,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjad ,mr4 
,mc,govern 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pitts1 ,mr4
 ,wolf1 & ,mr4 ,ellison7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 = 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      
promote access = ,unit$ ,/ates (ficials1
 j\rnali/s1 & o!r citiz5s to ,tibetan   
areas ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,reciprocal ,access to  
,tibet ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,*9ese
 ,gov]nm5t does n grant ,unit$ ,/ates   
(ficials1 j\rnali/s1 & o!r citiz5s      
access to ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a on a  
reciprocal basis to ! access ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,gov]nm5t grants ,*9ese (ficials1
 j\rnali/s1 & citiz5s4  7#b7 ,! ,*9ese  

,gov]nm5t imposes great] re/rictions on 
travel to ,tibetan areas ?an to o!r     
areas ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  7#c7  
,(ficials ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a h   
/at$ t ,tibet is op5 to =eign visitors4 
7#d7 ,! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t is promot+     
t\rism 9 ,tibetan areas1 & has ann\nc$  
plans to make t\rism a pill> indu/ry = !
 region4  7#e7 ,! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t      
requires =eign]s to obta9 p]mission f ! 
,tibet ,=eign & ,ov]seas ,affairs ,(fice
 or f ! ,tibet ,t\rism ,bureau to ent] !
 ,tibet ,autonom\s ,region1 a re/riction
 t is n impos$ on travel to any o!r     
prov9cial-level jurisdiction 9 ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a4  7#f7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (  
,/ate reports t ! ,tibet ,=eign &       
,ov]seas ,affairs ,(fice d5i$ m ?an #aj 
reque/s = ,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic      
access to ! ,tibet ,autonom\s ,region   
betwe5 ,may #bjaa & ,decemb] #bjab1 & t 
:5 su* reque/s are grant$1 diplomatic   
p]sonnel are closely sup]vis$ & giv5 few
 opportunities to meet local resid5ts n 
approv$ by au?orities4  7#g7 ,! ,*9ese  

,gov]nm5t re/rict$ ,unit$ ,/ates consul>
 access aft] an ,octob] #bh1 #bjac1 bus 
cra% 9 ! ,tibet ,autonom\s ,region1 9   
:i* at lea/ two ,am]icans di$ & m ?an a 
doz5 o!rs1 all f ,walnut1 ,cali=nia1 7  
injur$4  7#h7 ,! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t has   
fail$ to respond positively to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,gov]nm5t's reque/ to op5 a      
consulate 9 ,lhasa1 ,tibet ,autonom\s   
,region4  7#i7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate     
reports t ! ,*9ese gov]nm5t regul>ly    
d5ies reque/s by ,am]ican diplomats1    
=eign j\rnali/s1 & obs]v]s to visit     
,tibetan areas1 & t ^? p]mitt$ to visit 
are subject to highly /ructur$1         
gov]nm5t-organiz$ t\rs t limit          
indep5d5t1 objective report+4  7#aj7 ,! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate reports t =eign       
diplomats :o 7 p]mitt$ to travel 9      
,tibetan areas outside ! ,tibet         
,autonom\s ,region 7 repeat$ly approa*$ 
by local police & sometimes =c$ to leave
 )\t reasonable explanation4  7#aa7 ,!  
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate reports t p]mission is
 n always grant$ to =eign t\ri/s1 & t :5

 grant$1 ,lhasa1 ,rikaze 7,%igatse71 &  
,%annan 7,lhoka7 are usually ! only     
places 9 ! ,tibet ,autonom\s ,region op5
 to =eign]s4  7#ab7 ,=eign visitors also
 face re/rictions 9 _! ability to travel
 freely 9 ,tibetan areas outside !      
,tibet ,autonom\s ,region4  7#ac7 ,=eign
 visitors to ,tibetan areas are         
explicitly limit$ to t\rs t are tightly 
manag$ by au?orities4  7#ad7            
,re/rictions on j\rnali/s' access to    
,tibetan areas conflict ) gov]nm5t      
regulations1 adopt$ 9 #bjjh1 lift+      
requirem5ts t =eign j\rnali/s get       
p]mission ( local au?orities to travel 9
 ! c\ntry & int]view ,*9ese citiz5s4    
7#ae7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t g5]ally
 all[s j\rnali/s & o!r citiz5s ( ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a to travel freely )9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates4 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,gov]nm5t requires ,*9ese diplomats to  
notify ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ( _! travel  
plans1 & 9 c]ta9 situations1 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,gov]nm5t requires ,*9ese        
diplomats to obta9 approval f !         

