(B) the amount of increased nonhumani-
tarian assistance provided to the Government of 
Vietnam; and 
(C) a description of the type and amount 
of commensurate assistance provided pursuant 
to section 3(b)(1). 
(3) Efforts by the United States Government to 
promote access by the Vietnamese people to Radio 
Free Asia transmissions. 
(4) Efforts to ensure that programs with Viet-
nam promote the policy set forth in section 102 of 
the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Pol-
icy Provisions Act of 1996 regarding participation in 
programs of educational and cultural exchange. 
(5) Lists of persons believed to be imprisoned, 
detained, or placed under house arrest, tortured, or 
otherwise persecuted by the Government of Vietnam 
due to their pursuit of internationally recognized 
human rights. In compiling such lists, the Secretary 
shall exercise appropriate discretion, including con-
cerns regarding the safety and security of, and ben-
efit to, the persons who may be included on the lists 
and their families. In addition, the Secretary shall 
include a list of such persons and their families who 
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may qualify for protections under United States ref-
ugee programs. 
(6) A description of the development of the rule 
of law in Vietnam, including— 
(A) progress toward the development of in-
stitutions of democratic governance; 
(B) processes by which statutes, regula-
tions, rules, and other legal acts of the Govern-
ment of Vietnam are developed and become 
binding within Vietnam; 
(C) the extent to which statutes, regula-
tions, rules, administrative and judicial deci-
sions, and other legal acts of the Government of 
Vietnam are published and are made accessible 
to the public; 
(D) the extent to which administrative and 
judicial decisions are supported by statements 
of reasons that are based upon written statutes, 
regulations, rules, and other legal acts of the 
Government of Vietnam; 
(E) the extent to which individuals are 
treated equally under the laws of Vietnam with-
out regard to citizenship, race, religion, political 
opinion, or current or former associations; 
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(F) the extent to which administrative and 
judicial decisions are independent of political 
pressure or governmental interference and are 
reviewed by entities of appellate jurisdiction; 
and 
(G) the extent to which laws in Vietnam 
are written and administered in ways that are 
consistent with international human rights 
standards, including the rights enumerated in 
the International Covenant on Civil and Polit-
ical Rights. 
(b) CONTACTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.—In 
preparing the report under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, as appropriate, seek out and maintain contacts with 
nongovernmental organizations and human rights advo-
cates (including Vietnamese-Americans and human rights 
advocates in Vietnam), including receiving reports and up-
dates from such organizations and evaluating such re-
ports. The Secretary shall also seek to consult with the 
United States Commission on International Religious 
Freedom for appropriate sections of the report. 
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