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108 STAT. 468 PUBLIC LAW 103-236—APR. 30, 1994 (b) AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT. —The President is authorized to confer, pursuant to agreement with any country eligible to participate in the Partnership for Peace, rights in respect of the militanr and related civilian personnel (including dependents of any such personnel) and activities of that country in the United States comparable to the rights conferred by that country in respect of the military and r3lated civilian personnel (including dependents of any such persr)nnel) and activities of the Unitedf States in that country. SEC. 51S. POLICY TOWARD THAILAND, CAMBODIA, LAOS, AND BURMA. It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the creation of a new Cambodian government through United Nations sponsored elections offers a unique opportunity for the revival of the Cambodian nation, an opportunity which the United States should help reaUze; (2) the President should enunciate a clear policy toward Burma and, in so doing, be guided by the approach in Senate Resolution 112; (3) the government and people of Thailand are to be commended for Thailand's return to civilian, democratic rule, and for its contribution to the implementation of the Paris Peace Accords on Cambodia; (4) the President of the United States should convey to Thailand United States concern over the continued support for the Khmer Rouge by elements of the Thai military and to urge the Thai Government to intensify its efforts to terminate that support, in accordance with the Paris Peace Accords; (5) the Government of Thailand should continue to allow the democratic leaders of Burma to operate freely within Thailand and to grant them free passage to allow them to present their case at the United Nations and other international gatherings; (6) the President of the United States should urge the Government of Thailand to prosecute, with the full force of law, those responsible for the trafficking, forced labor, and physical and sexual abuse of women and Idren in Thailand, and to protect the civil and himian rights of Burmese women in Thailand and prevent their further victimization; and (7) the United States should work with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the (jrovernment of Thailand, and other relevant parties to ensure that the rights of asylum seekers in Thailand, and in psirticular the Hmong people from Laos, are fully respected and that force is not used in any repatriations. SEC. 518. PEACE PROCESS IN NORTHERN IRELAND. It is the sense of the Congress that the United States should— (1) strongly encourage all i}arties to the conflict in the North of Ireland to renounce violence and to participate in the current search for peace in the region; and (2) assist in furthering the peace process where appropriate. SEC. S17. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT. (a) SENATE FINDINGS. —The Senate makes the following findings: