3.0.0 567 2023-01-11T13:25:23Z 2023-01-11T13:25:23Z Senate S SRES 2014-09-18 113 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-09-19T00:37:50Z 2014-09-18 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5797-5798) IntroReferral 2014-09-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2014-09-18 True C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2014-09-18 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2014-09-18 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2014-09-18 True International Affairs Asia Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Disaster relief and insurance Employment discrimination and employee rights Foreign aid and international relief Human rights Human trafficking International law and treaties Military assistance, sales, and agreements News media and reporting Religion Rule of law and government transparency Vietnam International Affairs

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Vietnam is an important emerging partner with which the United States increasingly shares strategic and economic interests;

the government of Vietnam has recently taken modest but encouraging steps to improve its human rights record;

the President, with congressional consultation, should begin a process to ease the U.S. prohibition on the sale of lethal military equipment to Vietnam;

easing such prohibition with regard to maritime and coastal defense would further U.S. national security interests, but steps beyond this would require Vietnam to take significant steps to protect human rights; and

the United States should support civil society in Vietnam, and specify what human rights steps Vietnam should take to continue strengthening the bilateral relationship.

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