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tion for assignment, and activities of all intellectual 
property attache´s of any Federal department or 
agency who are serving at United States embassies 
or other diplomatic missions. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the progress, or lack 
thereof, in the preceding year regarding the res-
olution of general and specific intellectual prop-
erty 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 reg-
ulations and their enforcement. 
(B) An assessment of the obstacles pre-
venting the host government of each country 
described in subparagraph (A) from imple-
menting adequate measures to fulfill its inter-
national and bilateral obligations with respect 
to intellectual property rights. 
(C) An assessment of the adequacy of the 
resources of the Department of State employed 
to carry out subparagraphs (A) and (B) and, if 
necessary, an assessment of the need for addi-
tional resources for such purposes. 
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(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNTERFEITING; COUNTERFEIT GOODS.— 
(A) COUNTERFEITING.—The term ‘‘coun-
terfeiting’’ means activities related to produc-
tion of or trafficking in goods, including pack-
aging, that bear a spurious mark or designation 
that is identical to or substantially indistin-
guishable from a mark or designation protected 
under trademark laws or related legislation. 
(B) COUNTERFEIT
GOODS.—The term 
‘‘counterfeit goods’’ means those goods de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(2) INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
RIGHTS.—The 
term ‘‘intellectual property rights’’ means the rights 
of holders of copyrights, patents, trademarks, other 
forms of intellectual property, and trade secrets. 
(3) PIRACY; PIRATED GOODS.— 
(A) PIRACY.—The term ‘‘piracy’’ means 
activities related to production of or trafficking 
in unauthorized copies or phonorecords of 
works protected under copyright law or related 
legislation. 
(B) PIRATED GOODS.—The term ‘‘pirated 
goods’’ means those copies or phonorecords de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
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(4) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) any United States resident or national, 
(B) any corporation, partnership, other 
business entity, or other organization, that is 
organized under the laws of the United States, 
and 
(C) any foreign subsidiary or affiliate (in-
cluding 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, 
except that such term does not include an individual 
who resides outside the United States and is em-
ployed by an individual or entity other than an indi-
vidual or entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
or (C). 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, 
there are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 
such sums as may be necessary for the training and sup-
port of the intellectual property attache´s appointed under 
subsection (b) and of other personnel serving as intellec-
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tual property attache´s of any other department or agency 
of the United States. 
SEC. 330. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EMPLOYMENT COMPOSI-
TION. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—In order for the De-
partment of State to accurately represent all people in the 
United States, the Department must accurately reflect the 
diversity of the United States. 
(b) REPORT ON MINORITY RECRUITMENT.—Section 
324 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘On’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
REPORT
ON
MINORITY
GROUPS
AND 
WOMEN.—On’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘April 1, 2003, and April 
1, 2004,’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2010, and 
April 1, 2011,’’; 
(2) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ‘‘mi-
nority groups’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘minority groups and women’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT OF METRICS TO EVALUATE EM-
PLOYMENT COMPOSITION.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall also include a description of the following: 
‘‘(1) The ability of current recruitment, ad-
vancement, and retention practices to attract and 
maintain a diverse pool of qualified individuals in 
sufficient numbers throughout the Department, in-
cluding in the Cooperative Education Program (also 
known as the ‘Student Career Experience Pro-
gram’). 
‘‘(2) Efforts to develop a uniform definition, to 
be used throughout the Department, of diversity 
that is congruent with the core values and vision of 
the Department for the future workforce. 
‘‘(3) The existence of additional metrics and 
milestones for evaluating the diversity plans of the 
Department, including the Foreign Service and Sen-
ior Foreign Service, and for facilitating future eval-
uation and oversight.’’. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each report required 
under section 324 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 2003, as amended by subsection (b) of 
this section, shall be made available to the public on the 
website of the Department of State not later than 15 days 
after the submission to Congress of each such report. 
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(d) GAO REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States, in consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees, shall conduct a review of the em-
ployment composition, recruitment, advancement, and re-
tention policies of the Department of State for women and 
minority groups, including the information in the reports 
required under section 324 of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, as amended by sub-
section (b) of this section. 
(e) ACQUISITION.—Section 324 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, as amended 
by subsection (b) of this section, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) For the immediately preceding 12-month period 
for which the information referred to in subsection (a) is 
available— 
‘‘(1) the numbers and percentages of small, mi-
nority-owned, or disadvantaged businesses that pro-
vide goods and services to the Department as a re-
sult of contracts with the Department during such 
period; 
‘‘(2) the total number of such contracts; 
‘‘(3) the total dollar value of such contracts; 
and 
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‘‘(4) and the percentage value represented by 
such contract proportionate to the total value of all 
contracts held by the Department.’’. 
