1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cambodia Accountability and Return on Investment Act of 2019 . 2. Strengthening democracy and the sovereignty of Cambodia (a) Conditions of assistance for Cambodia (1) In general No funds authorized to be appropriated for assistance for the Government of Cambodia may be made available for that purpose unless the Secretary of State makes the certification described in paragraph (2). (2) Certification described The certification described in this paragraph is a certification to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Cambodia is taking effective steps to— (A) strengthen regional security and stability, particularly regarding territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the enforcement of international sanctions with respect to North Korea; (B) protect its sovereignty from interference by the People’s Republic of China; and (C) respect the rights and responsibilities enshrined in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia enacted in 1993, including— (i) the immediate and unconditional release from house arrest of opposition politician Kem Sokha and the dismissal of the politically motivated charges against him; (ii) the immediate and unconditional release from detention of all other known political opposition party members and civil society representatives who were prosecuted for exercising their civil or political rights, and dismissal of the politically motivated charges against them; (iii) the dismissal of politically motivated criminal charges against other opposition party leaders and supporters, including opposition leader Sam Rainsy, and criminal charges against other dissidents, government critics, and journalists, including Radio Free Asia journalists Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin