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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 189 Introduced in House (IH)]

104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 189

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the importance of United 
       States membership in regional South Pacific organizations.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 1996

   Mr. Gilman (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
   Berman) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the importance of United 
       States membership in regional South Pacific organizations.

Whereas the United States and the South Pacific region enjoy a close and 
        historic partnership built on a strong foundation of shared values and 
        an unshakable commitment to democracy, development, and human rights;
Whereas the island countries of the Pacific, together with New Zealand and 
        Australia, share many of the global objectives of the United States, 
        including the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, unique ecosystems, 
        and sustainable economic development consistent with good resource 
        management practices; and
Whereas the United States is a member of the regional economic and social 
        development body, the South Pacific Commission, the regional 
        environmental body, the South Pacific Regional Environment Program, as 
        well as being a dialogue partner for the regional political body, the 
        South Pacific Forum: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) recognizes the traditional and close ties between the 
        United States and the South Pacific region and reaffirms the 
        value of these ties;
            (2) notes the need to continue to support the efforts of 
        the countries of the region to enhance the sustainable 
        development of the more fragile island economies and their 
        integration into the regional economy, while helping to ensure 
        the protection of the unique ecosystems of the region;
            (3) commends the South Pacific Commission for the process 
        of managerial and organizational reform currently being 
        undertaken, and recognizes the important role the United States 
        financial contribution to, and participation in, the 
        organization makes in assisting it to realize the gradual 
        economic self-sufficiency to all members of the organization; 
        and
            (4) reaffirms the commitment of the United States as a 
        member of the South Pacific Commission and the South Pacific 
        Regional Environment Programme, and the post-forum dialogue 
        partnership of the United States with the South Pacific Forum.
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