(2) LIMITATION.—The exception under para-
graph (1) may not remain in effect for more than 
2 years following the date of notification specified in 
section 5(b). 
SEC. 6. REPORTS. 
(a) PREPARATION OF REPORTS REGARDING CHILD 
SOLDIERS.—United States missions abroad shall thor-
oughly investigate reports of the use of child soldiers. 
(b) INFORMATION FOR ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS RE-
PORTS.—In preparing those portions of the Human Rights 
Reports that relate to child soldiers, the Secretary of State 
shall ensure that such reports shall 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) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON VIOLATIONS.— 
When the Secretary of State determines that a govern-
ment has violated the standards of this Act, the Secretary 
shall clearly indicate that fact in the relevant Annual 
Human Rights Report. 
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(d) LETTER TO CONGRESS.—Not later than June 15 
of each year for 10 years following the enactment of this 
Act, the President shall submit to the Committee on For-
eign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives— 
(1) a list of the countries receiving notification 
that they are in violation of the standards of this 
Act; 
(2) a list of any waivers or exceptions exercised 
under this Act; 
(3) justification for those waivers and excep-
tions; and 
(4) a description of any assistance provided 
pursuant to this Act. 
SEC. 7. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives a report setting forth a strategy for 
achieving the policy objectives of this Act, including a de-
scription of an effective mechanism for coordination of 
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United States Government efforts to implement this strat-
egy. 
SEC. 8. 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 new subsection: 
‘‘(c) The Secretary of State, with the assistance of 
other relevant officials, shall establish as part of the stand-
ard training provided after January 1, 2008, for officers 
of the Service, including chiefs of mission, instruction on 
matters related to child soldiers and the substance of the 
Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007.’’. 
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. 
This Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall apply to funds obli-
gated after such effective date. 
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