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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6910 
To prohibit United States assistance from being made available before the 
implementation of conditions under the 2013 Brussels Agreement, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 2, 2024 
Ms. TENNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit United States assistance from being made avail-
able before the implementation of conditions under the 
2013 Brussels Agreement, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Backing the Agreed- 
upon Compromises by Kosovo Imposed by the Negotiated 
Guarantees of the 2013 Brussels Agreement’’ or the 
‘‘BACKING the 2013 Brussels Agreement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) In 2013, the European Union moderated 
talks between Kosovo and Serbia to normalize rela-
tions between the two countries which required— 
(A) the establishment of an Association/ 
Community of Serb-majority Municipalities to 
ensure the rights of Kosovo Serbs; 
(B) one police force for all of Kosovo, with 
regional commanders in Serb-majority areas to 
be a Kosovo Serb chosen from a list provided 
by the municipality; and 
(C) Kosovo Serbs comprise a majority of 
certain judicial panels in Serb-majority areas. 
(2) After a decade, the Association/Community 
of Serb-majority Municipalities has still not been 
created by Kosovo in violation of the 2013 Brussels 
Agreement. 
(3) Kosovo Serbs are frustrated by the lack of 
progress in establishing this Association/Community 
of Serb-majority Municipalities and as a result pro-
tested local elections in April 2023. 
(4) In Serb-majority municipalities the turnout 
rate reached only 3.39 percent, with most voters 
being Kosovo Albanians. 
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(5) Despite the lack of turnout, Kosovo Alba-
nian mayors were installed by special police, in viola-
tion of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. 
(6) The United States has provided Kosovo 
with over $2,000,000,000 in foreign aid since 1999. 
(7) As the United States Ambassador to 
Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier, put it, this aid was ‘‘to 
ensure that all Kosovans can access effective and ac-
countable services from their institutions, are em-
powered to demand accountability for these services, 
and can thrive through strong economic and demo-
cratic opportunities’’. 
(8) Despite this intention, Kosovo has repeat-
edly discriminated against Kosovo Serbs including— 
(A) repossessing cars with Serbian license 
plates; 
(B) removing clothing with Serbian lan-
guage on it from Kosovo Serbs; 
(C) harassment of Kosovo Serbs by the 
Kosovo Security Force; 
(D) prejudice against Kosovo Serbs in the 
civil service and labor markets; 
(E) denial of fair public trials and lengthy 
pre-trial sentences; and 
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(F) failing to execute court rulings in favor 
of Kosovo Serbs, particularly in property re-
lated disputes. 
(9) Kosovo Serb civil society organizations have 
raised concerns about the criminalization of ‘‘the ex-
pression of political views, which is a universal 
human right guaranteed by international conven-
tions, as well as the constitution and laws of 
Kosovo’’. 
(10) Kosovo’s refusal to uphold the 2013 Brus-
sels Agreement is contributing to the destabilization 
of the region and increasing tensions within the Bal-
kans. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the actions by the Kosovan Government and 
Prime Minister Albin Kurti including the forcible 
implementation of mayors, oppression of human 
rights, and discrimination against Kosovo-Serbs in 
the justice system, labor market, and civil service 
is— 
(A) in violation of international conven-
tions; 
(B) in violation of Kosovan laws; 
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(C) in violation of the 2013 Brussels 
Agreement; and 
(D) contrary to the ideals of the United 
States such as rule of law, democracy, self-de-
termination, and minority rights; 
(2) the actions by Kosovo undermine global ef-
forts to achieve peace and stability in Eastern Eu-
rope and the Balkans; 
(3) Kosovo’s destabilization of the Balkans 
could lead to a regional war; and 
(4) the United States rejects these undemo-
cratic actions that repress human rights and polit-
ical freedoms. 
SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States not to support 
the Government of Kosovo’s— 
(1) failure to implement and adhere to the 
2013 Brussels Agreement; 
(2) ethnic discrimination of Kosovo Serbs 
through unequal treatment in the justice system, 
and lack of access to the labor market in violation 
of international law; 
(3) the seizure or appropriation of Kosovo 
Serbs’ private property; and 
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(4) repression of the human right to freedom of 
speech, including the right to express political views. 
SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
United States assistance is authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available to the Government of Kosovo 
until each of the following conditions are met: 
(1) The Government of Kosovo implements the 
conditions required be the 2013 Brussels Agreement, 
including the creation of the Association/Community 
of Serb-majority Municipalities. 
(2) Special police are removed from northern 
Kosovo. 
(3) New mayoral elections are held in northern 
Kosovo. 
(4) The seizure of Kosovo Serb’s private prop-
erty, such as cars and clothing, is halted. 
(5) Freedom of political expression is respected 
and upheld for all ethnicities in Kosovo. 
SEC. 6. OVERSIGHT AND ADDITIONAL REPORTING. 
Beginning with the first report submitted pursuant 
to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151n) after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall include in each report required 
by such section a description of the nature and extent— 
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(1) of discrimination and harassment faced by 
Kosovo Serbs by the government and police forces of 
Kosovo; and 
(2) of the progress made by the Government of 
Kosovo in meeting the requirements established by 
section 5 of this Act. 
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