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uitable ground for United States citizens and 
businesses to address their disputes; and 
(3) with respect to paragraph (3) of such sub-
section, actions taken by the United States Govern-
ment to— 
(A) promote the rule of law; 
(B) prevent discriminatory treatment of 
United States citizens and businesses engaged 
in business or investment activities in each 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 
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Commerce for Trade Promotion and the Director General 
of the Foreign Commercial Service, shall establish a warn-
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-
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pendently adjudicated, and are consistent with inter-
national norms and standards. 
(3) UNFAIR BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT PRAC-
TICES.—The term ‘‘unfair business and investment 
practices’’ includes any of the following: 
(A) Unlawful actions under international 
law or the law of the foreign country taken by 
the government of such country or by 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. 1112. INTERNATIONAL PROTECTING GIRLS BY PRE-
VENTING CHILD MARRIAGE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
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(1) child marriage is a violation of human 
rights and the prevention and elimination of child 
marriage should be a foreign policy goal of the 
United States; 
(2) the practice of child marriage undermines 
United States investments in foreign assistance to 
promote education and skills building for girls, 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, 
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vulnerabilities, and potential of girls under 18 in de-
veloping countries. 
(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); 
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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 Act, there is authorized to be appropriated 
as such sums as necessary for fiscal years 2010 through 
2011 to carry out this section and the amendments made 
by this section. 
SEC. 1113. 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. 
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(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. 
(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; 
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(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 
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. 1114. 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 
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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-
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. 
Subtitle B—Sense of Congress 
Provisions 
SEC. 1121. PROMOTING DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 
IN BELARUS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Despite some modest improvements, notably 
the release of political prisoners, the Belarusian Gov-
ernment’s human rights and democracy record re-
mains poor as governmental authorities continue to 
commit frequent serious abuses. 
(2) 
Since 
1996, 
President 
Alexander 
Lukashenka has consolidated his power over all in-
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stitutions and undermined the rule of law through 
authoritarian means. 
(3) Belarus restricts civil liberties, including 
freedoms of press, speech, assembly, association, and 
religion. Nongovernmental organizations and polit-
ical parties are subject to harassment, fines, pros-
ecution, and closure. The Belarusian Government 
maintains a virtual monopoly over the country’s in-
formation space. 
(b) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 
to— 
(1) support the aspirations of the people of 
Belarus for democracy, human rights, and the rule 
of law; 
(2) support the aspirations of the people of 
Belarus to preserve the independence and sov-
ereignty of their country; 
(3) seek and support the growth of democratic 
movements and institutions in Belarus as well the 
development of a democratic political culture and 
civil society; 
(4) seek and support the growth of an open 
market economy in Belarus through the development 
of entrepreneurship and protection of property 
rights; and 
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(5) remain open to re-evaluating United States 
policy toward Belarus, including existing sanctions, 
as warranted by demonstrable democratic and 
human rights progress made by the Belarusian Gov-
ernment. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States should furnish assistance 
to Belarus to the support democratic processes in 
that country, including— 
(A) expanding and facilitating the develop-
ment of independent print, radio, television, and 
internet broadcasting to and within Belarus; 
(B) aiding the development of civil society 
through assistance to nongovernmental organi-
zations promoting democracy and supporting 
human rights, including youth groups, entre-
preneurs, and independent trade unions; 
(C) supporting the work of human rights 
defenders; 
(D) enhancing the development of demo-
cratic political parties; 
(E) assisting the promotion of free, fair, 
and transparent electoral processes; 
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