Pub. L. 118-70, sec. 5 (as amended)

MODIFICATIONS TO THE TIBETAN POLICY ACT OF 2002.

Year: 2024Length: 373 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 5. MODIFICATIONS TO THE TIBETAN POLICY ACT OF 2002. (a) Tibet Negotiations.—Section 613(b) of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) efforts to counter disinformation about Tibet from the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, including disinformation about the history of Tibet, the Tibetan people, and Tibetan institutions, including that of the Dalai Lama.” . (b) United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.—Section 621(d) of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: “(6) work with relevant bureaus of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to ensure that United States Government statements and documents counter, as appropriate, disinformation about Tibet from the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, including disinformation about the history of Tibet, the Tibetan people, and Tibetan institutions, including that of the Dalai Lama;” . (c) Definition.—The Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “SEC. 622. DEFINITION “For purposes of this Act, the term ‘Tibet’ refers to the following areas: “(1) The Tibet Autonomous Region. “(2) The areas that the Government of the People’s Republic of China designated as Tibetan Autonomous, as of 2018, as follows: “(A) Kanlho (Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and Pari (Tianzhu) Tibetan Autonomous County located in Gansu Province. “(B) Golog (Guoluo) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Malho (Huangnan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Tsojang (Haibei) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Tsolho (Hainan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Tsonub (Haixi) Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and Yulshul (Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located in Qinghai Province. “(C) Garze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Ngawa (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, and Muli (Mili) Tibetan Autonomous County, located in Sichuan Province. “(D) Dechen (Diqing) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located in Yunnan Province.” .
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