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1. To Commend the Government and People of Berlin for Keep-

ing Alive the Spirit of Equality, Freedom, and Human

Dignity Through Their Solemn Commemoration of the Fif-

tieth Anniversary of Jesse Owens' Victories at the 1936

Berlin Olympic Games

2. Expressing the Sense of the Congress That the Existence of

the Berlin Wall After Twenty-Five Years Is a Visible In-

dictment of the Communist System and That the Contin-

ued Vitality of the Western Sectors of the City Is a Testa-

ment to the Berliners' Courage and Devotion to Freedom ...

3. Welcoming Natan (Anatoly) Shcharansky to the United

States.

4. Concerning the Soviet Union's Persecution of Members of

the Ukrainian and Other Public Helsinki Monitoring

Groups

5. Expressing the Sense of the Congress Concerning Democracy

in the Republic of Korea.....

6. Expressing the Sense of the Congress Concerning the

Human Rights Situation in North Korea and the Reduc-

tion of Tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

7. Providing That the President Shall Continue to Adhere to

the Numerical Sublimits of the SALT Agreements As

Long As the Soviet Union Does Likewise....

8. Expressing the Sense of the Congress Concerning the Soviet

Union's Continued Interference with Postal Communica-

tions Between the United States and the Soviet Union ........

9. Calling on the Governments of the Soviet Union, Poland,

and Czechoslovakia to Cease Activities Causing Harmful

Interference to the Broadcasts of Voice of America and

RFE/RL, Incorporated......

10. Expressing the Sense of the Congress That the Soviet Union

Should Immediately Provide for the Emigration of Naum

Meiman and Inna Kitrosskaya-Meiman and for the Reso-

lution of All Divided Family and Emigration Cases.

11. Expressing Support for President Reagan in His October 11-

12 Meeting with General Secretary Gorbachev in Reykja-

vik, Iceland, and for Other Purposes......

12. To Express the Sense of the House of Representatives That

the People of the World Should Support and Encourage

the Goals of the First Earth Run........

13. Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives Re-

garding the Furnishing of Assistance for the Republic of

Liberia, and for Other Purposes....

14. To Certify the Contempt Report Regarding Ralph Bernstein

and Joseph Bernstein

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15. Congratulating the Inter-American Foundation on Its Fif-
teenth Anniversary and Commending It for its Outstand-
ing Contributions to United States Development Assist-
ance Efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean
16. To Express the Gratitude of the American People for the
Assistance Provided by the Government and People of the
United Kingdom During Defensive Operations Carried Out
Against Libya on April 14, 1986....

17. Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives Con-
cerning the Nuclear Accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear
Facility in Soviet Ukraine.......

18. Welcoming Father Lawrence Jenco Back to the United
States After 18 Months in Captivity, Encouraging Those
Who Assisted in Securing His Release To Help in Securing
the Release of the Remaining Hostages in Lebanon, and
for Other Purposes....

19. Concerning the Arrest, Imprisonment, and Indictment of
Nicholas Daniloff By the Soviet Union.....

20. Commending the Peace Corps, On the Occasion of Its 25th
Anniversary, for Its Dedication to the Promotion of World
Peace and Friendship..

21. Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives That
the President Should Convene a Summit Meeting of World
Leaders To Adopt a Unified, Effective Program Against
International Terrorism.....

22. Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency.
23. Commending the Royal Thai Government for Its Extraordi-
nary Humanitarian Contributions to the Large, Diverse
Refugee Community in Thailand and for Its Continued
Willingness To Remain a Country of First Asylum to
Those Fleeing Repressive Regimes in Indochina

24. To Commemorate the Bicentennial of Australia and To
Honor the April 1986 Visit of Australian Prime Minister
Robert Hawke to the United States.....

25. Expressing the Sense of the Congress on the Resumption of
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Or-
derly Departure Program for Vietnam.

V. Other Legislative Actions:
A. Measures Reported or Passed by the House But Included in
Other Legislation:

1. To Amend the Arms Control and Disarmament Act in Order
To Increase the Authorization of Appropriations for the
Fiscal Year 1985, To Extend the Authorization of Appro-
priations for the Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987, and for Other
Purposes....

2. Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act.

3. To Amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 To Protect
Tropical Forests in Developing Countries; To Amend the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 To Protect Biological Diver-
sity in Developing Countries.....

