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 124 STAT. 1187 PUBLIC LAW 111–166—MAY 17, 2010 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3714: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 155 (2009): Dec. 15, 16, considered and passed House. Vol. 156 (2010): April 29, considered and passed Senate. those individuals who attack or murder journalists.’’; and (2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(i) The report required by subsection (b) shall include, wher- ever applicable— ‘‘(1) a description of the status of freedom of the press, including initiatives in favor of freedom of the press and efforts to improve or preserve, as appropriate, the independence of the media, together with an assessment of progress made as a result of those efforts; ‘‘(2) an identification of countries in which there were viola- tions of freedom of the press, including direct physical attacks, imprisonment, indirect sources of pressure, and censorship by governments, military, intelligence, or police forces, criminal groups, or armed extremist or rebel groups; and ‘‘(3) in countries where there are particularly severe viola- tions of freedom of the press— ‘‘(A) whether government authorities of each such country participate in, facilitate, or condone such violations of the freedom of the press; and ‘‘(B) what steps the government of each such country has taken to preserve the safety and independence of the media, and to ensure the prosecution of those individuals who attack or murder journalists.’’. Approved May 17, 2010.