text: TITLE I--PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF CERTAIN 
   CHINESE OFFICIALS IN CONFERENCES, EXCHANGES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES
  
  SEC. 101. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.
  
      (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
  fiscal years after fiscal year 1997, no funds appropriated or otherwise 
  made available for the Department of State, the United States 
  Information Agency, and the United States Agency for International 
  Development may be used for the purpose of providing travel expenses 
  and per diem for the participation of nationals of the People's 
  Republic of China described in paragraphs (1) and (2) in conferences, 
  exchanges, programs, and activities:
              (1) The head or political secretary of any of the following 
          Chinese Government-created or approved organizations:
                      (A) The Chinese Buddhist Association.
                      (B) The Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.
                      (C) The National Congress of Catholic 
                  Representatives.
                      (D) The Chinese Catholic Bishops' Conference.
                      (E) The Chinese Protestant ``Three Self'' Patriotic 
                  Movement.
                      (F) The China Christian Council.
                      (G) The Chinese Taoist Association.
                      (H) The Chinese Islamic Association.
              (2) Any military or civilian official or employee of the 
          Government of the People's Republic of China who is directly 
          involved in any of the following policies or practices or who 
          was responsible for the supervision of persons directly 
          involved in such policies or practices:
                      (A) Formulating, drafting, or implementing 
                  repressive religious policies.
                      (B) Imprisoning, detaining, or harassing 
                  individuals on religious grounds.
                      (C) Promoting or participating in policies or 
                  practices which hinder religious activities or the free 
                  expression of religious beliefs.
      (b) Certification.--
              (1) Each Federal agency subject to the prohibition of 
          subsection (a) shall certify in writing to the appropriate 
          congressional committees no later than 120 days after the date 
          of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, that it 
          did not pay, either directly or through a contractor or 
          grantee, for travel expenses or per diem of any national of the 
          People's Republic of China described in subsection (a).
              (2) Each certification under paragraph (1) shall be 
          supported by the following information:
                      (A) The name of each employee of any agency of the 
                  Government of the People's Republic of China whose 
                  travel expenses or per diem were paid by funds of the 
                  reporting agency of the United States Government.
                      (B) The procedures employed by the reporting agency 
                  of the United States Government to ascertain whether 
                  each individual under subparagraph (A) did or did not 
                  participate in activities described in subsection 
                  (a)(2).
                      (C) The reporting agency's basis for concluding 
                  that each individual under subparagraph (A) did not 
                  participate in such activities.
      (c) Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees.--For 
  purposes of this section the term ``appropriate congressional 
  committees'' means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
  the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
  Representatives.
  
  SEC. 102. SUNSET PROVISION.
  
      Section 101 shall cease to have effect 4 years after the date of 
  the enactment of this Act.
  
    TITLE II--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR 
                    RADIO FREE ASIA AND VOICE OF AMERICA
  
  SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR INCREASED FUNDING.
  
      (a) Authorization of Appropriations for International Broadcasting 
  to China.--In addition to such sums as are otherwise authorized to be 
  appropriated for ``International Broadcasting Activities'' for fiscal 
  years 1998 and 1999, there are authorized to be appropriated for 
  ``International Broadcasting Activities'' $46,900,000 for fiscal year 
  1998 and $31,200,000 for fiscal year 1999, which shall be available 
  only for broadcasting to China.
      (b) Limitations.--
              (1) Radio free asia.--
                      (A) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
                  under subsection (a) $26,900,000 is authorized to be 
                  appropriated for fiscal year 1998 and $21,200,000 is 
                  authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for 
                  Radio Free Asia.
                      (B) Of the funds under subparagraph (A), $1,200,000 
                  is authorized to be appropriated for each such fiscal 
                  year for additional personnel to staff Cantonese 
                  language broadcasting.
                      (C) Of the funds under subparagraph (A) authorized 
                  to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998, $900,000 is 
                  authorized to be appropriated for additional advanced 
                  editing equipment.
              (2) 1998.--
                      (A) Of the funds under subsection (a) authorized to 
                  be appropriated for fiscal year 1998, $11,800,000 is 
                  authorized to be appropriated for capital expenditures 
                  for the purchase and construction of transmission 
                  facilities.
                      (B) Of the funds under subsection (a) authorized to 
                  be appropriated for fiscal year 1998, $3,000,000 is 
                  authorized to be appropriated to facilitate the timely 
                  augmentation of transmitters at Tinian, Commonwealth of 
                  Northern Marianas.
      (c) Allocation.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
  subsection (a), the Director of the United States Information Agency 
  and the Board of Broadcasting Governors shall seek to ensure that the 
  amounts made available for broadcasting to nations whose people do not 
  fully enjoy freedom of expression do not decline in proportion to the 
  amounts made available for broadcasting to other nations.
  
