#aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#aaab  ,,an ,,act  ,to require a report 
on ! milit>y c\p 9 ,burma1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect ,democracy 9      
,burma ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,on ,m>* 
#ad1 #bjje1 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives   
agre$ to ,h4 ,res4 #ace1 :i* e/abli%$ ! 
,h\se ,democracy ,assi/ance ,commission 
7lat] *ang$ to ! ,h\se ,democracy       
,p>tn]%ip1 h]eaft] ref]r$ to z ,,hdp7 to
 "w directly ) p>liam5ts ar\nd ! _w to  
support ! developm5t ( effective1       
indep5d5t1 & responsive legislative     
in/itutions4  7#b7 ,,hdp approv$ a      
legislative /r5g!n+ p>tn]%ip ) ,burma 9 
#bjaf & organiz$ ! fir/ congressional   
delegation to meet ) ! new civilian-l$  
gov]nm5t1 l$ by ,/ate ,c\nselor ,aung   
,san ,suu ,kyi1 & civil society lead]s 9
 ,may #bjaf4  7#c7 ,on ,febru>y #b1     
#bjba1 ! ,u4,s4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate       
assess$ t ,daw ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi1 !  
lead] ( ,burma's rul+ p>ty1 & ,presid5t 

,w9 ,my9t1 ! duly elect$ head (         
gov]nm5t1 7 depos$ 9 a milit>y c\p on   
,febru>y #a1 #bjba4  7#d7 ,z "p ( !     
milit>y c\p1 ! ,burmese milit>y decl>$  
m>tial law1 susp5d$ ! civilian-l$       
gov]nm5t1 & deta9$ newly elect$ ,memb]s 
( ,p>liam5t 9 ! capitol1 ,naypyidaw1    
!reby usurp+ ! role ( ! democratically  
elect$ gov]nm5t & p>liam5t4  #c4 ,s5se (
 ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 
7#a7 due to ! ,burmese milit>y's seizure
 ( gov]nm5t ?r\gh ! det5tion ( ,/ate    
,c\nsellor ,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi1        
,presid5t ,w9 ,my9t1 & o!r gov]nm5t     
lead]s1 ,burma is n repres5t$ by a      
democratically-elect$ gov]nm5t2  7#b7 ! 
inability ( newly elect$ ,memb]s (      
,p>liam5t to beg9 _! (ficial m&ate due  
to ! ,burmese milit>y's actions directly
 ?reat5s ! democratic trajectory (      
,burma's ,p>liam5t1 & !reby ! c\ntry2   
7#c7 ! w & det]m9ation ( ^? duly-elect$ 
,memb]s ( ,p>liam5t :o are tak+ x ^u    
!mselves to cont9ue s]v+ z              
repres5tatives ( ! p ?r\gh alt]native   

me?ods ( communicat+ & conv5+ %\ld be   
laud$2 &  7#d7 by prev5t+ ! ,p>liam5t f 
complet+ its "w1 ! ,burmese milit>y has 
r5d]$ impossible & effectively nullifi$ 
! int]national collaborative            
relation%ips t h support$ & /r5g!n$ !   
in/itution1 includ+ ! ,burmese          
p>liam5t's p>tn]%ip ) ,,hdp4  #d4       
,policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates reg>d+        
,burma's democracy ,x is ! policy ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates to--  7#a7 condemn !      
milit>y c\p 9 ,burma1 to urge !         
unconditional release ( deta9$          
democratically-elect$ lead]s & civil    
society memb]s1 & to support a return to
 ,burma's democratic transition2  7#b7  
in/ruct1 z appropriate1 repres5tatives (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to use !     
voice1 vote1 & influ5ce ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates at ! ,unit$ ,nations to hold     
acc\ntable ^? responsible = ! milit>y   
c\p 9 ,burma2 &  7#c7 engage ) !        
,association ( ,s\!a/ ,asian ,nations   
7,,asean7 & ,,asean memb] /ates to      
promote a return to ,burma's democratic 

transition & democratic values ?r\gh\t  
,s\!a/ ,asia1 & support ! c5trality (   
,,asean )9 ! regional ar*itecture ( !   
,indo-,pacific4  #e4 ,report ,n lat] ?an
 #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !  
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on     
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate a report on !
 milit>y c\p 9 ,burma1 includ+ a        
description ( ef=ts to implem5t ! policy
 specifi$ 9 section #d4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives ,m>* #ah1             
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