[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1463 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1463

  To restrict United States military assistance to the Government of 
                               Pakistan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2009

Ms. Harman (for herself, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Connolly of 
  Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To restrict United States military assistance to the Government of 
                               Pakistan.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan is widely regarded as the founder 
        of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program.
            (2) While working for the Dutch partner of a uranium 
        enrichment consortium in the 1970s, Khan supplied the 
        Government of Pakistan with blueprints for centrifuges and 
        detailed lists of suppliers for parts necessary to develop a 
        nuclear weapons program.
            (3) In 1983, the Dutch Government convicted Khan of nuclear 
        espionage in absentia for these actions.
            (4) Khan is widely believed to have provided nuclear 
        weapons technology to Iran, North Korea, and Libya, beginning 
        in the 1980s.
            (5) In 2004, Khan confessed to participating in a 
        clandestine international network that provided nuclear 
        technology to other nations.
            (6) The Government of Pakistan held Khan under house arrest 
        in Islamabad from 2004 to 2009.
            (7) On February 6, 2009, the Islamabad High Court released 
        Khan from house arrest.
            (8) There is no conclusive evidence that the network that 
        Khan helped build has been completely dismantled.
            (9) The Government of Pakistan has refused to allow the 
        United States Government the opportunity to interview Khan 
        directly.
            (10) The United States has provided more than 
        $7,900,000,000 in military assistance to the Government of 
        Pakistan since September 11, 2001.
            (11) The Government of Pakistan has requested additional 
        economic and military assistance from the United States.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN.

    (a) Restriction.--United States military assistance may be provided 
to the Government of Pakistan on and after the date of the enactment of 
this Act only if the President transmits to Congress a certification 
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Certification.--A certification described in this subsection is 
a certification that contains a determination of the President that--
            (1) the Government of Pakistan is making Dr. Abdul Qadeer 
        Khan available to the United States Government for questioning; 
        and
            (2) the Government of Pakistan is providing adequate 
        assurances to the United States Government that it will monitor 
        Khan's movements and activities in such a manner as to prevent 
        his participation in any efforts to disseminate nuclear 
        technology or know-how.
    (c) Waiver.--The President may waive the restriction on assistance 
to the Government of Pakistan under this section if the President 
certifies to Congress that it is in the national interests of the 
United States to do so.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``United States military 
assistance'' includes the provision of equipment, supplies, and 
training.
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