Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019

2539

116th Congress

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Summary

Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019 This bill modifies and reauthorizes various programs and provisions related to Tibet and China. The President shall provide grants to nongovernmental organizations for projects supporting Tibetan communities in Tibet in areas such as sustainable economic development, cultural preservation, and education. The Department of State shall (1) seek to establish a U.S. consulate in Lhasa, Tibet; (2) establish a Tibet section in the U.S. embassy in Beijing; (3) make diplomatic efforts on issues such as water security in the region; and (4) encourage Nepal to provide legal documentation to certain Tibetan residents in Nepal. The State Department shall not authorize any additional Chinese consulates in the United States until the U.S. consulate in Lhasa is established. The bill reauthorizes the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues and expands the office's duties to include additional tasks, such as pursuing international coalitions to ensure that the next Dalai Lama is appointed solely by the Tibetan Buddhist faith community. The bill also adds China-related topics to an existing annual report on international religious freedom.

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H.R.3616, "Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999," (Issues related to Chinese military companies). H.R.3342, "Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act," all provisions. H.R.4331, "Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019," all provisions. H.R.6210, "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act," all provisions. H.R.6270, "Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020," all provisions. H.R.6395, "William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to U.S. military funding, Virginia-class submarines, Pacific Deterrence Initiative, Chinese activities in international standard-setting bodies, U.S.-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group, limiting Defense funding for U.S. universities that host Confucius Institutes, documenting activities of Chinas United Front Department, reporting on Chinese money laundering activities, reporting on Chinas research and development efforts, reporting on Chinas illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing schemes, strategic leadership in cyberspace, national cyber resilience, U.S. cybersecurity reform initiatives, cybersecurity directives for the Pentagon and Homeland Security, Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative, enhanced military cooperation with Taiwan, energizing America's semi-conductor industry, CCP state repression, China's military-civil fusion strategy, U.S. policy on Taiwan). H.R.7415, "Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act," all provisions. H.R.8428, "Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020," all provisions. H.R.8733, "United States-Israel Common Defense Authorization Act," all provisions. S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to Pacific Deterrence Initiative, enhanced military cooperation with Taiwan, energizing America's semi-conductor industry, U.S.-Israel Operations Technology Working Group, supply chain for strategic minerals, Chinese corruption). S. 4978, "Israel CENTCOM Reclassification Act," all provisions. S.2093, "RE-Coop 21st Century Manufacturing Act," all provisions. S.2539, "Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019," all provisions. S.2943, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," (issues related to authorities for security assistance). Issues related to 2020 Malabar exercise, Afghanistan drawdown, Al-Qaeda operations, CENTCOM, Chinas Big Tech, China-India relations, China-Israel relations, Chinese military capabilities, Chinese military companies, Chinese military-civil fusion strategy, EUCOM, European Deterrence Initiative, Great power competition in the Indo-Pacific, ICT supply chain, INDOPACOM, Iran arms embargo, Irans precision-guided munitions, Iranian cyber activities, Iranian proxy wars, Iran-Venezuela relations, Iraq drawdown, Israels QME, North Korean cyber capabilities, Supply chain security, Taliban operations, Trilateral BIRD, U.S. arms sales to the Middle East, U.S. Counterterrorism efforts, U.S. cyber capabilities, U.S. defense policy, U.S. military capabilities, U.S. military posture in the Indo-Pacific, U.S. military presence in Syria, U.S. missile defense, U.S. policy on Afghanistan, U.S. policy on China, U.S. policy on Iran, U.S. policy on Iraq, U.S. policy on Taiwan, U.S. Special Operations Forces (no bill).