H. Res. 1341 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 15, 2008. 

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 

bill (H.R. 3890) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Burmese 

Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to waive the requirement for annual renewal resolutions relating to import sanctions, impose import sanctions on Burmese gemstones, expand the number of individuals against whom the visa ban 

is applicable, expand the blocking of assets and other prohibited activities, and for other purposes.’’, with the Senate 

amendments thereto, shall be considered to have been taken 

from the Speaker’s table to the end that the Senate amendments thereto be, and the same are hereby, agreed to with 

the following amendments: Strike all after the enacting clause 

and insert the following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tom Lantos Block Bur3 mese JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 

4 2008’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) Beginning on August 19, 2007, hundreds of 

4 thousands of citizens of Burma, including thousands 

5 of Buddhist monks and students, participated in 

6 peaceful demonstrations against rapidly deteriorating 

7 living conditions and the violent and repressive poli8 cies of the State Peace and Development Council 

9 (SPDC), the ruling military regime in Burma— 

10 (A) to demand the release of all political 

11 prisoners, including 1991 Nobel Peace Prize win12 ner Aung San Suu Kyi; and 

13 (B) to urge the regime to engage in mean14 ingful dialogue to pursue national reconciliation. 

15 (2) The Burmese regime responded to these 

16 peaceful protests with a violent crackdown leading to 

17 the reported killing of approximately 200 people, in18 cluding a Japanese photojournalist, and hundreds of 

19 injuries. Human rights groups further estimate that 

20 over 2,000 individuals have been detained, arrested, 

21 imprisoned, beaten, tortured, or otherwise intimidated 

22 as part of this crackdown. Burmese military, police, 

23 and their affiliates in the Union Solidarity Develop24 ment Association (USDA) perpetrated almost all of 

25 these abuses. The Burmese regime continues to detain, 

26 torture, and otherwise intimidate those individuals 
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1 whom it believes participated in or led the protests 

2 and it has closed down or otherwise limited access to 

3 several monasteries and temples that played key roles 

4 in the peaceful protests. 

5 (3) The Department of State’s 2006 Country Re6 ports on Human Rights Practices found that the 

7 SPDC— 

8 (A) routinely restricts freedoms of speech, 

9 press, assembly, association, religion, and move10 ment; 

11 (B) traffics in persons; 

12 (C) discriminates against women and eth13 nic minorities; 

14 (D) forcibly recruits child soldiers and child 

15 labor; and 

16 (E) commits other serious violations of 

17 human rights, including extrajudicial killings, 

18 custodial deaths, disappearances, rape, torture, 

19 abuse of prisoners and detainees, and the impris20 onment of citizens arbitrarily for political mo21 tives. 

22 (4) Aung San Suu Kyi has been arbitrarily im23 prisoned or held under house arrest for more than 12 

24 years. 
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1 (5) In October 2007, President Bush announced 

2 a new Executive Order to tighten economic sanctions 

3 against Burma and block property and travel to the 

4 United States by certain senior leaders of the SPDC, 

5 individuals who provide financial backing for the 

6 SPDC, and individuals responsible for human rights 

7 violations and impeding democracy in Burma. Addi8 tional names were added in updates done on October 

9 19, 2007, and February 5, 2008. However, only 38 

10 discrete individuals and 13 discrete companies have 

11 been designated under those sanctions, once aliases 

12 and companies with similar names were removed. By 

13 contrast, the Australian Government identified more 

14 than 400 individuals and entities subject to its sanc15 tions applied in the wake of the 2007 violence. The 

16 European Union’s regulations to implement sanctions 

17 against Burma have identified more than 400 indi18 viduals among the leadership of government, the mili19 tary, and the USDA, along with nearly 1300 state 

20 and military-run companies potentially subject to its 

21 sanctions. 

22 (6) The Burmese regime and its supporters fi23 nance their ongoing violations of human rights, un24 democratic policies, and military activities in part 

25 through financial transactions, travel, and trade in-
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1 volving the United States, including the sale of petro2 leum products, gemstones and hardwoods. 

3 (7) In 2006, the Burmese regime earned more 

4 than $500 million from oil and gas projects, over 

5 $500 million from sale of hardwoods, and in excess of 

6 $300 million from the sale of rubies and jade. At least 

7 $500 million of the $2.16 billion earned in 2006 from 

8 Burma’s two natural gas pipelines, one of which is 28 

9 percent owned by a United States company, went to 

10 the Burmese regime. The regime has earned smaller 

11 amounts from oil and gas exploration and non-oper12 ational pipelines but United States investors are not 

13 involved in those transactions. Industry sources esti14 mate that over $100 million annually in Burmese ru15 bies and jade enters the United States. Burma’s offi16 cial statistics report that Burma exported $500 mil17 lion in hardwoods in 2006 but NGOs estimate the 

18 true figure to exceed $900 million. Reliable statistics 

19 on the amount of hardwoods imported into the United 

20 States from Burma in the form of finished products 

21 are not available, in part due to widespread illegal 

22 logging and smuggling. 

23 (8) The SPDC seeks to evade the sanctions im24 posed in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 

25 2003. Millions of dollars in gemstones that are ex-
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1 ported from Burma ultimately enter the United 

2 States, but the Burmese regime attempts to conceal 

3 the origin of the gemstones in an effort to evade sanc4 tions. For example, according to gem industry ex5 perts, over 90 percent of the world’s ruby supply 

6 originates in Burma but only 3 percent of the rubies 

7 entering the United States are claimed to be of Bur8 mese origin. The value of Burmese gemstones is pre9 dominantly based on their original quality and geo10 logical origin, rather than the labor involved in cut11 ting and polishing the gemstones. 

