SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO AND REAUTHORIZATION OF TI-
BETAN POLICY ACT OF 2002. 
(a) TIBETAN NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 613 of the Ti-
betan Policy Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘without 
pre-
conditions’’ after ‘‘a dialogue’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or Central Tibetan 
Administration representatives’’ after ‘‘his 
representatives’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end before the 
period the following: ‘‘and should coordi-
nate with other governments in multilat-
eral efforts toward this goal’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) POLICY COMMUNICATION.—The President 
shall direct the Secretary of State to ensure that, in 
accordance with this Act, United States policy on 
Tibet, as coordinated by the United States Special 
Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, is communicated to 
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all Federal departments and agencies in contact with 
the Government of the People’s Republic of China.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘until December 31, 
2021’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and direct the De-
partment of State to make public on its 
website’’ after ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) the steps taken by the United States Gov-
ernment to promote the human rights and genuine 
cultural, religious, linguistic, and national identity of 
the Tibetan people, including the right of the Ti-
betan people to choose their own religious leaders in 
accordance with their established religious practice 
and system; and 
‘‘(4) an analysis of United States business ac-
tivities in Tibet, whether those activities employ Ti-
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betans and how many, whether those activities are 
consistent with the protection of the environment 
and Tibetan cultural traditions, and whether those 
activities contribute to or support, through goods or 
services, the surveillance of the people of Tibet.’’. 
(b) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN TIBET.—Section 
616 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘human 
rights’’ after ‘‘respect Tibetan’’; 
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) neither provide incentive for, nor facili-
tate the involuntary or coerced relocation of, Tibetan 
nomads from their traditional pasturelands into con-
centrated settlements.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT.—The Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, 
should— 
‘‘(1) encourage United States businesses and 
individuals that are engaged in commerce or invest-
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ing in enterprises in Tibet to abide by the principles 
contained in subsection (d) and the United Nations 
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; 
and 
‘‘(2) request that such businesses and individ-
uals provide to the Department of State periodic re-
ports on their adherence to such principles. 
‘‘(f) UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.—The President 
shall provide grants to nongovernmental organizations to 
support sustainable economic development, cultural and 
historical preservation, health care, education, and envi-
ronmental sustainability projects for Tibetan communities 
in Tibet, in accordance with the principles specified in sub-
section (d) and subject to the review and approval of the 
United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues 
under section 621(d) or, if the Coordinator has not been 
appointed, the Assistant Secretary of State for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor.’’. 
(c) DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION RELATING
TO 
TIBET.—Section 618 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 618. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION RELATING TO 
TIBET. 
‘‘(a) UNITED
STATES
CONSULATE
IN
LHASA, 
TIBET.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to 
establish a United States consulate in Lhasa, Tibet, 
to provide consular services to United States citizens 
traveling in Tibet and to monitor political, economic, 
and cultural developments in Tibet. 
‘‘(2) CONSULAR
DISTRICTS.—The Secretary 
should organize the United States Embassy’s con-
sular districts within the People’s Republic of China 
so that all areas designated as autonomous for Ti-
betans are contained within the same consular dis-
trict. 
‘‘(b) TIBET SECTION IN UNITED STATES EMBASSY 
IN BEIJING, CHINA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a Tibet section within the United States Em-
bassy in Beijing, China, to follow political, economic, 
and social developments in Tibet until such time as 
a United States consulate in Lhasa, Tibet, is estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Tibet section established 
under paragraph (1) shall have the primary respon-
sibility of reporting on human rights issues and ac-
cess to Tibet by United States Government officials, 
journalists, non-governmental organizations, and the 
Tibetan diaspora and shall work in close cooperation 
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with the United States Special Coordinator for Ti-
betan Issues. 
‘‘(c) POLICY.—The Secretary should not authorize 
the establishment in the United States of any additional 
consulate of the People’s Republic of China until such 
time as a United States consulate in Lhasa, Tibet, is es-
tablished under subsection (a).’’. 
(d) RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
IN TIBET.—Section 
620(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended by 
adding at the end before the period the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding with respect to the reincarnation system of Ti-
betan Buddhism’’. 
