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 12 2 STA T . 2 64 6 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 8 6 —J UL Y 2 9, 2008 (1)Productsen ter i n g t h e U nited S t a tes m ade in w ho l e or in p art o f wood grown and har v ested in B urma , including measurements of annual value and volume and considering b oth legal and illegal timber trade . ( 2 ) Statistics about Burma ’ s timber trade, including raw wood and wood products, in aggregate and bro k en down b y country and timber species, including measurements of value and volume and considering both legal and illegal timber trade. ( 3 ) A description of the chains of custody of products described in paragraph (1), including direct trade streams from Burma to the United States and via manufacturing or trans - shipment in third countries. ( 4 ) I llegalities, abuses, or corruption in the Burmese timber sector. ( 5 ) A description of all common consumer and commercial applications uni q ue to Burmese hardwoods, including the fur- niture and marine manufacturing industries. (b) RECOM ME NDATI ON S . —T he report required under subsection (a) shall include recommendations on the following

(1) Alternatives to Burmese hardwoods for the commercial applications described in paragraph (5) of subsection (a), including alternative species of timber that could provide the same applications. (2) Strategies for encouraging sustainable management of timber in locations with potential climate, soil, and other condi- tions to compete with Burmese hardwoods for the consumer and commercial applications described in paragraph (5) of sub- section (a). (3) The appropriate United States and international cus- toms documents and declarations that would need to be kept and compiled in order to establish the chain of custody con- cerning products described in paragraphs (1) and (3) of sub- section (a). (4) Strategies for strengthening the capacity of Burmese civil society, including Burmese society in e x ile, to monitor and report on the SP DC ’s trade in timber and other extractive industries so that Burmese natural resources can be used to benefit the ma j ority of Burma’s population. SEC.13 . R E PO R T O NFI N A NCIA L ASSETS H EL DBYM EMBERS OF THE SPDC. (a) IN G ENE R A L .— N ot later than 1 80 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committee on F oreign Affairs of the H ouse of Rep- resentatives, the Committee on W ays and M eans of the House of the Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report containing a list of all countries and foreign banking institutions that hold assets on behalf of senior Burmese officials. (b) DE F INITIONS.—For the purpose of this section: (1) SENIOR BU RMESE OFFICIALS.—The term ‘ ‘senior Burmese officials’’ shall mean individuals covered under section 5(d)(1) of this Act. (2) O T H ER TERMS.—Other terms shall be defined under the authority of and consistent with section 5(c)(2) of this Act. Deadlin e .50USC17 01 n ot e.

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