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TITLE XXII—UNITED STATES 
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
SEC. 2201. RADIO FREE ASIA TRANSMISSIONS TO VIET NAM. 
(a) POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.—It is the pol-
icy of the United States to take such measures as are nec-
essary to overcome the jamming of Radio Free Asia by 
the Government of Viet Nam, including the active pursuit 
of broadcast facilities in close geographic proximity to Viet 
Nam. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to such amounts as are otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated for the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
policy under subsection (a) $9,100,000 for the fiscal year 
2004 and $1,100,000 for the fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 2202. UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL 
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH VIET NAM. 
It is the policy of the United States that programs 
of educational and cultural exchange with Viet Nam 
should actively promote progress toward freedom and de-
mocracy in Viet Nam by providing opportunities to Viet-
namese 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 al-
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ready demonstrated a commitment to these values are in-
cluded in such programs. 
TITLE XXIII—UNITED STATES 
REFUGEE POLICY 
SEC. 2301. REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT FOR NATIONALS OF 
VIET NAM. 
(a) POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.—It is the pol-
icy of the United States to offer refugee resettlement to 
nationals of Viet Nam (including members of the 
Montagnard ethnic minority groups) who were eligible for 
the Orderly Departure Program (ODP), Resettlement Op-
portunities for Vietnamese Returnees (ROVR) or any 
other United States refugee program and who were 
deemed ineligible due to administrative error or who for 
reasons beyond the control of such individuals (including 
insufficient or contradictory information or the inability 
to pay bribes demanded by officials of the Government of 
Viet Nam) were unable or failed to apply for such pro-
grams in compliance with deadlines imposed by the De-
partment of State. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITY.—Of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Department of State 
for Migration and Refugee Assistance for each of the fiscal 
years 2004, 2005, and 2006, such sums as may be nec-
essary are authorized to be made available for the protec-
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tion (including resettlement in appropriate cases) of Viet-
namese 
refugees 
and 
asylum 
seekers, 
including 
Montagnards in Cambodia. 
TITLE XIV—ANNUAL REPORT ON 
PROGRESS 
TOWARD 
FREE-
DOM 
AND 
DEMOCRACY 
IN 
VIET NAM 
SEC. 2401. ANNUAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and every 12 months 
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Con-
gress a report on the following: 
(1)(A) The determination and certification of 
the President that the requirements of section 
2001(a)(2) have been met, if applicable. 
(B) The determination of the President under 
section 2001(b)(2), if applicable. 
(2) Efforts by the United States Government to 
secure transmission sites for Radio Free Asia in 
countries in close geographical proximity to Viet 
Nam in accordance with section 2201(a). 
(3) Efforts to ensure that programs with Viet 
Nam promote the policy set forth in section 302 and 
with section 102 of the Human Rights, Refugee, and 
Other Foreign Policy Provisions Act of 1996 regard-
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ing participation in programs of educational and cul-
tural exchange. 
(4) Steps taken to carry out the policy under 
section 2301(a). 
(5) Lists of persons believed to be imprisoned, 
detained, or placed under house arrest, tortured, or 
otherwise persecuted by the Government of Viet 
Nam due to their pursuit of internationally recog-
nized human rights. In compiling such lists, the Sec-
retary shall exercise appropriate discretion, including 
concerns regarding the safety and security of, and 
benefit to, the persons who may be included on the 
lists and their families. In addition, the Secretary 
shall include a list of such persons and their families 
who may qualify for protection under United States 
refugee programs. 
(6) A description of the development of the rule 
of law in Viet Nam, including, but not limited to—
(A) progress toward the development of in-
stitutions of democratic governance; 
(B) processes by which statutes, regula-
tions, rules, and other legal acts of the Govern-
ment of Viet Nam are developed and become 
binding within Viet Nam;
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(C) the extent to which statutes, regula-
tions, rules, administrative and judicial deci-
sions, and other legal acts of the Government of 
Viet Nam are published and are made acces-
sible to the public; 
(D) the extent to which administrative and 
judicial decisions are supported by statements 
of reasons that are based upon written statutes, 
regulations, rules and other legal acts of the 
Government of Viet Nam; 
(E) the extent to which individuals are 
treated equally under the laws of Viet Nam 
without regard to citizenship, race, religion, po-
litical opinion, or current or former associa-
tions; 
(F) the extent to which administrative and 
judicial decisions are independent of political 
pressure or governmental interference and are 
reviewed by entities of appellate jurisdiction; 
and 
(G) the extent to which laws in Viet Nam 
are written and administered in ways that are 
consistent with international human rights 
standards, including the requirements of the
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International Covenant on Civil and Political 
Rights. 
(b) CONTACTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.— In 
preparing the report under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, as appropriate, consult with and seek input from 
nongovernmental organizations, human rights advocates 
(including Vietnamese-Americans and human rights advo-
cates in Viet Nam), and the United States Commission 
on Religious Freedom.
Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
Calendar No. 211
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1950
AN ACT 
To establish the Millennium Challenge Account to 
provide increased support for certain developing 
countries; to authorize the expansion of the 
Peace Corps; to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of State for fiscal years 2004 and 
2005; to authorize appropriations under the 
Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for 
fiscal years 2004 and 2005; and for other pur-
poses. 
JULY 17, 2003
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar