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(B) the Department of Justice, including the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation; 
(C) the Department of State; 
(D) the Department of Defense; 
(E) the Department of Homeland Security; 
(F) the Department of the Treasury; 
(G) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 
including the Central Intelligence Agency; 
(H) the Office of Management and Budget; 
(I) the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment; and 
(J) any other Federal department that maintains rel-
evant information. 
(3) REPORT CLASSIFICATION.—Each report required under 
this subsection shall be submitted in an unclassified form, 
to the maximum extent practicable, and accompanied by a 
classified appendix, as appropriate. 
SEC. 1243. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
UNITED NATIONS. 
Section 1225 of the John Warner National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2424) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘until December 31, 2010, 
the President shall submit’’ and inserting ‘‘until September 
30, 2011, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall submit’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget shall post a public version 
of each report submitted under subsection (a) on a text-based 
searchable and publicly available Internet Web site.’’. 
SEC. 1244. NATO SPECIAL OPERATIONS COORDINATION CENTER. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2010 pursuant to section 301(1) for operation 
and maintenance for the Army, to be derived from amounts made 
available for support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (herein-
after in this section referred to as ‘‘NATO’’) operations, the Secretary 
of Defense is authorized to use up to $30,000,000 for the purposes 
set forth in subsection (b). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The Secretary shall provide funds for the NATO 
Special Operations Coordination Center (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘NSCC’’) to— 
(1) improve coordination and cooperation between the spe-
cial operations forces of NATO nations; 
(2) facilitate joint operations by the special operations forces 
of NATO nations; 
(3) support special operations forces peculiar command, 
control, and communications capabilities; 
(4) promote special operations forces intelligence and 
informational requirements within the NATO structure; and 
(5) promote interoperability through the development of 
common equipment standards, tactics, techniques, and proce-
dures, and through execution of a multinational education and 
training program. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—Not less than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall certify to the Committees
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on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
that the Secretary of Defense has assigned executive agent responsi-
bility for the NSCC to an appropriate organization within the 
Department of Defense, and detail the steps being undertaken 
by the Department of Defense to strengthen the role of the NSCC 
in fostering special operations capabilities within NATO. 
SEC. 1245. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than January 30 of each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report, in 
both classified and unclassified form, on the current and future 
military strategy of Iran. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include a description of the security posture of 
Iran, including at least the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of Iranian grand strategy, 
security strategy, and military strategy, including— 
(A) the goals of Iran’s grand strategy, security strategy, 
and military strategy. 
(B) trends in Iran’s strategy that would be designed 
to establish Iran as the leading power in the Middle East 
and to enhance the influence of Iran in other regions of 
the world; and 
(C) Iranian strategy regarding other countries in the 
region, including other specified countries. 
(2) An assessment of the capabilities of Iran’s conventional 
forces, including— 
(A) the size and capabilities of Iran’s conventional 
forces; 
(B) an analysis of the effectiveness of Iran’s conven-
tional forces when facing United States forces in the region 
and other specified countries; 
(C) a description of Iranian military doctrine; and 
(D) an estimate of the funding provided for each branch 
of Iran’s conventional forces. 
(3) An assessment of Iran’s unconventional forces and 
related activities, including— 
(A) the size and capability of Iranian special operations 
units, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps– 
Quds Force; 
(B) the types and amount of support, including funding, 
lethal and non-lethal supplies, and training, provided to 
groups designated by the United States as foreign terrorist 
organizations and regional militant groups, including 
Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Special Groups in Iraq, in 
particular those forces as having been assessed as to be 
willing to carry out terrorist operations on behalf of Iran 
or in response to a military attack by another country 
on Iran; 
(C) an analysis of the effectiveness of Iran’s unconven-
tional forces when facing United States forces in the region 
and other specified countries in the region; and 
(D) an estimate of the amount of funds spent by Iran 
to develop and support special operations forces and ter-
rorist groups. 
