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facto statelessness and increasing its capacity 
to reduce statelessness around the world by co-
ordinating the mainstreaming of de jure and de 
facto statelessness into all of the United Na-
tions human rights work, in cooperation with all 
relevant United Nations agencies. 
(B) Urging United Nations country teams 
in countries with significant de jure or de facto 
stateless populations to devote increasing atten-
tion and resources to undertake coordinated ef-
forts by all United Nations offices, funds, and 
programs to bring about the full registration 
and documentation of all persons resident in 
the territory of each country, either as citizens 
or as individuals in need of international protec-
tion. 
(C) Urging the creation of an Inter-Agency 
Task Force on Statelessness with representa-
tion from the UNHCR, the United Nations 
Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and other relevant 
United Nations agencies that will coordinate to 
increase agency awareness and information ex-
change on de jure and de facto statelessness to 
ensure a consistent and comprehensive ap-
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proach to the identification of stateless groups 
and individuals and resolution of their status. 
(D) Urging that nationality and de jure 
and de facto statelessness issues are addressed 
in all country reviews conducted by United Na-
tions treaty bodies and relevant special mecha-
nisms engaged in country visits, and pursuing 
creation of a standing mechanism within the 
United Nations to complement the work of the 
UNHCR in addressing issues of de jure and de 
facto statelessness that give rise to urgent 
human rights or security concerns. 
(E) Urging the UNHCR to include nation-
ality and statelessness in all country-specific 
and thematic monitoring, reporting, training, 
and protection activities, and across special pro-
cedures, and to designate at least one human 
rights officer to monitor, report, and coordinate 
the office’s advocacy on nationality and de jure 
and de facto statelessness. 
(F) Urging the United Nations to ensure 
that its work on trafficking includes measures 
to restore secure citizenship to trafficked 
women and girls, and to work with Member 
States to guarantee that national legislation 
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gives women full and equal rights regarding 
citizenship. 
(G) Urging the United Nations to increase 
its capacity to respond to the needs of de jure 
or de facto stateless individuals, particularly 
children, and to strengthen and expand the 
United Nations protection and assistance activi-
ties, particularly in field operations, to better 
respond to the wide range of protection and as-
sistance needs of de jure or de facto stateless 
individuals. 
(H) Urging the UNICEF to increase its 
efforts to encourage all Member States of the 
United Nations to permit full and easy access 
to birth registration for all children born in 
their territories, particularly in Member States 
in which there are displaced populations, and 
work with the UNHCR and Member States to 
ensure the issuance of birth certificates to all 
children born to refugees and displaced persons. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to be made 
available to improve the UNHCR’s assistance to de 
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jure or de facto stateless individuals. Such funds 
may be used to— 
(A) protect the rights, meet emergency hu-
manitarian needs, and provide assistance to de 
jure or de facto stateless groups and individ-
uals; 
(B) provide additional resources to— 
(i) increase the number of protection 
officers; 
(ii) increase the number of profes-
sional staff in the statelessness unit; and 
(iii) train protection officers and 
United Nations country teams in the field 
to identify, reduce, protect, and prevent de 
jure and de facto statelessness; 
(C) improve identification of de jure or de 
facto stateless groups and individuals by car-
rying out a comprehensive annual study of the 
scope of de jure and de facto statelessness 
worldwide, including causes of de jure and de 
facto statelessness and dissemination of best 
practices for remedying de jure and de facto 
statelessness; and 
(D) increase the United Nations edu-
cational and technical assistance programs to 
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prevent de jure and de facto statelessness, in-
cluding outreach to Member States and their 
legislatures, with particular emphasis on those 
countries determined to have protracted de jure 
or de facto statelessness situations. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
TO 
THE
UNICEF.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 
2011 to augment to the UNICEF’s ability to aid 
countries with significant de jure or de facto state-
less populations to bring about the full registration 
of all children born to de jure or de facto stateless 
parents. 
(d) THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) FOREIGN POLICY.—Given the importance of 
obtaining and preserving nationality and the protec-
tion of a government, and of preventing the exploi-
tation or trafficking of de jure or de facto stateless 
groups or individuals, the President shall make the 
prevention and reduction of de jure or de facto 
statelessness an important goal of United States for-
eign policy and human rights efforts. Such efforts 
shall include— 
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(A) calling upon host countries to protect 
and assume responsibility for de jure or de 
facto stateless groups or individuals; 
(B) working with countries of origin to fa-
cilitate the resolution of problems faced by de 
jure or de facto stateless groups or individuals; 
(C) working with countries of origin and 
host countries to facilitate the resolution of dis-
putes and conflicts that cause or result in the 
creation of de jure or de facto statelessness; 
(D) encouraging host countries to afford 
de jure or de facto stateless groups or individ-
uals the full protection of the 1954 Convention 
Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and 
the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of State-
lessness and all relevant international conven-
tions; 
(E) directing the Secretary of State to pro-
vide assistance to countries to prevent and re-
solve situations of de jure or de facto stateless-
ness and to prevent the trafficking or exploi-
tation of de jure or de facto stateless individ-
uals; 
(F) directing the Office of Trafficking in 
Persons of the Department of State to continue 
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of the Senate a report that includes the fol-
lowing: 
(i) A list of countries and territories 
with significant de jure or de facto state-
less populations under their jurisdictions 
and the conditions and consequences of 
such de jure or de facto statelessness of 
such individuals. 
