[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 441 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 441

Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the investigation into the 
        terrorist attack on the U.S.S. COLE on October 12, 2000.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 2000

  Mr. Riley submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the investigation into the 
        terrorist attack on the U.S.S. COLE on October 12, 2000.

Whereas on October 12, 2000, 17 United States Navy sailors aboard the guided 
        missile destroyer U.S.S. COLE (DDG-67) were killed by terrorists while 
        their ship was being refueled in the Aden harbor in Yemen;
Whereas United States and Yemeni security forces and intelligence and law 
        enforcement officials have been working together since the attack to 
        investigate and apprehend those responsible;
Whereas numerous United States officials have joined President Clinton in 
        condemning this attack and have committed their total support to 
        bringing all of those involved to justice;
Whereas both the House of Representatives and the Senate have voted unanimously 
        to condemn the attack; and
Whereas recent news accounts and official statements have brought into serious 
        question the level of cooperation being afforded to United States 
        investigators by the Yemeni Government: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Government of Yemen should give United States 
        investigators complete and unfettered access to fully 
        investigate and question any and all suspects in the October 
        12, 2000, terrorist attack on the guided missile destroyer 
        U.S.S. COLE (DDG-67) while that ship was being refueled in the 
        Aden harbor in Yemen, including access to any Yemeni Government 
        officials suspected of having played a role in that attack; and
            (2) the President and senior administration officials 
        leading the United States investigation of that attack should 
        use whatever means are necessary to guarantee that 
        investigators of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have 
        access to the information and people they need to bring to 
        justice everyone involved in the attack on the U.S.S. COLE.
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