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Burma & U.S. Congress (H.R. 1564)
- Subject: Burma & U.S. Congress (H.R. 1564)
- From: FreeBurma@xxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 08 Aug 1995 13:37:00
Attn: Burma Newsreaders
Re: Burma & U.S. Congress (H.R. 1564)
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H.R.1564
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and for certain
other international affairs functions and activities of the United States
Government for fiscal years 1996 and... (Introduced in the House)
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.
(c) Visas-
(1) Notwithstanding the Immigration and Nationality Act or any
other provision of law, no member, officer, or employee of any
military or police force of Burma under the military regime (the
State Law and Order Restoration Council `SLORC') shall be granted
an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa.
(2) The Secretary of State shall deny a visa under the provisions
of section 212(a)(3)(C)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(relating to aliens ineligible to receive visas and excluded for
admission due to potentially serious foreign policy consequences)
to any official of the Government of Burma who the Attorney
General determines has committed acts which constitute the
essential elements of a violation under chapter 113A of title 18,
United States Code, (relating to the Convention Against Torture
and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment).
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