[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 91 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.Con.Res.91
                                         Agreed to March 8, 2000        

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas the United States had never recognized the forcible 
  incorporation of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 
  into the former Soviet Union;
Whereas the declaration on March 11, 1990, of the reestablishment of 
  full sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Lithuania led to 
  the disintegration of the former Soviet Union;
Whereas Lithuania since then has successfully built democracy, ensured 
  human and minority rights, the rule of law, developed a free market 
  economy, implemented exemplary relations with neighboring countries, 
  and consistently pursued a course of integration into the community 
  of free and democratic nations by seeking membership in the European 
  Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and
Whereas Lithuania, as a result of the progress of its political and 
  economic reforms, has made, and continues to make, a significant 
  contribution toward the maintenance of international peace and 
  stability by, among other actions, its participation in NATO-led 
  peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Kosovo: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress hereby--
        (1) congratulates Lithuania on the occasion of the tenth 
    anniversary of the reestablishment of its independence and the 
    leading role it played in the disintegration of the former Soviet 
    Union; and
        (2) commends Lithuania for its success in implementing 
    political and economic reforms, which may further speed the process 
    of that country's integration into European and Western 
    institutions.
  Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.

  Attest:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.