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SECTION 1. EXCHANGE OF CERTAIN MINERAL INTERESTS IN BILLINGS COUNTY,
NORTH DAKOTA.

(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to consolidate certain
mineral interests in the Little Missouri National Grasslands in
Billings County, North Dakota, through the exchange of Federal and
private mineral interests in order to enhance land management
capability and environmental and wildlife protection.
(b) Exchange.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
(1) if, not later than 45 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company (referred
to in this section as ''Burlington'' and formerly known as
Meridian Oil Inc.), conveys title acceptable to the Secretary
of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the
''Secretary'') to rights and interests identified on the map
entitled ''Billings County, North Dakota, Consolidated Mineral
Exchange--November 1995'', by quitclaim deed acceptable to the
Secretary, the Secretary shall convey to Burlington, subject to
valid existing rights, by quit-claim deed, all Federal rights
and interests identified on that map; and
(2) if Burlington makes the conveyance under paragraph (1)
and, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the owners of the remaining non-oil gas mineral
interests identified on that map convey title acceptable to the
Secretary to all rights, title, and interests in the interests
held by them, by quitclaim deed acceptable to the Secretary,
the Secretary shall convey to those owners, subject to valid
existing rights, by exchange deed, all Federal rights, title,
and interests in National Forest System lands and National
Grasslands in the State of North Dakota as are agreed to by the
Secretary and the owners of those interests.
(c) Leasehold Interests.--As a condition precedent to the
conveyance of interests by the Secretary to Burlington under this
section, all leasehold and contractual interests in the oil and gas
interests to be conveyed by Burlington to the United States under this
section shall be released, to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
(d) Approximate Equal Value of Exchanges With Other Interest
Owners.--The values of the interests to be exchanged under subsection
(b)(2) shall be approximately equal, as determined by the Secretary.
(e) Land Use.--
(1) Exploration and development.--The Secretary shall grant
to Burlington, and its successors and assigns, the use of
Federally-owned surface lands to explore for and develop
interests conveyed to Burlington under this Act, subject to
applicable Federal and State laws.
(2) Surface occupancy and use.--Rights to surface occupancy
and use that Burlington would have absent the exchange under
this Act on its interests conveyed under this Act shall apply
to the same extent on the federally owned surface estate
overlying oil and gas rights conveyed to Burlington under this
Act.
(f) Environmental Protection for Environmentally Sensitive Lands.--
All activities of Burlington, and its successors and assigns, relating
to exploration and development on environmentally sensitive National
Forest System lands, as described in the ''Memorandum of Understanding
Concerning Certain Severed Mineral Estates, Billings County, North
Dakota'', executed by the Forest Service and Burlington and dated
November 2, 1995, shall be subject to the terms of the memorandum.
(g) Map.--The map referred to in subsection (b) shall be provided
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, kept on file in
the office of the Chief of the Forest Service, and made available for
public inspection in the office of the Forest Supervisor of the Custer
National Forest within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(h) Other Laws.--The exchange under subsection (b)(1) shall be
deemed to meet the requirements of all other Federal laws, including
all land exchange laws, environmental laws, and cultural laws (such as
the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.)), and no
further compliance with any other law shall be required in order to
implement the exchanges.
(i) Continuation of Multiple Use.--Nothing in this Act, shall
limit, restrict, or otherwise affect the application of the principle
of multiple use (including outdoor recreation, range, timber,
watershed, and fish and wildlife purposes) in any area of the Little
Missouri National Grasslands. Federal grazing permits or privileges in
areas designated on the map entitled ''Billings County, North Dakota,
Consolidated Mineral Exchange--November 1995'' or those lands described
in the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Certain Severed Mineral
Estates, Billings County, North Dakota'', shall not be curtailed or
otherwise limited as a result of the exchange authorized by this Act.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company (formerly known as Meridian Oil Inc.) all Federal rights and interests identified on a map entitled the "Billings County, North Dakota, Consolidated Mineral Exchange--November 1995," contingent on Burlington's conveyance to the Secretary of title to its own rights and interests identified on the same map.
Directs the Secretary to convey to owners of the remaining non-oil gas mineral interests identified on the map all Federal rights, title, and interests in the National Forest System lands and National Grasslands in the State of North Dakota, contingent on the owners' conveyance to the Secretary, after Burlington's conveyance, of all their rights, title, and interests.
Directs the Secretary to grant to Burlington the use of federally-owned surface lands to explore for and develop interests conveyed to Burlington under this Act.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Keeping Families
Together Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Restoration of definition of aggravated felony (repeal of
section 321 of IIRIRA).
Sec. 3. Restoration of detention policy.
Sec. 4. Repeal of time stop provisions.
Sec. 5. Repeal of section 101(a)(48).
Sec. 6. Restoration of section 212(c).
Sec. 7. Restoration of judicial review provisions.
Sec. 8. Post-proceeding relief for affected aliens.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF DEFINITION OF AGGRAVATED FELONY (REPEAL OF
SECTION 321 OF IIRIRA).