12 (9) According to hardwood industry experts, 

13 Burma is home to approximately 60 percent of the 

world’s native teak reserves. More than 1 14 ⁄4 of the 

15 world’s internationally traded teak originates from 

16 Burma, and hardwood sales, mainly of teak, represent 

17 more than 11 percent of Burma’s official foreign ex18 change earnings. 

19 (10) The SPDC owns a majority stake in vir20 tually all enterprises responsible for the extraction 

21 and trade of Burmese natural resources, including all 

22 mining operations, the Myanmar Timber Enterprise, 

23 the Myanmar Gems Enterprise, the Myanmar Pearl 

24 Enterprise, and the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enter-
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1 prise. Virtually all profits from these enterprises en2 rich the SPDC. 

3 (11) On October 11, 2007, the United Nations 

4 Security Council, with the consent of the People’s Re5 public of China, issued a statement condemning the 

6 violence in Burma, urging the release of all political 

7 prisoners, and calling on the SPDC to enter into a 

8 United Nations-mediated dialogue with its political 

9 opposition. 

10 (12) The United Nations special envoy Ibrahim 

11 Gambari traveled to Burma from September 29, 

12 2007, through October 2, 2007, holding meetings with 

13 SPDC leader General Than Shwe and democracy ad14 vocate Aung San Suu Kyi in an effort to promote 

15 dialogue between the SPDC and democracy advocates. 

16 (13) The leaders of the SPDC will have a greater 

17 incentive to cooperate with diplomatic efforts by the 

18 United Nations, the Association of Southeast Asian 

19 Nations, and the People’s Republic of China if they 

20 come under targeted economic pressure that denies 

21 them access to personal wealth and sources of revenue. 

22 (14) On the night of May 2, 2008, through the 

23 morning of May 3, 2008, tropical cyclone Nargis 

24 struck the coast of Burma, resulting in the deaths of 

25 tens of thousands of Burmese. 
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1 (15) The response to the cyclone by Burma’s 

2 military leaders illustrates their fundamental lack of 

3 concern for the welfare of the Burmese people. The re4 gime did little to warn citizens of the cyclone, did not 

5 provide adequate humanitarian assistance to address 

6 basic needs and prevent loss of life, and continues to 

7 fail to provide life-protecting and life-sustaining serv8 ices to its people. 

9 (16) The international community responded 

10 immediately to the cyclone and attempted to provide 

11 humanitarian assistance. More than 30 disaster as12 sessment teams from 18 different nations and the 

13 United Nations arrived in the region, but the Bur14 mese regime denied them permission to enter the 

15 country. Eventually visas were granted to aid work16 ers, but the regime continues to severely limit their 

17 ability to provide assistance in the affected areas. 

18 (17) Despite the devastation caused by Cyclone 

19 Nargis, the junta went ahead with its referendum on 

20 a constitution drafted by an illegitimate assembly, 

21 conducting voting in unaffected areas on May 10, 

22 2008, and in portions of the affected Irrawaddy re23 gion and Rangoon on May 26, 2008. 

24 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

25 In this Act: 
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1 (1) ACCOUNT; CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT; PAY2 ABLE-THROUGH ACCOUNT.—The terms ‘‘account’’, 

3 ‘‘correspondent account’’, and ‘‘payable-through ac4 count’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 

5 5318A(e)(1) of title 31, United States Code. 

6 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT7 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit8 tees’’ means— 

9 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

10 the Senate; 

11 (B) the Committee on Finance of the Sen12 ate; 

13 (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

14 House of Representatives; and 

15 (D) the Committee on Ways and Means of 

16 the House of Representatives. 

17 (3) ASEAN.—The term ‘‘ASEAN’’ means the 

18 Association of Southeast Asian Nations. 

19 (4) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means— 

20 (A) an individual, corporation, company, 

21 business association, partnership, society, trust, 

22 any other nongovernmental entity, organization, 

23 or group; and 

24 (B) any successor, subunit, or subsidiary of 

25 any person described in subparagraph (A). 
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1 (5) SPDC.—The term ‘‘SPDC’’ means the State 

2 Peace and Development Council, the ruling military 

3 regime in Burma. 

4 (6) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United 

5 States person’’ means any United States citizen, per6 manent resident alien, juridical person organized 

7 under the laws of the United States (including foreign 

8 branches), or any person in the United States. 

9 SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

10 It is the policy of the United States to— 

11 (1) condemn the continued repression carried out 

12 by the SPDC; 

13 (2) work with the international community, es14 pecially the People’s Republic of China, India, Thai15 land, and ASEAN, to foster support for the legitimate 

16 democratic aspirations of the people of Burma and to 

17 coordinate efforts to impose sanctions on those di18 rectly responsible for human rights abuses in Burma; 

19 (3) provide all appropriate support and assist20 ance to aid a peaceful transition to constitutional de21 mocracy in Burma; 

22 (4) support international efforts to alleviate the 

23 suffering of Burmese refugees and address the urgent 

24 humanitarian needs of the Burmese people; and 
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1 (5) identify individuals responsible for the re2 pression of peaceful political activity in Burma and 

3 hold them accountable for their actions. 

