[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3428-S3429]
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SA 6272. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Merkley)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S.
4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title XII, add the following:
Subtitle F--Bringing Real Accountability Via Enforcement in Burma Act
SEC. 1281. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Bringing Real
Accountability Via Enforcement in Burma Act'' or the ``BRAVE
Burma Act''.
SEC. 1282. EXTENSION OF SUNSET.
Section 5574(a) of the Burma Unified through Rigorous
Military Accountability Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV
of division E of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; 22 U.S.C. 10225) is
amended by striking ``8 years'' and inserting ``10 years''.
SEC. 1283. MODIFICATIONS TO REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Section 5571(e) of the Burma Unified through Rigorous
Military Accountability Act of 2022 (22 U.S.C. 10222(e)) is
amended to read as follows:
``(e) Assessment and Report on Sanctions With Respect to
Burmese Persons.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of the Bringing Real Accountability Via
Enforcement in Burma Act, and annually thereafter for 7
years, the President shall determine whether the following
persons meet the criteria for sanctions described under
subsection (a) or under Executive Order 14014 (86 Fed. Reg.
9429; relating to blocking property with respect to the
situation in Burma):
``(A) Any Burmese state-owned enterprise described in
subsection (c)(2).
``(B) Myanma Economic Bank.
``(C) Any foreign person that the President determines
operates in the jet fuel sector of the Burmese economy,
including through activities such as the provision of
financial services or the importation, exportation,
reexportation, sale, supply, trade, storage, or transport,
directly or indirectly, of jet fuel in Burma.
``(2) Report required.--Upon making the determination
required by paragraph (1), the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the
assessment.
``(3) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (2)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.''.
SEC. 1284. LIMITATION OF SHAREHOLDING BENEFITTING THE STATE
SECURITY AND PEACE COMMISSION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States Executive Director at the
International Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the
United States, when assessing potential changes to any
shareholding formula in connection with a governance review
of the Fund, to limit, as appropriate, an increase to the
shareholding of Burma if the country is subject to the rule
of the State Security and Peace Commission or any successor
governing authority.
(b) Waiver.--The President of the United States may waive
the application of subsection (a) upon certifying to the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate that the waiver is important to the national interest
of the United States, with a detailed explanation of the
reasons therefor.
SEC. 1285. UNITED STATES SPECIAL ENVOY FOR BURMA.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall appoint a
Special Envoy for Burma, who shall--
(1) have the rank and status of ambassador; and
(2) be responsible for coordinating all aspects of United
States policy with respect to Burma.
(b) Qualifications.--The Secretary--
(1) shall appoint the Special Envoy from among recognized
experts in matters relating to Burma; and
(2) may appoint a Foreign Service Officer as the Special
Envoy.
(c) Central Objective.--The Special Envoy should develop a
comprehensive strategy for the implementation of the full
range of United States diplomatic capabilities to promote the
restoration of peace and a civilian-led democratic government
in Burma.
(d) Duties and Responsibilities.--The Special Envoy shall
also--
(1) coordinate the sanctions policies of the United States
under the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military
Accountability Act of 2022 (22 U.S.C. 10201 et seq.) and
other relevant statutory authorities across relevant Federal
departments and agencies;
(2) develop and implement a comprehensive international
effort to impose and enforce multilateral sanctions with
respect to Burma;
(3) lead interagency United States Government efforts,
including efforts of the Chief of Mission in Burma, the
Ambassador to ASEAN, the Ambassador to Bangladesh, the
Ambassador to India, and the United States Permanent
Representative to the United Nations, relating to--
(A) identifying opportunities to coordinate with and exert
pressure on the governments of the People's Republic of China
and the
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Russian Federation to cease or curtail support for the
Burmese military;
(B) working with like-minded partners to impose a
coordinated arms embargo on the Burmese military and targeted
sanctions on the economic interests of the Burmese military,
including through the introduction and adoption of a United
Nations Security Council resolution;
(C) engaging Burmese civil society, democracy advocates,
ethnic nationality representative groups, and organizations
or groups representing the resistance and revolutionary
movement, as well as officials elected in 2020 such as the
Committee Representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the National
Unity Government, the National Unity Consultative Council,
the Ethnic Resistance Revolutionary Organizations, and their
designated representatives;
(D) encouraging the United Nations Independent
Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar to incorporate
accountability mechanisms in relation to the atrocities
against Rohingya and other ethnic groups, to take further
steps to make its leadership and membership ethnically
diverse, and to incorporate measures to enhance ethnic
reconciliation and national unity into its policy agenda;
(E) assisting efforts by the relevant United Nations
Special Procedures to secure the release of all political
prisoners in Burma, promote respect for human rights, seek
accountability, and encourage dialogue;
(F) working with the governments of India, Bangladesh, and
other countries as appropriate to address challenges in
Western Burma, including issues related to atrocity crimes,
refugees and displaced persons, cross-border humanitarian
assistance and trade, trafficking in persons, illicit
trafficking of narcotics and weapons, or other transnational
threats to regional peace and security; and
(G) supporting nongovernmental organizations operating in
Burma and neighboring countries working to restore civilian
democratic rule to Burma, address the urgent humanitarian
needs of the people of Burma, and build resilience against
malign foreign influence in support of the military regime;
(4) support protection, humanitarian assistance, and
accountability efforts for ethnic minorities in Burma and the
surrounding region;
(5) coordinate all streams of United States assistance to
the people of Burma until such time as the United States
normalizes diplomatic relations with Burma;
(6) provide timely input for reporting on the impacts of
the implementation of the Burma Unified through Rigorous
Military Accountability Act of 2022 on the Burmese military
and the people of Burma; and
(7) report to and coordinate with Congress.
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