,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bggi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bf1    
#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 reconstruct and rebuild         
,zimbabwe1 and come to terms with the   
past through a process of genuine       
reconciliation in which past human      
rights abuses are acknowledged and      
inquiries into the disappearance of     

prominent human rights activists1       
including ,patrick ,nabanyama1 ,itai    
,dzamara1 and ,paul ,chizuze1 are       
ordered4  #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   
,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- and             
post-election conditions ,the following 
pre- and post-election conditions are   
met3  7,a7 ,establishment and public    
release1 without cost1 in digital       
format1 of a provisional and final      
biometric voter registration roll that  
is endorsed by all political parties    
represented in the parliament of        
,zimbabwe and those parties contesting  
the elections4  7,b7 ,the ,zimbabwe     
,electoral ,commission is permitted to  
entirely carry out the functions        
assigned to it in section #bci of       
,zimbabwe's #bjac constitution in an    
entirely independent manner1 and the    
chairperson continues to meet with and  

consults regularly with representatives 
of political parties represented in the 
parliament of ,zimbabwe and those       
parties contesting the elections4  7,c7 
,consistent with ,zimbabwe's            
constitution1 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 character1 and are not  
permitted to print1 transfer1 or control
 ballots or transmit the results of     
elections4  7,d7 ,international         
observers1 including from the ,united   
,states1 the ,african ,union1 the       
,southern ,african ,development         
,community1 the ,european ,union1 and   
others who apply are permitted to       
observe the entire electoral process    
prior to1 on1 and following voting day1 
including by monitoring polling stations

 and tabulation centers and are able to 
independently operate in a manner       
enabling them to access and analyze vote
 tallying tabulation and the            
transmission and content of voting      
results4  7,e7 ,candidates are allowed  
free and full access to state media     
during the election period as defined in
 ,zimbabwe's ,electoral ,act1 and must  
afford time and coverage to all parties 
contesting the elections in an impartial
 manner1 and candidates are able to     
campaign in an environment that is free 
from intimidation and violence4  7,f7   
,civil society organizations are able to
 freely and independently 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      
sample based observation exercises4  2  

7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7   
and 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#h7 and 7#i71   
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 constitution1      
especially through the ,electoral       
,amendments ,bill and the repeal of the 
,public ,order and ,security ,act1 and  
the ,access to ,information and         
,protection of ,privacy ,act4  7#e7     
,upholding the constitution ,all        
elements of the constitution 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 ,role of traditional 
leaders ,traditional leaders of         
,zimbabwe observe section #bha of the   
,constitution and are not using         
humanitarian assistance provided by     
outside donor organizations or countries
 in a politicized manner to intimidate  
or pressure voters during the campaign  
period4  2 and  7#e7 in paragraph 7#h71 
as redesignated by paragraph 7#b7 of    
this subsection1 by striking consistent 
with and all that follows through       
,september #aiih4  #f4 ,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  #g4      
,inclusion of ,australia and the ,united
 ,kingdom 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  #h4 ,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  #i4 ,sense of  
,congress on the ,united                
,states-,zimbabwe bilateral relationship
 ,it is the sense of ,congress that the 
,united ,states ,government is          
optimistic about the possibility for a  
stronger bilateral relationship with    

,zimbabwe1 including in the areas of    
trade and investment1 if--  7#a7 the    
,government of ,zimbabwe takes concrete1
 tangible steps outlined in paragraphs  
7#b7 through 7#f7 of section #d7;d7 of  
the ,zimbabwe ,democracy and ,economic  
,recovery ,act of #bjja1 as added by    
section #e 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