12 2 STA T .509 1 PUBLIC LA W 110 –4 5 7—DE C.2 3, 200 8LEGIS L AT I V E H IST ORY— H . R. 731 1
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D ec . 10,co nsid e r ed a nd p assed Ho u se and Sena t e. As s i s tance Act of196 1 (2 2 U.S . C . 21 5 1n(f ) an d 2 304 ( h )) , the Sec -r etar y of State sha l l ens u re that such re p orts include a description of the use of child soldiers in each forei g n country, including — (1) trends to w ard i m pro v ement in such country of the status of child soldiers or the continued or increased 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) A N N UALREPORT TO CON G RE S S.— I f, during any of the 5 years following the date of the enactment of this Act, a country is notified pursuant to section 404( b )(2), or a wavier is granted pursuant to section 404(c)(1), the P resident shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees not later than J une 15 of the following year. T he report shall include— (1) a list of the countries receiving notification that they are in violation of the standards under this title; (2) a list of any waivers or e x ceptions exercised under this title; (3) j ustification for any such waivers and exceptions; and (4) a description of any assistance provided under this title pursuant to the issuance of such waiver. SEC.406 . TRAIN IN GFO R FOREIGN SER V ICE OFFICERS. Section 7 0 8 of the F oreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end the following
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‘(c) The Secretary of State, with the assistance of other relevant officials, shall establish as part of the standard training provided for chiefs of mission, deputy chiefs of mission, and other officers of the Service who are or will be involved in the assessment of child soldier use or the drafting of the annual H uman Rights Report instruction on matters related to child soldiers, and the substance of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. ’ ’. SEC. 40 7 . EFFECTIVE D ATE
A P P L ICA B ILIT Y . This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall ta k e effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved D ecember 23, 2008. 2 2 USC 2 370cnote.Pr e sid ent.
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