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 123STA T .907PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11, 2009 REP RE S S ION IN TH ER U SSI A N F E D ERATION S E C.70 7 4 . (a)None o fth ef u n ds a p p r opr i ated under the headin g‘ ‘ A ssistan c e for E urope , Eurasia and C entra l Asia ’ ’ in this Act m a yb emadea v ailable for the G overnment of the R ussian F ederation, after 18 0 days from the date of the enactment of this Act, unless the P resident determines and certifies in w riting to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of the Russian Federation (1) has implemented no statute, E x ecutive order, regulation or similar government action that would discrimi - nate, or which has as its principal effect discrimination, against religious groups or religious communities in the Russian Federation in violation of accepted international agreements on human rights and religious freedoms to which the Russian Federation is a party and ( 2 ) is (A) honoring its international obligations regarding freedom of expression, assembly, and press, as well as due process; ( B ) investigating and prosecuting law enforcement personnel credibly alleged to have committed human rights abuses against political leaders, activists and j ournalists; and (C) immediately releasing political leaders, activists and journalists who remain in detention. (b) T he Secretary of State may waive the re q uirements of subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that to do so is important to the national interests of the U nited States. CENTRA L ASIA SEC. 707 5 . (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Government of K a z a k hstan only if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Kazakhstan has made significant improvements in the protection of human rights and civil liberties during the preceding 6 month period, including by fulfilling obligations recommended by the O rganization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in the areas of election proce- dures, media freedom, freedom of religion, free assembly and minority rights, and by meeting the commitments it made in connec- tion with its assumption of the Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2010. (b) The Secretary of State may waive subsection (a) if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropria- tions that such a waiver is important to the national security of the United States. (c) Not later than October 1, 200 9, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing the following: (1) The defense articles, defense services, and financial assistance provided by the United States to the countries of Central Asia during the 12-month period ending 3 0 days prior to submission of such report. (2) The use during such period of defense articles, defense services, and financial assistance provided by the United States by units of the armed forces, border guards, or other security forces of such countries. (d) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘countries of Central Asia’’ means Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Defin i t i o n . De adl ine. W ai v e r a u t h orit y . K a z a k h s tan. Deter m inations. R e p orts. Waiver authority. Determination. T ime period. P resident. Determination. C ertifi c ation.