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105 th Congress
Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session
105 379
PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF NINE MEASURES RELATING TO THE
POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA
November 4, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
Mr. Solomon , from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H. Res. 302]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House
Resolution 302, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House with
the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for the consideration of the following nine
bills in the following manner:
First, H.R. 2358, the Political Freedom in China Act--a modified
closed amendment process, providing one hour of debate equally divided
between the Chairman and ranking member of the Committee on
International Relations, providing that the committee amendments
recommended by the Committee on International Relations, as modified by
the amendments printed in part 1 A of this report of the Committee on
Rules be considered as adopted, waiving points of order against the bill
as amended, and also making in order and waiving points of order against
the Gilman/Markey amendment printed in part 1 B of this report, to be
separately debatable for 30 minutes and finally, providing one motion to
recommit, with or without instructions.
Second, H.R. 2195, Tightening Prohibitions on Slave Labor Imports--a
closed amendment process, providing one hour of debate equally divided
between the Chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Ways and
Means, providing that the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means be considered
as adopted and providing one motion to recommit, with or without
instructions.
Third, H. Res. 188, Fighting Missile Proliferation--a modified closed
amendment process providing one hour of debate equally divided between
the Chairman and ranking member of the Committee on International
Relations, providing that the amendments printed in this report be
considered as adopted and providing one motion to recommit, with or
without instructions.
Fourth, H.R. 967, the Free The Clergy Act--a closed amendment process
providing one hour of debate equally divided between the Chairman and
ranking member of the Committee on International Relations, providing
that the committee amendments recommended by the Committee on
International Relations now printed in the bill be considered as adopted
and providing one motion to recommit, with or without instructions.
Fifth, H.R. 2570, the Forced Abortion Condemnation Act--a modified
closed amendment process, providing one hour of debate equally divided
between the Chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Judiciary,
providing that the amendment printed in this report be considered as
adopted and providing one motion to recommit, with or without
instructions.
Sixth, H.R. 2386, the Taiwan Missile Defense Act--a modified closed
amendment process, providing one hour of debate equally divided between
the Chairman and ranking member of the Committee on International
Relations, providing that the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on International Relations, as
modified by the amendments printed in this report be considered as
adopted, and providing one motion to recommit, with or without
instructions.
Seventh, H.R. 2605, the Communist China De-Subsidization Act--a
modified closed amendment process, providing one hour of debate equally
divided between the Chairman and ranking member of the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services, and providing that the amendments
printed in this report be considered as adopted and providing one motion
to recommit.
Eighth, H.R. 2647, Denial of Normal Commercial Status to the Chinese
People's Liberation Army--a modified closed amendment process, providing
one hour of debate equally divided between the Chairman and ranking
member of the Committee on International Relations and providing one
motion to recommit, with or without instructions.
Ninth, H.R. 2232, to Expand and Improve Radio Free Asia--a closed
amendment process, providing one hour of debate equally divided between
the Chairman and ranking member of the Committee on International
Relations, providing that the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on International Relations be
considered as adopted, and providing one motion to recommit, with or
without instructions.
Finally, the rule provides that the Speaker may postpone proceedings
on the question of adopting an amendment and the question of adopting a
motion to recommit.
COMMMITTEE VOTES
Pursuant to clause 2(l)(2)(B) of House rule XI the results of each
rollcall vote on an amendment or motion to report, together with the
names of those voting for and against, are printed below:
Rules Committee Rollcall No. 73
Date: November 4, 1997.
Measure: Rule on nine China bills.
Motion by: Mr. Hall.
Summary of motion: To report an open rule.
Results: Rejected 2 6.
Vote by Members: Dreier--Nay; Goss--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay;
McInnis--Nay; Hastings--Nay; Moakley--Yea; Hall--Yea; Solomon--Nay.
Rules Committee Rollcall No. 74
Date: November 4, 1997.
Measure: Rule on nine China bills.
Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
Summary of motion: To make in order H.R. 1140, concerning the World
Trade Organization.
Results: Rejected 2 6.
Vote by Members: Dreier--Nay; Goss--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay;
McInnis--Nay; Hastings--Nay; Moakley--Yea; Hall--Yea; Solomon--Nay.
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER BY THE RULE TO THE CHINA BILLS
(ALL AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED BY THE RULE, EXCEPT WHERE DEBATE
TIME IS SPECIFIED.)
Amendments to H.R. 2358
6. Abercrombie: Directs national and international attention to the
need for political reform and respect for human rights in the People's
Republic of China as exemplified by the plight of Tibetan prisoners
being held in detention.
7. Porter/Dreier/Matsui: Revised. Adds the following the H.R. 2358:
increases funding for the National Endowment for Democracy for projects
which promote democracy in China; provides for additional reporting on
human rights conditions, political prisoners, prisoners of conscience
and prisoners of faith in China; and statements of Congressional Support
for democracy in Hong Kong and for efforts to create a Commission
Security and Cooperation in Asia.
1. Smith, Linda (WA): Sense of Congress that the PRC should stop
harvesting and transplanting organs from prisoners; that any officials
with the Chinese government actively involved should be barred from
entering the U.S.; and appropriate actions should be taken against any
individuals in the U.S. involved.
17. Gilman: Technical change to add Kathmandu to the list of posts
for additional human rights monitors.
15. Gilman/Markey--30 mins.: Extends the Congressional Review period
for licensing of nuclear exports to China from 30 to 120 days and
provides for expedited procedures for consideration of a joint
resolution of disapproval for any licensing agreement.
Amendments to H. Res. 188
9. Porter/Dreier/Matsui: Revised. Adds a clause which recommends that
persons who are materially involved in the proliferation of nuclear or
conventional weapons should not be issued visas for travel to the U.S.
12. Harman: Strengthens H. Res. 188 by addressing the acquisition of
long-range ballistic missiles, which, because of their longer range,
present a threat of even greater scope than cruise missiles.
Amendments to H.R. 2570
10. Hamilton: Carves out an exception for the head of state, the head
of government, and cabinet level ministers, and inserts a ``national
interest'' Presidential waiver. This language is substantially the same
as language adopted by committee to H.R. 967 which would prohibit the
use of United States funds to provide for the participation of certain
Chinese officials in international conferences, programs, and activities
and provide that certain Chinese officials shall be ineligible go
receive visas and excluded from admission to the United States.
Amendments to H.R. 2386
2. Deutch: Clarifies the future status of Taiwan by pointing out that
no agreements exist between the PRC and Taiwan which determines the
future status of Taiwan and that Taiwan's future should be determined by
peaceful, democratic means. The amendment also expresses that the will
of the U.S. will assist in the defense of Taiwan in case of threats or
military attack by the PRC.
16. Frost/Hunter: Technical modification clarifying the existing
missile defense capabilities of Taiwan.
Amendments to H.R. 2605
8. Porter/Dreier/Matsui: Creates a voluntary set of principles which
promote good corporate citizenship by American companies operating in
China. Companies adopting the code will be given preference for
participation in trade missions to China.
18. Porter/Dreier/Matsui: Allows agencies of the U.S. government to
initiate or expand educational, cultural, scientific, agricultural,
military, legal, political and artistic exchanges between the U.S. and
China.
PART 1 A--AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED TO H.R. 2358
Page 4, line 18, strike ``and''.
Page 4, line 22, before the period insert the following: ``; and
Ngodrup Phuntsog, a Tibetan national, who was arrested in Tibet in 1987
immediately after he returned from a 2-year trip to India, where the
Tibetan government in exile is located, and following a secret trial was
convicted by the Government of the People's Republic of China of
espionage on behalf of the `Ministry of Security of the Dalai clique'
''.
Page 5, after line 22, insert the following:
(5) The People's Republic of China, as a member of the United
Nations, is expected to abide by the provisions of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
(6) The People's Republic of China is a party to numerous
international human rights conventions, including the Convention Against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Page 6, before line 4, insert the following:
SEC. 3. CONDUCT OF FOREIGN RELATIONS.
(a) Release of Prisoners.--The Secretary of State, in all official
meetings with the Government of the People's Republic of China, should
request the immediate and unconditional release of Ngodrup Phuntsog and
other prisoners of conscience in Tibet, as well as in the People's
Republic of China.
(b) Access to Prisons.--The Secretary of State should seek access for
international humanitarian organizations to Drapchi prison and other
prisons in Tibet, as well as in the People's Republic of China, to
ensure that prisoners are not being mistreated and are receiving
necessary medical treatment.
(c) Dialogue on Future of Tibet.--The Secretary of State, in all
official meetings with the Government of the People's Republic of China,
should call on that country to begin serious discussions with the Dalai
Lama or his representatives, without preconditions, on the future of
Tibet.
Page 6, line 4, strike `` SEC. 3'' and insert `` SEC. 4''.
Insert at the end the following new sections:
SEC. 4. DEMOCRACY BUILDING IN CHINA.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations for NED.--In addition to such
sums as are otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the ``National
Endowment for Democracy'' for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, there are
authorized to be appropriated for the ``National Endowment for
Democracy'' $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,000,000 for fiscal
year 1999, which shall be available to promote democracy, civil society,
and the development of the rule of law in China.
(b) East Asia-Pacific Regional Democracy Fund.--The Secretary of
State shall use funds available in the East Asia-Pacific Regional
Democracy Fund to provide grants to nongovernmental organizations to
promote democracy, civil society, and the development of the rule of law
in China.
SEC. 5. HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA.
(a) Reports.--Not later than March 30, 1998, and each subsequent year
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the International
Relations Committee of the House of Representatives and the Foreign
Relations Committee of the Senate an annual report on human rights in
China, including religious persecution, the development of democratic
institutions, and the rule of law. Reports shall provide information on
each region of China.
(b) Prisoner Information Registry.--The Secretary of State shall
establish a Prisoner Information Registry for China which shall provide
information on all political prisoners, prisoners of conscience, and
prisoners of faith in China. Such information shall include the charges,
judicial processes, administrative actions, use of forced labor,
incidences of torture, length of imprisonment, physical and health
conditions, and other matters related to the incarceration of such
prisoners in China. The Secretary of State is authorized to make funds
available to nongovernmental organizations presently engaged in
monitoring activities regarding Chinese political prisoners to assist in
the creation and maintenance of the registry.
SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ESTABLISHMENT OF A
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN ASIA.
It is the sense of the Congress that Congress, the President, and the
Secretary of State should work with the governments of other countries
to establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Asia which
would be modeled after the Commission on Security and Cooperation in
Europe.
SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG.
It is the sense of the Congress that the people of Hong Kong should
continue to have the right and ability to freely elect their legislative
representatives, and that the procedure for the conduct of the elections
of the first legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
should be determined by the people of Hong Kong through an election law
convention, a referendum, or both.
At the end of the bill add the following:
SEC. 4. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO ORGAN HARVESTING AND
TRANSPLANTING IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the Government of the People's Republic of China should stop the
practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for profit from
prisoners that it executes;
(2) the Government of the People's Republic of China should be
strongly condemned for such organ harvesting and transplanting practice;
(3) the President should bar from entry into the United States any
and all officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China
known to be directly involved in such organ harvesting and transplanting
practice;
(4) individuals determined to be participating in or otherwise
facilitating the sale of such organs in the United States should be
prosecuted to the fullest possible extent of the law; and
(5) the appropriate officials in the United States should interview
individuals, including doctors, who may have knowledge of such organ
harvesting and transplanting practice.
Page 6, lines 7 and 8, strike ``Embassy in Beijing,'' and insert
``embassies in Beijing and Kathmandu,''.
