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 PUBLIC LAW 107-228—SEPT. 30, 2002 116 STAT. 1419 (1) beginning in 1993, naturally occurring inorganic arsenic contamination of water began to be confirmed in Bangladesh in tube-wells installed in the 1970s, when standard water testing did not include arsenic tests; (2) because health effects of ingesting arsenic-contaminated drinking water appear slowly, preventative measures are critical to preventing future contamination in the Bangladeshi population; and (3) health effects of exposure to arsenic include skin lesions, skin cancer, and mortality from internal cancers. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS. —It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should— (1) work with appropriate United States Government agencies, national laboratories, universities in the United States, the Government of Bangladesh, international financial institutions and organizations, and international donors to identify a long-term solution to the arsenic-contaminated drinking water problem in Bangladesh, including drawing arsenic out of the existing tube-wells and finding alternate sources of water; and (2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on proposals to bring about arsenic-free drinking water to Bangladeshis and to facilitate treatment for those who have already been affected by arsenic-contaminated drinking water in Bangladesh. SEC. 701. POLICING REFORM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTHERN IRE- LAND. (a) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT OF POLICY. —Congress— (1) supports independent judicial public inquiries into the murders of defense attorneys Patrick Finucane and Rosemary Nelson as a way to instill confidence in the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and (2) continues to urge the United Kingdom to take appropriate action to protect defense lawyers and human rights defenders in Northern Ireland. (b) DECOMMISSIONING WEAPONS.— Congress— (1) calls on the Irish Republican Army to continue and complete the decommissioning of all their arms and explosives; and (2) calls for— (A) the decommissioning of all weapons held by paramilitaries on all sides, such as the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA), the Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA), the Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA), the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), the Orange Volunteers (OV), the Red Hand Defenders (RHD), the Ulster Defense AssociationAJlster Freedom Fighters (UDA/UFF), the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF); and (B) the immediate cessation of paramilitary punishment attacks and exiling. (c) SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—Congress recognizes the United Kingdom's commitment to support the United States in a global war on terrorism. (d) REPORT ON POLICING REFORM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND. —Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the following: Patrick Finucane. Rosemary Nelson. Deadline. President.

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