(1) In its report dated September 17, 2018, the 
United Nations Independent International Fact- 
Finding Mission on Myanmar (FFM) found that im-
punity was a ‘‘root cause of continued human rights 
violations in Myanmar’’ that ‘‘has significantly and 
demonstrably contributed to the validation of deeply 
oppressive and discriminatory conduct, enabled re-
currence of human rights violations and atrocity 
crimes, and emboldened perpetrators and silenced 
victims,’’ and concluded that ‘‘ensuring account-
ability for crimes’’ was ‘‘the key to disrupting pat-
terns of oppression and cycles of violence’’ as well as 
a legal obligation for Burma. 
(2) On December 13, 2018, the U.S. House of 
Representatives passed H. Res. 1091, by an over-
whelming majority of 394 to 1, expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives that atrocities com-
mitted against Rohingya by members of the Burma 
military and security forces since August 2017 con-
stitute crimes against humanity and genocide. 
(3) On September 16, 2019, the FFM reported 
that it ‘‘has reasonable grounds to conclude that the 
evidence that infers genocidal intent on the part of 
the State, identified in its last report, has strength-
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ened that there is a serious risk that genocidal ac-
tions may occur or recur’’. 
(4) On February 1, 2021, the Burma military 
conducted a coup d’e´tat, derailing Burma’s transi-
tion to democracy and disregarding the will of the 
people of Burma. 
(5) Since the February 2021 military coup, the 
Burma military and certain local armed groups have 
continued to commit crimes and abuses against 
Rohingya. 
In 
Rakhine 
State, 
over 
600,000 
Rohingya, including at least 130,000 confined in in-
ternally displaced persons (IDP) camps face height-
ened risks. The military continues to target 
Rohingya with laws and policies that criminalize the 
exercise of human rights, as well as with arbitrary 
arrest and detention, torture, sexual violence, and 
murder. 
(6) On March 21, 2022, Secretary of State 
Antony Blinken announced the Secretary had deter-
mined that ‘‘members of the Burmese military com-
mitted genocide and crimes against humanity 
against Rohingya’’. 
(7) The United States is the leading contributor 
of humanitarian assistance in response to the 
Rohingya crisis. Since 2017, the United States Gov-
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ernment has provided nearly $2.4 billion in response 
to the Rohingya crisis, including $1.9 billion to as-
sist Rohingya refugees and host communities in 
Bangladesh. The United Kingdom and Japan, the 
other leading contributors of humanitarian assist-
ance to the Rohingya crisis, have provided nearly 
$479 million and $220 million respectively to sup-
port Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. 
(8) The United Nations High Commissioner for 
Human Rights said in a June 2023 report that the 
Burma military’s restrictions on aid access by local 
and international organizations seeking to respond 
to Cyclone Mocha in Rakhine State in May 2023 
may amount to gross violations of international 
human rights law, and serious violations of inter-
national humanitarian law. 
(9) According to the World Food Program, 
since it was forced to cut food rations in March and 
May 2023, food insecurity has increased for 
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, ‘‘with a stag-
gering 90 per cent of the population lacking access 
to an adequate diet and over 15 percent of young 
children suffering from malnutrition’’. The World 
Food Program estimates that it needs another $38 
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million in funding to fully restore a ration to meet 
the basic minimum nutritional needs of refugees. 
(10) Funding cuts and rising commodity prices 
have exacerbated protection concerns for Rohingya 
refugees in Bangladesh, especially with respect to 
gender-based violence and child protection, wors-
ening health outcomes and fueling unsafe and irreg-
ular migration throughout the surrounding region. 
(11) Combined with rising food insecurity, 
Rohingya are increasingly unsafe in Bangladesh as 
a result of growing competition between armed and 
criminal groups in the refugee camps. These factors 
have driven thousands of Rohingya to flee to mari-
time Southeast Asia by boat only to face obstacles 
from regional navies and growing resentment from 
local populations. 
