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        American Overseas Interests Act of 1995 (Passed by the House)
                                 104th CONGRESS
                                       1st Session
                                         H. R. 1561

AN ACT
To consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States; to
authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for
fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of
appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years
1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.
HR 1561 EH



CHAPTER 3--BURMA

SEC. 2651. UNITED STATES POLICY CONCERNING THE DICTATORSHIP IN BURMA

  (a) Sense of the Congress- It is the sense of the Congress that the
President should take steps to encourage the United Nations Security Council
to--
  (1) impose an international arms embargo on Burma ;
  (2) affirm support for human rights and the protection of all Karen,
Karenni, and other minorities in Burma ;
  (3) condemn Burmese officials responsible for crimes against humanity;
  (4) take steps to encourage multilateral assistance programs for refugees
from Burma  in Thailand and India; and
  (5) reduce United Nations activities in Burma , including UNDP (United
Nations Development Program), UNICEF (United Nations Childrens Fund), UNFPA
(United Nations Family Planning Agency), World Health Organization (WHO),
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and UNIDCP (United Nations
International Drug Control Program) activities.
  (b) Reduction in Diplomatic Presence- It is the sense of the Congress that
the President should reduce the diplomatic presence of the United States in
Burma  by reducing the total number of the members of the Foreign Service
stationed in Burma  on the date of enactment of this Act.

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SEC. 3303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING RELATIONS WITH BURMA  

It is the sense of the Congress that--

(1) official United States trade delegations to Burma should be indefinitely
suspended;
(2) visits to Burma by senior officials of the United States Government
should be minimized until Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest;
(3) the Secretary of Labor should submit to the Congress a report on labor
practices in Burma so that Members of Congress can better inform
constituents, including stockholders and business leaders of the United
States companies which transact commerce with Burma, on labor conditions in
that country;
(4) the Secretary of State should submit to the Congress a report on resource
exploitation and environmental degradation in Burma;
(5) no assistance should be used for cooperative counternarcotics efforts
between the United States and members of the State Law and Order Restoration
Committee (SLORC) regime;
(6) the United States should discourage the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) from including the SLORC regime in ASEAN activities;
(7) the Secretary of State should submit to the Congress a report which
outlines a strategy for encouraging democratic transition in Burma; and
(8) the United States should encourage its allies to restrict the relations
of such allies with Burma in accordance with this section.
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American Overseas Interests Act of 1995 (Passed by the House) 
(I) United nations development program-

(i) Total limitation- Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under
paragraph (1), for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 not to exceed
$70,000,000 shall be available for the United Nations Development Program.
(ii) Burma

  (I) Subject to subclauses (II) and (III), for each of the fiscal years 1996
and 1997 none of the funds made available for United Nations Development
Program (or United Nations Development Program--Administered Funds) shall be
available for programs and activities in or for Burma.

  (II) Of the amount made available for United Nations Development Program
(and United Nations Development Program--Administered Funds) for fiscal year
1996, $18,200,000 of such amount shall be disbursed only if the President
certifies to the Congress that the United Nations Development Program has
terminated its activities in and for Burma.
 
 (III) Of the amount made available for United Nations Development Program
(and United Nations Development Program--Administered Funds) for fiscal year
1997, $25,480,000 shall be disbursed only if the President certifies to the
Congress that the United Nations Development Program has terminated its
activities in and for Burma.
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American Overseas Interests Act of 1995 (Passed by the House) 

SEC. 2104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.
 (a) Authorization of Appropriations-
 (1) Migration and refugee assistance-
  (A) Authorization of appropriations- There are authorized to be
appropriated for `Migration and Refugee Assistance' for authorized
activities, $590,000,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $590,000,000 for the
fiscal year 1997.
 (B) Limitation- None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
section are authorized to be appropriated for salaries and administrative
expenses of the Bureau of Migration and Refugee Assistance.

 (2) Refugees resettling in israel- There are authorized to be appropriated
$80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997
for assistance for refugees resettling in Israel from other countries.

 (3) Humanitarian assistance for displaced Burmese- There are authorized to
be appropriated $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $1,500,000 for the
fiscal year 1997 for humanitarian assistance, including but not limited to
food, medicine, clothing, and medical and vocational training to persons
displaced as a result of civil conflict in Burma, including persons still
within Burma.
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American Overseas Interests Act of 1995 (Passed by the House)

(b) Scholarships for Tibetans and Burmese-
 (1) For each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, at least 30 scholarships
shall be made available to Tibetan students and professionals who are outside
Tibet, and at least 15 scholarships shall be made available to Burmese
students and professionals who are outside Burma.
 (2) Waiver- Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extent that the Director of
the United States Information Agency determines that there are not enough
qualified students to fulfill such allocation requirement.
 (3) Scholarship defined- For the purposes of this section, the term
`scholarship' means an amount to be used for full or partial support of
tuition and fees to attend an educational institution, and may include fees,
books, and supplies, equipment required for courses at an educational
institution, living expenses at a United States educational institution, and
travel expenses to and from, and within, the United States.
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SEC. 2433. PILOT PROJECT FOR FREEDOM BROADCASTING TO ASIA.

(a) Authority- The Director of the United States Information Agency shall
make grants for broadcasting to the People's Republic of China, Burma,
Cambodia, Laos, North Korea, Tibet, and Vietnam. Such broadcasting shall
provide accurate and timely information, news, and commentary about events in
the respective countries of Asia and elsewhere, and shall be a forum for a
variety of opinions and voices from within Asian nations whose people do not
fully enjoy freedom of expression.
(b) Purpose- The purpose of such grants shall be to provide such broadcasting
on an interim basis during the period before Radio Free Asia becomes fully
operational.

(c) Applications- In considering applications for grants, the Director of the
United States Information Agency shall give strong preference to entities
which (1) take advantage of the expertise of political and religious
dissidents and pro-democracy and human rights activists from within the
countries to whom broadcasting is directed, including exiles from these
countries; and (2) take advantage of contracts or similar arrangements with
existing broadcast facilities so as to provide immediate broadcast coverage
with low overhead.

(d) Plan- Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Director of the United States Information Agency shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a plan for implementing this section
which shall include details concerning timetable for implementation, grant
criteria, and grant application procedures. The procedures and timetable
should be designed to ensure that grantees will begin broadcasting not later
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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