That the House of Representatives—
condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the military coup that took place in Burma on February 1, 2021;
denounces the Tatmadaw for perpetrating gross violations of human rights as part of its brutal campaign to suppress the democratic aspirations of the people of Burma;
stands in solidarity with the courageous people of Burma as they struggle to wrest political power from the hands of their authoritarian military;
calls on the Tatmadaw to—
cease all violence against prodemocracy activists and reach a cease-fire with ethnic armed organizations;
release all political prisoners;
engage in constructive dialogue with all parties to negotiate a pathway toward a government that reflects the will of the Burmese people;
grant humanitarian actors unhindered access to all relevant areas of Burma to help alleviate the immense suffering that has resulted from this past year’s violence and the COVID–19 pandemic; and
respect the human rights and civil liberties of all people of Burma, including ethnic minorities who currently face state-sponsored persecution; and
calls on the President, and the relevant Federal agencies, to take immediate action to—
work with international partners and multilateral institutions, including the United Nations Security Council, to enact new targeted sanctions on individuals and entities affiliated with the Tatmadaw, including an international arms embargo and a prohibition on the sale of aviation fuel to the Burmese military;
coordinate with like-minded partners and allies to restrict the Tatmadaw’s ability to finance its military operations by imposing new sanctions on Tatmadaw-linked individuals as well as Tatmadaw-controlled entities, including state-owned enterprises;
issue public warnings to businesses and individuals outlining the legal liability of doing business with the Tatmadaw, including potential liability associated with the Tatmadaw’s crimes against humanity;
enhance enforcement of existing sanctions prohibiting the importation of precious and semiprecious gemstones, jade, and amber from Burma to the United States;
provide robust humanitarian assistance in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, and the surrounding region and ensure that targeted sanctions allow all necessary exemptions to permit the delivery of humanitarian assistance to civilians in need;
ensure that United States-based social media companies, including Facebook, not allow their platforms to be used as vehicles for disinformation campaigns or advocating violence against the Burmese people;
make a genocide determination with regards to the persecution of the Rohingya;
direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to bring about greater international cooperation to pursue justice and accountability in Burma; and
support inclusive international accountability efforts, including the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, with a particular emphasis on Burma’s civil society organizations, to investigate and hold perpetrators of atrocities accountable.