[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 355 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 355

     Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding environmental 
   contamination and health effects emanating from the former United 
             States military facilities in the Philippines.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2000

Mr. Underwood 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 environmental 
   contamination and health effects emanating from the former United 
             States military facilities in the Philippines.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
    That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the 
        Secretary of Defense, should work with the Government of the 
        Philippines and with appropriate nongovernmental organizations 
        in the United States and the Philippines to fully identify and 
        share all relevant information concerning environmental 
        contamination and health effects emanating from former United 
        States military facilities in the Philippines following the 
        departure of United States military forces from the Philippines 
        in 1992; and
            (2) the United States should work with the Government of 
        the Philippines to help ameliorate the environmental 
        contamination and health effects emanating from former United 
        States military facilities in the Philippines following the 
        departure of United States military forces from the Philippines 
        in 1992.
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