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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2412 

To support the successful implementation of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreement 

in Cambodia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2018 

Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. CARDIN, and Mr. 

LEAHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To support the successful implementation of the 1991 Paris 

Peace Agreement in Cambodia, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Cambodia Account5 ability and Return on Investment Act of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN CAMBODIA. 

7 (a) CONDITIONS OF ASSISTANCE TO CAMBODIA.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized to be 

9 appropriated for assistance for the Government of 

10 Cambodia may be made available for that purpose 


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1 unless the Secretary of State makes the certification 

2 described in paragraph (2). 

3 (2) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certifi4 cation described in this paragraph is a certification 

5 to the appropriate congressional committees that the 

6 Government of Cambodia is taking effective steps 

7 to— 

8 (A) strengthen regional security and sta9 bility, particularly regarding territorial disputes 

10 in the South China Sea and the enforcement of 

11 international sanctions with respect to North 

12 Korea; and 

13 (B) respect the rights and responsibilities 

14 enshrined in the Constitution of the Kingdom 

15 of Cambodia, including through the full and im16 mediate— 

17 (i) restoration of the civil and political 

18 rights of the opposition Cambodia National 

19 Rescue Party, media, and civil society or20 ganizations; 

21 (ii) restoration of all elected officials 

22 to their elected offices; and 

23 (iii) release of all political prisoners, 

24 including journalists, civil society activists, 


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1 and members of the opposition political 

2 party. 

3 (b) INADMISSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO UNDER4 MINE DEMOCRACY IN CAMBODIA.— 

5 (1) POLICY.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, 

7 in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 

8 Security, shall continue to implement the policy 

9 announced by the Department of State on De10 cember 6, 2017, to restrict entry into the 

11 United States of individuals involved in under12 mining democracy in Cambodia, including— 

13 (i) senior officials of the Government 

14 of Cambodia, including the military, gen15 darmerie, police, and judiciary; 

16 (ii) officers and employees of entities, 

17 including international commercial 

18 facilitators and offshore entities, owned or 

19 controlled by such officials; and 

20 (iii) immediate family members of 

21 such officials. 

22 (B) DURATION.—The entry restriction pol23 icy described in subparagraph (A) shall remain 

24 in effect until the Secretary of State determines 

25 and reports to the appropriate congressional 


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1 committees that free and fair parliamentary 

2 elections have taken place in Cambodia that in3 clude the full and unimpeded participation of 

4 the Cambodia National Rescue Party and mem5 bers of that Party. 

6 (2) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

9 every 90 days thereafter until December 31, 

10 2020, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

11 appropriate congressional committees a report 

12 that— 

13 (i) describes the measures taken to 

14 implement the entry restriction policy de15 scribed in paragraph (1)(A); and 

16 (ii) includes a comprehensive list of 

17 the individuals subject to the policy. 

18 (B) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report re19 quired by subparagraph (A) shall be submitted 

20 in unclassified form but may include a classified 

21 annex. 

22 (c) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO

23 UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY IN CAMBODIA.— 

24 (1) REPORTS TO OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS

25 CONTROL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 


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1 the enactment of this Act, the President shall take 

2 such action as is necessary to direct, including 

3 through the promulgation of regulations, that any 

4 United States financial institution holding, man5 aging, or transferring property or interests in prop6 erty of an individual described in subsection 

7 (b)(1)(A), shall promptly report such property or in8 terests in property to the Office of Foreign Assets 

9 Control of the Department of the Treasury. 

10 (2) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The President 

11 may, pursuant to the International Emergency Eco12 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and sub13 ject to such regulations as the President may pre14 scribe, block and prohibit all transactions in all 

15 property and interests in property of an individual 

16 described in subsection (b)(1)(A), if such property 

17 and interests in property are in the United States, 

18 come within the United States, or are or come with19 in the possession or control of a United States per20 son. 

21 (3) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at22 tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 

23 violation of this subsection or any regulation, license, 

24 or order issued to carry out this subsection shall be 

25 subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) 


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1 and (c) of section 206 of the International Emer2 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the 

3 same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 

4 act described in subsection (a) of that section. 

5 (d) OPPOSITION TO LOANS AND ASSISTANCE BY

6 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Sec7 retary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States ex8 ecutive director to each international financial institution 

9 to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose 

10 the extension by that institution of any loan or financial 

11 or technical assistance for the Government of Cambodia, 

12 other than to meet basic human needs, until such time 

13 as the entry restriction policy described in subparagraph 

14 (A) of subsection (b)(1) terminates in accordance with 

15 subparagraph (B) of that subsection. 

16 (e) ONLINE INFORMATION PROGRAMS.—There are 

17 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec18 essary for Khmer-language programs to be broadcast on 

19 the internet that inform and educate the people of Cam20 bodia on the role of— 

21 (1) the Government of the People’s Republic of 

22 China in supporting the Communist Party of 

23 Kampuchea and the Democratic Kampuchea regime 

24 of Pol Pot; 


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1 (2) the international community, particularly 

2 the United States, in supporting implementation of 

3 the Agreement on a Comprehensive Political Settle4 ment of the Cambodia Conflict, signed October 23, 

5 1991 (commonly known as the ‘‘1991 Paris Peace 

6 Agreement’’), and providing assistance for the devel7 opment of Cambodia from 1991 to 2017, consistent 

8 with the letter and spirit of that Agreement; and 

9 (3) the Government of Cambodia in imple10 menting that Agreement. 

11 (f) PROHIBITION ON DEBT RELIEF.—The Secretary 

12 of State may not negotiate for or establish a program of 

13 debt relief for the Government of Cambodia until such 

14 time as the entry restriction policy described in subpara15 graph (A) of subsection (b)(1) terminates in accordance 

16 with subparagraph (B) of that subsection. 

17 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT19 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com20 mittees’’ means— 

21 (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

22 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

23 Affairs, and the Committee on Foreign Rela24 tions of the Senate; and 


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1 (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

2 Committee on Financial Services, and the Com3 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep4 resentatives. 

5 (2) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU6 TION.—The term ‘‘international financial institu7 tion’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

8 1701(c) of the International Financial Institutions 

9 Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)). 

10 (3) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

11 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

12 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law13 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

14 United States; or 

15 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

16 the United States or of any jurisdiction within 

17 the United States, including a foreign branch of 

18 such an entity. 

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