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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1463 
To restrict United States military assistance to the Government of Pakistan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. ROYCE, and Mr. CONNOLLY 
of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To restrict United States military assistance to the 
Government of Pakistan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan is widely regarded 
as the founder of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons pro-
gram. 
(2) While working for the Dutch partner of a 
uranium enrichment consortium in the 1970s, Khan 
supplied the Government of Pakistan with blueprints 
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for centrifuges and detailed lists of suppliers for 
parts necessary to develop a nuclear weapons pro-
gram. 
(3) In 1983, the Dutch Government convicted 
Khan of nuclear espionage in absentia for these ac-
tions. 
(4) Khan is widely believed to have provided 
nuclear weapons technology to Iran, North Korea, 
and Libya, beginning in the 1980s. 
(5) In 2004, Khan confessed to participating in 
a clandestine international network that provided 
nuclear technology to other nations. 
(6) The Government of Pakistan held Khan 
under house arrest in Islamabad from 2004 to 2009. 
(7) On February 6, 2009, the Islamabad High 
Court released Khan from house arrest. 
(8) There is no conclusive evidence that the net-
work that Khan helped build has been completely 
dismantled. 
(9) The Government of Pakistan has refused to 
allow the United States Government the opportunity 
to interview Khan directly. 
(10) The United States has provided more than 
$7,900,000,000 in military assistance to the Govern-
ment of Pakistan since September 11, 2001. 
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(11) The Government of Pakistan has re-
quested additional economic and military assistance 
from the United States. 
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON UNITED STATES MILITARY AS-
SISTANCE TO PAKISTAN. 
(a) RESTRICTION.—United States military assistance 
may be provided to the Government of Pakistan on and 
after the date of the enactment of this Act only if the 
President transmits to Congress a certification described 
in subsection (b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 
subsection is a certification that contains a determination 
of the President that— 
(1) the Government of Pakistan is making Dr. 
Abdul Qadeer Khan available to the United States 
Government for questioning; and 
(2) the Government of Pakistan is providing 
adequate assurances to the United States Govern-
ment that it will monitor Khan’s movements and ac-
tivities in such a manner as to prevent his participa-
tion in any efforts to disseminate nuclear technology 
or know-how. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the restric-
tion on assistance to the Government of Pakistan under 
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this section if the President certifies to Congress that it 
is in the national interests of the United States to do so. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘United 
States military assistance’’ includes the provision of equip-
ment, supplies, and training. 
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