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[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 246 Introduced in House (IH)]

107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 246

   Providing for negotiations to establish a United States Congress-
    Russian Federation Parliament joint taskforce on antiterrorism.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 2001

  Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Kerns, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
   Rohrabacher, Mr. Clement, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
 Reyes, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Smith of Michigan) submitted 
    the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
   Providing for negotiations to establish a United States Congress-
    Russian Federation Parliament joint taskforce on antiterrorism.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. FINDINGS; DECLARATION OF POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) On September 11, 2001, acts of treacherous violence 
        were committed against the United States and its citizens when 
        terrorists hijacked and destroyed four civilian aircraft, 
        crashing two of them into the towers of the World Trade Center 
        in New York City, and a third into the Pentagon outside 
        Washington, D.C.
            (2) In the past, similar acts of violence have been 
        committed against the Russian Federation and its citizens.
            (3) Such acts continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary 
        threat to the national security and foreign policy of both the 
        United States and the Russian Federation.
    (b) Declaration of Policy.--Congress--
            (1) condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorists 
        who planned and carried out the September 11, 2001, attacks 
        against the United States, as well as their sponsors; and
            (2) reaffirms the importance of joint efforts between the 
        United States and the Russian Federation to provide the fullest 
        possible level of cooperation on antiterrorism activities.

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES CONGRESS-RUSSIAN FEDERATION PARLIAMENT JOINT 
              TASKFORCE ON ANTITERRORISM.

    (a) Negotiations.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives (in 
consultation with members of the Duma Congress Study Group) and the 
majority leader of the Senate shall seek to enter into negotiations 
with appropriate officials of the State Duma and the Federation Council 
of the Russian Federation for the establishment of a joint taskforce on 
antiterrorism.
    (b) Membership.--The joint taskforce shall consist of members of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate and members of the State 
Duma and the Federation Council.
    (c) Duties.--The joint taskforce shall provide for increased 
cooperation between the United States Congress and the Russian 
Federation Parliament on issues relating to antiterrorism.
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