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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4331 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 30, 2020 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

AN ACT 

To modify and reauthorize the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tibetan Policy and 

3 Support Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO AND REAUTHORIZATION OF TI5 BETAN POLICY ACT OF 2002. 

6 (a) TIBETAN NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 613 of the Ti7 betan Policy Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (i) by inserting ‘‘without pre12 conditions’’ after ‘‘a dialogue’’; 

13 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or democratically14 elected leaders of the Tibetan community’’ 

15 after ‘‘his representatives’’; and 

16 (iii) by adding at the end before the 

17 period the following: ‘‘and should coordi18 nate with other governments in multilat19 eral efforts toward this goal’’; 

20 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

21 paragraph (3); and 

22 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(2) POLICY COMMUNICATION.—The President 

25 shall direct the Secretary of State to ensure that, in 

26 accordance with this Act, United States policy on 


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1 Tibet, as coordinated by the United States Special 

2 Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, is communicated to 

3 all Federal departments and agencies in contact with 

4 the Government of the People’s Republic of China.’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (b)— 

6 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

7 (1)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘until December 31, 

9 2021’’; and 

10 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and direct the De11 partment of State to make public on its 

12 website’’ after ‘‘appropriate congressional 

13 committees’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

15 the end; 

16 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe17 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’ ; and 

18 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(3) the steps taken by the United States Gov20 ernment to promote the human rights and distinct 

21 religious, cultural, linguistic, and historical identity 

22 of the Tibetan people, including the right of the Ti23 betan people to select, educate, and venerate their 

24 own religious leaders in accordance with their estab25 lished religious practice and system.’’. 


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1 (b) TIBET PROJECT PRINCIPLES.—Section 616 of 

2 such Act (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraphs 

4 (1) through (9) and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) neither provide incentive for, nor facilitate 

6 the migration and settlement of, non-Tibetans into 

7 Tibet; 

8 ‘‘(2) neither provide incentive for, nor facilitate 

9 the transfer of ownership of, Tibetan land or natural 

10 resources to non-Tibetans; 

11 ‘‘(3) neither provide incentive for, nor facilitate 

12 the involuntary or coerced relocation of, Tibetan no13 mads from their traditional pasture lands into con14 centrated settlements; 

15 ‘‘(4) be implemented in consultation with the 

16 Tibetan people and, as appropriate, after the con17 duct of cultural and environmental impact assess18 ments; 

19 ‘‘(5) foster self-sufficiency and self-reliance of 

20 Tibetans; 

21 ‘‘(6) respect human rights and Tibetan culture 

22 and traditions; 

23 ‘‘(7) be subject to ongoing monitoring and eval24 uation; and 


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1 ‘‘(8) be conducted, as much as possible, in the 

2 Tibetan language.’’; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(e) UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.—The President 

5 shall provide funds to nongovernmental organizations to 

6 support sustainable development, cultural and historical 

7 preservation, health care, education, and environmental 

8 sustainability projects for Tibetan communities in Tibet, 

9 in accordance with the principles specified in subsection 

10 (d) and with the concurrence of the United States Special 

11 Coordinator for Tibetan Issues under section 621(d).’’. 

12 (c) DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION RELATING TO

13 TIBET.—Section 618 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) 

14 is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 618. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION RELATING TO 

16 TIBET. 

17 ‘‘(a) UNITED STATES CONSULATE IN LHASA, 

18 TIBET.—The Secretary should seek to establish a United 

19 States consulate in Lhasa, Tibet— 

20 ‘‘(1) to provide consular services to United 

21 States citizens traveling in Tibet; and 

22 ‘‘(2) to monitor political, economic, and cultural 

23 developments in Tibet. 

24 ‘‘(b) POLICY.—The Secretary may not authorize the 

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1 sulate of the People’s Republic of China until such time 

2 as a United States consulate in Lhasa, Tibet, is estab3 lished under subsection (a).’’. 

4 (d) RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN TIBET.—Section 

5 620(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended by 

6 adding at the end before the period the following: ‘‘, in7 cluding with respect to the reincarnation system of Ti8 betan Buddhism’’. 