4. To Require That Any United States Government Support for
Military or Paramilitary Operations in Angola Be Openly
Acknowledged and Publicly Debated..

5. To Authorize Additional Economic and Military Assistance
for the Philippines....

B. Measures Which Passed the House But Received No Final
Action:

1. To Express the Opposition of the United States to the
System of Apartheid in South Africa, and for Other Pur-
poses....

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2. "Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act of
1986"

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3. To Require That United States Companies Cease Their Par-
ticipation in the Production, Marketing, or Distribution of
Libyan Oil.....

4. To Prevent Nuclear Explosive Testing

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5. Opposing the Soviet Union's Invasion and Six Year Occupa-
tion of Afghanistan Against the National Will of the
Afghan People....

6. Prohibiting the Sale to Saudi Arabia of Certain Defense
Articles and Related Defense Services......

C. Measures Which Failed in the House:

1. To Provide United States Assistance to Foster Peace and
Nurture Democratic Institutions Throughout Central
America..

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2. Relating to Central America Pursuant to the International
Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985

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3. Calling for the Restoration of Democracy in Chile........

4. To Urge the Government of South Africa to Indicate Its
Willingness To Engage in Meaningful Political Negotia-
tions with That Country's Black Majority

5. Opposing the Participation of the Chilean Vessel Esmeralda
in the July 4th Liberty Weekend Celebration.

D. Measures Reported But Not Receiving Final Action:

1. Expressing the Sense of the Congress with Respect to Imple-
mentation of the International Whaling Commission Mora-
torium on Commercial Whaling..

2. Expressing the Sense of the Congress Concerning Represent-
ative Government, Political Parties, and Freedom of Ex-
pression on Taiwan

3. To Reaffirm Support for the Agreement On a Framework for
Negotiating a Peaceful Settlement to the Conflict and Tur-
moil in Central America, Which Resulted From the Initia-
tive of the Contadora Group..

4. Expressing the Sense of the Congress Concerning the Politi-
cal Situation in the People's Republic of China..
5. Condemning the Violence of Apartheid in South Africa and
Requesting an Investigation by the Secretary of State..........

E. Resolutions of Inquiry:

1. Directing the President To Provide Certain Documents to
the House of Representatives Concerning the Use of the
$27,000,000 Appropriated for Humanitarian Assistance for
the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance.....

2. Directing the President To Provide to the House of Repre-
sentatives Certain Information Concerning Activities of Lt.
Col. Oliver North or Any Other Member of the Staff of the
National Security Council in Support of the Nicaraguan
Resistance

F. Other Measures Considered by the Committee or Subcommittee:
1. "Promotion of Democracy in Ethiopia Act of 1986".
2. To Require That United States Foreign Assistance for the
Philippines Be Withheld and Held in Trust for the Philip-
pines Until a President Has Been Installed in That Coun-
try Pursuant to a Free, Fair, and Honest Election Which
Is Recognized As Legitimate by the Majority of the Popu-
lation of the Philippines.........

3. To Clarify Certain Authorities of the Secretary of the Interi-
or and of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation,
and for Other Purposes.....

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4. To Enhance Exports of United States Agricultural Commod-
ities...........

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5. Condemning the Brutal Treatment of, and Blatant Discrimi-
nation Against the Turkish Minority by the Government
of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.....

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6. To Establish a United States Commission on Improving the
Effectiveness of the United Nations......

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G. Other Items of Interest:

1. "Garrison Diversion Unit Reformulation Act of 1986"
2. "Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1985".
3. "Food Security Act of 1985"...

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5. To Provide the Small Business Administration Continuing
Authority To Administer a Program for Small Innovative
Firms........

6. To Authorize Appropriations for Fiscal Years 1987 and 1988
for the United States Institute for Peace.

H. Other Activities:

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A. Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Sci

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8. Arms Control and the Atomic Bomb: 40 Years Later.
9. Plutonium-Use Policy.

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10. Third Review Conference of the Treaty of the Non

Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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11. President's ASAT Certification....

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12. Technology Transfer and the SDI Research Agree-
ments.....

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Other Activities

B. Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East:
Hearings:
1. Aid Requests and Other Legislation:

(a) Economic and Security Assistance Programs for
Europe and the Middle East for Fiscal Years
1986 and 1987..

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1. Arms Export Control Act: Purpose and Use of Selected
Provisions....

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2. Cooperative Agreement Between the United States
and the Federal Republic of Germany.....

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