X 116 STAT. 1398 PUBLIC LAW 107-228—SEPT. 30, 2002 22 USC 6901 SEC. 617. RELEASE OF PRISONERS AND ACCESS TO PRISONS. The President and the Secretary, in meetings with representatives of the Government of the People's Republic of China, should— (1) request the immediate and unconditional release of all those held prisoner for expressing their political or religious views in Tibet; (2) seek access for international humanitarian organizations to prisoners in Tibet to ensure that prisoners are not being mistreated and are receiving necessary medical care; and (3) seek the immediate medical parole of Tibetan prisoners known to be in serious ill health. 22 USC 6901 SEC. 618. ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNITED STATES BRANCH OFFICE IN note LHASA, TIBET. The Secretary should make best efforts to establish an office in Lhasa, Tibet, to monitor political, economic, and cultural developments in Tibet. 22 USC 6901 SEC. 619. REQUIREMENT FOR TIBETAN LANGUAGE TRAINING. The Secretary shall ensure that Tibetan language training is available to Foreign Service officers, and that every effort is made to ensure that a Tibetan-speaking Foreign Service officer is assigned to a United States post in the People's Republic of China responsible for monitoring developments in Tibet. 22 USC 6901 SEC. 620. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN TIBET. ^°^' (a) HIGH-LEVEL CONTACTS.— Pursuant to section 105 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6414), the United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China should— (1) meet with the 11th Panchen Lama, who was taken from his home on May 17, 1995, and otherwise ascertain information concerning his whereabouts and well-being; and (2) request that the Government of the People's Republic of China release the 11th Panchen Lama and allow him to pursue his religious studies without interference and according to tradition. (b) PROMOTION OF INCREASED ADVOCACY. —Pursuant to section 108(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6417(a)), it is the sense of Congress that representatives of the United States Government in exchanges with officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China should call for and otherwise promote the cessation of all interference by the Government of the People's Republic of China or the Communist Party in the religious affairs of the Tibetan people. 22 USC 6901 SEC. 621. UNITED STATES SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR TIBETAN note. ISSUES. (a) UNITED STATES SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR TIBETAN ISSUES. — There shall be within the Department a United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues (in this section referred to as the "Special Coordinator"). (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult with the chairmen and ranking minority members of the appropriate congressional committees prior to the designation of the Special Coordinator.
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