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H.Amdt.651 to H.R.5515115th Congress (2017-2018)

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Amends Bill:H.R.5515 — John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sponsor:Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] (Offered 05/23/2018)
Latest Action:05/23/2018 On agreeing to the Engel amendment (A018) Agreed to by recorded vote: 382 - 30 (Roll no. 227).

Description: H.Amdt. 651 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)

Amendment authorizes financial and visa sanctions against perpetrators of ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya by the Burmese military and security forces; limits U.S. military and security assistance with Burma until reforms take place; incentivizes reform of the Burmese gemstone sector; and requires a determination of what crimes the Burmese military committed, including genocide.

Purpose:

An amendment numbered 43 printed in House Report 115-702 to authorize financial and visa sanctions against perpetrators of ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya by the Burmese military and security forces; limit U.S. military and security assistance with Burma until reforms take place; incentivize reform of the Burmese gemstone sector which is notoriously dominated by the military; and require a determination of what crimes the Burmese military committed, including genocide.

House Amendment Code:

(A018)

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