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‘‘(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 
‘‘(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-
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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 
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 
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‘‘(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 five years. 
(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. 
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(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. 
SEC. 1105. 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-
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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— 
(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— 
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(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 
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; 
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(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 
(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 
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(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-
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 
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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. 
(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. 
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(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. 1106. INTERNATIONAL PROTECTING 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 
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 
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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. 
(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 
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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-
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-
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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 
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 1106(b)(2) of this Act, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
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‘‘(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 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. 1107. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE BUILDING CONSTRUC-
TION AND PRACTICES IN HAITI. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, is authorized, under such terms 
and conditions as the President may determine, to carry 
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out a program to improve the building construction codes 
and practices in Haiti. 
(b) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.—The program shall be 
in the form of grants to, or contracts with, organizations 
to support the following activities: 
(1) TRAINING.—Training of appropriate profes-
sionals in Haiti from both the public and private 
sectors to enhance their understanding of building 
and housing codes and standards. 
(2) OTHER
ASSISTANCE.—Offering other rel-
evant assistance as needed, such as helping govern-
ment officials draft pertinent legislation to imple-
ment building codes and practices that will help im-
prove the resistance of buildings and housing in 
Haiti to hurricanes and other natural disasters. 
SEC. 1108. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALES-
TINIAN AUTHORITY. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 620K of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378b) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 620K. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALES-
TINIAN AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(e), assistance may be provided under this Act to the Pal-
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estinian Authority only during a period for which a certifi-
cation described in subsection (b) is in effect. 
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in 
this subsection is a certification transmitted by the Presi-
dent to Congress that contains a determination of the 
President that— 
‘‘(1) no ministry, agency, or instrumentality of 
the Palestinian Authority is controlled by a foreign 
terrorist organization and no member of a foreign 
terrorist organization serves in a senior policy mak-
ing position in a ministry, agency, or instrumentality 
of the Palestinian Authority; 
‘‘(2) the Palestinian Authority has— 
‘‘(A) publicly acknowledged Israel’s right 
to exist as a Jewish state; and 
‘‘(B) recommitted itself and is adhering to 
all previous agreements and understandings by 
the Palestine Liberation Organization and the 
Palestinian Authority with the Government of 
the United States, the Government of Israel, 
and the international community, including 
agreements and understandings pursuant to the 
Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent 
Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian 
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Conflict (commonly referred to as the ‘Road-
map’); and 
‘‘(3) the Palestinian Authority has taken effec-
tive steps and made demonstrable progress toward— 
‘‘(A) completing the process of purging 
from its security services individuals with ties to 
terrorism; 
‘‘(B) dismantling all terrorist infrastruc-
ture, confiscating unauthorized weapons, arrest-
ing and bringing terrorists to justice, destroying 
unauthorized arms factories, thwarting and pre-
empting terrorist attacks, and fully cooperating 
with Israel’s security services; 
‘‘(C) halting all anti-Israel incitement in 
Palestinian Authority-controlled electronic and 
print media and in schools, mosques, and other 
institutions it controls, and replacing these ma-
terials, including textbooks, with materials that 
promote tolerance, peace, and coexistence with 
Israel; 
‘‘(D) ensuring democracy, the rule of law, 
and an independent judiciary, and adopting 
other reforms such as ensuring transparent and 
accountable governance; and 
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‘‘(E) ensuring the financial transparency 
and accountability of all government ministries 
and operations. 
‘‘(c) RECERTIFICATIONS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the President transmits to Con-
gress an initial certification under subsection (b), and 
every six months thereafter— 
‘‘(1) the President shall transmit to Congress a 
recertification that the requirements contained in 
subsection (b) are continuing to be met; or 
‘‘(2) if the President is unable to make such a 
recertification, the President shall transmit to Con-
gress a report that contains the reasons therefor. 
‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Assistance 
made available under this Act to the Palestinian Authority 
may not be provided until 15 days after the date on which 
the President has provided notice thereof to the appro-
priate congressional committees in accordance with the 
procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications 
under section 634A(a) of this Act. 
‘‘(e) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE
TO
SUPPORT
THE
MIDDLE 
EAST
PEACE
PROCESS.—Subsection (a) shall not 
apply with respect to assistance to the Office of the 
President of the Palestinian Authority for non-secu-
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rity expenses directly related to facilitating a peace-
ful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if the 
President transmits to Congress a certification that 
contains a determination of the President that— 
‘‘(A) such assistance is critical to facili-
tating a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Pales-
tinian conflict; 
‘‘(B) the President of the Palestinian Au-
thority is not a member of or affiliated with a 
foreign terrorist organization and has rejected 
the use of terrorism to resolve the Israeli-Pales-
tinian conflict; 
‘‘(C) such assistance will not be used to 
provide funds to any individual who is a mem-
ber of or affiliated with a foreign terrorist orga-
nization or who has not rejected the use of ter-
rorism to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; 
and 
‘‘(D) such assistance will not be retrans-
ferred to any other entity within or outside of 
the Palestinian Authority. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—Assistance 
described in paragraph (1) may be provided only if 
the President— 
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‘‘(A) determines that the provision of such 
assistance is important to the national security 
interests of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 30 days prior to the ob-
ligation of amounts for the provision of such as-
sistance— 
‘‘(i) consults with the appropriate con-
gressional committees regarding the spe-
cific programs, projects, and activities to 
be carried out using such assistance; and 
‘‘(ii) submits to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a written memo-
randum that contains the determination of 
the President under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
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‘‘(2) FOREIGN
TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘foreign terrorist organization’ means an 
organization designated as a foreign terrorist organi-
zation by the Secretary of State in accordance with 
section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)). 
‘‘(3) PALESTINIAN
AUTHORITY.—The term 
‘Palestinian Authority’ means the interim Pales-
tinian administrative organization that governs part 
of the West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip (or any 
successor Palestinian governing entity), including 
the Palestinian Legislative Council.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY TO UNEXPENDED FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 620K of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended by subsection (a), applies with respect to unex-
pended funds obligated for assistance under the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 to the Palestinian Authority before 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the President should be guided by the principles 
and procedures described in section 620K of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended by subsection (a), in 
providing direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
under any provision of law other than the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961. 
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SEC. 1109. JORDAN CIVILIAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION 
AGREEMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) For many decades, the United States and 
Jordan have maintained a strong and mutually sup-
portive relationship on a range of regional and inter-
national issues, especially the creation of a mod-
erate, prosperous, and stable Middle East. Jordan’s 
support for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and 
its efforts to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons program 
have been especially useful. 
(2) The importance of the relationship between 
the United States and Jordan has increased in re-
cent years with Jordan’s role as a vital United 
States ally in the effort to stabilize Iraq and our 
strengthened military and intelligence cooperation. 
Jordan has also demonstrated a long-standing com-
mitment to combating terror financing and imple-
menting effective export controls and customs en-
forcement mechanisms. 
(3) Jordan’s assistance to efforts by the United 
States and other countries to halt Iran’s nuclear 
weapons program, its safeguards agreement with the 
International Atomic Energy Agency, its adherence 
to the Additional Protocol to that safeguards agree-
ment, and its agreement with the United States to 
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(ii) the Government of the United Arab 
Emirates has— 
(I) terminated all cooperation between 
any such United Arab Emirates national 
and the Government of Iran, any such Ira-
nian national, or any such Iranian-con-
trolled entity; 
(II) instituted effective measures to 
prevent a reoccurrence of any such co-
operation; and 
(III) prosecuted any such United 
Arab Emirates national; and 
(C) the Government of the United Arab 
Emirates has not engaged in or condoned ac-
tivities that violate— 
(i) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, in-
cluding Executive Orders 12957, 12959, 
13059 and other executive orders issued 
pursuant to such Act; 
(ii) the Iran, North Korea, and Syria 
Nonproliferation Act; and 
(iii) other provisions of applicable 
United States law. 
(3) The Government of the United Arab Emir-
ates— 
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