(b) CONTENT.-Such report shall be transmitted in classified and unclassified forms and shall describe all actions and policies of the People's Republic of China which relate to improving the military capabilities of nations in the Middle East and South Asia, including a description of previous and potential future transfers of

(1) M-series ballistic missile systems, and of technology and assistance related to the production of such missile systems; (2) technologies capable of producing weapons-grade nuclear material; and

(3) technology and materials needed for the production or use of chemical and biological arms.

(c) SPECIAL REPORT.-At any time that the President determines that the People's Republic of China is preparing to take, or has taken, any action described in subsection (b), he shall so report in writing to Congress.

SEC. 325. REPORT ON SS-23 MISSILES.

Pursuant to its constitutional responsibilities of advice and consent in respect to treaties, the Senate requests that before submitting to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification a Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the President provide a classified report with an unclassified summary to the Senate on whether the SS-23 INF missiles of Soviet manufacture, which the Soviets have confirmed have existed in the territories of the former East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria, constitute a violation of the INF Treaty or constitute deception in the INF negotiations, and whether the United States has reliable assurances that the missiles will be destroyed.

PART C-DECLARATIONS OF CONGRESS
SEC. 351. RECIPROCAL DIPLOMATIC STATUS WITH MEXICO.
It is the sense of Congress that-

(1) all United States law enforcement personnel serving in Mexico should be accredited in the same manner and accorded the same status as United States diplomatic and consular personnel serving as official representatives at United States posts in Mexico; and

(2) all Mexican narcotics law enforcement personnel serving in the United States should be accredited in the same manner and accorded the same diplomatic and consular status as United States Drug Enforcement Administration personnel serving in Mexico.

SEC. 352. UNITED STATES PRESENCE IN LITHUANIA, LATVIA, AND ESTONIA.

It is the sense of the Congress that in the aftermath of the reestablishment of full diplomatic relations between the United States and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, the United States Government, including the Secretary of State, the Director of the United States Information Agency, and the Director of the Foreign Commercial Service, should provide in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia—

(1) an embassy and full complement of embassy staff and personnel;

(2) cultural and information officers for the purpose of expanding cultural contacts and promoting citizen, academic, professional, and other exchange programs between the United States and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia; and

(3) commercial representatives for the purpose of expanding commercial and trade relations between the United States and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

SEC. 353. LAOTIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS.

It is the sense of the Congress that the President, in recognition of the constructive changes taking place in Laos, should

(1) upgrade the current American diplomatic representation in Vientiane, Laos, from Charge d'Affaires to the level of Ambassador;

(2) ensure that an American military attache is permanently assigned to the United States mission in Vientiane to assist the recovery of American prisoners of war and missing in action; and

(3) ensure that Drug Enforcement Agency personnel are permanently assigned, when practicable, to the United States mission in Vientiane for the purpose of accelerating cooperative efforts in narcotics eradication and interdiction.

SEC. 354. POW/MIA STATUS.

It is the sense of the Congress that—

(1) the United States should continue to give the highest national priority to accounting as fully as possible for Americans still missing or otherwise unaccounted for in Southeast Asia and to securing the return of any Americans who may still be held captive in Southeast Asia;

(2) the United States should ensure that there is a viable sustained process of joint cooperation with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Lao People's Democratic Republic to achieve credible answers for the families of America's servicemen and civilians who are missing or otherwise unaccounted for, including primary-next-of-kin access to all records and information resulting from the process of joint investigations, surveys, and excavations;

(3) the United States should encourage and provide all necessary assistance to the families of POW/MIAS and to American veterans organizations, such as the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Vietnam Veterans of America in their efforts to account for POW/MIAS;

(4) General John Vessey should be highly commended for his personal commitment to resolving the POW/MIA issue;

(5) the United States should develop a means to obtain the fullest possible accounting for Americans who are listed as missing or otherwise unaccounted for in Cambodia, without placing this humanitarian objective into conflict with United States efforts to obtain an acceptable political settlement of the Cambodian situation; and

(6) the United States should heighten responsible public awareness of the Americans still missing or otherwise unaccounted for in Southeast Asia through the dissemination of factual data.

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SEC. 355. CHINA'S ILLEGAL CONTROL OF TIBET.
It is the sense of the Congress that—

(1) Tibet, including those areas incorporated into the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, and Quinghai, is an occupied country under the established principles of international law;

(2) Tibet's true representatives are the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in exile as recognized by the Tibetan people;

(3) Tibet has maintained throughout its history a distinctive and sovereign national, cultural, and religious identity separate from that of China and, except during periods of illegal Chinese occupation, has maintained a separate and sovereign political and territorial identity;

(4) historical evidence of this separate identity may be found in Chinese archival documents and traditional dynastic histories, in United States recognition of Tibetan neutrality during World War II, and in the fact that a number of countries including the United States, Mongolia, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, India, Japan, Great Britain, and Russia recognized Tibet as an independent nation or dealt with Tibet independently of any Chinese government;

(5) in 1949-1950, China launched an armed invasion of Tibet in contravention of international law;

(6) 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 territory, and to condemn violations of international law, including the illegal occupation of one country by another; and

(7) numerous United States declarations since the Chinese invasion have recognized Tibet's right to self-determination and the illegality of China's occupation of Tibet.