(ii) United States international efforts 
to prevent further de jure or de facto 
statelessness and encourage the granting 
of full legal protection of the human rights 
of de jure or de facto stateless individuals. 
(B) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be 
the policy of the United States to comply with 
the principles and provisions of the 1954 Con-
vention Relating to the Status of Stateless Per-
sons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction 
of Statelessness to the fullest extent possible 
and to encourage other countries to do so as 
well. 
(C) ACTIONS BY SECRETARY OF STATE.— 
(i) INCREASE
IN
RESOURCES
AND 
STAFF.—The Secretary of State shall per-
manently increase in the Bureau of Popu-
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lation, Refugees, and Migration in the De-
partment of State the resources dedicated 
to and staff assigned to work toward the 
prevention and resolution of de jure and de 
facto statelessness and the protection of de 
jure or de facto stateless individuals. 
(ii) COORDINATION.—To coordinate 
United States policies toward combating de 
jure and de facto statelessness, the Sec-
retary of State shall establish an Inter-
agency Working Group to Combat State-
lessness. This working group should in-
clude representatives of the Bureau of 
Population, Refugees and Migration, the 
Bureau of International Organizations, the 
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and 
Labor, the Office of Trafficking in Persons 
of the Department of State, and the 
United States Agency for International 
Development, as well as representatives 
from relevant offices of the Department of 
Justice and relevant offices of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security. 
(D) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
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priated such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out the provisions of this subsection. 
SEC. 1105. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING THE ECU-
MENICAL PATRIARCHATE. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to urge 
Turkey to— 
(1) respect property rights and religious rights 
of the Ecumenical Patriarch; 
(2) grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate appro-
priate international recognition and ecclesiastic suc-
cession; and 
(3) grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate the right 
to train clergy of all nationalities, not just Turkish 
nationals. 
SEC. 1106. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR WEATHER CO-
OPERATION ACTIVITIES TO COUNTRIES IN 
THE AMERICAS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should facilitate international 
cooperation on hurricane preparedness because— 
(1) hundreds of millions of people in the Amer-
icas live in coastal communities and are susceptible 
to the immense risks posed by hurricanes; 
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(2) the need for hurricane tracking overflights 
and other weather cooperation activities to track and 
monitor hurricanes in the Americas is acute; and 
(3) accurate hurricane forecasts can help pre-
vent the loss of life and injury and reduce property 
loss and economic disruption. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall transmit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the status of 
United States cooperation with other countries in 
the Americas on hurricane preparedness and other 
weather cooperation activities. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a list of countries in the Americas that 
do not cooperate with the United States on hur-
ricane preparedness and other weather coopera-
tion activities; and 
(B) the status of any negotiations regard-
ing hurricane preparedness and other weather 
cooperation activities between the United States 
and countries listed in subparagraph (A). 
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(c) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 
State may not provide assistance for weather cooperation 
activities to countries listed in the report under subsection 
(b)(2)(A). 
(d) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
limitation on assistance requirements under subsection (c) 
if the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the waiver is in the national 
interest of the United States. 
SEC. 1107. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS REGARDING AFGHAN 
WOMEN. 
Congress— 
(1) supports the decision by President Hamid 
Karzai of Afghanistan to submit for review the Shi 
’ite Personal Status Law and strongly urges him not 
to publish such law on the grounds that such law 
violates the basic human rights of women and is in-
consistent with the Constitution of Afghanistan; 
(2) urges President Karzai, the Ministry of 
Justice, and other parties involved in reviewing the 
law to formally declare as unconstitutional the provi-
sions of such law regarding marital rape and restric-
tions on women’s freedom of movement; 
(3) reiterates its strong sense that the provi-
sions in such law which restrict the rights of women 
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should be removed, and that an amended draft of 
the Shi’ite Personal Status Law should be submitted 
for parliamentary review; 
(4) recognizes that actions limiting or sup-
pressing the human rights of Afghan women and 
girls undermines the intent of the significant finan-
cial and training contributions that the United 
States and international community have provided to 
rebuild the country and to help establish institutions 
that protect and promote respect of basic and funda-
mental human rights to overcome the devastating 
damage to those rights from years of Taliban rule; 
(5) encourages the Secretary of State, the Spe-
cial Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, 
the 
Ambassador-at-Large 
for 
Global 
Women’s 
Issues, and the United States Ambassador to Af-
ghanistan to consider and address the status of 
women’s rights and security in Afghanistan to en-
sure that such rights are not being eroded through 
unjust laws, policies, or institutions; and 
(6) encourages the Government of Afghanistan 
to solicit information and advice from the Ministry 
of Justice, the Ministry for Women’s Affairs, the Af-
ghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, 
and women-led nongovernmental organizations to 
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ensure that current and future legislation and offi-
cial policies protect and uphold the equal rights of 
women, including through national campaigns to 
lead public discourse on the importance of women’s 
status and rights to the overall stability of Afghani-
stan. 