(a) In General.--Effective as if included in the enactment of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(division C of Public Law 104-208), section 321 of such Act is repealed
and the provisions of law amended by such section are restored as if
such section had not been enacted.
(b) Restoration of Rights.--Any alien whose legal permanent
resident status, application for permanent residence, or application
for cancellation of removal, was affected by the changes in the
definition of ''aggravated felony'' made by such section 321 may apply
to the Secretary of Homeland Security to be considered for adjustment
of status or cancellation of removal in conformance with the provisions
of section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as
restored by subsection (a).

SEC. 3. RESTORATION OF DETENTION POLICY.

(a) In General.--Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended to read as follows:
''(c) Detention of Criminal Aliens.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
take into custody any alien convicted of an aggravated felony
upon release of the alien (regardless of whether or not such
release is on parole, supervised release, or probation, and
regardless of the possibility of rearrest or further
confinement in respect of the same offense). Notwithstanding
subsection (a) or section 241(a) but subject to paragraph (2),
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not release such felon
from custody.
''(2) Non-release.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may
not release from custody any who has been convicted of an
aggravated felony, either before or after a determination of
removability, unless--
''(A)(i) the alien was lawfully admitted, or
''(ii) the alien was not lawfully admitted but the
alien cannot be removed because the designated country
of removal will not accept the alien; and
''(B) the alien satisfies the Secretary of Homeland
Security that the alien will not pose a danger to the
safety of other persons or of property and is likely to
appear for any scheduled proceeding.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be
effective as if included in the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF TIME STOP PROVISIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 240A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(d)) is repealed.
(b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) shall be
effective as if included in the enactment of subtitle A of title III of
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF SECTION 101(A)(48).

(a) In General.--Paragraph (48) of section 101(a)(48) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is repealed.
(b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of section 322(a) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

SEC. 6. RESTORATION OF SECTION 212(C).

(a) In General.--Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the
following new subsection:
''(c) Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who
temporarily proceeded abroad voluntarily and not under an order of
deportation or removal, and who are returning to a lawful
unrelinquished domicile of seven consecutive years, may be admitted in
the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security without regard to
the provisions of subsection (a) (other than paragraphs (3) and
(10)(C)). Nothing contained in this subsection shall limit the
authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to exercise the
discretion vested in him under section 211(b). The first sentence of
this subsection shall not apply to an alien who has been convicted of
one or more aggravated felonies and has served for such felony or
felonies a term of imprisonment of at least 5 years.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies
as of April 24, 1996, as if section 440(d) of the Antiterrorism and
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132) and section
304(b) of Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208) had not been enacted.

SEC. 7. RESTORATION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW PROVISIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1252) is amended to read as follows:

''judicial review of orders of removal

''Sec. 242. (a) The procedure prescribed by, and all the
provisions of chapter 158 of title 28, United States Code, shall apply
to, and shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for, the judicial
review of all final orders of removal heretofore or hereafter made
against aliens within the United States pursuant to administrative
proceedings under section 240 of this Act or comparable provisions of
any prior Act, except that--
''(1) a petition for review may be filed not later than 90
days after the date of the issuance of the final removal order,
or, in the case of an alien convicted of an aggravated felony
not later than 30 days after the issuance of such order;
''(2) the venue of any petition for review under this
section shall be in the judicial circuit in which the
administrative proceedings before an immigration judge were
conducted in whole or in part, or in the judicial circuit
wherein is the residence, as defined in this Act, of the
petitioner, but not in more than one circuit;
''(3) the action shall be brought against the Department of
Homeland Security, as respondent. Service of the petition to
review shall be made upon the Secretary of Homeland Security of
the United States and upon the official of the Department of
Homeland Security in charge of the district in which the office
of the clerk of the court is located. The service of the
petition for review upon such official of the Service shall
stay the removal of the alien pending determination of the
petition by the court, unless the court otherwise directs or
unless the alien is convicted of an aggravated felony, in which
case the Service shall not stay the removal of the alien
pending determination of the petition of the court unless the
court otherwise directs;
''(4) except as provided in clause (B) of paragraph (5) of
this subsection, the petition shall be determined solely upon
the administrative record upon which the removal order is based
and the Secretary of Homeland Security's findings of fact, if
supported by reasonable, substantial, and probative evidence on
the record considered as a whole, shall be conclusive;
''(5) whenever any petitioner, who seeks review of an order
under this section, claims to be a national of the United
States and makes a showing that his claim is not frivolous, the
court shall (A) pass upon the issues presented when it appears
from the pleadings and affidavits filed by the parties that no
genuine issue of material fact is presented; or (B) where a
genuine issue of material fact as to the petitioner's
nationality is presented, transfer the proceedings to a United
States district court for the district where the petitioner has
his residence for hearing de novo of the nationality claim and
determination as if such proceedings were originally initiated
in the district court under the provisions of section 2201 of
title 28, United States Code. Any such petitioner shall not be
entitled to have such issue determined under section 360(a) of
this Act or otherwise;
''(6) whenever a petitioner seeks review of an order under
this section, any review sought with respect to a motion to
reopen or reconsider such an order shall be consolidated with
the review of the order;
''(7) if the validity of a removal order has not been
judicially determined, its validity may be challenged in a
criminal proceeding against the alien for violation of
subsection (a) or (b) of section 243 of this Act only by
separate motion for judicial review before trial. Such motion
shall be determined by the court without a jury and before the
trial of the general issue. Whenever a claim to United States
nationality is made in such motion, and in the opinion of the
court, a genuine issue of material fact as to the alien's
nationality is presented, the court shall accord him a hearing
de novo on the nationality claim and determine that issue as if
proceedings had been initiated under the provisions of section
2201 of title 28, United States Code. Any such alien shall not
be entitled to have such issue determined under section 360(a)
of this Act or otherwise. If no such hearing de novo as to
nationality is conducted, the determination shall be made
solely upon the administrative record upon which the removal
order is based and the Secretary of Homeland Security's
findings of fact, if supported by reasonable, substantial, and
probative evidence on the record considered as a whole, shall
be conclusive. If the removal order is held invalid, the court
shall dismiss the indictment and the United States shall have
the right to appeal to the court of appeals within 30 days. The
procedure on such appeals shall be as provided in the Federal
rules of criminal procedure. No petition for review under this
section may be filed by any alien during the pendency of a
criminal proceeding against such alien for violation of
subsection (a) or (b) of section 243 of this Act;
''(8) nothing in this section shall be construed to require
the Secretary of Homeland Security to defer removal of an alien
after the issuance of a removal order because of the right of
judicial review of the order granted by this section, or to
relieve any alien from compliance with subsections (a) and (b)
of section 243 of this Act. Nothing contained in this section
shall be construed to preclude the Secretary of Homeland
Security from detaining or continuing to detain an alien or
from taking the alien into custody pursuant to section 241 of
this Act at any time after the issuance of a removal order;
''(9) it shall not be necessary to print the record or any
part thereof, or the briefs, and the court shall review the
proceedings on a typewritten record and on typewritten briefs;
and
''(10) any alien held in custody pursuant to an order of
removal may obtain judicial review thereof by habeas corpus
proceedings.
''(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, any alien
against whom a final order of removal has been made heretofore or
hereafter under the provisions of section 235 of this Act or comparable
provisions of any prior Act may obtain judicial review of such order by
habeas corpus proceedings and not otherwise.
''(c) An order of removal shall not be reviewed by any court if the
alien has not exhausted the administrative remedies available to the
alien as of right under the immigration laws and regulations or if the
alien has departed from the United States after the issuance of the
order. Every petition for review or for habeas corpus shall state
whether the validity of the order has been upheld in any prior judicial
proceeding, and, if so, the nature and date thereof, and the court in
which such proceeding took place. No petition for review or for habeas
corpus shall be entertained if the validity of the order has been
previously determined in any civil or criminal proceeding, unless the
petition presents grounds which the court finds could not have been
presented in such prior proceeding, or the court finds that the remedy
provided by such prior proceeding was inadequate or ineffective to test
the validity of the order.
''(d)(1) A petition for review or for habeas corpus on behalf of an
alien against whom a final order of removal has been issued pursuant to
section 238(b) may challenge only--
''(A) whether the alien is in fact the alien described in
the order;
''(B) whether the alien is in fact an alien described in
section 238(b)(2);
''(C) whether the alien has been convicted of an aggravated
felony and such conviction has become final; and
''(D) whether the alien was afforded the procedures
required by section 238(b)(4).
''(2) No court shall have jurisdiction to review any issue other
than an issue described in paragraph (1).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to
determinations pending on or after such date with respect to which--
(1) a final administrative decision has been/not been
rendered as of such date; or
(2) such a decision has been rendered but the period for
seeking judicial review of the decision has not expired.

