[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 222 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 222

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about the Federal 
          Bureau of Investigation Crisis Negotiation Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 1999

Mr. Hyde submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about the Federal 
          Bureau of Investigation Crisis Negotiation Program.

Whereas the Crisis Negotiation Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has 
        for the last twenty-five years worked to negotiate the release of 
        hostages;
Whereas the FBI agents who serve in the FBI's Crisis Negotiation Unit deserve 
        the gratitude of our nation for their bravery, devotion and their 
        ability to negotiate in the most dire situations the saving of lives of 
        countless hostages and law enforcement personnel;
Whereas the Crisis Negotiation Unit has also protected numerous potential 
        innocent bystanders from harm in many high profile hostage crisis 
        situations like the Lufthansa Skyjacking at John F. Kennedy Airport in 
        1993, to many serious incidents that have received little or no 
        publicity; and
Whereas the Crisis Negotiation Unit, a key element of the FBI's Critical 
        Incident Response Group, in performing its mission of operation, 
        training, research and program management has--

    (1) maintained a 24-hour-a-day operational response;

    (2) trained FBI negotiators and international law enforcement personnel 
through exchange programs; and

    (3) conducted research designed to expand the FBI's capability to 
assess, manage and successfully resolve many life-threatening crises: Now, 
therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the House of Representatives commends the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation's Crisis Negotiation Unit and, on behalf of all 
Americans, congratulates the Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents who 
have, through their dedicated service to our nation, guarded the public 
safety in even the most challenging law enforcement situations.
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