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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2770 

To impose sanctions on certain officials of Uzbekistan responsible for the 

Andijan massacre. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 9, 2006 

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, and Mr. LEAHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To impose sanctions on certain officials of Uzbekistan 

responsible for the Andijan massacre. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Andijan Accountability 

5 Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) On May 13, 2005, the Government of 

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1 ing on anti-government demonstrators in the city of 

2 Andijan, killing several hundred unarmed civilians. 

3 (2) The Government of Uzbekistan has cat4 egorically rejected calls by the United States, the 

5 European Union, the United Nations, and the Orga6 nization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to 

7 allow an independent, international investigation of 

8 the Andijan massacre. 

9 (3) In the last year the Government of 

10 Uzbekistan has launched a brutal crackdown on 

11 peaceful dissent. 

12 (4) The Government of Uzbekistan has expelled 

13 United States forces from the Karshi-Khanabad 

14 military base in southern Uzbekistan, despite the 

15 continuing urgency of military operations in Afghan16 istan to the war on terrorism. 

17 (5) The Government of Uzbekistan has expelled 

18 the Peace Corps, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 

19 the United States Agency for International Develop20 ment-funded International Research and Exchanges 

21 Board, the United Nations High Commissioner for 

22 Refugees, and numerous nongovernmental organiza23 tions, including Freedom House and the Eurasia 

24 Foundation, from the country. 


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1 (6) The Government of Uzbekistan has applied 

2 intense economic and political pressure on its neigh3 bors in Central Asia to return to its security services 

4 refugees fleeing persecution. 

5 (7) The Government of Uzbekistan’s persecu6 tion of political dissent and suppression of religious 

7 freedom risk increasing support for violent, extrem8 ist movements in the region. 

9 (8) On October 3, 2005, the European Union 

10 imposed sanctions on Uzbekistan, including an arms 

11 embargo and a ban on visas for officials responsible 

12 for the massacre in Andijan. 

13 SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 

14 It is the sense of the Congress that the repressive 

15 policies of the Government of Uzbekistan undermine 

16 United States efforts to promote stability and to combat 

17 terrorism and extremism in Central Asia, and that the 

18 United States has a strong interest in promoting democ19 racy, human rights, and the rule of law in that country. 

20 SEC. 4. SANCTIONS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act, the President shall send 

23 to the appropriate congressional committees a list of offi24 cials of the Government of Uzbekistan, including any cur25 rent or former officials of the security services and judicial 


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1 institutions, who played a direct and substantial role in 

2 the repression of peaceful political dissent, and a list of 

3 any other Uzbek individuals who provide substantial eco4 nomic and political support for the present leadership in 

5 Uzbekistan. 

6 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Not later than 10 

7 days after the list described in subsection (a) is submitted 

8 to the appropriate congressional committees, the following 

9 sanctions shall apply: 

10 (1) Any individual on the list submitted under 

11 subsection (a) shall be ineligible for a visa to enter 

12 the United States. 

13 (2) No property or interest in property belong14 ing to an individual on the list submitted under sub15 section (a), or to a member of the immediate family 

16 of such individual if the property is effectively under 

17 the control of such individual, may be transferred, 

18 paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt with, 

19 if the property is within the United States or within 

20 the possession or control of a United States person, 

21 including the overseas branch of such person, or 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act comes 

23 within the control of such person. 

24 (3) No United States person may engage in fi25 nancial transactions with an individual on the list 


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1 submitted under subsection (a), or with a member of 

2 the immediate family of such individual if the trans3 action will benefit an individual on the list submitted 

4 under subsection (a). 

5 (c) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The President 

6 may terminate the sanctions described in subsection (b) 

7 if the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate con8 gressional committees that the Government of Uzbekistan 

9 has formally accepted, and is fully cooperating with, an 

10 independent international inquiry into the May 2005 

11 Andijan massacre. 

12 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 

13 In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com14 mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

15 the Senate and the Committee on International Relations 

16 of the House of Representatives. 

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