870BFF38B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The influence of the
Lord’s Resistance Army spans the border areas of South Sudan, Democratic
Republic of Congo, and Central African Republic.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9015C15DACC46B98FE984ADD83FF18E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Lord’s Resistance Army has become one
of the deadliest rebel group in Congo, and has displaced hundreds of thousands
of people across central Africa, including South Sudan, the world’s newest
country where United States investments in peace and stability are
critical.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H30737702C60F41C29C2B886CD6EDFD16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the
policy of the United States to implement the Administration’s strategy released
in November 2010 to mitigate and eliminate the threat to civilians and regional
stability posed by the Lord’s Resistance Army, in accordance with section 4 of
the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009
(Public Law 111–172; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD8AB2E35E7704D0D944134167B1B1FF3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of
the United States to investigate, hold accountable, and impose sanctions
against any individual or entity responsible for war crimes and crimes against
humanity in the Republic of Sudan or Republic of South Sudan.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H98D7E3F145DE44BB918DF9FEC66AE615"><enum>1134.</enum><header>Camp
Ashraf</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It shall be the policy
of the United States to—</text>
<paragraph id="HCD5D1DDF69624AC39F074DC77468F8E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>urge the Government of
Iraq to uphold its commitments to the United States to ensure the continued
well-being of those individuals living in Camp Ashraf and prevent their
involuntary return to Iran in accordance with the United States Embassy
Statement on Transfer of Security Responsibility for Camp Ashraf of December
28, 2008;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H196AF5073DAB44CA8FC20BFD3F0FDA5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take all necessary and appropriate steps in
accordance with international agreements to support the commitments of the
United States to ensure the physical security and protection of Camp Ashraf
residents; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39E501873FAF40A48650A677E7CCFD8C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>take all necessary and
appropriate steps to prevent the forcible relocation of Camp Ashraf residents
inside Iraq and facilitate the robust presence of the United Nations Assistance
Mission in Iraq in Camp Ashraf.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC18F41E372D5402D8B4EAC49FA57B585"><enum>1135.</enum><header>Human rights abuses
by the Government of Syria</header>
<subsection id="H38C071240C4C47CA9A8DD15E0EB83E80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HAAC68E00315349E0A089BD10F480B973"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Syrian Arab Republic is governed by an
authoritarian regime which continues to commit massive, systematic, and
extraordinary human rights abuses, including the use of torture and arbitrary
arrest and detention, and the most basic human and political rights to its
citizens.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4191FDBCE23F4B26A77BED596A83DBB6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Government of Syria
continues to ruthlessly suppress pro-democracy protests within its borders and
has wantonly killed an estimated 1,500 people since the unrest began.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF0B35103EF342BB89672CE0F3E4EC93"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The United States,
European Union, and other responsible nations have imposed sanctions against
the Syrian regime for its extensive human rights abuses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0562306A4B4F4555886BEFF23A0BBEA9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Department of State’s
Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2010 states that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3404803C8294735AD929B6133D0D55B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Government of Syria
<quote>systematically repressed citizens’ ability to change their government…
imposed severe restrictions on civil liberties: freedoms of speech and press,
including Internet and academic freedom; freedoms of assembly and of
association, including severe restrictions on nongovernmental organizations
(NGOs); and freedoms of religion and movement</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71316E1408FB4D5E964EAC258E2E2F49"><enum>(B)</enum><text><quote>the security
forces committed arbitrary or unlawful killings, caused politically motivated
disappearances, and tortured and physically abused prisoners and detainees with
impunity</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H170E14763C1C4287BC8D1C85296ED8E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text>It shall be the policy of the United States to—</text>
<paragraph id="H2540BEA119584FE5BD18D03F4E7798FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>continue to strongly
condemn the Government of Syria’s suppression of pro-democracy protests and its
extensive and systematic violations of and denial of the human rights of the
Syrian people; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9880616AE4424FF6B87C597EEFC95075"><enum>(2)</enum><text>fully implement and
enforce the full range of United States sanctions against the Government of
Syria pursuant to the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration
Act of 2003 and other provisions of law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H35FED09935D6403F87922701203F03C9"><enum>1136.</enum><header>Relations with
Russia</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It shall be the policy
of the United States to—</text>
<paragraph id="HB3722864DADF4437BB4F3177D33AA842"><enum>(1)</enum><text>strengthen bilateral
relations with Russia, in the interest of improving global security and the
prosperity of United States business and commercial entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80EB63603DAC47528FCFB92A7D4F6032"><enum>(2)</enum><text>encourage Russian
development of rules to govern a wide range of issues from services regulation
to foreign investment to intellectual property rights that will improve the
trade and investment climate and assure reliable partners to United States
potential investors, entrepreneurs, and exporters, under the conviction that a
rules-based system of competition protects United States interests and builds
trust between countries and peoples;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8A70A323B3B45CAAA2BEFEF4ED6A920"><enum>(3)</enum><text>continue to collaborate
with the Russian Government and civil society to strengthen democracy and human
rights, combat corruption, deepen the rule of law, and liberalize banking,
finance, and other services, which are initiatives that improve the lives and
livelihoods of Russians, the transparency of their institutions, and the
confidence of their partners; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88B97E17B02243DDABC917C97CE44E23"><enum>(4)</enum><text>continue to collaborate
with Russia to resolve international conflicts and to combat terrorism,
proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, and
environmental degradation that threaten the global economy and security.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2C9BB807AB894526BAF54354E6EAD637"><enum>1137.</enum><header>Cote
d’Ivoire</header>
<subsection id="H5AB3ABF84EDD4683B3D913A59E652B4E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H6694CC0703304A49B2EDB0CB658A9F38"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The political crisis in
Cote d’Ivoire, which resulted from the disputed November 2010 Presidential
election, imperiled the civic, economic, and human rights of its citizens and
the political stability of the entire sub-region.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA1F1A22566E490483A2BE44DBB8A3B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>With 17 scheduled
elections across Africa in 2011, Ivoirian and international acceptance of Mr.
Gbagbo’s electoral claim would have aided and abetted the efforts of those
individuals who may seek to undermine the democratic will of Africa’s citizens
and reversed gains in democracy and governance across the continent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB15AF3B1F12240C1A58C56B7877FBD93"><enum>(3)</enum><text>On April 11, 2011, Mr.
Gbagbo was arrested and taken into the custody of the forces aligned with the
elected President, thereby creating an opportunity for the political and
security crisis in Cote d’Ivoire to be resolved and for rule of law to be
restored.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86A0C92712D94AE28118E6E2A19D3050"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The United States has a
strong interest in promoting democracy and peace in Cote d’Ivoire and across
all of Africa.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE2313EC5984E43A6B1B6BDFE058877E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statement of
Congress</header><text>Congress—</text>
<paragraph id="H7062255DA50F4DB1BF07EA9C907AA069"><enum>(1)</enum><text>supports the democratic
aspirations of the Ivoirian people;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D4B0ED9E302463F821104095EDBE848"><enum>(2)</enum><text>strongly condemns Mr.
