HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 612

Whereas in recent years the Government of the Republic of Uganda has engaged in a consistent pattern of gross violation of internationally recognized human rights;

Whereas the United States holds such actions to be unacceptable and has already taken certain measures to express its abhorrence of human rights conditions in Uganda;

Whereas the United Nations Human Rights Commission has agreed to and is currently preparing for study missions in order to investigate changes of violations of rights in Uganda;

Whereas the Government of the Republic of Uganda continues to earn significant amounts of foreign exchange from exports of coffee to the United States and other countries; and

Whereas repressive measures taken by the Ugandan Government have aroused deep concern among Americans and throughout the international community: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That (a) the Congress strongly condemns the gross violations of human rights, and other acts which suppress freedom of political thought and violate the rights of individuals, which have been committed by Idi Amin and the Government of the Republic of Uganda and the Congress urges the President of the United States to support, and where possible, implement measures, such as an embargo on trade with Uganda, which would effectively discourage United States support of the Government of Uganda.

(b) The Congress urges the President of the United States to encourage and support international efforts to investigate and respond to conditions in the Republic of Uganda, including economic restrictions.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 617

Whereas the Congress is shocked and dismayed to learn of the murder of Aldo Moro, former Prime Minister of Italy and head of the Christian Democratic Party in Italy;

Whereas this killing is a crime not only against Aldo Moro, but against mankind and against the democratic process which gives the fullest recognition to the values of each human life;

Whereas this murder follows other acts of terror committed by the Red Brigades in Italy which have resulted in the death or injury of many prominent citizens of Italy; and

Whereas such terrorism seeks to threaten the safety and wellbeing of the people, and of the democratic process, not only in Italy but in all democratic nations: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress denounces the assassination of Aldo Moro as an abhorrent criminal act which deserves the fullest condemnation.

SEC. 2. It is the sense of the Congress that the people and the Government of Italy have the full confidence of the United States and should receive its full support in their efforts to apprehend the perpetrators of the murder of Aldo Moro and to eliminate the campaign of terrorism.

SEC. 3. It is further the sense of the Congress that the President should redouble United States efforts to gain international cooperation in wiping out the Scourge of terrorism.

SEC. 4. The Congress extends its deepest sympathy to the family of Aldo Moro and to the people of Italy on this tragic occasion.

SEC. 5. The Speaker of the House of Representatives is directed to forward a copy of this concurrent resolution to the President and to the Ambassador of the Government of Italy to the United States.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 624

Whereas the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe commits the signatory countries to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Whereas the signatory countries have pledged themselves to "fulfill in good faith their obligations under international law";

Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees to all the rights of freedom of thought, conscience, religion, opinion, and expression; Whereas the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights guarantees that everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, and the right to hold opinions without interference;

Whereas the Soviet Union signed the Final Act of the Conference on Cooperation and Security in Europe, is a party to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; Whereas Principle VII of the Final Act specifically confirms the "right of the individual to know and act upon his rights and duties" in the field of human rights and Principle IX confirms the relevant and positive role individuals play in the implementation of the provisions of the Final Act; Whereas, acting in conformity with these confirmed rights, individuals in the Soviet Union formed the Public Groups to Promote Observance of the Helsinki Agreement in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and sought, through those groups in Moscow, the Ukraine, Lithuania, Georgia, and Armenia, to call the attention of public opinion, their own government, and other Final Act signatories to documented violations of human rights by compiling and issuing open, through reports on official practices toward religious believers, persons seeking to rejoin or visit relatives abroad, persons confined in mental hospitals because of their political beliefs, persons confined in prisons, prison camps, or internal exile because of their efforts to express such beliefs or disseminate their views and information, and minority groups seeking cultural and political rights in the Soviet Union;

Whereas twenty-two members of the Helsinki Groups and their affiliates have been punished merely for their activities and participation in those Groups: two, Pyotr Grigorenko and Tomas Venclova, were stripped of citizenship while abroad and thus banished from their homeland; one, Malva Landa, has been sent into internal exile; and ninteen others, Eduard Arutyunyan, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Aleksandr Ginzburg, Grigory Goldshtein, Ambartsum Khlgatyan, Merab Kostava, Levko Lukyanenko, Myroslav Marynovych, Mykola Matusevych, Robert Nazaryan, Yuri Orlov, Viktoras Petkus, Aleksandr Podrabinek, Viktor Rtskhiladze, Mykola Rudenko, Feliks Serebrov, Anatoly Shcharansky, Oleksiy Tykhy, and Pyotr Vins, are presently imprisoned; Whereas Soviet authorities have already tried and convicted several members of the Helsinki Groups and their associates for their activities in promoting the standards of the Helsinki Final Act;

