•HRES 609 IH 
Whereas, in his inaugural address on August 8, 2011, Kalon 
Tripa Sangay stated that he will ‘‘continue the Middle- 
Way policy, which seeks genuine autonomy for Tibet 
within the People’s Republic of China’’; 
Whereas, according to the Department of State’s 2011 Re-
port on Tibet Negotiations, since 2002, nine rounds of 
talks between the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China and envoys of the Dalai Lama ‘‘have not borne 
concrete results’’; 
Whereas, despite persistent efforts by the Dalai Lama and 
his representatives, the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China and envoys of the Dalai Lama have not 
held any formal dialogue since January 2010; 
Whereas, since March 2011, at least 30 Tibetans have set 
themselves on fire, and at least 22 have died; 
Whereas the repressive policies of the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China have created an environment of 
despair, hopelessness, and frustration among many Tibet-
ans; 
Whereas, on November 1, 2011, the United Nations Special 
Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Heiner 
Bielefeldt, expressed concern over ‘‘restrictive measures’’ 
implemented by the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China in Tibetan monasteries, stating that such meas-
ures ‘‘not only curtail the right to freedom of religion or 
belief, but further exacerbate the existing tensions, and 
are counterproductive’’ and affirming that ‘‘the right of 
members of the monastic community, and the wider com-
munity to freely practice their religion, should be fully re-
spected and guaranteed by the Chinese Government’’; 
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•HRES 609 IH 
Whereas, on January 24, 2012, Maria Otero, Under Sec-
retary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human 
Rights, and United States Special Coordinator for Ti-
betan Issues, issued a statement expressing concern 
about ‘‘reports of violence and continuing heightened ten-
sions in Tibetan areas of China, including reports of se-
curity forces in Sichuan province opening fire on pro-
testers, killing some and injuring others’’; 
Whereas the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China 
guarantees freedom of religious belief for all citizens, but 
the July-December 2010 International Religious Freedom 
Report of the Department of State states that ‘‘the [Chi-
nese] government’s repression of religious freedom re-
mained severe in the Tibet Autonomous Region and other 
Tibetan areas’’; 
Whereas, on March 10, 2011, His Holiness the Dalai Lama 
announced that he would relinquish his last remaining 
governmental duties in the Central Tibetan Administra-
tion, and would turn over political authority to the lead-
ership democratically elected by Tibetans in exile; 
Whereas, on March 20, 2011, the Tibetan government in 
exile conducted competitive democratic elections that 
were monitored by international observers and deemed 
free, fair, and consistent with international standards; 
Whereas nearly 50,000 people in over 30 countries, more 
than half of all the eligible Tibetan exiles voters, partici-
pated in the March 20, 2011, elections; 
Whereas Dr. Lobsang Sangay was elected Kalon Tripa, or 
prime minister, of the Central Tibetan Administration 
after receiving 55 percent of votes in the March 20, 
2011, election and was inaugurated on August 8, 2011; 
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•HRES 609 IH 
Whereas Kalon Tripa Sangay was selected to study in the 
United States under the Department of State’s Tibetan 
Scholarship Program, earning a doctorate in law from 
Harvard University, and served as a Senior Fellow at the 
East Asian Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law 
School; 
Whereas Kalon Tripa Sangay, while at Harvard University, 
promoted dialogue among Tibetan exiles and Chinese stu-
dents and visiting Chinese scholars to enhance mutual 
understanding and advance the prospects for reconcili-
ation; and 
Whereas it is the objective of the United States Government, 
consistent across administrations of different political 
parties and as articulated in the Tibetan Policy Act of 
2002 (subtitle B of title VI of Public Law 107–228; 22 
U.S.C. 6901 note) to promote a substantive dialogue be-
tween the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
and the Dalai Lama or his representatives in order to se-
cure genuine autonomy for the Tibetan people within 
China: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) mourns the death of Tibetans who have 
self-immolated and deplores the repressive policies 
targeting Tibetans; 
(2) calls on the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China to suspend implementation of reli-
gious control regulations, reassess religious and se-
curity policies implemented since 2008 in Tibet, and 
resume a dialogue with Tibetan Buddhist leaders, 
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including the Dalai Lama or his representatives, to 
resolve underlying grievances; 
(3) calls on the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China to release all persons that have been 
arbitrarily detained; to cease the intimidation, har-
assment and detention of peaceful protestors; and to 
allow unrestricted access to journalists, foreign dip-
lomats, and international organizations to Tibet; 
(4) calls on the Secretary of State to seek from 
the Government of the People’s Republic of China a 
full accounting of the forcible removal of monks 
from Kirti Monastery, including an explanation of 
the pretext or conditions under which monks were 
removed and their current whereabouts; 
(5) commends His Holiness the Dalai Lama for 
his decision to devolve his political power in favor of 
a democratic system; 
(6) congratulates Tibetans living in exile for 
holding, on March 20, 2011, a competitive, multi- 
candidate election that was free, fair, and met inter-
national electoral standards; and 
(7) reaffirms the unwavering friendship between 
the people of the United States and the people of 
Tibet; and (8) both— 
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(A) calls on the Department of State to 
fully implement the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 
(subtitle B of title VI of Public Law 107–228; 
22 U.S.C. 6901 note), including the stipulation 
that the Secretary of State seek ‘‘to establish 
an office in Lhasa, Tibet, to monitor political, 
economic, and cultural developments in Tibet’’, 
and also to provide consular protection and cit-
izen services in emergencies; and 
(B) urges that the agreement to permit 
China to open further diplomatic missions in 
the United States should be contingent upon 
the establishment of a United States Govern-
ment consulate in Lhasa, Tibet. 
Æ 
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