Sec. 11. Restrictions on nonhumanitarian assistance to the Government of Vietnam
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It is the sense of Congress that, except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of State should consider restricting certain assistance to the Government of Vietnam unless— the Government of Vietnam makes substantial progress toward releasing all political and religious prisoners from imprisonment, house arrest, and other forms of detention; the Government of Vietnam has made substantial progress toward— respecting the right to freedom of religion, including the right to participate in religious activities and institutions without interference, harassment, or involvement of the Government, for all of Vietnam’s diverse religious communities; and returning estates and properties confiscated from the churches and religious communities; the Government of Vietnam has made substantial progress toward respecting the right to in-person and online freedom of expression, assembly, and association, including the release of independent journalists, bloggers, and democracy and labor activists; the Government of Vietnam has made substantial progress toward repealing or revising laws that criminalize peaceful dissent, independent media, unsanctioned religious activity, and nonviolent demonstrations and rallies, in accordance with international standards and treaties to which Vietnam is a party; the Government of Vietnam has made substantial progress toward allowing Vietnamese nationals free and open access to United States refugee programs; the Government of Vietnam has made substantial progress toward respecting the human rights of members of all ethnic and minority groups; and neither any official of the Government of Vietnam nor any agency or entity wholly or partly owned by the Government of Vietnam was complicit in a severe form of trafficking in persons, or the Government of Vietnam took all appropriate steps to end any such complicity and hold such official, agency, or entity fully accountable for such conduct.
The restriction described in subsection
(a)should not apply to assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the following purposes: Disaster relief assistance, including any assistance under chapter 9 of part I of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2292 et seq.). Assistance which involves the provision of food (including monetization of food) or medicine. Assistance for environmental remediation of dioxin-contaminated sites and related health activities. Assistance to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons (as such term is defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102 )). Assistance to combat pandemic diseases. Assistance for refugees. Assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, including any assistance under section 104A of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2151b–2 ).
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Restrictions on nonhumanitarian assistance to the Government of Vietnam
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