,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hihb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbf,mr4   
,mc,govern 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,caul7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
to advocate = ! inclusion & recognition 
( ! ,c5tral ,tibetan ,adm9i/ration1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,assur+ ! ,future (    
,tibet ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
relation%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,gov]nm5t & ,tibet began 9 #aijh1 :5    
,unit$ ,/ates diplomat ,william         
,rockhill met ! #ac? ,dalai ,lama to    
discuss ,tibet's relations ) ,*9a &     
,great ,brita9 & facilitate an ex*ange (
 gifts betwe5 ! ,dalai ,lama & ,unit$   
,/ates ,presid5t ,!odore ,roosevelt4    
7#b7 ,! relation%ip ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,gov]nm5t ) ,8 ,hol9ess ! #ad? ,dalai   
,lama began 9 #aidb :5 ,presid5t        
,frankl9 ,delano ,roosevelt wrote him to

 /ate1 ,!re are 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates (     
,am]ica1 _m p]sons1 among !m myself1 :o 
are long & greatly int]e/$ 9 y\r l& & p 
4 4 44  7#c7 ,! relation%ip ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,congress ) ! #ad? ,dalai ,lama  
began 9 #aigi :5 he fir/ visit$ ,capitol
 ,hill & /r5g!n$ 9 #aihg :5 he pres5t$ 8
 ,five ,po9t ,peace ,plan to !          
,congressional ,human ,rights ,caucus 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol build+4  7#d7  
,! fir/ face-to-face meet+ betwe5       
,presid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,dalai 
,lama began 9 #aiia :5 ,presid5t ,george
 ,h4,w4 ,bu% ho/$ him at ! ,:ite ,h\se4 
7#e7 ,engagem5t betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,gov]nm5t & ! ,c5tral ,tibetan          
,adm9i/ration & memb]s ( ,tibetan       
communities has gr[n & deep5$ 9 rec5t   
decades to include div]se programm+ to  
support heal?1 education1 humanit>ian   
aid1 gov]nance1 p-to-p ex*anges1 z      
au?oriz$ 9 ! ,tibetan ,policy & ,support
 ,act ( #bjbj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fija      
note71 & dialogue on global matt]s (    
mutual int]e/4  7#f7 ,! ,dalai ,lama 9  

#aiej assum$ ! role ( head ( /ate (     
,tibet4  7#g7 ,! ,dalai ,lama cont9u$ to
 s]ve z ! =mal head ( ! ,tibetan        
gov]nm5t-9-exile1 lat] kn[n z ! ,c5tral 
,tibetan ,adm9i/ration1 aft] #aiei4     
7#h7 ,9 #bjaa1 ! ,dalai ,lama transf]r$ 
8 political au?ority to ! ,tibetan      
gov]nm5t-9-exile1 ^: executive &        
legislative (ficials are *os5 by        
democratic election1 a decision t 0     
codifi$ by ! ,tibetan p>liam5t-9-exile  
?r\gh an am5dm5t to ! ,tibetan ,*>t]    
ve/+ executive p[] ( ! ,c5tral ,tibetan 
,adm9i/ration 9 ! ,sikyong1 ! *ief      
executive4  7#i7 ,9 #bjaa1 & reaffirm$ 9
 #bjbe1 ! ,dalai ,lama ann\nc$ t !      
det]m9ation ( 8 successor w be made by !
 ,gad5 ,phodrang ,tru/1 ! ,(fice ( ,8   
,hol9ess ! ,dalai ,lama1 :i* has sole   
au?ority to recognize ! future          
re9c>nation2 no "o else has any su*     
au?ority to int]f]e 9 ?is matt]4  7#aj7 
,! next ,dalai ,lama1 :o w be select$   
accord+ to ! process set by ! #ad?      
,dalai ,lama1 w n come ( majority age = 

