,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #d1 #bjai,mr4  
,duffy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,ms4  
,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 & ,ms4     
,spei]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to recognize !    
,hmong1 ,khm]1 ,laotian1 & o!r e?nic    
gr\ps commonly ref]r$ to z ,montagn>ds1 
:o support$ & def5d$ ! ,arm$ ,=ces dur+ 
! conflict 9 ,s\!a/ ,asia1 au?orize     
assi/ance to support activities relat+  
to cle>ance ( unexplod$ ordnance & o!r  
explosive remnants ( w>1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,legacies ( ,w>            
,recognition & ,unexplod$ ,ordnance     
,removal ,act4  #b4 ,recognition (      
,hmong1 ,khm]1 ,laotian1 ,montagn>ds1 & 
o!r e?nic gr\ps :o support$ & def5d$ !  
,arm$ ,=ces 9 ,s\!a/ ,asia  7a7 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,_m      
,hmong1 ,khm]1 ,laotian1 & ,montagn>ds--
 7,a7 f\ght & di$ ) ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ 

,=ces dur+ ! conflict 9 ,s\!a/ ,asia 9 !
 #aifjs & #aigjs2  7,b7 rescu$ ,unit$   
,/ates pilots %ot d[n 9 enemy-controll$ 
t]ritory & return$ ! pilots to safety2  
7,c7 captur$ & de/roy$ enemy supplies & 
prev5t$ enemy =ces f us+ ! supplies to  
kill memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$     
,=ces2  7,d7 ga!r$ & provid$ to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces intellig5ce ab\t    
enemy troop positions1 movem5t1 & /r5g?2
 &  7,e7 provid$ food1 %elt]1 & support 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#b7 ,!
 ,national ,arm$ ,=ces ( ,cambodia      
facilitat$ ! evacuation ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,embassy 9 ,phnom ,p5h on ,april 
#ab1 #aige1 by cont9u+ to fight ,khm]   
,r\ge =ces z !y advanc$ ^u ! capital4   
7#c7 ,a tragic legacy ( ! conflict 9    
,s\!a/ ,asia is ! le?al risk pos$ by    
unexplod$ ordnance 7,,uxo7 9 ,vietnam1  
,laos1 & ,cambodia t /ill litt] =e/s1   
rice fields1 villages1 s*ool gr\nds1    
roads1 & o!r populat$ areas--h9d]+      
developm5t & pov]ty r$uction ef=ts4     
7#d7 ,vietnam rema9s "o ( ! _w's mo/    

contam9at$ c\ntries1 ) an e/imat$       
#hjj1jjj tons ( ,,uxo left ov] f !      
conflict 9 ,s\!a/ ,asia t end$ m ?an #dj
 ye>s ago4 ,x has caus$ m ?an #ajj1jjj  
casualties1 includ+ #dj1jjj dea?s4  7#e7
 ,f #aifd-aigc1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dropp$ m
 ?an #b1jjj1jjj tons ( bombs on ,laos   
dur+ ,am]ican op]ations to disrupt ,nor?
 ,vietnamese milit>y supply r\tes4 ,z a 
result1 ,laos is ! mo/ heavily bomb$    
c\ntry p] capita 9 ! _w4 ,mu* ( !       
c\ntry's l& rema9s contam9at$ ) m ?an   
#hj1jjj1jjj small1 unexplod$ clu/]      
munitions4 ,s9ce ! end ( ! conflict1    
,,uxo h injur$ or kill$ m ?an #be1jjj   
civilians 9 ,laos4  7#f7 ,cambodia      
suff]s f "o ( ! highe/ rates ( l&m9e &  
,,uxo accid5ts 9 ! _w4 ,ov] #fd1jjj     
,cambodians h be5 kill$ or injur$ by    
unexplod$ ordnance & o!r explosive      
remnants ( w> s9ce #aigi1 ) an av]age ( 
"o casualty e week4  7#g7 ,! ,unit$     
,/ates is ! _w's lead+ f9ancial support]
 ( conv5tional weapons de/ruction       
worldwide4 ,s9ce #aiic1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 

has provid$ m ?an #c1djj1jjj1jjj 9      
assi/ance to m ?an #ajj c\ntries1       
includ+ m ?an #acb1jjj1jjj 9 ,vietnam1  
#bjj1jjj1jjj 9 ,laos1 & #adj1jjj1jjj 9  
,cambodia4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,hmong1   
,khm]1 ,laotian1 & ,montagn>d ,fre$om   
,fight]s des]ve recognition = _! support
 & def5se ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & fre$om dur+ 
! conflict 9 ,s\!a/ ,asia2 &  7#b7 !    
,unit$ ,/ates %\ld cont9ue to support   
activities to cle> unexplod$ ordnance & 
o!r explosive remnants ( w> 9 ,vietnam1 
,laos1 & ,cambodia1 & /r5g!n p-to-p ties
 & reaffirm ,am]ica's long-/&+ commitm5t
 to ,s\!a/ ,asia4  #c4 ,au?orization (  
assi/ance 9 ,vietnam1 ,laos1 & ,cambodia
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ 
to provide humanit>ian assi/ance =      
programs to support ! activities        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7         
,activities support$ ,activities t may  
be support$ by assi/ance "u subsection  
7a7 include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,develop+    
national surveys ( unexplod$ ordnance & 

o!r explosive remnants ( w> 9 ,vietnam1 
,laos1 & ,cambodia4  7#b7 ,provid+ =    
cle>ance ( su* unexplod$ ordnance4  7#c7
 ,provid+ assi/ance = capacity build+1  
risk education1 & victims 9 ,vietnam1   
,laos1 & ,cambodia relat$ to bo?        
unexplod$ ordnance & o!r explosive      
remnants ( w>4  7c7 ,coord9ation ,9     
c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,presid5t %all 
seek to consult1 p>tn]1 & coord9ate )   
int]national organizations1 civil       
society1 donor gov]nm5ts ?r\gh ! ,m9e   
,action ,support ,gr\p1 & o!r           
/akehold]s1 z appropriate1 to lev]age _!
 exp]tise1 f9ancial support1 & res\rces 
to m9imize duplication ( ef=ts &        
maximize ! effici5t & effective         
provision ( ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance4    
7d7 ,brief+ ,! ,presid5t %all provide   
annual brief+s to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,affairs & ! ,committee on             
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations & ! ,committee on           
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate on activities

 und]tak5 9 accordance ) ?is section4   
7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !      
,presid5t to c>ry out ?is section       
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj   
?r\gh #bjbd4