9 (e) UNITED STATES SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR TI10 BETAN ISSUES.—Section 621 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6901 

11 note) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (c) to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Special Co14 ordinator are to— 

15 ‘‘(1) promote substantive dialogue without pre16 conditions between the Government of the People’s 

17 Republic of China and the Dalai Lama or his rep18 resentatives or democratically-elected leaders of the 

19 Tibetan community leading to a negotiated agree20 ment on Tibet and coordinate with other govern21 ments in multilateral efforts toward this goal; 

22 ‘‘(2) encourage the Government of the People’s 

23 Republic of China to address the aspirations of the 

24 Tibetan people with regard to their distinct histor25 ical, cultural, religious, and linguistic identity; 


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1 ‘‘(3) promote the human rights of the Tibetan 

2 people; 

3 ‘‘(4) promote activities to preserve environment 

4 and water resources of the Tibetan plateau; 

5 ‘‘(5) encourage sustainable development in ac6 cordance with section 616(d), cultural and historical 

7 preservation, health care, education, and environ8 mental sustainability projects for Tibetan commu9 nities in Tibet; and 

10 ‘‘(6) promote access to Tibet in accordance with 

11 the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018 (Public 

12 Law 115–330).’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (d)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

15 the end; 

16 (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 

17 paragraph (8); and 

18 (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(6) provide concurrence with respect to all 

21 projects carried out pursuant to assistance provided 

22 under section 616(e); 

23 ‘‘(7) seek to establish international diplomatic 

24 coalitions to— 


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1 ‘‘(A) oppose any effort by the Government 

2 of the People’s Republic of China to select, edu3 cate, and venerate Tibetan Buddhist religious 

4 leaders in a manner inconsistent with Tibetan 

5 Buddhism in which the succession or identifica6 tion of Tibetan Buddhist lamas, including the 

7 Dalai Lama, should occur without interference, 

8 in a manner consistent with Tibetan Buddhists’ 

9 beliefs; and 

10 ‘‘(B) ensure that the identification and in11 stallation of Tibetan Buddhist religious leaders, 

12 including any future Dalai Lama, is determined 

13 solely within the Tibetan Buddhist faith com14 munity, in accordance with the universally-rec15 ognized right to religious freedom; and’’; and 

16 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(e) PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall ensure that 

18 the Office of the Special Coordinator is adequately staffed 

19 at all times to assist in the management of the responsibil20 ities of this section.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING THE SUCCES22 SION OR REINCARNATION OF THE DALAI 

23 LAMA. 

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Notwithstanding that Tibetan Buddhism is 

2 practiced in many countries including Bhutan, India, 

3 Mongolia, Nepal, the People’s Republic of China, the 

4 Russian Federation, and the United States, the Gov5 ernment of the People’s Republic of China has re6 peatedly insisted on its role in managing the selec7 tion of Tibet’s next spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, 

8 through actions such as those described in the 

9 ‘‘Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation 

10 of Living Buddhas’’ in 2007. 

11 (2) On March 19, 2019, Chinese Ministry of 

12 Affairs spokesperson reiterated that the ‘‘reincarna13 tion of living Buddhas including the Dalai Lama 

14 must comply with Chinese laws and regulations and 

15 follow religious rituals and historical conventions’’. 

16 (3) The Government of the People’s Republic of 

17 China has interfered in the process of recognizing a 

18 successor or reincarnation of Tibetan Buddhist lead19 ers, including in 1995 by arbitrarily detaining 

20 Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, a 6-year old boy who was 

21 identified as the 11th Panchen Lama, and pur22 porting to install its own candidate as the Panchen 

23 Lama. 

24 (4) The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, 

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1 ing the traditions and spiritual precepts of the selec2 tion of Dalai Lamas, setting forth his views on the 

3 considerations and process for selecting his suc4 cessor, and providing a response to the Chinese gov5 ernment’s claims that only the Chinese government 

6 has the ultimate authority in the selection process of 

7 the Dalai Lama. 

8 (5) The 14th Dalai Lama said in his statement 

9 that the person who reincarnates has sole legitimate 

10 authority over where and how he or she takes re11 birth and how that reincarnation is to be recognized 

12 and if there is a need for a 15th Dalai Lama to be 

13 recognized, then the responsibility shall primarily 

14 rest with the officers of the Dalai Lama’s Gaden 

15 Phodrang Trust, who will be informed by the written 

16 instructions of the 14th Dalai Lama. 

