Sec. 803. REPORTS WITH RESPECT TO A REFERENDUM ON WESTERN SAHARA

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## SEC. 803 REPORTS WITH RESPECT TO A REFERENDUM ON WESTERN SAHARA ###

(a)Reports Required ####

(1)In general Not later than each of the dates specified in paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing specific steps being taken by the Government of Morocco and by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro (POLISARIO) to ensure that a free, fair, and transparent referendum in which the people of the Western Sahara will choose between independence and integration with Morocco will be held by July 2000. ####

(2)Deadlines for submission of reports The dates referred to in paragraph

(1)are January 1, 2000, and June 1, 2000. ###

(b)Report Elements The report shall include— ####

(1)a description of preparations for the referendum, including the extent to which free access to the territory for independent international organizations, including election observers and international media, will be guaranteed; ####

(2)a description of current efforts by the Department of State to ensure that a referendum will be held by July 2000; ####

(3)an assessment of the likelihood that the July 2000 date will be met; ####

(4)a description of obstacles, if any, to the voter registration process and other preparations for the referendum, and efforts being made by the parties and the United States Government to overcome those obstacles; and ####

(5)an assessment of progress being made in the repatriation process.