(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to such sums as are otherwise authorized to be appro-
priated, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 and 2008 
for Voice of America and RFE/RL, Incorporated for ex-
panded radio broadcasting to the people of the countries 
of Central Asia in languages spoken in Central Asia, in-
cluding broadcasting in the Russian language, and the es-
tablishment of Internet websites. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on how funds are appropriated and allocated pursu-
ant to the authorizations of appropriations under sub-
section (b) and section 4(e) will be used to provide short-
wave, AM, and FM broadcasting that covers the Central 
Asian region and delivers independent and uncensored 
programming. 
SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO 
THE GOVERNMENTS OF COUNTRIES OF CEN-
TRAL ASIA. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available by 
an Act making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for a fiscal 
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year may be provided to the government of a coun-
try of Central Asia only if the Secretary of State 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
that the government of the country has made signifi-
cant improvements in the protection of human rights 
during the preceding one-year period, including in 
the areas of democratization, speech and press free-
doms, freedom of religion, efforts to combat torture, 
and the rule of law. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
LIMITATION.—The limitation 
on assistance for the government of a country of 
Central Asia under paragraph (1) is in addition to 
any other applicable limitation on assistance for 
such government and any other requirement relating 
to assistance for such government under any Act 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
application of subsection (a) with respect to the govern-
ment of a country of Central Asia if the Secretary deter-
mines and reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that such a waiver is important to the national 
security of the United States and includes the reasons for 
the determination. 
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(c) USE OF WITHHELD ASSISTANCE.—Any amounts 
withheld from obligation and expenditure for assistance to 
the government of a country of Central Asia by reason 
of the application of subsection (a) for a fiscal year are 
authorized to be made available for assistance for training 
relating to democratic governance and human rights for 
domestic civil society groups or nationals or exiles of the 
Central Asian country who are unable to live in their own 
country due to fear of persecution. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this 
section apply with respect to funds appropriated for assist-
ance for the governments of the countries of Central Asia 
for fiscal years 2007 and 2008. 
SEC. 7. SANCTIONS AGAINST UZBEKISTAN. 
(a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—Amounts made 
available by an Act making appropriations for foreign op-
erations, export financing, and related programs for a fis-
cal year may be provided to the central Government of 
Uzbekistan only if the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the appropriate congressional committees 
that— 
(1) the Government of Uzbekistan is making 
substantial and continuing progress in meeting its 
commitments under the ‘Declaration on the Stra-
tegic Partnership and Cooperation Framework Be-
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tween the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United 
States of America’, including respect for human 
rights, establishing a genuine multi-party system, 
and ensuring free and fair elections, freedom of ex-
pression, and the independence of the media; and 
(2) a credible international investigation of the 
May 13, 2005, shootings in Andijan is underway 
with the support of the Government of Uzbekistan. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE SUB-
JECT TO RESTRICTIONS.—The Secretary of State shall— 
(1) identify Uzbek officials, their immediate 
family members, and any associates of those so 
named, implicated in the Andijan massacre, involved 
through the chain of command in such abuses, or in-
volved in other gross violations of human rights com-
mitted in Uzbekistan; and 
(2) notify the Secretary of the Treasury, Attor-
ney General, and the appropriate congressional com-
mittees of such identification. 
(c) FREEZING OF ASSETS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall immediately block any assets, property, 
transactions in foreign exchange, currency, or securi-
ties, and transfers of credit or payments between, 
by, through, or to any banking institution under the 
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jurisdiction of the United States of an individual 
identified under subsection (b) of this section. 
(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
14 days after a decision to freeze the assets identi-
fied in this subsection of any individual identified 
under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall— 
(A) report the name of such individual to 
the appropriate congressional committees; and 
(B) require any United States financial in-
stitution holding such funds or assets shall 
promptly report those funds and assets to the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control. 
(d) VISA BAN.—The Secretary of State may not issue 
any visa to, and the Attorney General may not admit to 
the United States, any individual identified under sub-
section (b) of this section. 
(e) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Treasury may 
waive the prohibition in subsection (c) and the Secretary 
of State may waive the prohibition in subsection (d) if the 
Secretary concerned determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that it is important to the 
national security of the United States to do so. 
(f) MUNITIONS EXPORT LICENSES.—The Secretary 
of State shall prohibit the export to Uzbekistan of any 
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