IA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 268
Designating the week beginning October 25, 1993, as ‘‘World Population
Awareness Week’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 27, 1993
Mr. BEILENSON (for himself, Mr. PORTER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ANDREWS of
Texas, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, Mr. ANDREWS of Maine, Mr. BAC-
CHUS of Florida, Mr. BAESLER, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BARRETT of Wiscon-
sin, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. BOUCHER, Ms.
BROWN of Florida, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. BYRNE, Mr. CALLAHAN,
Mr. CARDIN, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COOPER,
Mr. COPPERSMITH, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr.
DELUGO, Mr. DIXON, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS,
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FISH,
Mr. FORD of Michigan, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FROST, Ms.
FURSE, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GOODLING,
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, Mr. HAMBURG, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr.
HILLIARD, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. HUGHES, Mr.
HUTTO, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. JOHNSON
of South Dakota, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr.
KOPETSKI, Mr. KREIDLER, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LAROCCO, Mr. LEACH, Mr.
LEHMAN, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEVY, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. LEWIS of
Georgia, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY,
Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCHALE, Mr.
MEEHAN, Mrs. MEEK, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. MILLER of Califor-
nia, Mr. MINETA, Mrs. MINK, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. MUR-
PHY, Mr. NEAL of North Carolina, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OLVER, Mr.
PALLONE, Mr. PARKER, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. PE-
TERSON of Florida, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr.
RANGEL, Mr. REGULA, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. ROSE,
Mr. SABO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SERRANO,
Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. SLATTERY, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SMITH
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of Iowa, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. STARK, Mr. STOKES, Mr.
SWETT, Mr. SYNAR, Mr. TANNER, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. TORRES, Mr.
TORRICELLI, 
Mr. 
TOWNS, 
Mr. 
TRAFICANT, 
Mr. 
TUCKER, 
Mr.
UNDERWOOD, Mrs. UNSOELD, Mr. VALENTINE, Mr. VENTO, Mr. VIS-
CLOSKY, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WASHINGTON, Ms. WATERS,
Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WILSON, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following
joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and
Civil Service
JOINT RESOLUTION
Designating the week beginning October 25, 1993, as ‘‘World
Population Awareness Week’’.
Whereas the population of the world today exceeds
5,500,000,000 and increases at the rate of some
100,000,000 per year;
Whereas more than 90 percent of world population growth
occurs in developing countries, those least able to provide
even basic services for their citizens;
Whereas rapid population growth and overconsumption are
major deterrents to sustainable development;
Whereas 40 countries with 40 percent of the population of
the developing world are currently unable to provide
enough food for their inhabitants to meet average nutri-
tional requirements;
Whereas the global community has for more than 25 years
recognized the basic right of individuals to voluntarily
and responsibly determine the number and spacing of
their children;
Whereas expanded accessibility to family planning has led to
a world with 400,000,000 fewer people than their might
have been;
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Whereas at least one-half of the women of reproductive age
in developing countries want to limit the number of their
children, but lack the means or ability to gain access to
modern family planning methods;
Whereas numerous studies provide compelling evidence of a
strong correlation between a smaller desired family size
and the elevation of the status of women, especially
through opening educational and employment opportuni-
ties; and
Whereas preparations are underway for the 1994 Inter-
national Conference on Population and Development
(ICPD) in Cairo, Egypt, focusing world attention on the
integral linkage between population, sustained economic
growth, and sustainable development—more specifically,
the importance of family planning, the role of women, the
effects of migration, the need for increased resources,
and the devastation caused by AIDS: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the week beginning October 25, 1993, is designated
as ‘‘World Population Awareness Week’’, and the Presi-
dent is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation
calling upon the people of the United States to observe
such a week in appropriate programs, ceremonies, and ac-
tivities.
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