To express the sense of the Senate regarding the forced repatriation of refugees in Cambodia.

SA 1283. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brownback (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. McConnell) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 3057, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 326, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:

FORCED REPATRIATION OF REFUGEES IN CAMBODIA

Sec. . It is the sense of the Senate that--

(1) the United States Government is deeply concerned with reports of the planned repatriation to Vietnam of 107 Montagnard refugees by the Government of Cambodia;

(2) the United States Government strongly condemns any forcible repatriation of refugees by the Government of Cambodia; and

(3) these refugees should be provided unobstructed legal assistance from an independent organization in connection with their appeals for fair review of their refugee claims, and all such claims should be credibly and thoroughly reviewed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva.