SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mobilizing and En-
hancing Georgia’s Options for Building Accountability, 
Resilience, and Independence Act’’ or the ‘‘MEGOBARI 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) NATO.—The term ‘‘NATO’’ means the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the progress made by the people of Georgia 
in forging an innovative and productive society since
the country’s independence from the Soviet Union 
should be applauded; 
(2) the consolidation of democracy in Georgia is 
critical for regional stability and United States na-
tional interests; 
(3) Georgia has seen significant democratic 
backsliding in recent years, as evidenced by numer-
ous independent assessments and measures; 
(4) the current Georgian government is increas-
ingly hostile towards independent domestic civil soci-
ety and its chief Euro-Atlantic partners while in-
creasingly embracing enhanced ties with the Russian 
Federation, the People’s Republic of China, and 
other anti-Western authoritarian regimes; 
(5) the United States has an interest in pro-
tecting and securing democracy in Georgia; and 
(6) the Secretary should suspend the United 
States-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission, 
established through the United States-Georgia Char-
ter on Strategic Partnership on January 9, 2009, 
until after the Government of Georgia takes meas-
ures— 
(A) to represent the democratic wishes of 
the citizens of Georgia; and
(B) to uphold its constitutional obligation 
to advance the country towards membership in 
the European Union and NATO. 
SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
(1) to support the constitutionally stated aspi-
rations of Georgia to become a member of the Euro-
pean Union and NATO, which is made clear under 
Article 78 of the Constitution of Georgia and is sup-
ported by the overwhelming majority of the citizens 
of Georgia; 
(2) to continue supporting the capacity of the 
Government of Georgia to protect its sovereignty 
and territorial integrity from further Russian ag-
gression or encroachment within its internationally 
recognized borders; 
(3) to call on all political parties and elected 
Members of the Parliament of Georgia to continue 
working on addressing the reform plan outlined by 
the European Commission to resume Georgia’s re-
cently granted candidate status through an inclusive 
and transparent consultation process that involves 
opposition parties and civil society organizations, 
which the people of Georgia have freely elected to 
pursue;
(4) to reevaluate its relationship with the Gov-
ernment of Georgia and review all forms of foreign 
and security assistance made available to the Gov-
ernment if it takes the required steps— 
(A) to reorient itself toward its European 
Union accession agenda; and 
(B) to advance policy or legislation reflect-
ing the express wishes of the Georgian people; 
(5) to emphasize the importance of contributing 
to international efforts— 
(A) to combat Russian aggression, includ-
ing through sanctions on trade with Russia and 
the implementation and enforcement of world-
wide sanctions on Russia; and 
(B) to reduce, rather than increase, trade 
ties between Georgia and Russia; 
(6) to continue supporting the ongoing develop-
ment of democratic values in Georgia, including free 
and fair elections, freedom of association, an inde-
pendent and accountable judiciary, an independent 
media, public-sector transparency and accountability, 
the rule of law, countering malign influence, and 
anti-corruption efforts and to impose swift con-
sequences on individuals who are directly responsible 
for leading or have directly and knowingly engaged
in leading actions of policies that significantly un-
dermine those standards; 
(7) to continue to support the Georgian people 
and civil society organizations that reflect the aspi-
rations of the Georgian people for democracy and a 
future with the people of Europe; 
(8) to continue supporting the right of the 
Georgian people to freely engage in peaceful protest, 
determine their future, and make independent and 
sovereign choices on foreign and security policy, in-
cluding regarding Georgia’s relationship with other 
countries and international organizations, without 
interference, intimidation, or coercion by other coun-
tries or those acting on their behalf; 
(9) to call on all political parties, elected Mem-
bers of the Parliament of Georgia, and officers of 
the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia to respect 
the freedoms of peaceful assembly, association, and 
expression, including for the press, and the rule of 
law, and encourage a vibrant and inclusive civil soci-
ety; 
(10) to call on the Government of Georgia to 
release all persons detained or imprisoned on politi-
cally motivated grounds and drop any pending 
charges against them;