[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 191 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         July 22, 1997.
Whereas the Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas have announced their merger;
Whereas the Department of Defense has approved the merger as consistent with the 
        national security of the United States;
Whereas the Federal Trade Commission has found that the merger does not violate 
        the antitrust laws of the United States;
Whereas the European Commission has been highly critical of the merger in its 
        consideration of the facts;
Whereas the European Commission is apparently determined to disapprove the 
        merger to gain an unfair competitive advantage for Airbus Industries, a 
        government-owned aircraft manufacturer; and
Whereas this dispute could threaten to disrupt the overall relationship between 
        the European Union and the United States which had a two-way trade in 
        goods and services of approximately $366,000,000,000 in 1996: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
            (1) any disapproval by the European Commission of the merger of the 
        Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas would constitute an unwarranted and 
        unprecedented interference in a United States business transaction that 
        would directly threaten thousands of American aerospace jobs and 
        potentially put many more jobs at risk on both sides of the Atlantic; 
        and
            (2) the President should take such actions as he considers to be 
        appropriate to protect United States interests in connection with this 
        matter.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.