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Union Calendar No. 66 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1886 
[Report No. 111–129, Part I] 
To authorize democratic, economic, and social development assistance for 
Pakistan, to authorize security assistance for Pakistan, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2009 
Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. KIRK, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ROYCE, Ms. JACK-
SON-LEE of Texas, Mr. SHERMAN, and Mr. WEXLER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
MAY 22, 2009 
Reported from the Committee on Committee on Foreign Affairs with an 
amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MAY 22, 2009 
The Committee on Rules discharged 
MAY 22, 2009 
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services for a period ending not later 
than June 5, 2009, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and 
amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to 
clause 1(c), rule X 
JUNE 2, 2009 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FRANK
of Massachusetts, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. 
MCMAHON, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, and Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN 
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JUNE 2, 2009 
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 2, 2009] 
A BILL 
To authorize democratic, economic, and social development 
assistance for Pakistan, to authorize security assistance 
for Pakistan, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhance-
ment Act of 2009’’ or the ‘‘PEACE Act of 2009’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 
Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Findings. 
Sec. 4. Declaration of principles. 
TITLE I—DEMOCRATIC, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN 
Sec. 101. Purposes of assistance. 
Sec. 102. Authorization of assistance. 
Sec. 103. Multilateral support for Pakistan. 
Sec. 104. Pakistan Democracy and Prosperity Fund. 
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN 
Sec. 201. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 202. Purposes of assistance. 
Sec. 203. Authorization of assistance. 
Sec. 204. Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capabilities Fund. 
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Sec. 205. Exchange program between military and civilian personnel of Pakistan 
and certain other countries. 
Sec. 206. Limitation on United States military assistance to Pakistan. 
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Comprehensive regional security strategy. 
Sec. 302. Monitoring and evaluation of assistance. 
Sec. 303. Auditing. 
Sec. 304. Requirements for civilian control of United States assistance for Paki-
stan. 
Sec. 305. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 306. Reports. 
Sec. 307. Sunset. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
(2) COUNTERINSURGENCY.—The term ‘‘counter-
insurgency’’ means efforts to defeat organized move-
ments that seek to overthrow the duly constituted Gov-
ernments of Pakistan and Afghanistan through the 
use of subversion and armed conflict. 
(3) COUNTERTERRORISM.—The term ‘‘counter-
terrorism’’ means efforts to combat— 
(A) al Qaeda; and 
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(B) other terrorist organizations, as such 
term is defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)). 
(4) FATA.—The term ‘‘FATA’’ means the Feder-
ally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. 
(5) FCR.—The term ‘‘FCR’’ means the Frontier 
Crimes Regulation, codified under British law in 
1901, and applicable to the FATA. 
(6) NWFP.—The term ‘‘NWFP’’ means the 
North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, which has 
Peshawar as its provincial capital. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has been a 
critical ally of the United States for more than 4 dec-
ades. 
(2) With the free and fair election of February 
18, 2008, Pakistan returned to civilian rule after al-
most 9 years under a military dictatorship. 
(3) After the September 11, 2001, terrorist at-
tacks against the United States, Pakistan chose to 
partner with the United States in the fight against al 
Qaeda, the Taliban, and other extremist and terrorist 
groups. 
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(4) Since 2001, the United States has contrib-
uted more than $12,000,000,000 to Pakistan to 
strengthen Pakistan’s governance, economy, education 
system, healthcare services, and military, so as to 
bring freedom and opportunities to the people of 
Pakistan while helping to combat terrorism and to 
counter a domestic insurgency. 
(5) The United States requires a balanced, inte-
grated, countrywide strategy that provides assistance 
throughout Pakistan and does not disproportionately 
focus on military assistance or one particular area or 
province. 
(6) Despite killing or capturing hundreds of al 
Qaeda operatives and other terrorists—including 
major al Qaeda leaders, such as Khalid Sheikh Mu-
hammad, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and Abu Faraj al- 
Libi—Pakistan’s FATA, parts of the NWFP, Quetta 
in Balochistan, and Muridke in Punjab remain a 
sanctuary for al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban, and af-
filiated groups from which these groups organize ter-
rorist actions against Pakistan and other countries. 
(7) Pakistan’s security forces have recently begun 
taking concerted action against those who threaten 
Pakistan’s security and stability, with military oper-
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ations in the Bajour agency in the FATA and in the 
Swat, Buner, and Dir districts in the NWFP. 