Whereas Yuri Orlov, the leader and founding member of the Moscow Group, was brought to trial this week in the Soviet capital for such activities, and Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava, two founding members of the Georgian Group, were brought to trial in Tbilisi the same day to face similar charges; Whereas the activities of the Helsinki Groups and their members should be protected, not punished, in accordance with the Helsinki Final Act, the Universal Declaration, and the International Covenant; and

Whereas the arrests and trials of the members of these Groups call into question the intention of the Soviet Union to adhere in good faith to the international treaties and agreements to which it is a party: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring). That it is the sense of the Congress that, in conformity with the Helsinki Final Act, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and basic standards of justice, the unjustly imprisoned members and affiliates of the Soviet Helsinki Groups should be granted their freedom and allowed to pursue their lawful activities on behalf of basic human rights without further harassment.

SEC. 2. The Congress urges the President, the Secretary of State, and other appropriate executive branch officials to continue to express at every suitable opportunity and in the strongest terms the opposition of the United States to the imprisonment of members of the Helsinki Groups.

SEC. 3. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Soviet Ambassador to the United States and to the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 715

Whereas the people of the United States earnestly hope and pray that a just and durable peace in the Middle East can be negotiated by the parties to the ArabIsraeli conflict;

Whereas President Carter has responded to this hope by his courageous and dedicated effort in convening the Camp David Summit;

Whereas President Anwar al-Sadat and Prime Minister Menachem Begin have been willing to negotiate with understanding, humility, and a willingness to compromise in order to try to achieve solutions acceptable to all sides and promote lasting peace and justice in the Middle East; and

Whereas continued good will and cooperation will be needed from the leaders of all states in the Middle East: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress commends President Carter for his leadership in promoting peace in the Middle East and endorses his efforts to further encourage support and understanding among the leaders of all states in the Middle East of the two agreements reached at the Camp David Summit.

SEC. 2. The Congress commends President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin for the courageous steps they have taken to resolve the differences between their nations and to bring about a comprehensive, just, and durable peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

SEC. 3. It is the sense of the Congress that the framework for Middle East peace embodied in the two agreements reached at the Camp David Summit provides the basis for peace treaties among the parties to the Arab-Israeli conflict and provides hope that human dignity, justice, and security for all peoples in the Middle East can be achieved.

SEC. 4. It is further the sense of the Congress that the United States should continue to pursue further direct peace talks among parties in the Middle East in order to build on the momentum created by the Camp David agreements to punished by the Soviet Government for their efforts.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 7

Whereas the obstruction and harassment of Soviet Jews and other minorities trying to obtain emigration visas to reunite with their families profoundly offends the conscience of a free people; and

Whereas these incidents of Soviet Government-sanctioned ethnic and religious discrimination violate internationally agreed-upon principles of human rights: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the sustained interest of the American people be conveyed to the Soviet Government regarding adherence to the Helsinki Declaration, including their pledge to facilitate freer movement of people, expedite the reunification of families, and uphold the general freedom to leave one's country.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 12

Whereas Romania has suffered a disastrous earthquake which resulted in a significant loss of life, much human suffering, enormous physical destruction, and major economic disruption; and

Whereas it is in the tradition of the United States to provide humanitarian assistance to the victims of such disasters: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the United States should do all that is possible to assist the people of Romania in their hour of need following the terrible natural disaster which has just afflicted them; and should join with other nations and international organizations and with public and private organizations for that purpose; and that the people of the United States express their deepest sympathy to the victims and to their bereaved families.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 95

Condemning the trials of Anatoly Shcharansky, Viktoras Petkus, and Aleksandr Ilyich Ginzburg.

Whereas the Soviet Union is a signatory to the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe signed at Helsinki, Finland, on August 10,

1975, which provides for basic human rights including freedom of conscience, religion, and emigration;

Whereas Anatoly Shcharansky, Viktoras Petkus, and Aleksandr Ilyich Ginzburg who have supported the Helsinki Final Act have been or are being tried and punished by the Soviet Government for their efforts.

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the trials of Anatoly Shcharansky, Viktoras Petkus, and Aleksandr Ilyich Ginzburg who have defended the Helsinki Final Act are matters of deep concern to the American people; that these deplorable events inevitably affect the climate of our relations and impose obstacles to the building of confidence and cooperation between our two countries; that the Congress urges the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet and its leadership to seek a humanitarian resolution to these cases and to work toward improving the climate in United States-Soviet relations.

