SJRES 171 · 93th Congress · International Affairs

Joint resolution relating to U.S. support of United Nations activities in maintaining international peace and in providing and coordinating international disaster relief.

Introduced 1973-11-13· Sponsored by Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.(1973-11-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the support of Congress for the United Nations peacekeeping and peacemaking and urges that the United States Government: (1) encourage and support the earmarking and specialized training of units by United Nations member states from their national forces for employment in United Nations peacemaking operations; (2) be prepared to make available to the United Nations, in accord with constitutional processes, transport, communications, logistical, and other technical personnel and facilities; and (3) be prepared to advocate or support, in accord with constitutional processes, proposals for guidelines to govern the financing, training, and equipping of peacekeeping forces for effective use. States that the Congress urges the President to instruct the United States delegation to the United Nations to prepare and submit to the United Nations General Assembly an offer to furnish, in concert with other members of the General Assembly, support to the United Nations Office of Disaster Relief Coordination which was established to provide and coordinate disaster relief to any country or region of the world which has been affected by a disaster and solicits such relief. Establishes wi…

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