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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

99 STAT. 452

PUBLIC LAW 99-93—AUG. 16, 1985 Commerce should take appropriate steps to increase United StatesChina trade with a view to improving the trade balance, increasing American jobs through export growth, and assuring significant United States participation in the growing Chinese market. SEC. 808. USE OF UNITED STATES OWNED RUPEES.

98 Stat. 1545. 22 USC 290j.

Section 903 of the United States-India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation Act (22 U.S.C. 290J-1) is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 903."; and (2) by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) Pending completion of the negotiation of an agreement with the Government of India, the annual earnings generated by the moneys appropriated by the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1985, jjj^y i^Q ugg(j fQj. lY^Q purposes set out in section 902(a).". SEC. 809. REFUGEES IN THAILAND. (a) APPRECIATION FOR THE RESPONSE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THAI-

LAND.—The Congress recognizes and expresses appreciation for the extraordinary willingness of the Government of Thailand to respond in a humanitarian way to the influx of refugees fleeing Vietnamese communist oppression. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress that— Asylum. International organizations.

(1) Cambodians, Laotians, and Vietnamese seeking asylum and refuge in Thailand should not be involuntarily repatriated or otherwise put a t risk; and (2) every effort should be made to provide increased security for refugees in camps in Thailand which should include an increased presence by international humanitarian organizations. (c) REVIEW OF CERTAIN CAMBODIAN REFUGEES.—

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(1) The Secretary of State should— (A) work with the Government of Thailand and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to conduct a review of the status of Cambodians who have not been permitted to register at refugee camps in Thailand; and (B) implement a humanitarian solution to their plight. (2) The Secretary of State, with the assistance of appropriate agencies, should conduct a review of those Cambodians who have been rejected for admission to the United States to ensure such decisions are consistent with the letter and spirit of United States refugee and immigration law. (3) The Secretary of State, with the assistance of appropriate agencies, should institute as expeditiously as possible a family reunification program for those refugees in Thailand, including those at the border who have family members in the United States. (4) The Secretary of State should provide for a program of educational assistance for Cambodians in the border camps and for improved literacy training in all camps. SEC. 810. POLICY REGARDING FOREIGN EXCHANGE INTERVENTION.

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds and declares that—