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105 STAT. 708 PUBLIC LAW 102-138—OCT. 28, 1991 (3) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following new paragraph: "(5) For purposes of the application of paragraphs (3) and (4) to United States hostages captured in Lebanon, the period of entitlement of benefits, subject to the availability of funds, shall be the period of an individual's hostage status, plus a 60-month period following the termination of the hostage status of that individual."; (4) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (4)(B) to read as follows: "(B) the term 'United States hostages captured in Lebanon' means United States nationals, including lawful permanent residents of the United States, who have been forcibly detained, held hostage, or interned for any period of time after June 1, 1982, by any government (including the agents thereof) or group in Lebanon for the purpose of coercing the United States Government or any other government."; and (5) in subsection (e), by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: "(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds allocated under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended. ". 5 USC 5561 note. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be deemed to have become effective as of the date of enactment of the Foreign Operations Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-513). President. SEC. 303. REPORTS CONCERNING CHINA. (a) REPORT TO CONGRESS. —Not later than May 1, 1992 and May 1, 1993, the President shall submit to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing specific progress or lack thereof by the People's Republic of China in the following areas: (1) Human rights, including— (A) the surveillance, intimidation, and harassment of Chinese citizens living within China because of their prodemocracy activities; (B) the surveillance, intimidation, and harassment of Chinese citizens living within the United States because of their pro-democracy activities with particular focus on those whose passports have been confiscated or not renewed in retaliation for pro-democracy activities; (C) the use of torture or other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; (D) political prisoners, including those in Tibet, still held against their will and those who have received amnesty from the Chinese Government for their pro-democracy activities; (E) prolonged detention without charges and trials, and sentencing of members of the pro-democracy movement for peaceful demonstrations for democracy; (F) the use of forced labor of prisoners to produce cheap goods for export to countries, including the United States, in violation of labor treaties and United States law; (G) the Chinese Government's willingness to permit access for international human rights monitoring groups to prisoners, trials, and places of detention; and