,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dbed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjad ,mr4  
,royce 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4   
,wolf1 & ,ms4 ,loretta ,san*ez (        
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ! ,judici>y1 ,ways & ,means1 &       
,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to impose sanctions
 on individuals :o are complicit 9 human
 rights abuses committ$ aga9/ nationals 
( ,vietnam or _! family memb]s1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vietnam ,human ,rights    
,sanctions ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,vietnam rema9s a  
"o-p>ty /ate1 rul$ & controll$ by !     
,communi/ ,p>ty ( ,vietnam1 :i* cont9ues
 to d5y ! "r ( citiz5s to *ange _!      
gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t 

( ,/ate's #bjab ,c\ntry ,reports on     
,human ,rights ,practices1 ,vietnam's   
mo/ significant human rights problems 4 
4 4 cont9u$ to be sev]e gov]nm5t        
re/rictions on citiz5s' political       
rights1 p>ticul>ly _! "r to *ange _!    
gov]nm5t2 increas$ measures to limit    
citiz5s' civil lib]ties2 & corruption 9 
! judicial sy/em & police4  7#c7        
,fur!rmore1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate docum5ts
 t arbitr>y arre/ & det5tion1 p>ticul>ly
 = political activi/s1 rema9$ a problem1
 ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,vietnam s5t5c+ at lea/
 #ce arre/$ activi/s dur+ #bjab to a    
total ( #aca ye>s 9 jail & #bg ye>s (   
probation = ex]cis+ _! rights4  7#d7 ,! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,vietnam =bids public       
*all5ge to ! legitimacy ( ! "o-p>ty     
/ate1 re/ricts fre$oms ( op9ion1 !      
press1 assembly1 & association1 &       
tightly limits access to ! ,int]net &   
telecommunication4  7#e7 ,! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,vietnam cont9ues to limit fre$om (     
religion1 pressure all religi\s gr\ps to
 come "u ! control ( gov]nm5t &         

p>ty-controll$ managem5t bo>ds1 &       
re/rict ! op]ation ( indep5d5t religi\s 
organizations1 includ+ ! ,unifi$        
,buddhi/ ,*ur* ( ,vietnam & memb]s (    
unsanction$ ,m5nonite1 ,cao ,dai1       
,!ravada ,buddhi/1 & ,hoa ,hao ,buddhi/ 
religi\s gr\ps & indep5d5t ,prote/ant   
h\se *ur*es1 prim>ily 9 ! c5tral &      
nor!rn highl&s4 ,religi\s lead]s :o d n 
con=m to ! ,gov]nm5t's dem&s are (t5    
h>ass$1 arre/$1 imprison$1 or put "u    
h\se arre/4  7#f7 ,enhancem5t (         
relations betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
,vietnam has provid$ an opportunity = a 
human rights dialogue1 b is unlikely to 
lead to future progress on human rights 
issues 9 ,vietnam unless ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 makes cle> t su* progress is an        
ess5tial pr]equisite = fur!r enhancem5ts
 9 ! bilat]al relation%ip4  #c4         
,imposition ( sanctions on c]ta9        
individuals :o are complicit 9 human    
rights abuses committ$ aga9/ nationals (
 ,vietnam or _! family memb]s  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subsection    

7d71 ! ,presid5t %all impose sanctions  
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 ) respect to  
ea* individual on ! li/ requir$ by      
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,li/ ( individuals 
:o are complicit 9 c]ta9 human rights   
abuses  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,presid5t %all submit to !      
appropriate congressional committees a  
li/ ( individuals :o are nationals (    
,vietnam t ! ,presid5t det]m9es are     
complicit 9 human rights abuses committ$
 aga9/ nationals ( ,vietnam or _! family
 memb]s1 reg>dless ( :e!r su* abuses    
occurr$ 9 ,vietnam4  7#b7 ,updates ( li/
 ,! ,presid5t %all submit to !          
appropriate congressional committees an 
updat$ li/ "u p>agraph 7#a7 z new       
in=mation becomes available & n less    
frequ5tly ?an annually4  7#c7 ,public   
availability ,! li/ requir$ by p>agraph 
7#a7 %all be made available to ! public 
& po/$ on ! ,web sites ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( !
 ,treasury & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  7#d7 
,consid]ation ( data f o!r c\ntries &   

nongov]nm5tal organizations ,9 prep>+ ! 
li/ requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 !         
,presid5t %all consid] data already     
obta9$ by o!r c\ntries & nongov]nm5tal  
organizations1 includ+ organizations 9  
,vietnam1 t monitor ! human rights      
abuses ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,vietnam4  7c7   
,sanctions describ$ ,! sanctions        
describ$ 9 ?is subsection are ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,prohibition on entry & admission  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,an individual ^: "n 
appe>s on ! li/ requir$ by subsection   
7b77#a7 may n--  7,a7 be admitt$ to1    
ent]1 or transit ?r\gh ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
7,b7 receive any lawful immigration     
/atus 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u ! immigration
 laws1 includ+ any relief "u !          
,conv5tion ,aga9/ ,torture2 or  7,c7    
file any application or petition to     
obta9 su* admission1 entry1 or /atus4   
7#b7 ,f9ancial sanctions ,! ,presid5t   
%all impose sanctions au?oriz$ pursuant 
to section #bjc ( ! ,int]national       
,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #agjb7 ) respect to an        

individual ^: "n appe>s on ! li/ requir$
 by subsection 7b77#a71 includ+ block+ (
 ! prop]ty (1 & re/rict+ or prohibit+   
f9ancial transactions & ! exportation & 
importation ( prop]ty by1 ! individual4 
7d7 ,exceptions ,to comply )            
int]national agreem5ts ,! ,presid5t may1
 by regulation1 au?orize exceptions to !
 imposition ( sanctions "u ?is section  
to p]mit ! ,unit$ ,/ates to comply ) !  
,agreem5t betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,nations & !  
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica reg>d+ !        
,headqu>t]s ( ! ,unit$ ,nations1 sign$  
,june #bf1 #aidg1 & ent]$ into =ce      
,novemb] #ba1 #aidg1 & o!r applicable   
int]national agreem5ts4  7e7 ,t]m9ation 
( sanctions ,! provisions ( ?is section 
%all cease to h =ce & effect on ! date  
on :i* ! ,presid5t det]m9es & c]tifies  
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,vietnam     
has--  7#a7 unconditionally releas$ all 
political prison]s2  7#b7 ceas$ its     
practices ( viol5ce1 unlawful det5tion1 
torture1 & abuse ( citiz5s ( ,vietnam   

:ile engag+ 9 peaceful political        
activity2 &  7#c7 conduct$ a transp>5t  
inve/igation into ! kill+s1 arre/1 &    
abuse ( peaceful political activi/s 9   
,vietnam & prosecut$ ^? responsible4    
7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7   
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on
 ,f9ance1 ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1
 & ,urban ,affairs1 & ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! 
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 !         
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & !   
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,conv5tion     
,aga9/ ,torture ,! t]m ,conv5tion ,aga9/
 ,torture means ! ,unit$ ,nations       
,conv5tion ,aga9/ ,torture & ,o!r       
,cruel1 ,inhuman or ,degrad+ ,treatm5t  
or ,puni%m5t1 done at ,new ,york on     
,decemb] #aj1 #aihd4  7#c7 ,immigration 
laws2 national ,! t]ms immigration laws 
& national h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9    
section #aja ( ! ,immigration &         

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74