Commemorating the independence of East Timor and commending the President for promptly establishing diplomatic relations with East Timor.

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Congratulates and honors the courageous people of East Timor and their leaders. Supports the efforts of United Nations and international organizations to support reconstruction and development in East Timor, and of UN and international peacekeeping forces to safeguard East Timor's security, including continuing periodic visits by U.S. military forces. Expresses concern about specified matters relating to East Timorese refugees in West Timor, and the lack of justice in the region. Urges the President and the Secretary of State to: (1) extend immediately to East Timor the diplomatic relations afforded to other sovereign nations, including a U.S. embassy in East Timor; (2) maintain a level of U.S. assistance for East Timor; (3) work to fund East Timor's financing gap in its recurrent and development budgets; (4) focus bilateral assistance for East Timor on specified areas; (5) strongly urge the Indonesian Government to step up efforts to disarm and disband all militia, hold them accountable to the rule of law, ensure stability along the border, and promptly reunite East Timorese children separated from their parents through coercion or force; and (6) review thoroughly information from the East Timorese Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation, and use all diplomatic resources at their disposal to ensure that those officials responsible for crimes against humanity and war crimes against the East Timorese people are held accountable, and that the Indonesian Government fully cooperates with the East Timorese judicial system.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 22 May 2002

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 22 May 2002

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 21 May 2002

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  Engrossed in House · EN · 21 May 2002

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 21 May 2002

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 May 2002

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  Introduced in House · EN · 14 May 2002

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• Introduced in House

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