opinion or belief via the internet, including electronic 
mail, as well as a description of the means by which 
such authorities attempt to block or remove such ex-
pression. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the extent to which gov-
ernment authorities in each country have persecuted 
or otherwise punished an individual or group for the 
nonviolent expression of political, religious, or ideo-
logical opinion or belief via the internet, including 
electronic mail. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of the extent to which gov-
ernment authorities in each country have sought to 
inappropriately collect, request, obtain, or disclose 
personally identifiable information of a person in 
connection with such person’s nonviolent expression 
of political, religious, or ideological opinion or belief, 
including expression that would be protected by the 
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 
‘‘(D) An assessment of the extent to which wire 
communications and electronic communications are 
monitored without regard to the principles of pri-
vacy, human rights, democracy, and rule of law. 
‘‘(2) In compiling data and making assessments for 
the purposes of paragraph (1), United States diplomatic 
personnel shall consult with human rights organizations, 
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technology and internet companies, and other appropriate 
nongovernmental organizations. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘electronic communication’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 2510 of title 
18, United States Code; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘internet’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 231(e)(3) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 231(e)(3)); 
‘‘(C) the term ‘personally identifiable informa-
tion’ means data in a form that identifies a par-
ticular person; and 
‘‘(D) the term ‘wire communication’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2510 of title 18, 
United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 8. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT COUNT-
ING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN VIETNAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Vietnam remains a ‘‘source and, to a lesser 
extent, a destination country . . . for sex trafficking 
and forced labor.’’. 
(2) Vietnamese men and women are subject to 
forced labor in ‘‘rehabilitation’’ centers, detention 
centers, and prisons and, according to the 2016 An-
nual Report on Trafficking in Persons. 
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(3) Vietnamese migrants working in ‘‘state- 
owned, private, or joint-stock companies’’ live in 
‘‘situations of exploitation’’ in the construction, fish-
ing, agriculture, mining, logging and manufacturing 
sectors in other countries. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GIRLS COUNT ACT OF 
2015 IN VIETNAM.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) Vietnam’s male to female sex-ratio dis-
parity has increased despite the Vietnamese 
Government’s ending of its policy limiting mar-
ried couples to 2 children. 
(B) Experts believe sex ratio disparities 
have critical economic and social ramifications 
that effect United States interests, exacerbating 
the vulnerabilities of women to trafficking, child 
marriage, and reducing the ability of women to 
seek employment and participate in educational 
opportunities and civil society. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of State 
is authorized to establish and support programs to— 
(A) monitor and halt bride and sex traf-
ficking of girls and women in Vietnam and 
women from other countries in Asia, including 
China, as appropriate; and 
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(B) address Vietnam’s growing sex-ratio 
disparity through economic support and tech-
nical assistance projects as described in section 
4(a) of the Girls Count Act of 2015 (Public 
Law 114–24; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note). 
SEC. 9. ILLEGAL EXPROPRIATION OF PROPERTIES OF 
UNITED STATES CITIZENS BY THE GOVERN-
MENT OF VIETNAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Government of Vietnam has used prop-
erty expropriation both to target independent 
churches and religious communities and to retaliate 
against individuals who opposed the Vietnamese 
Government or Communist Party or disagreed with 
their policies. 
(2) In November 2003, Vietnam’s National As-
sembly passed Resolution 23/2003/QH11 and Land 
Law 13/2003/QH11, which have resulted in the ex-
propriation of properties of Vietnamese Americans, 
and ended any possible recourse for United States 
citizens to reclaim their properties. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to convey to the Government of Viet-
nam that— 
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(1) relevant United States law protects prop-
erties of United States citizens against illegal expro-
priation by foreign governments; and 
(2) any decision to grant eligibility to the Gov-
ernment of Vietnam under the Generalized System 
of Preferences under title V of the Trade Act of 
1974, to provide United States foreign assistance to 
Vietnam under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and to provide United States support for loans from 
international financial institutions for Vietnam will 
be contingent upon whether and the extent to which 
the Government of Vietnam has illegally expropri-
ated properties of United States citizens. 
SEC. 10. PRIORITIZE ETHNIC MINORITY DEVELOPMENT IN 
VIETNAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) ethnic minority groups in Vietnam face both 
economic pressure, discrimination, and violations of 
internationally recognized human rights; and 
(2) in prior years, Congress has directed that 
funds made available for Economic Support Fund 
and technical assistance for Vietnam be used to ‘‘ad-
dress the needs of affected communities and individ-
uals’’ in ethnic minority communities, targeting spe-
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