; and (D) provided food, shelter, and support to members of the Armed Forces. (2) The national armed forces of Cambodia facilitated the evacuation of the United States Embassy in Phnom Penh on April 12, 1975, by fighting Khmer Rouge forces that advanced upon the capital. (3) A tragic legacy of this conflict in Southeast Asia is the lethal risk posed by landmines, unexploded ordnance, and explosive remnants of war in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia that still litter forests, rice fields, villages, school grounds, roads, and other populated areas, which hinders development and efforts to reduce poverty. (4) Vietnam remains one of the world’s most contaminated countries, with an estimated 800,000 tons of UXO left over from the conflict in Southeast Asia that ended more than 40 years ago. Since 1975, UXO accidents have caused more than 105,000 casualties, including more than 38,000 deaths of Vietnamese civilians. (5) In Laos, much of the country’s land remains contaminated with tens of millions of small, unexploded cluster munitions. Since 1964, UXO and other explosive remnants of war have injured or killed more than 50,000 civilians in Laos. (6) Cambodia has experienced one of the highest rates of landmine and UXO casualties in the world. Since 1979, more than 64,000 Cambodians have been injured or killed by landmines, UXO, or other explosive remnants of war. (7) The United States is the world’s leading financial supporter of demining and programs to remove UXO. Since 1993, the United States has provided more than $4,200,000,000 in assistance for locating and destroying UXO and other explosive remnants of war and related programs in more than 100 countries, including more than $185,000,000 in Vietnam, $310,000,000 in Laos, and $180,000,000 in Cambodia. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Hmong, Cham, Cambodian, Iu Mien, Khmu, Lao, Montagnard, and Vietnamese people deserve recognition for their support and defense of the Armed Forces during the conflict in Southeast Asia