_m ye>s aft] be+ select$4  7#aa7 ,x has 
be5 ! long-/&+ policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to promote ! human rights & di/9ct      
religi\s1 cultural1 l+ui/ic1 & hi/orical
 id5tity ( ! ,tibetan p1 z ackn[l$g$ &  
codifi$ by ! ,tibetan ,policy & ,support
 ,act ( #bjbj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fija      
note74  7#ab7 ,! ,promot+ a ,resolution 
to ! ,tibet-,*9a ,dispute ,act 7,public 
,law #aah-gj7 *>act]izes ! dispute      
betwe5 ,tibet & ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
z unresolv$1 /ates ! s5se ( ,congress t 
claims made by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a t
 ,tibet has be5 a "p ( ,*9a s9ce anci5t 
times are hi/orically inaccurate1 &     
/ates t x is ,unit$ ,/ates policy to    
resolve ! dispute 9 accordance )        
int]national law1 includ+ ! ,unit$      
,nations ,*>t]1 by peaceful means1 ?r\gh
 dialogue )\t preconditions4  7#ac7     
,article #a ( ! ,int]national ,cov5ant  
on ,civil & ,political ,rights &        
,article #a ( ! ,int]national ,cov5ant  
on ,economic1 ,social & ,cultural       
,rights provide1 ,all peoples h ! "r (  

self-det]m9ation4 ,by virtue ( t "r !y  
freely det]m9e _! political /atus &     
freely pursue _! economic1 social &     
cultural developm5t4  7#ad7 ,! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a's con/itution & ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a's ,regional ,e?nic     
,autonomy ,law ( #aihd provide = a "r ( 
regional autonomy = ,tibetans & o!r     
non-,han ,*9ese populations1 includ+ !  
fre$om to use & develop _! own spok5 &  
writt5 languages & ma9ta9 or *ange _!   
own cultural practices4  7#ae7 ,! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a's ,law on ,promot+     
,e?nic ,unity & ,progress approv$ by !  
,national ,p's ,congress 9 ,m>* #bjbf   
contradicts previ\s /atutory &          
con/itutional gu>antees ( mean+ful      
autonomy = ,tibetans & o!r non-,han     
,*9ese populations by /atutorily m&at+ t
 education be conduct$ 9 ,m&>91 requir+ 
t writt5 ,*9ese be giv5 prom95ce ov]    
alt]native scripts 9 public sett+s1 &   
legally prioritiz+ national id5tity ov] 
di/9ct e?nic id5tity4  7#af7 ,!         
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has 

provid$ no v]ifiable evid5ce t !        
,tibetan p 7 consult$1 mu* less approv$1
 ! dim9ution ( _! "r to autonomy "u !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's ,law on ,promot+
 ,e?nic ,unity & ,progress4  #c4 ,s5se (
 ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 
7#a7 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a has r5eg$ on its legal commitm5t "u
 ! ,con/itution ( ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a1 ! ,regional ,e?nic ,autonomy ,law1
 & relevant int]national law to provide 
a high degree ( regional autonomy to !  
,tibetan p1 includ+ ! "r to use &       
develop _! own spok5 & writt5 languages1
 ?r\gh ! enactm5t 9 #bjbf ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a's ,law on ,promot+     
,e?nic ,unity & ,progress1 :i* in/ead   
facilitates ! assimilation ( ,tibetans &
 erosion ( ! "r ( ! ,tibetan p to       
ex]cise _! own religi\s1 cultural &     
language rights2  7#b7 ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a has d5i$ ! ,tibetan p ! ability  
to ex]cise _! "r to self-det]m9ation z  
provid$ by int]national law2  7#c7 !    
,unit$ ,/ates has express$ support = !  

