,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #d1 
#bjba,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4 
,young7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,condemning the military  
coup that took place on ,february #a1   
#bjba1 in ,burma and the ,burmese       
military's detention of civilian        
leaders1 calling for an immediate and   
unconditional release of all those      
detained and for those elected to serve 
in parliament to resume their duties    
without impediment1 and for other       
purposes4  ,whereas ,burma held general 
elections on ,november #h1 #bjbj1 that  
resulted in the ,national ,league for   
,democracy party securing enough seats  
to form the next government1 which was  
set to convene on ,february #b1 #bjba2  
,whereas1 on ,january #bh1 #bjba1 the   
,union ,election ,commission rejected   
allegations by the military of ,burma   

7the ,tatmadaw7 that fraud played a     
significant role in determining the     
outcome of the ,november #bjbj          
elections2 ,whereas1 on ,february #a1   
#bjba1 the ,tatmadaw and its aligned    
,union ,solidarity and ,development     
,party 7,,usdp7 conducted a military    
coup against the civilian government1   
resulting in the military illegally     
detaining ,state ,counsellor ,aung ,san 
,suu ,kyi1 ,president ,win ,myint1 and  
members of ,parliament1 as well as      
pro-democracy activists from the #hh    
,generation and other civil society     
leaders2 ,whereas the ,tatmadaw         
restricted freedom of movement1         
telecommunications1 and the media1      
limiting access to information to and   
from ,burma during a political and      
public health crisis2 and ,whereas      
senior generals of the ,tatmadaw have   
been sanctioned by the ,united ,states  
,government for perpetrating gross human
 rights violations and are subject to   
ongoing investigations into their       

conduct by the ,international ,criminal 
,court and the ,international ,court of 
,justice3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 stands with the      
people of ,burma in their ambition for a
 genuine democracy1 sustainable peace   
and genuine ethnic reconciliation1 and  
the realization of fundamental human    
rights for all2  7#b7 calls on the      
,tatmadaw to-- 7,a7 immediately and     
unconditionally release all those       
detained as a result of the military    
coup on ,february #a1 #bjba2  7,b7      
immediately restore all forms of        
communications1 including access to the 
internet2  7,c7 remove all impediments  
to free travel that have been imposed as
 a result of the coup1 separate from    
legitimate travel limits as a result of 
the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2  7,d7 return  
to power all members of the civilian    
government elected in the ,november #h1 
#bjbj1 elections and allow them to      
fulfill their mandate without           
impediment2  7,e7 allow for freedom of  

expression1 including the right to      
protest1 press freedom1 and freedom of  
movement2 and  7,f7 allow unfettered    
reporting from local1 national1 and     
international media2  7#c7 calls on     
social media companies1 in particular   
,facebook1 to suspend the accounts of   
,,usdp and ,tatmadaw military leaders   
that have used their platforms to spread
 disinformation1 fear1 and psychological
 violence2  7#d7 supports the use of all
 diplomatic and development tools to    
ensure that in conflict contexts        
vulnerable groups1 including ethnic and 
religious minorities1 as well as all    
children1 youth1 and teachers in        
educational settings are safe1 and      
schools and universities are not        
targeted for attacks or use by the      
military2 and  7#e7 calls on the        
,president1 the ,secretary of ,state1   
and the ,secretary of ,defense to       
immediately take all steps necessary    
under the coup designation and to-- 7,a7
 reinstate and impose new targeted      

restrictions aimed at the ,tatmadaw1    
military-owned or controlled            
enterprises1 and those responsible for  
the ,february #a1 #bjba1 coup2  7,b7    
work with the international community1  
including at the ,united ,nations       
,security ,council1 with ,united ,states
 allies in the region1 and with the     
,association of ,southeast ,asian       
,nations1 to forcefully condemn the coup
 and enact multilateral1 targeted       
sanctions on the military1 military     
owned businesses1 military partners'    
business interests1 and others connected
 to the coup2  7,c7 enact conditionality
 on diplomatic1 economic1 and security  
relations with ,burma1 including using  
the voice and vote of the ,united       
,states at multilateral development     
institutions1 until all those detained  
in the ,february #a1 #bjba1 coup are    
released and there has been a full      
restoration of civilian-controlled      
parliament respecting the ,november #h1 
#bjbj1 election results2 and  7,d7      

utilize the ,united ,states             
,government's position on the ,united   
,nations ,security ,council to bring    
about greater international cooperation 
in the pursuit of justice and           
accountability in ,burma4