,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate be=e travel4 ,h[ev]1  
:]e approval is requir$1 x is almo/     
always grant$ exp$iti\sly4  7#af7 ,!    
,unit$ ,/ates regul>ly grants visas to  
,*9ese (ficials1 s*ol>s1 & o!rs :o      
travel to ! ,unit$ ,/ates to discuss1   
promote & display ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t's  
p]spective on ! situation 9 ,tibetan    
areas1 ev5 z ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t re/ricts
 ! ability ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s to   
travel to ,tibetan areas to ga9 _! own  
p]spective4  7#ag7 ,*9ese diplomats bas$
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates g5]ally avail        
!mselves ( ! fre$om to travel to ,unit$ 
,/ates cities & lobby city c\ncils1     
mayors1 & gov]nors to refra9 f pass+    
resolutions1 issu+ proclamations1 or    
mak+ /atem5ts ( conc]n on ,tibet4  7#ah7
 ,! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t *>act]izes /atem5ts
 made by ,unit$ ,/ates (ficials ab\t !  
situation 9 ,tibetan areas z            
inappropriate int]f]5ce 9 ! int]nal     
affairs ( ,*9a4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
,act3  7#a7 ,tibetan areas ,! t]m       
,tibetan areas includes--  7,a7 ! ,tibet

 ,autonom\s ,region 7,,t>72 &  7,b7 !   
prefectures & c\nties ( ! prov9ces (    
,si*uan1 ,q+hai1 ,yunnan1 & ,gansu ( !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a t ! ,*9ese        
,gov]nm5t designates z ,tibetan         
,autonom\s areas4  7#b7 ,s5ior lead]%ip 
positions ,! t]m s5ior lead]%ip         
positions means--  7,a7 at ! prov9cial  
level1 ! ,gov]nor1 ! ,vice ,gov]nor1 !  
,p>ty ,secret>y1 ! ,p>ty ,discipl9>y    
,committee ,secret>y1 ! ,p>ty ,politics 
& ,law ,committee ,secret>y1 !          
,organization ,dep>tm5t ,director1 !    
,*airman ( ! ,/&+ ,committee ( ! ,p's   
,congress = ! ,autonom\s ,region or     
,prov9ce1 ! ,*airman ( ! ,autonom\s     
,region or ,prov9cial ,committee ( !    
,p's ,political ,consultative ,conf]5ce1
 ! head ( ! ,tibetan ,autonom\s ,region 
,communi/ ,p>ty ,committee ,unit$ ,front
 ,"w ,dep>tm5t1 ! head ( ! ,tibetan     
,autonom\s ,region ,communi/ ,p>ty      
,committee ,political & ,legal          
,commission1 ! heads ( ! ,tibetan       
,autonom\s ,region ,public ,security &  

