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12 2 STA T .405PUBLIC LA W 110 – 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 adopte d un an im ou sly on D e c em b e r23, 2 0 0 6 , and M arc h 2 4 , 200 7 , respecti v ely .Subti t leE—R e por t sSEC.126 1. ON E -Y E AR E XT ENS I ONO FUPD ATE ON REPORT ON C L AI M S RELATIN G TOT H E B OMBING OF THE LABELLE DIS- COTHE Q UE. S ection 1 22 5 o f the N ational Defense A uthori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 2006 (P ublic L a w 10 9– 163

119 Stat. 3465 ) is amended — (1) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) in the headin g , by stri k ing ‘ ‘ UPDATE’ ’ and inserting ‘‘UPDATE S ’’; and ( B ) by inserting ‘‘and not later than two years after enactment of this Act,’’ after ‘‘Not later than one year after enactment of this Act,’’; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘ C ommittee on I nter - national R elations’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. SEC. 1262. REPORT ON UNITED STATES POLICY TO W ARD DARFUR , SUDAN. (a) RE QUIR E M E N T FO R REPORT.— (1) IN G ENERA L .—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall j ointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the policy of the United States to address the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan, eastern Chad, and north-eastern Central African Republic, and on the contributions of the Department of Defense and the Department of State to the North Atlantic T reaty O rganization (NATO), the United Nations, and the African Union in support of the current African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) or any covered United Nations mission. (2) UPDATE OF REPORT.—Not later than 1 8 0 days after the submission of the report re q uired under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of the report. (b) E LEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following

(1) An assessment of the e x tent to which the G overnment of Sudan is in compliance with its obligations under inter- national law and as a member of the United Nations, including under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1591 (2005), 1706 (2006), 1769 (2007), and 1784 (2007) and a description of any violations of such obligations, including violations relating to the denial of or delay in facilitating access by AMIS and United Nations peacekeeping forces to conflict areas, failure to implement responsibilities to demobilize and disarm the J anjaweed militias, obstruction of the voluntary safe return of internally displaced persons and refugees, and degradation of security of and access to humanitarian supply routes. (2) An assessment of the role played by rebel forces in contributing to violence being carried out against civilians and humanitarian organizations and of the impact of such activities