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 104 STAT. 1480 PUBLIC LAW 101-509—NOV. 5, 1990 with those nations providing the defense, or by equivalent "inkind" payments, or by assuming some of the other international financial burdens of the major defense-providing nations; (B) in concert with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the Office of Maneigement and Budget, shall consult with Congress on the steps the President is taking to meet the goals enumerated in subparagraph (A) and shall provide a report to the Congress no later than November 30, 1990, detailing the progress of such steps to date; (C) during his consultations with other international leaders, should consider stressing, among other points, that failure by any country to actively contribute in the most appropriate manner for that country could have a detrimental impact on its bilateral relationship with the United States; and (D) should also inform Congress of any legislative initiatives which need to be taken to meet the goals enumerated in subparagraphs (A) through (C). SEC. 631. (a) Section 3401(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended in clause (1)(A) by striking out "or" the first time it appears in such clause and inserting ", or temporarily deployed overseas for an operational contingency in arduous circumstances, as determined by the Secretary of Defense" after "belligerent". Military (b) This section shall apply to military personnel participating in personnel. "Operation Desert Shield". 39 USC 3401 SEC. 632. CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD. —(a) FIND- "°^ INGS. —The Senate finds that— (1) the future peace and prosperity of all nations depend upon the good health and well-being of the world's children; (2) the Congress has long recognized the vulnerability of children and has enacted numerous laws that afford them special protections in this country; (3) similar protections for children are either totally lacking or inadequately enforced in much of the world; (4) in part as a result of this lack of protection, millions of children are threatened daily by poverty, malnutrition, homelessness, exploitation and abuse, depriving both family and society of their productivity and potential; (5) the Child Survival and Development Revolution, launched in 1982 to attack the root causes of infant mortality and child ill-health through low-cost means such as universal child immunization and oral rehydration therapy, is saving the lives of more than 3,000,000 children each year and has demonstrated that the number of child deaths can be reduced significantly if available resources are used appropriately; (6) despite these gains and an emerging international consensus about the importance of protecting children, children both here and abroad will continue to face poverty, sickness, and ill-treatment. (7) on November 20, 1989, the United States and other members of the United Nations unanimously endorsed the Convention on the Rights of the Child and urged national governments to ratify the Convention and make possible its application as international law;

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