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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 492 

To promote stabilization and reconstruction efforts in Somalia, to establish 

a Special Envoy for Somalia to strengthen United States support to 

the people of Somalia in their efforts to establish a lasting peace and 

form a democratically elected and stable central government, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2007 

Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. COLEMAN, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To promote stabilization and reconstruction efforts in Somalia, to establish a Special Envoy for Somalia to strengthen United States support to the people of Somalia in 

their efforts to establish a lasting peace and form a 

democratically elected and stable central government, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Somalia Stabilization 

5 and Reconstruction Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) Somalia has been without a central govern4 ment since the overthrow of General Mohamed Siad 

5 Barre in 1991 and the subsequent collapse of central 

6 authority in Mogadishu. Since then, an estimated 

7 400,000 people have died from violence, starvation, 

8 and disease as rival Somali groups engaged in armed 

9 struggle for personal political power. 

10 (2) Continued instability in Somalia poses a 

11 threat to the people of Somalia and the stability of 

12 the region and threatens the national security of the 

13 United States by creating a haven for terrorists. 

14 (3) The lack of a credible, capable, representa15 tive, and transparent government in Somalia will 

16 continue to contribute to instability within Somalia 

17 and throughout the Horn of Africa region. 

18 (4) There is an urgent need for an integrated, 

19 coherent international approach to stabilization and 

20 reconstruction in Somalia through the creation of ef21 fective multilateral mechanisms with adequate au22 thorities and resources. 

23 (5) The United States has played a leadership 

24 role in the international community’s response to 

25 these developments in Somalia by joining Norway, 

26 the United Kingdom, Tanzania, Sweden, Italy, the 


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1 European Union, the African Union, and the United 

2 Nations to convene the International Somalia Con3 tact Group. On January 4, 2007, the United States 

4 announced a $40,000,000 support package to fund 

5 peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts in Somalia, 

6 urging all donor parties ‘‘to provide immediate ca7 pacity-building assistance for the Transitional Fed8 eral Institutions, as well as humanitarian assistance 

9 to respond to the needs of the Somali people’’. 

10 (6) In early January 2007, United States mili11 tary forces targeted suspected terrorists in southern 

12 Somalia. 

13 (7) The legacy of failed United States engage14 ment in Somalia in the past, active hostility toward 

15 recent intervention and intentions in that country, 

16 and an insufficient knowledge of conditions on the 

17 ground in Somalia pose significant challenges to the 

18 ability of the United States Government to resolve 

19 this crisis situation unilaterally. 

20 (8) The United States has a national interest 

21 and an international obligation to contribute to mul22 tilateral efforts to establish stability in Somalia and 

23 throughout the Horn of Africa region. 


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1 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

2 It is the policy of the United States to support the 

3 efforts by the people of Somalia to achieve lasting peace, 

4 democracy, rule of law, respect for human rights, broad5 based economic recovery and growth, and to eradicate ex6 tremism and terrorism from their country and the region. 

7 SEC. 4. SUPPORTING PEACE, DEMOCRACY, AND STABILITY 

8 IN SOMALIA. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find10 ings: 

11 (1) In October 2002, the Inter-Governmental 

12 Authority for Development (IGAD) launched a peace 

13 process for Somalia, led by the Government of 

14 Kenya, which produced a Transitional National 

15 Charter for Somalia in September 2003. The parties 

16 agreed to create a Transitional Federal Government 

17 (TFG) with a Transitional Federal Assembly (TFA) 

18 representing all major political factions and clans. 

19 (2) In October 2004, the Transitional Federal 

20 Assembly elected Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed as the new 

21 President of Somalia, who went on to appoint Ali 

22 Mohamed Gedi as the Prime Minister. 

23 (3) After the collapse of the Somali government 

24 in 1991, a system of sharia-based Islamic courts be25 came the main judicial system and in 2000, Islamic 

26 leaders formed an armed militia and the Islamic 


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1 Courts Union (ICU) to consolidate their authority 

2 and resources. 

3 (4) In June 2006, the Islamic Courts Union 

4 routed warlords, established control of Mogadishu, 

5 and rapidly expanded their sphere of influence by 

6 taking control of weapons and towns in western and 

7 southern Somalia. 

8 (5) In December 2006, in response to the Is9 lamic Courts Union’s declaration of jihad against 

10 Ethiopia and attacks against Ethiopian forces and 

11 Transitional Federal Government militia near 

12 Baidoa, Ethiopian troops and military firepower led 

13 Transitional Federal Government attacks on Islamic 

14 strongholds. 

