text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom and Human Rights for the 
  Enclaved People of Cyprus Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      The Congress finds the following:
              (1) The respect for fundamental freedom and human rights, 
          especially in those countries that are allies of the United 
          States, is a cornerstone of United States foreign policy.
              (2) Among the purposes of United States foreign assistance 
          is to promote human rights.
              (3) United States foreign assistance should be utilized to 
          end the imposition of restrictions on the freedoms and human 
          rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus.
              (4) Among the restrictions of freedom and human rights to 
          which the enclaved people of Cyprus are subjected are the 
          following:
                      (A) Restrictions on the freedom to worship, 
                  including restrictions on times and places for such 
                  worship.
                      (B) Restrictions on communication with individuals 
                  living outside the area of the enclaved, including a 
                  requirement that an individual from among those in 
                  control be present during any such communication.
                      (C) Prohibition on the possession of telephones in 
                  homes.
                      (D) A requirement that an enclaved individual 
                  receive permission from an individual from among those 
                  in control before leaving the enclaved area.
                      (E) Censorship of mail sent to and from the 
                  enclaved area.
                      (F) A requirement that enclaved males aged 18 to 50 
                  report once a week to those in control.
                      (G) Restrictions on the provision of educational 
                  services, including--
                              (i) lack of replacement elementary school 
                          teachers and lack of educational facilities 
                          beyond elementary school;
                              (ii) a requirement that an enclaved 
                          individual who chooses to leave home for 
                          education beyond elementary school may return 
                          home not more than three times a year; and
                              (iii) a requirement that enclaved males 16 
                          years of age or older and enclaved females 18 
                          years of age or older who choose to leave home 
                          for education beyond elementary school may not 
                          return home at all.
                      (H) Violation of property rights, including 
                  confiscation of property without compensation.
                      (I) Lack of compensation for work performed.
                      (J) Harassment, beating, rape, and murder without 
                  adequate protection or investigation.
  
  SEC. 3. UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO ALLEVIATE AND ELIMINATE THE 
                RESTRICTIONS ON THE ENCLAVED PEOPLE IN CYPRUS.
  
      (a) In General.--The President shall take steps--
              (1) to inform the United Nations, foreign governments, and 
          the appropriate departments and agencies of the United States 
          Government of the restrictions on the enclaved people of 
          Cyprus,
              (2) to enlist the United Nations and foreign governments in 
          efforts to end restrictions on the freedom and human rights of 
          the enclaved people of Cyprus, and
              (3) to establish United States Government programs of 
          assistance to the enclaved people of Cyprus, consistent with 
          subsection (b), and to undertake efforts for the alleviation 
          and elimination of restrictions on the enclaved.
      (b) Establishment of Assistance Programs.--
              (1) In general.--The President--
                      (A) shall, to the extent practicable, use funds 
                  allocated for a fiscal year to the government or ethnic 
                  community participating directly or indirectly in 
                  imposition of restrictions on the freedom and human 
                  rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus to assist such 
                  people, or
                      (B) in the absence of such funds, shall establish a 
                  foreign assistance program for the enclaved people of 
                  Cyprus.
              (2) Use of funds.--Assistance for the enclaved people of 
          Cyprus under paragraph (1) shall include--
                      (A) programs to eliminate specific aspects of the 
                  restrictions of freedom and human rights on the 
                  enclaved people of Cyprus; and
                      (B) programs to return ancestral homes and lands to 
                  the enclaved people, including United States citizens, 
                  who have been forcibly expelled, or those individuals 
                  who have fled the enclaved areas or other areas of 
                  Cyprus in fear of severe restrictions of freedom, human 
                  rights abuses, or violation of property rights.
      (c) Notification of Opposition to Restrictions of Freedom and Human 
  Rights Abuses.--The President--
              (1) shall notify in writing each fiscal year the head of 
          government of any foreign country that is participating, 
          directly or indirectly, in the restrictions on freedom and 
          human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus of the opposition 
          by the United States to that government's participation in such 
          restrictions; and
              (2) shall urge the head of such government to cease 
          participation in such restrictions and to work to eliminate 
          such restrictions.
      (d) Monitoring and Reporting Requirements.--The Secretary of State 
  shall include a report on the enclaved people of Cyprus as part of the 
  annual Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
  
  SEC. 4. UNITED NATIONS EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE 
                ENCLAVED PEOPLE IN CYPRUS.
  
      The President shall direct the United States representative to the 
  United Nations--
              (1) to urge the United Nations High Commissioner for 
          Refugees to address and solve the plight of those enclaved on 
          Cyprus; and
              (2) to call upon the United Nations Human Rights 
          Commissioner to investigate the plight of the enclaved on 
          Cyprus and to implement appropriate and effective corrective 
          action.
target: Freedom and Human Rights for the Enclaved People of Cyprus Act - Directs the President to establish U.S. efforts to:  (1) inform the United Nations, foreign governments, and appropriate Federal departments and agencies of the freedom and human rights restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus; (2) enlist the United Nations and foreign governments in efforts to end such restrictions; (3) establish U.S. Government programs of assistance to the people of Cyprus and efforts for the elimination of the restrictions; and (4) use funds allocated to the government or ethnic community participating in the imposition of such restrictions on the promotion of freedom and human rights for the people of Cyprus, or in the absence of such funds, establish a foreign assistance program for them. 
  Requires the President to direct the U.S. representative to the United Nations to:  (1) urge the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees to address and solve the plight of those enclaved on Cyprus; and (2) call upon the U.N. Human Rights Commissioner to investigate their plight and implement appropriate corrective action.
feat_title: Freedom and Human Rights for the Enclaved People of Cyprus Act