(8) The displacement of over 1,000,000 Paki-
stanis poses a grave humanitarian crisis and requires 
the immediate attention of the United Nations, and 
the strong support of donor nations, to provide food, 
water, shelter, medicine, sanitation and other emer-
gency services and supplies to the displaced, along 
with longer-term development assistance.
The hu-
manitarian crisis highlights the need for Pakistan to 
develop an effective national counterinsurgency strat-
egy, in order to mitigate such displacement. 
SEC. 4. DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES. 
Congress declares that the relationship between the 
United States and Pakistan should be based on the fol-
lowing principles: 
(1) Pakistan is a critical friend and ally to the 
United States, both in times of strife and in times of 
peace, and the two countries share many common 
goals, including combating terrorism and violent 
radicalism, solidifying democracy and rule of law in 
Pakistan, and promoting the social and material 
well-being of the people of Pakistan. 
(2) United States assistance to Pakistan is in-
tended to supplement, not supplant, Pakistan’s own 
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efforts in building a stable, secure, and prosperous 
Pakistan, and United States assistance will be wholly 
ineffective without Pakistan’s own serious efforts to 
improve the health, education, and living standards of 
its population, including maintaining or increasing 
the financial resources devoted to such efforts. 
(3) The United States supports Pakistan’s strug-
gle against extremist elements and recognizes the pro-
found sacrifice made by Pakistan in the fight against 
terrorism, including the loss of more than 1,600 sol-
diers since 2001 in combat with al Qaeda, the 
Taliban, and other extremist and terrorist groups. 
(4) The United States intends to work with the 
Government of Pakistan— 
(A) to build mutual trust and confidence by 
actively and consistently pursuing a sustained, 
long-term, multifaceted relationship between the 
two countries, devoted to strengthening the mu-
tual security, stability, and prosperity of both 
countries; 
(B) to support the people of Pakistan and 
their democratic government in their efforts to 
consolidate democracy, through strengthening 
Pakistan’s parliament, helping Pakistan reestab-
lish an independent and transparent judicial 
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system, and working to extend the rule of law in 
all areas in Pakistan; 
(C) to promote long-term development and 
infrastructure projects, including in healthcare, 
water management, and energy programs, in all 
areas of Pakistan, that are sustained and sup-
ported by each successive democratic government 
in Pakistan; 
(D) to encourage sustainable economic de-
velopment in Pakistan and the integration of 
Pakistan into the global economy in order to im-
prove the living conditions of the people of Paki-
stan; 
(E) to ensure that the people of Pakistan, 
including those living in areas governed by the 
FCR, have access to public, modernized edu-
cation and vocational training to enable them to 
provide for themselves, for their families, and for 
a more prosperous future for their children; 
(F) to expand people-to-people engagement 
between the two countries, through increased edu-
cational, technical, and cultural exchanges and 
other methods; 
(G) to ensure transparency of and provide 
effective accountability for all United States as-
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sistance and reimbursements provided to Paki-
stan; 
(H) to take steps to improve Pakistan’s 
counterterrorism 
financing 
and 
anti-money 
laundering laws to comply with international 
standards, to include applying for ‘‘Financial 
Action Task Force’’ observer status and adhering 
to the United Nations International Convention 
for the Suppression of the Financing of Ter-
rorism; 
(I) to establish a counterinsurgency and 
counterterrorism strategy to prevent any terri-
tory of Pakistan from being used as a base or 
conduit for terrorist attacks in Pakistan, or else-
where, and ensure that madrasas in Pakistan 
are not used to incite terrorism; 
(J) to ensure that Pakistan has strong and 
effective law enforcement and national defense 
forces, under civilian leadership, with sufficient 
and appropriate security equipment and train-
ing to effectively defend Pakistan against inter-
nal and external threats; 
(K) to ensure access of United States inves-
tigators to individuals suspected of engaging in 
worldwide proliferation of nuclear materials, as 
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necessary, and restrict such individuals from 
travel or any other activity that could result in 
further proliferation; 
(L) to help Pakistan meet its commitment 
to not support any person or group that con-
ducts violence, sabotage, or other activities meant 
to instill fear or terror in Pakistan’s neighboring 
countries; and 
(M) to help Pakistan gain control of its 
under-governed areas and stop any support, di-
rection, guidance to, or acquiescence in the ac-
tivities of, any person or group that engages in 
acts of violence or intimidation against civil-
ians, civilian groups, or governmental entities. 
TITLE 
I—DEMOCRATIC, 
ECO-
NOMIC, AND SOCIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
PAKISTAN 
SEC. 101. PURPOSES OF ASSISTANCE. 