PART 1 B--AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER BY THE RULE
1. THE AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GILMAN OF NEW YORK OR A
DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR NOT TO EXCEED 30 MINUTES
Convert the existing provisions of the bill to a TITLE I, and add at
the end the following:
TITLE II--AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION
(a) Amendment to Joint Resolution Relating to Agreement For Nuclear
Cooperation.--The joint resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution relating
to the approval and implementation of the proposed agreement for nuclear
cooperation between the United States and the People's Republic of China
(Public Law 99-183; approved December 16, 1985) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by inserting ``and subject to section 2,'' after ``or any
international agreement,''; and
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``thirty'' and inserting ``120''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
`` Sec. 2. (a) Action by Congress To Disapprove Certification.--No
license may be issued for the export to the People's Republic of China
of any nuclear material, facilities, or components subject to the
Agreement, and no approval for the transfer or retransfer to the
People's Republic of China of any nuclear material, facilities, or
components subject to the Agreement shall be given if, during the
120-day period referred to in subsection (b)(1) of the first section,
there is enacted a joint resolution described in subsection (b) of this
section.
``(b) Description of Joint Resolution.--A joint resolution is
described in this subsection if it is a joint resolution which has a
provision disapproving the President's certification under subsection
(b)(1), or a provision or provisions modifying the manner in which the
Agreement is implemented, or both.
``(c) Procedures For Consideration of Joint Resolutions.--
``(1) Reference to committees .--Joint resolutions--
``(A) may be introduced in either House of Congress by any member of
such House; and
``(B) shall be referred, in the House of Representatives, to the
Committee on International Relations and, in the Senate, to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
It shall be in order to amend such joint resolutions in the
committees to which they are referred.
``(2) Floor consideration.--(A) The provisions of section 152(d) and
(e) of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192(d) and (e)) (relating to the floor
consideration of certain resolutions in the House and Senate) apply to
joint resolutions described in subsection (b).
``(B) It is not in order for--
``(i) the House of Representatives to consider any joint resolution
described in subsection (b) that has not been reported by the Committee
on International Relations; and
``(ii) the Senate to consider any joint resolution described in
subsection (b) that has not been reported by the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
``(c) Consideration of Second Resolution Not in Order .--It shall
not be in order in either the House of Representatives or the Senate to
consider a joint resolution described in subsection (b) (other than a
joint resolution described in subsection (b) received from the other
House), if that House has previously adopted such a joint resolution.
``(d) Procedures Relating to Conference Reports in the Senate .--
``(1) Consideration.--Consideration in the the Senate of the
conference report on any joint resolution described in subsection (b),
including consideration of all amendments in disagreement (and all
amendments thereto), and consideration of all debatable motions and
appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be
equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the
minority leader or their designees. Debate on any debatable motion or
appeal related to the conference report shall be limited to 1 hour, to
be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager
of the conference report.
``(2) Debate on amendments in disagreement.--In any case in which
there are amendments in disagreement, time on each amendment shall be
limited to 30 minutes, to be equally divided between, and controlled by,
the manager of the conference report and the minority leader or his
designee. No amendment to any amendment in disagreement shall be
received unless it is a germane amendment.
``(3) Consideration of veto message.--Consideration in the Senate of
any veto message with respect to a joint resolution described in
subsection (b), including consideration of all debatable motions and
appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be
equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the
minority leader or their designees.''.
PART 2--AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED TO H. RES. 188
Page 3, line 2, strike ``and''.
Page 3, line 6, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 3, after line 6, insert the following:
(3) recommends that the Secretary of State should not issue any visa
to, and the Attorney General should not admit to the United States, any
national of the People's Republic of China where a consular officer or
the Attorney General knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the
applicant has been materially involved in the proliferation of advanced
conventional weapons; nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons or
technology; or other sensitive or dual-use technologies, in
contravention of United States interests.
At the end of the resolving clause, add the following:
Sec. 2. It is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
(1) the President should demand that the Government of Russia take
concrete actions to stop governmental and nongovernmental entities in
the Russian Federation from providing missile technology and technical
advice to Iran, in violation of the Missile Technology Control Regime;
(2) if the Russian response is inadequate, the United States should
impose sanctions on the responsible Russian entities in accordance with
Executive Order 12938 on the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass
Destruction, and reassess cooperative activities with Russia;
(3) the threshold under current law allowing for the waiver of the
prohibition on the release of foreign assistance to Russia should be
raised; and
(4) the European allies of the United States should be encouraged to
take steps in accordance with their own laws to stop such proliferation.
