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 114 STAT. 3132 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAR. 8, 2000 to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the House adjourns on the legislative day of Wednesday, February 16, 2000, Thursday, February 17, 2000, or Friday, February 18, 2000, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 29, 2000, for morning-hour debate, or until noon on the second day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. SEC. 2. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and House, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. Agreed to February 10, 2000. Mar. 8.2000 i LITHUANIA INDEPENDENCE—lOTH [S. Con. Res. 91] ANNIVERSARY Whereas the United States had never recognized the forcible incorporation of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the former Soviet Union; Whereas the declaration on March 11, 1990, of the restablishment of full sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Lithuania led to the disintegration of the former Soviet Union; Whereas Lithuania since then has successfully built democracy, ensured human and minority rights, the rule of law, developed a free market economy, implemented exemplary relations with neighboring countries, and consistently pursued a course of integration into the community of free and democratic nations by seeking membership in the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and Whereas Lithuania, as a result of the progress of its political and economic reforms, has made, and continues to make, a significant contribution toward the maintenance of international peace and stability by, among other actions, its participation in NATO- led peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Kosovo: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring). That Congress hereby— (1) congratulates Lithuania on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the restablishment of its independence and the leading role it played in the disintegration of the former Soviet Union; and (2) commends Lithuania for its success in implementing political and economic reforms, which may further speed the process of that country's integration into European and Western institutions. Agreed to March 8, 2000.

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