3.0.0 6432 2023-01-11T13:21:19Z 2023-01-11T13:21:19Z House H HR 2010-11-18 111 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-11-18T15:03:30Z Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2009 111 1969 HR 2009-04-02 Referred to House Ways and Means Related bill CRS Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2009 111 1159 S 2009-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2010-11-18 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2010-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001079 Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2] Anh Cao R LA "Joseph" 2 N International Affairs Area studies and international education Asia Congressional oversight Cultural exchanges and relations Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Human rights Human trafficking International exchange and broadcasting Military assistance, sales, and agreements Political movements and philosophies Protest and dissent Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Rule of law and government transparency Vietnam International Affairs 00 2010-11-18 Introduced in House 2010-12-07T16:55:36Z Vietnam Democracy Promotion Act of 2010 - Authorizes: (1) the President to provide assistance, through appropriate nongovernmental organizations and the Human Rights Defenders Fund, for the support of individuals and organizations to promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam; and (2) related appropriations.

States that it is U.S. policy to take measures to overcome the jamming of Radio Free Asia by the government of Vietnam. Authorizes related appropriations.

States that it is U.S. policy that programs of educational and cultural exchange with Vietnam should promote progress toward freedom and democracy in Vietnam by providing Vietnamese nationals with opportunities to see freedom and democracy in action.

States that it is U.S. policy to offer refugee resettlement to nationals of Vietnam (including members of the Montagnard ethnic minority groups) who were eligible for the Orderly Departure Program (ODP), the Humanitarian Resettlement (HR) Program, the Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese Returnees (ROVR) Program, the Amerasian Homecoming Act of 1988, or any other U.S. refugee program and who were deemed ineligible due to administrative error or who for reasons beyond the control of such individuals were unable or failed to apply for such programs in compliance with Department of State deadlines.

Provides funding for the protection (including resettlement) of Vietnamese refugees and asylum seekers, including Montagnards and ethnic Khmer in Cambodia and Thailand.

Prohibits the U.S. government from providing nonhumanitarian assistance to the government of Vietnam in excess of FY2010 amounts unless the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has made substantial progress respecting political, media, and religious freedoms (and related property issues), minority rights, access to U.S. refugee programs, actions to end trafficking in persons, and treatment of government officials and military personnel of the former government of South Vietnam.

Authorizes the President to waive such requirements if increased U.S. nonhumanitarian assistance would promote the purposes of this Act or is otherwise in the U.S. national interest.

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