4 SEC. 5. SANCTIONS. 

5 (a) VISA BAN.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The following persons shall be 

7 ineligible for a visa to travel to the United States: 

8 (A) Former and present leaders of the 

9 SPDC, the Burmese military, or the USDA. 

10 (B) Officials of the SPDC, the Burmese 

11 military, or the USDA involved in the repression 

12 of peaceful political activity or in other gross 

13 violations of human rights in Burma or in the 

14 commission of other human rights abuses, in15 cluding any current or former officials of the se16 curity services and judicial institutions of the 

17 SPDC. 

18 (C) Any other Burmese persons who provide 

19 substantial economic and political support for 

20 the SPDC, the Burmese military, or the USDA. 

21 (D) The immediate family members of any 

22 person described in subparagraphs (A) through 

23 (C). 

24 (2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the visa 

25 ban described in paragraph (1) only if the President 
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1 determines and certifies in writing to Congress that 

2 travel by the person seeking such a waiver is in the 

3 national interests of the United States. 

4 (3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

5 subsection shall be construed to conflict with the pro6 visions of section 694 of the Consolidated Appropria7 tions Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161), nor shall this 

8 subsection be construed to make ineligible for a visa 

9 members of ethnic groups in Burma now or pre10 viously opposed to the regime who were forced to pro11 vide labor or other support to the Burmese military 

12 and who are otherwise eligible for admission into the 

13 United States. 

14 (b) FINANCIAL SANCTIONS.— 

15 (1) BLOCKED PROPERTY.—No property or inter16 est in property belonging to a person described in 

17 subsection (a)(1) may be transferred, paid, exported, 

18 withdrawn, or otherwise dealt with if— 

19 (A) the property is located in the United 

20 States or within the possession or control of a 

21 United States person, including the overseas 

22 branch of a United States person; or 

23 (B) the property comes into the possession 

24 or control of a United States person after the 

25 date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1 (2) FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.—Except with re2 spect to transactions authorized under Executive Or3 ders 13047 (May 20, 1997) and 13310 (July 28, 

4 2003), no United States person may engage in a fi5 nancial transaction with the SPDC or with a person 

6 described in subsection (a)(1). 

7 (3) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—Activities prohib8 ited by reason of the blocking of property and finan9 cial transactions under this subsection shall include 

10 the following: 

11 (A) Payments or transfers of any property, 

12 or any transactions involving the transfer of 

13 anything of economic value by any United 

14 States person, including any United States fi15 nancial institution and any branch or office of 

16 such financial institution that is located outside 

17 the United States, to the SPDC or to an indi18 vidual described in subsection (a)(1). 

19 (B) The export or reexport directly or indi20 rectly, of any goods, technology, or services by a 

21 United States person to the SPDC, to an indi22 vidual described in subsection (a)(1) or to any 

23 entity owned, controlled, or operated by the 

24 SPDC or by an individual described in such 

25 subsection. 
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1 (c) AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL BANKING SANC2 TIONS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas4 ury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the 

5 Attorney General of the United States, and the Chair6 man of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

7 System, may prohibit or impose conditions on the 

8 opening or maintaining in the United States of a cor9 respondent account or payable-through account by 

10 any financial institution (as that term is defined in 

11 section 5312 of title 31, United States Code) or finan12 cial agency that is organized under the laws of a 

13 State, territory, or possession of the United States, for 

14 or on behalf of a foreign banking institution, if the 

15 Secretary determines that the account might be 

16 used— 

17 (A) by a foreign banking institution that 

18 holds property or an interest in property belong19 ing to the SPDC or a person described in sub20 section (a)(1); or 

21 (B) to conduct a transaction on behalf of 

22 the SPDC or a person described in subsection 

23 (a)(1). 

24 (2) AUTHORITY TO DEFINE TERMS.—The Sec25 retary of the Treasury may, by regulation, further de-
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1 fine the terms used in paragraph (1) for purposes of 

2 this section, as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

3 (d) LIST OF SANCTIONED OFFICIALS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

6 shall transmit to the appropriate congressional com7 mittees a list of— 

8 (A) former and present leaders of the 

9 SPDC, the Burmese military, and the USDA; 

10 (B) officials of the SPDC, the Burmese 

11 military, or the USDA involved in the repression 

12 of peaceful political activity in Burma or in the 

13 commission of other human rights abuses, in14 cluding any current or former officials of the se15 curity services and judicial institutions of the 

16 SPDC; 

17 (C) any other Burmese persons or entities 

18 who provide substantial economic and political 

19 support for the SPDC, the Burmese military, or 

20 the USDA; and 

21 (D) the immediate family members of any 

22 person described in subparagraphs (A) through 

23 (C) whom the President determines effectively 

24 controls property in the United States or has 
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1 benefitted from a financial transaction with any 

2 United States person. 

3 (2) CONSIDERATION OF OTHER DATA.—In pre4 paring the list required under paragraph (1), the 

5 President shall consider the data already obtained by 

6 other countries and entities that apply sanctions 

7 against Burma, such as the Australian Government 

8 and the European Union. 

9 (3) UPDATES.—The President shall transmit to 

10 the appropriate congressional committees updated 

11 lists of the persons described in paragraph (1) as new 

12 information becomes available. 

13 (4) IDENTIFICATION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec14 retary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury 

15 shall devote sufficient resources to the identification of 

16 information concerning potential persons to be sanc17 tioned to carry out the purposes described in this Act. 

18 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

19 may be construed to prohibit any contract or other finan20 cial transaction with any nongovernmental humanitarian 

21 organization in Burma. 

22 (f) EXCEPTIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibitions and restric24 tions described in subsections (b) and (c) shall not 

25 apply to medicine, medical equipment or supplies, 
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1 food or feed, or any other form of humanitarian as2 sistance provided to Burma. 

