[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 169 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 169

            Expressing United States policy toward Romania.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 1999

     Mr. Gilman (for himself and Mr. Mica) submitted the following 
     concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
            Expressing United States policy toward Romania.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Romania has negotiated, agreed to, and ratified an 
        important bilateral treaty with the neighboring Republic of 
        Hungary that recognizes the borders of those two countries and 
        provides for the protection of the civil liberties of citizens 
        who are members of national minorities.
            (2) Romania has negotiated, agreed to, and ratified an 
        important bilateral treaty with neighboring Ukraine that 
        recognizes the borders of those two countries.
            (3) The November 1996 electoral change in the Government of 
        Romania was the first such change under a democratic political 
        system in Romania since 1937.
            (4) Romania was the first country to join the ``Partnership 
        for Peace'' program of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
        (NATO), in January 1994, has since become an active participant 
        in that program, is a member of NATO's Euro-Atlantic 
        Partnership Council, and has stated its strong interest in 
        admission into NATO and into the European Union.
            (5) The Government of Romania has worked to ensure civilian 
        control over its armed forces and has begun to implement 
        military reform through force reductions, reorganization of 
        officer ranks, and adoption of NATO-compatible procedures.
            (6) Romania has provided military personnel for 
        participation in and support of multinational peacekeeping 
        operations.
            (7) The Government of Romania has stated its continuing 
        support for the mission of NATO in supporting democratization 
        and stability across Europe.

SEC. 2. POLICY TOWARD ROMANIA.

    It is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to promote the development in Romania of a market-based 
        economy and a democratic government that respects the rights of 
        all of its citizens, regardless of ethnic background;
            (2) to support the territorial integrity of Romania and to 
        insist that the territorial integrity of Romania be respected 
        by all neighboring countries and by all political movements 
        within and outside Romania; and
            (3) to support the integration of Romania into pan-European 
        and trans-Atlantic economic and security institutions.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the United States should support efforts by Romania to 
        integrate into pan-European and trans-Atlantic institutions and 
        should view such integration as an important factor in 
        consolidating democratic government in Romania;
            (2) Romania is to be commended for its work to achieve 
        bilateral treaties with the Republic of Hungary and Ukraine and 
        the Government of Romania should now work expeditiously to 
        negotiate, agree to, and ratify a bilateral treaty with the 
        neighboring Republic of Moldova that recognizes the borders of 
        those two countries;
            (3) the Government of Romania should accelerate necessary 
        economic reforms, particularly privatization of state-owned 
        enterprises under a fair and transparent process and 
        privatization of the agricultural sector to include 
        privatization of land and of major agri-business enterprises;
            (4) the Government of Romania should, in a concrete manner, 
        address corrupt and criminal activities at all levels;
            (5) the United States should undertake to assist Romania to 
        address the costs of disruptions in commerce in southeastern 
        Europe caused by the conflict in neighboring Serbia; and
            (6) the United States should join other official creditors 
        of Romania in providing Romania with relief from such official 
        debt through rescheduling and, where appropriate, forgiveness.
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