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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Nonessential United 
States assistance shall not be made available to 
the Government of Ethiopia if the Government 
of Ethiopia acts to obstruct United States tech-
nical assistance to advance human rights, de-
mocracy, independence of the judiciary, freedom 
of the press, economic development, and eco-
nomic freedom in Ethiopia. 
(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘nonessential United States assistance’’ 
means assistance authorized under any provi-
sion of law, other than humanitarian assistance, 
food aid programs, assistance to combat HIV/ 
AIDS and other health care assistance, peace-
keeping assistance, and counter-terrorism as-
sistance. 
SEC. 5. ENSURING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR HUMAN 
RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY, AND ECONOMIC DE-
VELOPMENT IN ETHIOPIA. 
(a) LIMITATION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE; TRAVEL 
RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), security assistance shall not 
be provided to Ethiopia until such time as the 
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certification described in paragraph (3) is made 
in accordance with such paragraph. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply with respect to peacekeeping assist-
ance, counter-terrorism assistance, or inter-
national military education and training for ci-
vilian personnel under section 541 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (commonly referred 
to as ‘‘Expanded IMET’’). Peacekeeping or 
counter-terrorism assistance provided to Ethi-
opia shall not be used for any other security-re-
lated purpose or to provide training to security 
personnel or units against whom there is cred-
ible evidence of gross human rights abuses or 
violations. 
(2) TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS.—Beginning on the 
date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and until such time as the certification 
described in paragraph (3) is made in accordance 
with such paragraph, the President shall deny a visa 
and entry into the United States to— 
(A) any official of the Government of Ethi-
opia— 
(i) who has been involved in giving or-
ders to use lethal force against peaceful 
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demonstrators or police officers in Ethi-
opia; or 
(ii) against whom there is credible evi-
dence of gross human rights abuses or vio-
lations; 
(B) security personnel of the Government 
of Ethiopia who were involved in the June or 
November 2005 shootings of demonstrators; 
(C) security personnel responsible for mur-
dering Etenesh Yemam; and 
(D) security personnel responsible for mur-
dering prisoners at Kaliti prison in the after-
math of the election violence in 2005. 
(3) 
CERTIFICATION.—The 
certification 
de-
scribed in this paragraph is a certification by the 
President to Congress that the Government of Ethi-
opia is making credible, quantifiable efforts to en-
sure that— 
(A) all political prisoners and prisoners of 
conscience in Ethiopia have been released, their 
civil and political rights restored, and their 
property returned; 
(B) prisoners held without charge or kept 
in detention without fair trial in violation of the 
Constitution of Ethiopia are released or receive 
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a fair and speedy trial, and prisoners whose 
charges have been dismissed or acquitted and 
are still being held are released without delay; 
(C) the Ethiopian judiciary is able to func-
tion independently and allowed to uphold the 
Ethiopian 
Constitution 
and 
international 
human rights standards; 
(D) security personnel involved in the un-
lawful killings of demonstrators and others, in-
cluding Etenesh Yemam, and Kaliti prisoners 
are held accountable; 
(E) family members, friends, legal counsel, 
medical personnel, human rights advocates, and 
others have access, consistent with international 
law, to visit detainees in Ethiopian prisons; 
(F) print and broadcast media in Ethiopia 
are able to operate free from undue interference 
and laws restricting media freedom, including 
sections of the Ethiopian Federal Criminal 
Code, are revised; 
(G) licensing of independent radio and tel-
evision in Ethiopia is open and transparent; 
(H) Internet access is not restricted by the 
government and the ability of citizens to freely 
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send and receive electronic mail and otherwise 
obtain information is guaranteed; 
(I) the National Election Board (NEB) in-
cludes representatives of political parties with 
seats in the Ethiopian Parliament and the NEB 
functions independently in its decision-making; 
(J) representatives of international human 
rights organizations engaged in human rights 
monitoring work, humanitarian aid work, or in-
vestigations into human rights abuses in Ethi-
opia are admitted to Ethiopia and allowed to 
undertake their work in all regions of the coun-
try without undue restriction; and 
(K) Ethiopian human rights organizations 
are able to operate in an environment free of 
harassment, intimidation, and persecution. 
(4) WAIVER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President may 
waive the application of paragraph (1) or (2) on 
a case-by-case basis if the President determines 
that such a waiver is in the national security in-
terests of the United States. 
(B) NOTIFICATION.—Prior to granting a 
waiver under the authority of subparagraph 
(A), the President shall transmit to Congress a 
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