,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ac1      
#bjai,mr4 ,yoho 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1  
and ,mr4 ,mc,govern7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
significance of the genuine autonomy of 
,tibet and the ,tibetan people and the  
work ,his ,holiness the #adth ,dalai    
,lama has done to promote global peace1 
harmony1 and understanding4  ,whereas   
the three principal commitments that the
 ,dalai ,lama has articulated are the   
promotion of human values1 promotion of 
religious harmony1 and preservation of  
,tibetan culture and religion2 ,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 ,tibet   
and proposed ,middle ,way ,policy to end
 the ,sino-,tibet ,problem2 ,whereas1 in
 #bjjf1 the ,united ,states ,congress   
passed the ,fourteenth ,dalai ,lama     
,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act        
7,public ,law #aji-bhg7 to award 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 there are over 
#f1jjj1jjj ,tibetans in the world1      
spanning over #dj countries2 ,whereas   
there are over #ca1jjj individuals of   
,tibetan descent living in ,north       
,america2 ,whereas #bjai marked #fj     
years of friendship between the ,united 
,states and the ,tibetan people2        
,whereas there is overwhelming          
bipartisan ,congressional support for   
the ,tibetan people's aspirations for   
internationally recognized human rights 

and freedoms and the protection of their
 distinct religious1 cultural1          
linguistic1 and national identity2      
,whereas under the ,tibetan ,policy ,act
 of #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bbh71 it is
 the policy of the ,united ,states to   
support economic development1 cultural  
preservation1 health care and education1
 and environmental sustainability for   
,tibetans inside of ,tibet2 ,whereas1 in
 #bjah1 the ,secretary of ,state        
convened the first-ever ,ministerial to 
,advance ,religious ,freedom1 during    
which the ,dalai ,lama addressed over   
four hundred heads of religious         
organizations and civil societies by    
video2 ,whereas1 in ,may #bjai1 ,united 
,states ,ambassador to ,china ,terry    
,branstad traveled to ,tibet1 the first 
trip to the region by an ,american envoy
 in four years1 during which he met with
 senior ,tibetan religious and cultural 
leaders2 and ,whereas1 in ,october      
#bjai1 ,united ,states ,ambassador at   
,large for ,religious ,freedom1 ,samuel 

,d4 ,brownback1 traveled to ,dharamsala1
 ,india1 to meet with the ,dalai ,lama  
to discuss ways to advance religious    
freedom3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
recognizes the cultural and religious   
significance of a genuinely autonomous  
,tibet and the deep bond between the    
,american and ,tibetan people2  7#b7    
commends the #adth ,dalai ,lama for his 
commitment to global peace and          
nonviolence2 and  7#c7 determines that  
it would be beneficial to convene a     
bipartisan1 bicameral forum1 either     
through a ,joint ,meeting of ,congress1 
a teleconference broadcast in the       
,auditorium at the ,capitol ,visitor    
,center1 or roundtable1 between ,members
 of ,congress and ,his ,holiness the    
,dalai ,lama to discuss peaceful        
solutions to international conflicts4