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(4) PROHIBITION
ON
UNITED
STATES
ASSISTANCE
TO
THE
WEST
BANK
AND
GAZA.—United States assistance (except
humanitarian assistance) may not be provided to programs
or projects in the West Bank or Gaza.
(b) DURATION OF SANCTIONS.—The period of time referred to
in subsection (a) is the period of time commencing on the date
that the report pursuant to section 603 was transmitted and ending
on the later of—
(1) the date that is 180 days after such date; or
(2) the date that the next report under section 603 is
required to be transmitted.
(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President may waive any sanction
imposed under subsection (a) if the President determines that such
a waiver is in the national security interest of the United States.
The President shall report such a determination to the appropriate
congressional committees.
Subtitle B—Tibet Policy
SEC. 611. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as ‘‘Tibetan Policy Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 612. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The purpose of this subtitle is to support the aspirations of
the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity.
SEC. 613. TIBET NEGOTIATIONS.
(a) POLICY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President and the Secretary should
encourage the Government of the People’s Republic of China
to enter into a dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representa-
tives leading to a negotiated agreement on Tibet.
(2) COMPLIANCE.—After such an agreement is reached, the
President and the Secretary should work to ensure compliance
with the agreement.
(b) PERIODIC REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and every 12 months thereafter,
the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on—
(1) the steps taken by the President and the Secretary
in accordance with subsection (a)(1); and
(2) the status of any discussions between the People’s
Republic of China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives.
SEC. 614. REPORTING ON TIBET.
Whenever a report is transmitted to Congress under section
116 or 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151m, 2304) or under section 102(b) of the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)), Tibet shall be included
in such report as a separate section.
SEC. 615. CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE’S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
Section 302(h) of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (Public
Law 106–286), relating to the Congressional-Executive Commission
on the People’s Republic of China, is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘shall include specific information’’ and
inserting the following: ‘‘shall include—
‘‘(1) specific information’’;
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) a description of the status of negotiations between
the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the
Dalai Lama or his representatives, and measures taken to
safeguard Tibet’s distinct historical, religious, cultural, and lin-
guistic identity and the protection of human rights.’’.
SEC. 616. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN TIBET.
(a) DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United
States to support economic development, cultural preservation,
health care, and education and environmental sustainability for
Tibetans inside Tibet. In support of this policy, the United States
shall use its voice and vote to support projects designed in accord-
ance with the principles contained in subsection (d) that are
designed to raise the standard of living for the Tibetan people
and assist Tibetans to become self-sufficient.
(b) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of
the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director
of each international financial institution to use the voice and
vote of the United States to support projects in Tibet, if the projects
are designed in accordance with the principles contained in sub-
section (d).
(c) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK AND TDA.—The Export-Import Bank
of the United States and the Trade and Development Agency should
support projects proposed to be funded or otherwise supported by
such entities in Tibet, if the projects are designed in accordance
with the principles contained in subsection (d).
(d) TIBET PROJECT PRINCIPLES.—Projects in Tibet supported
by international financial institutions, other international organiza-
tions, nongovernmental organizations, and the United States enti-
ties referred to in subsection (c), should—
(1) be implemented only after conducting a thorough assess-
ment of the needs of the Tibetan people through field visits
and interviews;
(2) be preceded by cultural and environmental impact
assessments;
(3) foster self-sufficiency and self-reliance of Tibetans;
(4) promote accountability of the development agencies to
the Tibetan people and active participation of Tibetans in all
project stages;
(5) respect Tibetan culture, traditions, and the Tibetan
knowledge and wisdom about their landscape and survival tech-
niques;
(6) be subject to on-site monitoring by the development
agencies to ensure that the intended target group benefits;
(7) be implemented by development agencies prepared to
use Tibetan as the working language of the projects;
(8) neither provide incentive for, nor facilitate the migration
and settlement of, non-Tibetans into Tibet; and
(9) neither provide incentive for, nor facilitate the transfer
of ownership of, Tibetan land or natural resources to non-
Tibetans.
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SEC. 617. RELEASE OF PRISONERS AND ACCESS TO PRISONS.
