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REPRESSION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
SEC. 7074. (a) None of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’ in this Act may be made available for the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation, after 180 days from the 
date of the enactment of this Act, unless the President 
determines and certifies in writing to the Committees on 
Appropriations that the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration: (1) has implemented no statute, Executive order, 
regulation or similar government action that would dis-
criminate, or which has as its principal effect discrimina-
tion, against religious groups or religious communities in 
the Russian Federation in violation of accepted inter-
national agreements on human rights and religious free-
doms to which the Russian Federation is a party; and (2) 
is (A) honoring its international obligations regarding 
freedom of expression, assembly, and press, as well as due 
process; (B) investigating and prosecuting law enforce-
ment personnel credibly alleged to have committed human 
rights abuses against political leaders, activists and jour-
nalists; and (C) immediately releasing political leaders, ac-
tivists and journalists who remain in detention. 
(b) The Secretary of State may waive the require-
ments of subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that 
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to do so is important to the national interests of the 
United States. 
CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7075. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made available for assistance for the Government of 
Kazakhstan only if the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Gov-
ernment of Kazakhstan has made significant improve-
ments in the protection of human rights and civil liberties 
during the preceding 6 month period, including by ful-
filling obligations recommended by the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in the areas 
of election procedures, media freedom, freedom of religion, 
free assembly and minority rights, and by meeting the 
commitments it made in connection with its assumption 
of the Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2010. 
(b) The Secretary of State may waive subsection (a) 
if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that such a waiver is important to the 
national security of the United States. 
(c) Not later than October 1, 2009, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations describing the following: 
(1) The defense articles, defense services, and 
financial assistance provided by the United States to 
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the countries of Central Asia during the 12-month 
period ending 30 days prior to submission of such 
report. 
(2) The use during such period of defense arti-
cles, defense services, and financial assistance pro-
vided by the United States by units of the armed 
forces, border guards, or other security forces of 
such countries. 
(d) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘countries 
of Central Asia’’ means Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz 
Republic, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. 
UZBEKISTAN 
SEC. 7076. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made available for assistance for the central Govern-
ment of Uzbekistan only if the Secretary of State deter-
mines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Government of Uzbekistan is making substantial 
and continuing progress— 
(1) in meeting its commitments under the 
‘‘Declaration on the Strategic Partnership and Co-
operation Framework Between the Republic of 
Uzbekistan and the United States of America’’, in-
cluding respect for internationally recognized human 
rights, establishing a genuine multi-party system, 
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and ensuring free and fair elections, freedom of ex-
pression, and the independence of the media; and 
(2) in investigating and prosecuting the individ-
uals responsible for the deliberate killings of civilians 
in Andijan in May 2005. 
(b) If the Secretary of State has credible evidence 
that any current or former official of the Government of 
Uzbekistan was responsible for the deliberate killings of 
civilians in Andijan in May 2005, or for other violations 
of internationally recognized human rights in Uzbekistan, 
not later than 6 months after enactment of this Act any 
person identified by the Secretary pursuant to this sub-
section shall be ineligible for admission to the United 
States. 
(c) The restriction in subsection (b) shall cease to 
apply if the Secretary determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the Government of 
Uzbekistan has taken concrete and measurable steps to 
improve respect for internationally recognized human 
rights, including allowing peaceful political and religious 
expression, releasing imprisoned human rights defenders, 
and implementing recommendations made by the United 
Nations on torture. 
(d) The Secretary may waive the application of sub-
section (b) if the Secretary determines that admission to 
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