§10223 Sanctions and policy coordination for Burma

Summary

Require the head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination at the State Department to create a clear plan using U.S. diplomacy to apply Burma-related sanctions to protect human rights and help restore civilian government. The plan must coordinate sanctions with State Department bureaus and other agencies; check and vet people and groups that might be sanctioned and work with U.S. agencies and international financial intelligence units on anti‑money‑laundering and anti‑corruption efforts; push for broad international sanctions; support interagency diplomacy — including the U.S. Chief of Mission to Burma, the U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN, and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N. — to pressure China and Russia and to seek a coordinated arms embargo and targeted sanctions on the Burmese military’s economic interests, including pursuing a U.N. Security Council resolution; and give timely input on how sanctions affect the military and the people of Burma.