,dalai ,lama's vision ( a negotiat$     
agreem5t ?r\gh dialogue )\t             
preconditions betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & ! ,dalai ,lama  
or 8 repres5tatives or democratically   
elect$ lead]s ( ! ,tibetan community z  
"o means ( all[+ ! ,tibetan p to ex]cise
 _! "r to self-det]m9ation2  7#d7 !     
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has 
n demon/rat$ s9c]ity or s]i\sness 9 its 
approa* to engag+ 9 mean+ful dialogue ) 
! ,dalai ,lama or 8 repres5tatives or to
 rea* a negotiat$ resolution t includes 
! aspirations ( ! ,tibetan p2  7#e7 !   
,gad5 ,phodrang ,tru/ s]ves z !         
legitimate & sole au?ority to id5tify & 
recognize ,dalai ,lamas2 &  7#f7 !      
,c5tral ,tibetan ,adm9i/ration is !     
legitimate repres5tative ( ! ,tibetan p4
  #d4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates--  7#a7 to affirm !    
commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to a        
resolution ( ! dispute betwe5 ,tibet & !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a z a matt] (      
/rategic int]e/ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     

7#b7 to support ! ,tibetan p's free     
ex]cise ( _! fundam5tal & univ]sal human
 rights "u int]national law1 includ+ !  
"r to self-det]m9ation z provid$ by     
,article #a ( ! ,int]national ,cov5ant  
on ,civil & ,political ,rights &        
,article #a ( ! ,int]national ,cov5ant  
on ,economic1 ,social & ,cultural       
,rights2  7#c7 to ma9ta9 engagem5t ) !  
,tibetan p directly & ?r\gh _!          
democratically elect$ lead]%ip & ?r\gh  
_! religi\s & cultural lead]s 9 ord] to 
promote _! aspirations ) reg>d to _!    
di/9ct hi/orical1 cultural1 religi\s1 & 
l+ui/ic id5tity2  7#d7 t ! ,c5tral      
,tibetan ,adm9i/ration repres5ts        
cont9uity ( gov]nance ( ! ,tibetan p z  
e/abli%$ by ! ,dalai ,lama2 &  7#e7 to  
support ! ,c5tral ,tibetan ,adm9i/ration
 9 its ef=t to c>ry out !               
responsibilities = :i* x has be5 emp[]$ 
by ! ,dalai ,lama & legitimiz$ by !     
,tibetan p ?r\gh _! ex]cise ( a g5u9e   
democratic process4  #e4 ,advocacy ,9   
ord] to c>ry out ! policy "u section    

#d-- 7#a7 ! ,presid5t %all direct !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,p]man5t ,repres5tative to
 ! ,unit$ ,nations to use ! voice1 vote1
 & influ5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates at !      
,unit$ ,nations to advocate = ! ,c5tral 
,tibetan ,adm9i/ration's obs]v] /atus )9
 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al ,assembly &   
relevant ag5cies ( ! ,unit$ ,nations2 & 
7#b7 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all-- 7,a7    
advocate = ! inclusion ( ! ,c5tral      
,tibetan ,adm9i/ration 9 relevant       
int]national bodies & gr\p+s2 &  7,b7   
organize l-m9d$ p>tn]s to support great]
 int]national recognition ( ! ,c5tral   
,tibetan ,adm9i/ration )9 bodies ( !    
,unit$ ,nations & o!r multilat]al =a4   
#f4 ,high-level engagem5t & diplomatic  
protocol ,9 ord] to c>ry out ! policy "u
 section #d1 ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all--   
7#a7 lead int]ag5cy ef=ts to directly   
engage at ! mo/ s5ior levels ) ,c5tral  
,tibetan ,adm9i/ration (ficials1 includ+
 ! ,sikyong & ! designat$ repres5tatives
 ( ! ,sikyong2  7#b7 take /eps to ensure
 ! ,sikyong ( ! ,c5tral ,tibetan        

,adm9i/ration is ext5d$ appropriate     
diplomatic c\rtesies1 includ+ !         
provision ( appropriate security details
 dur+ visits to ! ,unit$ ,/ates consi/5t
 ) a head ( gov]nm5t2  7#c7 consid] !   
applicability ( diplomatic privileges & 
immunities to (ficials ( ! ,c5tral      
,tibetan ,adm9i/ration2 &  7#d7 urge    
p>tn]s & allies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
engage ) & support ! ,c5tral ,tibetan   
,adm9i/ration at simil>ly s5ior levels4 
#g4 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & annually   
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit
 to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate a report
 t describes ! /atus ( ! implem5tation (
 section #e & section #f4