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(2) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
BROADCASTING TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 7041. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’ for Middle East Broadcasting Networks, 10 per-
cent of the funds shall not be available for obligation until 
the Broadcasting Board of Governors reports to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations on— 
(1) The results of the independent outside eval-
uation of Alhurra programming to examine its jour-
nalistic integrity and adherence to standards and 
principles of the United States International Broad-
casting Act; and 
(2) Whether the directives in the explanatory 
statement accompanying the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110– 
161) regarding Alhurra have been implemented and 
are operational. 
(b) The Office of the Inspector General of the De-
partment of State and the Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors shall monitor adherence to the standards of the 
Journalistic Code of Ethics of the Middle East Broad-
casting Networks, as updated in May 2007. 
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IRAQ 
SEC. 7042. (a) ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be made available for assistance for Iraq, except funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Nonprolifera-
tion, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ 
for the removal and disposal of landmines and other 
unexploded ordnance, small arms and light weapons in 
Iraq. 
(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The terms and con-
ditions of section 1402(e)(1), (2), (3) and (4) of Public 
Law 110–252 shall apply to assistance for Iraq in fiscal 
year 2009. 
(c) TRANSITION PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with relevant United States Government agen-
cies, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
report, in classified form if necessary, that details the 
plans, costs and timelines associated with the transition 
of programs and activities funded under titles III through 
VI of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs to the Government of Iraq. 
(d) BASE RIGHTS.—None of the funds made avail-
able in this Act may be used by the Government of the 
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United States to enter into a permanent basing rights 
agreement between the United States and Iraq. 
REPORT ON IRAN SANCTIONS 
SEC. 7043. Not later than 180 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of mul-
tilateral and bilateral United States sanctions against Iran 
and actions taken by the United States and the inter-
national community to enforce sanctions against Iran. The 
report, which may be submitted in classified form if nec-
essary, shall include the following: 
(1) A list of all current United States bilateral 
and multilateral sanctions against Iran; 
(2) A list of all United States and foreign reg-
istered entities which the Secretary of State has rea-
son to believe may be in violation of existing United 
States bilateral and multilateral sanctions; 
(3) A detailed description of United States ef-
forts to enforce sanctions, including a list of all in-
vestigations initiated in the 12 months preceeding 
the enactment of this Act that have resulted in a de-
termination that a sanctions violation has occurred 
and United States government actions taken pursu-
ant to the determination; 
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