Dianne Feinstein: “At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following: Sec. ____. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following…”

“At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following: Sec. ____. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) Indonesia is the World's 4th most populous nation, with a population in excess of 200,000,000 people. (2) Since 1997, political, economic, and social turmoil in Indonesia has escalated. (3) Indonesia is comprised of more than 13,000 islands located between the mainland of Southeast Asia and Australia. Indonesia occupies an important strategic location, straddling vital sea lanes for communication and commercial transportation including all or part of every major sea route between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, more than 50 percent of all international shipping trade, and sea lines of communication used by the United States Pacific Command to support operations in the Persian Gulf. (4) Indonesia has been an important ally of the United States, has made vital contributions to the maintenance of regional peace and stability through its leading role in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), and has promoted United States economic, political, and security interests in Asia.”