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22 U.S.C. § 2370c — Definitions
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In sections 2370c to 2370c–2 of this title:
(1) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) **Child soldier** — Consistent with the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention of the Rights of the Child, the term “child soldier”—
(A) means—
(i) any person under 18 years of age who takes a direct part in hostilities as a member of governmental armed forces, police, or other security forces;
(ii) any person under 18 years of age who has been compulsorily recruited into governmental armed forces, police, or other security forces;
(iii) any person under 15 years of age who has been voluntarily recruited into governmental armed forces, police, or other security forces; or
(iv) any person under 18 years of age who has been recruited or used in hostilities by armed forces distinct from the armed forces of a state; and
(B) includes any person described in clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (A) who is serving in any capacity, including in a support role such as a cook, porter, messenger, medic, guard, or sex slave.
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In sections 2370c to 2370c–2 of this title:
(1) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) **Child soldier** — Consistent with the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention of the Rights of the Child, the term “child soldier”—
(A) means—
(i) any person under 18 years of age who takes a direct part in hostilities as a member of governmental armed forces, police, or other security forces;
(ii) any person under 18 years of age who has been compulsorily recruited into governmental armed forces, police, or other security forces;
(iii) any person under 15 years of age who has been voluntarily recruited into governmental armed forces, police, or other security forces; or
(iv) any person under 18 years of age who has been recruited or used in hostilities by armed forces distinct from the armed forces of a state; and
(B) includes any person described in clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (A) who is serving in any capacity, including in a support role such as a cook, porter, messenger, medic, guard, or sex slave.
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(a) United States development cooperation policy
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**(a) Human rights, religious freedom, and human trafficking training**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary of State, with the assistance of other relevant officials, such as the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom appointed under [section 6411(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6411/b&num=0&edition=prelim), the Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, and the director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, shall establish as part of the standard training provided after January 1, 1999, for officers of the Service, including chiefs of mission, instruction in the field of internationally recognized human rights. Such training shall include—
(A) instruction on international documents and United States policy in human rights, which shall be mandatory for all members of the Service having reporting responsibilities relating to human rights and for chiefs of mission;
(B) instruction on the internationally recognized right to freedom of religion, the nature, activities, and beliefs of different religions, and the various aspects and manifestations of violations of religious freedom;
(C) instruction on international documents and United States policy on trafficking in persons, including provisions of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (division A of Public Law 106–386; [22 U.S.C. 7101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) which may affect the United States bilateral relationships; and
(D) for Foreign Service Officers who will be assigned to a country experiencing or at risk of mass atrocities, as determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
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**(a) In general** Subject to subsections (b) through (f), the authorities contained in sections 2321j, 2347, and 2348 of this title or [section 2763 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2763&num=0&edition=prelim) may not be used to provide assistance to, and no licenses for direct commercial sales of military equipment may be issued to, the government of a country that is clearly identified, pursuant to subsection (b), for the most recent year preceding the fiscal year in which the authorities or license would have been used or issued in the absence of a violation of sections 2370c to 2370c–2 of this title, as having governmental armed forces, police, or other security forces, or government-supported armed groups, including paramilitaries, militias, or civil defense forces, that recruit or use child soldiers.
**(b) Identification and notification to countries in violation of standards**
(1) **Publication of list of foreign governments** — The Secretary of State shall include a list of the foreign governments that have violated the standards under sections 2370c to 2370c–2 of this title and are subject to the prohibition in subsection (a) in the report required under [section 7107(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7107/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Notification**
(A) *In general* — Not later than 45 days after the date on which each report is submitted under [section 7107(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7107/b&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of State shall formally notify each government included in the list under paragraph (1) that such government is included in such list.
(B) *Con
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**(a) Investigation of allegations regarding child soldiers** United States missions abroad shall thoroughly investigate reports of the use of child soldiers.
**(b) Information for annual Human Rights Reports** In preparing those portions of the annual Human Rights Report that relate to child soldiers under sections 2151n and 2304 of this title, the Secretary of State shall ensure that such reports include a description of the use of child soldiers in each foreign country, including—
(1) trends toward improvement 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) Annual report to Congress** If a country is notified pursuant to [section 2370c–1(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2370c–1/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim), or a waiver is granted pursuant to [section 2370c–1(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2370c–1/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim), the President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees not later than June 15 of the following year. The report shall include—
(1) a list of the countries receiving notification that they are in violation of the standards under sections 2370c to 2370c–2 of this title;
(2) a description and the amount of any assistance withheld under this title pursuant to the application to those countries of the prohibition in [section 2370c–1(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2370c–1/a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) a list of any waivers or exceptions exercised under sections 2370c t
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2370c
section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, I hereby
delegate to the Secretary of State the functions vested
in the President by the following provisions of the For-
eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (Public Law 103–236) (the ‘‘Act’’): sections 102(g) [22
U.S.C. 287e note], 161(c) [22 U.S.C. 2651a note], 401(b) [108
Stat. 446], 407(a) [22 U.S.C. 287b note], 409 [22 U.S.C. 287e
note], 431(b) [108 Stat. 459], 514(b) [22 U.S.C. 1928 note],
523 [108 Stat. 473], 527(e) and (g) [22 U.S.C. 2370a(e), (g)],
528 [108 Stat. 477], 532(a) [108 Stat. 480], 574 [22 U.S.C.
2656 note], 583(b)(1) and (b)(6) [108 Stat. 489, 490], 733 [22
U.S.C. 2779a] and 735(d) [22 U.S.C. 2797b–1].
The functions under section 407(a) of the Act [22
U.S.C. 287b note] shall be exercised in coordination
with the Secretary of Defense.
The functions under section 527(e) and (g) of the Act
[22 U.S.C. 2370a(e), (g)] shall be exercised in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Treasury and the heads
of other departments and agencies, as appropriate.
Any reference in this memorandum to any act, order,
determination, or delegation of authority shall be
deemed to be a reference to such act, order, determina-
tion, or delegation of authority as amended from time
to time.
The functions delegated by this memorandum may be
redelegated within the Department of State.
You are authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON.
Memorandum of President of the United States, Jan.
4, 1995, 60 F.R. 3335, provided:
Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
Ame
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