(4) An assessment of Iranian capabilities related to nuclear 
and missile forces, including—
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(A) a summary of nuclear weapons capabilities and 
developments in the preceding year; 
(B) a summary of the capabilities of Iran’s ballistic 
missile forces, including developments in the preceding 
year, the size of Iran’s ballistic missile forces and Iran’s 
cruise missile forces, and the locations of missile launch 
sites; 
(C) a detailed analysis of the effectiveness of Iran’s 
ballistic missile forces and Iran’s cruise missile forces when 
facing United States forces in the region and other specified 
countries; and 
(D) an estimate of the amount of funding expended 
by Iran since 2004 on programs to develop a capability 
to build nuclear weapons or to enhance Iran’s ballistic 
missile forces. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) IRAN’S
CONVENTIONAL
FORCES.—The term ‘‘Iran’s 
conventional forces’’— 
(A) means military forces of the Islamic Republic of 
Iran designed to conduct operations on sea, air, or land, 
other than Iran’s unconventional forces and Iran’s ballistic 
missile forces and Iran’s cruise missile forces; and 
(B) includes Iran’s Army, Iran’s Air Force, Iran’s Navy, 
and elements of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, 
other than the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps–Quds 
Force. 
(2) IRAN’S
UNCONVENTIONAL
FORCES.—The term ‘‘Iran’s 
unconventional forces’’— 
(A) means forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran that 
carry out missions typically associated with special oper-
ations forces; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps–Quds 
Force; and 
(ii) any organization that— 
(I) has been designated a terrorist organization 
by the United States; 
(II) receives assistance from Iran; and 
(III)(aa) is assessed as being willing in some 
or all cases of carrying out attacks on behalf of 
Iran; or 
(bb) is assessed as likely to carry out attacks 
in response to a military attack by another country 
on Iran. 
(3) IRAN’S
BALLISTIC
MISSILE
FORCES.—The term ‘‘Iran’s 
ballistic missile forces’’ means those elements of the military 
forces of Iran that employ ballistic missiles. 
(4) IRAN’S CRUISE MISSILE FORCES.—The term ‘‘Iran’s cruise 
missile forces’’ means those elements of the military forces 
of Iran that employ cruise missiles capable of flights less than 
500 kilometers. 
(5) SPECIFIED COUNTRIES.—The term ‘‘specified countries’’ 
means the countries in the same geographic region as Iran, 
including Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Afghanistan, 
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emir-
ates, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
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(d) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit the report 
required under subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 
2014. 
SEC. 1246. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOP-
MENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (a) of section 1202 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public 
Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 781; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘on the current and 
future military strategy of the People’s Republic of China’’ 
and inserting ‘‘on military and security developments involving 
the People’s Republic of China’’; 
(2) in the second sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘on the People’s Liberation Army’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of the People’s Liberation Army’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Chinese grand strategy, security 
strategy,’’ and inserting ‘‘Chinese security strategy’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The 
report shall also address United States-China engagement and 
cooperation on security matters during the period covered by 
the report, including through United States-China military- 
to-military contacts, and the United States strategy for such 
engagement and cooperation in the future.’’. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of such section, 
as amended by section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 407), 
is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘goals of’’ inserting ‘‘goals and factors 
shaping’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Chinese grand strategy, security 
strategy,’’ and inserting ‘‘Chinese security strategy’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Trends in Chinese security and military behavior that 
would be designed to achieve, or that are inconsistent with, 
the goals described in paragraph (1).’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and training’’ after ‘‘military doctrine’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, focusing on (but not limited to) efforts 
to exploit a transformation in military affairs or to conduct 
preemptive strikes’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(10) In consultation with the Secretary of Energy and 
the Secretary of State, developments regarding United States- 
China engagement and cooperation on security matters. 
‘‘(11) The current state of United States military-to-military 
contacts with the People’s Liberation Army, which shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A comprehensive and coordinated strategy for such 
military-to-military contacts and updates to the strategy. 
