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HR 4357 106th Congress House

East Timor Repatriation and Security Act of 2000

Official title: To continue the current prohibition of military relations with and assistance for the armed forces of the Republic of Indonesia until the President determines … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To continue the current prohibition of military relations with and assistance for the armed forces of the Republic of Indonesia until the President determines and certifies to the Congress that certain conditions with respect to East Timor are being met.

Introduced: June 26, 2000 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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May 31, 2000
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 3, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2470-2471)
May 2, 2000
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 2, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 31, 2000

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
East Timor Repatriation and Security Act of 2000 - Declares the sense of Congress that the U.S. Government should utilize all diplomatic and economic means to press for: (1) the safe repatriation to East Timor of all East Timorese in West Timor and elsewhere who wish to return; (2) an end to border incidents, infiltration of militias, and to any other violent actions by militias and the armed forces of the Republic of Indonesia against the people or territory of East Timor; (3) processes and prosecutions leading to justice for the victims of the 1999 violence in East Timor; (4) rapid reconstruction of East Timor, including maximum consultation with and inclusion of local personnel; and (5) a significant increase in employment for East Timorese in all internationally-sponsored reconstruction and United Nations efforts relating to East Timor.

Prohibits resumption of U.S. military relations with, and military assistance for, the armed forces of the Republic of Indonesia suspended by the President on September 9, 1999, until the President certifies to Congress that the Government and armed forces of Indonesia provide for: (1) the territorial integrity of East Timor; (2) the security and safe return of refugees; and (3) have brought to justice those individuals who have committed murder, rape, torture, and other crimes against humanity in East Timor and elsewhere.

Recognizes and salutes those members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have assisted the international peacekeeping operation in East Timor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 26, 2000
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 26, 2000
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jun 22, 2000
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jun 21, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 6, 2000
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 6, 2000
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 19, 2000
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 17, 2000
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 15, 2000
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 2, 2000
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 2, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4357: East Timor Repatriation and Security Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4357/
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