17 (6) Since 2011, the 14th Dalai Lama has reit18 erated publicly on numerous occasions that decisions 

19 on the successions, emanations, or reincarnations of 

20 the Dalai Lama belongs to the Tibetan Buddhist 

21 faith community alone. 

22 (7) On June 8, 2015, the United States House 

23 of Representatives unanimously approved House 

24 Resolution 337 which calls on the United States 

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1 ference in the Tibetan reincarnation process is a vio2 lation of the internationally recognized right to reli3 gious freedom * * * and to highlight the fact that 

4 other countries besides China have long Tibetan 

5 Buddhist traditions and that matters related to rein6 carnations in Tibetan Buddhism are of keen interest 

7 to Tibetan Buddhist populations worldwide’’. 

8 (8) On April 25, 2018, the United States Sen9 ate unanimously approved Senate Resolution 429 

10 which ‘‘expresses its sense that the identification 

11 and installation of Tibetan Buddhist religious lead12 ers, including a future 15th Dalai Lama, is a matter 

13 that should be determined solely within the Tibetan 

14 Buddhist faith community, in accordance with the 

15 inalienable right to religious freedom’’. 

16 (9) The Department of State’s Report on Inter17 national Religious Freedom for 2018 reported on 

18 policies and efforts of the Government of the Peo19 ple’s Republic of China to exert control over the se20 lection of Tibetan Buddhist religious leaders, includ21 ing reincarnate lamas, and stated that ‘‘U.S. offi22 cials underscored that decisions on the reincarnation 

23 of the Dalai Lama should be made solely by faith 

24 leaders.’’. 


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1 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

2 United States that— 

3 (1) decisions regarding the selection, education, 

4 and veneration of Tibetan Buddhist religious leaders 

5 are exclusively spiritual matters that should be made 

6 by the appropriate religious authorities within the 

7 Tibetan Buddhist tradition and in the context of the 

8 will of practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism; 

9 (2) the wishes of the 14th Dalai Lama, includ10 ing any written instructions, should play a deter11 minative role in the selection, education, and vener12 ation of a future 15th Dalai Lama; and 

13 (3) interference by the Government of the Peo14 ple’s Republic of China or any other government in 

15 the process of recognizing a successor or reincarna16 tion of the 14th Dalai Lama and any future Dalai 

17 Lamas would represent a clear violation of the fun18 damental religious freedoms of Tibetan Buddhists 

19 and the Tibetan people. 

20 (c) HOLDING CHINESE OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE

21 FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ABUSES TARGETING TIBETAN

22 BUDDHISTS.—It is the policy of the United States to con23 sider senior officials of the Government of the People’s 

24 Republic of China who are responsible for, complicit in, 

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1 or installation of a candidate chosen by China as the fu2 ture 15th Dalai Lama of Tibetan Buddhism to have com3 mitted— 

4 (1) a gross violation of internationally recog5 nized human rights for purposes of imposing sanc6 tions with respect to such officials under the Global 

7 Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 

8 U.S.C. 2656 note); and 

9 (2) a particularly severe violation of religious 

10 freedom for purposes of applying section 

11 212(a)(2)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality 

12 Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(G)) with respect to such 

13 officials. 

14 (d) DEPARTMENT OF STATE PROGRAMMING TO PRO15 MOTE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR TIBETAN BUDDHISTS.— 

16 Consistent with section 401 of the Frank R. Wolf Inter17 national Religious Freedom Act (Public Law 114–281; 

18 130 Stat. 1436), of the funds available to the Department 

19 of State for international religious freedom programs, the 

20 Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom 

21 should support efforts to protect and promote inter22 national religious freedom in China and for programs to 

23 protect Tibetan Buddhism in China and elsewhere. 


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1 SEC. 4. POLICY REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENT AND 

2 WATER RESOURCES ON THE TIBETAN PLA3 TEAU. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) The Tibetan Plateau contains glaciers, riv6 ers, grasslands, and other geographical and ecologi7 cal features that are crucial for supporting vegeta8 tion growth and biodiversity, regulating water flow 

9 and supply for an estimated 1.8 billion people. Glob10 al warming threatens the glaciers in Tibet that feed 

11 the major rivers of South and East Asia, which sup12 ply freshwater to an estimated 1.8 billion people. 

13 (2) Rising global temperatures—especially in 

14 the Tibetan Plateau where the average temperature 

15 has increased at twice the global average—will result 

16 in variable water flows in the future. 

17 (3) The construction in Tibet of large hydro18 electric power dams intended to be used in part to 

19 transmit power to Chinese provinces outside of 

20 Tibet, as well as other infrastructure projects, in21 cluding the Sichuan-Tibet railroad, may also lead to 

22 the resettlement of thousands of Tibetans and trans23 form the environment. 

24 (4) The grasslands of Tibet play a significant 

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1 water storage, water quality, and the regulation of 

2 water flow, support biodiversity, foster vegetation 

3 growth, and act as carbon sinks. 

4 (5) Rising temperatures and intensifying evapo5 ration, can affect the water supply, cause 

6 desertification, and destabilize infrastructure on the 

7 Tibetan Plateau and beyond. 

8 (6) Traditional Tibetan grassland stewardship 

9 practices, which can be key to mitigating the nega10 tive effects of warming on the Tibetan Plateau, are 

11 undermined by the resettlement of nomads from Ti12 betan grasslands. 

13 (7) The People’s Republic of China has ap14 proximately 20 percent of the world’s population but 

15 only around 7 percent of the world’s water supply, 

16 while many countries in South and Southeast Asia 

17 rely on the rivers flowing from the Himalayas of the 

18 Tibetan Plateau. 

19 (8) The People’s Republic of China has already 

20 completed water transfer programs diverting billions 

21 of cubic meters of water yearly and has plans to di22 vert more waters from the Tibetan plateau in China. 

23 (b) WATER RESOURCES IN TIBET AND THE TIBETAN

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1 with relevant agencies of the United States Government, 

2 should— 

3 (1) pursue collaborative efforts with Chinese 

4 and international scientific institutions, as appro5 priate, to monitor the environment on the Tibetan 

6 Plateau, including glacial retreat, temperature rise, 

7 and carbon levels, in order to promote a greater un8 derstanding of the effects on permafrost, river flows, 

9 grasslands and desertification, and the monsoon 

10 cycle; 

11 (2) engage with the Government of the People’s 

12 Republic of China, the Tibetan people, and non13 governmental organizations to encourage the partici14 pation of Tibetan nomads and other Tibetan stake15 holders in the development and implementation of 

16 grassland management policies, in order to utilize 

17 their indigenous experience in mitigation and stew18 ardship of the land and to assess policies on the 

19 forced resettlement of nomads; and 

20 (3) encourage a regional framework on water 

21 security, or use existing frameworks, such as the 

22 Lower Mekong Initiative, to facilitate cooperative 

23 agreements among all riparian nations that would 

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1 and diversion of waters that originate on the Ti2 betan Plateau. 

3 SEC. 5. DEMOCRACY IN THE TIBETAN EXILE COMMUNITY. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) The 14th Dalai Lama advocates the Middle 

6 Way Approach, which seeks genuine autonomy for 

7 the six million Tibetans in Tibet. 

8 (2) The 14th Dalai Lama has overseen a proc9 ess of democratization within the Tibetan polity, be10 ginning in Tibet in the 1950s and continuing in exile 

11 from the 1960s to the present and to address the 

12 needs of the Tibetan people until such time as gen13 uine autonomy in Tibet is realized, the 14th Dalai 

14 Lama devolved his political responsibilities to the 

15 elected representatives of the Tibetan people in exile 

16 in 2011. 

17 (3) In 2011 and again in 2016, members of the 

18 Tibetan exile community across some 30 countries 

19 held elections to select political leaders to serve in 

20 the Central Tibetan Administration parliament and 

21 as chief executive, elections which were monitored by 

22 international observers and assessed to be free and 

23 fair. 

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1 gotiated settlement has been achieved that allows Ti2 betans to freely enjoy their culture, religion and lan3 guage in Tibet. 