‘‘(B) A summary of all such military-to-military con-
tacts during the period covered by the report, including 
a summary of topics discussed and questions asked by 
the Chinese participants in those contacts.
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‘‘(C) A description of such military-to-military contacts 
scheduled for the 12-month period following the period 
covered by the report and the plan for future contacts. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary’s assessment of the benefits the 
Chinese expect to gain from such military-to-military con-
tacts. 
‘‘(E) The Secretary’s assessment of the benefits the 
Department of Defense expects to gain from such military- 
to-military contacts, and any concerns regarding such con-
tacts. 
‘‘(F) The Secretary’s assessment of how such military- 
to-military contacts fit into the larger security relationship 
between the United States and the People’s Republic of 
China. 
‘‘(12) Other military and security developments involving 
the People’s Republic of China that the Secretary of Defense 
considers relevant to United States national security.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section is further amended 
in the heading by striking ‘‘MILITARY POWER OF’’ and inserting 
‘‘MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING’’. 
(d) REPEALS.—Section 1201 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 779; 
10 U.S.C. 168 note) is amended by striking subsections (e) and 
(f). 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and shall apply with respect to reports required to be submitted 
under subsection (a) of section 1202 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, as so amended, on 
or after that date. 
(2) STRATEGY AND UPDATES FOR MILITARY-TO-MILITARY CON-
TACTS WITH PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY.—The requirement to 
include the strategy described in paragraph (11)(A) of section 
1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2000, as so amended, in the report required to be sub-
mitted under section 1202(a) of such Act, as so amended, shall 
apply with respect to the first report required to be submitted 
under section 1202(a) of such Act on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. The requirement to include updates 
to such strategy shall apply with respect to each subsequent 
report required to be submitted under section 1202(a) of such 
Act on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1247. REPORT ON IMPACTS OF DRAWDOWN AUTHORITIES ON 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate an annual report, in unclassified 
form but with a classified annex if necessary, on the impacts of 
drawdown authorities on the Department of Defense. The report 
required under this subsection shall be submitted concurrent with 
the budget submitted to Congress by the President pursuant to 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) ELEMENTS
OF REPORT.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall contain the following elements:
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(1) A list of each drawdown for which a presidential deter-
mination was issued in the preceding year. 
(2) A summary of the types and quantities of equipment 
that was provided under each drawdown in the preceding year. 
(3) The cost to the Department of Defense to replace any 
equipment transferred as part of each drawdown, not including 
any depreciation, in the preceding year. 
(4) The cost to the Department of Defense of any other 
item, including fuel or services, transferred as part of each 
drawdown in the preceding year. 
(5) The total amount of funds transferred under each draw-
down in the preceding year. 
(6) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the impact of transfers 
carried out as part of drawdowns in the previous year on— 
(A) the ability of the Armed Forces to meet the require-
ments of ongoing overseas contingency operations; 
(B) the level of risk associated with the ability of 
the Armed Forces to execute the missions called for under 
the National Military Strategy as described in section 
153(b) of title 10, United States Code; 
(C) the ability of the Armed Forces to reset from cur-
rent contingency operations; 
(D) the ability of both the active and Reserve forces 
to conduct necessary training; and 
(E) the ability of the Reserve forces to respond to 
domestic emergencies. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DRAWDOWN.—The term ‘‘drawdown’’ means any transfer 
or package of transfers of equipment, services, fuel, funds or 
any other items carried out pursuant to a presidential deter-
mination issued under a drawdown authority. 
(2) 
DRAWDOWN
AUTHORITY.—The 
term 
‘‘drawdown 
authority’’— 
(A) means an authority under— 
(i) section 506(a) (1) or (2) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a) (1) or (2)); 
(ii) section 552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348a(c)(2)); or 
(iii) any other substantially similar provision of 
law; but 
(B) does not include the authority provided under sec-
tion 1234 (relating to authority to transfer defense articles 
and provide defense services to the military and security 
forces of Iraq and Afghanistan). 
(d) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit the report 
required under subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 
2013. 
SEC. 1248. RISK ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES SPACE EXPORT CON-
TROL POLICY. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of State shall carry out an assessment of the national 
security risks of removing satellites and related components from 
the United States Munitions List. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The assessment required under 
subsection (a) shall included the following matters:
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(1) A review of the space and space-related technologies 
currently on the United States Munitions List, to include sat-
ellite systems, dedicated subsystems, and components. 
(2) An assessment of the national security risks of removing 
certain space and space-related technologies identified under 
paragraph (1) from the United States Munitions List. 
(3) An examination of the degree to which other nations’ 
export control policies control or limit the export of space and 
space-related technologies for national security reasons. 
(4) Recommendations for— 
(A) the space and space-related technologies that 
should remain on, or may be candidates for removal from, 
the United States Munitions List based on the national 
security risk assessment required paragraph (2); 
(B) the safeguards and verifications necessary to— 
(i) prevent the proliferation and diversion of such 
space and space-related technologies; 
(ii) confirm appropriate end use and end users; 
and 
(iii) minimize the risk that such space and space- 
related technologies could be used in foreign missile, 
space, or other applications that may pose a threat 
to the security of the United States; and 
(C) improvements to the space export control policy 
and processes of the United States that do not adversely 
affect national security. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the assessment required 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State may consult with the heads of other relevant departments 
and agencies of the United States Government as the Secretaries 
determine is necessary. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the congressional defense committees and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
on the assessment required under subsection (a). The report shall 
be in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘United States Muni-
tions List’’ means the list referred to in section 38(a)(1) of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)). 
SEC. 1249. PATRIOT AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE BATTERY IN POLAND. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) On August 20, 2008, representatives of the governments 
of the United States and Poland signed the ‘‘Declaration on 
Strategic Cooperation between the United States of America 
and the Republic of Poland’’. 
(2) The Declaration on Strategic Cooperation states, among 
other things, that the ‘‘United States and Poland intend to 
expand air and missile defense cooperation. In this regard, 
we have agreed on an important new area of such cooperation 
involving the deployment of a U.S. Army Patriot air and missile 
defense battery in Poland. We intend to begin this cooperation 
next year and to expand it with the aim of establishing by 
2012 a garrison to support the U.S. Army Patriot battery. 
The Government of Poland intends to provide an appropriate
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site, infrastructure, and facilities for this garrison acceptable 
to both parties. Our cooperation in this area will include joint 
training opportunities that will enhance Polish air defense 
capabilities. In the coming months, we intend to reach agree-
ment on the specific arrangements that will enable this coopera-
tion to begin. These steps reflect the commitment of the United 
States to an expanded defense relationship with Poland.’’. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the United States and Poland should seek to implement the terms 
of the Declaration on Strategic Cooperation, including cooperation 
on the deployment of a United States Army Patriot air and missile 
defense battery in Poland. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report describing the status of cooperation 
on the deployment of a United States Army Patriot air and missile 
defense battery in Poland. The report shall be in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1250. REPORT ON POTENTIAL FOREIGN MILITARY SALES OF THE 
F–22A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State and in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Air Force, submit to the congressional defense 
committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives a report on potential foreign military sales of the F–22A 
fighter aircraft. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An estimate of the costs to the United States Govern-
ment, industry, and any foreign military sales customer of 
developing an exportable version of the F–22A fighter aircraft. 
(2) An assessment whether an exportable version of the 
F–22A fighter aircraft is technically feasible and executable, 
and, if so, a timeline for achieving an exportable version of 
the aircraft. 
(3) An assessment of the potential strategic implications 
of permitting foreign military sales of the F-22A fighter aircraft. 
(4) An identification of any modifications to current law 
that are required to authorize foreign military sales of the 
F–22A fighter aircraft. 
(c) ADDITIONAL REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded research 
and development center to submit, not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, to the committees identified 
in subsection (a), through the Secretary of Defense, a report on 
the impact of foreign military sales of the F-22A fighter aircraft 
on the United States aerospace and aviation industry, and the 
advantages and disadvantages of such sales for sustaining that 
industry.