3 (2) REGULATORY EXCEPTIONS.—For the fol4 lowing purposes, the Secretary of State may, by regu5 lation, authorize exceptions to the prohibition and re6 strictions described in subsection (a), and the Sec7 retary of the Treasury may, by regulation, authorize 

8 exceptions to the prohibitions and restrictions de9 scribed in subsections (b) and (c)— 

10 (A) to permit the United States and Burma 

11 to operate their diplomatic missions, and to per12 mit the United States to conduct other official 

13 United States Government business in Burma; 

14 (B) to permit United States citizens to visit 

15 Burma; and 

16 (C) to permit the United States to comply 

17 with the United Nations Headquarters Agree18 ment and other applicable international agree19 ments. 

20 (g) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates any prohi21 bition or restriction imposed pursuant to subsection (b) or 

22 (c) shall be subject to the penalties under section 6 of the 

23 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

24 1705) to the same extent as for a violation under that Act. 
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1 (h) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The sanctions im2 posed under subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall apply until the 

3 President determines and certifies to the appropriate con4 gressional committees that the SPDC has— 

5 (1) unconditionally released all political pris6 oners, including Aung San Suu Kyi and other mem7 bers of the National League for Democracy; 

8 (2) entered into a substantive dialogue with 

9 democratic forces led by the National League for De10 mocracy and the ethnic minorities of Burma on 

11 transitioning to democratic government under the 

12 rule of law; and 

13 (3) allowed humanitarian access to populations 

14 affected by armed conflict in all regions of Burma. 

15 (i) WAIVER.—The President may waive the sanctions 

16 described in subsections (b) and (c) if the President deter17 mines and certifies to the appropriate congressional com18 mittees that such waiver is in the national interest of the 

19 United States. 

20 SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO THE BURMESE FREEDOM AND DE21 MOCRACY ACT OF 2003. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Burmese Freedom and Democ23 racy Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–61; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 

24 is amended by inserting after section 3 the following new 

25 section: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3A. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF JADEITE AND 

2 RUBIES FROM BURMA AND ARTICLES OF JEW3 ELRY CONTAINING JADEITE OR RUBIES FROM 

4 BURMA. 

5 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT7 TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional commit8 tees’ means— 

9 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Ways and Means 

10 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

11 House of Representatives; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Finance and the 

13 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

14 ‘‘(2) BURMESE COVERED ARTICLE.—The term 

15 ‘Burmese covered article’ means— 

16 ‘‘(A) jadeite mined or extracted from 

17 Burma; 

18 ‘‘(B) rubies mined or extracted from 

19 Burma; or 

20 ‘‘(C) articles of jewelry containing jadeite 

21 described in subparagraph (A) or rubies de22 scribed in subparagraph (B). 

23 ‘‘(3) NON-BURMESE COVERED ARTICLE.—The 

24 term ‘non-Burmese covered article’ means— 

25 ‘‘(A) jadeite mined or extracted from a 

26 country other than Burma; 
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1 ‘‘(B) rubies mined or extracted from a coun2 try other than Burma; or 

3 ‘‘(C) articles of jewelry containing jadeite 

4 described in subparagraph (A) or rubies de5 scribed in subparagraph (B). 

6 ‘‘(4) JADEITE; RUBIES; ARTICLES OF JEWELRY

7 CONTAINING JADEITE OR RUBIES.— 

8 ‘‘(A) JADEITE.—The term ‘jadeite’ means 

9 any jadeite classifiable under heading 7103 of 

10 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

11 States (in this paragraph referred to as the 

12 ‘HTS’). 

13 ‘‘(B) RUBIES.—The term ‘rubies’ means 

14 any rubies classifiable under heading 7103 of the 

15 HTS. 

16 ‘‘(C) ARTICLES OF JEWELRY CONTAINING

17 JADEITE OR RUBIES.—The term ‘articles of jew18 elry containing jadeite or rubies’ means— 

19 ‘‘(i) any article of jewelry classifiable 

20 under heading 7113 of the HTS that con21 tains jadeite or rubies; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) any article of jadeite or rubies 

23 classifiable under heading 7116 of the HTS. 

24 ‘‘(5) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘United States’, 

25 when used in the geographic sense, means the several 
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1 States, the District of Columbia, and any common2 wealth, territory, or possession of the United States. 

3 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF BURMESE

4 COVERED ARTICLES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

6 provision of law, until such time as the President de7 termines and certifies to the appropriate congres8 sional committees that Burma has met the conditions 

9 described in section 3(a)(3), beginning 60 days after 

10 the date of the enactment of the Tom Lantos Block 

11 Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) 

12 Act of 2008, the President shall prohibit the importa13 tion into the United States of any Burmese covered 

14 article. 

15 ‘‘(2) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President 

16 is authorized to, and shall as necessary, issue such 

17 proclamations, regulations, licenses, and orders, and 

18 conduct such investigations, as may be necessary to 

19 implement the prohibition under paragraph (1). 

20 ‘‘(3) OTHER ACTIONS.—Beginning on the date of 

21 the enactment of this Act, the President shall take all 

22 appropriate actions to seek the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) The issuance of a draft waiver decision 

24 by the Council for Trade in Goods of the World 

25 Trade Organization granting a waiver of the ap-
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1 plicable obligations of the United States under 

2 the World Trade Organization with respect to 

3 the provisions of this section and any measures 

4 taken to implement this section. 

5 ‘‘(B) The adoption of a resolution by the 

6 United Nations General Assembly expressing the 

7 need to address trade in Burmese covered articles 

8 and calling for the creation and implementation 

9 of a workable certification scheme for non-Bur10 mese covered articles to prevent the trade in Bur11 mese covered articles. 