  SEC. 202. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
  
      Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in 
  consultation with the Board of Broadcasting Governors, the President 
  shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report on a plan to achieve 
  continuous broadcasting of Radio Free Asia and Voice of America to the 
  People's Republic of China in multiple major dialects and languages.
  
  SEC. 203. REDUCTION IN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MIGRATION 
                AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.
  
      Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amounts as are 
  authorized to be appropriated for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' 
  for fiscal year 1998 shall be reduced by $21,900,000 and for fiscal 
  year 1999 shall be reduced by $6,200,000.
  
                    TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  
  SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AT 
                DIPLOMATIC POSTS TO MONITOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PEOPLE'S 
                REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
  
      There are authorized to be appropriated to support personnel to 
  monitor political repression in the People's Republic of China in the 
  United States Embassy in Beijing, as well as the American consulates in 
  Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Chengdu, and Hong Kong, $2,200,000 for 
  fiscal year 1998 and $2,200,000 for fiscal year 1999.
  
  SEC. 302. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT OF POLICY.
  
      It is the sense of the Congress that the President should make 
  freedom of religion one of the major objectives of United States 
  foreign policy with respect to China. As part of this policy, the 
  Department of State should raise in every relevant bilateral and 
  multilateral forum the issue of individuals imprisoned, detained, 
  confined, or otherwise harassed by the Chinese Government on religious 
  grounds. In its communications with the Chinese Government, the 
  Department of State should provide specific names of individuals of 
  concern and request a complete and timely response from the Chinese 
  Government regarding the individuals' whereabouts and condition, the 
  charges against them, and sentence imposed. The goal of these official 
  communications should be the expeditious release of all religious 
  prisoners in China and the end of the Chinese Government's policy and 
  practice of harassing and repressing religious believers.
target: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 
       Title I:  Prohibition on Use of Funds for the Participation 
            of Certain Chinese Officials in Conferences, Exchanges, 
                 Programs, and Activities 
       Title II:  Authorization of Appropriations for Increased 
            Funding for Radio Free Asia and Voice of America 
       Title III:  Miscellaneous Provisions 
  Title I:  Prohibition on Use of Funds for the Participation of Certain Chinese Officials in Conferences, Exchanges, Programs, and Activities
   - Prohibits certain U.S. agencies from funding the travel and per diem expenses of certain nationals of the People's Republic of China for participation in conferences, exchanges, programs, and activities. 
  Title II:  Authorization of Appropriations for Increased Funding for Radio Free Asia and Voice of America
   - Authorizes appropriations for International Broadcasting Activities for FY 1998 and 1999 in addition to sums previously authorized.  Details allocation of such additional appropriations for Radio Free Asia. 
  Instructs the Director of the United States Information Agency and the Board of Broadcasting Governors to seek to ensure that funds made available for broadcasting to nations whose people do not fully enjoy freedom of expression do not decline in proportion to amounts made available for broadcasting to other nations. 
  (Sec. 202) Directs the President to report to the Congress on a plan to achieve continuous broadcasting of Radio Free Asia and Voice of America in multiple major dialects and languages to the People's Republic of China. 
  (Sec. 203) Reduces authorization of appropriations for FY 1998 and 1999 for Migration and Refugee Assistance. 
  Title III:  Miscellaneous Provisions
   - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1998 and 1999 to support personnel in the United States Embassy in Beijing as well as in selected American consulates to monitor political repression in the People's Republic of China. 
  Expresses the sense of the Congress that:  (1) the President should make freedom of religion one of the major objectives of U.S.  foreign policy with respect to China; (2) the Department of State should raise the issue of individuals imprisoned or otherwise harassed by the Chinese Government on religious grounds and request a complete and timely response from the Chinese Government regarding the individuals' whereabouts and condition, the charges against them, and the sentence imposed; and (3) the goal of official communications should be the expeditious release of all religious prisoners in China and the end of religious harassment and repression.
feat_title: To prohibit the use of United States funds to provide for the participation of certain Chinese officials in international conferences, exchanges, programs, and activities, and for other purposes.