,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fiaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #b1 #bjbd,ms4 
,t5ney introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,unit$
 ,/ates assi/ance f be+ made available  
be=e ! implem5tation ( conditions "u !  
#bjac ,brussels ,agreem5t1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,back+ ! ,agre$-^u         
,compromises by ,kosovo ,impos$ by !    
,negotiat$ ,gu>antees ( ! #bjac         
,brussels ,agreem5t or ! ,,back+ ! #bjac
 ,brussels ,agreem5t ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 #bjac1
 ! ,european ,union mod]at$ talks betwe5
 ,kosovo & ,s]bia to normalize relations
 betwe5 ! two c\ntries :i* requir$--    
7,a7 ! e/abli%m5t ( an                  
,association_/,community ( ,s]b-majority
 ,municipalities to ensure ! rights (   
,kosovo ,s]bs2  7,b7 "o police =ce = all
 ( ,kosovo1 ) regional comm&]s 9        
,s]b-majority areas to be a ,kosovo ,s]b

 *os5 f a li/ provid$ by ! municipality2
 &  7,c7 ,kosovo ,s]bs comprise a       
majority ( c]ta9 judicial panels 9      
,s]b-majority areas4  7#b7 ,aft] a      
decade1 ! ,association_/,community (    
,s]b-majority ,municipalities has /ill n
 be5 creat$ by ,kosovo 9 violation ( !  
#bjac ,brussels ,agreem5t4  7#c7 ,kosovo
 ,s]bs are fru/rat$ by ! lack ( progress
 9 e/abli%+ ?is ,association_/,community
 ( ,s]b-majority ,municipalities & z a  
result prote/$ local elections 9 ,april 
#bjbc4  7#d7 ,9 ,s]b-majority           
municipalities ! turn\t rate rea*$ only 
#c4ci p]c5t1 ) mo/ vot]s be+ ,kosovo    
,albanians4  7#e7 ,despite ! lack (     
turn\t1 ,kosovo ,albanian mayors 7      
in/all$ by special police1 9 violation (
 ! #bjac ,brussels ,agreem5t4  7#f7 ,!  
,unit$ ,/ates has provid$ ,kosovo ) ov] 
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 =eign aid s9ce #aiii4  
7#g7 ,z ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ambassador to  
,kosovo1 ,jeffrey ,hov5i]1 put x1 ?is   
aid 0 to ensure t all ,kosovans c access
 effective & acc\ntable s]vices f _!    

in/itutions1 are emp[]$ to dem&         
acc\ntability = ^! s]vices1 & c ?rive   
?r\gh /rong economic & democratic       
opportunities4  7#h7 ,despite ?is       
int5tion1 ,kosovo has repeat$ly         
discrim9at$ aga9/ ,kosovo ,s]bs         
includ+-- 7,a7 repossess+ c>s ) ,s]bian 
lic5se plates2  7,b7 remov+ clo?+ )     
,s]bian language on x f ,kosovo ,s]bs2  
7,c7 h>assm5t ( ,kosovo ,s]bs by !      
,kosovo ,security ,=ce2  7,d7 prejudice 
aga9/ ,kosovo ,s]bs 9 ! civil s]vice &  
labor m>kets2  7,e7 d5ial ( fair public 
trials & l5g?y pre-trial s5t5ces2 &     
7,f7 fail+ to execute c\rt rul+s 9 favor
 ( ,kosovo ,s]bs1 p>ticul>ly 9 prop]ty  
relat$ disputes4  7#i7 ,kosovo ,s]b     
civil society organizations h rais$     
conc]ns ab\t ! crim9alization ( !       
expression ( political views1 :i* is a  
univ]sal human "r gu>ante$ by           
int]national conv5tions1 z well z !     
con/itution & laws ( ,kosovo4  7#aj7    
,kosovo's refusal to uphold ! #bjac     
,brussels ,agreem5t is contribut+ to !  

de/abilization ( ! region & increas+    
t5sions )9 ! ,balkans4  #c4 ,s5se (     
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 ! actions by ! ,kosovan ,gov]nm5t &
 ,prime ,m9i/] ,alb9 ,kurti includ+ !   
=cible implem5tation ( mayors1          
oppression ( human rights1 &            
discrim9ation aga9/ ,kosovo-,s]bs 9 !   
ju/ice sy/em1 labor m>ket1 & civil      
s]vice is-- 7,a7 9 violation (          
int]national conv5tions2  7,b7 9        
violation ( ,kosovan laws2  7,c7 9      
violation ( ! #bjac ,brussels ,agreem5t2
 &  7,d7 contr>y to ! ideals ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates su* z rule ( law1 democracy1     
self-det]m9ation1 & m9ority rights2     
7#b7 ! actions by ,kosovo und]m9e global
 ef=ts to a*ieve peace & /ability 9     
,ea/]n ,europe & ! ,balkans2  7#c7      
,kosovo's de/abilization ( ! ,balkans   
c\ld lead to a regional w>2 &  7#d7 !   
,unit$ ,/ates rejects ^! undemocratic   
actions t repress human rights &        
political fre$oms4  #d4 ,/atem5t (      
policy ,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 

n to support ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,kosovo's--  
7#a7 failure to implem5t & adh]e to !   
#bjac ,brussels ,agreem5t2  7#b7 e?nic  
discrim9ation ( ,kosovo ,s]bs ?r\gh     
unequal treatm5t 9 ! ju/ice sy/em1 &    
lack ( access to ! labor m>ket 9        
violation ( int]national law2  7#c7 !   
seizure or appropriation ( ,kosovo      
,s]bs' private prop]ty2 &  7#d7         
repression ( ! human "r to fre$om (     
spee*1 includ+ ! "r to express political
 views4  #e4 ,limitation on assi/ance   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no    
,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance is au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ or o!rwise made available
 to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,kosovo until ea* ( ! 
foll[+ conditions are met3  7#a7 ,!     
,gov]nm5t ( ,kosovo implem5ts !         
conditions requir$ be ! #bjac ,brussels 
,agreem5t1 includ+ ! creation ( !       
,association_/,community ( ,s]b-majority
 ,municipalities4  7#b7 ,special police 
are remov$ f nor!rn ,kosovo4  7#c7 ,new 
mayoral elections are held 9 nor!rn     
,kosovo4  7#d7 ,! seizure ( ,kosovo     

,s]b's private prop]ty1 su* z c>s &     
clo?+1 is halt$4  7#e7 ,fre$om (        
political expression is respect$ &      
upheld = all e?nicities 9 ,kosovo4  #f4 
,ov]sight & additional report+ ,beg9n+ )
 ! fir/ report submitt$ pursuant to     
section #aaf ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act 
( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean7 aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all include 9 ea*    
report requir$ by su* section a         
description ( ! nature & ext5t--  7#a7 (
 discrim9ation & h>assm5t fac$ by       
,kosovo ,s]bs by ! gov]nm5t & police    
=ces ( ,kosovo2 &  7#b7 ( ! progress    
made by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,kosovo 9 meet+ ! 
requirem5ts e/abli%$ by section #e ( ?is
 ,act4