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(22 U.S.C.
2656, Part D, Sections 571 - 574)
Sec.
571. SHORT TITLE.
This part may be cited as the "Cambodian Genocide Justice
Act".
Sec.
572. POLICY.
- In General.
-- Consistent with international law, it is the policy
of the United States to support efforts to bring to justice
members of the Khmer Rouge for their crimes against humanity
committed in Cambodia between April 17, 1975, and January
7, 1979.
- Specific Actions
Urged. -- To that end, the Congress urges the President
--
- to
collect, or assist appropriate organizations
and individuals to collect relevant data on
crimes of genocide committed in Cambodia;
- in
circumstances which the President deems appropriate,
to encourage the establishment of a national
or international criminal tribunal for the
prosecution of those accused of genocide in
Cambodia; and
- as
necessary, to provide such national or international
tribunal with information collected pursuant
to paragraph (1).
Sec.
573. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICE.
- Establishment.
--
- None
of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act for "Diplomatic and Consular Programs"
shall be available for obligation or expenditure
during fiscal years 1994 and 1995 unless, not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of State has established
within the Department of State under the Assistant
Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs
(or any successor Assistant Secretary) the
Office of Cambodian Genocide Investigation
(hereafter in this part referred to as the
"Office").
- The
Office may carry out its activities inside
or outside of Cambodia, except that not less
than 75 percent of the funds made available
for the Office and its activities shall be
used to carry out activities within Cambodia.
- Purpose. --
The purpose of the Office shall be to support, through
organizations and individuals with whom the Secretary
of State may contract to carry out the operations of
the Office, as appropriate, efforts to bring to justice
members of the Khmer Rouge for their crimes against humanity
committed in Cambodia between April 17, 1975, and January
7, 1979, including--
- to
investigate crimes against humanity committed
by national Khmer Rouge leaders during that
period;
- to
provide the people of Cambodia with access
to documents, records, and other evidence held
by the Office as a result of such investigation;
- to
submit relevant data to a national or international
penal tribunal that may be convened to formally
hear and judge the genocidal acts committed
by the Khmer Rouge; and
- to
develop the United States proposal for the
establishment of an international criminal
tribunal for the prosecution of those accused
of genocide in Cambodia.
- Contracting
Authority. -- The Secretary of State shall, subject to
the availability of appropriations, contract with appropriate
individuals and organizations to carry out the purposes
of the Office.
- Notification
To Congress. -- The Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives shall be notified of
any exercise of the authority of section 34 of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 with respect
to the Office or any of its programs, projects, or activities
at least 15 days in advance in accordance with procedures
applicable to notifications under that section.
Sec.
574. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
- In General.--
Beginning 6 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the President shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees-
- that
describes the activities of the Office, and
sets forth new facts learned about past Khmer
Rouge practices, during the preceding 6-month
period; and
- that
describes the steps the President has taken
during the preceding 6-month period to promote
human rights, to support efforts to bring to
justice the national political and military
leadership of the Khmer Rouge, and to prevent
the recurrence of human rights abuses in Cambodia
through actions which are not related to United
Nations activities in Cambodia.
- Definition.
-- For purposes of this section, the term "appropriate
congressional committees" means the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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