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(2) has implemented policies and mechanisms 
to prohibit and prevent future government or gov-
ernment-supported use of child soldiers and to en-
sure that no children are recruited, conscripted, or 
otherwise compelled to serve as child soldiers. 
(e) EXCEPTION FOR PROGRAMS DIRECTLY RELATED 
TO ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF CHILD SOLDIERS OR 
PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE MILITARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may provide 
assistance to a country for international military 
education, training, and nonlethal supplies (as de-
fined in section 2557(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United 
States Code) otherwise prohibited under subsection 
(a) upon certifying to the appropriate congressional 
committees that— 
(A) the government of such country is tak-
ing reasonable steps to implement effective 
measures to demobilize child soldiers in its 
forces or in government-supported paramili-
taries and is taking reasonable steps within the 
context of its national resources to provide de-
mobilization, rehabilitation, and reintegration 
assistance to those former child soldiers; and 
(B) the assistance provided by the United 
States Government to the government of such 
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country will go to programs that will directly 
support professionalization of the military. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The exception under para-
graph (1) may not remain in effect for a country for 
more than 5 years. 
SEC. 405. REPORTS. 
(a) INVESTIGATION
OF ALLEGATIONS REGARDING 
CHILD SOLDIERS.—United States missions abroad shall 
thoroughly investigate reports of the use of child soldiers. 
(b) INFORMATION FOR ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS RE-
PORTS.—In preparing those portions of the annual 
Human Rights Report that relate to child soldiers under 
sections 116 and 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(f) and 2304(h)), the Secretary of 
State shall ensure that such reports include a description 
of the use of child soldiers in each foreign country, includ-
ing— 
(1) trends toward improvement in such country 
of the status of child soldiers or the continued or in-
creased tolerance of such practices; and 
(2) the role of the government of such country 
in engaging in or tolerating the use of child soldiers. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—If, during any 
of the 5 years following the date of the enactment of this 
Act, a country is notified pursuant to section 404(b)(2), 
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or a wavier is granted pursuant to section 404(c)(1), the 
President shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees not later than June 15 of the fol-
lowing year. The report shall include— 
(1) a list of the countries receiving notification 
that they are in violation of the standards under this 
title; 
(2) a list of any waivers or exceptions exercised 
under this title; 
(3) justification for any such waivers and excep-
tions; and 
(4) a description of any assistance provided 
under this title pursuant to the issuance of such 
waiver. 
SEC. 406. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS. 
Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) The Secretary of State, with the assistance of 
other relevant officials, shall establish as part of the stand-
ard training provided for chiefs of mission, deputy chiefs 
of mission, and other officers of the Service who are or 
will be involved in the assessment of child soldier use or 
the drafting of the annual Human Rights Report instruc-
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tion on matters related to child soldiers, and the substance 
of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.’’. 
SEC. 407. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. 
This title, and the amendments made by this title, 
shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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