,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aj1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,huizenga 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,kamlager-,dove1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,ms4  
,johnson of ,texas1 and ,mr4 ,shreve7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs1 and in addition to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a     
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
impose sanctions relating to undermining
 democracy in ,pakistan4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,pakistan ,freedom and ,accountability  
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,pakistan is an       
important and valued partner of the     
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,on ,december    
#aj1 #aidh1 ,pakistan became one of the 
original signatories to1 and supported  

the creation of1 the ,universal         
,declaration of ,human ,rights 7,,udhr74
  7#c7 ,on ,june #bc1 #bjaj1 ,pakistan  
ratified the ,international ,covenant on
 ,civil and ,political ,rights          
7,,iccpr74  7#d7 ,following the end of  
the most recent period of military rule 
in #bjjh1 ,pakistan completed its first 
peaceful transition of power between    
civilian governments led by different   
political parties in #bjac1 but the     
military continues to exert undue       
influence on the politics of the        
country4  7#e7 ,during previous         
elections1 such as the ones held in     
#bjah1 election monitors expressed      
concern about constraints on the freedom
 of expression and freedom of           
association and noted allegations of    
influence by the military-led           
establishment on the electoral process4 
7#f7 ,the ,department of ,state's       
,country ,report on ,human ,rights      
,practices has often highlighted        
significant human rights issues in      

,pakistan across multiple years1        
including unlawful1 arbitrary1 and      
extrajudicial killings1 forced          
disappearance and arbitrary detention by
 the state or its agents1 the taking of 
political prisoners1 serious            
restrictions on free expression and     
media1 and substantial interference with
 the freedom of peaceful assembly and   
freedom of association4  7#g7 ,on       
,february #h1 #bjbd1 millions of        
,pakistanis participated in ,pakistan's 
most recent general election1 with      
record numbers of women1 youth1 and     
members of religious and ethnic minority
 groups registered to vote ,pakistan's  
civil society--including women's        
networks and youth groups--have         
continued to be resilient in their      
efforts to constructively engage        
political leaders and government        
institutions in more democratic1        
accountable1 and responsive governance4 
7#h7 ,pakistan's #bjbd general election 
was marked by allegations by credible   

international and local observers of    
interference in the electoral process1  
including electoral violence1           
intimidation1 arrest of political       
actors1 restrictions to freedom of      
assembly1 restrictions on freedom of    
expression1 and restrictions on access  
to the internet and telecommunications4 
7#i7 ,on ,february #i1 #bjbd1 the       
,department of ,state noted that it     
shared the assessment of observers that 
the election included undue restrictions
 on freedoms of expression1 association1
 and peaceful assembly1 condemned       
electoral violence as well as           
restrictions on the exercise of human   
rights and fundamental freedoms1 and    
called for the full investigation of    
fraud or interference in ,pakistan's    
general elections4  7#aj7 ,in ,october  
#bjbd1 the ,government of ,pakistan     
ratified the #bfth ,amendment to the    
,pakistani constitution1 which increased
 political influence on the ,judicial   
,commission of ,pakistan and over the   

process to appoint the ,chief ,justice  
of ,pakistan4  7#aa7 ,in ,november      
#bjbd1 ,pakistan adopted legislation    
extending the terms of military service 
chiefs for two years4  7#ab7 ,on        
,december #bc1 #bjbd1 the ,department of
 ,state criticized the use of military  
courts against ,pakistani civilians1    
noting that they lack judicial          
independence1 transparency1 and due     
process guarantees4  7#ac7 ,in ,august  
#bjbe1 ,pakistan enacted legislation to 
expand the powers of security and       
military forces to carry out preventive 
detentions that contravene international
 human rights and due process standards1
 including under the ,,iccpr4  7#ad7 ,an
 essential safeguard of democracy is    
civilian command and control of         
apolitical military and security forces1
 and the ,constitution of ,pakistan     
states that the ,federal ,government    
shall have control and command of the   
,armed ,forces1 and the oath taken by   
members of the ,armed ,forces swears    

they will uphold the ,constitution and  
not engage in any political activities4 
7#ae7 ,democracy1 development1 rule of  
law1 and respect for human rights and   
fundamental freedoms are interdependent 
and mutually reinforcing4  #c4          
,statement of policy ,congress--  7#a7  
affirms its strong support for democracy
 in ,pakistan1 including free and fair  
elections reflecting the will of the    
people of ,pakistan2  7#b7 calls on the 
,president and the ,secretary of ,state 
to strengthen engagement with the       
,government of ,pakistan to ensure      
democracy1 human rights1 and the rule of
 law are upheld2  7#c7 urges the        
,government of ,pakistan to uphold      
democratic and electoral institutions1  
human rights1 and the rule of law1 and  
respect the fundamental guarantees of   
due process1 freedom of press1 freedom  
of assembly1 and freedom of speech of   
the people of ,pakistan2 and  7#d7      
condemns attempts to suppress the people
 of ,pakistan's participation in their  

democracy1 including through harassment1
 intimidation1 violence1 arbitrary      
detention1 restrictions on access to the
 internet and telecommunications1 or any
 violation of their human1 civil1 or    
political rights4  #d4 ,sanctions       
relating to undermining democracy in    
,pakistan  7a7 ,designation of persons  
responsible for undermining democracy in
 pakistan  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall transmit to the appropriate       
congressional committees a report       
identifying-- 7,a7 any senior official  
or former senior official of the        
government1 military1 or security forces
 of ,pakistan who the ,president        
determines1 based on credible evidence1 
is responsible for gross violations of  
human rights2  7,b7 any senior official 
or former senior official of the        
government1 military1 or security forces
 of ,pakistan who the ,president        
determines has committed or directed    

gross violations of human rights        
associated with undermining democracy in
 ,pakistan2 and  7,c7 any entities owned
 or controlled by senior officials or   
former senior officials of the          
government1 military1 or security forces
 of ,pakistan identified pursuant to    
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b74  7#b7 ,form
 of report ,the report required under   
this subsection may be transmitted in   
classified form4  7b7 ,imposition of    
sanctions ,the ,president may impose any
 or all of the sanctions described in   
the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights   
,accountability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4     
#bfef note7 against any or all of the   
foreign persons identified in the report
 required by subsection 7a74  7#a7      
,exception to comply with international 
obligations ,sanctions under paragraph  
7#b7 shall not apply with respect to the
 admission of an alien if admitting or  
paroling the alien into the ,united     
,states is necessary to permit the      
,united ,states to comply with the      

,agreement regarding the ,headquarters  
of the ,united ,nations1 signed at ,lake
 ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered 
into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 between
 the ,united ,nations and the ,united   
,states1 or other applicable            
international obligations4  7#b7        
,exception relating to the provision of 
humanitarian assistance ,sanctions under
 this section may not be imposed with   
respect to transactions or the          
facilitation of transactions for--  7,a7
 the sale of agricultural commodities1  
food1 medicine1 or medical devices2     
7,b7 the provision of humanitarian      
assistance2  7,c7 financial transactions
 relating to humanitarian assistance2 or
  7,d7 transporting goods or services   
that are necessary to carry out         
operations relating to humanitarian     
assistance4  7#c7 ,exception for        
intelligence1 law enforcement1 and      
national security activities ,sanctions 
under this section shall not apply to   
any authorized intelligence1 law        

enforcement1 or national security       
activities of the ,united ,states4  #e4 
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this ,act1 the term         
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,affairs of the ,house of              
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate4  #f4 ,sunset ,this ,act shall 
terminate on ,september #cj1 #bjcj4