,,iii ,calendar ,no4 #dda #aacth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 ,,res4   
#dfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the    
,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1 #bjad,mr4  
,rubio 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1   
,mr4 ,begich1 and ,mr4 ,franken7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,june #be1         
#bjad,reported by ,mr4 ,menendez1       
without amendment and with an amendment 
to the title  ,,resolution  ,recognizing
 the ,khmer and ,lao_/,hmong ,freedom   
,fighters of ,cambodia and ,laos for    
supporting and defending the ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces during the       
conflict in ,southeast ,asia and for    
their continued support and defense of  
the ,united ,states4  ,whereas the      
,khmer and ,lao_/,hmong ,freedom        
,fighters 7also known as the ,khmer and 
,lao_/,hmong veterans7 fought and died  
with ,united ,states ,armed ,forces     
during the conflict in ,southeast ,asia2
 ,whereas the ,khmer and ,lao_/,hmong   

,freedom ,fighters rescued ,united      
,states pilots shot down in             
enemy-controlled territory and returned 
the pilots to safety2 ,whereas the      
,khmer and ,lao_/,hmong ,freedom        
,fighters retrieved and prevented from  
falling into enemy hands secret and     
sensitive information1 technology1 and  
equipment2 ,whereas the ,khmer and      
,lao_/,hmong ,freedom ,fighters captured
 and destroyed enemy supplies and       
prevented enemy forces from using the   
supplies to kill members of the ,united 
,states ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas the    
,khmer and ,lao_/,hmong ,freedom        
,fighters gathered and provided to the  
,united ,states ,armed ,forces          
intelligence about enemy troop          
positions1 movement1 and strength2      
,whereas the ,khmer and ,lao_/,hmong    
,freedom ,fighters provided food1       
shelter1 and support to the ,united     
,states ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas the    
,khmer and ,lao_/,hmong ,freedom        
,fighters facilitated the evacuation of 

the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,phnom  
,penh on ,april #ab1 #aige1 by          
continuing to fight ,khmer ,rouge forces
 as the forces advanced upon the        
capital2 ,whereas1 in #bjad1 the ,khmer 
and ,lao_/,hmong ,freedom ,fighters are 
still subject to intimidation1 ridicule1
 discrimination1 and death if identified
 in ,cambodia or ,laos2 ,whereas        
veterans of the ,khmer ,mobile          
,guerrilla ,forces1 the ,lao_/,hmong    
,special ,guerrilla ,units1 and the     
,khmer ,republic ,armed ,forces defended
 human rights1 freedom of speech1       
freedom of religion1 and freedom of     
representation and association2 and     
,whereas the ,khmer and ,lao_/,hmong    
,freedom ,fighters have not yet received
 official recognition from the ,united  
,states ,government for their heroic    
efforts and support3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it ,that the ,senate affirms and       
recognizes the ,khmer and ,lao_/,hmong  
,freedom ,fighters and the people of    
,cambodia and ,laos for their support   

and defense of the ,united ,states      
,armed ,forces and freedom of democracy 
in ,southeast ,asia4 ,amend the title so
 as to read3 ,a resolution recognizing  
the ,khmer and ,lao_/,hmong ,freedom    
,fighters of ,cambodia and ,laos for    
supporting and defending the ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces during the       
conflict in ,southeast ,asia44 ,june    
#be1 #bjad,reported without amendment   
and with an amendment to the title