[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 158 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                    September 18, 1995.
Whereas in 1990 Mongolia ended nearly 7 decades of Soviet domination and single 
        party Communist rule;
Whereas the 1992 Mongolian constitution established Mongolia as an independent 
        and sovereign republic and guaranteed fundamental human rights;
Whereas the people of Mongolia enjoyed their first multiparty democratic 
        elections on July 29, 1990, and their first direct presidential election 
        on June 6, 1993;
Whereas the Department of State's 1994 Country Report on Human Rights practices 
        commended Mongolia for ``steady--if sometimes uneven--progress in its 
        transition from a highly centralized Communist-led state toward a full-
        fledged multiparty democracy'';
Whereas Mongolia continues its efforts to develop a market economy;
Whereas the United States has sought to assist Mongolia's movement toward 
        democracy and market-oriented reforms by granting most-favored-nation 
        status and providing insurance by the Overseas Private Investment 
        Corporation, supporting Mongolia in international assistance 
        organizations, and providing $35,000,000 in bilateral assistance; and
Whereas United States-funded programs of nongovernment organizations, such as 
        the National Endowment for Democracy and the Asia Foundation, have 
        helped build democracy in Mongolia: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends Mongolia for courageous efforts to transform itself 
        from a single-party state to a multiparty state and from a controlled to 
        a free market economy;
            (2) congratulates Mongolia for the swift and peaceful changes that 
        have taken place since the appearance of the internal reform movement in 
        December 1989;
            (3) cites for particular praise Mongolia's first multiparty 
        democratic elections on July 29, 1990, and first direct presidential 
        election on June 6, 1993;
            (4) urges the Government of Mongolia to continue to strengthen and 
        deepen democratic reform and human rights, including the full protection 
        of religious freedom and other civil liberties, in order to enhance 
        representative and accountable government;
            (5) commends the parallel movement in Mongolia toward a free market 
        economy through economic reforms;
            (6) notes that the best hope for accelerated economic growth is to 
        attract more foreign investment by further liberalizing the economy and 
        expanding trade with nontraditional partners, including the United 
        States; and
            (7) pledges its continued support for democracy, human rights, and 
        the development of a free market in Mongolia.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.