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 92 STAT. 3870

16 USC 461.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAY 5, 1978 merits as the Kosciuszko Military Engineering Sites and marked by suitable markers; and be it further Resolved^ That the Secretary of the Interior be encouraged to accept the donations of such suitable markers for placement within units of the National Park System, pursuant to the authority granted to the Secretary of the Interior in the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666). Agreed to April 3, 1978.

May 5 1978 >

CONFERENCE ON COOPERATION AND SECURITY IN EUROPE

[H. Con. Res. 549]

91 Stat. 1675.

Whereas the Belgrade meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe has now concluded; Whereas H. Con. Res. 249, adopted June 15, 1977, urged that the Belgrade meeting include the presentation and thorough discussion of all violations of the Helsinki Accords; Whereas the United States delegation to the Belgrade meeting displayed great determination and resourcefulness in forthrightly expressing the concern of the Congress and people of the United States over specific violations of the human rights provisions of the Helsinki Accords by some of the signatory states, including the Soviet Union and some Eastern European countries; and Whereas violations of the human rights guaranteed under the Helsinki Accords continue in some signatory states: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives {the Senate concurring), That the United States delegation to the Belgrade meeting of the Conference on Cooperation and Security in Europe is accorded the gratitude of the Congress for its determination and vigor in demanding a thorough review of compliance with the human rights provisions of the Helsinki Accords by the signatory states and for its success in obtaining such a review which brought into the spotlight of world opinion those abuses which were of greatest concern to the Congress and people of the United States. SEC. 2. The Congress urges the President and other appropriate executive branch officials to continue to express at every suitable opportunity and in the strongest terms the opposition of the United States to repressive actions and to violations of basic human rights which are contrary to the Helsinki Accords. SEC. 3. The Congress urges the President and other appropriate executive branch officials to use every feasible bilateral contact to emphasize to the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries that the solemn commitments given by such countries call for their observance of human rights. Passed May 5, 1978.

May 17.1978 [S. Con. Res. 80]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET, FISCAL YEAR 1978 .

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Resolved by the Senate {the House of Representatives concurring), That the Congress hereby determines and declares, pursuant to section

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