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SEC. 1251. REPORT ON THE PLAN FOR THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCK-
PILE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX, AND DELIVERY 
PLATFORMS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FOLLOW-ON 
NEGOTIATIONS TO START TREATY. 
(a) REPORT ON THE PLAN FOR THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCK-
PILE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX, AND DELIVERY PLATFORMS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act or at the time a follow- 
on treaty to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 
Treaty) is submitted by the President to the Senate for its 
advice and consent, whichever is later, the President shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on 
the plan to— 
(A) enhance the safety, security, and reliability of the 
nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States; 
(B) modernize the nuclear weapons complex; and 
(C) maintain the delivery platforms for nuclear 
weapons. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the plan to enhance the safety, 
security, and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile 
of the United States. 
(B) A description of the plan to modernize the nuclear 
weapons complex, including improving the safety of facili-
ties, modernizing the infrastructure, and maintaining the 
key capabilities and competencies of the nuclear weapons 
workforce, including designers and technicians. 
(C) A description of the plan to maintain delivery plat-
forms for nuclear weapons. 
(D) An estimate of budget requirements, including the 
costs associated with the plans outlined under subpara-
graphs (A) through (C), over a 10-year period. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the President should maintain the stated position of 
the United States that the follow-on treaty to the START 
Treaty not include any limitations on the ballistic missile 
defense systems, space capabilities, or advanced conventional 
weapons systems of the United States; 
(2) the enhanced safety, security, and reliability of the 
nuclear weapons stockpile, modernization of the nuclear 
weapons complex, and maintenance of the nuclear delivery 
systems are key to enabling further reductions in the nuclear 
forces of the United States; and 
(3) the President should submit budget requests for fiscal 
year 2011 and subsequent fiscal years for the programs of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Depart-
ment of Energy that are adequate to sustain the needed 
capabilities to support the long-term maintenance of the nuclear 
stockpile of the United States.
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SEC. 1252. MAP OF MINERAL-RICH ZONES AND AREAS UNDER THE 
CONTROL OF ARMED GROUPS IN THE DEMOCRATIC 
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, should, consistent with the rec-
ommendation from the United Nations Group of Experts on the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo in their December 2008 report, 
work with other member states of the United Nations and local 
and international nongovernmental organizations— 
(1) to produce a map of mineral-rich zones and areas under 
the control of armed groups in the Democratic Republic of 
the Congo; 
(2) to make such map available to the public; and 
(3) to provide to the appropriate congressional committees, 
in classified form if necessary, an explanatory note describing 
in general terms the sources of information on which the map 
is based, the definition of the term ‘‘control of armed groups’’ 
utilized (for example, physical control of mines or forced labor 
of civilians, control of trade routes, and taxation or extortion 
of goods in transit), and the identification where possible of 
the armed groups or other forces in control of the mines 
depicted. 
(b) UPDATES.—The Secretary of State should continue coopera-
tion with the international community and sustain the intent of 
the report of the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo by assisting in the regular updating of 
the map required by subsection (a). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1253. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO ISRAEL. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Israel is one of the strongest allies of the United States; 
(2) the United States remains vigorously committed to sup-
porting Israel’s welfare, security, and survival as a democratic 
state; 
(3) Israel and the United States face common enemies; 
and 
(4) the United States should continue to provide critical 
security assistance needed to address existential threats. 
SEC. 1254. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPOSING SANCTIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO IRAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Government of Iran should— 
(A) seize the historic offer put forward by President 
Barack Obama to engage in direct diplomacy with the 
United States; 
(B) suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing 
activities, as directed by the United Nations Security 
Council; and
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(C) come into full compliance with Treaty on Non- 
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, 
London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force 
March 5, 1970 (commonly known as the ‘‘Nuclear Non- 
Proliferation Treaty’’), including the additional protocol to 
the Treaty; and 
(2) the President should consider the imposition of addi-
tional, more restrictive sanctions on Iran if— 
(A) the Government of Iran fails to enter into good 
faith talks which result in progress toward compliance 
with applicable United Nations Security Council resolu-
tions; and 
(B) the United Nations Security Council has failed 
to adopt significant and meaningful additional sanctions 
on the Government of Iran. 
SEC. 1255. REPORT AND SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NORTH KOREA. 
(a) REPORT ON CONDUCT OF NORTH KOREA.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to Congress a detailed report examining the conduct 
of the Government of North Korea since June 26, 2008, based 
on all available information, to determine whether North Korea 
meets the statutory criteria for listing as a state sponsor of ter-
rorism. The report shall— 
(1) present any credible evidence of support by the Govern-
ment of North Korea for acts of terrorism, terrorists, or terrorist 
organizations; 
(2) examine what steps the Government of North Korea 
has taken to fulfill its June 10, 2008, pledge to prevent weapons 
of mass destruction from falling into the hands of terrorists; 
and 
(3) if North Korea does not meet the statutory criteria 
for being listed as a state sponsor of terrorism, examine whether 
re-listing North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism would 
undermine the effectiveness of the state sponsor of terrorism 
designation in general and undermine United States efforts 
regarding existing state sponsors of terrorism. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States should— 
(A) vigorously enforce United Nations Security Council 
Resolutions 1718 (2006) and 1874 (2009) and other sanc-
tions in place with respect to North Korea under United 
States law; 
(B) urge all member states of the United Nations to 
fully implement the sanctions imposed by United Nations 
Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874; and 
(C) explore the imposition of additional unilateral and 
multilateral sanctions against North Korea in furtherance 
of United States national security; 
(2) the conduct of North Korea constitutes a threat to 
the northeast Asian region and to international peace and 
security; and 
(3) if the United States determines that the Government 
of North Korea has provided assistance to terrorists or engaged 
in state sponsored acts of terrorism, the Secretary of State 
should immediately list North Korea as a state sponsor of 
terrorism.
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(c) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DEFINED.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means a country 
that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international ter-
rorism for purposes of— 
(1) section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
(50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)) (as continued in effect pursuant to 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.)); 
(2) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2780); or 
(3) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2371). 
SEC. 1256. REPORT ON POTENTIAL MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION 
WITH RUSSIA. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report setting forth poten-
tial options for cooperation among or between the United States, 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the Russian Fed-
eration on ballistic missile defense. 
(2) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of proposals made by the United States, 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or the Russian Federa-
tion since January 1, 2007, for potential missile defense 
cooperation among or between such countries and that 
organization, including data sharing, cooperative regional mis-
sile defense architectures, joint exercises, and transparency 
and confidence building measures. 
(2) A description of options for the sharing by such coun-
tries and that organization of ballistic missile surveillance or 
early warning data, including data from the Russian early 
warning radars at Gabala in Azerbaijan and Armavir in 
southern Russia or other radars. 
(3) An assessment of the potential for implementation of 
the agreement between the United States and the Russian 
Federation on the establishment of a Joint Data Exchange 
Center. 
(4) An assessment of whether there is mutual interest 
in modifying the agreement on the establishment of the Joint 
Data Exchange Center to encompass other forms of cooperation. 
(5) An assessment of the potential for missile defense 
cooperation between the Russian Federation and the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization, including through the NATO- 
Russia Council. 
(6) An assessment of the potential security benefits to 
the United States, Russia, and the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization of the cooperation described in paragraph (5). 
(7) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appro-
priate.
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Subtitle D—VOICE Act 
SEC. 1261. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Victims of Iranian Censorship 
Act’’or the ‘‘VOICE Act’’. 
SEC. 1262. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS FUND.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise authorized for the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors’ International Broadcasting Operations Fund, there 
is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to expand Farsi lan-
guage programming and to provide for the dissemination of accurate 
and independent information to the Iranian people through radio, 
television, Internet, cellular telephone, short message service, and 
other communications. 
