U.S. Public Law 109-456

Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security and Democracy Promotion Act of 2006.

This Act from 2006 sets forth specified U.S. political, social, civil and economic policy objectives with respect to the DRC. The Act states that the U.S. should work with other donor nations to increase international contributions to the DRC and authorizes the Secretary to withhold assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to a country determined as destablizing the DRC.

RSN Staff