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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 251
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 16, 2000
Received and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending the Republic of Croatia for the conduct of
its parliamentary and presidential elections.
Whereas the fourth Croatian parliamentary elections, held on
January 3, 2000, marked Croatia’s progress toward
meeting its commitments as a participating state of the
Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe
(OSCE) and as a member of the Council of Europe;
Whereas Croatia’s third presidential elections were conducted
smoothly and professionally and concluded on February
HCON 251 RFS
7, 2000, with the landslide election of Stipe Mesic as the
new President of the Republic of Croatia;
Whereas the free and fair elections in Croatia, and the fol-
lowing peaceful and orderly transfer of power from the
old government to the new, is an example of democracy
to the people of other nations in the region and a major
contribution to the democratic development of south-
eastern Europe; and
Whereas the people of Croatia have made clear that they
want Croatia to take its rightful place in the family of
European democracies and to develop a closer and more
constructive relationship with the Euro-Atlantic commu-
nity of democratic nations: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the people of the Republic of Croatia are to
be congratulated on the successful elections and the
outgoing Government of Croatia is to be commended
for the democratic standards with which it managed
the elections;
(2) the United States should support the efforts
of the new Government of Croatia to increase its
work on refugee return, privatization reform, acces-
sion to the World Trade Organization, media re-
form, and further cooperation with the International
Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to
set an example to other countries in the region;
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less such an increase is agreed to by the Ad-
ministrator and the Director;
‘‘(C) shall be published in the Federal Reg-
ister to provide notice and opportunity for com-
ment;
‘‘(D) may be revoked by the Administrator
for cause;
‘‘(E) shall terminate 180 days after the
date on which an air tour management plan is
established for the park or the tribal lands;
‘‘(F) shall promote protection of national
park resources, visitor experiences, and tribal
lands;
‘‘(G) shall promote safe operations of the
commercial air tour;
‘‘(H) shall promote the adoption of quiet
technology, as appropriate; and
‘‘(I) shall allow for modifications of the op-
eration based on experience if the modification
improves protection of national park resources
and values and of tribal lands.
‘‘(e) EXEMPTIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided by
paragraph (2), this section shall not apply to—
‘‘(A) the Grand Canyon National Park;
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(3) the Congress strongly supports Croatia’s
commitment to western democratic standards and
will give its full support to the new Government of
Croatia to fully implement democratic reforms;
(4) the United States continues to promote
Croatian-American economic, political, and military
relations and welcomes Croatia as a partner in the
cause of stability and democratization in south cen-
tral Europe;
(5) the United States and the Republic of Cro-
atia should work to establish a strategic partnership
to include Croatia’s entry into the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization’s Partnership for Peace; and
(6) the countries of the European Union should
develop closer relations with Croatia and, in par-
ticular, should help to expedite Croatia’s accession
into global and regional trade organizations, includ-
ing the World Trade Organization.
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 252
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding ensuring a competitive North
American market for softwood lumber.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. BLUNT, Mrs.
KELLY, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. FOLEY, Mr.
NUSSLE, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. LEACH,
Mr. QUINN, Mr. COOK, Mr. KLECZKA, Mrs. THURMAN, Ms. PRYCE of
Ohio, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. CLAY, Mr. GREEN
of Texas, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mrs. CLAYTON,
Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. LATHAM, Mr.
HOUGHTON, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, and Mr. BOSWELL) submitted
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding ensuring
a competitive North American market for softwood lumber.
