; and (2) by striking paragraph (2). 5. Additional certification requirements for assistance Section 4(d) of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) Pre- and post-election conditions The following pre- and post-election conditions are met: (A) Establishment and public release, without cost, in digital format, of a provisional and final biometric voter registration roll that is endorsed by all political parties represented in the parliament of Zimbabwe and those parties contesting the elections. (B) The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is permitted to entirely carry out the functions assigned to it in section 239 of Zimbabwe’s 2013 constitution in an entirely independent manner, and the chairperson continues to meet with and consults regularly with representatives of political parties represented in the parliament of Zimbabwe and those parties contesting the elections. (C) Consistent with Zimbabwe’s constitution, the Defense Forces of Zimbabwe are neither permitted to actively participate in campaigning for any candidate nor to intimidate voters, and must verifiably and credibly uphold their constitutionally mandated duty to respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all persons and be non-partisan in character, and are not permitted to print, transfer, or control ballots or transmit the results of elections. (D) International observers, including from the United States, the African Union, the Southern African Development Community, the European Union, and others who apply are permitted to observe the entire electoral process prior to, on, and following voting day, including by monitoring polling stations and tabulation centers and are able to independently operate in a manner enabling them to access and analyze vote tallying tabulation and the transmission and content of voting results. (E) Candidates are allowed free and full access to state media during the election period as defined in Zimbabwe’s Electoral Act, and must afford