In the preamble, in the next to the last whereas clause, strike
``and'' after the semicolon.
In the last whereas clause, strike ``: Now, therefore, be it'', and
insert a semicolon.
Insert after the last whereas clause the following:
Whereas there is substantial evidence that missile technology and
technical advice have been provided from Russia to Iran, in violation of
the Missile Technology Control Regime;
Whereas these violations include providing assistance to Iran in
developing ballistic missiles, including the transfer of wind tunnel and
rocket engine testing equipment;
Whereas these technologies give Iran the capability to deploy a
missile of sufficient range to threaten United States military
installations in the Middle East and Persian Gulf, as well as the
territory of Israel, and our North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally
Turkey; and
Whereas President Clinton has raised with Russian President Boris
Yeltsin United States concerns about these activities and the Russian
response has to date been inadequate: Now, therefore, be it
Amend the title to read as follows: ``Resolution urging the executive
branch to take action regarding the acquisition by Iran of C 802 cruise
missiles, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
regarding proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran.''.
PART 3--AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED TO H.R. 2570
Page 4, line 20, after ``authorities'' insert ``(except the head of
state, the head of government, and cabinet level ministers)''.
Page 5, after line 2, insert the following:
SEC. 4. WAIVER.
The President may waive the requirement contained in section 3 with
respect to a national of the People's Republic of China if the
President--
(1) determines that it is in the national interest of the United
States to do so; and
(2) provides written notification to the Congress containing a
justification for the waiver.
PART 4--AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED TO H.R. 2386
Add at the end of section 2 the following:
(11) On June 9, 1898, the ``Convention Respecting an Extension of
Hong Kong Territory'' was agreed to between representatives of the
governments of Great Britain and China to lease the New Territories for
the period of 99 years beginning on July 1, 1898.
(12) On December 19, 1984, the ``Sino-British Joint Declaration'',
agreed to between representatives of the governments of Great Britain
and China, established the terms for the return to China on July 1,
1997, of the Hong Kong area (including the Hong Kong Island, Kowloon,
and the New Territories (hereafter in this resolution referred to as
``Hong Kong'').
(13) No treaties exist between the People's Republic of China and
Taiwan which determine the future status of Taiwan.
(14) The People's Republic of China attempts to apply to Taiwan the
formula commonly known as ``one country, two systems'' in an effort to
annex Taiwan to China.
(15) The People's Republic of China has refused to renounce the use
of force against Taiwan and held military exercises in the Taiwan Strait
in March 1996 in an attempt to intimidate the people of Taiwan in their
first presidential elections.
(16) The Taiwan Relations Act states that ``[i]t is the policy of
the United States . . . to consider any effort to determine the future
of Taiwan by other than peaceful means, including by boycotts or
embargoes, a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific
area and of grave concern to the United States''.
Add at the end of the bill the following:
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING TAIWAN.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China does
not alter the current and future status of Taiwan;
(2) the future of Taiwan should be determined by peaceful means
through a democratic process; and
(3) the United States should assist in the defense of Taiwan in case
of threats or military attack by the People's Republic of China against
Taiwan.
Page 5, strike line 17 and all that follows through line 25 and
insert the following:
(9) While Taiwan is currently acquiring a local aircraft and
ballistic and cruise missile defense capability in the form of the
Modified Air Defense System (MADS), a larger portion of Taiwan's
territory and population would be protected if this system were expanded
to include a defense of the Taichung region, Kaohsiung, the Penghu
Islands, Kinmen, and Matsu from limited ballistic missile attacks and a
deterrent against the threat and use of force against Taiwan by the
People's Liberation Army to achieve the political goals of the core
leadership of the People's Republic of China.
PART 5--AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED TO H.R. 2605
At the end insert the following new section:
SEC. 4. PRINCIPLES THAT SHOULD BE ADHERED TO BY ANY UNITED
STATES NATIONAL CONDUCTING AN INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION PROJECT IN THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to create principles
governing the conduct of industrial cooperation projects of United
States nationals in the People's Republic of China.
