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(I) description of how GPOI trainees and 
GPOI-provided equipment contribute to im-
proved civilian protection in peace operations. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out 
this section. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Global 
Peace Operations Initiative’’ or ‘‘GPOI’’ means the pro-
gram established by the Department of State to address 
major gaps in international peace operations support, in-
cluding by building and maintaining capability, capacity, 
and effectiveness of peace operations. 
SEC. 1109. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELAT-
ING TO FREEDOM OF THE PRESS WORLDWIDE IN ANNUAL 
COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.—The 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended— 
(1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)), as 
amended by section 333(c) of this Act— 
(A) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
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(B) in paragraph (12), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(13) wherever applicable— 
‘‘(A) a description of the status of freedom 
of the press, including initiatives in favor of 
freedom of the press and efforts to improve or 
preserve, as appropriate, the independence of the 
media, together with an assessment of progress 
made as a result of those efforts; 
‘‘(B) an identification of countries in which 
there were violations of freedom of the press, in-
cluding direct physical attacks, imprisonment, 
indirect sources of pressure, and censorship by 
governments, military, intelligence, or police 
forces, criminal groups, or armed extremist or 
rebel groups; and 
‘‘(C) in countries where there are particu-
larly severe violations of freedom of the press— 
‘‘(i) whether government authorities of 
each such country participate in, facilitate, 
or condone such violations of the freedom of 
the press; and 
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‘‘(ii) what steps the government of each 
such country has taken to preserve the safe-
ty and independence of the media, and to 
ensure the prosecution of those individuals 
who attack or murder journalists.’’; and 
(2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) The report required by subsection (b) shall in-
clude, wherever applicable— 
‘‘(1) a description of the status of freedom of the 
press, including initiatives in favor of freedom of the 
press and efforts to improve or preserve, as appro-
priate, the independence of the media, together with 
an assessment of progress made as a result of those 
efforts; 
‘‘(2) an identification of countries in which there 
were violations of freedom of the press, including di-
rect physical attacks, imprisonment, indirect sources 
of pressure, and censorship by governments, military, 
intelligence, or police forces, criminal groups, or 
armed extremist or rebel groups; and 
‘‘(3) in countries where there are particularly se-
vere violations of freedom of the press— 
‘‘(A) whether government authorities of each 
such country participate in, facilitate, or con-
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done such violations of the freedom of the press; 
and 
‘‘(B) what steps the government of each such 
country has taken to preserve the safety and 
independence of the media, and to ensure the 
prosecution of those individuals who attack or 
murder journalists.’’. 
(c) FREEDOM OF THE PRESS GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
administer a grant program with the aim of pro-
moting freedom of the press worldwide. The grant 
program shall be administered by the Department of 
State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and 
Labor in consultation with the Undersecretary for 
Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy. 
(2) AMOUNTS
AND
TIME.—Grants may be 
awarded to nonprofit and international organizations 
and may span multiple years, up to five years. 
(3) PURPOSE.—Grant proposals should promote 
and broaden press freedoms by strengthening the inde-
pendence of journalists and media organizations, pro-
moting a legal framework for freedom of the press, or 
through providing regionally and culturally relevant 
training and professionalization of skills to meet 
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international standards in both traditional and dig-
ital media. 
(d) MEDIA ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘media organization’’ means a group or organiza-
tion that gathers and disseminates news and information 
to the public (through any medium of mass communication) 
in a foreign country in which the group or organization 
is located, except that the term does not include a group 
or organization that is primarily an agency or instrumen-
tality of the government of such foreign country. The term 
includes an individual who is an agent or employee of such 
group or organization who acts within the scope of such 
agency or employment. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 1110. INFORMATION FOR COUNTRY COMMERCIAL 
GUIDES ON BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT CLI-
MATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director General of the Foreign 
Commercial Service, in consultation with the Assistant Sec-
retary of Commerce for Trade Promotion and the Assistant 
Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Af-
fairs, should ensure that the annual Country Commercial 
Guides for United States businesses include— 
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(b) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED.—The 
information required under subsection (a) should, to the ex-
tent feasible, include— 
(1) with respect to paragraph (1) of such sub-
section— 
(A) a review of the efforts undertaken by 
each foreign country to promote a healthy busi-
ness and investment climate that is also condu-
cive to the United States business community 
and United States investors, including, as ap-
propriate, steps taken in international fora; 
(B) the response of the judicial and local 
arbitration systems of each such country that is 
the subject of such detailed assessment with re-
spect to matters relating to the business and in-
vestment climates affecting United States citizens 
and entities, or that have, in the opinion of the 
Director General of the Foreign Commercial 
Service, a significant impact on United States 
business and investment efforts; and 
(C) each such country’s access to the United 
States market; 
(2) with respect to paragraph (2) of such sub-
section— 
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(A) any actions undertaken by the govern-
ment of each foreign country that prevent United 
States citizens and businesses from receiving eq-
uitable treatment; 
(B) actions taken by private businesses and 
citizens of each such country against members of 
the United States business community and 
United States investors; 
(C) unfair decisions rendered by the legal 
systems of each such country that clearly benefit 
State and local corporations and industries; and 
(D) unfair decisions rendered by local arbi-
tration panels of each such country that do not 
exemplify objectivity and do not provide an equi-
table ground for United States citizens and busi-
nesses to address their disputes; and 
(3) with respect to paragraph (3) of such sub-
section, actions taken by the United States Govern-
ment to— 
(A) promote the rule of law; 
(B) prevent discriminatory treatment of 
United States citizens and businesses engaged in 
business or investment activities in each foreign 
country; 
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(C) allow United States goods to enter each 
such country without requiring a co-production 
agreement; and 
(D) protect United States intellectual prop-
erty rights. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Director General of the Foreign Commercial Service shall 
consult with business leaders, union leaders, representatives 
of the judicial system of each foreign country described in 
subsection (a), and relevant nongovernmental organiza-
tions. 
(d) BUSINESS
AND INVESTMENT CLIMATE WARN-
INGS.—The Secretary of State, with the assistance of the 
Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and 
Business Affairs, as well as the Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Trade Promotion and the Director General of the 
Foreign Commercial Service, shall establish a warning sys-
tem that effectively alerts United States businesses and in-
vestors of— 
(1) a significant deterioration in the business 
and investment climate in a foreign country, includ-
ing discriminatory treatment of United States busi-
nesses; or 
(2) a significant constraint on the ability of the 
United States Government to assist United States 
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businesses and investors in a foreign country, such as 
to the closure of a United States diplomatic or con-
sular mission, that is not explained in the most recent 
Country Commercial Guide for such country. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CO-PRODUCTION
AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘‘co-production agreement’’ means a United States 
Government or United States business working with 
a foreign government, foreign company, or an inter-
national organization to produce or manufacture an 
item. 
(2) RULE
OF
LAW.—The term ‘‘rule of law’’ 
means the extent to which laws of a foreign country 
are publicly promulgated, equally enforced, independ-
ently adjudicated, and are consistent with inter-
national norms and standards. 
(3) UNFAIR BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT PRAC-
TICES.—The term ‘‘unfair business and investment 
practices’’ includes any of the following: 
(A) Unlawful actions under international 
law or the law of the foreign country taken by 
the government of such country or by businesses, 
citizens, or other entities of such country that 
have resulted in lost assets, contracts, or other-
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wise contributed to an inhospitable business or 
investment climate. 
(B) Discriminatory treatment of United 
States businesses, whether wholly or partially 
owned. 
(C) Failure to protect intellectual property 
rights. 
(D) Requiring a co-production agreement in 
order for goods from the United States to enter 
a foreign country. 
SEC. 1111. INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF GIRLS BY PRE-
VENTING CHILD MARRIAGE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) child marriage is a violation of human rights 
and the prevention and elimination of child marriage 
should be a foreign policy goal of the United States; 
(2) the practice of child marriage undermines 
United States investments in foreign assistance to 
promote education and skills building for girls, reduce 
maternal and child mortality, reduce maternal ill-
ness, halt the transmission of HIV/AIDS, prevent gen-
der-based violence, and reduce poverty; and 
(3) expanding educational opportunities for 
girls, economic opportunities for women, and reduc-
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ing maternal and child mortality are critical to 
achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the 
global health and development objectives of the United 
States, including efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS. 
