H.R. 5683: Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act of 2023

This bill directs and authorizes certain actions aimed at supporting Armenia in its conflict with Azerbaijan. For example, the bill

• repeals presidential waiver authority that allows for certain foreign assistance to Azerbaijan;
• authorizes foreign military financing grants to Armenia for FY2024;
• requires the Department of State to submit a detailed strategy to Congress to ensure the durable security for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and a detailed report on alleged Azerbaijani atrocities in its attacks on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh in 2022 and 2023;
• authorizes the State Department and USAID to implement activities related to development of Armenia's energy sector;
• requires the State Department to seek opportunities for partnership between U.S. and Armenian entities on science and technology; and
• requires the President to impose sanctions on certain Azerbaijani officials determined to have directed (1) operations instigating the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, (2) attacks on Armenia in September 2022, (3) the blockade of the Lachin corridor beginning in December 2022, or (4) attacks on Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.