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 108 STAT. 1604 PUBLIC LAW 103-305 —AUG. 23, 1994 (5) The Secretary of Defense stated that the United States must act on the assumption that there will be some increase in the risk of war if sanctions are imposed on North Korea. (6) It is incumbent on the United States to take all necessary and prudent action to act together with the Republic of Korea to ensure the preparedness of United States and Republic of Korea forces to repel as quickly as possible any attack from North Korea and to protect the safety and security of United States and Republic of Korea forces, as well as the safety and security of the civilian population of the peninsula. (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE. —I t is the sense of the Senate that the United States should immediately take all necessary and prudent actions to enhance the preparedness and safety of United States forces and urge and assist the Republic of Korea to do likewise in order to deter and, if necessary, repel an attack from North Korea. SEC. 526. SENSE OF SENATE ON FINAL REGULATIONS UNDER CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. (a) FINDINGS.— The Senate finds that— (1) the liberties protected by our Constitution include religious liberty protected by the first amendment; (2) citizens of the United States profess the beliefs of almost every conceivable religion; (3) Congress has historically protected religious expression even from governmental action not intended to be hostile to religion; (4) the Supreme Court has written that "the free exercise of religion means, first and foremost, the right to believe and profess whatever religious doctrine one desires"; (5) the Supreme Court has firmly settled that under our Constitution the public expression of ideas may not be prohibited merely because the content of the ideas is offensive to some; (6) Congress enacted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to restate and make clear again our intent and position that religious liberty is and should forever be granted protection from unwarranted and unjustified government intrusions and burdens; (7) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has written proposed guidelines to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, published in the Federal Register on October 1, 1993, that may result in the infringement of religious liberty; (8) such guidelines do not appropriately resolve issues related to religious liberty and religious expression in the workplace; (9) properly drawn guidelines for the determination of religious harassment should provide appropriate guidance to employers and employees and assist in the continued preservation of religious liberty as guaranteed by the first amendment; (10) the Commission states in its proposed guidelines that it retains wholly separate guidelines for the determination of sexual harassment because the Commission believes that sexual harassment raises issues about human interaction that are to some extent unique in comparison to other harassment and may warrant separate treatment; and

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