[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 209 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 209

    Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the territorial 
    integrity, unity, sovereignty, and full independence of Lebanon.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 1996

    Mr. Rahall (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Hoke) 
 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 territorial 
    integrity, unity, sovereignty, and full independence of Lebanon.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That--
            (1) the Congress--
                    (A) reaffirms the commitment of the United States 
                to preserve the territorial integrity, unity, 
                sovereignty, and full independence of Lebanon;
                    (B) urges the President to take the necessary steps 
                to activate the Consultative Group for Lebanon's 
                Reconstruction, which was established by the April 26, 
                1996, Understanding between Lebanon and Israel; and
                    (C) calls for the withdrawal of all non-Lebanese 
                forces from Lebanon so that Lebanon will no longer 
                serve as the preferred battleground for its neighbors;
            (2) it is the sense of the Congress that--
                    (A) the President should consider resolving the 
                presence of non-Lebanese forces in Lebanon without 
                relying exclusively upon a comprehensive peace in the 
                region to resolve this issue; and
                    (B) insofar as Lebanon's neighbors require security 
                from Lebanon, Lebanon must be secure from interference 
                from its neighbors;
            (3) the Congress--
                    (A) calls upon the President to negotiate directly 
                with officials of the Government of Lebanon on issues 
                pertaining to Lebanon; and
                    (B) calls upon Lebanon to assert more independence 
                to assure the international community that Lebanon has 
                the political will and military capability to guarantee 
                security along its borders for itself and its neighbors 
                and disarm all militias upon the withdrawal of non-
                Lebanese forces from Lebanon;
            (4) insofar as the democratic process is part of Lebanon's 
        national character, the Congress urges that Lebanon's 
        parliamentary elections proceed unimpeded in a fair, open, and 
        equitable manner; and
            (5) it is the sense of the Congress that the President 
        should use the guidelines set forth in paragraphs (1) through 
        (4) in formulating United States policy toward Lebanon.
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