12 2 STA T . 2 648PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 286 —J UL Y 2 9, 2008 LEGIS L AT I V E H IST ORY— H . R. 3890: HO U SE RE P ORTS: No . 1 10 –4 18 , P t .1 (C o m m.o nF o reig nA f f a ir s) . CONGRESSIONAL RECOR D
Vo l .1 5 3( 2 00 7 ): De c . 11, consi d ered and p assed Ho u se. Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate, amended. Vol. 154 (2008): J ul y 15, House concurred in Senate amendments w it h amendments pursuant to H. Res. 1341. July 22, Senate concurred in House amendments. W EE K LY CO M PILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 44 (2008): July 30, Presidential remar k s. (3)Congres s u rges th ee x e c ut iv e b r a nch to w or k with a l l f ir m s investe d in B urma ’ s oil and gas sector to use their influ - ence to p romote the peaceful transition to civilian democratic rule in Burma . (c) SENS E OF CON GR ESS. —I t is the sense of Congress that so long as Y adana investors remain invested in Burma , such inves- tors should— ( 1 ) communicate to the Burmese G overnment, militar y and business officials, at the highest levels, concern about the lack of genuine consultation between the Burmese Government and its people, the failure of the Burmese Government to use its natural resources to benefit the Burmese people, and the mili- tary’s use of forced labor
( 2 ) publicly disclose and deal with in a transparent manner, consistent with legal obligations, its role in any ongoing invest- ment in Burma, including its financial involvement in any j oint production agreement or other joint ventures and the amount of their direct or indirect support of the Burmese Government; and (3) work with project partners to ensure that forced labor is not used to construct, maintain, support, or defend the project facilities, including pipelines, offices, or other facilities. A pproved J uly 2 9 ,2 0 0 8 .
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