SEC. 356.67 RELEASE OF PRISONERS HELD IN IRAQ.

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of the Congress that

(1) in addition to other requirements of law, the President should not lift United States economic sanctions currently in place against the Iraqi government, and should continue to make every effort to ensure the multinational coalition maintains the full range of economic sanctions as embodied in the appropriate United Nations Security Council resolutions; and

(2) such sanctions should remain in effect until the Iraqi government has released all individuals held prisoner and has accounted as fully as possible for all those missing as a result of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, including those Kuwaiti citizens and other Kuwaiti residents captured or detained by Iraq. (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.-The Secretary of State shall

(1) continue to consult with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the status of a detailed list of all Ku

* Functions vested in the Secretary of State in this section were further delegated to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs by Delegation of Authority No. 193, January 7, 1992 Public Notice 1555, 57 F.R. 2298; January 21, 1992).

waiti citizens and other residents of Kuwait believed to have been captured or detained by the government of Iraq; and

(2) to the extent such information is available, submit a report on the steps which have been taken and planned actions to effect the release of remaining prisoners held by Iraq to the appropriate committees of the Congress not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(c) DEFINITION.-For the purposes of this section the term "appropriate committees of the Congress" means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 357. POLICY TOWARD HONG KONG.

It is the sense of the Congress that the United States should encourage the Government of the United Kingdom to provide the people of Hong Kong all possible civil liberties, including popular election of the territory's Legislative Council, so that it will bequeath a fully functioning, self-governing democracy to China in 1997.

SEC. 358. POLICY TOWARD TAIWAN.

It is the sense of Congress that

(1) Taiwan's economic dynamism is a tribute to the success of the postwar United States assistance program and to Taiwan's commitment to an international system of free trade;

(2) Taiwan's economic growth has made it in recent years an indispensable part of regional and international networks of trade, investment, and finance; and

(3) the United States should support Taiwan's interest in playing a role in international and regional economic organizations.

SEC. 359. HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN EAST TIMOR. (a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds that

(1) many tens of thousands out of a population of nearly 700,000 perished in the former Portuguese colony of East Timor between 1975 and 1980, as a result of war-related killings, famine, and disease following the invasion of that territory by Indonesia;

(2) Amnesty International and other international human rights organizations continue to report evidence in East Timor of human rights violations, including torture, arbitrary arrest, and repression of freedom of expression;

(3) serious medical, nutritional, and humanitarian problems persist in East Timor;

(4) a state of intermittent conflict continues to exist in East Timor; and

(5) the Governments of Portugal and Indonesia have conducted discussions since 1982 under the auspices of the United Nations to find an internationally acceptable solution to the East Timor conflict.

(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.-It is the sense of the Congress that(1) the President should urge the Government of Indonesia to take action to end all forms of human rights violations in East Timor and to permit full freedom of expression in East Timor;

(2) the President should encourage the Government of Indonesia to facilitate the work of international human rights organizations and other groups seeking to monitor human rights conditions in East Timor and to continue and expand cooperation with international humanitarian relief and development organizations seeking to work in East Timor; and

(3) the Administration should encourage the Secretary General of the United Nations and the governments of Indonesia, Portugal, and other involved parties, to arrive at an internationally acceptable solution which addresses the underlying causes of the conflict in East Timor.

SEC. 360. SUPPORT FOR NEW DEMOCRACIES.
It is the policy of the United States-

(1) to support democratization within the Soviet Union and support self-determination, observer and other appropriate status in international organizations, particularly the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) and independence for all republic-level governments which seek such status;

(2) to shape its foreign assistance and other programs to support those republics that pursue a democratic and market-oriented course of development, and demonstrate a commitment to abide by the rule of law;

(3) to strongly support peaceful resolution of conflicts within the Soviet Union and between the central Soviet government and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia and republic-level governments;

(4) to condemn the actual and threatened use of martial law, pogroms, military occupation, blockades, and other uses of force which have been used to suppress democracy and self-determination; and

(5) to view the threatened and actual use of force to suppress the self-determination of republic-level governments and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia as an obstacle to fully normalized United States-Soviet relations.

SEC. 361. POLICY REGARDING UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO THE SOVIET UNION AND YUGOSLAVIA.

(a) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT.-An essential purpose of United States foreign assistance is to foster the development of democratic institutions and free enterprise systems. Stable economic growth, fostered by free enterprise and free trade, is also important to the development of democratic institutions.

(b) DECLARATION OF UNITED STATES POLICY.-It is the policy of the United States, to the extent feasible and consistent with United States national interest, that—

(1) assistance to the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, including their successor entities or any constituent part, shall be conditioned on significant steps toward political pluralism based on a democratic multi-party political system, economic reform based on a market-oriented economy, respect for internationally recognized human rights and a willingness to build a friendly relationship with the United States; and