,/ate ,security ,bureaus1 ! ,comm&] ( ! 
,p's ,arm$ ,police1 ! head ( ! ,=eign & 
,ov]seas ,affairs ,(fice1 ! ,director ( 
! ,tibet ,t\rism ,bureau 9 ! ,tibet     
,autonom\s ,region1 & ! ,p>ty ,secret>y 
& ,mayor ( ,lhasa & ! relevant prov9cial
 capitals2  7,b7 at ! prefectural &     
c\nty levels1 ! ,p>ty ,secret>y1 !      
,deputy ,p>ty ,secret>ies1 ! prefecture 
& c\nty heads & deputy heads1 !         
,secret>y ,g5]al1 & ! ,deputy ,secret>y 
,g5]al2  7,c7 at ! national level1 !    
,director ( ! ,communi/ ,p>ty ,c5tral   
,committee ,unit$ ,front ,"w ,dep>tm5t1 
! ,director ( ! ,/ate ,e?nic ,affairs   
,commission1 ! ,director ( ! ,/ate      
,adm9i/ration = ,religi\s ,affairs1 !   
,director ( ! ,/ate ,c\ncil ,in=mation  
,(fice1 & ! ,director ( ! ,=eign        
,affairs ,(fice ( ! ,/ate ,c\ncil       
,in=mation ,(fice2  7,d7 at ! regional  
level1 ! ,regional ,p's ,arm$ ,police & 
,milit>y ,comm&]s ) jurisdiction 9      
,tibetan areas2 &  7,e7 any o!r         
individual det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (     

,/ate to be p]sonally & sub/antially    
involv$ 9 ! =mulation or execution (    
policies 9 ,tibetan areas4  7#c7        
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,s5ate4  #d4 ,report to ,congress  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & e #ab    
mon?s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all 
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees a report t provides--  7#a7  
an assessm5t ( ! level ( access ,*9ese  
au?orities grant$ ,unit$ ,/ates         
diplomats1 j\rnali/s1 & t\ri/s to       
,tibetan areas 9 ! ,p's ,republic (     
,*9a1 includ+ a comp>ison ) ! level (   
access grant$ to o!r areas ( ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a1 a comp>ison betwe5 !  
levels ( access grant$ to ,tibetan &    
non-,tibetan areas 9 relevant prov9ces1 
& a description ( ! requir$ p]mits & o!r

 measures t imp$e ! fre$om to travel 9  
,tibetan areas2  7#b7 a li/ ( ! p]sons 9
 s5ior lead]%ip positions 9 ! ,tibet    
,autonom\s ,region2  7#c7 a li/ ( !     
p]sons 9 s5ior lead]%ip positions 9 !   
prov9ces ( ,si*uan1 ,q+hai1 ,yunnan1 &  
,gansu ,prov9ces ( ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a2  7#d7 a li/ ( ! p]sons 9 s5ior    
lead]%ip positions 9 ,k>dze 7,ganzi7    
,tibetan ,autonom\s ,prefecture1 ,ngawa 
7,aba7 ,tibetan & ,qiang ,tibetan       
,autonom\s ,prefecture1 ,muli 7,mili7   
,autonom\s ,c\nty ( ,si*uan ,prov9ce1   
,tsonub 7,haixi7 ,mongol & ,tibetan1    
,tsojang 7,haibei7 ,tibetan1 ,malho     
7,huangnan7 ,tibetan1 ,yul%ul 7,yu%u7   
,tibetan1 & ,golog 7,guoluo7 ,tibetan   
,autonom\s ,prefectures ( ,q+hai        
,prov9ce1 ,de*5 7,diq+7 ,tibetan        
,autonom\s ,prefecture ( ,yunnan        
,prov9ce1 & ! ,kanlho 7,gannan7 ,tibetan
 ,autonom\s ,prefecture & ,p>i          
7,tianzhu7 ,tibetan ,autonom\s ,c\nty ( 
,gansu ,prov9ce2  7#e7 a li/ ( ! p]sons 
9 s5ior lead]%ip positions at ! national

