[Congressional Bills 116th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6948 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6948 To authorize the President to recognize the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China as a separate, independent country, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2020 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the President to recognize the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China as a separate, independent country, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Free Tibet Act of 2020''. SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY; AUTHORIZATION. (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that all territorial claims by the People's Republic of China over the Tibet Autonomous Region are invalid and without merit. (b) Authorization.--The President is authorized to recognize the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China as a separate, independent country, in accordance with subsection (a). <all>
Free Tibet Act of 2020
#6948 | HR Congress #116
Policy Area: International Affairs
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation. (6/26/2020)
Bill Text Source: Congress.gov
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