text: SECTION 1. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES.
  
      (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to create principles 
  governing the conduct of commercial cooperation projects of United 
  States nationals in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
      (b) Principles.--It is the sense of the Congress that any United 
  States national conducting a commercial cooperation project in the 
  Socialist Republic of Vietnam should adhere to the following 
  principles:
              (1) Seek to ensure that political or religious views, sex, 
          ethnic or national background, involvement in political 
          activities or nonviolent demonstrations, or association with 
          suspected or known dissidents will not prohibit hiring, lead to 
          harassment, demotion, or dismissal, or in any way affect the 
          status or terms of employment in the commercial cooperation 
          project. The United States national should not discriminate in 
          terms or conditions of employment in the commercial cooperation 
          project against former members of the armed forces of the 
          Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), former government 
          officials of the Republic of Vietnam, former employees of the 
          United States Government in the Republic of Vietnam, former 
          employees of United States Government officials in the Republic 
          of Vietnam, former employees of United States enterprises in 
          the Republic of Vietnam, and repatriated asylum-seekers (so-
          called ``boat people'').
              (2) Ensure that methods of production used in the 
          commercial cooperation project do not pose an unnecessary 
          physical danger to workers and neighboring populations and 
          property and that the commercial cooperation project does not 
          unnecessarily risk harm to the surrounding environment.
              (3) Strive to use business enterprises that are not 
          controlled by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or its 
          authorized agents and departments as potential partners in the 
          commercial cooperation project.
              (4) Prohibit any military presence on the premises of the 
          commercial cooperation project.
              (5) Undertake to promote freedom of association and 
          assembly among the employees of the United States national, 
          including the right of employees to form collective bargaining 
          units. The United States national should protest any 
          infringement by the Government of the Socialist Republic of 
          Vietnam of these freedoms to the appropriate authorities of 
          that government and to the International Labor Organization.
              (6) Prohibit any compulsory political indoctrination 
          programs from taking place on the premises of the operations of 
          the commercial cooperation project.
              (7) Promote freedom of expression, including the freedom to 
          seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds, 
          regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, 
          in the form of art, or through any media. To this end, the 
          United States national should raise with appropriate 
          authorities of the Government of the Socialist Republic of 
          Vietnam concerns about restrictions on importation of foreign 
          publications.
              (8) Undertake to promote a full accounting of all Americans 
          missing in action from the Vietnam conflict.
      (c) Promotion of Principles by Other Nations.--The Secretary of 
  State shall forward a copy of the principles described in subsection 
  (b) to the member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation 
  and Development and encourage them to promote principles similar to 
  these principles.
  
  SEC. 2. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.
  
      (a) In General.--Each United States national conducting a 
  commercial cooperation project in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 
  shall register with the Secretary of State and indicate whether the 
  United States national agrees to implement the principles described in 
  section 1(b). No fee shall be required for registration under this 
  subsection.
      (b) Effective Date.--The registration requirement of subsection (a) 
  shall take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
  
  SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
  
      (a) Report.--Each United States national conducting a commercial 
  cooperation project in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam shall report 
  to the Department of State describing the United States national's 
  adherence to the principles described in section 1(b). Such national 
  shall submit a completed reporting form furnished by the Department of 
  State. The first report shall be submitted not later than 1 year after 
  the date on which the national registers under section 2 and not later 
  than the end of each 1-year period occurring thereafter.
      (b) Review of Report.--The Secretary of State shall review each 
  report submitted under subsection (a) and determine whether the United 
  States national submitting the report is adhering to the principles 
  described in section 1(b). The Secretary may request additional 
  information from the United States national and other sources to verify 
  the information submitted.
      (c) Annual Report.--The Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
  the Congress and to the Secretariat of the Organization for Economic 
  Cooperation and Development, describing the level of adherence to the 
  principles described in section 1(b) by United States nationals subject 
  to the reporting requirement of subsection (a). This report shall be 
  submitted not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
  this Act and not later than the end of each 1-year period occurring 
  thereafter.
  
  SEC. 4. EXPORT MARKETING SUPPORT.
  
      (a) Support.--Departments and agencies of the United States may 
  only intercede with a foreign government or foreign national regarding 
  export marketing activity in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 
  behalf of a United States national subject to the reporting 
  requirements of section 3(a) if that United States national adheres to 
  the principles.
      (b) Type of Contact.--The term ``intercede with a foreign 
  government or foreign national'' includes any contact by an officer or 
  employee of the United States with officials of any foreign government 
  or foreign national involving or contemplating any effort to assist in 
  selling a good, service, or technology in the Socialist Republic of 
  Vietnam. Such term does not include multilateral or bilateral 
  government-to-government trade negotiations intended to resolve trade 
  issues which may affect United States nationals who do not adhere to 
  the principles.
      (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect 2 years after 
  the date of enactment of this Act.
  
  SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
  
      For purposes of this Act--
              (1) the terms ``adhere to the principles'', ``adhering to 
          the principles'' and ``adherence to the principles'' mean--
                      (A) agreeing to implement the principles described 
                  in section 1(b);
                      (B) implementing those principles by taking good 
                  faith measures with respect to each such principle; and
                      (C) reporting accurately to the Department of State 
                  on the measures taken to implement those principles;
              (2) the term ``commercial cooperation project'' refers to a 
          for-profit activity the business operations of which employ 
          more than 25 individuals or have assets greater than $25,000; 
          and
              (3) the term ``United States national'' means--
                      (A) a citizen or national of the United States or a 
                  permanent resident of the United States; and
                      (B) a corporation, partnership, and other business 
                  association organized under the laws of the United 
                  States, any State or territory thereof, the District of 
                  Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the 
                  Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
target: Expresses the sense of the Congress that any U.S. national conducting a commercial cooperation project in Vietnam should adhere to specified principles regarding:  (1) nondiscrimination in employment; (2) worker and environmental safety; (3) partnerships with businesses not controlled by the Vietnamese Government; (4) prohibitions on a military presence and political indoctrination programs on project premises; (5) freedoms of association and expression; and (6) the promotion of a full accounting of all Americans missing in action from the Vietnam conflict. 
  Directs the Secretary of State to encourage member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to promote similar principles. 
  Requires U.S. nationals conducting commercial cooperation projects in Vietnam to:  (1) register with the Secretary and indicate whether they agree to implement such principles; and (2) report annually to the Department of State on adherence to such principles. 
  Permits Federal agencies to intercede with a foreign government or national on behalf of such a U.S. national regarding export marketing activities in Vietnam only if such individual adheres to the principles.
feat_title: To encourage liberty inside the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.