Gbagbo’s attempt to circumvent the will of the people of Cote d’Ivoire the
majority of whom voted on November 29, 2010, to elect Alassane Ouattara as
their president;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC871763011424319A3A008DB19F57678"><enum>(3)</enum><text>welcomes the arrest of
former president Laurent Gbagbo and calls upon him to urge his supporters to
lay down their weapons and contribute to peace and reconciliation in the
country;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H795BD86EACF14CFE8063FC97BB206CA9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>calls for an immediate
end to acts of violence, human rights abuses, the intimidation of United
Nations troops, and the hindrance of United Nations access to investigate
alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F4D457C59214BA1993FB3565D15C05E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>asserts that Mr. Gbagbo
and his military and paramilitary forces must be held accountable for any human
rights crimes and abuses that they have perpetrated against citizens and
residents of Cote d’Ivoire, as must all other persons or entities who have
committed such violations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAFB814CAD63445BEB5BCDA987E10B48C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>calls on the United
States Government and international community to continue to provide support
for the ongoing efforts of the Economic Community of West African States and
the African Union efforts to resolve the Ivoirian crisis, in particular through
support for implementation of the conflict resolution framework and related
recommendations contained in the Report of the High Level Panel of the African
Union for the Resolution of the Crisis in Cote d’Ivoire of March 10,
2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62C8F2E555224E238FA79DDC7C234745"><enum>(7)</enum><text>calls on the United
Nations Security Council, with the support of the elected Government of Cote
d’Ivoire, the African Union, and ECOWAS, to continue to ensure that legal
democratic processes and international human rights and humanitarian law are
upheld in Cote d’Ivoire, and that there is accountability for violations
thereof;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA692E218FC5146CB8669AE47F6A30B3E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>supports the application
of smart, targeted sanctions against Mr. Gbagbo and his key supporters by the
United States Government and international community in order to send a clear
message that his rejection of the democratic process is unacceptable and that
impunity for human rights violations and economic crimes against the Ivoirian
people will not be tolerated;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F12CC552A9B4B01ABCBAEB7F2D19234"><enum>(9)</enum><text>supports the Economic
Community of West African States and the African Union’s aggressive steps to
constrict the access of the Gbagbo regime’s access to financial resources,
including all actions taken by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to achieve that
end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8269819FE4954724AFA127EE2E2759E3"><enum>(10)</enum><text>calls on the United
States Government and other responsible nations to continue, in a coordinated
manner, to provide humanitarian assistance to those with emergency needs, both
within Cote d’Ivoire and in neighboring countries hosting Ivoirian refugees, as
necessary and appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9065E2B35E1C4D7399DFDDD03BA20210"><enum>(11)</enum><text>calls on President
Ouattara to demonstrate restraint and uphold rule of law with respect to the
capture and potential prosecution of Mr. Gbagbo and his supporters, while
demonstrating commitment to reconciliation and recovery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0B2B3C41B1B4BF6BB9A9D3F449081E2"><enum>(12)</enum><text>calls for an
independent, and impartial investigation of all allegations of mass killings
and other human rights abuses, and calls on President Ouattara to provide
unfettered access and the necessary resources for such an investigation to
occur, with the support of the United States and other responsible nations, as
necessary and appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D97CB9A843D4C1DA70970E63DAD51D9"><enum>(13)</enum><text>calls for the
disarmament of all irregular security forces and militias; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H726ABE334230417E83674F1AD38EB819"><enum>(14)</enum><text>urges the Government of
Cote d’Ivoire to immediately commence national reconciliation efforts, invest
in rebuilding infrastructure, facilities, and institutions damaged as a result
of the military and political crisis, to ensure the safety of all persons
resident within Cote d’Ivoire and, facilitate the safe and voluntary return of
refugees and internally displaced people.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7DAFBE155EFA4B55BB8A1CADE77DDE78"><enum>1138.</enum><header>Water and
sanitation</header>
<subsection id="H6963CABD4A80456B83D311DA4294576B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HF729EA69BE1F4471BBC6B7788FB671B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of State and the United
States Agency for International Development have designated Global Health as a
policy priority for United States foreign assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A8A998DB48749408BFE1C28163D956B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Clean, potable water and
adequate sanitation are indispensable foundations of healthy societies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B3493179B2A4C619D2AB645AB8B1475"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Urban areas, where the
expansion of slums reduces access to clean water and proper sanitation, are
particularly prone to the spread of disease.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C2F436B86384CC8B016C5778E30BF7B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Diseases related to
unsafe water and inadequate sanitation account for [80 percent of sicknesses in
developing countries].</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEEAD445FB3BC4705A50978E9D8C48DE0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text>It shall be the policy of the United States to address
waterborne illnesses and conditions related to poor sanitation as priorities
for United States global health policy.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H93ABB2EE42934270BB76741EE547FEE9"><enum>D</enum><header>Sense of Congress
provisions</header>
<part id="H069C11664C084568B9F1191D1E1248C8"><enum>I</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<section id="H554E125A72B84F3A905D0305E5446FD4"><enum>1141.</enum><header>Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs</header>
<subsection id="H9D49C7C0F7FC4EDE8517196418DEC49C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H875D2C093D1D47219ED0B0F9DB1123E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State engages students, educators and
rising leaders in more than 160 countries through academic, cultural, sports,
and professional exchanges.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAFD389CFCFC848778D1F1FAF27365119"><enum>(2)</enum><text>These robust and
effective international education, cultural exchange and leadership development
programs strengthen relationships of the United States with foreign partners
that in turn benefit the United States economy and national security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H168F17F273974560B0CE60E80A2662E4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Department of State’s
Competitive Grants Program within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs’ Exchange critically supports academic, cultural and professional
exchange and training programs that seek mutual understanding and the free
exchange of ideas between the people of the United States and the people of
other countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCC2FADBEAAC42479AE549025FB8088F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Broadening our
understanding of other cultures, languages, foreign governments, and economies
makes us stronger as a country.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF88C4DCAC81348E683D55186193AC14F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>As Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton noted in February 2011, <quote>There is nothing that is more
effective than having people break down barriers [through
exchange].</quote></text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2894A358C764270B6F7F5E1F6934C3B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs’ focus on global education, women, youth, underserved
audiences and the formation of critical global communities, as well as its
concentration on countries of strategic importance, such as Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Iraq, and Indonesia, serve the interests of the United States around
the world.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9017893333564B0DB7B721168EC54D4E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Alumni outreach engages
thousands of Bureau Educational and Cultural Affairs alumni around the world
and assures a strong return on investment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F7359FF52EF48DDA1B80A724B3ADFE8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs alumni encompass over one million people around the world,
including more than 50 Nobel Laureates and over 350 current and former heads of
state and government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC104659986BB476B83436F306E6ABACD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State fosters mutual
understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other
countries to promote friendly and peaceful relations as mandated by the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB5E37FC7D44E4E1385D909DB04E0C5EE"><enum>1142.</enum><header>Department of State
code of conduct to prevent human trafficking</header>
<subsection id="HF8F3DE4BA7804433AD96C783F58D14A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the Secretary of State should institute a code of conduct within
the Department of State to prevent severe forms of trafficking in persons.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFD24BFEDB4514D5BA46070C270F7F1DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header><text>The code of conduct described in subsection (a) should
outline necessary steps to ensure that Department of State contractors and
subcontractors do not engage in trafficking in persons.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5977278F0BA04317920B60B2ACFA321A"><enum>1143.</enum><header>Public
diplomacy</header>
<subsection id="H94C35DD8A7614C5E83DC05B88B62049A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HDEB082C033EA40BAA49776395C740741"><enum>(1)</enum><text>New media and
communication technologies have given rise to explosive growth in the volume
and frequency of information flowing to consumers worldwide.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7105F212284442EA496A967B061B986"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Individuals and entities
that seek to undermine United States principles and ideals are actively engaged
in shaping perceptions about the United States and its role in world
affairs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B59B9A2F7DB4B658D7930C49BE20058"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The 9/11 Commission
concluded in its report that long-term success against terrorism <quote>demands
