[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 81 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 81

    Expressing the policy of the United States with respect to the 
   normalization of relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 1995

  Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
 Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Solomon) submitted the following 
     concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Expressing the policy of the United States with respect to the 
   normalization of relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Whereas the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has the ability to 
        resolve the fate of the vast majority of unaccounted for American 
        prisoners of war and missing in action (POW/MIA) of the Vietnam era, yet 
        has failed to do so; and
Whereas the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has failed to grant 
        the United States Government unrestricted access to archival information 
        in connection with unaccounted for Vietnam era American POW/MIAs: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the United States should not normalize relations with, or extend 
or provide any trade or development assistance to, the Government of 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam until the issue of unaccounted for 
Vietnam era POW/MIAs is resolved and the President determines and 
certifies to the Congress that the following conditions have been met:
            (1) The United States Government is allowed unrestricted 
        access to the written, photo, and film archives of the 
        Socialist Republic of Vietnam, including all Politburo, Central 
        Committee, and military records in Vietnam and areas under 
        Vietnamese communist control.
            (2) The United States Government is allowed unrestricted 
        access to any and all areas of the Socialist Republic of 
        Vietnam to search for evidence of the fate of American POW/
        MIAs.
            (3) The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has initiated the 
        immediate return of all readily available remains of Vietnam-
        era American POW/MIAs.
            (4) Representatives of the United States Government have 
        and will protect the confidentiality of all witnesses with 
        information regarding the fate of American POW/MIAs.
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