SEC. 1108. GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE PRO-
GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Over 100,000 military and civilian per-
sonnel are engaged in 18 United Nations peace-
keeping operations around the world. Peacekeeping 
operations are critical to maintaining a peaceful and 
stable international environment. 
(2) The United States has a vital interest in en-
suring that United Nations peacekeeping operations 
are successful. Countries undergoing conflict threat-
en the national and economic security of the United 
States, risk becoming safe havens for terrorist orga-
nizations, and often feature levels of human rights 
abuses and human deprivation that are an affront to 
the values of the American people. 
(3) Over the years, United Nations peace-
keeping has evolved to meet the demands of dif-
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ferent conflicts and a changing political landscape. 
Today’s peacekeeping mission is most often ‘‘multi-
dimensional’’ and includes a wide variety of complex 
tasks such as civilian protection, helping to build 
sustainable institutions of governance, human rights 
monitoring, security sector reform, facilitating deliv-
ery of humanitarian relief and disarmament, demobi-
lization and reintegration of former combatants. 
(4) United Nations peacekeeping operations 
allow the United States to respond to global crises 
within a multilateral framework with costs shared 
among nations. A 2007 Government Accountability 
Office report found that in general a United States 
peacekeeping operation is likely to be ‘‘much more 
expensive’’ than a United Nations peacekeeping op-
eration, regardless of location. 
(5) In many missions due to vast swaths of ter-
rain and limited infrastructure, ongoing low-inten-
sity fighting, and the presence of ‘‘peace spoilers’’, 
United Nations peacekeepers cannot carry out the 
complex tasks with which they are charged without 
critical enablers, and in particular air assets. 
(6) The United Nations Secretary-General has 
repeatedly noted the deleterious impact of insuffi-
cient helicopters for peacekeeping missions in Darfur 
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and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. History 
has shown that under-resourced peacekeeping troops 
are not only unable to carry out their mandates, 
they erode the credibility of the United Nations and 
are themselves likely to come under attack. 
(7) Senate Resolution 432 and House Resolu-
tion 1351 of the 110th Congress— 
(A) urged members of the international 
community, including the United States, that 
possessed the capability to provide tactical and 
utility helicopters needed for the United Na-
tions-African 
Union 
Mission 
in 
Darfur 
(UNAMID) to do so as soon as possible; and 
(B) urged the President to intervene per-
sonally by contacting other heads of state and 
asking them to contribute the aircraft and 
crews to the Darfur mission. 
(8) The current framework of relying on mem-
ber countries to provide air assets on a volunteer 
basis has not yielded sufficient results. The United 
Nations still faces a shortfall of over 50 helicopters 
for UNAMID, the Democratic Republic of Congo 
(MONUC), 
and 
the 
Republic 
of 
Chad 
(MINURCAT). A review of trend lines suggests that 
any new United Nations peacekeeping missions au-
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thorized within the next 5 to 7 years would face 
similar shortfalls. 
(9) Numerous studies and reports have deter-
mined that there is no global shortage of air assets. 
It is inexcusable to allow authorized United Nations 
peacekeeping missions to founder for the lack of 
critical mobility capabilities. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of assistance authorized 
by this section is to contribute to peace and security and 
help protect civilians by training and equipping peace-
keepers worldwide, to include financing the refurbishment 
of helicopters. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to use amounts authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section to provide funding 
to carry out and expand Global Peace Operations 
Initiative programs and activities. Such programs 
and activities shall include— 
(A) assist partner countries to establish 
and strengthen the institutional infrastructure 
required for such countries to achieve self-suffi-
ciency in participating in peace support oper-
ations, including for the training of formed po-
lice units; 
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(B) train peacekeepers worldwide to in-
crease global capacity to participate in peace 
support operations; 
(C) provide transportation and logistics 
support to deploying peacekeepers as appro-
priate; 
(D) enhance the capacity of regional and 
sub-regional organizations to train for, plan, de-
ploy, manage, obtain, and integrate lessons 
learned from peace operations; 
(E) support multilateral approaches to co-
ordinate international contributions to peace 
support operations capacity building efforts; 
and 
(F) financing the refurbishment of heli-
copters in preparation for their deployment to 
United Nations peacekeeping operations or to 
regional peacekeeping operations which have 
been approved by the United Nations Security 
Council. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that failure on the part of the inter-
national community to take all steps necessary to 
deploy and maintain fully capacitated United Na-
tions peacekeeping operations will result in contin-
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ued loss of life and human suffering. Therefore, in 
carrying out this section, the Secretary of State 
should prioritize the refurbishment of helicopters 
with a goal of participating in the financing of no 
fewer than three helicopter refurbishments by the 
end of fiscal year 2011. 
(3) SUPPORT
FROM
OTHER
COUNTRIES.—In 
providing funding under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary of State shall to the greatest extent possible 
seek to leverage such funding with financing from 
other countries. 
(4) RELATION TO OTHER PROGRAMS AND AC-
TIVITIES.—The activities described under paragraph 
(1)(F) may be coordinated or conducted in conjunc-
tion with other foreign assistance programs and ac-
tivities of the United States, as appropriate and in 
accordance with United States law. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and 1 
year thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the activities of the United States Government to 
carry out the provisions of this section. 
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(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a description of the Global Peace Op-
erations Initiative programs and activities un-
dertaken, by country; 
(B) a description of the funds obligated 
and expended in each country, by program and 
fiscal year; 
(C) a description of the coordination of 
these efforts within the United States Govern-
ment interagency process and with other na-
tions along with any recommendations for im-
provements; 
(D) a description of the GPOI’s activities 
concerning the refurbishment of air assets for 
United Nations peacekeeping operations and re-
gional peacekeeping operations that have been 
approved by the United Nations Security Coun-
cil; 
(E) information on the training and de-
ployment activities of graduates of the inter-
national Center of Excellence for Stability Po-
lice Units (COESPU) in their home countries; 
(F) a description of vetting activities for 
all GPOI training to ensure that all individuals 
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in composite units are vetted for human rights 
violations; 
(G) information concerning the timeliness 
of equipment delivery and recommendations for 
improvement as appropriate; and 
(H) 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 $140,000,000 for fiscal year 
2010 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
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 RE-
LATING TO FREEDOM OF THE PRESS WORLDWIDE IN AN-
NUAL COUNTRY REPORTS
ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRAC-
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TICES.—The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)), as 
amended by section 333(c) of this division— 
(A) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(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, 
including 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 
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‘‘(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, facili-
tate, or condone such violations of the free-
dom of the press; and 
‘‘(ii) 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 in-
dividuals who attack or murder journal-
ists.’’; and 
(2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by add-
ing 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 ap-
propriate, 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, includ-
ing direct physical attacks, imprisonment, indirect 
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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 
severe violations of freedom of the press— 
‘‘(A) whether government authorities of 
each such country participate in, facilitate, or 
condone 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 5 years. 
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(3) PURPOSE.—Grant proposals should promote 
and broaden press freedoms by strengthening the 
independence of journalists and media organizations, 
promoting a legal framework for freedom of the 
press, or through providing regionally and culturally 
relevant training and professionalization of skills to 
meet international standards in both traditional and 
digital media. 
(d) MEDIA ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘media organization’’ means a group or or-
ganization that gathers and disseminates news and infor-
mation to the public (through any medium of mass com-
munication) in a foreign country in which the group or 
organization is located, except that the term does not in-
clude a group or organization that is primarily an agency 
or instrumentality of the government of such foreign coun-
try. 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. 
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SEC. 1110. INFORMATION FOR COUNTRY COMMERCIAL 
GUIDES ON BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT CLI-
MATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director General of the For-
eign Commercial Service, in consultation with the Assist-
ant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Promotion and the 
Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and 
Business Affairs, should ensure that the annual Country 
Commercial Guides for United States businesses include— 
(1) detailed assessments concerning each for-
eign country in which acts of unfair business and in-
vestment practices or other actions that have re-
sulted in poor business and investment climates 
were, in the opinion of the Director General of the 
Foreign Commercial Service, of major significance; 
(2) all relevant information about such unfair 
business and investment practices or other actions 
during the preceding year by members of the busi-
ness community, the judiciary, and the government 
of such country which may have impeded United 
States business or investment in such country, in-
cluding the capacity for United States citizens to op-
erate their businesses without fear of reprisals; and 
(3) information on— 
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(A) the extent to which the government of 
such country is working to prevent unfair busi-
ness and investment practices; and 
(B) the extent of United States Govern-
ment action to prevent unfair business and in-
vestment practices or other actions that harm 
United States business or investment interests 
in relevant cases in such country. 
(b) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED.— 
The information required under subsection (a) should, to 
the extent 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 citi-
zens and entities, or that have, in the opinion 
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of the Director General of the Foreign Com-
mercial 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— 
(A) any actions undertaken by the govern-
ment of each foreign country that prevent 
United States citizens and businesses from re-
ceiving equitable treatment; 
(B) actions taken by private businesses 
and citizens of each such country against mem-
bers of the United States business community 
and United States investors; 
(C) unfair decisions rendered by the legal 
systems of each such country that clearly ben-
efit 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 eq-
uitable ground for United States citizens and 
businesses to address their disputes; and 
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(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 for-
eign country; 
(C) allow United States goods to enter 
each such country without requiring a co-pro-
duction agreement; and 
(D) protect United States intellectual 
property rights. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Director General of the Foreign Commercial Service shall 
consult with business leaders, union leaders, representa-
tives of the judicial system of each foreign country de-
scribed in subsection (a), and relevant nongovernmental 
organizations. 
(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 
Commerce for Trade Promotion and the Director General 
of the Foreign Commercial Service, shall establish a warn-
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ing system that effectively alerts United States businesses 
and investors 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 
businesses and investors in a foreign country, such 
as to the closure of a United States diplomatic or 
consular 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, inde-
pendently adjudicated, and are consistent with inter-
national norms and standards. 
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(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 busi-
nesses, citizens, or other entities of such coun-
try that have resulted in lost assets, contracts, 
or otherwise 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 Con-
gress that— 
(1) child marriage is a violation of human 
rights and the prevention and elimination of child 
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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, re-
duce maternal and child mortality, reduce maternal 
illness, halt the transmission of HIV/AIDS, prevent 
gender-based violence, and reduce poverty; and 
(3) expanding educational opportunities for 
girls, economic opportunities for women, and reduc-
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 
DEVELOPING 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. 
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(2) CONSULTATION.—In establishing the strat-
egy required by paragraph (1), the President shall 
consult with Congress, relevant Federal departments 
and agencies, multilateral organizations, and rep-
resentatives of civil society. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 
paragraph (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 
developing 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 ef-
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forts to specifically assist girls in developing 
countries; and 
(C) examples of best practices or programs 
to prevent child marriage in developing coun-
tries 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-
eign or development assistance from the United 
States where the practice of child marriage is preva-
lent; 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 add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) The report required by subsection (d) shall in-
clude for each country in which child marriage is prevalent 
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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 
amended by section 1109(b)(2) of this division, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(j) The report required by subsection (b) shall in-
clude 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.’’. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, 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 the girl or boy is a resident. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to sec-
tion 101 of this division, there is authorized to be appro-
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priated as such sums as necessary for fiscal years 2010 
through 2011 to carry out this section and the amend-
ments 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 Ausch-
witz death camp during World War II. 
(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 or-
ders 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 
artwork, because the paintings were produced by her 
own talented hands as she endured the unspeakable 
conditions that existed at the Auschwitz death camp. 
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(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- 
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 internment 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 Bab-
bitt 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 
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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 origi-
nal 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; 
(2) provide assistance to the government of So-
malia and nongovernmental organizations, including 
Somali-led nongovernmental organizations, and par-
ticularly women’s groups, as appropriate; 
(3) support efforts to establish democratic civil 
authorities and institutions in Somalia that reflect 
local and traditional structures, built on the rule of 
law and respect for human rights, and strengthen 
the security sector; and 
(4) support reconciliation efforts in Somalia in 
order to ensure lasting peace. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the President, acting through the Secretary of 
State, should develop a comprehensive policy in coordina-
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tion with the international community and the government 
of Somalia that aligns humanitarian, development, eco-
nomic, political, counterterrorism, anti-piracy, and re-
gional strategies in order to bring about peace and sta-
bility in Somalia and the region. 
SEC. 
1114. 
MODERNIZATION 
AND 
STREAMLINING 
OF 
UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 1 of part III of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 608 the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 609. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF UNITED 
STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State should 
develop and implement a rigorous system to monitor and 
evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of United States 
foreign assistance. The system should include a method 
of coordinating the monitoring and evaluation activities of 
the Department of State and the United States Agency 
for International Development with the monitoring and 
evaluation activities of other Federal departments and 
agencies carrying out United States foreign assistance 
programs, and when possible with other international bi-
lateral and multilateral agencies and entities. 
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‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary, under the direction of the President, should en-
sure that the head of each Federal department or agency 
carrying out United States foreign assistance programs— 
‘‘(1) establishes measurable performance goals, 
including gender-sensitive goals wherever possible, 
for such programs; 
‘‘(2) establishes criteria for selection of such 
programs to be subject to various evaluation meth-
odologies, with particular emphasis on impact eval-
uation; 
‘‘(3) establishes an organization unit, or 
strengthens an existing unit, with adequate staff and 
funding to budget, plan, and conduct appropriate 
performance monitoring and improvement and eval-
uation activities with respect to such programs; 
‘‘(4) establishes a process for applying the les-
sons learned and findings from monitoring and eval-
uation activities, including impact evaluation re-
search, into future budgeting, planning, program-
ming, design and implementation of such programs; 
and 
‘‘(5) establishes a policy to publish all evalua-
tion plans and reports relating to such programs. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL EVALUATION PLANS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary, under the direction of the Presi-
dent, should ensure that the head of each Federal 
department or agency carrying out United States 
foreign assistance programs develops an annual eval-
uation plan for such programs stating how the de-
partment or agency will implement this section. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the evalua-
tion plan, the head of each Federal department or 
agency carrying out United States foreign assistance 
programs should consult with the heads of other ap-
propriate Federal departments and agencies, govern-
ments of host countries, international and local non-
governmental organizations, and other relevant 
stakeholders. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the head of each Federal department or 
agency carrying out United States foreign assistance 
programs should submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an evaluation plan consistent with 
this subsection. 
‘‘(d) CAPACITY BUILDING.— 
‘‘(1) FOR FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGEN-
CIES.—The Secretary, under the direction of the 
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President and in consultation with the head of each 
Federal department or agency carrying out United 
States foreign assistance programs, should take con-
crete steps to enhance the performance monitoring 
and improvement and evaluation capacity of each 
such Federal department and agency, subject to the 
availability of resources for such purposes, including 
by increasing and improving training and education 
opportunities, and by adopting best practices and 
up-to-date evaluation methodologies to provide the 
best evidence available for assessing the outcomes 
and impacts of such programs. 
