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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2382 
To promote a return to democracy in Thailand. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2007 
Mr. KIRK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To promote a return to democracy in Thailand. 
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 ‘‘Thailand Democracy 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) On September 19, 2006, the military and 
police of the Kingdom of Thailand overthrew the 
elected government of Prime Minister Thaksin 
Shinawatra. At the time, the premier was in New 
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York City for a meeting of the United Nations Gen-
eral Assembly. 
(2) General Boonyaratkalin, leader of the mili-
tary coup, suspended the constitution and dissolved 
the Cabinet, both houses of Parliament, and the 
Constitutional Court of Thailand. 
(3) On September 21, 2006, the Department of 
State issued a statement saying, ‘‘There’s no jus-
tification for a military coup in Thailand or in any-
place else . . . we certainly are extremely dis-
appointed by this action. It’s a step backward for 
democracy in Thailand.’’. 
(4) Following the military coup, the United 
States suspended $24 million in bilateral assistance 
to the Thai Government. 
(5) Eight months after the military coup, de-
spite promises by the military leaders to the con-
trary, Thailand still has not drafted a permanent 
constitution, held a referendum, or called for elec-
tions. 
(6) On December 30, 2003, the President noti-
fied Congress that he designated the Kingdom of 
Thailand as a major non-NATO ally of the United 
States for purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 and the Arms Export Control Act. 
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(7) The benefits Thailand enjoys as a result of 
its major non-NATO ally status include— 
(A) allowing it to participate in certain 
counter-terrorism initiatives; 
(B) allowing it to purchase depleted ura-
nium anti-tank rounds; 
(C) giving it priority delivery of military 
surplus; 
(D) loaning it equipment and materials for 
cooperative research and development projects 
and evaluations; 
(E) permitting it to use United States fi-
nancing for the purchase or lease of certain de-
fense equipment; 
(F) giving it preferential treatment with 
respect to reciprocal training; 
(G) expediting its export processing of 
space technology; and 
(H) permitting its corporations to bid on 
certain Department of Defense contracts for 
the repair and maintenance of military equip-
ment outside the United States. 
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SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF THE KINGDOM 
OF THAILAND AS A MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY. 
(a) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION.—The designa-
tion of the Kingdom of Thailand as a major non-NATO 
ally of the United States pursuant to paragraph (1) of 
section 517(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(Presidential Determination No. 2004–16; 69 Fed. Reg. 
2053) shall be deemed to have been terminated by the 
President pursuant to paragraph (2) of such section irre-
spective of the requirement to notify Congress pursuant 
to such section. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall be effec-
tive for the period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act and ending on the date on which 
the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees that the Government of 
Thailand has drafted a new constitution, held a na-
tional referendum to approve the new constitution 
and scheduled a date for national democratic elec-
tions to elect a new government under the new con-
stitution. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to authorize the President to issue 
a separate designation of Thailand as a major non-NATO 
ally of the United States pursuant to section 517(a)(1) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the period dur-
ing which subsection (a) is in effect. 
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