,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aa1 #bjai,mr4
 ,yoho 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 & ,mr4
 ,engel7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote free &  
fair elections1 political fre$oms1 &    
human rights 9 ,cambodia1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cambodia ,democracy ,act (
 #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3  7#a7 ,prime ,m9i/] ,hun ,s5 has
 be5 9 p[] 9 ,cambodia s9ce #aihe & is !
 longe/-s]v+ lead] 9 ,s\!a/ ,asia4      
,despite decades ( int]national att5tion
 & assi/ance to promote a plurali/ic1   
multi-p>ty democratic sy/em 9 ,cambodia1
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,cambodia cont9ues to be 
undemocratically dom9at$ by ! rul+      

,cambodia ,p's ,p>ty 7,,cpp71 :i*       
controls e ag5cy & security app>atus ( !
 /ate4  7#b7 ,9 #bjae1 ! ,,cpp-controll$
 p>liam5t pass$ ! ,law on ,associations 
& ,non-,gov]nm5tal ,organizations1 :i*  
gave ! gov]nm5t sweep+ p[]s to revoke ! 
regi/ration ( ,n,g,os t ! gov]nm5t      
believ$ to be op]at+ ) a political bias 
9 a blatant attempt to re/rict !        
legitimate "w ( civil society4 ,on      
,augu/ #bc1 #bjag1 ,cambodia's ,m9i/ry (
 ,=eign ,affairs ord]$ ! closure ( !    
,national ,democratic ,in/itute & !     
expulsion ( its =eign /aff4 ,on         
,septemb] #ae1 #bjag1 ,prime ,m9i/] ,hun
 ,s5 call$ = ! )drawal ( all volunte]s f
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,peace ,corps1 :i* has 
op]at$ 9 ,cambodia s9ce #bjjf ) #ejj    
,unit$ ,/ates volunte]s provid+ ,engli% 
language & heal?c>e tra9+4  7#c7 ,!     
,gov]nm5t ( ,cambodia has tak5 sev]al   
measures to re/rict its m$ia environm5t1
 especially ?r\gh politiciz$ tax        
inve/igations aga9/ indep5d5t m$ia      
outlets t result$ 9 ! closure ( ,!      

,cambodian ,daily & ,radio ,free ,asia 9
 e>ly ,septemb] #bjag4 ,additionally1 ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,cambodia has ord]$ sev]al  
radio /ations to /op ! broadca/+ (      
,radio ,free ,asia & ,voice ( ,am]ica   
programm+4  7#d7 ,on ,septemb] #c1      
#bjag1 ,kem ,sokha1 ! ,presid5t ( !     
,cambodia ,national ,rescue ,p>ty       
7,,cnrp71 0 arre/$ on politically       
motivat$ *>ges1 includ+ treason &       
conspir+ to ov]?r[ ! ,gov]nm5t (        
,cambodia1 & faces up to #cj ye>s 9     
prison4 ,! ,,cnrp's previ\s lead]1 ,sam 
,ra9sy1 rema9s 9 exile4 ,on ,novemb]    
#af1 #bjag1 ,cambodia's ,supreme ,c\rt  
dissolv$ ! ,,cnrp1 elim9at+ ! prim>y    
opposition p>ty4  7#e7 ,ea* ( ! six     
elections t h tak5 place 9 ,cambodia    
s9ce #aiia 7 conduct$ 9 circum/ances t 7
 n free & fair1 & 7 m>k$ by fraud1      
intimidation1 viol5ce1 & ! gov]nm5t's   
misuse ( legal me*anisms to weak5       
opposition c&idates & p>ties4  7#f7 ,9 !
 mo/ rec5t g5]al election 9 ,july #bjah1
 foll[+ ! dissolution ( ! ,,cnrp1 !     

,,cpp secur$ e p>liam5t>y seat1 an      
electoral victory t a /atem5t f ! ,:ite 
,h\se ,press ,secret>y /at$ 0 nei!r free
 nor fair & fail$ to repres5t ! w ( !   
,cambodian p4  7#g7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates is 
committ$ to promot+ democracy1 human    
rights1 & ! rule ( law 9 ,cambodia4 ,!  
,unit$ ,/ates cont9ues to urge !        
,gov]nm5t ( ,cambodia to imm$iately     
release ,mr4 ,kem ,sokha1 re9/ate !     
political /atus ( ! ,,cnrp & re/ore its 
elect$ seats 9 ! ,national ,assembly1 & 
support electoral re=m ef=ts 9 ,cambodia
 ) free & fair elections monitor$ by    
int]national obs]v]s4  #c4 ,sanctions   
relat+ to und]m9+ democracy 9 ,cambodia 
7a7 ,designation ( p]sons responsible = 
und]m9+ democracy 9 cambodia ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t %all apply !      
sanctions describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 on--
  7#a7 ea* s5ior (ficial ( ! gov]nm5t1  
milit>y1 or security =ces ( ,cambodia t 
! ,presid5t det]m9es has directly &     
sub/antially und]m9$ democracy 9        

