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(1) the United States needs to improve its communication 
of information and ideas to people in foreign countries, particu-
larly in countries with significant Muslim populations; and 
(2) public diplomacy should reaffirm the paramount 
commitment of the United States to democratic principles, 
including preserving the civil liberties of all the people of the 
United States, including Muslim-Americans. 
(c) SPECIAL AUTHORITY
FOR SURGE CAPACITY.—The United 
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 316. SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR SURGE CAPACITY. 
‘‘(a) EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the President determines it 
to be important to the national interests of the United States 
and so certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, 
the President, on such terms and conditions as the President 
may determine, is authorized to direct any department, agency, 
or other entity of the United States to furnish the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors with such assistance outside the United 
States as may be necessary to provide international broad-
casting activities of the United States with a surge capacity 
to support United States foreign policy objectives during a 
crisis abroad. 
‘‘(2) SUPERSEDES EXISTING LAW.—The authority of para-
graph (1) shall supersede any other provision of law. 
‘‘(3) SURGE CAPACITY DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term 
‘surge capacity’ means the financial and technical resources 
necessary to carry out broadcasting activities in a geographical 
area during a crisis abroad. 
‘‘(4) DURATION.—The President is authorized to exercise 
the authority provided in subsection (a)(1) for a period of up 
to six months, which may be renewed for one additional six 
month period. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the President such sums as may be necessary for the Presi-
dent to carry out this section, except that no such amount 
may be appropriated which, when added to amounts previously 
appropriated for such purpose but not yet obligated, would 
cause such amounts to exceed $25,000,000. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to the authorization of appropriations in this subsection 
are authorized to remain available until expended. 
‘‘(3) DESIGNATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in this 
subsection may be referred to as the ‘United States Inter-
national Broadcasting Surge Capacity Fund’. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—The annual report submitted to the President 
and Congress by the Broadcasting Board of Governors under section 
305(a)(9) shall provide a detailed description of any activities carried 
out under this section.’’. 
SEC. 2032. OVERSIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING. 
(a) TRANSCRIPTION OF PERSIAN AND ARABIC LANGUAGE BROAD-
CASTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall initiate 
a pilot project to transcribe into the English language news and
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information programming broadcast by Radio Farda, Radio Sawa, 
the Persian Service of the Voice of America, and Alhurra. 
(b) RANDOM
SAMPLING; PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The tran-
scription required under subsection (a) shall consist of a random 
sampling of such programming. The transcripts shall be available 
to Congress and the public on the Internet site of the Board. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than May 1, 2008, the Chairman of 
the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the feasibility and 
utility of continuing the pilot project required under subsection 
(a). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ 
account of the Broadcasting Board of Governors $2,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2008 to carry out the pilot project required under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 2033. EXPANSION OF UNITED STATES SCHOLARSHIP, EXCHANGE, 
AND LIBRARY PROGRAMS IN PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM 
COUNTRIES. 
(a) REPORT; CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter 
until December 31, 2009, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the rec-
ommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks 
Upon the United States and the policy goals described in section 
7112 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–458) for expanding United States scholarship, 
exchange, and library programs in predominantly Muslim countries. 
Such report shall include— 
(1) a certification by the Secretary of State that such rec-
ommendations have been implemented; or 
(2) if the Secretary of State is unable to make the certifi-
cation described in paragraph (1), a description of— 
(A) the steps taken to implement such recommenda-
tions and achieve such policy goals; 
(B) when the Secretary of State expects such rec-
ommendations to be implemented and such policy goals 
to be achieved; and 
(C) any allocation of resources or other actions by 
Congress the Secretary of State considers necessary to 
implement such recommendations and achieve such policy 
goals. 
(b) TERMINATION OF DUTY TO REPORT.—The duty to submit 
a report under subsection (a) shall terminate when the Secretary 
of State submits a certification pursuant to paragraph (1) of such 
subsection. 
SEC. 2034. UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD DETAINEES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon 
the United States (commonly referred to as the ‘‘9/11 Commis-
sion’’) declared that the United States ‘‘should work with friends 
to develop mutually agreed-on principles for the detention and 
humane treatment of captured international terrorists who are 
not being held under a particular country’s criminal laws’’ 
and recommended that the United States engage its allies
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‘‘to develop a common coalition approach toward the detention 
and humane treatment of captured terrorists’’. 
(2) A number of investigations remain ongoing by countries 
that are close United States allies in the war on terrorism 
regarding the conduct of officials, employees, and agents of 
the United States and of other countries related to conduct 
regarding detainees. 
(3) The Secretary of State has launched an initiative to 
try to address the differences between the United States and 
many of its allies regarding the treatment of detainees. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary, acting through the Legal Adviser of the Department 
of State, should continue to build on the Secretary’s efforts to 
engage United States allies to develop a common coalition approach, 
in compliance with Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions 
and other applicable legal principles, toward the detention and 
humane treatment of individuals detained during Operation Iraqi 
Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or in connection with 
United States counterterrorist operations. 
(c) REPORTING TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of State shall keep the 
appropriate congressional committees fully and currently 
informed of the progress of any discussions between the United 
States and its allies regarding the development of the common 
coalition approach described in subsection (b). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on any progress towards developing the common coalition 
approach described in subsection (b). 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) with respect to the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence; and 
(2) with respect to the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence. 
Subtitle D—Strategy for the United States 
Relationship With Afghanistan, Pakistan, 
and Saudi Arabia 
SEC. 2041. AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) A democratic, stable, and prosperous Afghanistan is 
vital to the national security of the United States and to com-
bating international terrorism. 
(2) Following the ouster of the Taliban regime in 2001, 
the Government of Afghanistan, with assistance from the 
United States and the international community, has achieved 
some notable successes, including— 
(A) adopting a constitution;
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(B) holding presidential, parliamentary, and provincial 
council elections; 
(C) improving the protection of human rights, including 
women’s rights; and 
(D) expanding educational opportunities. 
(3) The following factors pose a serious and immediate 
threat to the stability of Afghanistan: 
(A) Taliban and anti-government forces, al Qaeda, and 
criminal networks. 
(B) Drug trafficking and corruption. 
(C) Weak institutions of administration, security, and 
justice, including pervasive lack of the rule of law. 
(D) Poverty, unemployment, and lack of provision of 
basic services. 
(4) The United States and the international community 
must significantly increase political, economic, and military 
support to Afghanistan to ensure its long-term stability and 
prosperity, and to deny violent extremist groups such as al 
Qaeda sanctuary in Afghanistan. 
(b) STATEMENTS OF POLICY.—The following shall be the policies 
of the United States: 
(1) The United States shall vigorously support the people 
and Government of Afghanistan as they continue to commit 
to the path toward a government representing and protecting 
the rights of all Afghans, and shall maintain its long-term 
commitment to the people of Afghanistan by increased assist-
ance and the continued deployment of United States troops 
in Afghanistan as long as the Government of Afghanistan sup-
ports such United States involvement. 
(2) In order to reduce the ability of the Taliban and al 
Qaeda to finance their operations through the opium trade, 
the President shall engage aggressively with the Government 
of Afghanistan, countries in the region or otherwise influenced 
by the trade and transit of narcotics, as well as North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) partners of the United States, 
and in consultation with Congress, to assess the success of 
the current Afghan counter-narcotics strategy and to explore 
additional options for addressing the narcotics crisis in Afghani-
stan, including possible changes in rules of engagement for 
NATO and Coalition forces for participation in actions against 
narcotics trafficking and kingpins, and the provision of com-
prehensive assistance to farmers who rely on opium for their 
livelihood, including through the promotion of alternative crops 
and livelihoods. 
(3) The United States shall continue to work with and 
provide assistance to the Government of Afghanistan to 
strengthen local and national government institutions and the 
rule of law, including the training of judges and prosecutors, 
and to train and equip the Afghan National Security Forces. 
(4) The United States shall continue to call on NATO 
members participating in operations in Afghanistan to meet 
their commitments to provide forces and equipment, and to 
lift restrictions on how such forces can be deployed. 
(5) The United States shall continue to foster greater under-
standing and cooperation between the Governments of Afghani-
stan and Pakistan by taking the following actions:
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(A) Facilitating greater communication, including 
through official mechanisms such as the Tripartite 
Commission and the Joint Intelligence Operations Center, 
and by promoting other forms of exchange between the 
parliaments and civil society of the two countries. 
(B) Urging the Government of Afghanistan to enter 
into a political dialogue with Pakistan with respect to 
all issues relating to the border between the two countries, 
with the aim of establishing a mutually-recognized and 
monitored border, open to human and economic exchange, 
and with both countries fully responsible for border secu-
rity. 
(c) STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress strongly urges that 
the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7501 
et seq.) be reauthorized and updated to take into account new 
developments in Afghanistan and in the region so as to demonstrate 
the continued support by the United States for the people and 
Government of Afghanistan. 
(d) EMERGENCY INCREASE IN EFFECTIVE POLICE TRAINING AND 
POLICING OPERATIONS.— 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL FINDING.—Congress finds that police 
training programs in Afghanistan have achieved far less return 
on substantial investment to date and require a substantive 
review and justification of the means and purposes of such 
assistance, consequent to any provision of additional resources. 
(2) ASSISTANCE
AUTHORIZED.—The President shall make 
increased efforts, on an urgent basis, to— 
(A) dramatically improve the capability and effective-
ness of United States and international police trainers, 
mentors, and police personnel for police training programs 
in Afghanistan, as well as develop a pretraining screening 
program; 
(B) increase the numbers of such trainers, mentors, 
and personnel only if such increase is determined to 
improve the performance and capabilities of the Afghani-
stan civil security forces; and 
(C) assist the Government of Afghanistan, in conjunc-
tion with the Afghanistan civil security forces and their 
leadership, in addressing the corruption crisis that is 
threatening to undermine Afghanistan’s future. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter until 
September 30, 2010, the President shall transmit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on United States 
efforts to fulfill the requirements of this subsection. The report 
required by this paragraph may be transmitted concurrently 
with any similar report required by the Afghanistan Freedom 
Support Act of 2002. 
SEC. 2042. PAKISTAN. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) A democratic, stable, and prosperous Pakistan that 
is a full and reliable partner in the struggle against the Taliban, 
al Qaeda, and other terrorist groups, and is a responsible 
steward of its nuclear weapons and technology, is vital to 
the national security of the United States.
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(2) Since September 11, 2001, the Government of Pakistan 
has been a critical ally and an important partner in removing 
the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and combating al Qaeda. 
(3) Pakistan has made great sacrifices in the shared 
struggle against al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist groups, engaging 
in military operations that have led to the deaths of hundreds 
of Pakistani security personnel and enduring acts of terrorism 
that have killed hundreds of Pakistani civilians. 
(4) Publicly-stated goals of the Government of Pakistan 
and the national interests of the United States are in close 
agreement in many areas, including— 
(A) curbing the proliferation of nuclear weapons tech-
nology; 
(B) combating poverty and corruption; 
(C) 
enabling 
effective 
government 
institutions, 
including public education; 
(D) promoting democracy and the rule of law, particu-
larly at the national level; 
(E) addressing the continued presence of Taliban and 
other violent extremist forces throughout the country; 
(F) maintaining the authority of the Government of 
Pakistan in all parts of its national territory; 
(G) securing the borders of Pakistan to prevent the 
movement of militants and terrorists into other countries 
and territories; and 
(H) effectively dealing with violent extremism. 
(5) The opportunity exists for shared effort in helping to 
achieve correlative goals with the Government of Pakistan, 
particularly— 
(A) increased United States assistance to Pakistan, 
as appropriate, to achieve progress in meeting the goals 
of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (4); 
(B) increased commitment on the part of the Govern-
ment of Pakistan to achieve the goals of paragraph (4)(D), 
particularly given continued concerns, based on the conduct 
of previous elections, regarding whether parliamentary 
elections scheduled for 2007 will be free, fair, and inclusive 
of all political parties and carried out in full accordance 
with internationally-recognized democratic norms; and 
(C) increased commitment on the part of the Govern-
ment of Pakistan to take actions described in paragraph 
(4)(E), particularly given— 
(i) the continued operation of the Taliban’s Quetta 
shura, as noted by then-North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Supreme Allied Commander General 
James Jones in testimony before the Senate Foreign 
Relations Committee on September 21, 2006; and 
(ii) the continued operation of al Qaeda affiliates 
Lashkar-e Taiba and Jaish-e Muhammad, sometimes 
under different names, as demonstrated by the lack 
of meaningful action taken against Hafiz Muhammad 
Saeed, Maulana Masood Azhar, and other known 
leaders and members of such terrorist organizations; 
and 
(D) increased commitment on the part of the Govern-
ment of the United States in regard to working with all 
elements of Pakistan society in helping to achieve the
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correlative goals described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(H) of paragraph (4). 
(b) STATEMENTS OF POLICY.—The following shall be the policy 
of the United States: 
(1) To maintain and deepen its friendship and long-term 
strategic relationship with Pakistan. 
(2) To work with the Government of Pakistan to combat 
international terrorism, especially in the frontier provinces of 
Pakistan, and to end the use of Pakistan as a safe haven 
for terrorist groups, including those associated with al Qaeda 
or the Taliban. 
(3) To support robust funding for programs of the United 
States Agency for International Development and the Depart-
ment of State that assist the Government of Pakistan in 
working toward the goals described in subsection (a)(4), as 
the Government of Pakistan demonstrates a clear commitment 
to building a moderate, democratic state. 
(4) To work with the international community to secure 
additional financial and political support to effectively imple-
ment the policies set forth in this subsection. 
(5) To facilitate a just resolution of the dispute over the 
territory of Kashmir, to the extent that such facilitation is 
invited and welcomed by the Governments of Pakistan and 
India and by the people of Kashmir. 
(6) To facilitate greater communication and cooperation 
between the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan for 
the improvement of bilateral relations and cooperation in com-
bating terrorism in both countries. 
(7) To work with the Government of Pakistan to dismantle 
existing proliferation networks and prevent the proliferation 
of nuclear technology. 
(c) STRATEGY RELATING TO PAKISTAN.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
FOR
REPORT
ON
STRATEGY.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that describes the long-term strategy of 
the United States to engage with the Government of Pakistan 
to achieve the goals described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(H) of subsection (a)(4) and to carry out the policies described 
in subsection (b). 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
transmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex, if necessary. 
(d) LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO 
PAKISTAN.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—For fiscal year 2008, United States assist-
ance under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) or section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) may not be provided 
to, and a license for any item controlled under the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) may not be approved 
for, Pakistan until the President transmits to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that contains a determina-
tion of the President that the Government of Pakistan— 
(A) is committed to eliminating from Pakistani terri-
tory any organization such as the Taliban, al Qaeda, or
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any successor, engaged in military, insurgent, or terrorist 
activities in Afghanistan; 
(B) is undertaking a comprehensive military, legal, 
economic, and political campaign to achieving the goal 
described in subparagraph (A); and 
(C) is currently making demonstrated, significant, and 
sustained progress toward eliminating support or safe 
haven for terrorists. 
(2) MEMORANDUM OF JUSTIFICATION.—The President shall 
include in the report required by paragraph (1) a memorandum 
of justification setting forth the basis for the President’s deter-
mination under paragraph (1). 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) and the 
memorandum of justification required by paragraph (2) shall 
be transmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex, if necessary. 
(e) NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION.— 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
FINDING.—Congress finds that the 
maintenance by any country of a procurement or supply net-
work for the illicit proliferation of nuclear and missile tech-
nologies would be inconsistent with that country being consid-
ered an ally of the United States. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the national security interest of the United States will best 
be served if the United States develops and implements a 
long-term strategy to improve the United States relationship 
with Pakistan and works with the Government of Pakistan 
to stop nuclear proliferation. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the President such sums as may be necessary to provide 
assistance described in subsection (d)(1) for Pakistan for fiscal 
year 2008 in accordance with the requirements of subsection 
(d)(1). 
(2) OTHER FUNDS.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under this subsection are in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes. 
(3) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Congress declares that the 
amount of funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
of appropriations under paragraph (1) and for subsequent fiscal 
years shall be determined by the extent to which the Govern-
ment of Pakistan displays demonstrable progress in— 
(A) preventing al Qaeda and other terrorist organiza-
tions from operating in the territory of Pakistan, including 
eliminating terrorist training camps or facilities, arresting 
members and leaders of terrorist organizations, and coun-
tering recruitment efforts; 
(B) preventing the Taliban from using the territory 
of Pakistan as a sanctuary from which to launch attacks 
within Afghanistan, including by arresting Taliban leaders, 
stopping cross-border incursions, and countering recruit-
ment efforts; and 
(C) 
implementing 
democratic 
reforms, 
including 
allowing free, fair, and inclusive elections at all levels 
of government in accordance with internationally-recog-
nized democratic norms, and respecting the independence 
of the press and judiciary.