(e) UNITED STATES SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR TI-
BETAN ISSUES.—Section 621 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6901 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Special Co-
ordinator are to— 
‘‘(1) promote substantive dialogue without pre-
conditions between the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China and the Dalai Lama or his rep-
resentatives or Central Tibetan Administration rep-
resentatives leading to a negotiated agreement on 
Tibet; 
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‘‘(2) encourage the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China to address the aspirations of the 
Tibetan people with regard to their cultural, reli-
gious, linguistic, and national identity; 
‘‘(3) promote the human rights and religious 
freedoms of the Tibetan people, including women’s 
human rights; 
‘‘(4) promote activities to preserve the distinct 
environment and water resources of the Tibetan pla-
teau; 
‘‘(5) promote economic development as enumer-
ated in section 616(e) of this Act; and 
‘‘(6) promote access to Tibet in accordance with 
the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
‘‘(6) review and approve all projects carried out 
pursuant to section 616(f) and section 7(b) of the 
Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019; 
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‘‘(7) seek to establish international diplomatic 
coalitions to— 
‘‘(A) oppose any effort by the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China to identify or 
install Tibetan Buddhist religious leaders in a 
manner inconsistent with the established reli-
gious practice and system of Tibetan Bud-
dhism; and 
‘‘(B) ensure that the identification and in-
stallation of Tibetan Buddhist religious leaders, 
including a future 15th Dalai Lama, is deter-
mined solely within the Tibetan Buddhist faith 
community, in accordance with the universally- 
recognized right to religious freedom; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall assign not 
less than three individuals to the Office of the Special Co-
ordinator to assist in the management of the responsibil-
ities of this section.’’. 
(f) GEOGRAPHIC DEFINITION OF TIBET.—Such Act 
(22 U.S.C. 6901 note), as so amended, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 622. GEOGRAPHIC DEFINITION OF TIBET. 
‘‘In this Act and in implementing policies relating to 
the Tibetan people under other provisions of law, the term 
‘Tibet’, unless otherwise specified, means— 
‘‘(1) the Tibet Autonomous Region; and 
‘‘(2) the Tibetan areas of Qinghai, Sichuan, 
Gansu, and Yunnan provinces.’’. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING THE SUCCES-
SION OR REINCARNATION OF THE DALAI 
LAMA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Tibetan Buddhism is practiced in many 
countries including the People’s Republic of China, 
Bhutan, Nepal, Mongolia, India, the Russian Fed-
eration, and the United States. 
(2) No single political entity encompasses the 
territory in which Tibetan Buddhism is practiced. 
(3) The Dalai Lama is widely revered by Ti-
betan Buddhists and those who practice Tibetan 
Buddhism around the world, including those in the 
United States, as their spiritual leader. 
(4) Under the Tibetan Buddhist belief system, 
there have been 14 persons recognized as the Dalai 
Lama, each a manifestation of the Bodhisattva of 
Compassion, selected according to the spiritual tra-
ditions and practices of Tibetan Buddhism. 
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(5) The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, 
issued a statement on September 24, 2011, explain-
ing the traditions and spiritual precepts of the selec-
tion of Dalai Lamas, setting forth his views on the 
considerations and process for selecting his suc-
cessor, and providing a response to the Chinese gov-
ernment’s claims that only the Chinese government 
has the ultimate authority in the selection process of 
the Dalai Lama. 
(6) The 14th Dalai Lama said in his statement 
that if a decision to continue the institution of the 
Dalai Lama is made, that the responsibility shall 
primarily rest with the Dalai Lama’s Gaden 
Phodrang Trust, who will be informed by the written 
instructions of the 14th Dalai Lama. 
(7) Since 2011, the 14th Dalai Lama has reit-
erated publicly on numerous occasions that decisions 
on the succession or reincarnation of the next Dalai 
Lama belongs to the Tibetan Buddhist faith commu-
nity alone. 
(8) The Government of the People’s Republic of 
China has interfered in the process of recognizing a 
successor or reincarnation of Tibetan Buddhist lead-
ers, including in 1995 by arbitrarily detaining 
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, a 6-year old boy who was 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) CHINA.—Because matters relating to 
religious freedom in China are complex in scope 
and intensity and often vary by ethnicity and 
geographic or administrative region, each chap-
ter on China in the Annual Report shall include 
separate sections on— 
‘‘(i) Tibet; 
‘‘(ii) the Xinjiang Uyghur Autono-
mous Region; 
‘‘(iii) Hong Kong and Macau; 
‘‘(iv) unrecognized or independent 
Catholics and Protestant ‘house churches’; 
and 
‘‘(v) Falun Gong and other faith- 
based or new religious movements.’’. 
SEC. 5. POLICY REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENT AND 
WATER RESOURCES ON THE TIBETAN PLA-
TEAU. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Glaciers in Tibet feed ten of the major riv-
ers of South and East Asia, which supply freshwater 
to an estimated 1.8 billion people. 
(2) Chinese scientists have reported that since 
1960 the Tibetan Plateau’s annual average tempera-
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