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Congressional Record—House H4900 H4900 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 8, 2015 the Amendment, Third Grijalva of Arizona Whereas the Chinese response to the Ti- China, obscuring the full impact of the Chi- Amendment to H.R. 2822, ‘‘nay;’’ rollcall vote betan Uprising in 1959 led to the exile of nese Government’s policies, including the No. 406—On Agreeing to the Amendment, Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the 14th Dalai disappearance of Tibetans who sought to Lama, Tibet’s spiritual and temporal leader; Beyer of Virginia Amendment to H.R. 2822, share information about human rights Whereas His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, abuses on the Tibetan Plateau; ‘‘nay;’’ rollcall vote No. 407—On Agreeing to who on July 6, 2015, celebrates his 80th birth- Whereas the Department of State’s 2014 the Amendment, Blackburn of Tennessee day, has for over 50 years in exile signifi- Report on Tibet Negotiations noted that Amendment No. 6 to H.R. 2822, ‘‘aye;’’ rollcall cantly advanced greater understanding, tol- ‘‘The Dalai Lama’s representatives and Chi- vote No. 408—On Agreeing to the Amend- erance, harmony and respect among the reli- nese officials have not met directly since the ment, Pearce of New Mexico Amendment No. gious faiths of the world; ninth round of dialogue in January 2010.’’; 13 to H.R. 2822, ‘‘aye;’’ rollcall vote No. 409— Whereas His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Whereas, on March 10, 2015, the elected Ti- has led the effort to preserve the rich cul- On Agreeing to the Amendment, Hardy of Ne- betan leader Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay tural, religious, historical and linguistic her- publicly stated ‘‘The Envoys of His Holiness vada Amendment to H.R. 2822, ‘‘aye.’’ itage of the Tibetan people while at the same Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Chair, I move the Dalai Lama are ready to engage in dia- time promoting the safeguarding of other en- logue with their Chinese counterpart any that the Committee do now rise. dangered cultures throughout the world; time and any place.’’; The motion was agreed to. Whereas His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Whereas it is the objective of the United Accordingly, the Committee rose; has personally promoted democratic self- States Government, consistent across ad- government for Tibetans in exile and in 2011 and the Speaker pro tempore (Mrs. ministrations of different political parties turned over political authority to the demo- BLACK) having assumed the chair, Mr. and as articulated in the Tibetan Policy Act cratically elected leadership of the Central of 2002 (subtitle B of title VI of Public Law COLLINS of Georgia, Acting Chair of the Tibetan Administration; 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) to promote dia- Committee of the Whole House on the Whereas His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama state of the Union, reported that that has been greatly concerned by the state of logue between the Government of the Peo- Committee, having had under consider- the Tibetan environment and the exploi- ple’s Republic of China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives to reach a negotiated ation the bill (H.R. 2822) making appro- tation of its natural resources, including fresh water—as rivers originating in the Ti- agreement on Tibet; priations for the Department of the In- Whereas China may be considering con- terior, environment, and related agen- betan plateau support one-third of the world’s population—and has promoted envi- vening a Sixth Tibet Work Forum to set pol- cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- ronmental awareness in the region; icy on Tibet for the next five years or so, tember 30, 2016, and for other purposes, Whereas His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with the last such work forum having been had come to no resolution thereon. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 in held in 2010; and Whereas the American people have a long- f recognition of his efforts to seek a peaceful resolution to the situation in Tibet, and to held concern for and interest in the plight of MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE promote non-violent methods for resolving the Tibetan people: Now, therefore, be it A message from the Senate by Ms. conflict; Resolved, That the House of Representa- Curtis, one of its clerks, announced Whereas His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama tives— was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal that the Senate has passed a bill of the (1) calls on the United States Government in 2007 in recognition of his promotion of de- to fully implement sections 613(a) and 621(c) following title in which the concur- mocracy, freedom, and peace for the Tibetan of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 by strongly rence of the House is requested: people; his efforts to preserve the cultural, encouraging representatives of the Govern- religious, and linguistic heritage of the Ti- S. 286. An act to amend the Indian Self-De- ment of the People’s Republic of China and betan people; his promotion of non-violence; termination and Education Assistance Act His Holiness the Dalai Lama to hold sub- and his contributions to global