(11) The International Court of Justice ordered 
Azerbaijan in February 2023 to ‘‘ensure unimpeded 
movement of persons, vehicles, and cargo along the 
Lachin Corridor in both directions,’’ a ruling with 
which it has failed to comply. 
(12) Azerbaijan’s installation of a military 
checkpoint in the Lachin Corridor in April 2023 fur-
ther threatens the supply of urgent humanitarian 
goods to Nagorno-Karabakh. 
(13) On August 6, 2023, the Armenian 
Ombudsperson reported that no humanitarian aid 
had entered Nagorno-Karabakh since June 15, and 
that miscarriages had tripled. 
(14) On August 7, 2023, a United Nations 
group of experts stated that Azerbaijan’s ongoing 
blockade of the Lachin Corridor ‘‘is a humanitarian 
emergency that has created severe shortages of es-
sential food staples’’ and threatens medical reserves. 
They further noted that Azerbaijan’s lifting of the 
blockade could alleviate the suffering of thousands 
and is ‘‘essential to ensure the safety, dignity, and 
well-being of all individuals during this critical 
time’’. 
(15) In certain instances, Azerbaijani authori-
ties have detained residents of Nagorno-Karabakh 
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traveling to Armenia through the Lachin Corridor, 
leaving ethnic Armenians who choose to depart for 
Armenia to avoid starvation to wonder if they can 
depart safely. 
(16) According to the International Committee 
of the Red Cross, residents of Nagorno-Karabakh 
lack life-saving medication, hygiene products, and 
baby formula, and basic foodstuffs are increasingly 
scarce. 
(17) The United States Commission on Inter-
national Religious Freedom’s 2023 Annual Report 
noted the documented destruction of Armenian her-
itage sites in Nagorno-Karabakh, including St. 
Sargis Church, while the European Parliament in 
March 2023 condemned an Azerbaijani policy to 
‘‘erase and deny Armenian cultural heritage in and 
around Nagorno-Karabakh’’. 
(18) In a September 2022 report, the United 
Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial 
Discrimination expressed deep concern in Azerbaijan 
regarding ‘‘[i]ncitement to racial hatred and the 
propagation of racist stereotypes against persons of 
Armenian national or ethnic origin, including on the 
internet and social media, as well as by public fig-
ures and government officials, and the lack of de-
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tailed information on investigations, prosecutions, 
convictions, and sanctions for such acts’’. 
(19) Azerbaijan could open the Lachin Corridor 
and allow lifesaving provisions to reach the popu-
lation inside, but is choosing not to. 
(20) Any peace agreement between Armenia 
and Azerbaijan will only be sustainable if its in-
cludes protections for the Armenian population of 
Nagorno-Karabakh. 
(21) On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan 
launched an assault on Nagorno-Karabakh, attack-
ing civilian infrastructure and killing numerous civil-
ians, including children. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Azerbaijan is conducting a campaign of eth-
nic cleansing against Armenians living in Nagorno- 
Karabakh and the United States and the inter-
national community have a responsibility to provide 
immediate humanitarian support; 
(2) Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin Cor-
ridor threatens the lives and wellbeing of all people 
inside Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Government of 
Azerbaijan must immediately open the humanitarian 
corridor to allow for the flow of goods; 
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(3) the Government of Azerbaijan must imme-
diately cease actions that undermine the mission of 
the International Committee of the Red Cross and 
restore unfettered humanitarian access to the region, 
including by facilitating the transfer of food, fuel, 
medicine, and hygiene products; and 
(4) the Government of Azerbaijan should imme-
diately release all Armenian prisoners of war. 
SEC. 4. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR ARMENIANS IN 
ARMENIA AND NAGORNO-KARABAKH. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the United 
States Agency for International Development, for fiscal 
year 2024, $30,000,000 to provide humanitarian assist-
ance to groups in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh im-
pacted by the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, Azerbaijan’s 
September 2022 attack on Armenia, and Azerbaijan’s 
blockade of the Lachin Corridor. 
SEC. 5. FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT SECTION 907 WAIVER RE-
PEAL. 
Title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public 
Law 107–115) (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) is amended, under 
the heading ‘‘ASSISTANCE
FOR
THE
INDEPENDENT 
STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION’’, by striking 
paragraphs (2) through (6) of subsection (g). 
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SEC. 6. FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $10,000,000 for the Department of State for 
fiscal year 2024 for Foreign Military Financing program 
assistance for the Republic of Armenia. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The Foreign Military Financing 
program assistance authorized by subsection (a) shall be 
used to— 
(1) support Armenia’s sovereign independence; 
(2) support joint training and exercises with the 
United States; 
(3) enhance United States-Armenia interoper-
ability; and 
(4) train Armenian forces for future inter-
national peacekeeping operations. 
