,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bf1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,mc,govern 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,mc,caul7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,tibetan ,policy  
,act of #bjjb to modify certain         
provisions of that ,act4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,promoting a ,resolution to the         
,tibet-,china ,conflict ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,it has been the long-standing    
policy of the ,united ,states to        
encourage meaningful and direct dialogue
 between ,people's ,republic of ,china  
authorities and the ,dalai ,lama or his 
representatives1 without preconditions1 
to seek a settlement that resolves      
differences4  7#b7 ,ten rounds of       
dialogue held between #bjjb and #bjaj   
between the ,people's ,republic of      
,china authorities and the #adth ,dalai 

,lama's representatives failed to       
produce a settlement that resolved      
differences1 and the two sides have not 
met since ,january #bjaj4  7#c7 ,an     
obstacle to further dialogue is that the
 ,government of the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china continues to impose conditions
 on ,his ,holiness the ,dalai ,lama for 
a resumption of dialogue1 including a   
demand that he say that ,tibet has been 
part of ,china since ancient times1     
which the ,dalai ,lama has refused to do
 because it is false4  7#d7 ,united     
,states ,government statements that the 
,united ,states considers ,tibet a part 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china    
have reflected the reality on the ground
 that the ,government of the ,people's  
,republic of ,china has exerted         
effective control over ,tibet4  7#e7    
,the ,united ,states ,government has    
never taken the position that ,tibet was
 a part of ,china since ancient times or
 that the means by which the ,government
 of the ,people's ,republic of ,china   

came to exert effective control over    
,tibet was consistent with international
 law or included the free or meaningful 
consent of the ,tibetan people4  7#f7   
,united ,states ,government documents   
dated ,january #i1 #aiai1 ,june #a1     
#aidd1 ,june #ag1 #aidi1 ,april #d1     
#aiea1 ,december #c1 #aiea1 ,march #bc1 
#aifa1 and ,february #ad1 #aifc1 listed 
,tibet as an entity separate and        
distinct from ,china4  7#g7 ,article #a 
of the ,international ,covenant on      
,civil and ,political ,rights and       
,article #a the ,international ,covenant
 on ,economic1 ,social and ,cultural    
,rights provide that ,all peoples have  
the right of self-determination4 ,by    
virtue of that right they freely        
determine their political status and    
freely pursue their economic1 social and
 cultural development44  7#h7 ,under    
international law1 including ,united    
,nations ,general ,assembly ,resolution 
#bfbe1 the right to self-determination  
is the right of a people to determine   

its own destiny and the exercise of this
 right can result in a variety of       
outcomes ranging from independence1     
federation1 protection1 some form of    
autonomy or full integration within a   
,state4  7#i7 ,united ,nations ,general 
,assembly ,resolution #agbc1 adopted on 
,december #bj1 #aifa1 called for the    
cessation of practices which deprive the
 ,tibetan people of their fundamental   
human rights and freedoms1 including    
their right to self-determination44     
7#aj7 ,in a ,december #cj1 #aiej1 note  
to the ,governments of the ,united      
,kingdom and ,india1 the ,department of 
,state wrote that ,the ,united ,states1 
which was one of the early supporters of
 the principle of self-determination of 
peoples1 believes that the ,tibetan     
people has the same inherent right as   
any other to have the determining voice 
in its political destiny4 ,it is        
believed further that1 should           
developments warrant1 consideration     
could be given to recognition of ,tibet 

as an independent ,state44  7#aa7 ,in a 
,june #b1 #aiea1 telegram to the ,united
 ,states ,embassy in ,new ,delhi1 the   
,state ,department wrote that ,tibet    
should not be compelled by duress to    
accept the violation of its autonomy0   
and that the ,tibetan people should     
8enjoy certain rights of                
self-determination1 commensurate with   
the autonomy ,tibet has maintained since
 the ,chinese revolution44  7#ab7       
,secretary of ,state ,antony ,blinken1  
in a ,may #bf1 #bjbb1 speech entitled   
,the ,administration's ,approach to the 
,people's ,republic of ,china1 said that
 the rules-based international order's  
founding documents include the ,,un     
,charter and the ,universal ,declaration
 of ,human ,rights1 which enshrined     
concepts like self-determination1       
sovereignty1 the peaceful settlement of 
disputes4 ,these are not ,western       
constructs4 ,they are reflections of the
 world's shared aspirations44  7#ac7    
,the ,tibetan ,policy ,act of #bjjb 7#bb

 ,u4,s4,c4 #fija note71 in directing the
 ,united ,states ,government to promote 
the human rights and distinct religious1
 cultural1 linguistic1 and historical   
identity of the ,tibetan people         
acknowledges that the ,tibetan people   
possess a distinct religious1 cultural1 
linguistic1 and historical identity4    
7#ad7 ,department of ,state reports on  
human rights and religious freedom have 
consistently documented repression by   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china       
authorities against ,tibetans as well as
 acts of defiance and resistance by     
,tibetan people against the ,people's   
,republic of ,china policies4  7#ae7    
,section #cee of the ,foreign ,relations
 ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years    
#aiib and #aiic 7,public ,law #ajb-ach2 
#aje ,stat4 #gac7 stated that it is the 
sense of ,congress that-- 7,a7 ,tibet1  
including those areas incorporated into 
the ,chinese provinces of ,sichuan1     
,yunnan1 ,gansu1 and ,qinghai1 is an    
occupied country under the established  

