[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 510 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 510

   To express the condolences of the House of Representatives to the 
  victims of recent terrorist attacks, to condemn acts of terrorism, 
  reaffirm support for the Middle East peace process, and express the 
sense of the House of Representatives that the President should convene 
  an international conference to develop more effective means to deal 
    with the serious and growing threat of international terrorism.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1994

   Mr. Lantos (for himself and Mr. Gingrich) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   To express the condolences of the House of Representatives to the 
  victims of recent terrorist attacks, to condemn acts of terrorism, 
  reaffirm support for the Middle East peace process, and express the 
sense of the House of Representatives that the President should convene 
  an international conference to develop more effective means to deal 
    with the serious and growing threat of international terrorism.

Whereas the world has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks in recent 
        days, including the bombing of the Jewish cultural center in Buenos 
        Aires, Argentina, which resulted in the death of at least 95 people and 
        the injury of more than 200 others; two car bombings in London, England, 
        one targeted against the Israeli embassy and the second against a 
        building housing a Jewish charity, which resulted in the injury of 19 
        people; and the bombing of a commuter plane in Panama which resulted in 
        the death of 22 people, including three United States citizens;
Whereas, although the most recent terrorist attacks have been directed against 
        the government of Israel and against Jewish citizens of the countries 
        where these terrorist attacks have occurred, these terrorist attacks 
        have also resulted in the death and injury of individuals of all faiths 
        and races;
Whereas United States citizens and American property have been frequent objects 
        of international terrorist attacks, including over one-fifth of all 
        terrorist actions committed in the past year, the bombing of the World 
        Trade Center in New York City and the planned bombing of other 
        buildings, tunnels, and facilities in New York;
Whereas the number of individuals killed through terrorist actions in 1994 as a 
        result only of the recent terrorist incidents already exceeds the 109 
        deaths due to terrorist actions in 1993, which was the highest number 
        reported in the past five years;
Whereas radical opponents of the Middle East peace process, which has been given 
        renewed impetus in recent days with the signing of the Washington 
        Declaration between the governments of Israel and Jordan, have 
        threatened to undermine and disrupt the peace process through terrorist 
        atrocities against the State of Israel, the governments of other 
        countries in the Middle East, and in countries elsewhere around the 
        world; and
Whereas there is substantial evidence linking the Government of Iran and the 
        radical Lebanese organization Hizbollah, which is supported by Iran, to 
        these terrorist activities, as well as substantial evidence of their 
        involvement in other terrorist activities: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) conveys to the families of the victims who died and to 
        all those injured in the bombing of the Jewish cultural center 
        in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the bombings in London, England, 
        targeted against the Israeli embassy and a building housing a 
        Jewish charity, and the bombing of a commuter aircraft in 
        Panama the sincerest condolences of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (2) condemns these acts of terrorism and all acts of 
        terrorism as a grave threat to democracy and to pluralistic 
        open societies and denounces all individuals, organizations, 
        groups, and governments which engage in terrorism or which 
        support or shelter those who engage in terrorism;
            (3) reaffirms its strongest support for the peace process 
        now underway in the Middle East between Israel and the 
        Palestinian people, between Israel and Jordan, and between 
        Israel and other Arab states; condemns the effort by opponents 
        to undermine the peace process through terrorist acts; and 
        urges all countries and peoples to work actively to bring peace 
        to that region;
            (4) urges the President unilaterally to take action to 
        strengthen political, diplomatic, and economic sanctions 
        against Iran, as well as against all other countries which 
        support international terrorism, including Libya, Iraq, Syria, 
        Sudan, Cuba, and North Korea, and to strengthen United States 
        efforts against radical Islamic groups, including Hizbollah, 
        which engage in acts of terrorism;
            (5) urges the President to work to place the issue of 
        international terrorism on the agenda for the next summit 
        meeting of the leaders of the G-7 group of nations and in this 
        forum to raise directly with the Japanese and our European 
        allies the issue of intensifying economic, political and 
        diplomatic pressure against Iran and other state sponsors of 
        terrorism;
            (6) requests the President to work to bring the issue of 
        international terrorism before the Organization of American 
        States as a priority issue and to provide technical support and 
        assistance to the countries of the Americas to improve their 
        intelligence and investigative capacity to counter threats and 
        acts of international terrorism; and
            (7) urges the President of the United States to convene a 
        conference on international terrorism with the participation 
        and involvement of government leaders at the highest level, to 
        intensify and coordinate an effective international response in 
        order to prevent future acts of terrorism and to bring to 
        justice the perpetrators of such heinous and criminal acts 
        against humanity, and to intensify and coordinate international 
        political, diplomatic, and economic sanctions against Iran and 
        other countries which support international terrorism.
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