15 (6) On December 27, 2006, the Islamic Courts 

16 Union leadership resigned and withdrew from 

17 Mogadishu. The Government of Kenya closed its 

18 border with Somalia, and the United States estab19 lished a military presence off the coast of Somalia 

20 to prevent the escape of Islamists believed to have 

21 ties to terrorist networks. The Transitional Federal 

22 Government legislature agreed on January 10, 2007, 

23 to impose martial law for a period of 3 months. 

24 (7) The 2005 Country Reports on Human 

25 Rights Practices published by the Department of 


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1 State cites significant concerns relating to abuses of 

2 human rights in Somalia, including female genital 

3 mutilation, rape, and political violence. 

4 (8) Following 16 years of conflict and insecu5 rity, Somalia has some of the lowest development 

6 and humanitarian indicators in the world. It is esti7 mated that over 1,400,000 Somalis are chronically 

8 food insecure and nearly 500,000 have been dis9 placed by recent violence and floods. Despite press10 ing needs, the United Nations Consolidated Appeal 

11 for Somalia remains less than 1 percent funded. 

12 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con13 gress that— 

14 (1) the United States Government should assist 

15 the people of Somalia to gain control of their coun16 try and facilitate the establishment of a legitimate, 

17 credible, and capable government that respects 

18 human rights and religious freedom, is committed to 

19 ending violence throughout the country, and pro20 motes peace and stability with its neighbors; 

21 (2) the United States Government should move 

22 quickly to support a deployment of a regional or 

23 international peacekeeping force in Somalia; 

24 (3) the United States Government should help 

25 strengthen and protect the respect for human rights 


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1 and the rule of law within Somalia, as well as to 

2 help establish accountability for those responsible for 

3 crimes against humanity, war crimes, and human 

4 rights abuses; 

5 (4) the United States Government should sup6 port and expedite planning and implementation of 

7 programs associated with the disarmament, demobi8 lization, repatriation, reintegration, and rehabilita9 tion processes in Somalia; 

10 (5) the United States Government should urge 

11 the United Nations to establish an international 

12 donor trust fund that would be used to help stabilize 

13 and rebuild the war-torn infrastructure and gov14 erning institutions of Somalia, respond to the wors15 ening humanitarian crisis, provide support for So16 malia’s devastated economy, and help promote de17 mocracy, the rule of law, multiparty democracy, and 

18 security in Somalia and throughout the Horn of Af19 rica; 

20 (6) the United States Government and the 

21 international community should provide political, fi22 nancial, and technical support for efforts by a legiti23 mate, transparent government in Somalia to profes24 sionalize its security forces, rehabilitate the national 

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1 combat corruption, target terrorists and the condi2 tions that allow terrorist organizations to use Soma3 lia as a safe haven, institute economic reforms to 

4 promote development, and create an environment in 

5 Somalia to promote private investment, as well as to 

6 meet the basic needs of Somali citizens, including se7 curity, safety, and access to health care, education, 

8 food, shelter, and clean drinking water; 

9 (7) the United States Government and the 

10 international community should provide sufficient 

11 humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations 

12 within Somalia, as well as throughout the region; 

13 and 

14 (8) any specific United States Government ef15 forts concerning Somalia need to be an integrated 

16 part of a strategic approach towards the Horn of Af17 rica region. 

18 SEC. 5. FIGHTING TERRORISM AND EXTREMISM IN SOMA19 LIA. 

20 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find21 ings: 

22 (1) The 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism, 

23 published by the Department of State in accordance 

24 with section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza25 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 


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1 2656f), noted that ‘‘[p]arts of Somalia, which has no 

2 functioning central government, have become havens 

3 for terrorists and other illicit activities, threatening 

4 the security of the whole region’’ and that ‘‘a small 

5 number of al Qaeda (AQ) terrorists, responsible for 

6 the 1998 bombings of the United States Embassies 

7 in Kenya and Tanzania, continue to operate in So8 malia and are assisted by elements within the com9 plicated Somali clan structure’’. 

10 (2) The 2006 National Security Strategy of the 

11 United States of America states that ‘‘together with 

12 our European allies we must help strengthen Afri13 ca’s fragile states, help build indigenous capability to 

14 secure porous borders, and help build up the law en15 forcement and intelligence infrastructure to deny ha16 vens for terrorists’’. 