Whereas the United States and Canada have, since 1989,
worked to reduce tariff and nontariff barriers to trade;
Whereas free trade has greatly benefited the United States
and Canadian economies;
Whereas the United States and Canada have been engaged
in an ongoing dispute over trade in softwood lumber for
18 years;
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trade of softwood lumber between the United States
and Canada.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 253
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas the Holy See is the governing authority of the sov-
ereign state of Vatican City;
Whereas the Holy See has an internationally recognized legal
personality that allows it to enter into treaties as the ju-
ridical equal of a state and to send and receive diplomatic
representatives;
•HCON 253 EH
Whereas the diplomatic history of the Holy See began over
1,600 years ago, during the 4th century A.D., and the
Holy See currently has formal diplomatic relations with
169 nations, including the United States, and maintains
179 permanent diplomatic missions abroad;
Whereas, although the Holy See was an active participant in
a wide range of United Nations activities since 1946 and
was eligible to become a member state of the United Na-
tions, it chose instead to become a nonmember state with
Permanent Observer status over 35 years ago, in 1964;
Whereas, unlike the governments of other geographically
small countries such as Monaco, Nauru, San Marino, and
Liechtenstein, the Holy See does not possess a vote in
the General Assembly of the United Nations;
Whereas, according to a July 1998 assessment by the United
States Department of State, ‘‘[t]he United States values
the Holy See’s significant contributions to international
peace and human rights’’;
Whereas during the past year certain organizations that op-
pose the views of the Holy See regarding the sanctity of
human life and the value of the family as the basic unit
of society have initiated an organized effort to pressure
the United Nations to remove the Permanent Observer
status of the Holy See; and
Whereas the removal of the Holy See’s Permanent Observer
status would constitute an expulsion of the Holy See
from the United Nations as a state participant: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
•HCON 253 EH
(1) commends the Holy See for its strong com-
mitment to fundamental human rights, including the
protection of innocent human life both before and
after birth, during its 36 years as a Permanent Ob-
server at the United Nations;
(2) strongly objects to any effort to expel the
Holy See from the United Nations as a state partici-
pant by removing its status as a nonmember state
Permanent Observer;
(3) believes that any degradation of the status
accorded to the Holy See at the United Nations
would seriously damage the credibility of the United
Nations by demonstrating that its rules of participa-
tion are manipulable for ideological reasons rather
than being rooted in neutral principles and objective
facts of sovereignty; and
(4) expresses the concern that any such deg-
radation of the status accorded to the Holy See
would seriously damage relations between the United
Nations and member states that find in the Holy
See a moral and ethical presence with which they
•HCON 253 EH
can work effectively in pursuing humanitarian ap-
proaches to international problems.
Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 255
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Federal spending on veterans
programs and allocation of funds received by the Federal Government
for claims arising from smoking-related illnesses or an increased risk
of smoking-related illnesses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. BILIRAKIS) submitted the following con-
current resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Federal
spending on veterans programs and allocation of funds
received by the Federal Government for claims arising
from smoking-related illnesses or an increased risk of
smoking-related illnesses.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) Federal spending on veterans programs for
each of the next ten fiscal years should be increased
by at least the rate of inflation;
(2) at least 20 percent of any funds received by
the Federal Government for claims arising from
•HCON 255 IH
smoking-related illnesses or an increased risk of
smoking-related illnesses should be used for veterans
health programs; and
(3) all funds received by the Federal Govern-
ment for claims brought on behalf of veterans and
arising from smoking-related illnesses or an in-
creased risk of smoking-related illnesses should be
used for veterans health programs.
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other international agreements guaranteeing the civil
and political rights of its citizens;
(2) condemns the repressive anti-Baha’i policies
and actions of the Government of Iran, including the
denial of legal recognition to the Baha’i community
and the basic rights to organize, elect its leaders,
educate its youth, and conduct the normal activities
of a law-abiding religious community;
(3) expresses concern that individual Baha’is
continue to suffer from severely repressive and dis-
criminatory government actions, including executions
and death sentences, solely on account of their reli-
gion;
(4) urges the Government of Iran to permit
Baha’i students to attend Iranian universities and
Baha’i faculty to teach at Iranian universities, to re-
turn the property confiscated from the Baha’i Open
University, to free the imprisoned faculty members
of the Open University, and to permit the Open Uni-
versity to continue to function;
(5) urges the Government of Iran to implement
fully the conclusions and recommendations on the
emancipation of the Iranian Baha’i community made
by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Reli-
gious Intolerance, Professor Abdelfattah Amor, in
•HCON 256 IH
allow ethanol to remain a viable oxygenate within
the Act’s reformulated gasoline program.
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IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 258
Congratulating the Republic of Lithuania on the tenth anniversary of the
reestablishment of its independence from the rule of the former Soviet Union.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 29, 2000
Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. KUCINICH) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Re-
lations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Republic of Lithuania on the tenth anni-
versary of the reestablishment of its independence from
the rule of the former Soviet Union.
Whereas the United States had never recognized the forcible
incorporation of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania into the former Soviet Union;
Whereas the declaration on March 11, 1990, of the reestab-
lishment of full sovereignty and independence of the Re-
public of Lithuania led to the disintegration of the former
Soviet Union;
Whereas Lithuania since then has successfully built democ-
racy, ensured human and minority rights, the rule of law,
developed a free market economy, implemented exemplary
relations with neighboring countries, and consistently
•HCON 258 IH
pursued a course of integration into the community of
free and democratic nations by seeking membership in
the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization; and
Whereas Lithuania, as a result of the progress of its political
and economic reforms, has made, and continues to make,
a significant contribution toward the maintenance of
international peace and stability by, among other actions,
its participation in NATO-led peacekeeping operations in
Bosnia and Kosovo: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress hereby—
(1) congratulates Lithuania on the occasion of
the tenth anniversary of the reestablishment of its
independence and the leading role it played in the
disintegration of the former Soviet Union; and
(2) commends Lithuania for its success in im-
plementing political and economic reforms, which
further speed the process of that country’s integra-
tion into European and Western institutions.
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IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 25
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued
in honor of the United States Masters Swimming program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 4, 1999
Mr. ENGLISH submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Government Reform
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp
should be issued in honor of the United States Masters
Swimming program.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) a postage stamp should be issued in honor
of the United States Masters Swimming program;
and
(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
should recommend to the Postmaster General that
such a stamp be issued.
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IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 260
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration require ample public comment and a sound scientific
basis for its recently proposed regulation on ergonomics.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 1, 2000
Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. DELAY, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. MILLER of Florida,
Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. WICKER, Mr. ISTOOK, Mrs.
NORTHUP, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. GOSS, Mr. PEASE, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr.
WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. SMITH of Texas,
Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. BUYER,
Mr. GANSKE, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. BARR of
Georgia, Mr. COMBEST, and Mrs. MYRICK) submitted the following con-
current resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Occupational Safe-
ty and Health Administration require ample public com-
ment and a sound scientific basis for its recently pro-
posed regulation on ergonomics.
Whereas Department of Labor rulemakings are a public proc-
ess where public input plays a vital role;
Whereas adequate time must be provided for concerned par-
ties to thoroughly review the proposed Occupational Safe-
ty and Health Administration regulations;
•HCON 260 IH
Whereas 100 days is a short period for review of the pro-
posed ergonomics regulation which, together with its
comments, totals more than 1,200 pages;
Whereas the proposed regulation on ergonomics will initially
affect over 27,000,000 American workers;
Whereas Congress supports proposals based on sound science
that protect American workers and jobs; and
Whereas small business is the driving force behind American
job creation and economic growth: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) Congress should support Federal regula-
tions which are based solely on sound science and
fact;
(2) public comments should play a vital role in
shaping the Occupational Safety and Health Admin-
istration’s proposed regulation on ergonomics; and
(3) adequate time must be provided for the
public to thoroughly review a regulation of the mag-
nitude and length of such proposed regulation on
ergonomics.