12 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTATION OF NON-BUR13 MESE COVERED ARTICLES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para15 graph (2), until such time as the President determines 

16 and certifies to the appropriate congressional commit17 tees that Burma has met the conditions described in 

18 section 3(a)(3), beginning 60 days after the date of 

19 the enactment of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese 

20 JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008, 

21 the President shall require as a condition for the im22 portation into the United States of any non-Burmese 

23 covered article that— 

24 ‘‘(A) the exporter of the non-Burmese cov25 ered article has implemented measures that have 
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1 substantially the same effect and achieve the 

2 same goals as the measures described in clauses 

3 (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2)(B) (or their 

4 functional equivalent) to prevent the trade in 

5 Burmese covered articles; and 

6 ‘‘(B) the importer of the non-Burmese cov7 ered article agrees— 

8 ‘‘(i) to maintain a full record of, in the 

9 form of reports or otherwise, complete infor10 mation relating to any act or transaction 

11 related to the purchase, manufacture, or 

12 shipment of the non-Burmese covered article 

13 for a period of not less than 5 years from 

14 the date of entry of the non-Burmese covered 

15 article; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) to provide the information de17 scribed in clause (i) within the custody or 

18 control of such person to the relevant United 

19 States authorities upon request. 

20 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President may 

22 waive the requirements of paragraph (1) with re23 spect to the importation of non-Burmese covered 

24 articles from any country with respect to which 

25 the President determines and certifies to the ap-
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1 propriate congressional committees has imple2 mented the measures described in subparagraph 

3 (B) (or their functional equivalent) to prevent 

4 the trade in Burmese covered articles. 

5 ‘‘(B) MEASURES DESCRIBED.—The meas6 ures referred to in subparagraph (A) are the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(i) With respect to exportation from 

9 the country of jadeite or rubies in rough 

10 form, a system of verifiable controls on the 

11 jadeite or rubies from mine to exportation 

12 demonstrating that the jadeite or rubies 

13 were not mined or extracted from Burma, 

14 and accompanied by officially-validated 

15 documentation certifying the country from 

16 which the jadeite or rubies were mined or 

17 extracted, total carat weight, and value of 

18 the jadeite or rubies. 

19 ‘‘(ii) With respect to exportation from 

20 the country of finished jadeite or polished 

21 rubies, a system of verifiable controls on the 

22 jadeite or rubies from mine to the place of 

23 final finishing of the jadeite or rubies dem24 onstrating that the jadeite or rubies were 

25 not mined or extracted from Burma, and 
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1 accompanied by officially-validated docu2 mentation certifying the country from 

3 which the jadeite or rubies were mined or 

4 extracted. 

5 ‘‘(iii) With respect to exportation from 

6 the country of articles of jewelry containing 

7 jadeite or rubies, a system of verifiable con8 trols on the jadeite or rubies from mine to 

9 the place of final finishing of the article of 

10 jewelry containing jadeite or rubies dem11 onstrating that the jadeite or rubies were 

12 not mined or extracted from Burma, and 

13 accompanied by officially-validated docu14 mentation certifying the country from 

15 which the jadeite or rubies were mined or 

16 extracted. 

17 ‘‘(iv) Verifiable recordkeeping by all 

18 entities and individuals engaged in mining, 

19 importation, and exportation of non-Bur20 mese covered articles in the country, and 

21 subject to inspection and verification by au22 thorized authorities of the government of the 

23 country in accordance with applicable law. 

24 ‘‘(v) Implementation by the govern25 ment of the country of proportionate and 
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1 dissuasive penalties against any persons 

2 who violate laws and regulations designed 

3 to prevent trade in Burmese covered arti4 cles. 

5 ‘‘(vi) Full cooperation by the country 

6 with the United Nations or other official 

7 international organizations that seek to pre8 vent trade in Burmese covered articles. 

9 ‘‘(3) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President 

10 is authorized to, and shall as necessary, issue such 

11 proclamations, regulations, licenses, and orders and 

12 conduct such investigations, as may be necessary to 

13 implement the provisions under paragraphs (1) and 

14 (2). 

15 ‘‘(d) INAPPLICABILITY.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of sub17 section (b)(1) and subsection (c)(1) shall not apply to 

18 Burmese covered articles and non-Burmese covered 

19 articles, respectively, that were previously exported 

20 from the United States, including those that accom21 panied an individual outside the United States for 

22 personal use, if they are reimported into the United 

23 States by the same person, without having been ad24 vanced in value or improved in condition by any 
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1 process or other means while outside the United 

2 States. 

3 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PROVISION.—The requirements 

4 of subsection (c)(1) shall not apply with respect to the 

5 importation of non-Burmese covered articles that are 

6 imported by or on behalf of an individual for per7 sonal use and accompanying an individual upon 

8 entry into the United States. 

9 ‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT.—Burmese covered articles or 

10 non-Burmese covered articles that are imported into the 

11 United States in violation of any prohibition of this Act 

12 or any other provision law shall be subject to all applicable 

13 seizure and forfeiture laws and criminal and civil laws of 

14 the United States to the same extent as any other violation 

15 of the customs laws of the United States. 

16 ‘‘(f) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress 

18 that the President should take the necessary steps to 

19 seek to negotiate an international arrangement— 

20 similar to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme 

21 for conflict diamonds—to prevent the trade in Bur22 mese covered articles. Such an international arrange23 ment should create an effective global system of con24 trols and should contain the measures described in 

25 subsection (c)(2)(B) (or their functional equivalent). 
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1 ‘‘(2) KIMBERLEY PROCESS CERTIFICATION

2 SCHEME DEFINED.—In paragraph (1), the term 

3 ‘Kimberley Process Certification Scheme’ has the 

4 meaning given the term in section 3(6) of the Clean 

5 Diamond Trade Act (Public Law 108–19; 19 U.S.C. 

6 3902(6)). 

