,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #efgg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #g1 #bjah,mr4 ,royce of ,california introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to revise and improve authorities relating to international security assistance1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,international ,security ,assistance ,act of #bjah4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,title ,i--,military assistance ,sec4 #aja4 ,modification of purposes for which military sales by the ,united ,states are authorized4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,return of defense articles4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,requirements relating to exemptions for licensing of defense items4 ,sec4 #ajd4 ,amendment to general provisions4 ,sec4 #aje4 ,technical amendments to ,arms ,export ,control ,act4 ,sec4 #ajf4 ,sense of ,congress on licensing under ,united ,states arms export control programs4 ,sec4 #ajg4 ,coordination of export controls4 ,sec4 #ajh4 ,extension of war reserve stockpile authority4 ,sec4 #aji4 ,peacekeeping operations and other national security programs4 ,sec4 #aaj4 ,other amendments to military assistance authorities4 ,sec4 #aaa4 ,transfer of excess naval vessel to ,bahrain4 ,title ,,ii--,security assistance reform ,sec4 #bja4 ,list of priority countries for security assistance4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,coordinator for security assistance in priority countries4 ,sec4 #bjc4 ,policies and guidance for regional bureaus of the ,department of ,state4 ,sec4 #bjd4 ,office for ,security ,assistance in the ,department of ,state4 ,sec4 #bje4 ,database for security assistance4 ,sec4 #bjf4 ,notification of chief of mission concurrence for support of special operations to combat terrorism4 ,sec4 #bjg4 ,definitions4 ,title ,,iii--,modifications of authorities that provide for rescission of determinations of countries as state sponsors of terrorism ,sec4 #cja4 ,modifications of authorities that provide for rescission of determinations of countries as state sponsors of terrorism4 ,i ,military assistance #aja4 ,modification of purposes for which military sales by the ,united ,states are authorized ,section #d of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bged7 is amended in the first sentence by striking internal security and inserting legitimate internal security 7including for anti-terrorism purposes74 #ajb4 ,return of defense articles ,section #ba7m77#a77;,b7 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfa7m77#a77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7,b7 is not and inserting 7,b77i7 is not2 7#b7 by striking 2 and and inserting 2 or2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 is significant military equipment 7as defined in section #dg7i7 of this ,act7 and the ,secretary of ,state has provided prior approval of the return of such defense article from the foreign country or international organization2 and 4 #ajc4 ,requirements relating to exemptions for licensing of defense items ,section #ch7;j7 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7;j77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading-- 7,a7 by striking country2 and 7,b7 by striking to foreign countries2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding clause 7i7-- 7i7 by striking a foreign country and inserting the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 any member country of that ,organization1 the ,republic of ,korea1 ,australia1 ,new ,zealand1 ,japan1 or ,israel2 7ii7 by inserting 7except that the ,president may not so exempt such ,organization1 member country1 or other country that is not eligible to acquire defense items under any other provision of law7 after with respect to exports of defense items2 and 7iii7 by striking the foreign country and inserting such ,organization1 member country1 or other country2 and 7,b7 in clause 7ii7-- 7i7 by striking the foreign country and inserting such ,organization1 member country1 or other country2 and 7ii7 by striking under their domestic laws2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i7-- 7,i7 by striking 1 at a minimum12 7,,ii7 by striking the foreign country and inserting the ,organization1 member country1 or other country referred to in paragraph 7#a72 and 7,,iii7 by striking to revise its policies and practices1 and promulgate or enact necessary modifications to its laws and regulations2 7ii7 in clause 7i71 by striking the foreign country and inserting such ,organization1 member country1 or other country2 and 7iii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking retransfer control commitments1 including securing and inserting retransfer controls that secure2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i7-- 7,i7 by striking 1 at a minimum12 7,,ii7 by striking the foreign country and inserting the ,organization1 member country1 or other country referred to in paragraph 7#a72 and 7,,iii7 by striking to revise its policies and practices1 and promulgate or enact necessary modifications to its laws and regulations2 and 7ii7 in clause 7iv71 by striking the foreign country and inserting the member country or other country2 7#d7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking a foreign country and inserting the ,organization1 member country1 or other country referred to in paragraph 7#a72 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking that foreign country and inserting such ,organization1 member country1 or other country2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by striking the foreign country and inserting such ,organization1 member country1 or other country2 and 7ii7 by striking has promulgated or enacted all necessary modifications to its laws and regulations to comply and inserting has taken such actions to comply2 and 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7i7 by striking a foreign country and inserting such ,organization1 member country1 or other country2 and 7ii7 by striking that country and inserting such ,organization1 member country1 or other country2 and 7#e7 in paragraph 7#d77;,a71 by adding at the end before the period the following3 that are not significant military equipment1 or otherwise classified under section #aba4a of title #bb1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or contained on the list of items controlled for reasons of missile technology under section #ga of this ,act4 #ajd4 ,amendment to general provisions ,section #db7;a7 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgia7;a77 is amended in the first sentence by inserting on a competitive basis after procurement in the ,united ,states4 #aje4 ,technical amendments to ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7a7 ,amendments relating to sales from stocks ,section #ba7;e77#c7 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfa7;e77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 ,support ,organization and inserting ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 ,support and ,procurement ,organization2 and 7,b7 in clause 7i71 by striking support partnership agreement and inserting support or procurement partnership agreement2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c77i71 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i7-- 7,a7 by striking ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 ,support ,organization and inserting ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 ,support and ,procurement ,organization2 and 7,b7 by striking weapon system partnership agreement and inserting support or procurement partnership agreement4 7b7 ,amendments relating to reports ,section #cf7;b77#f7 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;b77#f77 is amended by inserting the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization or before a member country4 #ajf4 ,sense of ,congress on licensing under ,united ,states arms export control programs ,it is the sense of ,congress that1 in implementing reforms of ,united ,states arms export control programs1 the ,president should prioritize the development of a new framework to improve and streamline licensing under such programs1 including by seeking to revise the ,special ,comprehensive ,export ,authorizations for the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 any member country of that ,organization1 or any other country described in section #cf7;c77#b77;,a7 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;c77#b77;,a77 under section #abf4ad of title #ae1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7relating to the ,international ,traffic in ,arms ,regulations74 #ajg4 ,coordination of export controls 7a7 ,in general ,the delegation of functions by the ,president under the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq47 to the ,secretary of ,state should be exercised in a manner so as to achieve effective coordination with the export authorities exercised by the heads of other ,federal departments and agencies1 particularly the ,secretary of ,commerce4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress 7#a7 ,in general ,it is the sense of ,congress that1 in order to achieve the effective coordination described in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,commerce should regularly work to-- 7,a7 reduce the complexity of the export control authorities exercised by each ,secretary2 and 7,b7 coordinate the exercise of such export control authorities with respect to items described in paragraph 7#b7 in order to reduce as much unnecessary administrative burden as possible4 7#b7 ,items described ,the items described in this paragraph are-- 7,a7 items exported1 reexported1 or transferred to third parties2 7,b7 items exported1 reexported1 transferred1 or returned to the ,united ,states in connection with foreign military sales under chapter #b of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfa et seq471 including-- 7i7 defense articles that are not designated on the ,united ,states ,munitions ,list2 and 7ii7 items subject to the ,export ,administration ,regulations2 and 7,c7 items designated on the ,united ,states ,munitions ,list4 #ajh4 ,extension of war reserve stockpile authority 7a7 ,department of ,defense ,appropriations ,act1 #bjje ,section #abjja7;d7 of the ,department of ,defense ,appropriations ,act1 #bjje 7,public ,law #ajh-bhg2 #aah ,stat4 #ajaa7 is amended by striking #bjah and inserting #bjai4 7b7 ,stockpiling of defense articles for foreign countries ,section #ead7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;h7b77#b77;,a77 is amended by striking and #bjah and inserting #bjah1 and #bjai4 #aji4 ,peacekeeping operations and other national security programs 7a7 ,authority 7#a7 ,in general ,section #eea of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdh7 is amended-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 by striking ,the ,president and inserting 7a7 ,the ,president2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,assistance authorized to be appropriated under this chapter may also be used to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces1 including gendarmes1 including to participate in peacekeeping operations4 7c7 ,assistance authorized to be appropriated under this chapter to provide assistance to friendly countries for purposes other than support for multilateral peacekeeping operations shall be subject to the requirements of section #cf of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf74 4 7#b7 ,disarmament and reintegration 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 funds authorized to be appropriated under any provision of law for peacekeeping operations may be made available to support programs to disarm1 demobilize1 and reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organizations4 7,b7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary of ,state shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees prior to obligating or expending funds pursuant to this any provision of law described in subparagraph 7,a74 7,c7 ,definition ,in this paragraph1 the term foreign terrorist organization means an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section #bai7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a774 7b7 ,notification ,the ,secretary of ,state shall notify the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate at least #ae days prior to obligating funds under any provision of law for peacekeeping operations4 7c7 ,conforming amendment ,the heading for chapter #f of part ,,ii of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdh et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 and other national security programs4 #aaj4 ,other amendments to military assistance authorities ,the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa is amended as follows3 7#a7 ,in section #ejf7;b77#b7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcah7;b77#b771 by striking a report and inserting a report on an annual basis4 7#b7 ,in section #eaf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;j7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking countries and inserting countries1 regional organizations1 and international organizations2 7,b7 in subsection 7b77#a77;,e71 by striking countries and inserting countries1 regional organizations1 and international organizations2 7,c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking recipient country and inserting recipient country or organization2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking other countries and inserting other countries or organizations2 7,d7 in subsection 7f77#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking country and inserting country or organization2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking countries and inserting countries or organizations2 and 7,e7 in subsection 7h71 by striking country and inserting country and organization4 7#c7 ,in section #fbb7;c7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bchb7;c771 by inserting law enforcement and justice sector assistance1 before military assistance14 7#d7 ,in section #fef7;a77#a7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaf7;a77#a771 by striking ,january #ca and inserting ,march #a4 #aaa4 ,transfer of excess naval vessel to ,bahrain 7a7 ,transfer by sale ,the ,president is authorized to transfer to the ,government of ,bahrain the ,,oliver ,,hazard ,,perry class guided missile frigate ,,uss ,,robert ,g4 ,,bradley 7,,ffg-#di7 on a sale basis under section #ba of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfa74 7b7 ,costs of transfer ,any expense incurred by the ,united ,states in connection with the transfer authorized by this section shall be charged to the ,government of ,bahrain notwithstanding section #eaf7;e7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;j7e774 7c7 ,repair and refurbishment in ,united ,states shipyards ,to the maximum extent practicable1 the ,president shall require1 as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under this section1 that the ,government of ,bahrain have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed1 before the vessel joins the naval forces of that country1 performed at a shipyard located in the ,united ,states1 including a ,united ,states ,navy shipyard4 7d7 ,expiration of authority ,the authority to transfer a vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,,ii ,security assistance reform #bja4 ,list of priority countries for security assistance 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that ,united ,states security assistance is a critically important tool of ,united ,states foreign policy and the ,secretary of ,state1 acting under the direction of the ,president1 should set foreign security assistance policy priorities related to ,united ,states security assistance4 7b7 ,list ,the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense and the heads of other appropriate ,federal departments and agencies1 shall include in the annual congressional budget justification of the ,department of ,state a list that-- 7#a7 those foreign countries identified by the ,secretary of ,state as priority countries to receive security assistance2 and 7#b7 indicates for each country identified under paragraph 7#a7 the policy objectives that the ,secretary of ,state seeks to achieve with respect to the provision of such assistance4 #bjb4 ,coordinator for security assistance in priority countries 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall designate an appropriately senior individual or individuals assigned to an appropriate diplomatic or consular post in each foreign country identified on the list required under section #bja7;b7 to be responsible for-- 7#a7 tracking1 reporting on1 and coordinating security assistance and related policy for the foreign country2 and 7#b7 assisting in and ensuring implementation of section #fbj,m of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgh;d7 and section #cfb of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,training 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall ensure that each individual designated under subsection 7a7 receives the specialized training described in paragraph 7#b7 to prepare such individual to carry out the duties described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,training described ,the ,secretary of ,state shall establish curriculum at the ,george ,p4 ,schultz ,national ,foreign ,affairs ,training ,center to provide specialized training for individuals designated under subsection 7a7 to develop policy expertise relating to security assistance1 including-- 7,a7 awareness of the full range of agencies1 offices1 personnel1 congressional authorities and funds1 and programs involved in security assistance and the respective decision-making timelines2 7,b7 familiarity with models of military and police security force systems and basic knowledge of structures and forces of the region to which the individual is deployed2 and 7,c7 familiarity with security assistance reform and ,united ,states interagency and external resources and experts4 7#c7 ,coordination ,the curriculum established pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 should be provided in coordination with the ,defense ,security ,cooperation ,agency's ,defense ,institute of ,security ,cooperation ,studies4 #bjc4 ,policies and guidance for regional bureaus of the ,department of ,state 7a7 ,policies and guidance ,the ,secretary of ,state shall establish policies and guidance for each regional bureau of the ,department of ,state to coordinate security assistance and related policy for foreign countries identified on the list required under section #bja7;b74 7b7 ,coordinator for regional bureau 7#a7 ,in general ,the assistant secretary for each regional bureau of the ,department of ,state should designate an individual who is an officer of the regional bureau to be responsible for coordinating security assistance and related policy within the responsibilities of such regional bureau1 including the integration of the foreign security assistance policy priorities established by the ,secretary of ,state1 acting under the direction of the ,president4 7#b7 ,training ,the assistant secretary for each regional bureau of the ,department of ,state should ensure that each individual designated under paragraph 7#a7 for such regional bureau receives the specialized training described in section #b7;b7 to prepare such individual to carry out the duties described in paragraph 7#a74 #bjd4 ,office for ,security ,assistance in the ,department of ,state 7a7 ,designation ,the ,secretary of ,state shall designate an office in the ,department of ,state1 to be known as the ,office for ,security ,assistance1 to serve as a central coordinating point for security assistance4 7b7 ,personnel ,the ,office of ,security ,assistance should include knowledgeable personnel who1 as necessary1 are detailed from within the ,department of ,state's relevant functional bureaus and personnel from the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development and other relevant ,federal departments and agencies4 7c7 ,duties ,the ,office for ,security ,assistance shall-- 7#a7 create1 respond to1 and coordinate security assistance strategies and plans1 particularly in support of development of interagency country strategies by ,united ,states embassies and regular planning by regional bureaus of the ,department of ,state2 7#b7 maintain awareness of security assistance programs administered by the ,department of ,state1 the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development1 and other ,federal departments and agencies1 including managing the ,department of ,state's review and concurrence process under section #ccc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 convene appropriate offices and personnel required for working-level interagency coordination2 and 7#d7 ensure awareness of and making use of best practices in the design1 implementation1 monitoring and evaluation of security assistance4 7d7 ,exception ,the requirements of this section shall not apply if the ,secretary of ,state certifies to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate that the ,department of ,state has established an alternative mechanism for the effective coordination of security assistance4 ,such certification shall describe such alternative mechanism to achieve the objectives described in this section4 #bje4 ,database for security assistance 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president should seek to ensure that the ,department of ,state1 the ,department of ,defense1 and other appropriate ,federal agencies are able to share a common database of information that permits the identification of security assistance programs and funding by country4 7b7 ,,gao report ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that assesses existing barriers to data sharing and exchanges that would assist in planning1 assessing1 and tracking security assistance4 #bjf4 ,notification of chief of mission concurrence for support of special operations to combat terrorism 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall provide to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate written notice when a chief of mission has exercised concurrence with respect to the exercise of authority to provide support of special operations to combat terrorism1 including1 at a minimum1 identification of the relevant country4 7b7 ,briefings ,upon the request of a committee specified in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,state shall provide to such committee a briefing regarding matters within the competence of the ,department of ,state related to the concurrence described in such subsection4 #bjg4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 means the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,security assistance ,the term security assistance means-- 7,a7 assistance under chapter #h 7relating to international narcotics control7 of part ,i of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa2 7,b7 assistance under chapter #b 7military assistance71 chapter #e 7international military education and training71 chapter #f 7peacekeeping operations71 chapter #h 7antiterrorism assistance71 and chapter #i 7nonproliferation and export control assistance7 of part ,,ii of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa2 7,c7 assistance under section #bc of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7relating to the ,foreign ,military ,financing program72 or 7,d7 sales of defense articles or defense services1 extensions of credits 7including participations in credits71 and guaranties of loans under the ,arms ,export ,control ,act4 ,,iii ,modifications of authorities that provide for rescission of determinations of countries as state sponsors of terrorism #cja4 ,modifications of authorities that provide for rescission of determinations of countries as state sponsors of terrorism 7a7 ,prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism ,section #fbj;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcga7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #de days and inserting #ij days2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #f-month period and inserting #bd-month period2 7#b7 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e72 7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following3 7d7 ,disapproval of rescission ,no rescission under subsection 7c77#b7 of a determination under subsection 7a7 with respect to the government of a country may be made if the ,congress1 within #ij days after receipt of a report under subsection 7c77#b71 enacts a joint resolution described in subsection 7f77#b7 of section #dj of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act with respect to a rescission under subsection 7f77#a7 of such section of a determination under subsection 7d7 of such section with respect to the government of such country4 2 7#d7 in subsection 7e7 7as redesignated71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking may be and inserting may1 on a case-by-case basis1 be2 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7f7 ,notification and briefing ,not later than-- 7#a7 ten days after initiating a review of the activities of the government of the country concerned within the #bd-month period referred to in subsection 7c77#b77;,a71 the ,president1 acting through the ,secretary of ,state1 shall notify the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate of such initiation2 and 7#b7 #bj days after the notification described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,president1 acting through the ,secretary of ,state1 shall brief such committees on the status of such review4 4 7b7 ,arms ,export ,control ,act ,section #dj of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking #de days and inserting #ij days2 and 7ii7 in clause 7i71 by striking #f-month period and inserting #bd-month period2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #de days and inserting #ij days2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #de-;day period and inserting #ij-;day period2 7#b7 in subsection 7g71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking may waive and inserting may1 on a case-by-case basis1 waive2 7#c7 by redesignating subsection 7l7 as subsection 7m72 and 7#d7 by inserting after subsection 7k7 the following new subsection3 7l7 ,notification and briefing ,not later than-- 7#a7 ten days after initiating a review of the activities of the government of the country concerned within the #bd-month period referred to in subsection 7f77#a77;,b77i71 the ,president1 acting through the ,secretary of ,state1 shall notify the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate of such initiation2 and 7#b7 #bj days after the notification described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,president1 acting through the ,secretary of ,state1 shall brief such committees on the status of such review4 4