(b) Statement of Principles.--It is the sense of the Congress that
any United States national conducting an industrial cooperation project
in the People's Republic of China should:
(1) Suspend the use of any goods, wares, articles, or merchandise
that the United States national has reason to believe were mined,
produced, or manufactured, in whole or in part, by convict labor or
forced labor, and refuse to use forced labor in the industrial
cooperation project.
(2) Seek to ensure that political or religious views, sex, ethnic or
national background, involvement in political activities or nonviolent
demonstrations, or association with suspected or known dissidents will
not prohibit hiring, lead to harassment, demotion, or dismissal, or in
any way affect the status or terms of employment in the industrial
cooperation project. The United States national should not discriminate
in terms or conditions of employment in the industrial cooperation
project against persons with past records of arrest or internal exile
for nonviolent protest or membership in unofficial organizations
committed to nonviolence.
(3) Ensure that methods of production used in the industrial
cooperation project do not pose an unnecessary physical danger to
workers and neighboring populations or property, and that the industrial
cooperation project does not unnecessarily risk harm to the surrounding
environment; and consult with community leaders regarding environmental
protection with respect to the industrial cooperation project.
(4) Strive to establish a private business enterprise when involved
in an industrial cooperation project with the Government of the People's
Republic of China or other state entity.
(5) Discourage any Chinese military presence on the premises of any
industrial cooperation projects which involve dual-use technologies.
(6) Undertake to promote freedom of association and assembly among
the employees of the United States national. The United States national
should protest any infringement by the Government of the People's
Republic of China of these freedoms to the International Labor
Organization's office in Beijing.
(7) Provide the Department of State with information relevant to the
Department's efforts to collect information on prisoners for the
purposes of the Prisoner Information Registry, and for other reporting
purposes.
(8) Discourage or undertake to prevent compulsory political
indoctrination programs from taking place on the premises of the
industrial cooperation project.
(9) Promote freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek,
receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of
frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or
through any media. To this end, the United States national should raise
with appropriate authorities of
the Government of the People's Republic of China concerns
about restrictions on the free flow of information.
(10) Undertake to prevent harassment of workers who, consistent with
the United Nations World Population Plan of Action, decide freely and
responsibly the number and spacing of their children; and prohibit
compulsory population control activities on the premises of the
industrial cooperation project.
(c) Promotion of Principles by Other Nations.--The Secretary of State
shall forward a copy of the principles set forth in subsection (b) to
the member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development and encourage them to promote principles similar to these
principles.
(d) Registration Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Each United States national conducting an
industrial cooperation project in the People's Republic of China shall
register with the Secretary of State and indicate that the United States
national agrees to implement the principles set forth in subsection (b).
No fee shall be required for registration under this subsection.
(2) Preference for participation in trade missions.--The Secretary
of Commerce shall consult the register prior to the selection of private
sector participants in any form of trade mission to China, and undertake
to involve those United States nationals that have registered their
adoption of the principles set forth above.
(e) Definitions.--As used in this section--
(1) the term ``industrial cooperation project'' refers to a
for-profit activity the business operations of which employ more than 25
individuals or have assets greater than $25,000; and
(2) the term ``United States national'' means--
(A) a citizen or national of the United States or a permanent
resident of the United States; and
(B) a corporation, partnership, or other business association
organized under the laws of the United States, any State or territory
thereof, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
At the end insert the following new section:
SEC. 5. PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC,
AGRICULTURAL, MILITARY, LEGAL, POLITICAL, AND ARTISTIC EXCHANGES BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA.
(a) Exchanges Between the United States and China.--Agencies of the
United States Government which engage in educational, cultural,
scientific, agricultural, military, legal, political, and artistic
exchanges shall endeavor to initiate or expand such exchange programs
with regard to China.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that a
federally chartered not-for-profit organization should be established to
fund exchanges between the United States and China through private
donations.
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