7 ‘‘(g) REPORT.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

9 after the date of the enactment of the Tom Lantos 

10 Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Ef11 forts) Act of 2008, the President shall transmit to the 

12 appropriate congressional committees a report de13 scribing what actions the United States has taken 

14 during the 60-day period beginning on the date of the 

15 enactment of such Act to seek— 

16 ‘‘(A) the issuance of a draft waiver decision 

17 by the Council for Trade in Goods of the World 

18 Trade Organization, as specified in subsection 

19 (b)(3)(A); 

20 ‘‘(B) the adoption of a resolution by the 

21 United Nations General Assembly, as specified 

22 in subsection (b)(3)(B); and 

23 ‘‘(C) the negotiation of an international ar24 rangement, as specified in subsection (f)(1). 
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1 ‘‘(2) UPDATE.—The President shall make contin2 ued efforts to seek the items specified in subpara3 graphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) and shall 

4 promptly update the appropriate congressional com5 mittees on subsequent developments with respect to 

6 these efforts. 

7 ‘‘(h) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 14 months after 

8 the date of the enactment of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese 

9 JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008, the 

10 Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 

11 the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 

12 effectiveness of the implementation of this section. The 

13 Comptroller General shall include in the report any rec14 ommendations for improving the administration of this 

15 Act.’’. 

16 (b) DURATION OF SANCTIONS.— 

17 (1) CONTINUATION OF IMPORT SANCTIONS.—Sub18 section (b) of section 9 of the Burmese Freedom and 

19 Democracy Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–61; 50 

20 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end 

21 the following new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of 

23 this subsection, any reference to section 3(a)(1) shall 

24 be deemed to include a reference to section 3A (b)(1) 

25 and (c)(1).’’. 
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1 (2) RENEWAL RESOLUTIONS.—Subsection (c) of 

2 such section is amended by inserting after ‘‘section 

3 3(a)(1)’’ each place it appears the following: ‘‘and sec4 tion 3A (b)(1) and (c)(1)’’. 

5 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made 

7 by this subsection take effect on the day after the 

8 date of the enactment of 5th renewal resolution 

9 enacted into law after the date of the enactment 

10 of the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 

11 2003, or the date of the enactment of this Act, 

12 whichever occurs later. 

13 (B) RENEWAL RESOLUTION DEFINED.—In 

14 this paragraph, the term ‘‘renewal resolution’’ 

15 means a renewal resolution described in section 

16 9(c) of the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act 

17 of 2003 that is enacted into law in accordance 

18 with such section. 

19 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3(b) of the 

20 Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (Public Law 

21 108–61; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘prohibitions’’ and inserting ‘‘re23 strictions’’; 

24 (2) by inserting ‘‘or section 3A (b)(1) or (c)(1)’’ 

25 after ‘‘this section’’; and 
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1 (3) by striking ‘‘a product of Burma’’ and in2 serting ‘‘subject to such restrictions’’. 

3 SEC. 7. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AND POLICY COORDI4 NATOR FOR BURMA. 

5 (a) UNITED STATES SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AND

6 POLICY COORDINATOR FOR BURMA.—The President shall 

7 appoint a Special Representative and Policy Coordinator 

8 for Burma, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen9 ate. 

10 (b) RANK.—The Special Representative and Policy Co11 ordinator for Burma appointed under subsection (a) shall 

12 have the rank of ambassador and shall hold the office at 

13 the pleasure of the President. Except for the position of 

14 United States Ambassador to the Association of Southeast 

15 Asian Nations, the Special Representative and Policy Coor16 dinator may not simultaneously hold a separate position 

17 within the executive branch, including the Assistant Sec18 retary of State, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, 

19 the United States Ambassador to Burma, or the Charge 

20 d’affairs to Burma. 

21 (c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Special 

22 Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma shall— 

23 (1) promote a comprehensive international effort, 

24 including multilateral sanctions, direct dialogue with 

25 the SPDC and democracy advocates, and support for 
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1 nongovernmental organizations operating in Burma 

2 and neighboring countries, designed to restore civilian 

3 democratic rule to Burma and address the urgent hu4 manitarian needs of the Burmese people; 

5 (2) consult broadly, including with the Govern6 ments of the People’s Republic of China, India, Thai7 land, and Japan, and the member states of ASEAN 

8 and the European Union to coordinate policies to9 ward Burma; 

10 (3) assist efforts by the United Nations Special 

11 Envoy to secure the release of all political prisoners 

12 in Burma and to promote dialogue between the SPDC 

13 and leaders of Burma’s democracy movement, includ14 ing Aung San Suu Kyi; 

15 (4) consult with Congress on policies relevant to 

16 Burma and the future and welfare of all the Burmese 

17 people, including refugees; and 

18 (5) coordinate the imposition of Burma sanc19 tions within the United States Government and with 

20 the relevant international financial institutions. 

21 SEC. 8. SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY IN 

22 BURMA. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to as24 sist Burmese democracy activists who are dedicated to non-
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1 violent opposition to the SPDC in their efforts to promote 

2 freedom, democracy, and human rights in Burma. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

4 authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to the Secretary 

5 of State for fiscal year 2008 to— 

6 (1) provide aid to democracy activists in Burma; 

7 (2) provide aid to individuals and groups con8 ducting democracy programming outside of Burma 

9 targeted at a peaceful transition to constitutional de10 mocracy inside Burma; and 

11 (3) expand radio and television broadcasting 

12 into Burma. 