‘‘(2) FOR
RECIPIENT
COUNTRIES.—The Sec-
retary is authorized to provide assistance to increase 
the capacity of countries receiving United States for-
eign assistance to design and conduct performance 
monitoring and improvement and evaluation activi-
ties. 
‘‘(e) BUDGETARY PLANNING.—The head of each 
Federal department or agency carrying out United States 
foreign assistance programs should request in the annual 
budget of the department or agency a funding amount to 
conduct performance monitoring and improvement and 
evaluations of such programs, projects, or activities. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this section, and in 
each of the two subsequent years, the Secretary shall 
transmit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on— 
‘‘(A) the use of funds to carry out evalua-
tions under this section; 
‘‘(B) the status and findings of evaluations 
under this section; and 
‘‘(C) the use of findings and lessons 
learned from evaluations under this section, in-
cluding actions taken in response to rec-
ommendations included in current and previous 
evaluations, such as the improvement or con-
tinuation of a program, project, or activity. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—The report shall also be 
made available on the Department of State’s 
website. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
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‘‘(B) the term ‘Secretary’ means the Sec-
retary of State; and 
‘‘(C) the term ‘United States foreign as-
sistance’ means— 
‘‘(i) assistance authorized under this 
Act; and 
‘‘(ii) assistance authorized under any 
other provision of law that is classified 
under budget function 150 (International 
Affairs). 
‘‘(2) TERMS
RELATING
TO
MONITORING
AND 
EVALUATION.—In this section— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘evaluation’ means the sys-
tematic and objective determination and assess-
ment of the design, implementation, and results 
of an on-going or completed program, project, 
or activity; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘impact evaluation research’ 
means the application of research methods and 
statistical analysis to measure the extent to 
which change in a population-based outcome or 
impact can be attributed to United States pro-
gram, project, or activity intervention instead of 
other environmental factors, including change 
in political climate and other donor assistance; 
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‘‘(C) the term ‘impacts’ means the positive 
and negative, direct and indirect, intended and 
unintended long-term effects produced by a pro-
gram, project, or activity; 
‘‘(D) the term ‘outcomes’ means the likely 
or achieved immediate and intermediate effects 
of the outputs of a program, project, or activity; 
‘‘(E) the term ‘outputs’ means the prod-
ucts, capital, goods, and services that result 
from a program, project, or activity; and 
‘‘(F) the term ‘performance monitoring 
and improvement’ means a continuous process 
of collecting, analyzing, and using data to com-
pare how well a program, project, or activity is 
being implemented against expected outputs 
and program costs and to make appropriate im-
provements accordingly. 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated for each United States foreign assistance pro-
gram for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011, not less 
than 5 percent of such amounts should be made available 
to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) REPEALS OF OBSOLETE AUTHORIZATIONS OF 
ASSISTANCE; CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) REPEALS.—The following provisions of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 are hereby repealed: 
(A) Section 125 (22 U.S.C. 2151w; relat-
ing to general development assistance). 
(B) Section 219 (22 U.S.C. 2179; relating 
to prototype desalting plant). 
(C) Title V of chapter 2 of part I (22 
U.S.C. 2201; relating to disadvantaged children 
in Asia). 
(D) Section 466 (22 U.S.C. 2286; relating 
to debt-for-nature exchanges pilot program for 
sub-Saharan Africa). 
(E) Sections 494, 495, and 495B through 
495K (22 U.S.C. 2292c, 2292f, and 2292h 
through 2292q; relating to certain international 
disaster assistance authorities). 
(F) Section 648 (22 U.S.C. 2407; relating 
to certain miscellaneous provisions). 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 135 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2152h) is amended by striking ‘‘section 135’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 136’’. 
SEC. 1115. GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to reduce global hunger, advance nu-
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trition, increase food security, and ensure that relevant 
Federal policies and programs— 
(1) provide emergency response and direct sup-
port to vulnerable populations in times of need, 
whether provoked by natural disaster, conflict, or 
acute economic difficulties; 
(2) increase resilience to and reduce, limit, or 
mitigate the impact of shocks on vulnerable popu-
lations, reducing the need for emergency interven-
tions; 
(3) increase and build the capacity of people 
and governments to sustainably feed themselves; 
(4) ensure adequate access for all individuals, 
especially mothers and children, to the required cal-
ories and nutrients needed to live healthy lives; 
(5) strengthen the ability of small-scale farm-
ers, especially women, to sustain and increase their 
production and livelihoods; and 
(6) incorporate sustainable and environmentally 
sound agricultural methods and practices. 
