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(E) Forced abortions in Communist China
often have taken place in the very late stages of
pregnancy.
(F) Since 1994 forced abortion and steri-
lization have been used in Communist China not
only to regulate the number of children, but also
to eliminate those who are regarded as defective
in accordance with the official eugenic policy
known as the ‘‘Natal and Health Care Law’’.
SEC. 10003. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary of State may not utilize any funds
appropriated or otherwise available for the Department of
State for fiscal year 1999 to issue any visa to any official
of any country (except the head of state, the head of govern-
ment, and cabinet level ministers) who the Secretary finds,
based on credible and specific information, has been directly
involved in the establishment or enforcement of population
control policies forcing a woman to undergo an abortion
against her free choice, or forcing a man or woman to un-
dergo sterilization against his or her free choice or policies
condoning the practice of genital mutilation.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Attorney General may not utilize any funds appropriated
or otherwise available for the Department of Justice for fis-
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cal year 1999 to admit to the United States any national
covered by subsection (a).
(c) The President may waive the prohibition in sub-
section (a) or (b) if the President—
(1) determines that it is in the national interest
of the United States to do so; and
(2) provides written notification to Congress con-
taining a justification for the waiver.
Subtitle B—Freedom on Religion in China
SEC. 10011. (a) It is the sense of Congress that the
President should make freedom of religion one of the major
objectives of United States foreign policy with respect to
China.
(b) As part of this policy, the Department of State
should raise in every relevant bilateral and multilateral
forum the issue of individuals imprisoned, detained, con-
fined, or otherwise harassed by the Chinese Government on
religious grounds.
(c) In its communications with the Chinese Govern-
ment, the Department of State should provide specific
names of individuals of concern and request a complete and
timely response from the Chinese Government regarding the
individuals’ whereabouts and condition, the charges against
them, and sentence imposed.
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(d) The goal of these official communications should
be the expeditious release of all religious prisoners in China
and Tibet and the end of the Chinese Government’s policy
and practice of harassing and repressing religious believers.
SEC. 10012. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary of State may not utilize any funds
appropriated or otherwise available for the Department of
State for fiscal year 1999 to issue a visa to any official
of any country (except the head of state, the head of govern-
ment, and cabinet level ministers) who the Secretary of
State finds, based on credible and specific information, has
been directly involved in the establishment or enforcement
of policies or practices designed to restrict religious freedom.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Attorney General may not utilize any funds appropriated
or otherwise available for the Department of Justice for fis-
cal year 1999 to admit to the United States any national
covered by subsection (a).
(c) The President may waive the prohibition in sub-
section (a) or (b) with respect to an individual described
in such subsection if the President—
(1) determines that it is vital to the national in-
terest to do so; and
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(2) provides written notification to the appro-
priate congressional committees containing a jus-
tification for the waiver.
SEC. 10013. In this subtitle, the term ‘‘appropriate
congressional committees’’ means the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International
Relations of the House of Representatives.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 1999’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate July 30, 1998.
Attest:
GARY SISCO,
Secretary.