the use of all elements of national power</quote>, including foreign aid and
public diplomacy. The Commission cautioned, <quote>If we favor one tool while
neglecting others, we leave ourselves vulnerable and weaken our national
effort.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB34B4B0BC9A54266AF41DA974FCCF684"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H6E9F1CCA84AB4E9A893BE8C328809B3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>strengthening United
States public diplomacy through increased collaboration with the private sector
should be a top United States foreign policy priority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8C0C2BD67D341F7A44BCCF2C9849C65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary of State
should consider ways to strengthen current outreach efforts to key audiences in
Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey, and Russia.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1191D179DE0B42099187BF51B9E9C40F"><enum>1144.</enum><header>Human rights
priorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that, recognizing that standing for fundamental human rights and
against human rights abuse abroad is in keeping with United States values, the
Secretary of State should ensure that such issues are incorporated, on a basis
at least equal to the attention given to economic and political factors, into
United States bilateral relationships.</text>
</section><section id="H437584A117A24F1DA6E6BFEFF5CC546F"><enum>1145.</enum><header>Discouraging murder
and other forms of violence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It
is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should discourage foreign
governments from condoning murder and other forms of physical violence that is
directed against individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender
identity.</text>
</section><section id="H99827B9C27B84F02AA5B1ABBFF0D17CB"><enum>1146.</enum><header>International
cooperation in space</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the
sense of Congress that any effort to expand international cooperation in space,
such as adding new partners to the International Space Station, conducting
operations beyond low Earth orbit, exploring the Moon and Mars, launching deep
space probes, and developing related technology and capabilities should not
include participation by entities owned, controlled, chartered by, or located
within the People’s Republic of China.</text>
</section><section id="H37F5D1DEEBFD40D28AC543593255DFE6"><enum>1147.</enum><header>Boundary, water, and
fisheries commissions</header>
<subsection id="HCFF9727A4DD54F0B97B352A4949B1274"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H1CAED832975C43228C201C7CB34F23C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The boundary, water, and
fisheries commissions funded using the funds authorized to be appropriated
under section 104 are longstanding treaty- and agreement-based organizations
formed to address important border, water, and fisheries resource issues, and
receive substantial financial support from United States taxpayers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE30865D486FF482B9DF33A6F848D5456"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Although paragraph (g) of
Article 24 of the 1944 Water Treaty between Mexico and the United States (59
Stat. 1219) requires the International Boundary and Water Commission (United
States and Mexico) to annually submit a joint report to the United States and
Mexican Governments, the last English-language Annual Report was filed for
2006, and contained no detail regarding the cost of the Commission’s particular
activities or the specific allocation of Commission resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0879512948B4E7BB476A7BA48D6D65E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The International Joint
Commission last filed an Annual Report for 2008 which, although it described
past Commission projects and activities in general terms, contained no detail
regarding the cost of its particular activities or the specific allocation of
Commission resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF08F70D62C14C0DA04B4A354CCBDC68"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The International
Boundary Commission (United States and Canada) last filed an Annual Report for
2007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C89793A44124B66A8B3BFABC050B5D0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Great Lakes Fishery
Commission, the largest recipient of United States assistance to international
fisheries commissions, last filed an Annual Report for 2006, which was six
pages long and contained three lines of financial data.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C858E7DEB88420FA47A1F209A564471"><enum>(6)</enum><text>In contrast, the most
recent Annual Report by the Pacific Salmon Commission (filed in September 2010
for the 2007/2008 period) was 189 pages long, and contained an independently
audited financial statement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H19D086F2F8BC4098B6E8957625AD5EFA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that timely reporting by the
boundary, water, and fisheries commissions that sufficiently explains each such
commission’s activities and the disposition of each such commission’s resources
is necessary to maintain public support for their continued funding.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="H7319B6D79A36490789BC49D6BF2C0928"><enum>II</enum><header>Country-specific
provisions</header>
<section commented="no" id="HCE66E119E82447BFBDD851395BB273D4"><enum>1151.</enum><header>Keystone XL
pipeline</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H43F168735F714D2B8298B90326ABFEFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the delay of the Secretary of State to
authorize the Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline has adversely
affected the United States economy and weakened United States national
security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H00FC0D2E46F34C65B09203729424F295"><enum>(2)</enum><text>according to the Energy
Information Administration, in 2010, the United States imported 2,321 barrels
per day from Canada;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H35223FF8602E4AFF80F044FD8846CCD8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Canada, as a democratic
ally, offers a stable source of energy for the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE582EA410A504E49B3D1EFD920E2A662"><enum>(4)</enum><text>support of this pipeline
is contingent upon the adherence of any private company, contractor, or
subsidiary, connected to this project to the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, and
other provisions of United States law; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2E32216C44D94842A1EBB97307B5E731"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in accordance with all
applicable rules and guidelines, the Secretary of State should promptly
authorize the Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H88D81A0883734851BA40BE6976BA6AA0"><enum>1152.</enum><header>Activities of the
People’s Republic of China in Africa</header>
<subsection id="HF35F55BDC6BE440C9815566A8466D5E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HFB9B4FE91E894C5E8D2BE858D5BE6429"><enum>(1)</enum><text>China is one of the
world’s largest investors in Africa.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82AC86814B3A4D2C9A0BB46F2EA038FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Bilateral trade deals
have been signed between China and 45 African countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H511BCB55C51747A3B8CBA0C56866A0CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The China-Africa
Development Fund was created to invest in African equities, and plans call for
an expansion to $5 billion.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3F3CBB1FDEEF4DCF83F9C11C2FC929F9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>According to Tapiwa
Mashakada, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Economic Planning and Investment, the China
Development Bank could invest up to $10 billion in Zimbabwe, site of the
world’s second-largest platinum deposit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3645DD8BF63A447E856A1BFCEAF7F8D9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Chinese direct investment
in Zambia, with a focus on copper mining, surpassed $1 billion in 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE425228D3FA4067A74E706CF6A7C779"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Sudan is China’s
third-largest trade partner in Africa, and China has been its biggest arms
supplier. China continues to be criticized by human rights observers for
supplying weapons in violation of the United Nations weapons embargo of
Sudan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78BA82E7CA084F33972A50D17461E87D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Chinese direct investment
in Nigeria exceeded $7 billion in 2010, with a focus on oil investments in the
conflict-ridden Niger Delta.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C05459DA4D64F0F8CD9C5BCFCA9AC9E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>According to reports,
China’s African investments may increase by 70 percent from 2009 to 2015, to
$50 billion, and Chinese-African bilateral trade may double from 2010 to 2015,
to $300 billion.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC272294C0DC64926B2BB15F71B41FD4F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA0A4FA5FA9CA40358461BF51BD5D896F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States
Government should have a firm understanding of China’s rapid expansion in
natural resource-rich, high-conflict areas of Africa; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A506311238643F1A24EBA507E30AB73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States-China
Economic and Security Review Commission should, as part of its existing mandate
and resources, prepare a report on China’s activities in Africa as they relate
to the United States-China relationship.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC1289F8EEF1D430F96B0722CB1B4D3D7"><enum>1153.</enum><header>Actions to secure
freedom of Chen Guangcheng and other human rights defenders in the People’s
Republic of China</header>
<subsection id="H87D8F2D055224F2C90272162ED878D99"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H9D0CAB0CE4944A3782289DC81CF1FF16"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Blind, self-taught legal advocate Chen
Guangcheng publicly exposed the fact that in 2005, 130,000 involuntary
abortions and sterilizations were performed on women in Linyi County, Shandong
Province in a single year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB92E65A8B4314D1C86ED2C10CC98A9C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Mr. Chen was arrested on
June 21, 2006, tried on November 27, 2006, and sentenced on December 1, 2006,
to four years and three months in jail, on charges of <quote>intentional
destruction or damage to property</quote> and <quote>gathering people to
disturb traffic order</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1FB0B5FCB924B0BBCA0DA4A534ED22D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The prosecution and trial
of Mr. Chen has drawn repeated criticism for its lack of due process of law,
including the detention of his defense lawyers on the eve of trial and the
alleged extraction of witness statements under torture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H29B93B3CBDF54D8C9D47EBB4992A3757"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Time Magazine named Mr.
