3.0.0 3313 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z Senate S 2016-09-13 114 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-09-13T15:51:26Z 2016-09-13 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2016-09-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2016-09-13 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2016-09-13 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2016-09-13 True International Affairs International Affairs 00 2016-09-13 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-10T15:55:40Z Burma Strategy Act of 2016

This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for assistance to Burma to: (1) support civil society organizations and strengthen anti-corruption efforts, (2) implement a specified democracy and human rights strategy, (3) support refugee-assistance organizations operating in Thailand, (4) promote ethnic reconciliation, and (5) reduce the military's position in the economy.

Funds may not be provided to: (1) the military of Burma or any individual or organization credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, or (2) any individual or organization that advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups and individuals in Burma. The bill provides for a U.S. national security waiver.

The Department of the Treasury shall instruct the U.S. executive director of each international financial institution to use U.S. influence to support only those projects in Burma that meet specified accountability, social and cultural, environmental and natural resource, and indigenous peoples protections.

Foreign military sales funds are made available for English language training for Burma's military under the Defense Language Institute English Language Center.

The Department of State may establish an exchange program between military and civilian personnel of Burma and their counterparts in: (1) countries that are strengthening a democratic form of government and demonstrating civilian oversight of the military, or (2) North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries.

The President may designate a private, nonprofit organization as the Win Tin Burma-American Enterprise Fund to receive financial assistance and support under this bill. No military-owned enterprises are eligible for fund participation.

The U.S. Trade Representative is urged to: (1) help Burma achieve eligibility for the generalized system of preferences, and (2) urge other countries to support such eligibility.

The State Department shall submit a strategy to promote transparency and good governance in Burma's jadeite, ruby, and gemstones sector.

]]> Burma Strategy Act of 2016 Display Title Burma Strategy Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Burma Strategy Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize assistance to Burma and to support a principled engagement strategy for a peaceful, prosperous, and democratic Burma that respects the human rights of all its people, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3313is/xml/BILLS-114s3313is.xml 2016-09-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.