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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6600 

To support stabilization, peace, and democracy efforts in Ethiopia. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 4, 2022 

Mr. MALINOWSKI (for himself, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. MEEKS, and Mr. 

MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To support stabilization, peace, and democracy efforts in 

Ethiopia. 

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 ‘‘Ethiopia Stabilization, 

5 Peace, and Democracy Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

7 It is the policy of the United States— 

8 (1) to support efforts to end the civil war and 

9 other conflicts in Ethiopia and gross violations of 


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1 internationally recognized human rights, war crimes, 

2 crimes against humanity, genocide, and other atroc3 ities in Ethiopia; 

4 (2) to use all diplomatic, development, and legal 

5 tools to stabilize and end violence in Ethiopia; 

6 (3) to support efforts to hold accountable those 

7 who committed gross violations of internationally 

8 recognized human rights, war crimes, crimes against 

9 humanity, genocide, and other atrocities in Ethiopia; 

10 and 

11 (4) to promote an inclusive national dialogue in 

12 order to bring about a peaceful, democratic, and uni13 fied Ethiopia. 

14 SEC. 3. STRATEGY TO SUPPORT STABILIZATION EFFORTS, 

15 HUMAN RIGHTS, AND DEMOCRACY. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi17 nation with the Administrator of the United States Agen18 cy for International Development, the Secretary of the 

19 Treasury, and the heads of other relevant Federal depart20 ments and agencies, shall develop a strategy to support 

21 efforts to end the civil war and other conflicts in Ethiopia, 

22 pursue accountability for gross violations of internation23 ally recognized human rights, war crimes, crimes against 

24 humanity, genocide, and other atrocities in Ethiopia, and 


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1 promote democracy, human rights, and reconciliation in 

2 Ethiopia. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 

4 (a) shall include a plan to implement the strategy, includ5 ing to— 

6 (1) advance diplomatic engagement with the 

7 United Nations, the African Union, the European 

8 Union, and other regional bodies, countries, and 

9 international partners; 

10 (2) address acute humanitarian needs, ensure 

11 unfettered humanitarian access to and support for 

12 vulnerable populations, including refugees, internally 

13 displaced persons, vulnerable populations, and indi14 viduals forcibly displaced by the civil war and other 

15 conflicts in Ethiopia; 

16 (3) identify and deter external material support 

17 provided to any parties to the conflict for the pur18 poses of perpetuating or affecting the civil war and 

19 other conflicts in Ethiopia; 

20 (4) support justice and accountability for gross 

21 violations of internationally recognized human 

22 rights, crimes against humanity, genocide, war 

23 crimes, and atrocities committed in Ethiopia and to 

24 enhance rule of law; 


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1 (5) ensure the safety and security of United 

2 States Embassy staff and United States citizens and 

3 legal permanent residents in Ethiopia, including con4 tingency plans to evacuate, as needed, these individ5 uals from Ethiopia; 

6 (6) combat hate speech and disinformation in 

7 Ethiopia, including efforts to coordinate with social 

8 media companies to mitigate the effects of social 

9 media content generated outside of the United 

10 States focused on perpetuating the civil war and 

11 other conflicts in Ethiopia, including through hate 

12 speech and language inciting violence; 

13 (7) meaningfully engage civil society of all 

14 ethnicities, including women and youth, in conflict 

15 resolution, inclusive dialogue, reconciliation, and 

16 community-based efforts to support peacebuilding 

17 and an end to violence in Ethiopia; 

18 (8) support conflict resolution and psychosocial 

19 rehabilitation for populations in Ethiopia affected by 

20 the civil war and other conflicts in Ethiopia, includ21 ing an analysis of the drivers of the civil war and 

22 other conflicts in Ethiopia; 

23 (9) as appropriate, support efforts to restore 

24 medical and other health-related infrastructure that 


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1 was damaged or destroyed during the course of the 

2 civil war in Ethiopia; 

3 (10) develop, communicate, and assess clearly 

4 defined benchmarks and metrics required to resume 

5 certain assistance in Ethiopia, including related to 

6 democracy and governance, economic growth, and 

7 development and an analysis of the drivers of the 

8 civil war and other conflicts in Ethiopia; and 

9 (11) address threats, due to ethnicity, religion, 

10 political or geographic affiliations, or affiliation with 

11 the United States, against Ethiopian citizens work12 ing for United States Government agencies in Ethi13 opia. 

