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 123STA T . 2 5 5 0PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 200 9SEC.125 2. MAPOF M IN E R A L- RIC HZ ONES AN D AREAS U NDER T HE CONTROL OF ARMED G ROUPS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPU B LIC OF THE CONGO. (a)INGE NE RAL.—Notl at er t h a n120d a ys a f ter the date of the ena c t m ent of th i s A ct , the S ecretary of State, in cons u ltation w ith the Secretary of D efense, should, consistent with the rec - ommendation from the U nited Nations Grou p of Ex perts on the Democratic R epu b lic of the C on g o in their December 200 8 report, wor k with other member states of the United Nations and local and international nongo v ernmental organi z ations— (1) to produce a map of mineral-rich zones and areas under the control of armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2) to make such map available to the public; and ( 3 ) to provide to the appropriate congressional committees, in classified form if necessary, an explanatory note describing in general terms the sources of information on which the map is based, the definition of the term ‘ ‘control of armed groups ’ ’ utilized (for example, physical control of mines or forced labor of civilians, control of trade routes, and taxation or extortion of goods in transit), and the identification where possible of the armed groups or other forces in control of the mines depicted. (b) U PD A T E S .— T he Secretary of State should continue coopera- tion with the international community and sustain the intent of the report of the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by assisting in the regular updating of the map re q uired by subsection (a). (c) APPR O PR I ATE CON G RESSIONAL CO M MITTEES DE F INED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on F oreign Affairs of the H ouse of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. SEC. 125 3 . SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO ISRAEL. It is the sense of Congress that— (1) Israel is one of the strongest allies of the United States; (2) the United States remains vigorously committed to sup- porting Israel’s welfare, security, and survival as a democratic state; (3) Israel and the United States face common enemies; and ( 4 ) the United States should continue to provide critical security assistance needed to address existential threats. SEC. 125 4 . SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPOSING SANCTIONS W ITH RESPECT TO IRAN. It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Government of Iran should— (A) seize the historic offer put forward by P resident B arack O bama to engage in direct diplomacy with the United States; (B) suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, as directed by the United Nations Security Council; and Deadlin e .