To support and promote the human rights of Southern Mongolians in the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To support and promote the human rights of Southern Mongolians in the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Education, Immigration.
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 id795cd5fd54da4ae4bf04146e0edd9a98: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act.
- Section id884cf444ca404554923dd784d1367f31: 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: According to the China Statistical Yearbook for 2021, more than 6,000,000 ethnic Mongolians live in the...
- Section id5c3bd60fb31541c8a871be08c57afa2a: 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States— to support and promote human rights of Southern Mongolians in the People’s Republic of China,...
- Section id9d6eac01a3124ed398ba004df1f918c8: 4. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— the United States supports the liberty and legitimate aspirations of the Southern Mongolian people to...
- Section ide1b7197d7a574d1b89b1590c1cc8c6c7: 5. Diplomatic and consular matters The Secretary of State should consider establishing an Inner Mongolian team within the United States Embassy in Beijing,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To support and promote the human rights of Southern Mongolians in the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Education, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To support and promote the human rights of Southern Mongolians in the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Sponsors
Jeff Merkley
D-OR | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual or entity that is not a United States person. The term United States person means— a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States
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