4 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con5 gress that— 

6 (1) Tibetan exile communities around the world 

7 should be commended for the adoption of a system 

8 of self-governance with democratic institutions to 

9 choose their leaders; 

10 (2) the Dalai Lama should be commended for 

11 his decision to devolve political authority to elected 

12 leaders in accordance with democratic principles; 

13 and 

14 (3) as consistent with section 621(d)(3) of the 

15 Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note), 

16 the United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan 

17 Issues should continue to maintain close contact 

18 with the religious, cultural, and political leaders of 

19 the Tibetan people. 

20 SEC. 6. SUSTAINABILITY IN TIBETAN COMMUNITIES SEEK21 ING TO PRESERVE THEIR CULTURE, RELI22 GION, AND LANGUAGE. 

23 The Secretary of State should urge the Government 

24 of Nepal to honor the Gentleman’s Agreement with the 

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1 provide legal documentation to long-staying Tibetan resi2 dents in Nepal who fled a credible threat of persecution 

3 in Tibet in order to allow them to more fully participate 

4 in the economy and society of Nepal. 

5 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 (a) OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL COOR7 DINATOR FOR TIBETAN ISSUES.—There is authorized to 

8 be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

9 2021 through 2025 for the Office of the United States 

10 Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. 

11 (b) TIBETAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND

12 NGAWANG CHOEPHEL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.— 

13 (1) TIBETAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—There 

14 is authorized to be appropriated $675,000 for each 

15 of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out 

16 the Tibetan scholarship program established under 

17 section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, Refugee, 

18 and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 

19 (Public Law 104–319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note). 

20 (2) NGAWANG CHOEPHEL EXCHANGE PRO21 GRAMS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

22 $575,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 

23 2025 to carry out the ‘‘Ngwang Choepel Exchange 

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1 States and the people of Tibet’’) under section 

2 103(a) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other 

3 Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996. 

4 (c) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO

5 TIBETAN REFUGEES IN SOUTH ASIA.—Amounts author6 ized to be appropriated to carry out chapter 9 of part I 

7 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Migration 

8 and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 for each of the fiscal 

9 years 2021 through 2025 are authorized to be made avail10 able for humanitarian assistance, including food, medicine, 

11 clothing, and medical and vocational training, for Tibetan 

12 refugees in South Asia who have fled facing a credible 

13 threat of persecution in the People’s Republic of China. 

14 (d) TIBETAN AUTONOMOUS REGION AND TIBETAN

15 COMMUNITIES IN CHINA.—There is authorized to be ap16 propriated $8,000,000 for each year of the fiscal years 

17 2021 through 2025 under chapter 4 of part II of the For18 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) to 

19 support activities which preserve cultural traditions and 

20 promote sustainable development, education, and environ21 mental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibet 

22 Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in 

23 China. 

24 (e) ASSISTANCE FOR TIBETANS IN INDIA AND

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1 $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025 

2 under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

3 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) for programs to promote and pre4 serve Tibetan culture and language development, and the 

5 resilience of Tibetan communities in India and Nepal, and 

6 to assist in the education and development of the next gen7 eration of Tibetan leaders from such communities. 

8 (f) TIBETAN GOVERNANCE.—There is authorized to 

9 be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

10 2021 through 2025 for programs to strengthen the capac11 ity of Tibetan institutions and strengthen democracy, gov12 ernance, information and international outreach, and re13 search. 

14 (g) VOICE OF AMERICA AND RADIO FREE ASIA.— 

15 (1) VOICE OF AMERICA.—There is authorized to 

16 be appropriated $3,344,000 for each of the fiscal 

17 years 2021 through 2025 to Voice of America for 

18 broadcasts described in paragraph (3). 

19 (2) RADIO FREE ASIA.—There is authorized to 

20 be appropriated $4,060,000 for each of the fiscal 

21 years 2021 through 2025 to Radio Free Asia for 

22 broadcasts described in paragraph (3). 

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1 uncensored news and information in the Tibetan lan2 guage to Tibetans, including Tibetans in Tibet. 

3 SEC. 8. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

4 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

5 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

6 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

7 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

8 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

9 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro10 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

11 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 28, 

2020. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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