Report on access to Tibetan areas

(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make available to the public on the website of the Department, a report that includes an assessment of the level of access authorities of the People’s Republic of China have granted diplomats and other officials, journalists, and tourists from the United States to Tibetan areas, including— (1) a comparison with the level of access granted to other areas of China; (2) a comparison between the levels of access granted to Tibetan and non-Tibetan areas in relevant provinces; (3) a comparison of the level of access in the reporting year and the previous reporting year; and (4) a description of the required permits and other measures that impede the freedom to travel in Tibetan areas. (b) Consolidation After the issuance of the first report required by subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs is authorized to incorporate subsequent reports required by subsection (a) into other publicly available, annual reports produced by the Department, if such reports are submitted to the appropriate congressional committees in a manner specifying that they are being submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of this Act.