,h4 ,,res4 #fig  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,november   
#ah1 #bjbj  ,,resolution  ,whereas the  
,dalai ,lama's principal commitments    
include cultivation of warm-heartedness 
and such human values as compassion and 
forgiveness2 promotion of religious     
harmony2 and preservation of ,tibetan   
language and culture and protection of  
,tibet's natural environment2 ,whereas  
the ,dalai ,lama has stated1 ,i remain  
convinced that most human conflicts can 
be solved through genuine dialogue      
conducted with the spirit of openness   
and reconciliation2 ,whereas1 in #aihi1 
the ,dalai ,lama was awarded the ,nobel 
,peace ,prize for his nonviolent        
struggle for the liberation of ,tibet1  
his advocacy for peaceful solutions to  
preserve ,tibetans' historical and      
cultural heritage1 and his constructive1
 forward-looking proposals for resolving
 international conflicts1 human rights  
issues1 and global environmental        
problems2 ,whereas ,congress has        

consistently shown overwhelming1        
bipartisan1 bicameral support for the   
,tibetan people's aspirations for       
internationally recognized human rights 
and freedoms and the protection of their
 distinct religious1 cultural1          
linguistic1 and historical identity1    
including by passing the ,tibetan       
,policy ,act of #bjjb 7,public ,law     
#ajg-bbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fija note72    
,whereas1 in #bjjf1 ,congress passed the
 ,fourteenth ,dalai ,lama ,congressional
 ,gold ,medal ,act 7,public ,law        
#aji-bhg2 #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #eaaa71 and in  
,october #bjjg1 ,president ,george ,w4  
,bush1 ,speaker of the ,house of        
,representatives ,nancy ,pelosi1 and    
other ,congressional leaders awarded the
 ,dalai ,lama the ,united ,states       
,congressional ,gold ,medal1 the highest
 civilian honor awarded by ,congress1   
for his contributions to peace1         
nonviolence1 human rights1 and religious
 understanding2 ,whereas ,members of    
,congress have on multiple occasions met

 with the ,dalai ,lama during           
congressional delegations overseas1     
including a bipartisan delegation led by
 then-,house ,speaker ,pelosi to meet   
with the ,dalai ,lama and the ,tibetan  
exiled community in #bjjh1 a bipartisan 
delegation led by then-,house ,minority 
,leader ,nancy ,pelosi in #bjag1 and a  
bipartisan delegation from the ,house   
,democracy ,partnership in #bjai1 to    
spotlight the unjust oppression against 
the ,tibetan people2 ,whereas the ,dalai
 ,lama has on multiple occasions visited
 the ,united ,states ,capitol1 including
 most recently in ,june #bjaf1 during   
which he met with congressional         
leadership to promote respectful        
inter-religious harmony and protection  
of the ,tibetan people's identity1      
culture1 language1 and environment2     
,whereas the ,department of ,state finds
 in its #bjbj ,report to ,congress on   
,access to ,tibetan ,areas of the       
,people's ,republic of ,china 7,,prc71  
as required by the ,reciprocal ,access  

to ,tibet ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law   
#aae-ccj71 that the ,chinese ,government
 systematically impeded travel to the   
,tibet ,autonomous ,region 7,,tar7 and  
,tibetan areas outside the ,,tar for    
,united ,states diplomats and officials1
 journalists1 and tourists in #bjai2    
,whereas1 in #bjah1 the ,secretary of   
,state convened the first-ever          
,ministerial to ,advance ,religious     
,freedom1 during which the ,dalai ,lama 
addressed hundreds of members of        
religious organizations and civil       
society by video2 ,whereas under the    
,tibetan ,policy ,act of #bjjb1 it is   
the policy of the ,united ,states to    
support economic development1 cultural  
preservation1 health care1 and education
 and environmental sustainability for   
,tibetans inside ,tibet2 ,whereas the   
human rights situation in ,tibet has    
significantly deteriorated since the    
,tibetan ,policy ,act of #bjjb was      
signed into law2 ,whereas the           
,government of the ,people's ,republic  

of ,china's repeated insistence that it 
must control the selection of the next  
leader of ,tibetan ,buddhism1 a religion
 with adherents across the globe        
including in ,mongolia1 where a #bjaj   
census reports #ec percent of           
individuals ages #ae and older          
self-identify as ,buddhists1 is a gross 
violation of international religious    
freedom2 ,whereas the ,house of         
,representatives overwhelmingly passed  
,h4,r4 #dcca1 the ,tibetan ,policy and  
,support ,act of #bjai1 which reiterates
 support for the ,tibetan community and 
the need to hold ,chinese officials     
responsible for religious freedom abuses
 targeting ,tibetan ,buddhists2 ,whereas
 after #ce years1 the ,united ,states   
,consulate in ,chengdu1 which was       
responsible for operations in and       
providing diplomatic reporting on       
developments concerning ,tibetan        
populations in southwestern ,china and  
the ,tibet ,autonomous ,region1 closed  
on ,july #bg1 #bjbj2 and ,whereas on    

,september #ab1 #bjbj1 the ,dalai ,lama 
addressed a virtual session of the      
,group of ,seven annual meeting of      
,speakers and ,heads of ,parliament     
hosted by ,speaker of the ,house of     
,representatives ,nancy ,pelosi3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives--  7#a7 affirms the    
cultural and religious significance of  
the goal of genuine autonomy for the    
people of ,tibet and the deep bond      
between the ,american and ,tibetan      
people2  7#b7 supports the efforts of   
the ,dalai ,lama and the ,tibetan       
leadership to achieve genuine autonomy  
for ,tibetans through negotiations      
without preconditions with the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china2  7#c7 supports the
 #adth ,dalai ,lama's commitment to     
global peace1 nonviolence1 human rights1
 and environmental protection and       
sustainability2  7#d7 urges the swift   
enactment of the ,tibetan ,policy and   
,support ,act of #bjai to update ,united
 ,states policy toward ,tibet1          

particularly on issues related to the   
succession or reincarnation of the      
,dalai ,lama1 water security and        
environmental concerns in the ,tibetan  
plateau1 and support for the ,tibetan   
community1 language1 culture1 and       
religion2  7#e7 stresses the urgency of 
addressing the ongoing climate crisis1  
including in the ,tibetan ,plateau1 and 
working toward environmental and        
economic justice and equality2  7#f7    
encourages ,united ,states diplomats and
 other officials1 journalists1 and other
 citizens to seek access to ,tibetan    
areas and demand that ,china provide    
access and treatment reciprocal to      
access and treatment the ,united ,states
 provides to ,chinese diplomats and     
other officials1 scholars1 and others in
 the ,united ,states2  7#g7 calls on the
 ,secretary of ,state to mitigate any   
potential impact the closure of the     
,united ,states ,consulate in ,chengdu  
may have on the ,department of ,state's 
ability to provide timely reporting on  

and support for ,tibetan communities1   
such as by allocating additional        
resources to other ,united ,states      
missions in ,china to improve coverage2 
and  7#h7 determines that it would be   
beneficial to continue years of         
bipartisan and bicameral engagement with
 the leaders of the ,tibetan people1    
including between ,members of ,congress 
and ,his ,holiness the #adth ,dalai     
,lama4  ,clerk4