3.0.0 3016 2023-01-14T22:48:29Z 2023-01-14T22:48:29Z Senate S S 2004-11-19 108 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-11-20T00:27:19Z 2004-11-19 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR 11/20/2004 S11644-11646) IntroReferral 2004-11-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 11/20/2004 S11644) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-11-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY N L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2004-11-19 True International Affairs AIDS (Disease) Administration of justice Administrative procedure Armed Forces and National Security Australia Biological warfare Bribery Brunei Burma Cambodia Chemical warfare Children's rights China Citizen participation Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil-military relations Commemorations Commerce Computers Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Contracts Cooperative societies Credit Credit unions Crime and Law Enforcement Data banks Debt relief Decision making Democracy Development credit institutions Diplomacy Diplomats Disabled Disaster relief Displaced persons Dissenters Drug abuse Drug law enforcement Drug traffic EBB Terrorism East Asia East Timor Economic assistance Economic growth Economic integration Economic stabilization Economic statistics Economics and Public Finance Education Emigration Employee training Environmental Protection Ethnic relations Europe European Union Exchange of persons programs Executive reorganization Families Federal advisory bodies Fiji Finance and Financial Sector Financial disclosure Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign exchange Foreign trade promotion Free enterprise Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Government ethics Government officials Health Hong Kong Human immunodeficiency viruses Human rights Immigration Indonesia Intellectual property International agencies International environmental cooperation International law International relief Internet Japan Labor and Employment Labor unions Laos Law Legislation Macau Malaysia Marshall Islands Micronesia Military assistance Military personnel Misconduct in office Money laundering Mongolia Names New Zealand Nongovernmental organizations Nuclear nonproliferation Oceania Opposition (Political science) Pacific area Papua New Guinea Parliamentary government Peace negotiations Philippines Pluralism (Social sciences) Police Policy sciences Political participation Political parties Political prisoners Public administration Public corruption Radio broadcasting Refugees Regionalism (International organization) Religion Religious liberty Reporters and reporting Rule of law Samoa Science, Technology, Communications Singapore South Korea State-sponsored terrorism Sustainable development Taiwan Technology transfer Terrorism Thailand Tibet Tonga Transboundary pollution U.S. Agency for International Development United Nations Vanuatu Vietnam Visas Weapons of mass destruction Web sites International Affairs 00 2004-11-19 Introduced in Senate 2004-12-08T17:19:42Z Asia Freedom Act of 2004 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance to North and South East Asia (as defined by this Act) for: (1) humanitarian needs; (2) democracy, human rights, and the rule of law; (3) independent media; (4) free market systems; (5) security; (6) social programs; (7) environment; (8) political opposition; (9) parliamentary exchanges; and (10) migration.

Sets forth specified funding authorities, including funding for: (1) security assistance; (2) an institute for reform in Asia; (3) law enforcement; (4) promotion of competitive elections; (5) political transitions; and (6) Taiwan and the Republic of Korea.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to deny entry visas to public or private individuals who have impeded human rights, the rule of law, and economic freedom in North and South East Asia. Directs the Secretary of State to maintain a database of individuals who may be denied entry.

Expresses the sense of Congress that any democracy fund established by the United Nations (UN) in response to the September 21, 2004, speech by President George W. Bush to the UN General Assembly should be known as the ``Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Democracy Fund."

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