(f) USE OF FUNDS.—The provisions of section 325 
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
2003 shall apply to funds authorized to be appropriated 
under section 101 of this Act. 
SEC. 331. CONTRACTING. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act, for projects initiated after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, may be used by the Department of State 
to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract 
is entered into in accordance with title III of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
U.S.C. 251 et seq.) and the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion, unless such contract is otherwise authorized by stat-
ute to be entered into without regard to such Act and reg-
ulation. 
SEC. 332. LEGISLATIVE LIAISON OFFICE OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE. 
(a) REPORT ON IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE LEGISLATIVE LIAISON OFFICE.— 
Not later than six months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
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House Administration of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate a report 
on the mission and effectiveness of the existing Depart-
ment of State legislative liaison office. 
(b) REPORT CONSIDERATIONS.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall consider— 
(1) whether the legislative liaison office has suf-
ficient resources necessary to communicate to Mem-
bers of Congress, committees, and their staffs the 
goals and missions of the Department of State; 
(2) whether current space within the office 
buildings of the House of Representatives as well as 
requested space within the office buildings of the 
Senate is sufficient to meet the mission of the legis-
lative liaison office; 
(3) whether current representational allowances 
are sufficient to allow the legislative liaison office to 
meet its mission; and 
(4) the feasibility of increasing personnel num-
bers in the legislative liaison office, including senior 
Foreign Service Officers. 
SEC. 333. DISCRIMINATION RELATED TO SEXUAL ORIENTA-
TION. 
(a) PARTNER BENEFITS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 and any other applicable provi-
sion of law, persons covered by section 511.3 of vol-
ume 14 of the Foreign Affairs Manual shall be 
deemed to include the same-sex domestic partner of 
a member of the Foreign Service (including an indi-
vidual serving in the Foreign Service on a temporary 
basis as a limited noncareer appointee during the pe-
riod in which such individual is so serving). This 
subsection shall apply to employees of the Peace 
Corps who are appointed as members of the Foreign 
Service in the same manner as this subsection and 
such section 511.3 applies to such members of the 
Foreign Service who are described in the preceding 
sentence. The Secretary of State shall promulgate 
new regulations to implement this section, including 
criteria to certify the eligibility for the same-sex do-
mestic partner of a Foreign Service officer for bene-
fits under this section. 
(2) CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—In order 
to obtain benefits and assume obligations under this 
Act, a member of the Foreign Service shall file an 
affidavit of eligibility for benefits and obligations 
with the Secretary of State identifying the domestic 
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partner of such member and certifying that such 
member and the domestic partner of such member— 
(A) are each other’s sole domestic partner 
and intend to remain so indefinitely; 
(B) are at least 18 years of age and men-
tally competent to consent to contract; 
(C) share responsibility for a significant 
measure of each other’s common welfare and fi-
nancial obligations; 
(D) are not married to or domestic part-
ners with anyone else; and 
(E) are same sex domestic partners, and 
not related in a way that, if the two individuals 
were of opposite sex, would prohibit legal mar-
riage in the State in which they reside. 
(b) TRACKING VIOLENCE OR CRIMINALIZATION RE-
LATED TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—The Assistant Sec-
retary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor shall des-
ignate a Bureau-based officer or officers who shall be re-
sponsible for tracking violence, criminalization, and re-
strictions on the enjoyment of fundamental freedoms, con-
sistent with United States law, in foreign countries based 
on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender iden-
tity. 
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(c) INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO REVISE LAWS 
CRIMINALIZING HOMOSEXUALITY.—In keeping with the 
Administration’s endorsement of efforts by the United Na-
tions to decriminalize homosexuality in member states, the 
Secretary of State shall work though appropriate United 
States Government employees at United States diplomatic 
and consular missions to encourage the governments of 
other countries to reform or repeal laws of such countries 
criminalizing homosexuality or consensual homosexual 
conduct, or restricting the enjoyment of fundamental free-
doms, consistent with United States law, by homosexual 
individuals or organizations. 
(d) 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))— 
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (11)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
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(4) by adding at the end the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) instruction, in courses covering human 
rights reporting and advocacy work, on identifying 
violence or discrimination that affects the funda-
mental freedoms, consistent with United States law, 
of an individual that is based on actual or perceived 
sexual orientation and gender identity.’’. 