14 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

16 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re17 port that contains the strategy required by subsection (a). 

18 (d) REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARDS ACCOUNT19 ABILITY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

20 enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 

21 5 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro22 priate congressional committees a report on progress to23 wards holding individuals accountable for gross violations 

24 of internationally recognized human rights, war crimes, 

25 crimes against humanity, genocide, and other atrocities. 


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1 SEC. 4. ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PEACE, STABILITY, AND 

2 ACCOUNTABILITY. 

3 (a) BILATERAL SANCTIONS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 

5 the sanctions described in paragraph (2) with re6 spect to any foreign person that the President deter7 mines— 

8 (A) has undermined, attempted to under9 mine, or seeks to undermine efforts with respect 

10 to a cease-fire and negotiated settlement to end 

11 the civil war or other conflicts in Ethiopia; 

12 (B) is responsible for or complicit in ac13 tions or policies that expanded or extended the 

14 civil war or other conflicts in Ethiopia; 

15 (C) has committed gross violations of 

16 internationally recognized human rights, war 

17 crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, or 

18 other atrocities in Ethiopia; 

19 (D) has obstructed, delayed, or diverted, or 

20 seeks to obstruct, delay, or divert, the provision 

21 of humanitarian assistance for those affected by 

22 the civil war or other conflicts in Ethiopia; 

23 (E) has planned, directed, or committed 

24 attacks in Ethiopia against United Nations and 

25 African Union, humanitarian, or nongovern26 mental organization personnel; and 


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1 (F) has— 

2 (i) knowingly engaged in or materially 

3 contributed to the civil war or other con4 flicts in Ethiopia; 

5 (ii) provided to any party involved in 

6 the civil war or other conflicts in Ethiopia 

7 conventional weapons that fall within the 

8 scope of conventional weapons under the 

9 United National Register of Conventional 

10 Arms; or 

11 (iii) provided to any party involved in 

12 the civil war or other conflicts in Ethiopia 

13 any technical training, financial resources 

14 or services, advice, other services or assist15 ance related to the supply, sale, transfer, 

16 manufacture, maintenance, or use of arms, 

17 spare parts, and related materiel described 

18 in paragraph (1), utilized for the purposes 

19 of perpetuating and expanding the civil 

20 war or other conflicts in Ethiopia. 

21 (2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions to 

22 be imposed under paragraph (1) with respect to a 

23 foreign person are the following: 

24 (A) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The exer25 cise of all powers granted to the President by 


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1 the International Emergency Economic Powers 

2 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent nec3 essary to block and prohibit all transactions in 

4 all property and interests in property of the for5 eign person if such property and interests in 

6 property are in the United States, come within 

7 the United States, or are or come within the 

8 possession or control of a United States person. 

9 (B) ALIENS INADMISSIBLE FOR VISAS, AD10 MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 

11 (i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 

12 An alien described in paragraph (1) is— 

13 (I) inadmissible to the United 

14 States; 

15 (II) ineligible to receive a visa or 

16 other documentation to enter the 

17 United States; and 

18 (III) otherwise ineligible to be 

19 admitted or paroled into the United 

20 States or to receive any other benefit 

21 under the Immigration and Nation22 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 

23 (ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 

24 (I) IN GENERAL.—The visa or 

25 other entry documentation of an alien 


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1 described in paragraph (1) shall be re2 voked, regardless of when such visa or 

3 other entry documentation is or was 

4 issued. 

5 (II) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—A rev6 ocation under subclause (I) shall— 

7 (aa) take effect immediately; 

8 and 

9 (bb) automatically cancel 

10 any other valid visa or entry doc11 umentation that is in the alien’s 

12 possession. 

13 (3) EXCEPTIONS.— 

14 (A) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTA15 TION OF GOODS.— 

16 (i) IN GENERAL.—The authority or a 

17 requirement to impose sanctions under this 

18 section shall not include the authority or a 

19 requirement to impose sanctions on the im20 portation of goods. 

21 (ii) GOOD DEFINED.—In this subpara22 graph, the term ‘‘good’’ means any article, 

23 natural or manmade substance, material, 

24 supply, or manufactured product, including 


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1 inspection and test equipment, and exclud2 ing technical data. 

3 (B) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH AGREE4 MENTS RELATED TO THE OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES

5 OF CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

6 AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ENTITIES AND

7 LAW ENFORCEMENT OBJECTIVES.—Sanctions 

8 under paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply to an 

9 alien if admitting the alien into the United 

10 States— 

11 (i) is necessary to permit the United 

12 States to comply with agreements between 

13 the United Nations and the United States, 

14 between the United States and certain 

15 other international organizations or enti16 ties, or other applicable international obli17 gations of the United States, as identified 

18 by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 

19 the Treasury, or the heads of other appro20 priate Federal departments and agencies; 

21 or 

22 (ii) would further important law en23 forcement objectives. 

24 (4) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 


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1 (A) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President 

2 may exercise all authorities provided under sec3 tions 203 and 205 of the International Emer4 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 

5 and 1704) to carry out this subsection. 

6 (B) PENALTIES RELATING TO BLOCKING

7 OF PROPERTY.—A person that violates, at8 tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes 

9 a violation of subsection or any regulation, li10 cense, or order issued to carry out this sub11 section shall be subject to the penalties set 

12 forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 

13 of the International Emergency Economic Pow14 ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as 

15 a person that commits an unlawful act de16 scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 

17 (C) TERMINATION.—Sanctions imposed on 

18 a person under paragraph (2) shall not apply 

19 on or after the date that is 30 days after the 

20 Secretary of State determines and certifies to 

21 the appropriate committees that the person no 

22 longer engages in activities described in para23 graph (1). 

24 (D) SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS.— 


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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—The President may 

2 suspend in whole or in part the imposition 

3 of sanctions otherwise required under this 

4 subsection for periods not to exceed 90 

5 days if the President determines that the 

6 parties to the civil war and other conflicts 

7 in Ethiopia have agreed to and are uphold8 ing a cease-fire and undergoing an inclu9 sive political dialogue in Ethiopia. 

10 (ii) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not 

11 later than 30 days after the date on which 

12 the President makes a determination to 

13 suspend the imposition of sanctions as de14 scribed in clause (i), the President shall 

15 submit to the appropriate congressional 

16 committees a notification of the determina17 tion. 

18 (iii) REIMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

19 Any sanctions suspended under clause (i) 

20 shall be reimposed if the President deter21 mines that the criteria described in that 

22 clause are no longer being met. 

23 (E) WAIVER.—The President may waive 

24 the application of sanctions described in para25 graph (2) with respect to a person described in 


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1 paragraph (1) if the President determines and 

2 certifies to the appropriate congressional com3 mittees that such waiver is in the national in4 terest of the United States. 

5 (F) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH NA6 TIONAL SECURITY.—The following activities 

7 shall be exempt from sanctions under this sub8 section: 

9 (i) Activities subject to the reporting 

10 requirements under title V of the National 

11 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et 

12 seq.). 

13 (ii) Any authorized intelligence or law 

14 enforcement activities of the United States. 

15 (5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

16 (A) ADMISSION; ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The 

17 terms ‘‘admission’’, ‘‘admitted’’, and ‘‘alien’’ 

18 have the meanings given those terms in section 

19 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

20 U.S.C. 1101). 

21 (B) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign 

22 person’’ means a person that is not a United 

23 States person. 

24 (C) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, 

25 with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a 


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1 result, means that a person has actual knowl2 edge, or should have known, of the conduct, the 

3 circumstance, or the result. 

4 (D) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

5 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

6 (i) a United States citizen, an alien 

7 lawfully admitted for permanent residence 

8 to the United States, or any other indi9 vidual subject to the jurisdiction of the 

10 United States; or 

11 (ii) an entity organized under the laws 

12 of the United States or of any jurisdiction 

13 within the United States, including a for14 eign branch of such entity. 

15 (b) MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS.—The Secretary of 

16 State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury 

17 and the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, should 

18 seek to engage with other member countries of the United 

19 Nations Security Council, other member countries of the 

20 North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union, 

21 the African Union, and any other relevant actors to 

22 achieve a coordinated imposition of multilateral sanctions 

23 and export controls on persons described in subsection 

24 (a)(1). 


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1 (c) LIMITATIONS ON EXPORT OF DEFENSE AND

2 DUAL-USE ITEMS.— 

3 (1) DUAL-USE ITEMS.—The Secretary of Com4 merce, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 

5 shall determine whether licenses should be required 

6 under section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control 

7 Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)) for 

8 the export, reexport, or in-country transfer to Ethi9 opia or Eritrea of items described in clause (ii) of 

10 that section. 

11 (2) DEFENSE ITEMS.—No license may be 

12 issued for the export to Ethiopia or Eritrea of any 

13 item on the United States Munitions List under sec14 tion 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

15 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)). 

16 SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the en18 actment of this Act, all amounts authorized to be appro19 priated or otherwise made available by the Foreign Assist20 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or chapter 16 

21 of title 10, United States Code, and made available to pro22 vide assistance to Ethiopia’s security forces shall be sus23 pended from obligation and expenditure until the date that 

24 is 30 days after the Secretary of State determines and 


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1 certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 

2 the conditions described in subsection (b) are met. 

3 (b) CONDITIONS DESCRIBED.—The conditions de4 scribed in this subsection are the following: 

5 (1) The Government of Ethiopia has ceased all 

6 offensive military operations associated with the civil 

7 war and other conflicts in Ethiopia. 

8 (2) The Government of Ethiopia has taken 

9 steps toward negotiations and a legitimate, inclusive 

10 national dialogue. 

11 (3) The Government of Ethiopia has imple12 mented measures to better protect human rights and 

13 ensure adherence to international humanitarian law. 

14 (4) The Government of Ethiopia has continu15 ously allowed unfettered humanitarian access. 

16 (5) The Government of Ethiopia has cooperated 

17 with independent investigations of credible allega18 tions of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 

19 other human rights abuse carried out in the course 

20 of the civil war and other conflicts in Ethiopia. 

21 (c) EXCEPTION.—The suspension of amounts under 

22 subsection (a) shall not include amounts authorized to be 

23 appropriated or otherwise made available for law enforce24 ment, border security, including land, sea, and air ports 

25 of entry, or other activities conducted in coordination with 


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1 the Government of Ethiopia that are in support of United 

2 States national security objectives. 

3 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 15 days after the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

5 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

6 comprehensive list of all assistance suspended in compli7 ance with the limitation on assistance required by sub8 section (a) as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

9 (e) WAIVER.—The President may, subject to congres10 sional notification requirements under other applicable 

11 provisions of law, waive the limitation on assistance re12 quired by subsection (a), if the President— 

13 (1) determines that the waiver is in the national 

14 interest of the United States; and 

15 (2) submits to the appropriate congressional 

16 committees a notice of and justification for the waiv17 er not later than 15 days after the exercise of the 

18 waiver, including an explanation as to why the waiv19 er is in the national interest of the United States. 

20 SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE PROVIDED THROUGH 

21 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 

22 (a) RESTRICTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

23 shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each 

24 international financial institution— 


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1 (1) to use the voice and vote of the United 

2 States in the respective institution to oppose any 

3 loan or extension of financial or technical assistance 

4 to the Governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea; and 

5 (2) to work with other key donor countries to 

6 develop a coordinated policy with respect to lending 

7 to the Government of Ethiopia and the Government 

8 of the State of Eritrea aimed at advancing human 

9 rights and promoting peace. 

10 (b) EXCEPTION FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES.— 

11 Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall not apply 

12 with respect to any loan or financial or technical assist13 ance provided for humanitarian purposes, including efforts 

14 to prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID–19 pan15 demic, or any other infectious disease threat that is de16 clared by the World Health Organization to be a Public 

17 Health Emergency of International Concern. 

18 (c) WAIVER FOR PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY SUP19 PORT BASIC HUMAN NEEDS.—The Secretary of the 

20 Treasury may waive the application of subsection (a)(1) 

21 if the Secretary of the Treasury has submitted to the ap22 propriate congressional committees a written determina23 tion, arrived at with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

24 State, that the waiver is being exercised to support 

25 projects that directly support basic human needs. 


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1 (d) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply 

2 on or after the date that is 30 days after the Secretary 

3 of State determines and certifies to the appropriate con4 gressional committees that the Government of Ethiopia 

5 and the Government of the State of Eritrea have— 

6 (1) ceased all offensive military operations asso7 ciated with the civil war and other conflicts in Ethi8 opia; 

9 (2) taken steps towards negotiations and an in10 clusive, legitimate national dialogue; 

11 (3) continuously allowed unfettered humani12 tarian access; and 

13 (4) cooperated with independent investigations 

14 of credible allegations of war crimes, crimes against 

15 humanity, and other human rights abuses carried 

16 out in the course of the civil war and other conflicts 

17 in Ethiopia. 

18 (e) DEFINITION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL IN19 STITUTION.—In this section, the term ‘‘international fi20 nancial institution’’ means the International Monetary 

21 Fund, International Bank for Reconstruction and Devel22 opment, European Bank for Reconstruction and Develop23 ment, International Development Association, Inter24 national Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment 

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1 Development Fund, Asian Development Bank, Inter2 American Development Bank, Bank for Economic Co3 operation and Development in the Middle East and North 

4 Africa, and Inter-American Investment Corporation. 

5 SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON SUPPORT PROVIDED BY UNITED 

6 STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FI7 NANCE CORPORATION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States International 

9 Development Finance Corporation may not provide sup10 port under title II of the Better Utilization of Investments 

11 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9621 et 

12 seq.) for projects in Ethiopia. 

13 (b) TERMINATION.—The prohibition under sub14 section (a) shall not apply on or after the date that is 

15 30 days after the Secretary of State determines and cer16 tifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the 

17 Government of Ethiopia has— 

18 (1) ceased all offensive military operations re19 lated to the civil war and other conflicts in Ethiopia; 

20 (2) taken steps toward negotiations and a legiti21 mate, inclusive political dialogue; 

22 (3) continuously allowed unfettered humani23 tarian access; and 

24 (4) cooperated with independent investigations 

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1 nationally recognized human rights, war crimes, 

2 crimes against humanity, and genocide, carried out 

3 in the course of the civil war and other conflicts in 

4 Ethiopia. 

5 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the prohibi6 tion under subsection (a) if the President— 

7 (1) determines that it is in the United States 

8 national security interest; and 

9 (2) submits to the appropriate congressional 

10 committees a report on the use of the waiver not 

11 later than 15 days after the exercise of the waiver, 

12 including an explanation as to why the waiver is in 

13 the national interests of the United States. 

