SEC. 6. 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 
certification described in paragraph (3) is made 
in accordance with such paragraph. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply with respect to peacekeeping or 
counter-terrorism assistance. 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 accused of human rights vio-
lations against civilians. 
(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— 
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(A) any official of the Government of Ethi-
opia who— 
(i) has been involved in giving orders 
to use lethal force against peaceful dem-
onstrators in Ethiopia; or 
(ii) has been accused of gross human 
rights violations; 
(B) security personnel of the Government 
of Ethiopia who were involved in the June or 
November 2005 shootings of demonstrators; 
and 
(C) Ethiopian civilians who were involved 
in the November 2005 killings of seven police-
men in Ethiopia. 
(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 
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Constitution of Ethiopia are released or receive 
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) the investigation of the killing of civil-
ian protesters by Ethiopian security forces is 
credible, transparent, and those involved in the 
unlawful killing are punished; 
(E) family members, legal counsel, and 
others have unfettered access 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) access in Ethiopia is provided to the 
Internet 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 guaran-
tees independence for the NEB in its decision- 
making; 
(J) representatives of international human 
rights organizations engaged in human rights 
monitoring work in Ethiopia are admitted to 
Ethiopia 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— 
(i) to the maximum extent practicable, 
the Government of Ethiopia has met the 
requirement of paragraph (3)(A); and 
(ii) such a waiver is in the national in-
terests of the United States. 
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(B) NOTIFICATION.—Prior to granting a 
waiver under the authority of subparagraph 
(A), the President shall transmit to Congress a 
notification that includes the reasons for the 
waiver. 
(b) TREATMENT
OF POLITICAL PRISONERS
AND 
PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, the Secretary 
of State, and other relevant officials of the Govern-
ment of the United States shall call upon the Gov-
ernment of Ethiopia to immediately release all polit-
ical prisoners and prisoners of conscience, especially 
prisoners held without charge. 
(2) TORTURE VICTIM RELIEF.—While it is the 
responsibility of the Government of Ethiopia to com-
pensate the victims of unlawful imprisonment and 
torture and their families for their suffering and 
losses, the President shall provide assistance for the 
rehabilitation of victims of torture in Ethiopia at 
centers established for such purposes pursuant to 
section 130 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2152). 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Government of the United States should— 
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