,cambodia2  7#b7 ea* s5ior (ficial ( !  
gov]nm5t1 milit>y1 or security =ces (   
,cambodia t ! ,presid5t det]m9es has    
committ$ or direct$ s]i\s human rights  
violations associat$ ) und]m9+ democracy
 9 ,cambodia2 &  7#c7 entities own$ or  
controll$ by s5ior (ficials ( !         
gov]nm5t1 milit>y1 or security =ces (   
,cambodia describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 &   
7#b74  7b7 ,sanctions describ$  7#a7    
,asset block+ ,! ,presid5t %all ex]cise 
all ( ! p[]s grant$ to ! ,presid5t "u ! 
,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s  
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to ! 
ext5t necess>y to block & prohibit all  
transactions 9 prop]ty & int]e/s 9      
prop]ty ( a p]son designat$ "u          
subsection 7a7 if su* prop]ty & int]e/s 
9 prop]ty are 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 come )9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or are or come )9 !   
possession or control ( a ,unit$ ,/ates 
p]son4  7#b7 ,visa re/rictions  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9           
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security1 %all cont9ue to implem5t !   

policy ann\nc$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate on
 ,decemb] #f1 #bjag1 to re/rict entry   
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( p]sons involv$ 9 
und]m9+ democracy 9 ,cambodia1 includ+  
any p]son designat$ "u subsection 7a74  
7,b7 ,exception = multilat]al activities
 ,p]sons o!rwise re/rict$ f entry into !
 ,unit$ ,/ates "u ?is section may be    
admitt$ if su* admission is necess>y to 
comply ) ,unit$ ,/ates obligations "u ! 
,agreem5t betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,nations & !  
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica reg>d+ !        
,headqu>t]s ( ! ,unit$ ,nations1 sign$  
at ,lake ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 &   
ent]$ into =ce ,novemb] #ba1 #aidg1 or  
"u ! ,conv5tion on ,consul> ,relations1 
done at ,vi5na ,april #bd1 #aifc1 &     
ent]$ into =ce ,m>* #ai1 #aifg1 or o!r  
applicable int]national obligations ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,p5alties ,!       
p5alties provid$ = 9 subsections 7b7 &  
7c7 ( section #bjf ( ! ,int]national    
,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 %all apply to a p]son t
 violates1 attempts to violate1         

conspires to violate1 or causes a       
violation ( p>agraph 7#a7 to ! same     
ext5t t su* p5alties apply to a p]son t 
commits an unlawful act describ$ 9      
subsection 7a7 ( su* section #bjf4  7c7 
,li/ ( designat$ p]sons  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t %all   
transmit to ! appropriate congressional 
committees a li/ ( p]sons designat$ "u  
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,updates ,!       
,presid5t %all transmit to ! appropriate
 congressional committees updat$ li/s "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 z new in=mation becomes  
available4  7d7 ,implem5tation ,!       
,presid5t may ex]cise all au?orities    
provid$ "u sections #bjc & #bje ( !     
,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s  
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb & #agjd7 to   
c>ry out ?is section4  7e7 ,waiv] ,!    
,presid5t may waive ! application (     
sanctions describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 )   
respect to a p]son designat$ "u         
subsection 7a7 if ! ,presid5t det]m9es &
 c]tifies to ! appropriate congressional

 committees t su* waiv] is 9 ! national 
int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #d4          
,susp5sion ( sanctions  7a7 ,susp5sion  
,! sanctions describ$ 9 section #c may  
be susp5d$ = up to #a-ye> ^u            
c]tification by ! ,presid5t to !        
appropriate congressional committees t  
,cambodia is mak+ mean+ful progress t[>d
 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,end+ gov]nm5t ef=ts to
 und]m9e democracy4  7#b7 ,end+ human   
rights violations associat$ ) und]m9+   
democracy4  7#c7 ,conduct+ free & fair  
elections :i* all[ = ! active           
p>ticipation ( cr$ible opposition       
c&idates4  7b7 ,r5ewal ( susp5sion ,!   
susp5sion describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 may 
be r5ew$ = additional1 consecutive-day  
p]iods if ! ,presid5t c]tifies to !     
appropriate congressional committees t  
,cambodia is cont9u+ to make mean+ful   
progress t[>ds satisfy+ ! conditions    
describ$ 9 su* subsection dur+ ! previ\s
 ye>4  #e4 ,sunset ,?is ,act %all       
t]m9ate on ! date t is #e ye>s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #f4      

,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7          
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs & ! ,committee on ,f9ancial    
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & 
! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations & !   
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,p]son  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,! t]m p]son means-- 7i7 a     
natural p]son2 or  7ii7 a corporation1  
bus9ess association1 p>tn]%ip1 society1 
tru/1 f9ancial in/itution1 insur]1      
und]writ]1 gu>antor1 & any o!r bus9ess  
organization1 any o!r nongov]nm5tal     
entity1 organization1 or gr\p1 & any    
gov]nm5tal entity op]at+ z a bus9ess    
ent]prise or any successor to any entity
 describ$ 9 ?is clause4  7,b7           
,application to gov]nm5tal entities ,!  
t]m p]son does n include a gov]nm5t or  
gov]nm5tal entity t is n op]at+ z a     
bus9ess ent]prise4  7#c7 ,unit$ /ates   
p]son ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates p]son means--
 7,a7 a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 or an ali5 

lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7 an entity      
organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or 
( any jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
includ+ a =eign bran* ( su* an entity4