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Kosova in June 1999, while Serbian and Yugoslav police
and military forces were withdrawing from Kosova;
Whereas the number of Kosovar Albanians still held in Ser-
bian or Yugoslav prisons is unclear as a full list of names
of those in detention has not been released, but estimates
have ranged from just over 1,000 to several thousand
still in detention;
Whereas on July 10, 1999, the Parliamentary Assembly of
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
comprised of parliamentarians from across Europe, the
United States, and Canada, adopted a resolution calling
upon Serbia and Yugoslavia, in accordance with inter-
national humanitarian law, to grant full, immediate and
ongoing International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) access to all prisoners held in relation to the
Kosova crisis, to ensure the humane treatment of such
prisoners, and to arrange for the release of all such pris-
oners;
Whereas on July 21, 1999, the House of Representatives
passed an amendment by a unanimous vote of 424–0
which called upon the Governments of Serbia and Yugo-
slavia to immediately account for all Kosovar Albanians
in their custody and return them to Kosova;
Whereas Dr. Flora Brovina, a Kosovar pediatrician and ac-
tivist held by Serbia whose clinic provided medical serv-
ices to women and children, was sentenced to 12 years
in prison based, according to Amnesty International, ‘‘on
self-incriminating statements which she signed under du-
ress’’ and charges which Amnesty International charac-
terized as ‘‘without foundation’’;
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 261
Condemning the discriminatory practices prevalent at Bob Jones University.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 1, 2000
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. KENNEDY of
Rhode Island, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. WYNN,
Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr.
WEINER, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. LAMPSON,
Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ROMERO-
BARCELO´, Mr. DINGELL, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. MEEHAN,
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. FORBES, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr.
CAPUANO, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. DELAURO,
Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. BALDACCI,
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico,
Mr. NADLER, Mr. LARSON, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. RANGEL, Mr.
DIXON, Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. HOLT) submitted the following concurrent
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Condemning the discriminatory practices prevalent at Bob
Jones University.
Whereas the Congress strongly rejects the practices of rac-
ism, segregation, and intolerance based on religious be-
liefs;
Whereas the administration of Bob Jones University enforces
a segregationist policy by prohibiting interracial couples
on the Bob Jones University campus;
•HCON 261 IH
Whereas officials of Bob Jones University routinely disparage
those of other religious faiths with intolerant and deroga-
tory remarks;
Whereas officials of Bob Jones University have likened the
Pope of the Roman Catholic Church to a ‘‘possessed
demon’’, and branded Catholicism as a ‘‘satanic system
and religion of the anti-Christ’’;
Whereas the website of Bob Jones University greets visitors
with the University’s belief that Catholicism and Mor-
monism are ‘‘cults’’; and
Whereas senior officials of Bob Jones University have made
openly racist remarks on many occasions regarding Afri-
can Americans and Asian Americans: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) condemns practices, such as those prevalent
at Bob Jones University, that seek to discriminate
against and divide Americans on the basis of race,
ethnicity, and religion; and
(2) strongly denounces individuals who seek to
subvert the American ideals of inclusion, equality,
and social justice.
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IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 262
Expressing the sense of Congress on the accession of Taiwan to the World
Trade Organization (WTO).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 2, 2000
Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr.
PAYNE, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr.
ROGAN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr.
ENGLISH, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mr.
DELAY) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress on the accession of Taiwan
to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Whereas in 1992, GATT’s Council of Representatives decided
to establish a separate working party to examine the re-
quest for accession of Taiwan to GATT;
Whereas Taiwan is the seventh largest trading partner of the
United States and the seventh largest foreign market for
the United States;
Whereas the amount of United States goods purchased by
Taiwan is nearly twice as large as the amount of United
States goods purchased by the People’s Republic of
China;
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Whereas the United States completed its bilateral trade
agreement with Taiwan a full year before it signed a
trade agreement with the People’s Republic of China;
Whereas the United States has long sought to build closer
ties with, and ensure global credibility for, governments
who ascribe to our ideals of freedom and democracy;
Whereas the President’s 1994 policy review of Taiwan rec-
ommended that the United States support Taiwan’s par-
ticipation in international organizations that do not re-
quire statehood; and
Whereas Taiwan’s accession to the WTO will contribute to
the prosperity of all other member countries: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) immediately upon approval of the accession
of the People’s Republic of China to the World
Trade Organization (WTO), the United States rep-
resentative to the WTO should request that the
WTO General Council consider Taiwan’s accession
to the WTO as the next order of business of the
Council during the same session on the same cal-
endar day; and
(2) the United States should be prepared to ag-
gressively counter any effort by any WTO member
country, upon the accession of the People’s Republic
•HCON 262 IH
of China to the WTO, to block the accession of Tai-
wan to the WTO.
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