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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—OCT. 26, 1989 103 STAT. 2565 UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL GIFT OF Oct.26, 1989 DEMOCRACY TO POLAND RESOLUTION ts. Ck>n. Res. 74] Whereas the members of the new Sejm and Senate of Poland are undertaking the historic process of organizing the first parhament in Poland in more than half a century with a majority of demo- cratically elected members; Whereas these new legislators, citizens from many walks of life, are taking on the tremendous responsibility of such organization without the benefit of previous legislative experience; Whereas these new legislators are united in their commitment to reform dramatically the social and economic structure of Poland; Whereas these new legislators are dedicated to permanent establish- ment of individual freedom and have a renewed hope for, and confidence in, the future of Poland; Whereas, faced with the need to revive the economy of Poland, these new legislators must create entities to facilitate efficient government; Whereas, among many other challenges to be met in the coming months, the Sejm and Senate of Poland must confront a lack of training and equipment for legislative systems management, legislative research, parliamentary procedure, and related legisla- tive matters; and Whereas the Congress has a well established legislative operations capability: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That this resolution may be cited as the "United States Congres- sional Gift of Democracy to Poland Resolution". SEC. 2. (a) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leader of the Senate, acting jointly, shall establish an ad hoc delegation of employees of the legislative branch, with expertise in legislative systems management, legisla- tive research, parliamentary procedure, and related legislative mat- ters, to travel to Poland. (b) In order to assist the Polish people in developing an effective parliament, the delegation shall— (1) assess the training and equipment needs of the Sejm and Senate of Poland in the areas of expertise referred to in subsec- tion (a); and (2) not more than thirty days after completion of the assess- ment, submit to the Congress a report of findings derived from the assessment. (c) Upon receipt of the report, the leadership of the Congress shall endeavor to identify and secure the ways and means to provide an appropriate United States congressional gift of democracy to Poland in the form of training and equipment relating to the areas of expertise referred to in subsection (a). In this endeavor, the leader- ship is encouraged to coordinate its efforts with appropriate private and public entities such as the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, the National Republican Institute for Inter- national Affairs, and the parliaments of the nations of Western Europe. SEC. 3. Travel expenses of the delegation shall be paid in accord- ance with the policies of the House of Representatives or the Senate, as applicable. For purposes of payment of such expenses, employees

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