principles of international law2  7,b7  
,tibet's true representatives are the   
,dalai ,lama and the ,tibetan           
,government in exile as recognized by   
the ,tibetan people2  7,c7 ,tibet has   
maintained throughout its history a     
distinctive and sovereign national1     
cultural1 and religious identity        
separate from that of ,china and1 except
 during periods of illegal ,chinese     
occupation1 has maintained a separate   
and sovereign political and territorial 
identity2  7,d7 historical evidence of  
this separate identity may be found in  
,chinese archival documents and         
traditional dynastic histories1 in      
,united ,states recognition of ,tibetan 
neutrality during ,world ,war ,,ii1 and 
in the fact that a number of countries  
including the ,united ,states1          
,mongolia1 ,bhutan1 ,sikkim1 ,nepal1    
,india1 ,japan1 ,great ,britain1 and    
,russia recognized ,tibet as an         
independent nation or dealt with ,tibet 
independently of any ,chinese           

government2  7,e7 #aidi-aiej1 ,china    
launched an armed invasion of ,tibet in 
contravention of international law2     
7,f7 it is the policy of the ,united    
,states to oppose aggression and other  
illegal uses of force by one country    
against the sovereignty of another as a 
manner of acquiring territory1 and to   
condemn violations of international law1
 including the illegal occupation of one
 country by another2 and  7,g7 numerous 
,united ,states declarations since the  
,chinese invasion have recognized       
,tibet's right to self-determination and
 the illegality of ,china's occupation  
of ,tibet44  7#af7 ,the joint           
explanatory statement to accompany      
division ,k of the ,consolidated        
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7,public    
,law #aag-cbh7 states that ,funds       
appropriated by the ,act shall not be   
used to produce or disseminate          
documents1 maps1 or other materials that
 recognize or identify ,tibet1 including
 the ,tibet ,autonomous ,region and     

other ,tibetan autonomous counties and  
prefectures1 as part of the ,,prc until 
the ,secretary of ,state reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees    
that the ,government of the ,,prc has   
reached a final negotiated agreement on 
,tibet with the ,dalai ,lama or his     
representatives or with democratically  
elected leaders of the ,tibetan people44
  #c4 ,statement of policy ,it is the   
policy of the ,united ,states that--    
7#a7 the ,tibetan people are a people   
entitled to the right of                
self-determination under international  
law1 including the ,international       
,covenant on ,civil and ,political      
,rights and the ,international ,covenant
 on ,economic1 ,social and ,cultural    
,rights and that their ability to       
exercise this right is precluded by the 
current policies of the ,people's       
,republic of ,china2 and  7#b7 the      
conflict between ,tibet and the         
,people's ,republic of ,china is        
unresolved1 and that the legal status of

 ,tibet remains to be determined in     
accordance with international law4  #d4 
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that-- 7#a7 claims made by    
officials of the ,people's ,republic of 
,china and the ,chinese ,communist      
,party that ,tibet has been a part of   
,china since ancient times are          
historically false2  7#b7 the           
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china has failed to meet the        
expectations of the ,united ,states to  
engage in meaningful dialogue with the  
,dalai ,lama or his representatives     
toward a peaceful settlement of the     
unresolved conflict between ,tibet and  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 and  
7#c7 ,united ,states public diplomacy   
efforts should counter disinformation   
about ,tibet from the ,government of the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china and the  
,chinese ,communist ,party1 including   
disinformation about the history of     
,tibet1 the ,tibetan people1 and        
,tibetan institutions including that of 

the ,dalai ,lama4  #e4 ,modifications to
 the ,tibetan ,policy ,act of #bjjb  7a7
 ,tibet negotiations ,section #fac7;b7  
of the ,tibetan ,policy ,act of #bjjb   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fija note7 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking and 
at the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by 
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#c7 efforts to 
counter disinformation about ,tibet from
 the ,government of the ,people's       
,republic of ,china and the ,chinese    
,communist ,party1 including            
disinformation about the history of     
,tibet1 the ,tibetan people1 and        
,tibetan institutions including that of 
the ,dalai ,lama4  4  7b7 ,united       
,states ,special ,coordinator for       
,tibetan ,issues ,section #fba7;d7 of   
the ,tibetan ,policy ,act of #bjjb 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #fija note7 is amended-- 7#a7 
by redesignating paragraphs 7#f71 7#g71 
and 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#g71 7#h71 and  
7#i71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by        

inserting after paragraph 7#e7 the      
following3  7#f7 work to ensure that    
,united ,states ,government statements  
and documents counter1 as appropriate1  
disinformation about ,tibet from the    
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china and the ,chinese ,communist   
,party1 including disinformation about  
the history of ,tibet1 the ,tibetan     
people1 and ,tibetan institutions       
including that of the ,dalai ,lama2  4  
7c7 ,geographic definition of ,tibet    
,the ,tibetan ,policy ,act of #bjjb 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fija note7 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #fbb4 
,geographic definition of ,tibet ,in    
this ,act and in implementing policies  
relating to the ,tibetan people under   
other provisions of law1 the term       
#8,tibet'1 unless otherwise specified1  
means-- 7#a7 the ,tibet ,autonomous     
,region2 and  7#b7 the ,tibetan areas of
 ,qinghai1 ,sichuan1 ,gansu1 and ,yunnan
 provinces4  4  #f4 ,availability of    
amounts to counter disinformation about 

,tibet ,amounts authorized to be        
appropriated or otherwise made available
 to carry out section #bja7;c7 of the   
,asia ,reassurance ,initiative ,act of  
#bjah 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbib et seq47 are 
authorized to be made available to      
counter disinformation about ,tibet from
 the ,government of the ,people's       
,republic of ,china and the ,chinese    
,communist ,party1 including            
disinformation about the history of     
,tibet1 the ,tibetan people1 and        
,tibetan institutions including that of 
the ,dalai ,lama4