VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF

Appointments

Vietnam Education Foundation Board of Directors, S2557 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions

Civil liberties: support Internet freedom (see H. Res. 29), H136 [7JA]

Dept. of State: list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 16), H41 [5JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct World Bank and Asian Development Bank U.S. representatives to oppose aid for Mekong River Basin hydroelectric dams or electricity transmission systems without certain assurances (see S. 537), S1502 [9MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 1629), S5945 [23SE] (see H.R. 812), H1250 (see H.R. 812), H1362 [18FE] (see H.R. 3612), H8318 [8DE]

Foreign policy: promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1969) (see H.R. 1410), H2533 [7AP]

Human rights: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H8187 [6DE]

———impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (see S. 1051), S3274 [24MY] (see H.R. 156), H39 [5JA]

Southeast Asia: call for a peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, condemn use of force by Chinese vessels, and support U.S. military operations supporting navigation rights (see S. Res. 217), S4130 [27JN] (see H. Res. 352), H5125 [15JY]

———protect and increase U.S. support for delaying the construction of mainstream dams along the Mekong River (see S. Res. 227), S4450 [7JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H5488 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Air Commando Association: tribute, E1755 [4OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (H.R. 812), E624 [4AP]

Freedom of religion: address issues, H5599 [27JY], E2113 [22NO]

Human rights: violations, H3816 [1JN], H4957 [13JY]

Southeast Asia: call for a peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, condemn use of force by Chinese vessels, and support U.S. military operations supporting navigation rights (H. Res. 352), H6151 [14SE]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: observance, E857 [11MY]

Vietnamese Community in Greater Cleveland, Inc.: observance of Vietnamese New Year, E182 [9FE]

Vietnamese conflict: anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, E797 [3MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (H.R. 2634), E1403 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require evidence of causal relationships for presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents, S4665-S4667 [19JY], S4695, S4702, S4703 [20JY]

Southeast Asia: call for a peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, condemn use of force by Chinese vessels, and support U.S. military operations supporting navigation rights (S. Res. 217), S4133 [27JN], S4628 [18JY]

———protect and increase U.S. support for delaying the construction of mainstream dams along the Mekong River (S. Res. 227), S4627 [18JY]

Reports filed

Nomination of David B. Shear To Be Ambassador to Vietnam: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2386 [12AP]

Protect and Increase U.S. Support for Delaying the Construction of Mainstream Dams Along the Mekong River: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 227), S8148 [1DE]

Tables

Armed Forces members from Indiana missing and unaccounted for from Korean War and Vietnamese Conflict, S5677-S5679 [15SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 217, call for a peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, condemn use of force by Chinese vessels, and support U.S. military operations supporting navigation rights, S4131, S4133 [27JN]

S. Res. 227, protect and increase U.S. support for delaying the construction of mainstream dams along the Mekong River in Southeast Asia, S4454 [7JY]