The President and the Secretary, in meetings with representa-
tives of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, should—
(1) request the immediate and unconditional release of
all those held prisoner for expressing their political or religious
views in Tibet;
(2) seek access for international humanitarian organiza-
tions to prisoners in Tibet to ensure that prisoners are not
being mistreated and are receiving necessary medical care;
and
(3) seek the immediate medical parole of Tibetan prisoners
known to be in serious ill health.
SEC. 618. ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNITED STATES BRANCH OFFICE IN
LHASA, TIBET.
The Secretary should make best efforts to establish an office
in Lhasa, Tibet, to monitor political, economic, and cultural develop-
ments in Tibet.
SEC. 619. REQUIREMENT FOR TIBETAN LANGUAGE TRAINING.
The Secretary shall ensure that Tibetan language training is
available to Foreign Service officers, and that every effort is made
to ensure that a Tibetan-speaking Foreign Service officer is assigned
to a United States post in the People’s Republic of China responsible
for monitoring developments in Tibet.
SEC. 620. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN TIBET.
(a) HIGH-LEVEL CONTACTS.—Pursuant to section 105 of the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6414), the
United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China
should—
(1) meet with the 11th Panchen Lama, who was taken
from his home on May 17, 1995, and otherwise ascertain
information concerning his whereabouts and well-being; and
(2) request that the Government of the People’s Republic
of China release the 11th Panchen Lama and allow him to
pursue his religious studies without interference and according
to tradition.
(b) PROMOTION OF INCREASED ADVOCACY.—Pursuant to section
108(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
6417(a)), it is the sense of Congress that representatives of the
United States Government in exchanges with officials of the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China should call for and otherwise
promote the cessation of all interference by the Government of
the People’s Republic of China or the Communist Party in the
religious affairs of the Tibetan people.
SEC. 621. UNITED STATES SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR TIBETAN
ISSUES.
(a) UNITED
STATES
SPECIAL
COORDINATOR
FOR
TIBETAN
ISSUES.—There shall be within the Department a United States
Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues (in this section referred
to as the ‘‘Special Coordinator’’).
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult with the chair-
men and ranking minority members of the appropriate congres-
sional committees prior to the designation of the Special Coordi-
nator.
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(c) CENTRAL OBJECTIVE.—The central objective of the Special
Coordinator is to promote substantive dialogue between the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China and the Dalai Lama or
his representatives.
(d) DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Special Coordinator
shall—
(1) coordinate United States Government policies, pro-
grams, and projects concerning Tibet;
(2) vigorously promote the policy of seeking to protect the
distinct religious, cultural, linguistic, and national identity of
Tibet, and pressing for improved respect for human rights;
(3) maintain close contact with religious, cultural, and polit-
ical leaders of the Tibetan people, including regular travel
to Tibetan areas of the People’s Republic of China, and to
Tibetan refugee settlements in India and Nepal;
(4) consult with Congress on policies relevant to Tibet
and the future and welfare of the Tibetan people;
(5) make efforts to establish contacts in the foreign min-
istries of other countries to pursue a negotiated solution for
Tibet; and
(6) take all appropriate steps to ensure adequate resources,
staff, and bureaucratic support to fulfill the duties and respon-
sibilities of the Special Coordinator.
Subtitle C—East Timor Transition to
Independence Act of 2002
SEC. 631. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘East Timor Transition to
Independence Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 632. BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The President, acting through the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International Development,
is authorized to—
(1) support the development of civil society, including non-
governmental organizations in East Timor;
(2) promote the development of an independent news
media;
(3) support job creation, including support for small busi-
ness and microenterprise programs, environmental protection,
sustainable development, development of East Timor’s health
care infrastructure, educational programs, and programs
strengthening the role of women in society;
(4) promote reconciliation, conflict resolution, and preven-
tion of further conflict with respect to East Timor, including
establishing accountability for past gross human rights viola-
tions;
(5) support the voluntary and safe repatriation and re-
integration of refugees into East Timor;
(6) support political party development, voter education,
voter registration, and other activities in support of free and
fair elections in East Timor; and
(7) promote the development of the rule of law.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—