[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 222 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        August 2, 2001.
Whereas the proclamation on August 24, 1991 of the independence of Ukraine led 
        to the disintegration of the Soviet Union;
Whereas Ukraine and the United States, proceeding from their shared commitment 
        to democratic values, have expressed their determination to build broad 
        and durable relations in the 1994 Charter for Ukrainian-American 
        Partnership, Friendship and Cooperation and Ukraine is a country that 
        maintains a distinctive partnership with NATO since 1997;
Whereas on June 28, 1996, Ukraine's Parliament voted to adopt the democratic 
        Constitution and Ukraine has conducted its presidential and 
        parliamentary elections according to it, moving further away from the 
        former communist model of one-party totalitarian rule; and
Whereas Ukraine since its independence has successfully transferred from a 
        colony of the Soviet empire into a viable, peaceful state, which 
        established exemplary relations with all, neighboring countries and 
        consistently pursues a course of European integration with a commitment 
        to ensuring democracy and prosperity for its citizens: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
            (1) as a leader of the democratic nations of the world, the United 
        States commends and congratulates the people of Ukraine on the tenth 
        anniversary of Ukrainian independence;
            (2) the President and Parliament of Ukraine should continue their 
        efforts to maintain the balance of powers between the executive and 
        legislative branches of government and ensure that their cooperation is 
        aimed at furthering democratic reforms and strengthening civil society 
        based on the rule of law; and
            (3) the United States should continue to assist in building a truly 
        independent Ukraine through encouraging and supporting democratic and 
        market-economy transformations in Ukraine, keeping the doors of European 
        and Trans-Atlantic institutions open to this nation.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.