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 98 STAT. 3480

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—JULY 27, 1984

July 27, 1984 [H Con. Res. 331]

PARAGUAYAN NEWSPAPER ABC COLOR— CONDEMNATION OF CLOSING Whereas ABC Color, the only independent newspaper in Paraguay, has been in publication for the past 17 years; Whereas the Government of Paraguay has carried out a campaign against ABC Color, including the denial of permits to import newsprint and the frequent arrests of its staff; Whereas on March 22, 1984, ABC Color was indefinitely closed by order of the Interior Minister and its premises searched; Whereas this action has been widely condemned in Paraguay; Whereas the United States Embassy in Paraguay protested the government's action against ABC Color; Whereas with the closure of ABC Color, the people of Paraguay have no means of acquiring independent and reliable information; and Whereas freedom of the press is the foundation of a free and healthy society, and an attack against this freedom is an attack against society: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress condemns the closing of ABC Color, the only independent newspaper in Paraguay, and urges the Government of Paraguay to permit the reopening of that newspaper and to guarantee freedom of the press. Agreed to July 27, 1984.

July 27, 1984 [H. Con. Res. 340]

Ante, p. 1264.

CORRECTIONS IN ENROLLMENT OF H.R. 559 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 559) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to increase the sanctions against trading in securities while in possession of material nonpublic information, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the following corrections: (1) In section 1 of the bill, strike out " 'The Insider" and insert in lieu thereof "the Insider". (2) In section 15(c)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as contained in section 4 of the bill)— (A) strike out "to comply, or take steps" and insert thereof "to comply, to comply, or to take steps"; and (B) strike out "such provision o f and insert in lieu thereof "such provision or". Agreed to July 27, 1984.

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