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SEC. 1414. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS 
TO 
AMERICAN-SPONSORED 
SCHOOLS 
IN 
ARAB AND PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM COUN-
TRIES TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Section 7113 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Pub. Law 108– 
458) authorized the establishment of a pilot pro-
gram to provide grants to American-sponsored 
schools in Arab and predominantly Muslim countries 
so that such schools could provide scholarships to 
young people from lower-income and middle-income 
families in such countries to attend such schools, 
where they could improve their English and be ex-
posed to a modern education. 
(2) Since the date of the enactment of that sec-
tion, the Middle East Partnership Initiative has pur-
sued implementation of that program. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7113 of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 is amended— 
(A) in the section heading— 
(i) by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘ARAB AND’’ before 
‘‘PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM’’; 
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(B) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting 
‘‘Arab and’’ before ‘‘predominantly Muslim’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Arab and’’ 
before ‘‘predominantly Muslim’’; 
(D) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘PILOT’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘pilot’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘countries with pre-
dominantly Muslim populations’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Arab and predominantly Muslim 
countries’’; 
(E) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘pilot’’ 
each place it appears; 
(F) in subsection (f)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘pilot’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘an Arab or’’ before 
‘‘a predominantly Muslim country’’; 
(G) in subsection (g), in the first sen-
tence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and April 15, 2008,’’ 
after ‘‘April 15, 2006,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘pilot’’; and 
(H) in subsection (h)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘2005 and 2006’’ in-
serting ‘‘2007 and 2008’’ ; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘pilot’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 1(b) 
of such Act is amended, in the table of contents, by 
striking the item relating to section 7113 and insert-
ing after section 7112 the following new item: 
‘‘7113. Program to provide grants to American-sponsored schools in Arab and 
predominantly Muslim countries to provide scholarships.’’. 
Subtitle B—Democracy and Devel-
opment in Arab and Predomi-
nantly Muslim Countries 
SEC. 1421. PROMOTING DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT 
IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CENTRAL ASIA, SOUTH 
ASIA, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Al-Qaeda and affiliated groups have estab-
lished a terrorist network with linkages throughout 
the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and 
Southeast Asia. 
(2) While political repression and lack of eco-
nomic development do not justify terrorism, in-
creased political freedoms, poverty reduction, and 
broad-based economic growth can contribute to an 
environment that undercuts tendencies and condi-
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tions that facilitate the rise of terrorist organiza-
tions. 
(3) It is in the national security interests of the 
United States to promote democracy, the rule of law, 
good governance, sustainable development, a vig-
orous civil society, political freedom, protection of 
minorities, independent media, women’s rights, pri-
vate sector growth, and open economic systems in 
the countries of the Middle East, Central Asia, 
South Asia, and Southeast Asia. 
(b) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 
to— 
(1) promote over the long-term, seizing oppor-
tunities whenever possible in the short term, democ-
racy, the rule of law, good governance, sustainable 
development, a vigorous civil society, political free-
dom, protection of minorities, independent media, 
women’s rights, private sector growth, and open eco-
nomic systems in the countries of the Middle East, 
Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia; 
(2) provide assistance and resources to individ-
uals and organizations in the countries of the Middle 
East, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia 
that are committed to promoting such objectives and 
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to design strategies in conjunction with such individ-
uals and organizations; and 
(3) work with other countries and international 
organizations to increase the resources devoted to 
promoting such objectives. 
(c) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to appropriate congressional committees a re-
port with a country-by-country five year strategy to pro-
mote the policy of the United States described in sub-
section (b). Such report shall contain an estimate of the 
funds necessary to implement such a strategy. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1422. MIDDLE EAST FOUNDATION. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are to 
support, through the provision of grants, technical assist-
ance, training, and other programs, in the countries of the 
Middle East, the expansion of— 
(1) civil society; 
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(2) opportunities for political participation for 
all citizens; 
(3) protections for internationally recognized 
human rights, including the rights of women; 
(4) educational system reforms; 
(5) independent media; 
(6) policies that promote economic opportunities 
for citizens; 
(7) the rule of law; and 
(8) democratic processes of government. 
(b) MIDDLE EAST FOUNDATION.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to designate an appropriate private, non-
profit organization that is organized or incorporated 
under the laws of the United States or of a State 
as the Middle East Foundation (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Foundation’’). 
(2) FUNDING.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State 
is authorized to provide funding to the Founda-
tion through the Middle East Partnership Ini-
tiative of the Department of State. The Foun-
dation shall use amounts provided under this 
paragraph to carry out the purposes specified in 
subsection (a), including through making grants 
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and providing other assistance to entities to 
carry out programs for such purposes. 
(B) FUNDING FROM OTHER SOURCES.—In 
determining the amount of funding to provide 
to the Foundation, the Secretary of State shall 
take into consideration the amount of funds 
that the Foundation has received from sources 
other than the United States Government. 
(3) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-
TEES.—The Secretary of State shall notify the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate prior to designating 
an appropriate organization as the Foundation. 
(c) GRANTS FOR PROJECTS.— 
(1) FOUNDATION TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall enter into an agreement with 
the Foundation that requires the Foundation to use 
the funds provided under subsection (b)(2) to make 
grants to persons or entities (other than govern-
ments or government entities) located in the Middle 
East or working with local partners based in the 
Middle East to carry out projects that support the 
purposes specified in subsection (a). 
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