[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 68 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 68

    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

                             April 29, 1997

   Mr. Rahall (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. John, and Mr. Dingell) 
 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) commends the President for hosting the 
                ``Friends of Lebanon'' conference on December 16, 1996, 
                and urges the President to take further steps to assist 
                Lebanon's reconstruction; 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;
            (4) insofar as the democratic process is part of Lebanon's 
        national character, the Congress urges that Lebanon respect 
        freedom of the press, human rights, judicial due process, 
        political freedom, the right of association, and freedom of 
        assembly;
            (5) the Congress commends the Lebanese Government for its 
        determination to hold municipal elections for the first time 
        since 1963; and
            (6) 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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