(12) The long, systemic denial of the exercise of 
certain rights, including education, freedoms of ex-
pression, movement, and rights related to nationality 
have had enduring effects on many Rohingya per-
sons’ mental and physical well-being and perpetuate 
the risk of future genocidal violence until these root 
causes are addressed. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
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(1) to uphold Article I of the Convention on the 
Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Geno-
cide, to which the United States is a party, to pre-
vent the crime of genocide and punish its perpetra-
tors; 
(2) to prevent and end atrocities committed 
against Rohingya by addressing the root causes of 
the genocide committed against them, holding the 
perpetrators of these crimes accountable, supporting 
solutions to respect the human rights and uphold the 
dignity of Rohingya, and to ensure Rohingya in-
volvement and representation in decision making and 
implementation processes to address these needs; 
(3) to support the empowerment of Rohingya 
civilian leadership in diaspora communities, refugee 
camps in Bangladesh, and inside Burma through 
consultation and collaboration with Rohingya com-
munity representatives; 
(4) to provide holistic support to the Rohingya 
community to overcome decades of systematic perse-
cution and discrimination and to best support the 
desires of all communities in Burma to achieve last-
ing peace and an inclusive, Federal democracy in-
cluding through credible transitional justice proc-
esses; 
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(5) to collaborate with other countries to pursue 
and implement coordinated, comprehensive, and sus-
tained measures for upholding the dignity and pro-
tecting the human rights of Rohingya; and 
(6) to engage in a coordinated manner with the 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 
other relevant United Nations agencies, govern-
ments, and intergovernmental entities to establish 
protocols and respond to protection concerns and to 
prevent and protect Rohingya from further atroc-
ities. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States has a moral and legal re-
sponsibility to prevent and punish genocide, includ-
ing against Rohingya; 
(2) the Secretary of State’s determination of 
genocide and crimes against humanity against 
Rohingya by members of the Burma military in 
March 2022 was historic and should serve as a clar-
ion call to support Rohingya to overcome decades of 
systemic persecution, marginalization, and violence; 
(3) the Rohingya crisis and the broader Burma 
crisis must be addressed simultaneously, not in se-
quence; and 
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(4) the United States should encourage other 
countries to contribute additional assistance and fol-
low United States leadership in protecting Rohingya 
through humanitarian assistance, political and eco-
nomic empowerment, accountability for genocide, 
crimes against humanity, and any other inter-
national crimes committed by the Burma military 
and other armed groups in Burma, and supporting 
the voluntary resettlement or eventual safe repatri-
ation of Rohingya refugees to Burma when condi-
tions allow. 
SEC. 5. UNITED STATES SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR 
ROHINGYA ATROCITIES PREVENTION AND 
RESPONSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 
designate an official of the Department of State at the 
Under Secretary level to serve as the United States Spe-
cial Coordinator for Rohingya Atrocities Prevention and 
Response for a two-year period that may be renewed by 
the President. The official so appointed may continue to 
serve in the official’s capacity at the Under Secretary level. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Special Coordinator shall assist 
in— 
(1) coordinating the policies of the United 
States regarding Rohingya with relevant bureaus 
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and offices within the Department of State and 
other relevant United States Government agencies; 
and 
(2) diplomatically engaging with foreign govern-
ments and international organizations to advance 
international coordination and cooperation to sup-
port Rohingya. 
SEC. 6. SUPPORT FOR PROTECTION EFFORTS AND DURA-
BLE 
SOLUTIONS 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO 
ROHINGYA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development should, in consultation with the 
Special Coordinator (if so designated), support efforts to 
protect Rohingya and prevent further atrocities against 
Rohingya. 
(b) PROTECTION EFFORTS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary and Administrator should seek 
to engage in crisis response efforts and efforts to maximize 
the safety, security, and well-being of Rohingya in Burma 
and throughout South Asia and Southeast Asia, by— 
(1) supporting Rohingya refugees’ access to 
international protection as well as international asy-
lum and refugee mechanisms, and preventing indefi-
nite detention and non-refoulement; 
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(2) ensuring Rohingya facing ongoing abuse, in-
cluding human trafficking and gender-based vio-
lence, have access to a range of legal support serv-
ices, including protection case management and legal 
and health support; 
(3) supporting a monitoring mechanism, rapid 
response team, legal assistance, and communication 
mechanisms to overcome military-imposed internet 
and telecommunication restrictions for Rohingya liv-
ing in Burma; 
(4) working with governments in the region to 
strengthen regional mechanisms and overall coordi-
nation on lifesaving search and rescue, safe disem-
barkation, effective receiving and comprehensive as-
sistance for Rohingya refugees; 
(5) supporting host communities to facilitate a 
safer, more supportive, and welcoming environment 
for Rohingya refugees through the provision of tech-
nical assistance and cooperation with local organiza-
tions and governments; 
(6) engaging the Government of Bangladesh to 
establish the necessary mechanisms for Rohingya 
refugees to file protection claims, and seek account-
ability by— 
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(A) improving Rohingya refugees’ ability to 
access justice within Bangladesh through legal 
aid, simplifying the process for filing cases, fa-
cilitating the access of lawyers involved in inter-
national legal proceedings involving Rohingya, 
and enabling Rohingya to travel abroad to par-
ticipate in legal proceedings in other courts; 
(B) 
supporting 
enhanced 
coordination 
among Bangladesh security forces on investiga-
tions and accountability; 
(C) supporting training for Bangladesh’s 
Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and any other 
units providing security for Rohingya refugee 
camps on humanitarian protection principles 
and community safety; and 
(D) encouraging the Government of Ban-
gladesh and other host governments to allow 
safe houses for Rohingya human rights defend-
ers, as well as defectors, insider witnesses to 
atrocities against Rohingya and other refugees 
facing imminent threats; 
(c) PROMOTING DURABLE SOLUTIONS.—In carrying 
out subsection (a), the Secretary and Administrator 
should seek to promote durable solutions with respect to 
Rohingya by— 
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