SEC. 7. STRATEGY TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE IN 
NAGORNO-KARABAKH. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a detailed strategy to ensure the durable secu-
rity for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) incorporating the rights and security of the 
people in Nagorno-Karabakh into any and all efforts 
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(5) Plans to deter future Azerbaijani attacks 
against Armenia. 
SEC. 9. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE ENERGY SECTOR OF 
THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State and the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development are authorized to implement activities identi-
fied in the January 2021 ‘‘Action Plan to Ensure Imple-
mentation of the Republic of Armenia Energy Sector De-
velopment Strategic Program—Market Liberalization and 
Electricity Trade (MLET) program’’ produced by the 
Government of the Republic of Armenia and USAID to 
improve the Republic of Armenia’s energy security and en-
hance Armenia’s domestic energy production. 
(b) TECHNICAL SUPPORT
FOR GRID SYNCHRONI-
ZATION.— 
(1) COOPERATION.—The Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator shall work with the Republic of Armenia 
and the Republic of Georgia, as requested by the 
governments of those countries, to cooperate on the 
synchronization of electrical grids and broker ar-
rangements to allow for the purchase and trans-
mission of electricity between the Republic of Arme-
nia and the Republic of Georgia. 
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(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
and the Administrator may provide technical assist-
ance to the Republic of Georgia and the Republic of 
Armenia on energy sector regulatory reforms and 
system modifications, including the development of 
compatible cross-border transmission infrastructure 
necessary to allow for the safe and secure operation 
of an integrated power grid between the Republic of 
Armenia and the Republic of Georgia. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $650,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2024 through 2026 to carry out activities 
under this section. 
SEC. 10. PARTNERSHIPS FOR UNITED STATES-ARMENIAN 
COOPERATION 
ON 
SCIENCE 
AND 
TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 
shall seek opportunities to facilitate partnerships between 
various United States entities and appropriate entities in 
Armenia to deepen collaboration and exchanges in science 
and technology, including— 
(1) an institution of higher education; or 
(2) a United States national laboratory or rel-
evant federally operated research facility, including 
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research, innovation, or technology laboratories, 
proving grounds, test facilities, or centers of excel-
lence operated by the Department of Agriculture, 
the Department of Transportation, or the Depart-
ment of Commerce that specialize in facilitating col-
laboration on the development of new applied 
science, research and technologies in the fields of 
transportation, agriculture, and food production, or 
telecommunications and information technology. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF PARTNERS.—The Secretary 
of State shall identify private sector entities that will con-
tribute resources to the initiatives and projects developed 
through partnerships under this section. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2024 through 2028 for activities under this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 11. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO OF-
FICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF AZER-
BAIJAN RELATED TO ETHNIC CLEANSING IN 
NAGORNO-KARABAKH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and after making the 
determination required by subsection (c), the President 
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shall impose sanctions described in subsection (d) with re-
spect to each official of the Government of Azerbaijan— 
(1) specified in subsection (b); or 
(2) determined by the President under sub-
section (c) to have directed an attack or the block-
ade described in that subsection. 
(b) OFFICIALS SPECIFIED.—The officials specified in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) The President of Azerbaijan. 
(2) The Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan. 
(3) The Minister of Defense Industry of Azer-
baijan. 
(4) The Chief of the State Border Service of 
Azerbaijan. 
(5) The Chief of the State Security Service of 
Azerbaijan. 
(6) The Chief of the Foreign Intelligence Serv-
ice of Azerbaijan. 
(c) IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL OFFICIALS.— 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall determine whether any offi-
cials of the Government of Azerbaijan, in addition to the 
officials specified in subsection (b), directed— 
(1) 
operations 
that 
instigated 
the 
2020 
Nagorno-Karabakh War; 
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(2) attacks on Armenia in September 2022; 
(3) the blockade of the Lachin Corridor begin-
ning in December 2022; or 
(4) attacks on Nagorno-Karabakh in September 
2023. 
(d) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions to be 
imposed under subsection (a) with respect to an official 
described in that subsection include any of the sanctions 
authorized under the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or any other provi-
sion of law. 
(e) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—The President 
may waive the imposition of sanctions under this section 
with respect to an official described in subsection (a) if 
the President— 
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the na-
tional security interests of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a notification of the waiver and the rea-
sons for the waiver. 
SEC. 12. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
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