(b) INITIATIVES.—It is the sense of Congress that 
initiatives developed to carry out subsection (a) should— 
(1) be guided by a comprehensive strategy 
under Presidential leadership that integrates the 
policies and programs of all Federal agencies; 
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(2) be balanced and flexible to allow for pro-
grams that meet emergency needs and increased in-
vestments in longer-term programs; 
(3) develop mechanisms that allow cash and 
commodity-based resources to be effectively com-
bined; 
(4) define clear targets, benchmarks, and indi-
cators of success, including gender analysis, in order 
to monitor implementation, guarantee accountability, 
and determine whether beneficiaries achieve in-
creased and sustainable food security; 
(5) employ the full range of diplomatic re-
sources and provide incentives to other countries to 
meet their obligations to reduce hunger and promote 
food security; and 
(6) work within a framework of multilateral 
commitments. 
(c) COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO ADDRESS GLOB-
AL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall direct the Secretary of State to develop and im-
plement a comprehensive strategy to address global 
hunger and food security with respect to inter-
national programs and policies for— 
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(A) emergency response and management; 
(B) safety nets, social protection, and dis-
aster risk reduction; 
(C) nutrition; 
(D) market-based agriculture, the rehabili-
tation and expansion of rural agricultural infra-
structure, and rural development; 
(E) agricultural education, research and 
development, and extension services; 
(F) government-to-government technical 
assistance programs; 
(G) natural resource management, environ-
mentally sound agriculture, and responses to 
the impact of climate change on agriculture and 
food production; 
(H) monitoring and evaluation mecha-
nisms; and 
(I) provision of adequate and sustained re-
sources, including multiyear funding, to ensure 
the scale and duration of programs required to 
carry out the United States commitment to al-
leviate global hunger and promote food security. 
(2) 
COORDINATION
WITH
INTERNATIONAL 
GOALS.—In accordance with applicable law, the Sec-
retary of State shall ensure that the comprehensive 
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strategy described in paragraph (1) contributes to 
achieving the Millennium Development Goal of re-
ducing global hunger by half not later than 2015 
and to advancing the United Nations Comprehensive 
Framework for Action with respect to global hunger 
and food security, including supporting the United 
Nations, international agencies, governments, and 
other relevant organizations and entities in carrying 
out the Comprehensive Framework for Action. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
submit to the President and Congress, not later than 
March 31, 2010, and annually thereafter for the 
next 2 years, an annual report on the implementa-
tion of the comprehensive strategy to address global 
hunger and food security required under subsection 
(c), including an assessment of agency innovations, 
achievements, and failures to perform, and policy 
and budget recommendations for changes to agency 
operations, priorities, and funding. 
(2) GAO.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and 2 years there-
after, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the de-
sign, implementation, and Federal Government co-
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ordination of a comprehensive strategy to address 
global hunger and food security required on sub-
section (c). 
SEC. 1116. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS ON THE HUMANI-
TARIAN SITUATION IN SRI LANKA. 
Congress makes the following statements: 
(1) the United States welcomes the end to the 
26-year conflict in Sri Lanka between the Govern-
ment of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of 
Tamil Eelam; 
(2) a durable and lasting peace will only be 
achieved through a political solution that addresses 
the legitimate aspirations of all Sri Lankan commu-
nities, including the Tamils; 
(3) the United States eagerly looks forward to 
the Government of Sri Lanka’s putting forward a 
timely and credible proposal to engage its Tamil 
community and address the legitimate grievances of 
its Tamil citizens so that peace and reconciliation 
can be achieved and sustained; 
(4) the United States supports the international 
community’s call for full and immediate access to 
humanitarian relief agencies to camps for internally 
displaced persons, and remains deeply concerned 
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about the plight of the thousands civilians affected 
by the civil war; 
(5) the United States expects the Government 
of Sri Lanka to abide by its commitments to allow 
access for representatives of the responsible inter-
national organizations throughout the screening and 
registration process for internally displaced persons; 
and 
(6) the United States welcomes the Government 
of Sri Lanka’s commitment to place the camps 
under civilian control and ensure that such camps 
meet international humanitarian standards, includ-
ing the right to freedom of movement, as well as Sri 
Lanka’s pledge to release camp residents, reunite 
them with separated family members and permit 
them to return to their homes at the earliest possible 
opportunity. 
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SEC. 1117. AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INSPECTORS 
GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AND THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
AGENCY 
FOR 
INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THE SPECIAL 
INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RE-
CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.—The Inspectors General 
of the Department of State, the Department of Defense, 
and the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction should address, as appropriate, in their au-
diting and assessment protocols for Afghanistan, the im-
pact United States development assistance has on the so-
cial, economic, and political empowerment of Afghan 
women, including the extent to which such assistance 
helps to carry out the following: 
(1) Section 103(a)(7) of the Afghan Freedom 
Support Act (Public Law 107–327). 
(2) The goal expressed in section 102(4) of the 
Afghan Freedom Support Act (Public Law 107– 
327) to ‘‘help achieve a broad-based, multi-ethnic, 
gender-sensitive, and fully representative government 
in Afghanistan that is freely chosen by the people of 
Afghanistan and that respects the human rights of 
all Afghans, particularly women.’’. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspectors General of 
the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and 
the United States Agency for International Development, 
and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Recon-
struction shall submit to Congress a report on the imple-
mentation of this section. 