SEC. 8. POST-PROCEEDING RELIEF FOR AFFECTED ALIENS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 240(c)(6) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(6)) or any other
limitation imposed by law on motions to reopen removal proceedings, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a process (whether
through permitting the reopening of a removal proceeding or otherwise)
under which an alien--
(1) who is (or was) in removal proceedings before the date
of the enactment of this Act (whether or not the alien has been
removed as of such date); and
(2) whose eligibility for cancellation of removal has been
established by this Act;
may apply (or reapply) for cancellation of removal under section
240A(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(a)) as a
beneficiary of the relief provided under this Act.
(b) Parole.--The Secretary of Homeland Security should exercise the
parole authority under section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)) for the purpose of permitting
aliens removed from the United States to participate in the process
established under subsection (a).
Keeping Families Together Act of 2005 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Act) to repeal the provision amending the definition of "aggravated felony," and restore provisions of law amended by such provision as if it had not been enacted, including residency-or status-related rights of an affected legal alien.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise detention of criminal alien provisions, effective as if included in the Act.

Repeals, as if included in the Act: (1) certain provisions respecting termination of continuous presence or physical presence in the United States; and (2) the definition of "conviction."

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to admit certain lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens returning to the United States who temporarily proceeded abroad voluntarily and not under an order of deportation or removal, effective as of a specified date, as if certain sections of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 had not been enacted.

Revises provisions respecting judicial review of removal orders.