Chen one of <quote>2006’s Top 100 People Who Shape Our World</quote>, in the
category of <quote>Heroes and Pioneers</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H700192E3539A40A4BF0BC3B1F7DFC160"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In August 2007, Chinese
authorities stopped Mr. Chen’s wife, Yuan Weijing, at the airport, revoked her
passport, and forcibly returned her to her village as she attempted to travel
to Manila to collect Mr. Chen’s Magsaysay Award, known as Asia’s Nobel Prize.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D7FAF79BF804676A91276768405E9FF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Mr. Chen was released
from prison on September 9, 2010, with a chronic, debilitating intestinal
illness contracted in prison, for which he has been allowed no medical
treatment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E89013048C146B7BD605A61A03B198C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Mr. Chen is now under
house arrest, where he has been repeatedly and severely beaten, and denied
adequate medical treatment and nutrition despite fragile and deteriorating
health.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42886C81A0664069B8F2A28293B404A1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Mr. Chen’s wife, Yuan
Weijing, and their children have been subjected to harassment, surveillance,
and confinement throughout Mr. Chen’s imprisonment and house arrest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71313DBCA8EB48E6B66D3D255C30305A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Mr. Chen and Ms. Yuan
secretly recorded a video describing the harsh conditions of their house
arrest, which included constant surveillance by 66 security police, severed
telephone and internet connections, lack of adequate food, and continued
intimidation by officials, who enter their home at any time, without notice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2AB847C2F5E34FE4B75545D8AC337EB0"><enum>(10)</enum><text>In February 2011,
following the video’s release, Mr. Chen’s legal team tried to assist him, but
several were placed under house arrest, and two of his lawyers, Jiang Tianyong
and Teng Biao, were beaten and later disappeared.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5AB53B50A6F477DBAFC3CE9182DE70C"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The Foreign
Correspondents’ Club of China issued the following warning on February 17,
2011, <quote>Correspondents should be careful if they attempt to enter the
village of activist Chen Guangcheng in Shandong Province. In recent days
several correspondents have encountered groups of violent, plainclothes thugs.
. . They have pushed reporters around, threatened them with bricks, damaged
their cars, confiscated or destroyed their equipment and taken their press
credentials</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFEEA1188A98346A38D9F20FA938C054D"><enum>(12)</enum><text>The 2010
Congressional-Executive Commission on China Report states that <quote>Chinese
authorities continued to implement population planning policies that interfere
with and control the reproductive lives of women, employing various methods
including fines, cancellation of state benefits and permits, forced
sterilization, forced abortion, arbitrary detention, and other
abuses</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEDE62366171B455ABC29F1844862E951"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H0602DEA0D64944469A6715EABFC8F052"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Government of the People’s Republic of
China should cease its harassment of Chen Guangcheng and his family, including
his wife, daughter, son, and mother, and arrange medical treatment for him and
his wife, Yuan Weijing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E630368460841818BF5CF035D6CD782"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Government of the
People’s Republic of China should release Chen Guangcheng and his family from
house arrest, allow them freedom of movement, and allow access to him by
international diplomats and journalists;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H48A84CD5C21B46D2BA9F93F2E9B69194"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President and the Secretary of State
should actively and repeatedly seek diplomatic visits to Chen Guangcheng and
his family;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H888E4ACA9B2C41098B48A89405069765"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the President, Secretary
of State, and other Administration officials should raise the issue of
harassed, arrested, disappeared, and disbarred human rights lawyers and
defenders with the Government of the People’s Republic of China and link this
issue to United States interests in the rule of law and human rights;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69363128AD3E41598D75A8EA416A3243"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the President, Secretary
of State, and other United States Government officials should aggressively and
repeatedly raise the issue of the coercive implementation of China’s birth
limitation policy with President Hu Jintao; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8561DCDF38F04416B72B62074C1DBB9D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Chen Guangcheng and his
wife, Yuan Weijing, are to be commended for their courage and integrity and
should be supported in their determination to expose and oppose coercive
population control methods in China that violate the human rights of
women.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD609BA9A623F432DBA651223A4CDD9E7"><enum>1154.</enum><header>Chinese
drywall</header>
<subsection id="H22C39384EA464898B73A03752F01810E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H0C542E570B38461F87841A5284ED75BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Between 2001 through 2009, contaminated
drywall manufactured in China was imported into the United States and used in
home construction.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HACB5C724F3A340A89BB72E1A14A3FB74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>It has been found through
scientific studies, including a study by Sandia National Laboratories in New
Mexico, that the contaminated drywall imported from China creates a corrosive
environment for fire safety alarm devices, such as smoke and carbon monoxide
alarms, electrical distribution components, such as receptacles, switches, and
circuit breakers, and gas service piping and fire suppression sprinkler systems
installed in the affected homes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA54C06D84E9C4A24B62E9BCCE575DBB0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Based on these scientific
findings, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an
updated Remediation Protocol for Homes with Problem Drywall on March 18, 2011,
which recommends the replacement of all contaminated drywall and replacement of
fire safety alarm devices, electrical distribution components, and gas service
piping and fire suppression sprinkler systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B796B238D164F7B8E204536B92862A7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In addition, homeowners
with contaminated drywall from China have indicated that the drywall releases a
strong sulfur-like odor that renders the home uninhabitable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CB7C7BB61DD4D38864D7E399D927513"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Companies in China that
manufactured and exported the contaminated drywall to the United States have
refused to meet with United States officials, including representatives of the
Consumer Product Safety Commission, have not provided financial assistance to
homeowners with contaminated drywall from China, and have not submitted to
jurisdiction in United States Federal Courts that are hearing cases on
contaminated drywall from China.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2ACCD73DD8644BC690A5A26F42B955A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HD15C2DFA9F4942529276616ACD2A1ACB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of State should insist that
Government of the People’s Republic of China, which has ownership interests in
the companies that manufactured and exported contaminated drywall to the United
States, have the companies meet with representatives of the United States
Government on remedying homeowners that have contaminated drywall in their
homes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H769B97CC15EA47009D183C5C0B80E054"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary of State
should insist that the Government of the People’s Republic of China have the
companies that manufactured and exported contaminated drywall submit to
jurisdiction in United States Federal Courts and comply with any decisions
issued by the Courts for homeowners with contaminated drywall.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEE91A15BF01D4592B9B8981AAFC94D45"><enum>1155.</enum><header>Rights of religious
minorities in Egypt</header>
<subsection id="H23F92FBB90BF4582BC33B9634FEB9E38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress is
concerned about the state of religious freedom in Egypt and the plight of
religious minorities in the country, including Coptic Christians.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H13C99F50AA5147BBA856ED4892159135"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office of
International Religious Freedom and the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and
Labor at the Department of State should dedicate all appropriate resources to
promoting the rights of religious minorities in Egypt.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0DB3079233064A9E9D1707EC92159DDA"><enum>1156.</enum><header>Plight of Coptic
Christians in Egypt</header>
<subsection id="H0011FEC0EC2B49F4A629436445C6DD8A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H18C5B8587A174D70B18CC1F56C54E966"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Coptic Christians in
Egypt have been subject to discrimination, oppression, and violent attacks as
documented by the United State Commission on International Religious Freedom
(USCIRF) and other human rights groups.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3711C146882446E9880704C3CB8F2553"><enum>(2)</enum><text>USCIRF has called for
Egypt to be designated as a Country of Particular Concern pursuant to the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEFDC8220BF5A4473BD6E7EDEBB4338CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Credible reports
concerning the disappearance, forced conversion, and forced marriages of Coptic
Christian women and girls in Egypt reveal a consistent pattern of targeting
such vulnerable individuals with deceptive practices, often involving
psychological and physical abuse, including rape, beatings, confinement, and
isolation from their families.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30C5DF495D9C443783AB9D40D96D15C4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Government of Egypt
has failed to credibly investigate these allegations, creating a climate of
impunity for the perpetrators of these crimes and denying justice to the
victims and their families.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3CAFEBECD844573A1167904EC70BE56"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The current political
uncertainty in Egypt has increased concerns as to whether the religious freedom
and other human rights of Coptic Christians will be respected and
protected.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H286A13B606C0403CA9D22CAD215C02D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Administration
should include the protection of Coptic Christian communities and respect for
their human rights as a priority in diplomatic engagements with the Government
of Egypt, including regular bilateral consultations on the status of
investigations, prosecutions, sentencing, and imprisonment of perpetrators of
human rights violations against Coptic Christians.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2F7BEAD6E4BD4B8B9AD0384978B0BCC6"><enum>1157.</enum><header>State sponsorship of
terrorism by Eritrea</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the
sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HBCEA500F4B2D4C0488D4E597EA658EDA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>given the growing
security threat from al Shabaab, a United States-designated foreign terrorist
organization, every effort should be made to tackle its outside sources of
support;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1C97F7CD46D493A95CF7C049AB1FCDB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Eritrea’s ongoing and
well-documented support for armed insurgents in Somalia, including al Shabaab,
poses a significant threat to the national security interests of the United
States and East African countries; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H880D559C85864515802B0D37FDDF3C2B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary of State
should designate Eritrea as a state sponsor of terrorism pursuant to section
6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, section 40 of the Arms Export
Control Act, and section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H449DE8A0695B46E590695232B07BBF41"><enum>1158.</enum><header>Holocaust-era
property restitution and compensation by certain European
countries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HB5AAB27CDF634D18B39CA5700E492D40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>countries in Central and
Eastern Europe that have not already done so should return looted and
confiscated properties from the Holocaust 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="H291886A94884421E9763D5B6B79EFACE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to this end, such countries should follow
the Terezin Declaration of June 30, 2009, and the Guidelines and Best Practices
for the Restitution and Compensation of Immovable (Real) Property Confiscated
or Otherwise Wrongfully Seized by the Nazis, Fascists and Their Collaborators
during the Holocaust (Shoah) Era between 1933-1945, including the Period of
World War II, both of which were adopted by more than 40 countries in Prague on
June 9, 2010; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H793A1B15F7FA43A182D61BE8740A73BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">countries in Central and Eastern Europe
should enact and implement appropriate restitution and compensation legislation
to facilitate private, communal, and religious property restitution.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HD224B0D189ED449589E9F9BBD0E09710"><enum>1159.</enum><header>Democracy in
Georgia</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H7F5E645469D0490BB5FD7B86AA725BF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Georgia is a strategic
partner of the United States and the United States should fully support the
development and consolidation of effective democratic governance in Georgia,
respect for human rights and the rule of law, an independent media, and a
vibrant civil society;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A47DAF956D844DB95A13C73F8B66DC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States should
support the strengthening of democratic government institutions, including
truly independent executive, judicial, and legislative branches that exhibit
effective transparency and accountability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C9C841805D64E2CA8592B505C619D3C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the United States should
support a free and fair electoral system in Georgia with a diverse and robust
multi-party political system representative of Georgia’s diverse
population;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H251D49C7A868469C9DF67C859027377D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the United States should
fully support Georgia’s efforts to join NATO and the transatlantic community;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B4E4C3637AE4EC592410C2FB2E9C699"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the United States should
fully support Georgia’s territorial integrity and should urge the European
Union, its Member States, and other responsible countries to call for an
immediate and complete withdrawal of Russian troops occupying Georgian
territory in accordance with the August and September 2008 ceasefire
agreements.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HD4E0E0D86BC64EF89EC4B1F7A1289353"><enum>1160.</enum><header>Urging the immediate
return of United States children abducted to Japan</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H4424DA0F5A7D4F51B83387E6F0AC533E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDEF1093D2535453C83EFEC5C859871CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>More than 300 United
States children have been wrongfully removed to and retained in Japan since the
United States began keeping records in 1994.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H99F0EF4BB7F84A75B22AE46B7B3A1DAE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>At least 31 United States
children were wrongfully removed to and retained in Japan in 2010 alone.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6D1AA9D6FE434AE89312637A6A8392B2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Department of State
currently has at least 113 open cases involving 156 children who have been
reported to the Department and who are being retained in Japan against the
wishes of their parent in the United States and, in many cases, in direct
violation of a valid United States court order.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H69CB1D229F254127BA0569368F4924DA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Congress is not aware of
any legal decision that has been issued and enforced by the Government of Japan
to return a single abducted child to the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H90E37F54410C41B59EC2D8FB61926B19"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Japan has announced that
it is preparing to ratify the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abduction (the <quote>Hague Convention</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9186F4D7B86144519CA84D5D23F77074"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Hague Convention
provides enumerated defenses designed to provide protection to children alleged
to be subjected to a grave risk of physical or psychological harm in the
left-behind country.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H673E75ECB70E45329DD569216C5FEBE6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Hague Convention by
its own terms would not apply to any abductions occurring before Japan’s
ratification of the Hague Convention, therefore necessitating that a separate
protocol be established to immediately address the existing abduction cases of
all United States children wrongfully removed to and currently retained in
Japan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H837EC42C657E49CD956100B4A8C6951E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>According to the
Department of State’s April 2009 Report on Compliance with the Hague Convention
on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, abducted children are at
risk of serious emotional and psychological problems and have been found to
experience anxiety, eating problems, nightmares, mood swings, sleep
disturbances, aggressive behavior, resentment, guilt, and fearfulness, and as
adults may struggle with identity issues, their own personal relationships, and
parenting.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD34367C340E74BFEB22D874D63BE5B27"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Left-behind parents may
encounter substantial psychological, emotional, and financial problems, and
many may not have the financial resources to pursue civil or criminal remedies
for the return of their children in foreign courts or political systems.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H3F101C82C1AA486BA6A53AC4A6D016F2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HAFDCBAA4FE454FE99FF018E94598DB3C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Hague Convention on
the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the <quote>Hague
Convention</quote>), if ratified by Japan, will not provide for the resolution
of the existing cases involving the abductions of more than 156 United States
children to Japan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8A46F60AB58D4EBE9552D594F148D2EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States, by way
of a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Japan, and through all
other appropriate means, should seek the immediate return of all United States
children wrongfully removed to or retained in Japan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2BBAFC03D0844F5A8FA8F6BE8A4019EC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary of State
should take any and all other appropriate measures to ensure that left behind
parents with United States children wrongfully removed or retained in Japan,