HOUSE RESOLUTION 724

Whereas the foreign policy of the Carter administration gives high priority to the issue of human rights conditions around the world;

Whereas there have been numerous credible accounts by refugees from Cambodia telling of countless killings and other barbaric brutalities by the Government of Cambodia; and

Whereas the United States and the peoples of the world must protest the brutality taking place within Cambodia: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the United States House of Representatives

(1) expresses deep concern over the continuing disregard for basic human rights, including atrocities and killings, of the Cambodian people by the Government of Democratic Kampuchea; and

(2) calls upon the President to cooperate with other nations, through appropriate international fora such as the United Nations, in an effort to bring the flagrant violations of internationally recognized human rights now taking place in Cambodia to an end.

HOUSE RESOLUTION 736

To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States delegation to the United Nations should work with the delegations of other member nations to call for a World Assembly on Aging and a World Year on Aging. Whereas the United Nations has within recent years intensified its research, and information exchange activities relating to aging;

Whereas a question relating to broadening the United Nations program on aging will be considered this autumn at the thirty-second session of the General Assembly;

Whereas the discussion of such question will offer a timely forum for discussion of a proposal for a World Year on Aging and an intergovernmental Assembly on Aging;

Whereas recent United Nations reports provide impressive evidence that aging populations worldwide will cause widespread economic and social dislocations unless extensive and informed efforts are made to take full advantage of the beneficial and far-reaching opportunities afforded by an increase in the proportion of older persons; and

Whereas there is reason to believe that widespread support for a World Assembly and World Year on Aging can be developed among member nations of the United Nations: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should instruct the United States delegation to the United Nations to work with the delegations of other nations represented at the United Nations to call for a World Assembly on Aging and a World Year on Aging for not later than 1982. SEC. 2. The Clerk of the House shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the President.

HOUSE RESOLUTION 784

Whereas hunger and malnutrition remain daily facts of life for millions of people throughout the world;

Whereas there is a need to examine the relationship between increasing worldwide hunger and malnutrition and the maldistribution of world wide food resources;

Whereas it is in the interest of the United States to reduce significantly hunger and malnutrition and to assist in the efforts of nations and people to improve the capability to feed themselves;

Whereas the economic, food, and development policies of the United States significantly affect the nutritional, social, economic, and political conditions of developed and developing nations;

Whereas the United States needs to develop a clearly defined and coordinated food and development policy that reflects the interrelationships between domestic and international hunger and malnutrition;

Whereas Americans are concerned about, and wish to make a valuable contribution to, the process of formulating policies to meet basic human needs; and Whereas in this time of greater national emphasis on protecting basic human rights, there can be no higher priority than the preservation of life itself: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the President should establish a Commission on Domestic and International Hunger and Malnutrition (hereafter referred to as the "Commission") so that the President and the Congress may better understand the pervasiveness of hunger and malnutrition and take necessary steps to counteract the problem.

SEC. 2. (a) The Commission should

(1) establish clearly the causes of hunger and malnutrition and the relationship between domestic and international hunger and malnutrition;

(2) identify and evaluate existing Federal programs and policies related to hunger and malnutrition; and

(3) develop for the President and the Congress specific recommendations for policies and legislation to reduce significantly hunger and malnutrition throughout the world and assisting in implementing such recommendations. (b) To carry out the purposes of subsection (1), the Commission should

(1) assemble, correlate, integrate, and generate information and resources on food, hunger, malnutrition, and related concerns;

(2) assess the organization and structure of current programs which affect domestic and international hunger and malnutrition;

(3) analyze and present findings to the President, the Congress, and the public; and

(4) assist the President and Congress in implementing its findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

SEC. 3. The Commission shall be a balanced membership composed of fifteen persons appointed by the President from individuals who represent diverse backgrounds.

SEC. 4. The Commission should

(1) not later than six months after the date of the appointment of its final member, prepare and transmit to the President and the Congress an interim report on the progress achieved in implementing the provisions of section 2 of this resolution together with a schedule of activities and goals for the following six months;

(2) not later than one year after the date of appointment of its final member, prepare and transmit a report containing a detailed statement of findings, conclusions, and recommendations; and

(3) assist for a period of up to one year after the transmission of the final report in the implementation of its recommendations, and conduct an educational program to disseminate its findings to the people of the United States.

SEC. 5. The Clerk of the House shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the President.

HOUSE RESOLUTION 868

Whereas information has come to the House of Representatives establishing that Members of the House of Representatives have been the object of efforts by the Government of the Republic of Korea, or persons and organizations acting on' behalf of the Government of the Republic of Korea, to influence the Members' official conduct by conferring things of value on them or on members of their immediate families or their business or political associates, and Whereas the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is now engaged pursuant to H.R. 252 in a full and complete inquiry and investigation to determine whether Members of the House of Representatives, their immediate families or their associates accepted anything of value, directly or indirectly, from the Government of the Republic of Korea or representatives thereof; and