To amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain provisions of that Act.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain provisions of that Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id1b5cf68bbe1048b0aee214cbf54e1a75: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act.
- Section idfabbda55619144c1b7e0a86a70a4fdf0: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: It has been the long-standing policy of the United States to encourage meaningful and direct dialogue between...
- Section id1380396d494643ad938828b6f417115e: 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States— that the Tibetan people are a people with a distinct religious, cultural, linguistic, and...
- Section id4eb8671cc13d42ce9f8dbd32dbf80705: 4. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— claims made by officials of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party that Tibet...
- Section id38adcd41e8aa4da0a2c6bd90dd4df0df: 5. Modifications to the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 Section 613(b) of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— in paragraph (2), by...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain provisions of that Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain provisions of that Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Cardin, with an amendment
Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Young) introduced the following …
Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blumenthal, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Chinese Communist Party narrative operations, Chinese government claims over Tibetan areas, Chinese government diplomatic position
Positive-direction: U.S. State Department Tibet programs, U.S. State Department public diplomacy programs
Negative-direction: Chinese Communist Party narrative operations, Chinese government claims over Tibetan areas, Chinese government diplomatic position, Chinese government media and diplomatic operations, Chinese government propaganda operations
Tibetan communities in expanded geographic definition, Tibetan people and democratically elected leaders, Tibetan people and their representatives
Tibetan advocacy and cultural organizations, Tibetan advocacy organizations
Tibetan cultural and religious institutions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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