Sec. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE UNITED STATES-ZIMBABWE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP

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## SEC. 5 SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE UNITED STATES-ZIMBABWE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP It is the sense of Congress that the United States should seek to forge a stronger bilateral relationship with Zimbabwe, including in the areas of trade and investment, if the following conditions are satisfied: ####

(1)The Government of Zimbabwe takes the concrete, tangible steps outlined in paragraphs

(1)through

(4)of section 4(d) of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001, as amended by section 6 of this Act. ####

(2)The Government of Zimbabwe takes concrete, tangible steps towards— #####

(A)good governance, including respect for the opposition, rule of law, and human rights; #####

(B)economic reforms that promote growth, address unemployment and underdevelopment, restore livelihoods, ensure respect for contracts and private property rights, and promote significant progress toward monetary policy reforms, particularly with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, and currency exchange reforms; and #####

(C)identification and recovery of stolen private and public assets within Zimbabwe and in other countries. ####

(3)The Government of Zimbabwe holds an election that is widely accepted as free and fair, based on the following pre- and post-election criteria or conditions: #####

(A)Establishment and public release, without cost, of a provisional and a final voter registration roll. #####

(B)The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is permitted to entirely carry out the functions assigned to it under section 239 of Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution in an independent manner, and the chairperson meets and consults regularly with representatives of political parties represented in the parliament of Zimbabwe and the parties contesting the elections. #####

(C)Consistent with Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution, the Defence Forces of Zimbabwe— ######

(i)are neither permitted to actively participate in campaigning for any candidate nor to intimidate voters; ######

(ii)are required to verifiably and credibly uphold their constitutionally-mandated duty to respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all persons and to be nonpartisan in character; and ######

(iii)are not permitted to print, transfer, or control ballots or transmit the results of elections. #####

(D)International observers, including observers from the United States, the African Union, the Southern African Development Community, and the European Union— ######

(i)are permitted to observe the entire electoral process prior to, on, and following voting day, including by monitoring polling stations and tabulation centers; and ######

(ii)are able to independently access and analyze vote tallying tabulation and the transmission and content of voting results. #####

(E)Candidates are allowed access to public broadcasting media during the election period, consistent with Zimbabwe’s Electoral Act and are able to campaign in an environment that is free from intimidation and violence. #####

(F)Civil society organizations are able to freely and independently carry out voter and civic education and monitor the entire electoral process, including by observing, recording, and transmitting publicly-posted or announced voting results at the ward, constituency, and all higher levels of the vote tallying process. ####

(4)Laws enacted prior to the passage of Zimbabwe’s March 2013 Constitution that are inconsistent with the new Constitution are amended, repealed, or subjected to a formal process for review and correction so that such laws are consistent with the new Constitution. ####

(5)The Government of Zimbabwe— #####

(A)has made significant progress on the implementation of all elements of the new Constitution; and #####

(B)has demonstrated its commitment to sustain such efforts in achieving full implementation of the new Constitution. ####

(6)Traditional leaders of Zimbabwe observe section 281 of the 2013 Constitution and are not using humanitarian assistance provided by outside donor organizations or countries in a politicized manner to intimidate or pressure voters during the campaign period.