religious un- to provide further self-governance by Indian stantive dialogue, in keeping with the Ti- tribes, and for other purposes. derstanding, human rights, and ecology; Whereas His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, betan Policy Act of 2002 and without pre- f as the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, conditions, in order to address Tibetan griev- publicly presented in 2011 the religious proc- ances and secure a negotiated agreement for ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER the Tibetan people; PRO TEMPORE ess which Tibetan Buddhists should follow regarding his reincarnation; (2) calls on the United States Government The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Whereas the Chinese central government to fully implement section 618 of the Tibetan ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair has attempted to interfere with the reincar- Policy Act of 2002 in regard to the establish- will postpone further proceedings nation process and the practice of Tibetan ment of an office in Lhasa, Tibet, to monitor today on motions to suspend the rules Buddhist religious traditions; and Chinese political, economic and cultural develop- ments in Tibet, and to provide consular pro- on which a recorded vote or the yeas officials assert that the failure to secure Bei- jing’s approval on the Dalai Lama’s reincar- tection and citizen services; and nays are ordered, or on which the nation would make the process ‘‘illegal’’; (3) urges the United States Government— vote incurs objection under clause 6 of Whereas in the words of Party official Zhu (A) to consistently raise Tibetan human rule XX. Weiqun, ‘‘Decision-making power over the rights and political and religious freedom Record votes on postponed questions reincarnation of the Dalai Lama and over concerns at the United States-China Stra- will be taken later. the end or survival of his lineage, resides tegic and Economic Dialogue and other high- with the central government of China.’’; level bilateral meetings; f Whereas the Department of State’s Inter- (B) and the Special Coordinator for Ti- CALLING FOR SUBSTANTIVE DIA- national Religious Freedom Report for 2013 betan Issues to offer their assistance to LOGUE TO ADDRESS TIBETAN noted that in Tibetan areas of China China in its preparations for a potential fu- GRIEVANCES AND SECURE NEGO- ‘‘[r]epression was severe and increased ture Sixth Tibet Work Form; and TIATED AGREEMENT FOR TI- around politically sensitive events and reli- (C) to call for the immediate and uncondi- gious anniversaries,’’ and ‘‘[o]fficial inter- tional release of Tibetan political prisoners, BETAN PEOPLE ference in the practice of Tibetan Buddhist including Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam religious traditions continued to generate Panchen Lama, who was taken into custody Speaker, I move to suspend the rules profound grievances’’; by the Chinese authorities and has been and agree to the resolution (H. Res. Whereas the Department of State has des- missing since 1995, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, 337) calling for substantive dialogue, ignated China as a ‘‘country of particular and Khenpo Kartse (Khenpo Karma concern’’ (CPC) for religious freedom since Tsewang); without preconditions, in order to ad- 1999, and in its 2013 human rights report de- (4) calls on the United States Government dress Tibetan grievances and secure a tails that ‘‘under the banner of maintaining to underscore that government interference negotiated agreement for the Tibetan social stability and combating separatism, in the Tibetan reincarnation process is a vio- people, as amended. the [Chinese] government has engaged in the lation of the internationally recognized right The Clerk read the title of the resolu- severe repression of Tibet’s unique religious, to religious freedom and to highlight the tion. cultural, and linguistic heritage by, among fact that other countries besides China have The text of the resolution is as fol- other means, strictly curtailing the civil long Tibetan Buddhist traditions, and that lows: rights of China’s ethnic Tibetan population, matters related to reincarnations in Tibetan including the freedoms of speech, religion, Buddhism are of keen interest to Tibetan H. RES. 337 association, assembly, and movement’’; Buddhist populations worldwide; Whereas Tibet is the center of Tibetan Whereas access to Tibetan areas of China (5) calls on the United States Government Buddhism, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama for United States officials, journalists, and to recognize and increase global public is the most revered figure in Tibetan Bud- other United States citizens, is restricted by awareness and monitoring of the upcoming dhism worldwide; the Government of the People’s Republic of electoral process through which the Tibetan VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:30 Jul 09, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08JY7.025 H08JYPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 8, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4901 people in exile will choose the next demo- Unfortunately, the regime’s inter- ability to provide services to American cratically elected leader of the Central Ti- ference extends even to the most ele- citizens.
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