cifically those areas and regions with the highest 
concentration of human rights violations. 
(b) PRIORITIZING
ETHNIC
MINORITY
DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized 
to provide assistance to address the unique needs of 
ethnic minority groups in Vietnam affected by past 
or current severe human rights violations, including 
violations of the right to religious freedom, expres-
sion, and association. 
(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
made available to carry out chapter 4 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of (22 U.S.C. 2346 et 
seq.) for economic support programs for Vietnam 
are authorized to be made available to carry out 
paragraph (1). 
(c) CONSULTATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall, 
in identifying ethnic minority groups in Vietnam for pur-
poses of subsection (b), consult with relevant nongovern-
mental organizations, including— 
(1) Vietnamese-American and representatives of 
ethnic minority groups in Vietnam; and 
(2) the United States Commission on Inter-
national Religious Freedom. 
(d) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the implementation of this section, in-
cluding a description of— 
(A) programs, projects, and activities to 
carry out subsection (b); and 
(B) consultations with nongovernmental 
organizations and the United States Commis-
sion on International Religious Freedom in ac-
cordance with subsection (c). 
(2) INCLUSION
IN
ANNUAL
REPORTS
ON 
UNITED STATES-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE 
MEETINGS.—The report required by paragraph (1) 
may be submitted to the appropriate congressional 
committees as part of the report required under sec-
tion 702 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 
2151n note), as amended by section 13 of this Act. 
SEC. 11. UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
(a) RADIO FREE ASIA TRANSMISSIONS
TO VIET-
NAM.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) the United States should take measures to 
overcome the jamming of Radio Free Asia by the 
Government of Vietnam; and 
(2) the United States Agency for Global Media 
should maintain current levels of funding for the Vi-
etnamese language services of the Voice of America 
and Radio Free Asia. 
(b) UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL 
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH VIETNAM.—It is the sense 
of Congress that any programs of educational and cultural 
exchange between the United States and Vietnam— 
(1) should actively promote progress toward 
freedom and democracy in Vietnam by providing op-
portunities to Vietnamese nationals from a wide 
range of occupations and perspectives to see freedom 
and democracy in action and, also, by ensuring that 
Vietnamese nationals who have already dem-
onstrated a commitment to these values are included 
in such programs; and 
(2) should also recognize and find ways to as-
sist Vietnam’s religious and ethnic diversity. 
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SEC. 12. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SALES OF LETHAL MILI-
TARY EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES TO THE GOV-
ERNMENT OF VIETNAM. 
It is the sense of Congress that any sale of lethal 
defense articles or defense services under section 38 of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) to the Govern-
ment of Vietnam, other than a sale of such articles or serv-
ices with respect to which the President determines is di-
rectly related to ensuring United States interests in the 
free and open navigation of the South China Sea, should 
be conditioned upon additional, significant, and sustained 
steps to advance internationally recognized human rights. 
SEC. 13. ANNUAL REPORTS ON UNITED STATES-VIETNAM 
HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE MEETINGS. 
Section 702 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2151n 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) Ending incidents of torture, police beat-
ings, deaths in police custody, and mob or societal 
violence targeting religious groups or dissidents. 
‘‘(10) Returning properties of independent reli-
gious communities or organizations that have been 
reportedly expropriated by the Government of Viet-
nam or by government-sanctioned religious organiza-
tions. 
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‘‘(11) Addressing individual claims by United 
States citizens whose properties have been expropri-
ated by the Government of Vietnam without effec-
tive, prompt, and fair compensation. 
‘‘(12) Implementing section 4 of the Girls 
Count Act of (Public Law 114–24; 22 U.S.C. 2151 
note) and how such section has been applied in Viet-
nam. 
‘‘(13) 
Implementing 
economic 
development 
projects funded by the Ethnic Minority Development 
Fund and progress of each such project. 
‘‘(14) Ensuring internet freedom and specific 
efforts to ensure the safety and privacy of Viet-
namese bloggers and journalists on the internet or 
other forms of electronic communication.’’. 
SEC. 14. RESTRICTIONS ON NONHUMANITARIAN ASSIST-
ANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that except as provided in subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of State should consider restricting certain assist-
ance to the Government of Vietnam unless— 
(1) the Government of Vietnam makes substan-
tial progress toward releasing all political and reli-
gious prisoners from imprisonment, house arrest, 
and other forms of detention; 
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(2) the Government of Vietnam has made sub-
stantial progress toward— 
(A) respecting the right to freedom of reli-
gion, including the right to participate in reli-
gious activities and institutions without inter-
ference, harassment, or involvement of the Gov-
ernment, for all of Vietnam’s diverse religious 
communities; and 
(B) returning estates and properties con-
fiscated from the churches and religious com-
munities; 
(3) the Government of Vietnam has made sub-
stantial progress toward respecting the right to free-
dom of expression, assembly, and association, includ-
ing the release of independent journalists, bloggers, 
and democracy and labor activists; 
(4) the Government of Vietnam has made sub-
stantial progress toward repealing or revising laws 
that criminalize peaceful dissent, independent media, 
unsanctioned religious activity, and nonviolent dem-
onstrations and rallies, in accordance with inter-
national standards and treaties to which Vietnam is 
a party; 
(5) the Government of Vietnam has made sub-
stantial progress toward allowing Vietnamese nation-
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als free and open access to United States refugee 
programs; 
(6) the Government of Vietnam has made sub-
stantial progress toward respecting the human rights 
of members of all ethnic and minority groups; and 
(7) neither any official of the Government of 
Vietnam nor any agency or entity wholly or partly 
owned by the Government of Vietnam was complicit 
in a severe form of trafficking in persons, or the 
Government of Vietnam took all appropriate steps to 
end any such complicity and hold such official, agen-
cy, or entity fully accountable for such conduct. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The restriction described in sub-
section (a) shall not apply to assistance under the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 for the following purposes: 
(1) Disaster relief assistance, including any as-
sistance under chapter 9 of part I of such Act. 
(2) Assistance which involves the provision of 
food (including monetization of food) or medicine. 
(3) Assistance for environmental remediation of 
dioxin-contaminated sites and related health activi-
ties. 
(4) Assistance to combat severe forms of traf-
ficking in persons (as such term is defined in section 
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103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)). 
(5) Assistance to combat pandemic diseases. 
(6) Assistance for refugees. 
(7) Assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, including 
any assistance under section 104A of such Act. 
Æ 
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