(b) BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND.—In addition 
to amounts otherwise authorized for the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors’ Broadcasting Capital Improvements Fund, there is 
authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to expand transmissions 
of Farsi language programs to Iran. 
(c) USE OF AMOUNTS.—In pursuit of the objectives described 
in subsections (a) and (b), amounts in the International Broad-
casting Operations Fund and the Capital Improvements Fund may 
be used to— 
(1) develop additional transmission capability for Radio 
Farda and the Persian News Network to counter ongoing efforts 
to jam transmissions, including through additional shortwave 
and medium wave transmissions, satellite, and Internet mecha-
nisms; 
(2) develop additional proxy server capability and anti- 
censorship software to counter efforts to block Radio Farda 
and Persian News Network Web sites; 
(3) develop technologies to counter efforts to block SMS 
text message exchange over cellular phone networks; 
(4) expand program coverage and analysis by Radio Farda 
and the Persian News Network, including the development 
of broadcast platforms and programs, on the television, radio 
and Internet, for enhanced interactivity with and among the 
people of Iran; 
(5) hire, on a permanent or short-term basis, additional 
staff for Radio Farda and the Persian News Network; and 
(6) develop additional Internet-based, Farsi-language tele-
vision programming, including a Farsi-language, Internet-based 
news channel. 
SEC. 1263. IRANIAN ELECTRONIC EDUCATION, EXCHANGE, AND MEDIA 
FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury of 
the United States the Iranian Electronic Education, Exchange, and 
Media Fund (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Fund’’), consisting 
of amounts appropriated to the Fund pursuant to subsection (f). 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Fund shall be administered by the 
Secretary of State. 
(c) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the Fund shall be to support 
the development of technologies, including Internet Web sites, that 
will aid the ability of the Iranian people to— 
(1) gain access to and share information;
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(2) exercise freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and 
freedom of assembly through the Internet and other electronic 
media; 
(3) engage in Internet-based education programs and other 
exchanges between Americans and Iranians; and 
(4) counter efforts— 
(A) to block, censor, and monitor the Internet; and 
(B) to disrupt or monitor cellular phone networks or 
SMS text exchanges. 
(d) USE OF AMOUNTS.—In pursuit of the objective described 
in subsection (c), amounts in the Fund may be used for grants 
to United States or foreign universities, nonprofit organizations, 
or companies for targeted projects that advance the purpose of 
the Fund, including projects that— 
(1) develop Farsi-language versions of existing social-net-
working Web sites; 
(2) develop technologies, including Internet-based applica-
tions, to counter efforts— 
(A) to block, censor, and monitor the Internet; and 
(B) to disrupt or monitor cellular phone networks or 
SMS text message exchanges; 
(3) develop Internet-based, distance learning programs for 
Iranian students at United States universities; and 
(4) promote Internet-based, people-to-people educational, 
professional, religious, or cultural exchanges and dialogues 
between United States citizens and Iranians. 
(e) TRANSFERS.—Amounts in the Fund may be transferred to 
the United States Agency for International Development, the Broad-
casting Board of Governors, or any other agency of the Federal 
Government to the extent that such amounts are used to carry 
out activities that will further the objective described in subsection 
(c). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $20,000,000 to the Fund. 
SEC. 1264. ANNUAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, 
the President shall submit a report to Congress that provides a 
detailed description of— 
(1) United States-funded international broadcasting efforts 
in Iran; 
(2) efforts by the Government of Iran to block broadcasts 
sponsored by the United States or other non-Iranian entities; 
(3) efforts by the Government of Iran to monitor or block 
Internet access, and gather information about individuals; 
(4) plans by the Broadcasting Board of Governors for the 
use of the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 1244, 
including— 
(A) the identification of specific programs and platforms 
to be expanded or created; and 
(B) satellite, radio, or Internet-based transmission 
capacity to be expanded or created; 
(5) plans for the use of the Iranian Electronic Education, 
Exchange, and Media Fund;