13 SEC. 9. SUPPORT FOR NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZA14 TIONS ADDRESSING THE HUMANITARIAN 

15 NEEDS OF THE BURMESE PEOPLE. 

16 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

17 that the international community should increase support 

18 for nongovernmental organizations attempting to meet the 

19 urgent humanitarian needs of the Burmese people. 

20 (b) LICENSES FOR HUMANITARIAN OR RELIGIOUS AC21 TIVITIES IN BURMA.—Section 5 of the Burmese Freedom 

22 and Democracy Act of 2003 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) OPPOSITION TO ASSIST25 ANCE TO BURMA.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub2 section: 

3 ‘‘(b) LICENSES FOR HUMANITARIAN OR RELIGIOUS

4 ACTIVITIES IN BURMA.—Notwithstanding any other provi5 sion of law, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 

6 issue multi-year licenses for humanitarian or religious ac7 tivities in Burma.’’. 

8 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of law, there are authorized to be appro11 priated $11,000,000 to the Secretary of State for fis12 cal year 2008 to support operations by nongovern13 mental organizations, subject to paragraph (2), de14 signed to address the humanitarian needs of the Bur15 mese people inside Burma and in refugee camps in 

16 neighboring countries. 

17 (2) LIMITATION.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

19 under subparagraph (B), amounts appropriated 

20 pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be provided 

21 to— 

22 (i) SPDC-controlled entities; 

23 (ii) entities run by members of the 

24 SPDC or their families; or 
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1 (iii) entities providing cash or re2 sources to the SPDC, including organiza3 tions affiliated with the United Nations. 

4 (B) WAIVER.—The President may waive the 

5 funding restriction described in subparagraph 

6 (A) if— 

7 (i) the President determines and cer8 tifies to the appropriate congressional com9 mittees that such waiver is in the national 

10 interests of the United States; 

11 (ii) a description of the national inter12 ests need for the waiver is submitted to the 

13 appropriate congressional committees; and 

14 (iii) the description submitted under 

15 clause (ii) is posted on a publicly accessible 

16 Internet Web site of the Department of 

17 State. 

18 SEC. 10. REPORT ON MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE AID TO 

19 BURMA. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 

22 the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on For23 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com24 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report con25 taining a list of countries, companies, and other entities 
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1 that provide military or intelligence aid to the SPDC and 

2 describing such military or intelligence aid provided by 

3 each such country, company, and other entity. 

4 (b) MILITARY OR INTELLIGENCE AID DEFINED.—For 

5 the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘military or intel6 ligence aid’’ means, with respect to the SPDC— 

7 (1) the provision of weapons, weapons parts, 

8 military vehicles, or military aircraft; 

9 (2) the provision of military or intelligence 

10 training, including advice and assistance on subject 

11 matter expert exchanges; 

12 (3) the provision of weapons of mass destruction 

13 and related materials, capabilities, and technology, 

14 including nuclear, chemical, or dual-use capabilities; 

15 (4) conducting joint military exercises; 

16 (5) the provision of naval support, including 

17 ship development and naval construction; 

18 (6) the provision of technical support, including 

19 computer and software development and installations, 

20 networks, and infrastructure development and con21 struction; or 

22 (7) the construction or expansion of airfields, in23 cluding radar and anti-aircraft systems. 

24 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

25 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
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1 classified annex and the unclassified form shall be placed 

2 on the Department of State’s website. 

3 SEC. 11. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL ARMS 

4 SALES TO BURMA. 

5 It is the sense of Congress that the United States should 

6 lead efforts in the United Nations Security Council to im7 pose a mandatory international arms embargo on Burma, 

8 curtailing all sales of weapons, ammunition, military vehi9 cles, and military aircraft to Burma until the SPDC re10 leases all political prisoners, restores constitutional rule, 

11 takes steps toward inclusion of ethnic minorities in political 

12 reconciliation efforts, and holds free and fair elections to 

13 establish a new government. 

14 SEC. 12. REDUCTION OF SPDC REVENUE FROM TIMBER. 

15 (a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 

17 Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 

18 Commerce, and other Federal officials, as appropriate, shall 

19 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

20 on Burma’s timber trade containing information on the fol21 lowing: 

22 (1) Products entering the United States made in 

23 whole or in part of wood grown and harvested in 

24 Burma, including measurements of annual value and 
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1 volume and considering both legal and illegal timber 

2 trade. 

3 (2) Statistics about Burma’s timber trade, in4 cluding raw wood and wood products, in aggregate 

5 and broken down by country and timber species, in6 cluding measurements of value and volume and con7 sidering both legal and illegal timber trade. 

8 (3) A description of the chains of custody of 

9 products described in paragraph (1), including direct 

10 trade streams from Burma to the United States and 

11 via manufacturing or transshipment in third coun12 tries. 

13 (4) Illegalities, abuses, or corruption in the Bur14 mese timber sector. 

15 (5) A description of all common consumer and 

16 commercial applications unique to Burmese hard17 woods, including the furniture and marine manufac18 turing industries. 

19 (b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report required under 

20 subsection (a) shall include recommendations on the fol21 lowing: 

22 (1) Alternatives to Burmese hardwoods for the 

23 commercial applications described in paragraph (5) 

24 of subsection (a), including alternative species of tim25 ber that could provide the same applications. 
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1 (2) Strategies for encouraging sustainable man2 agement of timber in locations with potential climate, 

3 soil, and other conditions to compete with Burmese 

4 hardwoods for the consumer and commercial applica5 tions described in paragraph (5) of subsection (a). 

