Sec. 2. Modifications to and reauthorization of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002
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Section 613 of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (subtitle B of title VI of division A of Public law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— by inserting without preconditions after a dialogue ; by inserting or Central Tibetan Administration representatives after his representatives ; and by adding at the end before the period the following: and should coordinate with other governments in multilateral efforts toward this goal ; by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following new paragraph: 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 all Federal departments and agencies in contact with the Government of the People’s Republic of China. ; and in subsection (b)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— by striking until December 31, 2021 ; and by inserting and direct the Department of State to make public on its website after appropriate congressional committees ; in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: the steps taken by the United States Government to promote and protect the human rights and the distinct religious, cultural, linguistic, and national identity of the Tibetan people, including the right of the Tibetan people to choose their own religious leaders in accordance with their established religious practice and system; and an analysis of United States business activities in Tibet, whether those activities employ Tibetans 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. . Section 616 of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— in subsection (d)— in paragraph (5), by inserting human rights, after respect Tibetan ; in paragraph (8), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: neither provide incentive for, nor facilitate the involuntary or coerced relocation of, Tibetan nomads from their traditional pasturelands into concentrated settlements. ; and by adding at the end the following new subsections: The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, should— encourage United States businesses and individuals that are engaged in commerce or investing in enterprises in Tibet to abide by the principles specified in subsection
(d)and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; and request that such businesses and individuals provide to the Department of State periodic reports on their adherence to such principles. The President shall provide grants to nongovernmental organizations to support sustainable economic development, cultural and historical preservation, health care, education, and environmental sustainability projects for Tibetan communities in Tibet, in accordance with the principles specified in subsection
(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 Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. . Section 618 of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended to read as follows: 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. The Secretary should organize the United States Embassy’s consular districts within the People’s Republic of China so that all areas designated as autonomous for Tibetans are contained within the same consular district. The Secretary shall establish a Tibet section within the United States Embassy in Beijing, China, to follow political, economic, and social developments in Tibet until such time as a United States consulate in Lhasa, Tibet, is established under subsection (a). The Tibet section established under paragraph
(1)shall have the primary responsibility of reporting on human rights issues and access to Tibet by United States Government officials, journalists, nongovernmental organizations, and the Tibetan diaspora and shall work in close cooperation with the United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. The Secretary shall 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 established under subsection (a). . Section 620(b) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended by adding at the end before the period the following: , including with respect to the reincarnation system of Tibetan Buddhism . Section 621 of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— by amending subsection
(c)to read as follows: The objectives of the Special Coordinator are to— promote substantive dialogue without preconditions between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives or Central Tibetan Administration representatives leading to a negotiated agreement on Tibet; encourage the Government of the People’s Republic of China to address the aspirations of the Tibetan people regarding their cultural, religious, linguistic, and national identity; promote the human rights and religious freedoms of the Tibetan people, including women’s human rights; promote activities to preserve the distinct environment and water resources of the Tibetan plateau; promote economic development as enumerated in section 616(e); and promote access to Tibet in accordance with the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018 (Public law 115–330). ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph
(6)as paragraph (8); and by inserting after paragraph
(5)the following new paragraphs: review and approve all projects carried out pursuant to section 616(f) of this Act and section 7(b) of the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019; seek to establish international diplomatic coalitions to— 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 religious practice and system of Tibetan Buddhism; and ensure that the identification and installation of Tibetan Buddhist religious leaders, including a future 15th Dalai Lama, is determined solely within the Tibetan Buddhist faith community, in accordance with the universally recognized right to religious freedom; and ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Secretary shall assign not less than three individuals to the Office of the Special Coordinator to assist in the management of the responsibilities of this section. . Such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 6901 note), as so amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: In this Act and in implementing policies relating to the Tibetan people under other provisions of law, the term Tibet , unless otherwise specified, means— the Tibet Autonomous Region; and the Tibetan areas of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces. .
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Modifications to and reauthorization of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002
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