have direct access and communications with their children.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCBA0D9453D63414493A35A7FF6C91994"><enum>1161.</enum><header>Relating to the
Quartet and contacts with any Palestinian government</header>
<subsection id="H5DAEA19622D74426827710C24443958F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H375DC5F0F5BD44C2B976C4C1481BAC61"><enum>(1)</enum><text>On January 30, 2006, the
Quartet stated that all members of a future Palestinian government must be
committed to nonviolence, recognition of Israel, and acceptance of previous
agreements and obligations, including the Roadmap, and recalled this statement
on March 30, 2006, following the formation of a Hamas-controlled Palestinian
government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2CD96275942446B2B71A26B44D373FE9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>On July 5, 2011, the
Quartet called for an end to the deplorable five-year detention of Gilad
Shalit.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7DD4588843724A079000641282E8E756"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State
should urge the Quartet to adopt the immediate and unconditional release of
Gilad Shalit as an additional condition for contact with any Palestinian
government in which Hamas participates.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFFC3CC3B8E6B408A82FE24367751968D"><enum>1162.</enum><header>Democracy and the
rule of law in the Russian Federation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H3520CCE8A2A74E749D3A60BA2297140F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Government of the
Russian Federation should—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4B674BDCDD474CB283145AC2B92DF355"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safeguard human rights, including freedoms
of speech, assembly, and association; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48968BDFAFCB49779C231DED093CC583"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take all necessary steps to ensure that the
upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections meet international electoral
standards and are universal, free, equal, fair, secret, transparent, and
accountable and to—</text>
<clause id="H45473D12CC3F4D7585E0F86F0D727750"><enum>(i)</enum><text>allow credible,
independent electoral observers, both domestic and international for both
long-term and short-term observation missions, unrestricted and timely access
to complete their work;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1668CE19D1BE41AFA1B1ECA484CD9515"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>take steps to ensure
that the text and implementation of election law in the Russian Federation is
consistent with international electoral standards;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFE1D40E5DE854886996495663946A62A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide access to the
ballot for all political parties and candidates by removing unreasonable
barriers to political party registration and to candidate acceptance on
electoral ballots and by ensuring fair, impartial, and timely consideration of
all political party registration applications; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF56E1781ED0A4CD5823D3034D135669B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>undertake an impartial,
independent investigation of the procedures used to deny the party registration
application of the Party of the People’s Freedom (PARNAS) to ensure that the
procedures used were consistent with international standards; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2315D113FF844FD6ADFB80FF806BAFC0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President and the Secretary of State
should make respect for democracy, the rule of law, and human rights a priority
in the ongoing relationship and dialogue between the Governments of the United
States and the Russian Federation, in particular in light of the upcoming
parliamentary and presidential elections in Russia.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H60E700C19EE64373B897BC6B59D3A927"><enum>1163.</enum><header>Republic of the Sudan
and Republic of South Sudan</header>
<subsection id="H070E21F014CA4540922B81B72484883C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HD6D5FE29093B42C0B7C133FED32F0B40"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States was a witness to the 2005
Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), which marked the end of more than two
decades of civil war between North and South Sudan that resulted in the deaths
of more than 2,000,000 people.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5768DBFCE7D34B9F87DF701C82C59880"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The CPA provided the
framework for a historic referendum to determine the future status of South
Sudan held between January 9, 2011, and January 15, 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E15A0BD627D4F73B2C839B349505ED4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>On February 7, 2011, the
Southern Sudan Referendum Commission announced that the people of South Sudan
voted in favor of succession from the Republic of the Sudan by a margin of 98.8
percent in a credible and transparent vote.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H676C9F12C85C4D7B988E44BAE1334875"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The mandate for the
United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), which was established by United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1590 on March 24, 2005, and was
instrumental in supporting the implementation of the CPA, expired on July 9,
2011, with the completion of the CPA Interim Period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4FEB02FF8F3843529A0DDA38A2C939DD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The mandate for the
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), as established by United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1996 (2011), commenced on July 9,
2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2340E39C1F70486598579625AA6FD093"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Several outstanding issues relating to CPA
implementation and potential points of conflict remain unresolved between North
and South Sudan, including the final status of the contested area of Abyei,
ongoing violence in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, disputed border areas,
citizenship rights and nationality, division of oil resources and profits,
currency, international debt and assets, the liberation of slaves from South
Sudan still held in Sudan, and other matters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3987A872E21D411A9DC6A422B28D8921"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Lasting peace and
stability for the region cannot be realized until all outstanding elements of
the CPA are dealt with in a fair and peaceful manner and a comprehensive peace
is secured in Darfur.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC03493FBC90F4E3F8EBD1E669150498B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H0BE2553A479C4209BA4BD2BC88455C70"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the independence of the Republic of South
Sudan represents an historic opportunity for peace in the region and the people
of South Sudan should be commended for freely and peacefully expressing their
desire for independence through a credible and transparent referendum;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F42651AEF36490285630B322DDFE77F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the people and leaders of
South Sudan should be commended for their efforts to reach this historic
milestone;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H747DAC243C99443B89E178C7E8C55825"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all parties should continue to work to
resolve outstanding matters relating to implementation of the Comprehensive
Peace Agreement for Sudan, including the final status of Abyei, disputed border
areas, the completion of popular consultations and security arrangements in
Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, citizenship and nationality, division of oil
resources and profits, currency, international debt and assets, the liberation
of slaves from South Sudan still held in Sudan, and other matters in order to
ensure a smooth transition to two states and to mitigate points of
conflict;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC050F42BA18E4BF39E708A41049009EB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>all parties should fully
implement their June 20, 2011, agreement on temporary arrangements for the
contested Abyei area and swiftly establish a cessation of hostilities in
Southern Kordofan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC695FAB38A9F40DDAC0C60DC5414EA75"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the deployment of up to
4,200 Ethiopian peacekeepers to Abyei and the new United Nations Mission in
South Sudan (UNMISS) are expected to help provide security and stability in the
region;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD98D4E1ECE3C48A2A4690285A7AE4715"><enum>(6)</enum><text>peace, rule of law,
security, and good governance should be promoted throughout Sudan and South
Sudan, particularly efforts to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0483EEC63BE0495EA208CC395C065ED0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advance security and
stability in both countries, especially in critical areas such as Darfur, Blue
Nile, and Southern Kordofan and in Abyei;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD93F06AEAC28462B9A24AD07CF309A86"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promote respect for the
human and civil rights of all, including southerners living in Sudan and
northerners living in South Sudan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD53D6B9DB09944DFABF7EEF6A494A51D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>encourage the development
of multi-party democracy, vibrant democratic institutions, and freedom of
speech and association;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EE13F64F93244799E32E79BE2D86EEA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>prevent extremists groups
from exploiting the territories of Sudan and South Sudan and encourage full
cooperation with the United States on counterterrorism priorities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B1A3B93533942779EE7985892B09118"><enum>(E)</enum><text>encourage a productive
relationship between Sudan and South Sudan that recognizes the mutual need for
cooperation and an open flow of people and goods across borders and to refrain
from the use of proxy forces to foment conflict;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFBB1A11B18844AF3A998605DFEB34B38"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States and other responsible
countries should support the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of South
Sudan, and the Auditor General’s office as it works to create a Petroleum
Directorate, to ensure full accountability in the management of the country’s
oil sector; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H757DD9FEFFDF4F76A2912BC23BCD9553"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the Darfur peace process
should remain a priority in United States relations with Sudan, particularly
with regard to efforts to secure a just and lasting peace in Darfur,
humanitarian access to vulnerable populations, and freedom of movement for the
African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9F16B375F46845ACA66E59E3C343F847"><enum>1164.</enum><header>Sale of F-16 fighter
aircraft to Taiwan</header>
<subsection id="H70DB426405C542BE8D8EA09FB3D7FB26"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H0A7C3B0076474F5A8AD3DBF8D7F19677"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Taiwan Relations Act
(Public Law 96–8) codified in law the basis for continued commercial, cultural,
and other relations between the people of the United States and the people of
Taiwan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H219FBC98EA344444BA74101409047F28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Taiwan Relations Act
states that <quote>the United States will make available to Taiwan such defense
articles and defense services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable
Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability</quote>, and that
<quote>both the President and the Congress shall determine the nature and
quantity of such defense articles and services based solely upon their judgment
on the needs of Taiwan, in accordance with procedures established by
law</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3A5758E7CD74D79BBD19800DF8A03A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A Department of Defense
report on the military power of the People’s Republic of China in 2010 stated
that <quote>China’s military build-up opposite [Taiwan] continued unabated. The
[People’s Liberation Army] is developing the capability to deter Taiwan
independence or influence Taiwan to settle the dispute on Beijing’s terms…[and]
the balance of cross-Strait military forces continues to shift in the
mainland’s favor</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB5B84CE71F444EE8968F957CD4CFB94"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A Defense Intelligence
Agency assessment of Taiwan’s air defense status in 2010 concluded that while
Taiwan has nearly 400 combat aircraft in service, <quote>far fewer are
operationally capable</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H815FB98DA8B0422EB73DBDAB6CC4D972"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Taiwan’s president stated
in a newspaper interview on February 17, 2011, that Taiwan needs both new F-16
C/D fighter jets and upgrades to the Taiwan Air Forces’ existing fleet of F-16
A/B fighter jets to <quote>maintain a certain defensive and fighting
capability</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC60CAB90AC9741E0BD5C16A2CA15FFB6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The president of Taiwan
stated his administration’s desire to acquire F-16 C/Ds in a May 12, 2010,
video address to the United States where he asked the United States to provide
Taiwan with the necessary weapons to keep its aerial integrity intact.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA0DA0FFEC3FC48FF92DD42BFA8E1D4A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H2951F477771448778BCBF0C8A2AF3D19"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States, in
accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act, should continue to make available to
Taiwan such defense articles and services as may be necessary for Taiwan to
maintain a sufficient self-defense capability; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DF6467FD6B74B308F638DEB27DB20A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the President should take
immediate steps to sell to Taiwan—</text>
<subparagraph id="H131F39C3618D480EB1FFB3E1D5EA5BE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all the F-16 fighter jets
that are needed by Taiwan, including new F-16 C/D aircraft and upgrades to the
existing F-16 A/B fleet; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AE71CD9D36F40B58166D5A166FBD0D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>diesel submarines,
offered to Taiwan by the United States in 2001, once Taiwan has budgeted for
such submarines.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A2EB76DC85346C48C0D37EAA0C98B1F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1165.</enum><header>Official contacts
with Government of Turkey</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It
is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State, in all official contacts
with Turkish leaders and other Turkish officials, should emphasize that Turkey
should—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBB114526779B406DA435D2D51BDF0F6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>end all forms of
religious discrimination;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC39AEF43EFBA48399C79EE6234E1CABF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allow the rightful church
and lay owners of Christian church properties, without hindrance or
restriction, to organize and administer prayer services, religious education,
clerical training, appointments, and succession, religious community
gatherings, social services, including ministry to the needs of the poor and
infirm, and other religious activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H179E561222214671AC6094C8343A1080"><enum>(3)</enum><text>return to their rightful
owners all Christian churches and other places of worship, monasteries,
schools, hospitals, monuments, relics, holy sites, and other religious
properties, including movable properties, such as artwork, manuscripts,
vestments, vessels, and other artifacts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H770C26CA2C854AA9978CB31E92A16E91"><enum>(4)</enum><text>allow the rightful
Christian church and lay owners of Christian church properties, without
hindrance or restriction, to preserve, reconstruct, and repair, as they see
fit, all Christian churches and other places of worship, monasteries, schools,
hospitals, monuments, relics, holy sites, and other religious properties within
Turkey.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H41134829671E4CF28A874661EDAF8F82"><enum>1166.</enum><header>Restrictions on
religious freedom in Vietnam</header>
<subsection id="H479124D81054424A8BE3DED476A51ADD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H146673C674F646F5969C752DA358BD77"><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> (<quote>CPC</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78D9C7FC174C48CF939D72248655A23F"><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="HC9EE9294CDE34BE0BC0EB0E0EDF33252"><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="HCDBCC29D8B114E728847BE6F98136369"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In September 2009,
Vietnamese police cordoned off a Lang Mai Buddhist monastery, and monks were
beaten, degraded, and sexually assaulted by undercover policemen and
civilians.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4ACFBC78115F4FE89C308DA6A2BBF329"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Protestants continue to
face beatings and other ill-treatment, harassment, fines, threats, and forced
renunciations of faith.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8AE2A53FB7524429AA0C20C81A1F3011"><enum>(6)</enum><text>According to Human Rights
Watch, 355 Montagnard Protestants remain in prison, arrested after 2001 and
2004 demonstrations for land rights and religious freedom in the Central
Highlands.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC919753870B44F908E106DD312CD2DC1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>According to the United
States Commission on International Religious Freedom, there are reports that
some Montagnard Protestants were imprisoned because of their religious
affiliation or activities or because religious leaders failed to inform on
members of their religious community who allegedly participated in
demonstrations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6928039B40847C39E5882CFDE4BC6C6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Ksor Tino, a Degar
Christian, died on September 6, 2009, after being detained in a Plei Ku city
prison and being tortured repeatedly with electric prods and severe physical
punishment for refusing to join a government sanctioned religion.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31BE8010C5084C65909731459C1CF2DE"><enum>(9)</enum><text>On November 11, 2010,
hundreds of Vietnamese police violently attacked a Catholic prayer service in
the Gia Lai Provence, leaving 9 of the beaten unconscious from strokes to the
head.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9AB1415C3ECD4EEABE328AB8FF9F6B9A"><enum>(10)</enum><text>According to the United
States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2010 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 and Fr. Phan Van Loi is being held without official detention
orders under house arrest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60C6878B5D2648499F677558AFDE7AF0"><enum>(11)</enum><text>At least 15 individuals
are being detained in long term house arrest for reasons related to their
faith, including the most venerable Thich Quang Do and most of the leadership
of the UBCV.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA4D2300D25A4BB59F8BA99799A48924"><enum>(12)</enum><text>UBCV monks and youth
groups leaders are harassed and detained and charitable activities are denied,
Vietnamese officials discriminate against ethnic minority Protestants by
denying medical, housing, and educational benefits to children and families, an
ethnic minority Protestant was beaten to death for refusing to recant his
faith, over 600 Hmong Protestant churches are refused legal recognition or
affiliation, leading to harassment, detentions, and home destructions, and a
government handbook on religion instructs government officials to control
existing religious practice, halt <quote>enemy forces</quote> from
<quote>abusing religion</quote> to undermine the Vietnamese Government, and
