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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

98 STAT. 3512

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—OCT. 10, 1984

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Labor Organization Convention Concerning Employment Policy, and the UNESCO Convention Against Discrimination in Education: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the Government of the Soviet Union should fulfill obligations undertaken in the Helsinki Final Act, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and other international agreements relating to human rights, by pursuing a more humane emigration policy and ceasing harassment of Jews and others seeking to emigrate; (2) the fulfillment by the Government of the Soviet Union of its obligations with respect to internationaly recognized emigration rights would significantly promote improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union; (3) the President or his representatives should convey to the Government of the Soviet Union the concerns of the Congress expressed in this concurrent resolution at every appropriate opportunity, including— (A) at such time as agreements are negotiated between the United States and the Soviet Union in the areas of trade, commerce, including grain sales, and science and technology exchange; and (B) at such time as the President or his representatives meet with leaders of the Soviet Union concerning other aspects of relations between the two countries; and (4) the President or his representatives should also convey these concerns of the Congress to the governments of allies of the United States and urge the cooperation of those governments in efforts to promote emigration from the Soviet Union. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this concurrent resolution to the President with the request that he transmit such copy to the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Agreed to October 10, 1984.

Oct. 10, 1984 [H. Con. Res. 371]

Ante, p. 2933.

CORRECTION IN ENROLLMENT OF H.R. 2790 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 2790), to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize certain additional measures to assure accomplishment of the objectives of title II of such Act, and for other purposes, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the following correction in the first sentence in section 1: change "the Act (15 U.S.C. 1591(b))" to read "the