17 (3) In June 2006, the United States 

18 Counterterrorism Coordinator, Henry Crumpton, 

19 testified before the Senate about the problem of a 

20 ‘‘resilient, enduring, and dangerous’’ al-Qaeda cell 

21 that has operated in Somalia since the early 1990s. 

22 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con23 gress that— 

24 (1) the United States Government should assist 

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1 ernment that is committed and able to fight ter2 rorism and extremism; 

3 (2) the United States Government and the 

4 international community should provide political, fi5 nancial, and technical support for efforts by the 

6 Government of Somalia to target terrorists and the 

7 conditions that allow terrorist organizations to use 

8 Somalia as a safe haven; 

9 (3) the United States Government and the 

10 international community should work closely with 

11 the Somali people and countries throughout the re12 gion to defeat terrorists, terrorist networks, illicit 

13 power structures, and criminal networks that seek to 

14 destabilize the region or attack United States inter15 ests in the region; and 

16 (4) strengthening a widely accepted national 

17 government, a vibrant civil society, and popular 

18 grassroots efforts in Somalia will help deny terrorist 

19 and extremists groups a fertile ground for recruit20 ment in Somalia. 

21 SEC. 6. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SOMALIA. 

22 (a) APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL ENVOY.—Not later 

23 than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

24 the President shall appoint a Special Envoy for Somalia 

25 to coordinate United States involvement in the region and 


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1 to ensure that the United States Government remains in2 formed of and engaged in efforts to resolve the instability 

3 and insecurity in Somalia. 

4 (b) DUTIES.—The Special Envoy for Somalia should 

5 be given a clear mandate— 

6 (1) to direct United States Government efforts 

7 to establish a credible, capable government of na8 tional unity in Somalia; 

9 (2) to provide detailed assessments of chal10 lenges and progress on the ground in Somalia and 

11 in the Horn of Africa region; and 

12 (3) to pursue a truly comprehensive and sus13 tainable peace in Somalia. 

14 (c) STAFFING AND RESOURCES.—The Special Envoy 

15 for Somalia should be provided with appropriate resources, 

16 including— 

17 (1) adequate staffing in the region and in 

18 Washington, DC; and 

19 (2) sufficient communications and logistical 

20 support on the ground in Somalia. 

21 SEC. 7. ASSISTANCE FOR A PEACEKEEPING FORCE FOR SO22 MALIA. 

23 (a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (b) and not24 withstanding any other provision of law, the President is 

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1 keeping force for Somalia with assistance in the areas of 

2 logistics, transport, communications, material support, 

3 technical assistance, training, command and control, aerial 

4 surveillance, and intelligence. 

5 (b) CONDITIONS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Assistance provided under 

7 subsection (a) shall— 

8 (A) be used only in the Horn of Africa re9 gion; and 

10 (B) except as provided under paragraph 

11 (2), not be provided until an adequate regional 

12 or international peacekeeping force for Somalia 

13 has been authorized by the African Union or 

14 the United Nations and the leadership of such 

15 a mission has agreed— 

16 (i) not to transfer title to, or posses17 sion of, any such assistance to anyone who 

18 is not an officer, employee, or agent of the 

19 peacekeeping operation; and 

20 (ii) not to use or to permit the use of 

21 such assistance for any purposes other 

22 than those for which such assistance was 

23 furnished. 

24 (2) WAIVER OF RESTRICTIONS.— 


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1 (A) WAIVER.—The President may waive 

2 the restrictions under paragraph (1)(B) upon 

3 receiving written assurances that the granting 

4 of such waiver would further efforts to provide 

5 assistance in the areas described in subsection 

6 (a). 

7 (B) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—If the 

8 President grants a waiver under subparagraph 

9 (A), the President shall immediately notify the 

10 appropriate congressional committees in accord11 ance with the procedures applicable to re12 programming notifications under section 634A 

13 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

14 U.S.C. 2394–1). 

15 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

17 appropriated not less than $150,000,000 for fiscal 

18 year 2007 to carry out this section. 

19 (2) FUTURE FUNDING.—It is the sense of Con20 gress that the Department of State should submit 

21 budget requests in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 that 

22 contain appropriate levels of assistance for such a 

23 peacekeeping force. 


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1 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur2 suant to the authorization of appropriations under 

3 paragraphs (1) and (2) are— 

4 (A) authorized to remain available until ex5 pended; and 

6 (B) in addition to funds otherwise available 

7 for such purposes. 