Requires the Secretary to establish a post-proceeding removal relief process for affected aliens.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Joint Declaration of the Government of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the
Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of
Hong Kong, done at Beijing December 19, 1984 (in this Act
referred to as the ''Joint Declaration'')--
(A) provided that the People's Republic of China
resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997; and
(B) established a ''high degree of autonomy'' for
Hong Kong except in matters of foreign affairs and
defense.
(2) The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region of the People's Republic of China (in this Act referred
to as ''Basic Law'')--
(A) guarantees Hong Kong a ''high degree of
autonomy'' and separate executive, legislative, and
independent judicial powers;
(B) generally prohibits the central Government of
the People's Republic of China from interfering in the
affairs that Hong Kong administers on its own according
to the Basic Law;
(C) protects the rights to free speech, press,
assembly, and religion;
(D) provides that the socialist system and policies
shall not be practiced in Hong Kong and that Hong
Kong's capitalist system and way of life shall remain
unchanged for 50 years (the principle of ''one country,
two systems'');
(E) affirms the continuing applicability of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to
Hong Kong;
(F) provides that the head of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region shall be the Chief Executive;
(G) provides that ''the ultimate aim is the
selection of the Chief Executive by universal suffrage
upon nomination by a broadly representative nominating
committee in accordance with democratic procedures'';
(H) provides that the legislature of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region shall be the Legislative
Council; and
(I) provides that ''the ultimate aim is the
election of all the members of the Legislative Council
by universal suffrage''.
(3) The National People's Congress Standing Committee
(NPCSC) determined on December 29, 2007, that Hong Kong could
elect the Chief Executive by universal suffrage beginning in
2017, and that Hong Kong could thereafter elect the Legislative
Council by universal suffrage beginning in 2020.
(4) The Chief Executive is currently selected by an
Election Committee consisting of 1,200 members. In order to
run, candidates for Chief Executive must currently receive the
support of one-eighth of the members of the Election Committee,
the majority of whom reportedly support or have ties to the
Chinese Communist Party.
(5) On August 31, 2014, the NPCSC determined that the 2017
election for the Chief Executive could be held by universal
suffrage but that Hong Kong voters could only choose from two
to three candidates, each of whom is to be chosen by a majority
of a nominating committee similar to the current Election
Committee that is heavily controlled by pro-Beijing members.
(6) International standards for elections, including
Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, guarantee citizens the right to vote and to be elected
in genuine periodic elections by universal and equal suffrage
without unreasonable restrictions.
(7) Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents have
consistently and peacefully expressed their dissatisfaction
with the electoral reform plans of the Hong Kong government and
the Government of the People's Republic of China, including the
August 2014 NPCSC decision, and have called for a genuine
choice in elections that meet international standards. Their
peaceful and orderly protests have set an example for other
democratic movements around the world, including those in
mainland China who continue to fight for their fundamental
freedoms.
(8) Media reports indicate that Hong Kong police used tear
gas and pepper spray against demonstrators on September 28,
2014, and that police allegedly failed to adequately protect
demonstrators from mobs of counter-protestors, some of whom had
affiliations with gangs known as ''triads'', who beat students
and forcibly tried to remove them from their places of protest.
There have also been several accusations of excessive use of
force by the Hong Kong Police which are under investigation.
(9) The United States enjoys close economic, social, and
cultural ties with Hong Kong. According to the Department of
State, 60,000 United States citizens live in Hong Kong, and
1,400 United States businesses have offices there. According to
the Office of the United States Trade Representative, Hong Kong
is the United States 18th largest trade partner and 9th largest
goods export market.
(10) Hong Kong's unique status as an international finance
center where the rule of law and the rights and freedoms of its
citizens are protected has served as the foundation for Hong
Kong's stability and prosperity.
(11) Section 301 of the Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (22
U.S.C. 5731) required the Secretary of State to issue reports
on conditions in Hong Kong of interest to the United States,
including the development of democratic institutions in Hong
Kong, and the last report under section 301 was issued on June
30, 2007.
(12) Failure to establish a genuine democratic option to
nominate and elect the Chief Executive of Hong Kong by 2017 and
to establish open and direct democratic elections for all
members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council by 2020 would
reduce confidence in the commitment of the Government of the
People's Republic of China to uphold its obligations under
international law, and would erode the ability of Hong Kong to
retain a high degree of autonomy.
(13) During an October 2014 session, the United Nations
Human Rights Committee, consisting of 18 independent experts,
reviewed China's compliance with the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights with respect to Hong Kong. According
to the session's chair, the Committee agreed on ''the need to
ensure universal suffrage, which means both the right to be
elected as well as the right to vote. The main concerns of
Committee members were focused on the right to stand for
elections without unreasonable restrictions.''. Another
Committee member said that the ''committee doesn't want
candidates filtered. The problem is that Beijing wants to vet
candidates.''.
(14) The Congressional-Executive Commission on China's 2014
Annual Report found that press freedom in Hong Kong is under
threat, including reports of ''violent attacks on individuals
associated with the press, self-censorship among journalists,
and pressure from the Hong Kong and central governments and
mainland Chinese businesses.''.
(15) The Hong Kong Journalists Association's 2014 Annual
Report noted that Hong Kong journalists rated self-censorship
at 6.9 on a 10-point scale, which the Association considered a
''low level'' of press freedom.
(16) Hong Kong ranked 61st among 180 countries in Reporters
Without Borders' 2014 World Press Freedom Index, down three
places from the previous year and a significant decline from
2002 when Hong Kong ranked 18th.
(17) By providing timely, uncensored, accurate information
in their native language, United States international broadcast
services, through the Broadcasting Board of Governors, help
those living in countries with poor human rights records, such
as China, to better defend their human rights and hold their
government accountable.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to reaffirm the principles and objectives set forth in
the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, namely that--
(A) the United States has ''a strong interest in
the continued vitality, prosperity, and stability of
Hong Kong'';
(B) ''support for democratization is a fundamental
principle of United States foreign policy'';
(C) ''the human rights of the people of Hong Kong
are of great importance to the United States and are
directly relevant to United States interests in Hong
Kong'';
(D) human rights ''serve as a basis for Hong Kong's
continued economic prosperity''; and
(E) Hong Kong must remain sufficiently autonomous
from the People's Republic of China to justify a
different treatment under a particular law of the
United States, or any provision thereof, from that
accorded the People's Republic of China;
(2) to support the democratic aspirations of the people of
Hong Kong, as guaranteed to them by the Joint Declaration, the
Basic Law, the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
(3) to urge the Government of the People's Republic of
China to uphold its commitments to Hong Kong, including
allowing the people of Hong Kong to rule Hong Kong with a high
degree of autonomy and without undue interference, and ensuring
that Hong Kong voters freely enjoy the right to elect the Chief
Executive and all members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council
by universal suffrage;
(4) to support the establishment by 2017 of a genuine
democratic option to freely and fairly nominate and elect the
Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and the establishment by 2020 of
open and direct democratic elections for all members of the
Hong Kong Legislative Council; and
(5) to support press freedom and journalistic independence,
including the continuation of international broadcasting
programming in Cantonese that is readily accessible to
Cantonese speaking populations in China and in Hong Kong.

SEC. 4. REINSTATEMENT OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO UNITED
STATES-HONG KONG RELATIONS.

Section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (22
U.S.C. 5731) is amended--
(1) by striking ''Not later than'' and all that follows
through ''the Secretary of State'' and inserting ''Not later
than March 31, 2015, and annually thereafter for 10 years or
until such earlier date that the Secretary of State certifies
that Hong Kong has held free and fair elections for two
consecutive Chief Executive and two consecutive Legislative
Council periods, the Secretary of State'';
(2) by striking ''Speaker of the House of Representatives''
and inserting ''chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives'';
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ''; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(4) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ''; and''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(9) matters in which Hong Kong is given separate
treatment under the laws of the United States from that
accorded to the People's Republic of China and in accordance
with this Act.''.

SEC. 5. TREATMENT OF HONG KONG UNDER UNITED STATES LAW.

Title II of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (22
U.S.C. 5721 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 202 the
following new section:

''SEC. 202A. TREATMENT OF HONG KONG UNDER UNITED STATES LAW.

''(a) Secretary of State Certification Requirement.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act,
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall certify
to Congress whether Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous to
justify separate treatment different from that accorded the
People's Republic of China in any new laws, agreements,
treaties, or arrangements entered into between the United
States and Hong Kong after the date of the enactment of such
Act.
''(2) Factor for consideration.--In making a certification
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State should consider the
terms, obligations, and expectations expressed in the Joint
Declaration with respect to Hong Kong.
''(3) Exception.--The certification under this subsection
shall not be required with respect to any new laws, agreements,
treaties, or arrangements that support human rights, rule of
law, or democracy in Hong Kong.
''(b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of State may waive the
application of subsection (a) if the Secretary--
''(1) determines that such a waiver is in the national
interests of the United States; and
''(2) on or before the date on which the waiver takes
effect, submits to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives a notice of and justification for the
waiver.''.
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act Amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of State to report to Congress on conditions in Hong Kong that are of U.S. interest by March 31, 2015, and annually thereafter for 10 years or until the Secretary certifies that Hong Kong has held free and fair elections for 2 consecutive Chief Executive and 2 consecutive Legislative Council periods. Directs the Secretary to certify to Congress annually whether Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous to justify separate treatment different from that accorded to China in any new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements entered into between the United States and Hong Kong. Authorizes the President to waive this certification requirement if: (1) waiver is in the U.S. national interest, and (2) Congress is given a justification of the waiver on or before the date it takes effect.