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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1463 

To restrict United States military assistance to the Government of Pakistan. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2009 

Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. ROYCE, and Mr. CONNOLLY

of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To restrict United States military assistance to the 

Government of Pakistan. 

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

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan is widely regarded 

6 as the founder of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons pro7 gram. 

8 (2) While working for the Dutch partner of a 

9 uranium enrichment consortium in the 1970s, Khan 

10 supplied the Government of Pakistan with blueprints 


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1 for centrifuges and detailed lists of suppliers for 

2 parts necessary to develop a nuclear weapons pro3 gram. 

4 (3) In 1983, the Dutch Government convicted 

5 Khan of nuclear espionage in absentia for these ac6 tions. 

7 (4) Khan is widely believed to have provided 

8 nuclear weapons technology to Iran, North Korea, 

9 and Libya, beginning in the 1980s. 

10 (5) In 2004, Khan confessed to participating in 

11 a clandestine international network that provided 

12 nuclear technology to other nations. 

13 (6) The Government of Pakistan held Khan 

14 under house arrest in Islamabad from 2004 to 2009. 

15 (7) On February 6, 2009, the Islamabad High 

16 Court released Khan from house arrest. 

17 (8) There is no conclusive evidence that the net18 work that Khan helped build has been completely 

19 dismantled. 

20 (9) The Government of Pakistan has refused to 

21 allow the United States Government the opportunity 

22 to interview Khan directly. 

23 (10) The United States has provided more than 

24 $7,900,000,000 in military assistance to the Govern25 ment of Pakistan since September 11, 2001. 


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1 (11) The Government of Pakistan has re2 quested additional economic and military assistance 

3 from the United States. 

4 SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON UNITED STATES MILITARY AS5 SISTANCE TO PAKISTAN. 

6 (a) RESTRICTION.—United States military assistance 

7 may be provided to the Government of Pakistan on and 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act only if the 

9 President transmits to Congress a certification described 

10 in subsection (b). 

11 (b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 

12 subsection is a certification that contains a determination 

13 of the President that— 

14 (1) the Government of Pakistan is making Dr. 

15 Abdul Qadeer Khan available to the United States 

16 Government for questioning; and 

17 (2) the Government of Pakistan is providing 

18 adequate assurances to the United States Govern19 ment that it will monitor Khan’s movements and ac20 tivities in such a manner as to prevent his participa21 tion in any efforts to disseminate nuclear technology 

22 or know-how. 

23 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the restric24 tion on assistance to the Government of Pakistan under 


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1 this section if the President certifies to Congress that it 

2 is in the national interests of the United States to do so. 

3 (d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘United 

4 States military assistance’’ includes the provision of equip5 ment, supplies, and training. 

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