H. Res. 440

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

May 19, 1998.

Whereas the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight is currently investigating the unprecedented flow of

illegal foreign contributions to the Clinton-Gore campaign

during the 1996 Presidential campaign;

Whereas more than 90 witnesses in the investigation have either asserted the fifth amendment or fled the United

States to avoid testifying, including 53 persons involved

in raising money for the Democratic National Committee

or the Clinton-Gore campaign;

Whereas among the 53 persons who have either asserted the

fifth amendment or fled the United States to avoid testifying are former Associate Attorney General Webster

Hubbell; former White House aide Mark Middleton; longtime Clinton friends John Huang, Charlie Trie, and

James and Mochtar Riady; and Chinese businessman Ted

Sieong and 11 members of his family;

Whereas democratic fundraiser Johnny Chung has told Department of Justice investigators that he funneled more

than $100,000 in illegal campaign contributions from a

Chinese military officer to Democrats during the 1996

campaign cycle, according to a New York Times report

on May 15, 1998;
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Whereas Chung told Federal investigators much of the

$100,000 he gave to the Democratic National Committee

in the 1996 campaign came from Communist China’s

Peoples Liberation Army through Liu Chaoying, a Chinese Lieutenant Colonel and aerospace industry executive;

Whereas Chung’s account and supporting evidence, such as

financial records, is the first direct evidence of Communist Chinese campaign contributions being funneled to

the Democratic National Committee and Clinton-Gore

’96;

Whereas subsequent to the receipt of the illegal campaign

contributions from Communist Chinese officials the Clinton Administration relaxed export controls and overruled

a Pentagon ban on the sale and export of sophisticated

satellite technology to China;

Whereas on April 23 and May 13, 1998, the Committee on

Government Reform and Oversight unsuccessfully sought

to grant immunity from prosecution to 4 important witnesses, including 2 former employees of Johnny Chung

who have direct knowledge concerning Communist Chinese attempts to influence United States policy and make

illegal campaign contributions;

Whereas these 4 witnesses, Irene Su, Nancy Lee, Larry

Wong, and Kent La, each have direct information concerning the efforts employed by Johnny Chung, Ted

Sieong, and other foreigners to violate Federal campaign

laws and exercise foreign influence over the 1996 elections;

Whereas the Department of Justice does not object to the

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight’s desire
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to confer immunity on Irene Wu, Nancy Lee, Larry

Wong, and Kent La;

Whereas Irene Wu, Johnny Chung’s office manager and primary assistant, would provide the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight firsthand information and

knowledge about Chung’s payments to Clinton-Gore ’96

and his relationships with foreign nationals;

Whereas Nancy Lee, an engineer at Mr. Chung’s company,

solicited contributions from her colleagues for the benefit

of Clinton-Gore ’96, and those contributions serve as the

foundation of criminal charges brought against Mr.

Chung;

Whereas Larry Wong, a long-time friend and associate of

convicted felon Gene Lum, has direct knowledge concerning Lum’s method of making illegal foreign money contributions to Clinton-Gore ’96;

Whereas Kent La, the United States distributor of Communist Chinese cigarettes, has direct and relevant information about illegal foreign money contributions made to

the Democratic National Committee by Ted Sioeng; and

Whereas the inability of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight to confer immunity on these 4 important witnesses serves as an impediment to the important

work of the committee in determining the extent to which

officials and associates of the Chinese and other foreign

government sought to influence the 1996 elections and

United States policy in violation of Federal campaign

contribution laws and regulations: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight should vote to direct the General Counsel of the House
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of Representatives to apply to a United States district court

for an order immunizing from use in prosecutions the testimony of, and other information provided by, Irene Wu,

Nancy Lee, Larry Wong, and Kent La at proceedings before

or ancillary to the Committee.

Attest:

Clerk.