To provide funds to promote democracy in Iraq.

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   Inserted: UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ

   Inserted: Sec. 1406. (a) Of the funds provided in this chapter for the Economic Support Fund, not less than $96,000,000 should be made available through the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State, in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development where appropriate, to United States nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of supporting broad-based democracy assistance programs in Iraq that promote the long term development of civil society, political parties, election processes, and parliament in that country.

   Inserted: (b) The President shall include in each report submitted to Congress under the United States Policy in Iraq Act (section 1227 of Public Law 109-163; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note; 119 Stat. 3465) a report on the extent to which funds appropriated in this Act support a short-term and long-term strategy to promote and develop democracy in Iraq. The report shall include the following:

   Inserted: (1) A description of the objectives of the Secretary of State to promote and develop democracy at the national, regional, and provincial levels in Iraq, including development of civil society, political parties, and government institutions.

   Inserted: (2) The strategy to achieve such objectives.

   Inserted: (3) The schedule to achieve such objectives.

   Inserted: (4) The progress made toward achieving such objectives.

   Inserted: (5) The principal official within the United States Government responsible for coordinating and implementing democracy funding for Iraq.

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