,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #b1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,chabot 7for himself and ,mr4 ,crowley7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to place 
conditions on assistance to the         
,government of ,burma4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,burma  
,human ,rights and ,democracy ,act of   
#bjad4  #b4 ,assistance for the         
,government of ,burma  7a7 ,limitation  
7#a7 ,in general ,no funds authorized to
 be appropriated or otherwise made      
available for fiscal year #bjad or #bjae
 may be made available for security     
assistance described in paragraph 7#b7  
to the ,government of ,burma unless the 
,secretary of ,state certifies to the   
appropriate congressional committees    
that--  7,a7 the ,government of ,burma  
has taken concrete steps toward--  7i7  
establishing civilian oversight of the  
armed forces2  7ii7 addressing human    

rights abuses by the ,burmese military1 
including publicly acknowledging that   
human rights abuses have been and       
continue to be committed by the ,burmese
 military1 and committing to a zero     
tolerance policy against such human     
rights abuses2 and  7iii7 terminating   
military relations with ,north ,korea2  
7,b7 the ,government of ,burma has taken
 concrete steps to establish a fair1    
transparent and inclusive process to    
amend the ,constitution of ,burma1      
including the full participation of the 
political opposition and all ethnic     
minority groups1 and the constitutional 
reform process will provide the basis   
for free1 fair1 and competitive         
elections in ,burma2  7,c7 the          
,government of ,burma has amended its   
constitution and laws to ensure civilian
 control of the military and implemented
 reforms to increase the transparency   
and accountability of the military's    
budget and operations1 and the ,burmese 
military has taken substantial and      

meaningful steps to divest itself from  
ownership of commercial businesses2     
7,d7 the ,government of ,burma is       
showing meaningful and well-documented  
efforts to promote peace agreements or  
political reconciliation and equal and  
fair treatment of all ethnic groups in  
conflict areas or areas of unrest1 and  
to actively address the resettlement and
 humanitarian situation of displaced    
persons2 and  7,e7 the ,burmese military
 is--  7i7 improving its human rights   
record1 as measured by consistent       
decreases in reports of forced labor1   
indefinite detention1 torture1 or cruel1
 inhumane1 and degrading treatment of   
detainees1 and use in armed conflict of 
indiscriminate or disproportionate      
methods and means of attack2  7ii7      
demonstrating a genuine interest in     
reform by ceasing attacks against ethnic
 minority groups in both ceasefire and  
non-ceasefire areas2  7iii7 taking steps
 to withdraw forces from conflict zones1
 including by halting the use of        

soldiers in economic development        
projects2  7iv7 adhering to the         
conditions of ceasefire agreements2 and 
7v7 signing and implementing a code of  
conduct4  7#b7 ,definition ,in this     
subsection1 the term security assistance
 means--  7,a7 assistance under chapter 
#b 7military assistance71 chapter #e    
7military education and training71 or   
chapter #f 7peacekeeping operations7 of 
part ,,ii of the ,foreign ,assistance   
,act of #aifa2  7,b7 assistance under   
chapter #h of part ,,ii of the ,foreign 
,assistance ,act of #aifa1 chapter #i of
 part ,,ii of such ,act1 section #ejd of
 the ,,freedom ,support ,act1 section   
#bc of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act1 
or the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of     
#aifa for demining programs and         
activities to be carried out by or in   
conjunction with military units or      
personnel of a foreign country2  7,c7   
sales of defense articles or defense    
services1 extensions of credits         
7including participations in credits71  

and guaranties of loans under the ,arms 
,export ,control ,act2 or  7,d7 any     
license in effect with respect to the   
export of defense articles or defense   
services to or for the armed forces1    
police1 intelligence1 or other internal 
security forces of ,burma under section 
#ch of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act4 
7#c7 ,applicability to ,,fy #bjad funds 
,the limitation on the availability of  
funds under this subsection for fiscal  
year #bjad shall apply with respect to  
funds that are unobligated as of the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4     
7#d7 ,sense of ,congress ,nothing in    
this ,act should be construed either to 
prevent participation by ,burmese       
authorities in training on              
civil-military relations and human      
rights1 as carried out by the ,defense  
,institute of ,international ,legal     
,studies1 or to prevent ,united ,states 
disaster assistance in ,burma4  7b7     
,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #abj days after the date of the    

enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on the
 strategy for1 and plans and status of1 
engagement between the ,united ,states  
and the ,burmese military4  7#b7        
,elements ,the report required under    
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following elements3  7,a7 ,a description
 and assessment of the ,government of   
,burma's strategy for security sector   
reform1 an identification and           
comprehensive analysis of those reform  
elements that the ,united ,states       
,government should support1 and a       
multi-year cost estimate for providing  
such support4  7,b7 ,the ,united ,states
 strategy for the relationship between  
the ,united ,states and the ,burmese    
military1 including a description of how
 and why such engagements are necessary 
for ,united ,states national security4  
7,c7 ,an assessment of the human rights 
record of the ,burmese military over the

 past decade1 including--  7i7 an       
account of violations of human rights   
and laws of armed conflict by the       
,burmese military and all paramilitary  
and security forces under its command1  
including against ethnic minority       
groups2  7ii7 a description of efforts  
by the ,burmese military to implement   
human rights reforms2 and  7iii7 a      
description of progress in the          
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and the ,burmese military and such     
reforms4  7,d7 ,an assessment of any    
substantial and meaningful steps taken  
by the ,burmese military to implement   
reforms to increase transparency and    
accountability of the military's budget 
and operations and to divest itself from
 ownership of commercial business4  7,e7
 ,a list of ongoing activities conducted
 by the ,united ,states ,government and 
other international donors with the     
,burmese military1 including a          
description of each such activity4  7,f7
 ,an update on activities that were     

listed in previous reporting4  7,g7 ,a  
list of activities that are planned to  
occur over the upcoming year1 with a    
written description of each4  7,h7 ,a   
description of progress on the peaceful 
settlement of armed conflicts between   
the ,government of ,burma and ethnic    
minority groups1 including the steps    
taken by the ,burmese military to       
demonstrate respect for ceasefires1 laws
 of armed conflict1 and human rights    
provisions prohibiting rape1 torture1   
forced labor1 trafficking1 and the use  
of child soldiers4  7,i7 ,a description 
of the concrete steps the ,government of
 ,burma has taken--  7i7 to establish a 
fair1 transparent1 and inclusive process
 to amend the ,constitution of ,burma2  
7ii7 to promote peace agreements or     
political reconciliation and equal and  
fair treatment of all ethnic groups in  
conflict areas or areas of unrest2 and  
7iii7 to actively address the           
resettlement and humanitarian situation 
of displaced persons4  7,j7 ,an         

assessment of the status of the ,burmese
 military's cooperation with civilian   
authorities to investigate and resolve  
cases of human rights violations4  7#c7 
,form ,the report required under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may contain a    
classified annex as necessary4  7c7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means the ,committee on ,foreign        
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4