<quote>overcome the extraordinary growth of Protestantism.</quote></text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H346335035A0742FC8276635124FDA1FF"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Since August 2008, the
Vietnamese Government 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><paragraph id="H1E04C51275CF42AEB61DD86724FE2AEE"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Local police and mobile
<quote>anti-riot</quote> police attacked a funeral procession in the Con Dau
parish on May 4, 2010, shooting tear gas and rubber bullets, beating residents
with batons and electric rods, injuring 100, and killing at least one.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E8CEBC087544533B25D6C3045A76E87"><enum>(15)</enum><text>The United States
Commission on International Religious Freedom, prominent nongovernmental
organizations, and representative associations of Vietnamese-American,
Montagnard-American, and Khmer-American organizations have called for the
redesignation of Vietnam as a CPC.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB01E3633EE984249AD0332C0F7927F5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H9F254351819C46A1BF766457B924B321"><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="H6BDF3BCC48DB4EA590F21074A8BA34A3"><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="H1EF86346AC6642CF9E5AC44C862C4763"><enum>1167.</enum><header>European arms sales
to China</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HC93B6EBC249445CC8020C4BD7DB647C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the European Union should
continue its ban on all arms exports to the People’s Republic of China;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H856C1D2CF413455D8F557CA3AA1F65E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the President should
raise United States objections to the potential lifting of the European Union
arms embargo against the People’s Republic of China;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7DE5D2E9A44944D284223869D7A8126B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the United States
Government should make clear in discussions with the governments of countries
in the European Union that a lifting of the European Arms Embargo on arms sales
to the People’s Republic of China would potentially adversely affect
transatlantic defense cooperation, including future transfers of United States
military technology, services, and equipment to European Union
countries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7307ADE94FBD454195E1A960E8EE4D03"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the European Union should
make legally binding and enforceable its Code of Conduct for Arms
Exports;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H481457C2E9D94BC3B33A6BD5F221412E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>human rights abuses in
the People’s Republic of China remain a matter of concern for United States
foreign policy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HACEB99EF511B4D78BD158FE00AE0180F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the continuing military
build-up of the Government of the People’s Republic of China aimed at Taiwan
and the ongoing weapon of mass destruction- and missile-related proliferation
of state-sponsored companies in China are matters of grave concern to United
States foreign and national security policy; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB07B7DFC6AA440F0B17B8A83DA7241C6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the United States
Government and the European Union should work cooperatively to develop a common
strategy to limit sensitive technologies exported to the People’s Republic of
China, seek improvement in the human rights conditions in and the export
control practices of the People’s Republic of China, as well as an end to the
ongoing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile
related technology from China to state sponsors of terrorism.</text>
</paragraph></section></part></subtitle><enum>XII</enum><header>Limitation on
assistance to the Palestinian Authority</header>
<section id="H860B3895B3404330A5C0A2F3FF79973D"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote>Preparing the Palestinian People for Peace Act of
2011</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HE04D783E284C4749BEBA09E83523F601"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HB5E7E3D3F4E54FB0BB6DD89A41A8A0F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Palestinian Authority
has not fully lived up to its prior agreements with Israel to end incitement;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B3041B7EC8449DD8252EFA98996CC4A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Palestinian Authority
should do more to prepare the Palestinian people for peace with Israel.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6550C65E844C402FB50313D10EBAF827"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Limitation on
assistance to the Palestinian Authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended by section 933, is further amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05FFE7E518804C03B07FE68738559470" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="H42FBB84D2FE541C18D5B2F88F88CBAB8"><enum>620O.</enum><header>Limitation on
assistance to the Palestinian Authority</header>
<subsection id="H8715BA701EF44AC8BDCD14AD805CB7F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds may not be provided under this Act to
the Palestinian Authority except during a period for which a certification
described in subsection (b) is in effect.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5328C7F8137C454BA3CA8597EB0AEC02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall
certify in writing to Congress that the Palestinian Authority—</text>
<paragraph id="H5AEF43FE119644D7847CACBF84E956A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is not engaging in a
pattern of incitement against Israel; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59B225AA496E4F33A892EA33FCA32C8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is engaged in peace
preparation activities, that is, activities aimed at promoting peace with the
Jewish state of Israel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H55E3143D39334A4C93F5B564B4D8AB7B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitation of subsection (a) shall not
apply if the President certifies in writing to Congress that waiving such
prohibition is important to the national security interests of the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7A2C928D01C14422A33FD7C6B5070F90"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to
subsection (c) is exercised, the President shall submit to Congress a report
detailing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds
will be spent, and the reasons the President is unable to make the
certification in subsection (b). Such report shall also detail the steps the
Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons, halt
incitement, dismantle the terrorist infrastructure, and promote peace with the
Jewish state of Israel.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC348EDBC19FA4003AE5A50D9431783FD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HA3FCF5BFBA6F4314A8EEEE46F629BD53"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Congress</quote>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H63E80B6DCD2640749B61F5188CAAB479"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Speaker, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCD50D1D8D10442DADCE9A08BB3A61A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President pro tempore, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFB4133CB4EE14345ABD780B30C21C586"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incitement</header><text>The
term ‘incitement’ means any of the following that is sponsored, supported, or
directed by officials or employees of the Palestinian Authority or Palestinian
Authority-controlled, sponsored, or supported electronic, broad cast, and print
media, schools, mosques, and institutions:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF41372B03E404BF58B9D61CA4CB83B81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Statements, media,
communication, or other activities against any religion, ethnicity, or
nationality.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B165E2432BF4550B7FE2033B1AE02D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Advocacy, endorsement, or
glorification of violence, martyrdom, or terrorism.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7D2D6E3CB6842C491B0BF0D21271409"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Endorsement,
glorification, honor, or other memorialization of any person or group that has
advocated, sponsored, or committed acts of terrorism, including the naming
after or dedication to such person or group of any school, community center,
camp, stadium, public square, street, land, landmark, waterway, or other
facility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE74A11E3A194AB28924CF8B224ED65A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Peace preparation
activities</header><text>The term ‘peace preparation activities’ means
Arabic-language communications and educational activities sponsored by the
Palestinian Authority, which are communicated or administered via electronic,
broad cast and print media, schools, mosques and statements by government
officials that may include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H0F8F219CE3A148CFB5793579F021E377"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Public acknowledgments of
the State of Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC699468B5B340D48FA867D0FEE712A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Firm public commitments
to and endorsements of peaceful co-existence with the Jewish State of
Israel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H534CE5D114954660B7A976BA57562514"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Production, distribution,
and public display via all media platforms, schools, mosques, educational
materials and elsewhere of maps that show the State of Israel existing as
‘Israel’ side-by-side with ‘Palestine’ and halting all production,
distribution, or public display of maps that do not include a state of
Israel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F167544D70B4FFA893E8D8E44A0744A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Renouncing any and all
future rights or claims to commit acts of violence against
Israel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section>
September 23, 2011
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed