tension by those institutions of any financial assistance 
(including any technical assistance or grant) of any kind 
to the Government of Belarus, except for loans and assist-
ance that serve humanitarian needs. 
‘‘(f) BLOCKING OF ASSETS AND OTHER PROHIBITED 
ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) BLOCKING OF ASSETS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the President should block all prop-
erty and interests in property, including all commer-
cial, industrial, or public utility undertakings or enti-
ties, that, on or after the date of the enactment of 
the Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 
2006—
‘‘(A) are owned, in whole or in part, by the 
Government of Belarus, or by any member or 
family member closely linked to any member of 
the senior leadership of the Government of 
Belarus, or any person who through his or her 
business dealings with senior leadership of the 
Government of Belarus derives significant fi-
nancial benefit from policies or actions, includ-
ing electoral fraud, human rights abuses, or 
corruption, that undermine or injure democratic 
institutions or impede the transition to democ-
racy in Belarus; and
‘‘(B) are in the United States, or in the 
possession or control of the Government of the 
United States or of any United States financial 
institution, including any branch or office of 
such financial institution that is located outside 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—Activities pro-
hibited by reason of the blocking of property and in-
terests in property under paragraph (1) should in-
clude—
‘‘(A) payments or transfers of any prop-
erty, or any transactions involving the transfer 
of anything of economic value by any United 
States person, to the Government of Belarus, to 
any person or entity acting for or on behalf of, 
or owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by 
that government, or to any member of the sen-
ior leadership of the Government of Belarus; 
‘‘(B) the export or reexport to any entity 
owned, controlled, or operated by the Govern-
ment of Belarus, directly or indirectly, of any 
goods, technology, or services, either—
‘‘(i) by a United States person; or 
‘‘(ii) involving the use of any air car-
rier (as defined in section 40102 of title
49, United States Code) or a vessel docu-
mented under the laws of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(C) the performance by any United 
States person of any contract, including a con-
tract providing a loan or other financing, in 
support of an industrial, commercial, or public 
utility operated, controlled, or owned by the 
Government of Belarus. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—All expenses in-
cident to the blocking and maintenance of property 
blocked under paragraph (1) should be charged to 
the owners or operators of such property. Such ex-
penses may not be paid from blocked funds. 
‘‘(4) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to prohibit any 
contract or other financial transaction with any pri-
vate or nongovernmental organization or business in 
Belarus. 
‘‘(5) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) do 
not apply to—
‘‘(A) assistance authorized under section 4 
or 5 of this Act; or 
‘‘(B) medicine, medical equipment or sup-
plies, food, as well as any other form of human-
itarian assistance provided to Belarus as relief 
in response to a humanitarian crisis. 
‘‘(6) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates any 
prohibition or restriction imposed under this sub-
section should be subject to the penalties under sec-
tion 6 of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as 
for a violation under that Act. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘air carrier’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 
40102 of title 49, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 
‘United States person’ means—
‘‘(i) any United States citizen or alien 
admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; 
‘‘(ii) any entity organized under the 
laws of the United States; and 
‘‘(iii) any person in the United 
States.’’. 
SEC. 7. MULTILATERAL COOPERATION. 
Section 7 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (22 
U.S.C. 5811 note) (as redesignated) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘to coordinate with’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the support of’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘a comprehensive’’ and inserting 
‘‘for a comprehensive’’. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 9(3) of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 
(22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘gov-
ernors, heads of state enterprises,’’ after ‘‘Chairmen 
of State Committees,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘who is’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘who—
‘‘(i) is’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end and in-
serting ‘‘or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) is otherwise engaged in public 
corruption in Belarus; and’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5948
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.