Thursday, June 13, 2024

“Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act” Passed by Congress and Sent to President Biden

 

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 The House has passed a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Todd Young (R-IN) to enhance U.S. support for Tibet and promote dialogue between the People’s Republic of China and the Dalai Lama toward a peaceful resolution of the long-standing dispute between Tibet and China. The Resolve Tibet Act first passed the House last February, clearing the Senate last month before today’s final procedural vote. It now goes to President Biden, who is expected to sign it into law. (Office of Jim McGovern, Press Release 12 June 2024)

 The ACt is meant to further promote and enhance U.S. policy promoting what is defined as Tibetan self-determination. It is especially focused on dialog between the Dalai Lama and Chinese authorities--something unlikely to happen. But in an age of narrative conflict, where gesture and social media battlefronts can more effectively undermine and demoralize, as well as construct solidarity and raise passions, these sorts of efforts have value in contests that define the relationship between great states. 

The text of the Act follows below and may be accessed HERE.


 

 

Shown Here:
Engrossed in Senate (05/23/2024)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session


S. 138

AN ACT

To amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain provisions of that Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act”.

SEC. 2. Findings.

Congress finds the following:

It is the policy of the United States—

It is the sense of Congress that—

“For purposes of this Act, the term ‘Tibet’ refers to the following areas:

Amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available under section 346 of the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 (subtitle E of title III of division FF of Public Law 116–260) are authorized to be made available to counter disinformation about Tibet from the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, including disinformation about the history of Tibet, the Tibetan people, and Tibetan institutions, including that of the Dalai Lama.

Passed the Senate May 23, 2024.

Attest:





Secretary  


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