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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 20, 1998
Indonesia Human Rights Before Military Assistance Act - Prohibits U.S. military assistance to the Government of Indonesia unless the President certifies that it: (1) has been elected in free and fair elections; (2) does not repress civilian political expression; and (3) has made substantial improvement in human rights conditions in Indonesia and East Timor, as determined by independent international or U.S. monitors and the Secretary of State (including the release of political prisoners, open access throughout Indonesia, East Timor, and Irian Jaya (West Papua) to international monitoring and relief organizations as well as the press, and establishment of rule of law in Indonesia).
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Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] · D–GA
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