SEC. 334. OFFICE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an Office 
for Global Women’s Issues (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Office’’) in the Office of the Secretary of State in 
the Department of State. The Office shall be headed by 
the Ambassador-at-Large (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Ambassador’’), who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
The Ambassador shall report directly to the Secretary of 
State. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The Office shall coordinate efforts of 
the United States Government regarding gender integra-
tion and women’s empowerment in United States foreign 
policy. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Ambassador shall— 
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(A) coordinate and advise on activities, 
policies, programs, and funding relating to gen-
der integration and women’s empowerment 
internationally for all bureaus and offices of the 
Department of State and in the international 
programs of other United States Government 
departments and agencies; 
(B) design, support, and as appropriate, 
implement, limited projects regarding women’s 
empowerment internationally; 
(C) actively promote and advance the full 
integration of gender analysis into the pro-
grams, structures, processes, and capacities of 
all bureaus and offices of the Department of 
State and in the international programs of 
other United States Government departments 
and agencies; and 
(D) direct, as appropriate, United States 
Government resources to respond to needs for 
gender integration and women’s empowerment 
in United States Government foreign policies 
and international programs. 
(2) COORDINATING
ROLE.—The Ambassador 
shall coordinate with the United States Agency for 
International Development and the Millennium Chal-
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lenge Corporation on all policies, programs, and 
funding of such agencies relating to gender integra-
tion and women’s empowerment. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION.—Subject to 
the direction of the President and the Secretary of 
State, the Ambassador is authorized to represent the 
United States in matters relevant to the status of 
women internationally. 
(d) REPORTING.—The heads of all bureaus and of-
fices of the Department of State, as appropriate, shall 
evaluate and monitor all women’s empowerment programs 
administered by such bureaus and offices and annually 
submit to the Ambassador a report on such programs and 
on policies and practices to integrate gender. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, 
there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to 
carry out activities under this section. Funds appropriated 
pursuant to this subsection shall be under the direct con-
trol of the Ambassador. 
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TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—International 
Leadership 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘United States 
International Leadership Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 402. PROMOTING ASSIGNMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) PROMOTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 603(b) of the For-
eign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003) is 
amended, in the second sentence, by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and should 
consider whether the member of the Service has 
served in a position whose primary responsibility is 
to formulate policy toward, or represent the United 
States at, an international organization, a multilat-
eral institution, or a broad-based multilateral nego-
tiation of an international instrument’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply to members of 
the Foreign Service beginning on January 1, 2015. 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF A MULTILATERAL DIPLO-
MACY CONE IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) The Department of State maintains a 
number of United States missions both within 
the United States and abroad that are dedi-
cated to representing the United States to 
international organizations and multilateral in-
stitutions, including missions in New York, 
Brussels, Geneva, Rome, Montreal, Nairobi, Vi-
enna, and Paris. 
(B) In offices at the Harry S. Truman 
Building, the Department maintains a signifi-
cant number of positions in bureaus that are ei-
ther dedicated, or whose primary responsibility 
is, to represent the United States to such orga-
nizations and institutions or at multilateral ne-
gotiations. 
(C) Given the large number of positions in 
the United States and abroad that are dedi-
cated to multilateral diplomacy, the Department 
of State may be well served in developing per-
sons with specialized skills necessary to become 
experts in this unique form of diplomacy. 
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report— 
(A) evaluating whether a new cone should 
be established for the Foreign Service that con-
centrates on members of the Service who serve 
at international organizations and multilateral 
institutions or are primarily responsible for par-
ticipation in broad-based multilateral negotia-
tions of international instruments; and 
(B) that provides alternative mechanisms 
for achieving the objective of developing a core 
group of United States diplomats and other 
Government employees who have expertise and 
broad experience in conducting multilateral di-
plomacy. 
SEC. 403. IMPLEMENTATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF OF-
FICE ON MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Secretary of 
State is authorized to establish, within the Bureau of 
International Organization Affairs, an Office on Multilat-
eral Negotiations, to be headed by a Special Representa-
tive for Multilateral Negotiations (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Special Representative’’). 
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(b) APPOINTMENT.—If the office referred to in sub-
section (a) is established, the Special Representative shall 
be appointed by the President by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate and shall have the rank of Ambas-
sador-at-Large. At the discretion of the President another 
official at the Department may serve as the Special Rep-
resentative. The President may direct that the Special 
Representative report to the Assistant Secretary for Inter-
national Organization Affairs. 
