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97 STAT. 1022 PUBLIC LAW 98-164—NOV. 22, 1983 Submittal to Congress. 22 USC 287b note. REPORT ON POLICIES PURSUED BY OTHER COUNTRIES IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SEC. 117. The Secretary of State shall trginsmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, by January 31 of each year, a report regarding the policies which each member country of the United Nations pursues in international organizations of which the United States is a member. The report shall describe generally each country's foreign policies as reflected in its activities in interna- tional orgeuiizations and shall detail their respective positions on major issues of interest to the United States, including key decisions relating to the budget of international organizations. Report to Congress. 1985 CONFERENCE—UNITED NATIONS DECADE FOR WOMEN SEC. 118. The President shall usc every available means at his disposal to ensure that the 1985 Conference to commemorate the conclusion of the United Nations Decade for Women is not domi- nated by political issues extraneous to the goals of the 1985 Women's Conference that would jeopardize United States participa- tion in and support for that Conference consistent with applicable legislation concerning United States contributions to the United Nations. Prior to the 1985 Conference, the President shall report to the Congress on the nature of the preparations, the adherence to the original goals of the Conference, and the extent of any continued United States participation and support for the Conference. UNITED NATIONS WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGING SEC. 119. (a) The Congress finds that— (1) in 1977 the Congress called for the United Nations to convene a World Assembly on Aging; (2) the United Nations World Assembly on Aging was held in Vienna, Austria, from July 26 to August 6, 1982, and unani- mously adopted the Vienna International Plan of Action on Aging on August 6, 1982, which called for the development of policies designed to enhance the individual lives of the aging and to allow the aging to enjoy their advancing years in peace, health, and security; (3) the United Nations General Assembly on December 3, 1982, unanimously endorsed the World Assembly International Plan of Action; and (4) the General Assembly of the United Nations, in adopting the plan, called upon governments to make continuous efforts to implement the principles and recommendations contained in the Plan of Action as adopted by the World Assembly on Aging. (b) Therefore, it is the sense of the Congress that the President should take steps to— (1) encourage Government-wide participation in implement- ing the recommendations of the World Assembly and planning for the scheduled review in 1985 by the United Nations on the implementation of the Vienna International Plan of Action on Aging; (2) encourage the exchange of information and the promotion of research on aging among the States, the Federal Govern- ment, international organizations, and other nations;