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SEC. 102. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO HUMANI-
TARIAN ASSISTANCE, FREEDOM OF MOVE-
MENT, AND RIGHTS OF RETURNEES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) significant and sustained international fund-
ing, from both public and private sources, is nec-
essary to address the medium- and long-term im-
pacts of the crisis in Burma and the impact of the 
crisis on Bangladesh; and 
(2) the United States should make resolving the 
Rohingya crisis one of its top priorities in its en-
gagement with regional institutions, such as the As-
sociation of Southeast Asian Nations. 
(b) RESTORATION OF HUMANITARIAN ACCESS AND 
ACCOUNTABILITY IN RAKHINE STATE.—Congress calls on 
the Government of Burma, including the Burmese military 
and security forces, to ensure full and secure humani-
tarian access to the State of Rakhine and to cooperate 
with the ongoing international mechanism set up by the 
United Nations Human Rights Council in September 
2018 and funded by the United Nations General Assembly 
to gather evidence and other information pertaining to al-
legations of crimes against humanity and genocide com-
mitted in Burma. 
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(c) RIGHTS OF REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED 
PERSONS, AND RETURNEES.— 
(1) BURMA.—Congress calls on the Government 
of Burma to— 
(A) ensure that Rohinyga in Burma have 
freedom of movement; 
(B) create conditions for return of those 
displaced from their homes and implement the 
recommendations of the Advisory Commission 
on Rakhine State, which includes full and equal 
citizenship; 
(C) work closely with the international 
community, including the United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees, to ensure the dig-
nified, safe, sustainable and voluntary return of 
all those displaced from their homes, especially 
from Rakhine State, without an unduly high 
burden of proof; and 
(D) offer compensation or restitution to 
those refugees who do not want to return to 
their homes. 
(2) BANGLADESH.—Congress calls on the Gov-
ernment of Bangladesh to— 
(A) ensure that the rights of refugees are 
protected, including through allowing them to 
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build more permanent shelters, and ensuring 
equal access to healthcare, basic services, edu-
cation and work; 
(B) work closely with the international 
community, including the United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees, to ensure that any 
repatriation or resettlement of refugees be dig-
nified, safe, sustainable and voluntary; and 
(C) ensure that any relocation or local in-
tegration of refugees in Bangladesh be con-
sistent with international humanitarian prin-
ciples, including freedom of movement, and im-
plemented only through voluntary, fully in-
formed consent. 
SEC. 103. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FREEDOMS OF PRESS 
AND ASSOCIATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that, in order to promote 
the freedom of the press and speech, the Government of 
Burma should undertake serious legal reforms including 
reform of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, the Unlawful As-
sociation Act, 1908, and the Penal Code. 
SEC. 104. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS FOR THE VIOLATION 
OF HUMAN RIGHTS. 
The President shall impose sanctions— 
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(1) against officials in Burma, including Com-
mander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Myanmar 
Min Aung Hlaing, under the Global Magnitsky 
Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 
note); and 
(2) against military-owned enterprises, includ-
ing the Myanmar Economic Corporation and Union 
of Myanmar Economic Holding, under the Burmese 
Freedom and Democracy Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), 
the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s 
Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note), and other relevant statutory authorities. 
TITLE 
II—ASSISTANCE 
AND 
SANCTIONS 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO BURMA 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AS-
SISTANCE. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $220,500,000 
for fiscal year 2020 to provide humanitarian assistance 
for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region, in-
cluding for the following purposes: 
(1) Assisting the victims of the Burmese mili-
tary’s crimes against humanity targeting Rohingya 
and other ethnic minorities in Rakhine, Kachin, and 
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Shan States, including those displaced in Burma, 
Bangladesh, Thailand, and the surrounding region. 
(2) Supporting voluntary resettlement or repa-
triation of such displaced persons in Burma, upon 
the conclusion of genuine agreements developed and 
negotiated with the involvement and consultation of 
such displaced persons. 
(3) Assistance to promote ethnic and religious 
tolerance, combat gender-based violence, and support 
victims of violence and destruction in Rakhine, 
Kachin, and Shan States. 
(4) Supporting programs to investigate and 
document allegations of war crimes, crimes against 
humanity, and genocide committed in Burma, in-
cluding gender-based violence. 
(5) Supporting access to education for children 
currently living in refugee camps in the surrounding 
region, and access to higher education in Ban-
gladesh. 
(6) Assisting minority ethnic groups and civil 
society in Burma to help sustain cease-fire agree-
ments and further prospects for reconciliation and 
sustainable peace. 
(7) Promoting ethnic minority inclusion and 
participation in Burma’s political processes. 
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