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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4377 
To place conditions on assistance to the Government of Burma. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2014 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. CROWLEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To place conditions on assistance to the Government of 
Burma. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Burma Human Rights 
and Democracy Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2014 or 2015 may be made available for secu-
rity assistance described in paragraph (2) to the 
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Government of Burma unless the Secretary of State 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
that— 
(A) the Government of Burma has taken 
concrete steps toward— 
(i) establishing civilian oversight of 
the armed forces; 
(ii) addressing human rights abuses 
by the Burmese military, including publicly 
acknowledging that human rights abuses 
have been and continue to be committed by 
the Burmese military, and committing to a 
zero tolerance policy against such human 
rights abuses; and 
(iii) terminating military relations 
with North Korea; 
(B) the Government of Burma has taken 
concrete steps to establish a fair, transparent 
and inclusive process to amend the Constitution 
of Burma, including the full participation of the 
political opposition and all ethnic minority 
groups, and the constitutional reform process 
will provide the basis for free, fair, and com-
petitive elections in Burma; 
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(C) the Government of Burma has amend-
ed its constitution and laws to ensure civilian 
control of the military and implemented reforms 
to increase the transparency and accountability 
of the military’s budget and operations, and the 
Burmese military has taken substantial and 
meaningful steps to divest itself from ownership 
of commercial businesses; 
(D) the Government of Burma is showing 
meaningful and well-documented efforts to pro-
mote peace agreements or political reconcili-
ation and equal and fair treatment of all ethnic 
groups in conflict areas or areas of unrest, and 
to actively address the resettlement and human-
itarian situation of displaced persons; and 
(E) the Burmese military is— 
(i) improving its human rights record, 
as measured by consistent decreases in re-
ports of forced labor, indefinite detention, 
torture, or cruel, inhumane, and degrading 
treatment of detainees, and use in armed 
conflict of indiscriminate or dispropor-
tionate methods and means of attack; 
(ii) demonstrating a genuine interest 
in reform by ceasing attacks against ethnic 
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minority groups in both ceasefire and non- 
ceasefire areas; 
(iii) taking steps to withdraw forces 
from conflict zones, including by halting 
the use of soldiers in economic develop-
ment projects; 
(iv) adhering to the conditions of 
ceasefire agreements; and 
(v) signing and implementing a code 
of conduct. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘security assistance’’ means— 
(A) assistance under chapter 2 (military 
assistance), chapter 5 (military education and 
training), or chapter 6 (peacekeeping oper-
ations) of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961; 
(B) assistance under chapter 8 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, chapter 
9 of part II of such Act, section 504 of the 
FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act, or the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 for demining programs 
and activities to be carried out by or in con-
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junction with military units or personnel of a 
foreign country; 
(C) sales of defense articles or defense 
services, extensions of credits (including partici-
pations in credits), and guaranties of loans 
under the Arms Export Control Act; or 
(D) any license in effect with respect to 
the export of defense articles or defense services 
to or for the armed forces, police, intelligence, 
or other internal security forces of Burma 
under section 38 of the Arms Export Control 
Act. 
(3) APPLICABILITY TO FY 2014 FUNDS.—The 
limitation on the availability of funds under this sub-
section for fiscal year 2014 shall apply with respect 
to funds that are unobligated as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(4) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Nothing in this Act 
should be construed either to prevent participation 
by Burmese authorities in training on civil-military 
relations and human rights, as carried out by the 
Defense Institute of International Legal Studies, or 
to prevent United States disaster assistance in 
Burma. 
(b) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the strategy for, and plans and status of, engage-
ment between the United States and the Burmese 
military. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description and assessment of the 
Government of Burma’s strategy for security 
sector reform, an identification and comprehen-
sive analysis of those reform elements that the 
United States Government should support, and 
a multi-year cost estimate for providing such 
support. 
(B) The United States strategy for the re-
lationship between the United States and the 
Burmese military, including a description of 
how and why such engagements are necessary 
for United States national security. 
(C) An assessment of the human rights 
record of the Burmese military over the past 
decade, including— 
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(i) an account of violations of human 
rights and laws of armed conflict by the 
Burmese military and all paramilitary and 
security forces under its command, includ-
ing against ethnic minority groups; 
(ii) a description of efforts by the 
Burmese military to implement human 
rights reforms; and 
(iii) a description of progress in the 
relationship between the United States and 
the Burmese military and such reforms. 
(D) An assessment of any substantial and 
meaningful steps taken by the Burmese military 
to implement reforms to increase transparency 
and accountability of the military’s budget and 
operations and to divest itself from ownership 
of commercial business. 
(E) A list of ongoing activities conducted 
by the United States Government and other 
international donors with the Burmese military, 
including a description of each such activity. 
(F) An update on activities that were listed 
in previous reporting. 
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(G) A list of activities that are planned to 
occur over the upcoming year, with a written 
description of each. 
(H) A description of progress on the peace-
ful settlement of armed conflicts between the 
Government of Burma and ethnic minority 
groups, including the steps taken by the Bur-
mese military to demonstrate respect for 
ceasefires, laws of armed conflict, and human 
rights provisions prohibiting rape, torture, 
forced labor, trafficking, and the use of child 
soldiers. 
(I) A description of the concrete steps the 
Government of Burma has taken— 
(i) to establish a fair, transparent, 
and inclusive process to amend the Con-
stitution of Burma; 
(ii) to promote peace agreements or 
political reconciliation and equal and fair 
treatment of all ethnic groups in conflict 
areas or areas of unrest; and 
(iii) to actively address the resettle-
ment and humanitarian situation of dis-
placed persons. 
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(J) An assessment of the status of the 
Burmese military’s cooperation with civilian au-
thorities to investigate and resolve cases of 
human rights violations. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex as necessary. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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