A joint resolution in support of the restoration of a free and independent Cambodia and the protection of the Cambodian people from a return to power by the genocidal Khmer Rouge.

(Measure passed House, amended)

Declares that all parties seeking a settlement of the conflict in Cambodia, including the United States, should have among their highest priorities the restoration of an independent Cambodia and the protection of the Cambodian people from a return to power by the Khmer Rouge. Calls on Vietnam to withdraw its forces from Cambodia and deny haven to the Khmer Rouge. Declares that the United States and the international community should use all means available to prevent a return to power of Pol Pot.

States that the United States should seek the support of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other nations for the inclusion, in United Nations resolutions relating to Cambodia of the principle that those responsible for acts of genocide and human rights violations shall not return to power in Cambodia upon the withdrawal of foreign occupation forces. Encourages support of non-Communist Cambodian forces. Declares that the United States, in consultation with ASEAN, should consider whether a Cambodian settlement could be facilitated by an international conference on Cambodia and international peacekeeping forces. Declares that the United States should seek to ensure that: (1) the Khmer Rouge controlled refugee camps are opened to inspection by international organizations; and (2) those within such camps have the freedom to move to non-Khmer Rouge camps if they desire to do so. States that the United States should attempt to halt the flow of arms to the Khmer Rouge by urging nations that support the Khmer Rouge to cease doing so.