Sec. 7106. EFFORTS TO COMBAT ISLAMIST TERRORISM

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## SEC. 7106 EFFORTS TO COMBAT ISLAMIST TERRORISM ###

(a)Findings Consistent with the report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Congress makes the following findings: ####

(1)While support for the United States has plummeted in the Islamic world, many negative views are uninformed, at best, and, at worst, are informed by coarse stereotypes and caricatures. ####

(2)Local newspapers in countries with predominantly Muslim populations and influential broadcasters who reach Muslim audiences through satellite television often reinforce the idea that the people and Government of the United States are anti-Muslim. ###

(b)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####

(1)the Government of the United States should offer an example of moral leadership in the world that includes a commitment to treat all people humanely, abide by the rule of law, and be generous to the people and governments of other countries; ####

(2)the United States should cooperate with governments of countries with predominantly Muslim populations to foster agreement on respect for human dignity and opportunity, and to offer a vision of a better future that includes stressing life over death, individual educational and economic opportunity, widespread political participation, contempt for violence, respect for the rule of law, openness in discussing differences, and tolerance for opposing points of view; ####

(3)the United States should encourage reform, freedom, democracy, and opportunity for Muslims; and ####

(4)the United States should work to defeat extremism in all its form, especially in nations with predominantly Muslim populations by providing assistance to governments, non-governmental organizations, and individuals who promote modernization.