,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #beie ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bb1 #bjah ,mr4 ,flake 7for himself and ,mr4 ,coons7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,amendment ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,reconstruction and rebuilding of ,zimbabwe ,section #b of the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja 7,public ,law #ajg-ii2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea note7 is amended by striking and restore the rule of law and inserting restore the rule of law1 and reconstruct and rebuild ,zimbabwe4 #c4 ,findings ,section #d7;a7 of the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking the costly deployment of troops to the ,democratic ,republic of the ,congo and inserting private appropriation of public assets2 and 7,b7 by striking ,development and and inserting ,development1 ,international ,development ,association1 and1 until recently12 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#f7 ,in ,october #bjaf1 the ,government of ,zimbabwe cleared its longstanding arrears with the ,,imf4 4 #d4 ,removal of provisions related to multilateral debt relief and other financial assistance ,section #d7;b7 of the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja is amended-- 7#a7 by striking recovery4-- and all that follows through ,upon receipt and inserting recovery4--,upon receipt2 and 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#b74 #e4 ,withholding of funding for ,african ,development ,fund ,section #d7;c7 of the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 respectively1 and moving such subparagraphs1 as so redesignated1 two ems to the right2 7#b7 by striking restriction4--,until and inserting the following3 8restriction4-- 7#a7 ,in general ,until 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,withholding of funding for ,african ,development ,fund ,the ,united ,states ,government shall withhold funding for the ,african ,development ,fund equivalent to any funding provided to ,zimbabwe through ,pillar ,,ii for arrears clearance4 4 #f4 ,additional certification requirements for assistance ,section #d7;d7 of the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja is amended-- 7#a7 by amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as follows3 7#b7 ,pre-election conditions ,the following pre-election conditions are met3 7,a7 ,establishment and public release1 without cost1 in both paper and digital formats1 of a biometric voter registration roll that is endorsed by all registered political parties4 7,b7 ,an independent electoral management body is selected1 the members of which should be nominated by all political parties represented in the parliament of ,zimbabwe1 and permitted to entirely carry out the functions assigned to it in section #bci of ,zimbabwe's #bjac constitution in an entirely independent manner4 7,c7 ,the ,defense ,forces of ,zimbabwe are neither permitted to actively participate in campaigning for any candidate nor to intimidate voters1 and must verifiably and credibly uphold their constitutionally mandated duty to respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all persons and be non-partisan in character4 7,d7 ,international observers1 including from the ,united ,states1 the ,african ,union1 the ,southern ,african ,development ,community1 and the ,european ,union are permitted to observe the entire electoral process1 both prior to1 on1 and following voting day1 including by monitoring polling stations and counting centers1 and are able to independently operate in a manner enabling them to access and analyze vote tallying1 tabulation1 and the transmission and content of voting results4 7,e7 ,candidates are allowed free and full access to state media1 which must afford equal time and coverage to all registered parties1 in an impartial manner1 and must be able to campaign in an environment that is free from intimidation and violence4 7,f7 ,civil society organizations must freely and independently be able to carry out voter and civic education1 and to monitor the entire electoral process1 including by observing1 recording1 and transmitting public-posted or announced voting results1 including at the ward1 constituency1 and all higher levels of the vote tallying process1 including through the conduct of one or more parallel vote tabulation exercises4 2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#h71 respectively2 7#c7 by striking paragraph 7#d72 7#d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following new paragraphs3 7#c7 ,presidential election ,zimbabwe has held an election that is widely accepted as free1 fair1 and credible by independent international and domestic civil society monitors1 and the president-elect is free to assume the duties of the office4 7#d7 ,updating statutes ,laws enacted prior to passage of ,zimbabwe's new ,constitution in ,march #bjac that are inconsistent with the new ,constitution are amended or repealed so that they are consistent with the ,constitution4 7#e7 ,upholding the ,constitution ,the ,secretary of ,state has certified that all elements of the ,constitution1 including devolution1 are being implemented4 7#f7 ,economic reforms ,the ,government of ,zimbabwe has demonstrated a sustained commitment to reforming ,zimbabwe's economy in ways that will promote economic growth1 address unemployment and underdevelopment1 and restore livelihoods4 7#g7 ,diamond revenues ,the ,secretary of ,state has certified that a transparent and credible accounting for all diamond revenues since #bjjj has taken place4 2 and 7#e7 in paragraph 7#g71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#b7 of this subsection1 by striking consistent with and all that follows through ,september #aiih4 #g4 ,removal of authority to pay land acquisition costs ,section #e7;a77#b7 of the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja is amended by striking 1 including the payment of costs and all that follows through thereto4 #h4 ,inclusion of ,australia in consultations about ,zimbabwe ,section #f of the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja is amended by inserting ,australia1 and the ,united ,kingdom after ,canada14 #i4 ,sense of ,congress on past atrocities and human rights abuses ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,government of ,zimbabwe should take immediate action to-- 7#a7 unify the people of ,zimbabwe by-- 7,a7 acknowledging that human rights have been abused1 including during the urban land clearances of ,operation ,murambatsvina1 and the violence perpetrated in the wake of the #bjjh election against the opposition and citizens of ,zimbabwe2 7,b7 undertaking a genuine process of national reconciliation up to and including acknowledging and apologizing for atrocities in ,matabeleland 7,gukurahundi72 and 7,c7 taking steps to offer redress or compensation to victims of abuses identified in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 in a manner recommended by the ,zimbabwe ,human ,rights ,commission and the ,national ,peace and ,reconciliation ,commission2 and 7#b7 order an immediate inquiry into the disappearance of prominent human rights activists1 including ,patrick ,nabanyama1 ,itai ,dzamara1 and ,paul ,chizuze4 #aj4 ,sense of ,congress on enforcement of ,,sadc tribunal rulings ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,government of ,zimbabwe and the ,southern ,african ,development ,community 7,,sadc7 should enforce the ,,sadc tribunal rulings from #bjjg to #bjaj1 including #ah disputes involving employment1 commercial1 and human rights cases surrounding dispossessed ,zimbabwean commercial farmers and agricultural companies4 #aa4 ,sense of ,congress on steps that might increase possibility of increased ties ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states ,government would be more optimistic about the possibility for increased ties with ,zimbabwe1 including in the areas of trade and investment1 if-- 7#a7 the government of ,zimbabwe takes the steps outlined in section #f and takes concrete1 tangible steps outlined in paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#g7 of section #d7;d7 of the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic ,recovery ,act of #bjja1 as added by section #f of this ,act2 and 7#b7 takes concrete1 tangible steps towards-- 7,a7 good governance1 including respect for opposition1 rule of law1 and human rights2 and 7,b7 economic reforms such as respect for contracts and private property rights4