,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,baldw9 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a     
,,bill  ,to recognize ! refugee &       
immigrant communities f ,cambodia1      
,laos1 & ,vietnam includ+ ! ,hmong1     
,*am1 ,cambodian1 ,iu-,mi51 ,khmu1 ,lao1
 ,montagn>d1 & ,vietnamese ,am]icans :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 ,*am1 ,cambodian1 ,iu-,mi51     
,khmu1 ,lao1 ,montagn>d1 & ,vietnamese  
,am]ican communities :o support$ &      
def5d$ ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ,s\!a/ ,asia  7a7
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7   

,_m ,hmong1 ,*am1 ,cambodian1 ,iu-,mi51 
,khmu1 ,lao1 ,montagn>d & ,vietnamese   
,am]icans-- 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 ga!r$ & provid$ 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces          
intellig5ce ab\t enemy troop positions1 
movem5t1 & /r5g?2 &  7,d7 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 ,s9ce #aige1 m9e & ,,uxo  
accid5ts h caus$ m ?an #ajj1jjj         
casualties1 includ+ #dj1jjj dea?s (     
,vietnamese civilians4  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$ ) t5s (   
millions 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    
,,uxo & o!r explosive remnants ( w> s9ce
 #aigi1 ) an av]age ( "o casualty e     
week4  7#g7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates is ! _w's  
lead+ f9ancial support] ( dem9+ & ,,uxo 

removal programs4 ,s9ce #aiic1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates has provid$ m ?an #c1gjj1jjj1jjj 
9 assi/ance to locate & de/roy ,,uxo &  
o!r explosive remnants ( w> 9 m ?an #ajj
 c\ntries1 includ+ m ?an #adh1jjj1jjj 9 
,vietnam1 #bcj1jjj1jjj 9 ,laos1 &       
#aej1jjj1jjj 9 ,cambodia4  7b7 ,s5se (  
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 ! ,hmong1 ,*am1 ,cambodian1        
,iu-,mi51 ,khmu1 ,lao1 ,montagn>d1 &    
,vietnamese ,am]icans des]ve recognition
 = _! support & def5se ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
dur+ ! conflict 9 ,s\!a/ ,asia2 &  7#b7 
! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld cont9ue to support 
activities to cle> ,,uxo & 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 = ,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   
7,,uxo7 & o!r explosive remnants ( w> 9 
,vietnam1 ,laos1 & ,cambodia4  7#b7     
,provid+ = cle>ance ( su* ,,uxo & o!r   
explosive remnants ( w>4  7#c7 ,provid+ 
assi/ance = capacity build+1 risk       
education1 & assi/ance to survivors1    
includ+ m$ical assi/ance & pro/hetic    
devices1 9 ,vietnam1 ,laos1 & ,cambodia 
relat$ to bo? ,,uxo & 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]nm5ts1 & 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+s  7#a7 ,annual brief+s ,!   
,presid5t %all provide annual brief+s to
 ! appropriate committees ( ,congress on

 activities und]tak5 9 accordance ) ?is 
section4  7#b7 ,appropriate committees (
 ,congress def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 !   
t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress  
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations1 ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 & ! ,committee on             
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !   
,committee ( ,=eign ,affairs1 !         
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & !       
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7e7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,presid5t to c>ry out  
?is section #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe4