3.0.0 3189 2023-01-13T04:47:49Z 2023-01-13T04:47:49Z House H HR 2005-06-30 109 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Reported by 2006-02-28T20:54:30Z Markup by 2006-02-28T20:54:16Z Referred to 2006-02-27T20:51:20Z Referred to 2005-06-30T14:02:25Z Central Asia Democracy and Human Rights Promotion Act of 2006 109 5382 HR 2006-06-22 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Related bill CRS 2006-02-28 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2006-02-28 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2006-02-27 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations. Committee 2005-06-30 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2005-06-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N D000597 Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] JO ANN DAVIS R VA 1 2005-07-29 False T000458 Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] THOMAS TANCREDO R CO G. 6 2005-09-07 False M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2005-09-07 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2005-09-13 False C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2005-09-13 False D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2005-09-13 False D000299 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART R FL 21 2005-09-21 False B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2005-10-18 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2005-10-18 False M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2005-10-18 False S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2005-10-25 False P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2005-11-03 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2005-11-08 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2006-02-28 False I000023 Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] BOB INGLIS R SC 4 2006-05-02 False International Affairs Administration of justice American investments Armed Forces and National Security Arms sales Central Asia Charities Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Democracy Developing countries Discrimination Dissenters Economic assistance Education Election administration Ethnic relations Export finance Forced labor Foreign Trade and International Finance Freedom of association Freedom of speech Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Government ownership Higher education Human rights International broadcasting International cooperation Investment guaranty insurance Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Labor and Employment Law Legal education Military and naval supplies Military assistance Military training Military transportation Minorities Misconduct in office Nongovernmental organizations Pluralism (Social sciences) Police brutality Police training Political parties Political prisoners President and foreign policy Printing Prosecution Prostitution Public corruption Punishment Radio broadcasting Religion Religious liberty Right of assembly Rule of law Sanctions (International law) Science, Technology, Communications Slavery Social Welfare Tajikistan Technical assistance Television broadcasting Torture Transportation and Public Works Turkmenistan United Nations Uzbekistan Women Women's rights International Affairs 00 2005-06-30 Introduced in House 2005-09-07T20:04:55Z Central Asia Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2005 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance for the countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) to support democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.

Authorizes additional appropriations beginning in FY2006 for Voice of America and RFE/RL, Incorporated to expand radio broadcasting in languages spoken in Central Asia.

Conditions certain assistance, including military assistance (but excluding refugee, disaster relief, food and medicine, and HIV/AIDS assistance) to a Central Asian government upon presidential certification to the appropriate congressional committees that such government meets specified requirements respecting: (1) democratization; (2) freedom of expression and the media; (3) freedom of religion, association, and the right of peaceful assembly; (4) prevention of torture; and (5) rule of law and nondiscrimination. Withholds assistance for failure to meet such requirements at 33% for the first fiscal year, 66% for the second fiscal year, and 100% (with a national security waiver for less than 100% withholding) for the third and subsequent fiscal years. Authorizes withheld amounts to be used for democracy assistance under this Act.

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