Burma & U.S. Congress on July 31, 1 (r)

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Subject:       Re: Burma & U.S. Congress on July 31, 1995

I have a question.

To what bill was this amendment attached? Did it pass?

> Date:          02 Aug 1995 09:40:34
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> Subject: Burma & U.S. Congress on July 31, 1995
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> Attn: Burma Newsreaders
> Re: Burma & U.S. Congress on July 31, 1995
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>                              Amendment No. 1998
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> At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
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> (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
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> (1) The United States Department of State has declared that, `Burma is
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> ruled by a highly authoritarian, military regime that has been condemned
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> for its serious human rights abuses.'
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> (2) Among the human rights abuses the Burmese military regime, known as the
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> State Law and Order Restoration Council or SLORC has committed are summary
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> executions, rape, torture, forced labor, politically motivated arrests and
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> detention, and suppression of minority groups.
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> (3) In democratic elections held on May 27, 1990 the Burmese people voted
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> by an overwhelming majority for the representatives of the National League
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> for Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
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> (4) The Burmese military regime vitiated the election, placed Mrs. Suu Kyi
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> under house arrest and jailed thousands of her supporters.
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> (5) In 1991 Mrs. Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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> (6) In the face of a clear determination by the United States Congress to
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> punish the SLORC severely, the Burmese military regime gave Mrs. Suu Kyi
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> her unconditional release on July 10, 1995.
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> (7) However, the SLORC has still not released thousands of other Burmese
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> supporters of the democracy movement and has not started a dialogue with
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> Mrs. Suu Kyi to restore democratic rule to Burma .
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> (b) Policy Declarations.--The Congress--
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> (1) declares the restoration of democracy in Burma to be a major foreign
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> policy goal of the United States, and
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> (2) declares that a failure by the Burmese State Law and Order Council to
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> release all political prisoners and open a dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi
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> and other Burmese democratic leaders will lead to appropriate sanctions by
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> the United States Congress.
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