14 SEC. 8. SUPPORT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 

16 provide financial, technical, and diplomatic support for ef17 forts and activities necessary to preserve evidence of atroc18 ities in Ethiopia and to pursue accountability for gross 

19 violations of internationally recognized human rights, war 

20 crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, as well as 

21 any violations of international humanitarian law, that 

22 have taken place in the course of the civil war and other 

23 conflicts in Ethiopia. 

24 (b) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The President is 

25 authorized to share information possessed by the United 


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1 States Government with organizations engaged in credible 

2 investigations meant to lead to the prosecution of any indi3 vidual credibly accused of gross violations of internation4 ally recognized human rights, war crimes, crimes against 

5 humanity, genocide, and other atrocities in Ethiopia in ac6 cordance with this section. 

7 SEC. 9. REPORT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

10 in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 

11 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re12 port that— 

13 (1) describes the actions and involvement of 

14 senior officials of the Government of Ethiopia, the 

15 Government of Eritrea, the Tigrayan Peoples Lib16 eration Front, and armed opposition groups or asso17 ciated forces engaged in— 

18 (A) directing, carrying out, or ordering 

19 gross violations of internationally recognized 

20 human rights, war crimes, crimes against hu21 manity, genocide, and other atrocities in Ethi22 opia; and 

23 (B) directing, carrying out, or ordering 

24 targeting of civilians, civilian infrastructure, 

25 medical facilities or the use or recruitment of 


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1 children by armed groups or armed forces in 

2 Ethiopia; 

3 (2) describes the actions and involvement of any 

4 external actors, including in the People’s Republic of 

5 China, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, 

6 Egypt, Sudan, and Turkey, engaged in, facilitating, 

7 or financing the sale or transfers of arms or weap8 ons to any party to the civil war or other conflicts 

9 in Ethiopia; 

10 (3) identifies foreign financial institutions in 

11 which senior officials described in paragraph (1) or 

12 external actors described in paragraph (2) hold sig13 nificant assets, and provides an assessment of the 

14 value of such assets; and 

15 (4) identifies foreign financial institutions that 

16 knowingly facilitate or finance the sale or transfer of 

17 weapons, arms, or non-lethal equipment intended or 

18 altered by a third party for military use to any party 

19 to the civil war or other conflicts in Ethiopia. 

20 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

21 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 

22 a classified annex. 


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1 SEC. 10. DETERMINATION OF GENOCIDE, WAR CRIMES, OR 

2 CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. 

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

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

5 in consultation with the heads of other Federal depart6 ments and agencies represented on the Atrocity Early 

7 Warning Task Force and representatives of human rights 

8 organizations, shall submit to the appropriate congres9 sional committees a determination whether actions in 

10 Ethiopia by the armed forces of Ethiopia, the armed forces 

11 of Eritrea, the Tigrayan Peoples Liberation Front, or as12 sociated forces or armed actors constitute genocide (as de13 fined in section 1091 of title 18, United States Code), war 

14 crimes, or crimes against humanity. 

15 (b) FORM.—The determination required under sub16 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and 

17 published on a publicly available website of the Depart18 ment of State, but may include a classified annex if such 

19 annex is provided separately from the unclassified deter20 mination. 

21 SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this Act: 

23 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT24 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com25 mittees’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

2 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

3 of Representatives; and 

4 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

5 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

6 Senate. 

7 (2) GROSS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY

8 RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS.—The term ‘‘gross vio9 lations of internationally recognized human rights’’ 

10 includes torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading 

11 treatment or punishment, prolonged detention with12 out charges and trial, causing the disappearance of 

13 persons by the abduction and clandestine detention 

14 of those persons, and other flagrant denial of the 

15 right to life, liberty, or the security of persons. 

16 SEC. 12. SUNSET. 

17 This Act, and any sanctions imposed pursuant to this 

18 Act, shall cease to be effective beginning on the date that 

19 is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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