SEC. 1118. GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of 
State is authorized to establish a program to strengthen 
research, educational exchange, and international coopera-
tion with the aim of promoting the development and de-
ployment of clean and efficient energy technologies in 
order to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, address 
issues of energy poverty in developing countries, and ex-
tend the reach of United States technologies and ingenuity 
that would be beneficial to developing countries. The pro-
gram authorized under this subsection shall be carried out 
pursuant to the authorities of the Mutual Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) 
and may be referred to as the ‘‘Global Clean Energy Ex-
change Program’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLEAN
AND
EFFICIENT
ENERGY
TECH-
NOLOGY.—The term ‘‘clean and efficient energy 
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(II) generate substantially small-
er or less hazardous quantities of solid 
or liquid waste. 
(2) GEOLOGICAL
SEQUESTRATION.—The term 
‘‘geological sequestration’’ means the capture and 
long-term storage in a geological formation of a 
greenhouse gas from an energy producing facility, 
which prevents the release of greenhouse gases into 
the atmosphere. 
(3) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 
gas’’ means— 
(A) carbon dioxide; 
(B) methane; 
(C) nitrous oxide; 
(D) hydrofluorocarbons; 
(E) perfluorocarbons; 
(F) sulfur hexafluoride; or 
(G) nitrogen trifluoride. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The program authorized under sub-
section (a) shall contain the following elements: 
(1) The financing of studies, research, instruc-
tion, and other educational activities dedicated to de-
veloping clean and efficient energy technologies— 
(A) by or to United States citizens and na-
tionals in foreign universities, governments, or-
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(C) promoting reconciliation within and 
among disparate groups; 
(D) advancing regional security and co-
operation while eliminating cross-border support 
for armed insurgents; 
(E) meeting the CPA benchmarks, includ-
ing preparations for the conduct of national 
elections and referendum; and 
(F) shutting down safe-havens for extrem-
ists who pose a threat to the national security 
of the United States and its allies. 
(3) A description of how United States assist-
ance will be used to achieve the objectives of United 
States policy toward Sudan, including a financial 
plan and description of resources, programming, and 
management of United States foreign assistance to 
Sudan and the criteria used to determine their 
prioritization. 
(4) An evaluation and description of additional 
measures that will be taken to advance United 
States policy, which may range from— 
(A) application of multilateral sanctions by 
the United Nations or regional allies, or expan-
sion of existing United States sanctions; 
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consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or 
transferred to the Fund as provided in this section and 
which may be used for purposes of this title. 
(b) TRANSFERS TO FUND.—The Fund shall consist 
of the following: 
(1) Amounts appropriated to carry out this 
title. 
(2) Amounts appropriated on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act for ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘Global Health and Child Survival’’, and 
the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for 
Pakistan under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) that are transferred by the 
President to the Fund pursuant to subsection (d). 
(3) To the extent or in the amounts provided in 
advance in appropriations Acts, amounts accepted by 
the President under subsection (c) that are trans-
ferred by the President to the Fund pursuant to 
subsection (d). 
(c) ACCEPTANCE
OF
AMOUNTS
FROM
OUTSIDE 
SOURCES.—The President may accept funds from non- 
United States Government sources, including foreign gov-
ernments, nongovernmental organizations, private busi-
ness entities, and private individuals, for purposes of car-
rying out this title. 
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(I) determines, after consultation 
with the Secretary of Labor and the 
appropriate congressional committees, 
that extraordinary circumstances exist 
that preclude Afghanistan or Paki-
stan, as the case may be, from con-
tinuing to meet the requirements set 
forth in paragraph (1) (A) and (B); 
and 
(II) publishes in the Federal 
Register a notice, not later than 30 
days after making the determination 
under subclause (I), that describes— 
(aa) the extraordinary cir-
cumstances described in sub-
clause (I); and 
(bb) the reasons why the ex-
traordinary circumstances pre-
clude Afghanistan or Pakistan, 
as the case may be, from con-
tinuing to meet the requirements 
set forth in paragraph (1) (A) 
and (B). 
(ii) SUBSEQUENT 6-MONTH CONTINU-
ATION.—The President may extend the 
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duty-free treatment proclaimed under sec-
tion 404(a) or 405(a) for a subsequent 6- 
month period if, with respect to such ex-
tension, the President makes a determina-
tion that meets the requirements of clause 
(i)(I) and publishes in the Federal Register 
a notice that meets the requirements of 
clause (i)(II). 
(C) SUBSEQUENT
COMPLIANCE.—If the 
President, after terminating duty-free treat-
ment under subparagraph (A), determines that 
Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be, is 
implementing the requirements set forth in 
paragraph (1) (A) and (B) and meets the re-
quirements of section 403, the President shall 
reinstate the application of duty-free treatment 
proclaimed under section 404(a) or 405(a). 
(c) LABOR OFFICIAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirement under this 
subsection is that Afghanistan or Pakistan, as the 
case may be, has designated a labor official within 
the national government that— 
(A) reports directly to the President of Af-
ghanistan or Pakistan, as the case may be; 
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