 level z def9$ 9 section #c7b77;,c72 &  
7#f7 a li/ ( ! p]sons 9 s5ior lead]%ip  
positions at ! regional level z def9$ 9 
section #c7b77;,d74  7b7 ,public        
availability ,! report requir$ "u       
subsection 7a7 %all be made available on
 ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  #e4  
,inadmissibility ( c]ta9 ali5s  7a7     
,ineligibility = visas ,an ali5 is      
ineligible to receive a visa to ent] !  
,unit$ ,/ates & ineligible to be admitt$
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates if su* ali5 is on ! 
li/ requir$ by--  7#a7 subsection       
7a77#b7 ( section #d1 & if ! ,secret>y (
 ,/ate det]m9es t ! requirem5ts =       
specific (ficial p]mission = =eign]s to 
travel to ! ,tibet ,autonom\s ,region   
rema9 9 effect1 or t ! curr5t p]mission 
sy/em has be5 replac$ by a requirem5t t 
has ! same effect ( requir+ =eign       
travel]s to ga9 a level ( p]mission to  
ent] ! ,tibet ,autonom\s ,region t is n 
requir$ = travel to o!r prov9ce-level   
entities 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2     
7#b7 subsections 7a77#c7 & 7a77#d7 (    

section #d1 & if ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate    
det]m9es t re/rictions on travel by     
,unit$ ,/ates (ficials1 j\rnali/s1 &    
citiz5s to areas designat$ z ,tibetan   
autonom\s 9 ! prov9ces ( ,si*uan1       
,q+hai1 ,yunnan1 & ,gansu ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a are great] ?an any     
re/rictions on travel by ,unit$ ,/ates  
(ficials1 j\rnali/s1 & citiz5s to areas 
9 su* prov9ces t are n s designat$2 or  
7#c7 subsections 7a77#e7 & 7a77#f7 (    
section #d1 & if ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate    
det]m9es t ! requirem5t = a specific    
p]mission to ent] ,tibet p]ta9+ to      
travel by =eign]s to ! ,tibet ,autonom\s
 ,region rema9 9 effect1 or t !         
requirem5t has be5 replac$ by a         
regulation t has ! same effect ( requir+
 =eign travel]s to ga9 a level (        
p]mission to ent] ! ,tibet ,autonom\s   
,region t is n requir$ = travel to o!r  
prov9ce-level entities 9 ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a1 & if ! ,secret>y (    
,/ate det]m9es t re/rictions on travel  
by ,unit$ ,/ates (ficials & citiz5s to  

areas designat$ z ,tibetan ,autonom\s 9 
! prov9ces ( ,si*uan1 ,q+hai1 ,yunnan1 &
 ,gansu ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a are   
great] ?an any re/rictions on travel by 
,unit$ ,/ates (ficials & citiz5s to     
areas 9 su* prov9ces t are n s          
designat$4  7b7 ,curr5t visas revok$ ,! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all revoke1 9        
accordance ) section #bba7;i7 ( !       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 ! visa or o!r     
docum5tation ( any ali5 :o w\ld be      
ineligible to receive su* a visa or     
docum5tation "u subsection 7a74  7c7    
,waiv] = national int]e/s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may waive !       
application ( subsection 7a7 or 7b7 9 ! 
case ( an ali5 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t
 su* a waiv]--  7,a7 is necess>y 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 or o!r applicable  

int]national obligations ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 or  7,b7 is 9 ! national        
security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#b7 ,notification ,^u grant+ a waiv] "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all
 submit to ! appropriate congressional  
committees a docum5t detail+ ! evid5ce &
 ju/ification = ! necessity ( su* waiv]1
 includ+1 if su* waiv] is grant$        
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,b7 ( su*      
p>agraph1 h[ su* waiv] relates to !     
national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  #f4 ,visa policy ,x is ! s5se (
 ,congress t--  7#a7 reciprocity =ms !  
basis ( diplomatic law & ! practice (   
mutual ex*anges betwe5 c\ntries2  7#b7 a
 c\ntry %\ld give equival5t consul>     
access to ! nationals ( ano!r c\ntry 9 a
 reciprocal mann] to ! consul> access   
grant$ by su* o!r c\ntry to its own     
citiz5s2 &  7#c7 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 :5
 grant+ diplomats f ! ,p's ,republic (  
,*9a access to p>ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
%\ld take into acc\nt ! ext5t to :i* !  
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a     

grants ,unit$ ,/ates diplomats access to
 p>ts ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+
 ! level ( access af=d$ to su* diplomats
 to ,tibetan areas4