(b) STRATEGY TO PREVENT CHILD MARRIAGE IN DE-
VELOPING COUNTRIES.— 
(1) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The President, act-
ing through the Secretary of State, shall establish a 
multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage in de-
veloping countries and promote the empowerment of 
girls at risk of child marriage in developing coun-
tries, including by addressing the unique needs, 
vulnerabilities, and potential of girls under 18 in de-
veloping countries. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In establishing the strategy 
required by paragraph (1), the President shall consult 
with Congress, relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, multilateral organizations, and representa-
tives of civil society. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) focus on areas in developing countries 
with high prevalence of child marriage; and 
(B) encompass diplomatic initiatives be-
tween the United States and governments of de-
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veloping countries, with attention to human 
rights, legal reforms and the rule of law, and 
programmatic initiatives in the areas of edu-
cation, health, income generation, changing so-
cial norms, human rights, and democracy build-
ing. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
transmit to Congress a report that includes— 
(A) the strategy required by paragraph (1); 
(B) 
an 
assessment, 
including 
data 
disaggregated by age and gender to the extent 
possible, of current United States-funded efforts 
to specifically assist girls in developing coun-
tries; and 
(C) examples of best practices or programs 
to prevent child marriage in developing countries 
that could be replicated. 
(c) RESEARCH
AND DATA COLLECTION.—The Sec-
retary of State shall work with relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies as part of their ongoing research and 
data collection activities, to— 
(1) collect and make available data on the inci-
dence of child marriage in countries that receive for-
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eign or development assistance from the United States 
where the practice of child marriage is prevalent; and 
(2) collect and make available data on the im-
pact of the incidence of child marriage and the age 
at marriage on progress in meeting key development 
goals. 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S COUNTRY REPORTS ON 
HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.—The Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 is amended— 
(1) in section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) The report required by subsection (d) shall include 
for each country in which child marriage is prevalent at 
rates at or above 40 percent in at least one sub-national 
region, a description of the status of the practice of child 
marriage in such country. In this subsection, the term ‘child 
marriage’ means the marriage of a girl or boy, not yet the 
minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country 
in which such girl or boy is a resident.’’; and 
(2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), as amend-
ed by section 1109(b)(2) of this Act, is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) The report required by subsection (b) shall include 
for each country in which child marriage is prevalent at 
rates at or above 40 percent in at least one sub-national 
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region, a description of the status of the practice of child 
marriage in such country. In this subsection, the term ‘child 
marriage’ means the marriage of a girl or boy, not yet the 
minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country 
in which such girl or boy is a resident.’’. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘child mar-
riage’’ means the marriage of a girl or boy, not yet the min-
imum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country 
in which the girl or boy is a resident. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 
101 of this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated as 
such sums as necessary for fiscal years 2010 through 2011 
to carry out this section and the amendments made by this 
section. 
SEC. 1112. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS REGARDING RETURN 
OF PORTRAITS OF HOLOCAUST VICTIMS TO 
ARTIST DINA BABBITT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Dina Babbitt (formerly known as Dinah 
Gottliebova), a United States citizen, has requested 
the return of watercolor portraits she painted while 
suffering a 11⁄2-year-long internment at the Auschwitz 
death camp during World War II. 
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(2) Dina Babbitt was ordered to paint the por-
traits by the infamous war criminal Dr. Josef 
Mengele. 
(3) Dina Babbitt’s life, and her mother’s life, 
were spared only because she painted portraits of 
doomed inmates of Auschwitz-Birkenau, under orders 
from Dr. Josef Mengele. 
(4) These paintings are currently in the posses-
sion of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. 
(5) Dina Babbitt is the rightful owner of the art-
work, because the paintings were produced by her own 
talented hands as she endured the unspeakable condi-
tions that existed at the Auschwitz death camp. 
(6) This continued injustice can be righted 
through cooperation between agencies of the United 
States and Poland. 
(7) This issue was raised in the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 
Law 107–228). 
(b) STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) continues to recognize the moral right of 
Dina Babbitt to obtain the artwork she created, and 
recognizes her courage in the face of the evils per-
petrated by the Nazi command of the Auschwitz- 
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Birkenau death camp, including the atrocities com-
mitted by Dr. Josef Mengele; 
(2) urges the President to make all efforts nec-
essary to retrieve the seven watercolor portraits Dina 
Babbitt painted, while suffering a 11⁄2-year-long in-
ternment at the Auschwitz death camp, and return 
them to her; 
(3) urges the Secretary of State to make imme-
diate diplomatic efforts to facilitate the transfer of the 
seven original watercolors painted by Dina Babbitt 
from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum to Dina 
Babbitt, their rightful owner; 
(4) urges the Government of Poland to imme-
diately facilitate the return to Dina Babbitt of the 
artwork painted by her that is now in the possession 
of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum; and 
(5) urges the officials of the Auschwitz-Birkenau 
State Museum to transfer the seven original paintings 
to Dina Babbitt as expeditiously as possible. 
SEC. 1113. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING SOMALIA. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy of 
the United States to— 
(1) advance long-term stability and peace in So-
malia; 
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