(c) STAFFING.—The Special Representative shall 
have a staff of Foreign Service and civil service officers 
skilled in multilateral diplomacy. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Special Representative shall have 
the following responsibilities: 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The primary responsibility 
of the Special Representative shall be to assist in the 
organization of, and preparation for, United States 
participation in multilateral negotiations, including 
the advocacy efforts undertaken by the Department 
of State and other United States agencies. 
(2) ADVISORY ROLE.—The Special Representa-
tive shall advise the President and the Secretary of 
State, as appropriate, regarding advocacy at inter-
national organizations and multilateral institutions 
and negotiations and, in coordination with the As-
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sistant Secretary for International Organization Af-
fairs, shall make recommendations regarding— 
(A) effective strategies and tactics to 
achieve United States policy objectives at multi-
lateral negotiations; 
(B) the need for and timing of high level 
intervention by the President, the Secretary of 
State, the Deputy Secretary of State, and other 
United States officials to secure support from 
key foreign government officials for the United 
States position at such organizations, institu-
tions, and negotiations; 
(C) the composition of United States dele-
gations to multilateral negotiations; and 
(D) liaison with Congress, international or-
ganizations, 
nongovernmental 
organizations, 
and the private sector on matters affecting mul-
tilateral negotiations. 
(3) LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP OF INTER-
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—The Special Represent-
ative, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of 
International Organization Affairs, shall direct the 
efforts of the United States Government to reform 
the criteria for leadership and membership of inter-
national organizations. 
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(4) PARTICIPATION
IN
MULTILATERAL
NEGO-
TIATIONS.—The Special Representative, or members 
of the Special Representative’s staff, may, as re-
quired by the President or the Secretary of State, 
serve on a United States delegation to any multilat-
eral negotiation. 
SEC. 404. SYNCHRONIZATION OF UNITED STATES CON-
TRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a plan on the imple-
mentation of section 404 of the Foreign Relations Author-
ization Act of 2003 (Public Law 107–228; relating to a 
resumption by the United States of the payment of its full 
contributions to certain international organizations at the 
beginning of each calendar year). 
SEC. 405. UNITED STATES ARREARAGES TO THE UNITED 
NATIONS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available for the 
payment of Assessed Contributions to International Orga-
nizations and Contributions for International Peace-
keeping Activities, there is authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary to pay all United States 
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arrearages in payments to the United Nations recognized 
by the United States. 
Subtitle B—General Provisions 
SEC. 411. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) multilateral diplomacy in the context of the 
Americas has suffered considerably in the past dec-
ade, to the direct detriment of the national interest 
of the United States in the region; 
(2) given the recent proliferation of multilateral 
groupings in the Americas region in which the 
United States in not a member, it is imperative to 
focus on and promote United States diplomatic ef-
forts in the Organization of American States (OAS), 
where the United States is a founding member and 
whose central tenets include democratic values con-
sidered vital for this region; 
(3) it is critical for the United States to imme-
diately re-establish its unique leadership voice in this 
region and specifically in the OAS setting; and 
(4) an effective way to help achieve this short 
term objective is to establish a fund to promote mul-
tilateral interests of the United States in the region. 
(b) MULTILATERAL FUND.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established 
in the Department of State a Fund to Promote 
Multilateralism in the Americas (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(2) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—The Fund shall 
support activities that promote the multilateral in-
terests of the United States in the Americas region, 
including— 
(A) United States diplomatic activities 
within and related to the OAS; 
(B) voluntary contributions to entities and 
organs of the OAS to carry out programs and 
activities that support the interests of the 
United States; 
(C) outreach and cultural activities; 
(D) conferences; and 
(E) general advocacy for United States in-
terests. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Fund shall be adminis-
tered by the United States Mission to the Organization 
of American States, as directed by the United States Per-
manent Representative to the OAS, for use on matters 
that arise in the context of the OAS. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION.—Of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the Administration of Foreign Affairs 
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pursuant to section 101, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 
only to carry out this section. 
SEC. 412. PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS CONTRIBUTIONS. 
Section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
103–236) (22 U.S.C. 287e note) is amended at the end 
by adding the following new clause: 
‘‘(vi) For assessments made during calendar years 
2009, 2010, and 2011, 27.1 percent.’’. 
SEC. 413. PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State 
should work with the Pacific Islands Forum to find appro-
priate affiliations for representatives of American Samoa, 
Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands. 
SEC. 414. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES OF INTERNATIONAL COM-
MISSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and two years thereafter, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the activities of each 
of the commissions specified in subsections (a), (b), and 
(c) of section 103. 
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