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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—JUNE 18, 1992 106 STAT. 5191 Whereas Operation Provide Comfort is still necessary in order to deter Iraqi attacks against the Kurdish population in the security zone in northern Iraq; Whereas the agreement between the United States and Turkey that permits the stationing of United States military forces in southern Turkey expires in June 1992; and Whereas if this agreement is not extended and if Operation Provide Comfort is terminated, it is extremely likely that Iraqi forces will attack the security zone, resulting in substantisd loss of lives and possibly generating smother massive wave of Kurdish refugees into Turkey: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the United States should seek Turkish permission to extend beyond June 1992 the agreement that permits the stationing of United States mihtary forces in southern Turkey for purposes of Operation Provide Comfort; (2) the Government of Turkey, whose continued commitment to Operation Provide Comfort is essential if the operation is to be continued, should respond positively to a United States request to extend that agreement; (3) the United Nations presence in northern Iraq should be extended; (4) the United States and the international community should attach high priority to persuading the Government of Iraq to lift the economic boycott of northern Iraq; and (5) in working to ameliorate the conditions of the Iraqi Kurds, the United States should continue to support the sovereignly and territorial integrity of all states, and the internationaly recognized human rights of all peoples, in the region. Agreed to June 11, 1992. SOAP BOX DERBY RACES—CAPITOL GROUNDS June is, 1992 AUTHORIZATION [H con Res 331] Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring). That the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association ("Association") shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, soap box derby races, on the Capitol grounds on July 11, 1992, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate may jointly designate. Such event shall be free of admission charge to the public and arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board, except that the Association shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities associated with the event. For the purposes of this resolution, the Association is authorized to erect upon the Capitol grounds, subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, such stage, sound amplification devices, and other related structures and equipment, as may be required for the event. The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol PoHce Board are authorized to make any such additional arrangements that may be required to carry out the event. Agreed to June 18, 1992.

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