6 (3) The appropriate United States and inter7 national customs documents and declarations that 

8 would need to be kept and compiled in order to estab9 lish the chain of custody concerning products de10 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (a). 

11 (4) Strategies for strengthening the capacity of 

12 Burmese civil society, including Burmese society in 

13 exile, to monitor and report on the SPDC’s trade in 

14 timber and other extractive industries so that Bur15 mese natural resources can be used to benefit the ma16 jority of Burma’s population. 

17 SEC. 13. REPORT ON FINANCIAL ASSETS HELD BY MEMBERS 

18 OF THE SPDC. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 

21 the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Sec22 retary of State, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 

23 Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 

24 Ways and Means of the House of the Representatives, the 

25 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the 
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1 Committee on Finance of the Senate a report containing 

2 a list of all countries and foreign banking institutions that 

3 hold assets on behalf of senior Burmese officials. 

4 (b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this section: 

5 (1) SENIOR BURMESE OFFICIALS.—The term 

6 ‘‘senior Burmese officials’’ shall mean individuals 

7 covered under section 5(d)(1) of this Act. 

8 (2) OTHER TERMS.—Other terms shall be defined 

9 under the authority of and consistent with section 

10 5(c)(2) of this Act. 

11 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

12 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 

13 classified annex. The report shall also be posted on the De14 partment of Treasury’s website not later than 30 days of 

15 the submission to Congress of the report. To the extent pos16 sible, the report shall include the names of the senior Bur17 mese officials and the approximate value of their holdings 

18 in the respective foreign banking institutions and any other 

19 pertinent information. 

20 SEC. 14. UNOCAL PLAINTIFFS. 

21 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Congress 

22 that the United States should work with the Royal Thai 

23 Government to ensure the safety in Thailand of the 15 

24 plaintiffs in the Doe v. Unocal case, and should consider 

25 granting refugee status or humanitarian parole to these 
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1 plaintiffs to enter the United States consistent with existing 

2 United States law. 

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 

5 the appropriate Congressional committees a report on the 

6 status of the Doe vs. Unocal plaintiffs and whether the 

7 plaintiffs have been granted refugee status or humanitarian 

8 parole. 

9 SEC. 15. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO INVEST10 MENTS IN BURMA’S OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. 

11 (a) FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.—Congress finds 

12 the following: 

13 (1) Currently United States, French, and Thai 

14 investors are engaged in the production and delivery 

15 of natural gas in the pipeline from the Yadana and 

16 Sein fields (Yadana pipeline) in the Andaman Sea, 

17 an enterprise which falls under the jurisdiction of the 

18 Burmese Government, and United States investment 

19 by Chevron represents approximately a 28 percent 

20 nonoperated, working interest in that pipeline. 

21 (2) The Congressional Research Service estimates 

22 that the Yadana pipeline provides at least 

23 $500,000,000 in annual revenue for the Burmese Gov24 ernment. 
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1 (3) The natural gas that transits the Yadana 

2 pipeline is delivered primarily to Thailand, rep3 resenting about 20 percent of Thailand’s total gas 

4 supply. 

5 (4) The executive branch has in the past exempt6 ed investment in the Yadana pipeline from the sanc7 tions regime against the Burmese Government. 

8 (5) Congress believes that United States compa9 nies ought to be held to a high standard of conduct 

10 overseas and should avoid as much as possible acting 

11 in a manner that supports repressive regimes such as 

12 the Burmese Government. 

13 (6) Congress recognizes the important symbolic 

14 value that divestment of United States holdings in 

15 Burma would have on the international sanctions ef16 fort, demonstrating that the United States will con17 tinue to lead by example. 

18 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.— 

19 (1) Congress urges Yadana investors to consider 

20 voluntary divestment over time if the Burmese Gov21 ernment fails to take meaningful steps to release po22 litical prisoners, restore civilian constitutional rule 

23 and promote national reconciliation. 
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1 (2) Congress will remain concerned with the 

2 matter of continued investment in the Yadana pipe3 line in the years ahead. 

4 (3) Congress urges the executive branch to work 

5 with all firms invested in Burma’s oil and gas sector 

6 to use their influence to promote the peaceful transi7 tion to civilian democratic rule in Burma. 

8 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

9 that so long as Yadana investors remain invested in 

10 Burma, such investors should— 

11 (1) communicate to the Burmese Government, 

12 military and business officials, at the highest levels, 

13 concern about the lack of genuine consultation be14 tween the Burmese Government and its people, the 

15 failure of the Burmese Government to use its natural 

16 resources to benefit the Burmese people, and the mili17 tary’s use of forced labor; 

18 (2) publicly disclose and deal with in a trans19 parent manner, consistent with legal obligations, its 

20 role in any ongoing investment in Burma, including 

21 its financial involvement in any joint production 

22 agreement or other joint ventures and the amount of 

23 their direct or indirect support of the Burmese Gov24 ernment; and 
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1 (3) work with project partners to ensure that 

2 forced labor is not used to construct, maintain, sup3 port, or defend the project facilities, including pipe4 lines, offices, or other facilities. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to impose 

sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development 

Council in Burma, to amend the Burmese Freedom and 

Democracy Act of 2003 to exempt humanitarian assistance from United States sanctions on Burma, to prohibit 

the importation of gemstones from Burma, or that originate in Burma, to promote a coordinated international 

effort to restore civilian democratic rule to Burma, and 

for other purposes.’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk.