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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-214 investment which impede economic recovery in Indonesia, including tariffs, quotas, export taxes, nontarifif barriers, and prohibitions against foreign ownership and investment; (E) urging the Government of Indonesia to— (i) recognize and protect the participation of all Indonesieuis, including ethnic and religious minorities, in the political and economic life of Indonesia; and (ii) release individuals detained or imprisoned for their pohtical views; (F) supporting efforts to establish a timetable for elections and building democracy by strengthening political parties and institutions and the rule of Taw including the repeal of laws and regulations that discriminate on the basis of religion or ethnicity. (b) REPORT. — Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description and assessment of the actions taken by the Government of the United States and the Government of Indonesia to further the objectives referred to in subsection (a). (c) ETHNIC VIOLENCE.—It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the mistreatment of ethnic Chinese in Indonesia and the criminal acts carried out against them during the May 1998 riots in Indonesia are deplorable and condemned; (2) a full and fair investigation of such criminal acts should be completed by the earliest possible date, and those identified as responsible for perpetrating such criminal acts should be brought to justice; (3) the investigation by the Government of Indonesia, through its Military Honor Council, of those members of the armed forces of Indonesia suspected of possible involvement in the May 1998 riots, and of any member of the armed forces of Indonesia who may have participated in criminal acts against the people of Indonesia during the riots, is commended and should be supported; (4) the Government of Indonesia should take action to assure— (A) the implementation of appropriate measures to prevent ethnic-related violence ana rapes in Indonesia and to protect the human rights and physical safety of the ethnic Chinese community in Indonesia; and (B) the provision of just compensation for victims of the rape and violence that occurred during the May 1998 riots in Indonesia, including medical care; (5) the Administration and the United Nations should continue to support and assist the Government of Indonesia and nongovernmental organizations, in the investigations into the May 1998 riots in Indonesia in order to expedite such investigations. (d) REPORT.— (1) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report containing the following: (A) An assessment of— (i) whether or not there was a systematic and organized campaign of violence, including the use of rape, against the ethnic Chinese community in Indonesia during the May 1998 riots in Indonesia; and

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