8 SEC. 8. BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TRANSITIONAL FED9 ERAL INSTITUTIONS IN SOMALIA. 

10 (a) AUTHORITY.—The President should— 

11 (1) support efforts for a peaceful resolution of 

12 the conflict in Somalia as well as the establishment 

13 of a representative form of government in Somalia; 

14 (2) continue to encourage the participation of 

15 all groups, including women, business leaders, civil 

16 society organizations, traditional and religious lead17 ers, and minority clans historically marginalized by 

18 the major clans of Somalia, in efforts for a peaceful 

19 resolution of the conflict in Somalia as well as the 

20 establishment of a representative form of govern21 ment in Somalia; 

22 (3) encourage Inter-Governmental Authority for 

23 Development (IGAD) mediators, the African Union, 

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1 on broader participation in the inclusive government 

2 of Somalia; 

3 (4) contribute to capacity building for Somalia’s 

4 Transitional Federal Institutions and national and 

5 local infrastructure and governance mechanisms; 

6 and 

7 (5) support reconstruction efforts, including, 

8 but not limited to, programs for demobilizing and 

9 reintegrating ex-combatants. 

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

12 appropriated not less than $50,000,000 for fiscal 

13 year 2007 to carry out this section. 

14 (2) FUTURE FUNDING.—It is the sense of Con15 gress that the Department of State should submit 

16 budget requests in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 that 

17 contain appropriate increases in bilateral and multi18 lateral assistance for Somalia based on progress by 

19 the Transitional Federal Government toward accom20 plishing the policy objectives described in sections 3, 

21 4, and 5. 

22 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur23 suant to the authorization of appropriations under 

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1 (A) are authorized to remain available 

2 until expended; 

3 (B) are in addition to funds otherwise 

4 available for such purposes; and 

5 (C) shall be contingent upon the Presi6 dent’s determination that the Transitional Fed7 eral Government of Somalia is respecting 

8 human rights while making positive progress to9 wards establishing a credible, transparent gov10 ernment. 

11 (c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER DONOR NA12 TIONS.—The United States should work with other donor 

13 nations, on a bilateral and multilateral basis, to increase 

14 international contributions to Somalia and accomplish the 

15 policy objectives described in sections 3, 4, and 5. 

16 (d) LIMITATION.—The President may not provide as17 sistance described in subsection (a) if the President deter18 mines that the Transitional Federal Government of Soma19 lia or any regional authority in Somalia— 

20 (1) is not seeking to establish a representative, 

21 transparent, and democratically elected government 

22 of Somalia; 

23 (2) is not cooperating in counterterrorism ef24 forts; 


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1 (3) is not respecting basic human rights and 

2 the rule of law; or 

3 (4) is engaged in unnecessary conflicts inside 

4 Somalia or with its neighbors. 

5 SEC. 9. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL DONOR 

6 TRUST FUND FOR SOMALIA. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 

9 instruct the United States Permanent Representative to 

10 the United Nations to work with the appropriate United 

11 Nations agencies, regional organizations, nongovern12 mental organizations, and the broader international com13 munity to establish an International Donor Trust Fund 

14 for Somalia (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) 

15 to be managed by the United Nations. 

16 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Fund shall be to 

17 carry out the following activities in Somalia: 

18 (1) Supporting long-term democratic govern19 ance and the establishment of the rule of law in So20 malia. 

21 (2) Rebuilding the infrastructure of Somalia, 

22 including roads, ports, and airports, with particular 

23 focus on ensuring all the people of Somalia have ac24 cess to medical services, clean water, and education. 


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1 (3) Supporting disarmament, demobilization, 

2 rehabilitation, and reintegration of ex-combatants, 

3 members of militias, and criminal networks, includ4 ing programs at the community level. 

5 (4) Nurturing public-private partnerships and 

6 microenterprise development. 

7 (5) Improving the quality of life and investing 

8 in human capital, specifically targeting education, 

9 health and disease prevention, and housing. 

10 (6) Strengthening the rule of law through im11 proved efficiency and transparency in government 

12 services. 

13 (7) Reducing poverty and eliminating the exclu14 sion of marginalized populations in governance and 

15 economic structures within Somalia, with particular 

16 attention to gender inequalities. 

17 (c) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The United Nations Political 

19 Office for Somalia (UNPOS) shall be held account20 able for the transparent and timely disbursement of 

21 the Fund’s resources and for monitoring the effec22 tiveness of these contributions. 

23 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The United Nations Po24 litical Office for Somalia shall submit to the United 

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1 menting partners of the Fund a report on the spe2 cific programs, projects, and activities carried out by 

3 the Fund during the preceding year, including an 

4 evaluation of the results of such programs, projects, 

5 and activities. 

6 (d) SUPPORT CONTINGENT ON PROGRESS.—The 

7 President shall temporarily withhold United States sup8 port for the assistance described in subsection (a) when 

9 future funding decisions are considered if the President, 

10 in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines 

11 that the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia or 

12 any regional authority in Somalia— 

13 (1) is not seeking to establish a representative, 

14 transparent, and democratically elected government 

15 of Somalia; 

16 (2) is not cooperating in counterterrorism ef17 forts; 

18 (3) is not respecting basic human rights and 

19 the rule of law; or 

20 (4) is engaged in unnecessary conflicts inside 

21 Somalia or with countries that neighbor Somalia. 

22 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

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1 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur2 suant to the authorization of appropriations under 

3 paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available 

4 until expended. 

5 SEC. 10. INTERNATIONAL DONOR CONFERENCE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

8 shall convene one or more donor conferences— 

9 (1) to gain commitments from other countries, 

10 multilateral institutions, and nongovernmental orga11 nizations to provide contributions to the Inter12 national Donor Trust Fund for Somalia; 

13 (2) to ensure that such commitments are hon14 ored in a timely manner; 

15 (3) to ensure that there is coordination of as16 sistance among the United States and other coun17 tries, multilateral institutions, and nongovernmental 

18 organizations; and 

19 (4) to ensure that the assistance provided to 

20 Somalia is used for the purposes for which it was 

21 provided. 

22 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 

24 Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to the appro25 priate congressional committees a report that describes 


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1 the activities undertaken pursuant to subsection (a), in2 cluding a description of amounts committed, and the 

3 amounts provided, to Somalia during the reporting period 

4 by each country and organization. 

5 SEC. 11. RESTRICTION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE. 

6 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation 

8 with the Secretary of State and the Director of National 

9 Intelligence, shall provide to the appropriate congressional 

10 committees a report that details the involvement of outside 

11 actors, states, or organizations in Somalia that seek to 

12 harm efforts to establish a legitimate, credible, democratic 

13 government in Somalia or to harm United States interests. 

14 The report shall include a description of negative outside 

15 influences, as well as motivations, sources of support, and 

16 types of support. 

17 (b) RESTRICTION.—No United States assistance 

18 under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

19 2151 et seq.), the Agricultural Trade Development and 

20 Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.), and the 

21 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) shall 

22 be provided to countries that are identified in the report 

23 required under subsection (a) as overtly or covertly pro24 viding assistance to individuals, organizations, factions, 

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1 destabilize, harm, or otherwise prevent the formation of 

2 a government of national unity in Somalia or harm United 

3 States interests. 

4 SEC. 12. REPORT ON STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUC5 TION EFFORTS IN SOMALIA. 

6 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President 

8 shall submit to Congress a detailed report on the imple9 mentation of this Act, including a description of— 

10 (1) progress made as a result of stabilization 

11 and reconstruction efforts in Somalia; 

12 (2) key challenges, gaps, and obstacles to fur13 ther enhancing stability and peace in Somalia; and 

14 (3) future funding needs through 2010 for sta15 bilizing and reconstructing Somalia. 

16 SEC. 13. OFFSETS. 

17 The amounts authorized to be appropriated under 

18 this Act are offset as follows: 

19 (1) Of the unobligated balances available under 

20 the heading ‘‘Department of Justice, General Ad21 ministration, Working Capital Fund’’, $2,500,000 is 

22 hereby rescinded. 

23 (2) Of the unobligated balances available under 

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1 ties, Assets, Forfeiture Fund’’, $170,000,000 shall 

2 be rescinded not later than September 30, 2007. 

3 (3) Of the unobligated balances available under 

4 the heading ‘‘Department of Commerce, National 

5 Institute of Standards and Technology, Industrial 

6 Technology Services’’, $7,000,000 is hereby re7 scinded. 

8 (4) Of the unobligated balances available under 

9 the heading ‘‘Maritime Administration National De10 fense Tank Vessel Construction Program’’, 

11 $74,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 

12 SEC. 14. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this Act: 

14 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT15 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com16 mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations 

17 and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 

18 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com19 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Represent20 atives. 

21 (2) HORN OF AFRICA REGION.—The term 

22 ‘‘Horn of Africa region’’ means the region com23 prising Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Eri24 trea. 

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