22 U.S.C. § 10223 — Sanctions and policy coordination for

Page 2324 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 10223 classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1101 of Title 8 and Tables. § 10223. Sanctions and policy coordination for Burma (a) In general The head of the Office of Sanctions Coordina- tion in the Department of State should develop a comprehensive strategy for the implementa- tion of the full range of United States diplo- matic capabilities to implement Burma-related sanctions in order to promote human rights and the restoration of civilian government in Burma. (b) Matters to be included The strategy described in subsection (a) should include plans and steps to— (1) coordinate the sanctions policies of the United States with relevant bureaus and of- fices in the Department of State and other rel- evant United States Government agencies; (2) conduct relevant research and vetting of entities and individuals that may be subject to sanctions and coordinate with other United States Government agencies and international financial intelligence units to assist in efforts to enforce anti-money laundering and anti- corruption laws and regulations; (3) promote a comprehensive international effort to impose and enforce multilateral sanc- tions with respect to Burma; (4) support interagency United States Gov- ernment efforts, including efforts of the United States Chief of Mission to Burma, the United States Ambassador to ASEAN, and the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, relating to— (A) identifying opportunities to exert pres- sure on the governments of the People’s Re- public of China and the Russian Federation to support multilateral action against the Burmese military; and (B) working with like-minded partners to impose a coordinated arms embargo on the Burmese military and targeted sanctions on the economic interests of the Burmese mili- tary, including through the introduction and adoption of a United Nations Security Coun- cil resolution; and (5) provide timely input for reporting on the impacts of the implementation of sanctions on the Burmese military and the people of Burma. (Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LV, § 5572, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3366.) § 10224. Support for greater United Nations ac- tion with respect to Burma (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United Nations Security Council has not taken adequate steps to condemn the Feb- ruary 1, 2021, coup in Burma, pressure the Bur- mese military to cease its violence against ci- vilians, or secure the release of those unjustly detained; (2) countries, such as the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation, that are directly or indirectly shielding the Burmese military from international scrutiny and ac- tion, should be obliged to endure the reputational damage of doing so by taking public votes on resolutions related to Burma that apply greater pressure on the Burmese military to restore Burma to its democratic path; and (3) the United Nations Secretariat and the United Nations Security Council should take concrete steps to address the coup and ongoing crisis in Burma consistent with United Na- tions General Assembly resolution 75/287, ‘‘The situation in Myanmar,’’ which was adopted on June 18, 2021. (b) Support for greater action The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Na- tions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to spur greater action by the United Nations and the United Nations Security Council with respect to Burma by— (1) pushing the United Nations Security Council to consider a resolution condemning the February 1, 2021, coup and calling on the Burmese military to cease its violence against the people of Burma and release without pre- conditions the journalists, pro-democracy ac- tivists, and political officials that it has un- justly detained; (2) pushing the United Nations Security Council to consider a resolution that imme- diately imposes a global arms embargo against Burma to ensure that the Burmese military is not able to obtain weapons and munitions from other nations to further harm, murder, and oppress the people of Burma; (3) pushing the United Nations and other United Nations authorities to cut off assist- ance to the Government of Burma while pro- viding humanitarian assistance directly to the people of Burma through United Nations bod- ies and civil society organizations, particu- larly such organizations working with ethnic minorities that have been adversely affected by the coup and the Burmese military’s vio- lent crackdown; and (4) spurring the United Nations Security Council to consider multilateral sanctions against the Burmese military for its atrocities against Rohingya and individuals of other eth- nic and religious minorities, its coup, and the atrocities it has and continues to commit in the coup’s aftermath. (c) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations should use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to— (1) object to the appointment of representa- tives to the United Nations and United Na- tions bodies such as the Human Rights Council that are sanctioned by the Burmese military; and (2) work to ensure the Burmese military is not recognized as the legitimate government of Burma in any United Nations body. (Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LV, § 5573, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3367.)