The purposes of assistance under this title are— 
(1) to demonstrate unequivocally the long-term 
commitment of the United States to the people of 
Pakistan and Pakistan’s democratic institutions; 
(2) to support the consolidation of democracy, 
good governance, and the rule of law in Pakistan; 
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(3) to help build the capacity of law enforcement 
forces in Pakistan to combat terrorism and violent 
militancy and expeditiously investigate, arrest, and 
prosecute alleged criminals, consistent with the rule of 
law and due process; 
(4) to further the sustainable and effective eco-
nomic and social development of Pakistan and the 
improvement of the living conditions of the people of 
Pakistan, especially in areas of direct interest and 
importance to their daily lives; 
(5) to strengthen regional ties between Pakistan 
and its neighbors by offering concrete nonmilitary as-
sistance for issues of mutual economic and social con-
cern; 
(6) to strengthen Pakistan’s public education 
system, increase literacy, expand opportunities for vo-
cational training, and help create an appropriate na-
tional curriculum for all schools in Pakistan; 
(7) to expand people-to-people engagement be-
tween the United States and Pakistan, through in-
creased educational, technical, and cultural exchanges 
and other methods; and 
(8) to strengthen respect for internationally rec-
ognized human rights in efforts to stabilize the secu-
rity environment in Pakistan. 
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SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purposes of section 
101, the President is authorized to provide assistance for 
Pakistan to support the activities described in subsection 
(b). 
(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Activities that may be 
supported by assistance under subsection (a) include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) FORTIFYING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS.—To 
support, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
democratic institutions in Pakistan in order to 
strengthen civilian rule and long-term stability, in-
cluding assistance such as— 
(A) support for efforts to strengthen the Na-
tional Parliament of Pakistan, including— 
(i) assistance to parliamentary com-
mittees to enhance the capacity to conduct 
public hearings and oversee government ac-
tivities, including national security issues 
and the military budget, to solicit input on 
key public policy issues, and to oversee the 
conduct of elections; 
(ii) support for the establishment of 
constituency offices and otherwise promote 
the responsibility of members of parliament 
to respond to constituents; and 
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(iii) strengthening of the role of par-
liamentary leadership; 
(B) support for voter education and civil 
society training, including training with grass-
roots organizations to enhance the capacity of 
the organizations to advocate for the development 
of public policy; 
(C) support for political parties, including 
increasing their capacity and protecting their 
right to carry out political activities without re-
striction (other than reasonable administrative 
requirements commonly applied in democratic 
countries) and fostering the responsiveness of 
such parties to the needs of the people of Paki-
stan; 
(D) support for strengthening the capacity 
of the civilian Government of Pakistan to carry 
out its responsibilities, including supporting the 
establishment of frameworks that promote gov-
ernment transparency and criminalize corrup-
tion in both the government and private sector, 
audit offices, inspectors general offices, third 
party monitoring of government procurement 
processes, whistle-blower protections, and anti- 
corruption agencies; and 
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(E) in particular, support for efforts by the 
Government of Pakistan to promote governance 
reforms in the FATA, including— 
(i) extension of the Political Parties 
Act; 
(ii) local experimentation with meth-
ods to transition from the FCR; and 
(iii) long-term development of durable 
and responsive political institutions. 
(2) ENHANCEMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF THE 
JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.—To sup-
port, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
Pakistan’s efforts to expand the rule of law and build 
the capacity, transparency, and trust in government 
institutions, at the national, provincial, and local lev-
els, including assistance such as— 
(A) support for the rule of law and systemic 
improvement of judicial and criminal justice in-
stitutions, including— 
(i) management of courts; 
(ii) enhanced career opportunities and 
professional training for judges, public de-
fenders, and prosecutors; and 
(iii) efforts to enhance the rule of law 
to all areas in Pakistan where the writ of 
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the government is under heightened chal-
lenge by terrorists and militants, including 
through innovations in the delivery of judi-
cial services that enhance the legitimacy of 
state institutions; 
(B) support for professionalization of the 
police, including— 
(i) training regarding use of force; 
(ii) education and training regarding 
human rights; 
(iii) training regarding evidence pres-
ervation and chain of custody; and 
(iv) training regarding community po-
licing; 
(C) support for independent law enforce-
ment agencies, such as the Intelligence Bureau of 
the Ministry of Interior, responsive to civilian 
control, including— 
(i) enhanced coordination with judicial 
processes; 
(ii) enhancement of forensics capabili-
ties; 
(iii) data collection and analyses; 
(iv) case tracking and management; 
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