3.0.0 2140 2023-01-11T13:27:32Z 2023-01-11T13:27:32Z House HR 2015-04-30 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 64 (Thursday, April 30, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 2140.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H2770]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa05 Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-20T13:25:55Z hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Reported by 2015-05-14T18:29:07Z Markup by 2015-05-14T18:26:39Z Referred to 2015-05-07T13:21:43Z Referred to 2015-04-30T14:06:40Z Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2016 114 2632 S 2016-03-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2015-05-20 hsfa05 Indo-Pacific Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. Committee 2015-05-14 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent . Committee 2015-05-14 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-05-07 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Committee 2015-04-30 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2015-04-30 True R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 48 2015-04-30 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2015-04-30 True S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 46 2015-04-30 True R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] ED ROYCE R CA 39 2015-04-30 True L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2015-04-30 True R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2015-05-12 False E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 2015-05-12 False M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2015-06-01 False P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2015-06-12 False F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2015-06-23 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 35 2015-06-24 False R000604 Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] Steve Russell R OK 5 2015-06-24 False M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2015-07-07 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2015-07-07 False T000475 Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] David Trott R MI A. 11 2015-07-09 False C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 2016-04-29 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2016-07-13 False International Affairs Area studies and international education Asia Congressional oversight Cultural exchanges and relations Detention of persons Employment discrimination and employee rights Foreign aid and international relief Foreign language and bilingual programs Human rights Human trafficking International exchange and broadcasting International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Military assistance, sales, and agreements News media and reporting Political movements and philosophies Property rights Protest and dissent Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Rule of law and government transparency Trade restrictions Vietnam Youth employment and child labor International Affairs 00 2015-04-30 Introduced in House 2016-03-08T21:53:51Z Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2015

This bill prohibits U.S. nonhumanitarian assistance to the government of Vietnam in excess of FY2014 amounts unless the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has made substantial progress respecting political, civil, media, Internet, and religious freedoms, minority rights, access to U.S. refugee programs, and actions to end trafficking in persons and the release of religious and political prisoners.

The President may 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,
  • with respect to all U.S. nonhumanitarian assistance to Vietnam, or to one or more programs or projects.

It is the sense of Congress that:

  • it shall be U.S. policy that further easing of the prohibition on the sale of lethal military equipment to Vietnam shall require Vietnam to take additional and sustained steps to advance human rights protections;
  • the United States should take measures to overcome the jamming of Radio Free Asia by Vietnam and that the Broadcasting Board of Governors should not cut staffing, funding, or broadcast hours for the Vietnamese language services of the Voice of America and Radio Free Asia;
  • U.S.-Vietnam educational and cultural exchange programs should promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam;
  • Vietnam should be designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom; and
  • Vietnam does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance.
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