,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #dih ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #g1 #bjac ,mr4 ,inhofe introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to repeal the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,zimbabwe ,sanctions ,repeal ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,robert ,mugabe1 ,president of ,zimbabwe and leader of the ,zimbabwe ,african ,national ,union-,patriotic ,front1 has ruled ,zimbabwe for #ca years4 7#b7 ,during ,president ,mugabe's regime1 ,zimbabwe has gone from being the bread basket of ,africa to the world's fastest shrinking economy4 7#c7 ,in #bjjj1 the ,government of ,zimbabwe initiated a farmland redistribution program1 designed to reallocate foreign commercial farmland to poor and middle-class citizens of ,zimbabwe4 7#d7 ,the farmland redistribution program-- 7,a7 led to the confiscation of industrial1 fertile1 and previously settled lands1 and mass chaos2 7,b7 undermined the ,constitution of ,zimbabwe2 and 7,c7 caused more than #djj1jjj farmers to lose their homes and livelihoods4 7#e7 ,in #bjje1 ,president ,mugabe implemented a project known as ,operation ,murambatsvina1 translated into ,english as ,operation ,clean ,out the ,filth4 7#f7 ,under ,operation ,clean ,out the ,filth1 the ,mugabe regime bulldozed and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses1 leading to an estimated #gjj1jjj internally displaced persons1 of whom #efi1fhe are still displaced4 7#g7 ,the majority of the people of ,zimbabwe live on less than #a per day4 7#h7 ,the #ie percent unemployment rate in ,zimbabwe has forced an estimated #c1jjj1jjj of the people of ,zimbabwe1 representing #be percent of the overall population1 to migrate to neighboring countries4 7#i7 ,all of these actions by ,president ,mugabe's regime have caused significant and persistent economic hardships in ,zimbabwe4 7#aj7 ,on ,march #bi1 #bjjh1 a presidential election was held between ,president ,mugabe and ,morgan ,tsvangirai1 the leader of the opposition party1 the ,movement for ,democratic ,change4 7#aa7 ,of the votes cast in the presidential election-- 7,a7 ,tsvangirai received #dg4i percent2 7,b7 ,president ,mugabe received #dc4b percent2 and 7,c7 ,simba ,mankoni1 of the ,mavambo ,kusile ,dawn ,party1 received #h4c percent4 7#ab7 ,because ,tsvangirai failed to achieve #ej percent of the votes needed to win outright1 a run-off was scheduled for ,june #bg1 #bjjh4 7#ac7 ,president ,mugabe-- 7,a7 declared that he would not relinquish power regardless of the election outcome2 7,b7 directed a crackdown on opposition parties2 and 7,c7 stated1 ,only ,god1 who appointed me1 will remove me44 7#ad7 ,as many as #djj members and supporters of the ,movement for ,democratic ,change were killed during the run-off campaign period4 7#ae7 ,tsvangirai dropped out of the run-off race1 and took refuge in the ,embassy of the ,netherlands1 stating that he could not ask people to vote when that vote could cost them their lives4 7#af7 ,the violence surrounding this unfair election came to the world's attention and specifically to that of the ,southern ,african ,development ,community1 compromised of #ae southern ,african countries1 and the ,united ,states4 7#ag7 ,pressure from the ,southern ,african ,development ,community and the ,united ,states led to the creation of a power-sharing agreement between ,mugabe's ,zimbabwe ,african ,national ,union-,patriotic ,front and ,tsvangirai and ,mutambara's respective wings of the ,movement for ,democratic ,change ,party4 ,this agreement1 which is known as the ,global ,political ,agreement1 became effective on ,september #ae1 #bjjh4 7#ah7 ,the ,parliament of ,zimbabwe amended the ,constitution of ,zimbabwe to allow for the creation of the power-sharing government4 7#ai7 ,while ,mugabe retained the office of ,president1 ,tsvangirai was sworn in as the ,prime ,minister of ,zimbabwe on ,february #aa1 #bjji1 and ,tendai ,biti was appointed ,minister of ,finance by ,prime ,minister ,tsvangirai4 7#bj7 ,since the appointment of ,biti as ,minister of ,finance1 the economy of ,zimbabwe has seen remarkable recovery in a short period of time4 ,minister ,biti dollarized the ,zimbabwean economy to combat inflation4 ,by using stable foreign currencies1 the #bjjh annual inflation rate of #ae1jjj1jjj1jjj percent was reduced to the current #bjab rate of #h4c percent4 7#ba7 ,during ,biti's tenure as ,minister of ,finance1 the real gross domestic product 7,,gdp7 of ,zimbabwe has also improved4 ,in #bjjh1 the real ,,gdp in ,zimbabwe was contracting at a rate of negative #ad4d percent4 ,current projections estimate that the real ,,gdp in ,zimbabwe will increase by #e percent during #bjab4 7#bb7 ,the salaries of government employees have also been reissued1 allowing those employed in basic government services like medicine1 education1 and transportation to return to work4 7#bc7 ,the overall economy and well-being of the citizens of ,zimbabwe have made tremendous advances since ,tsvangirai and the ,movement for ,democratic ,change gained power-sharing authority in the ,government of ,zimbabwe4 7#bd7 ,the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja 7,public ,law #ajg-ii2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea note71 which was enacted into law in #bjja1 imposed sanctions on the ,mugabe regime and members of the ,zimbabwe ,african ,national ,union-,patriotic ,front4 7#be7 ,section #d7;c7 of the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja specifically directs the ,united ,states ,executive ,director to each international financial institution to oppose and vote against-- 7,a7 any extension by the institution of any loan1 credit1 or guarantee to the ,government of ,zimbabwe2 or 7,b7 any cancellation or reduction of indebtedness owed by the ,government of ,zimbabwe to the ,united ,states or any international financial institution4 7#bf7 ,repealing the sanctions imposed under the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja that burden the power-sharing government in ,zimbabwe is necessary-- 7,a7 to fully restore the economy of ,zimbabwe2 and 7,b7 to assist ,zimbabwe in transitioning to democracy4 #c4 ,repeal of ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja ,the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja 7,public ,law #ajg-ii2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea note7 is repealed4