6. National Commitment Senate Resolution 85, 91st Congress, Report No. 91–129, agreed to June 25, 1969 RESOLUTION Whereas accurate definition of the term "national commitment" in recent years has become obscured: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That (1) a national commitment for the purpose of this resolution means the use of the Armed Forces of the United States on foreign territory, or a promise to assist a foreign country, government, or people by the use of the Armed Forces or financial resources of the United States, either immediately or upon the happening of certain events, and (2) it is the sense of the Senate that a national commitment by the United States results only from affirmative action taken by the executive and legislative branches of the United States Government by means of a treaty, statute, or concurrent resolution of both Houses of Congress specifically providing for such commitment. (443) 7. Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation Between the United States and Spain-Implementation for Fiscal Year 1977 Text of Public Law 94-537 [S. 3557] 90 Stat. 2498, approved October 18, 1976 AN ACT To authorize the obligation and expenditure of funds to implement for fiscal year 1977 the provisions of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the United States and Spain, signed at Madrid on January 24, 1976, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) in order to carry out the programs and activities provided for in the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the United States of America and Spain,1 signed at Madrid on January 24, 1976, including its Supplementary Agreements and the exchange of notes related to those Supplementary Agreements (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "treaty") of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1977 under section 507 of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976, 2 not to exceed the following amounts shall be available for obligation and expenditure to carry out the treaty: (1) For military assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,3 $15,000,000. (2) For security supporting assistance under chapter 4 of part II of such Act,* $7,000,000. (3) For international military education and training under chapter 5 of part II of such Act,5 $2,000,000. (4) For guaranties under section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act, $12,000,000. (b) Subsection (b) of section 507 of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 shall not apply with respect to the obligation or expenditure of funds appropriated under such section to carry out the treaty. SEC. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), foreign assistance and military sales activities carried out pursuant to the treaty shall be conducted in accordance with provisions of law applicable to foreign assistance and military sales programs of the United States. 7 (b) Section 620 (m) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 1 For text, see page 740, Vol. III. 2 For text, see Vol. I, page 297. For text, see Vol. I, page 68. FA Appropriations Act. 1977: "Provided further, That $15.000.000 of this appropriation shall be available only upon ratification of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation Between Spain and the United States of America." For text, see Vol. I, page 80. FA Appropriation Act. 1977: "Provided further, That $7.000.000 of this appropriation shall be available only upon ratification of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation Between Spain and the United States of America." For text, see Vol. I. page 83. FA Appropriations Act. 1977: "Provided, That $2,000,000 of this appropriation shall be available only upon ratification of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation Between Spain and the United States of America." For text, see Vol. I, page 266. For text, see Vol I, page 105. not apply with respect to the programs and activities described in subsection (a). (c) In carrying out the provisions of article VI of Supplementary Agreement Number 7 (relating to modernizing, semiautomating, and maintaining the aircraft control and warning network in Spain), the United States contribution of not to exceed $50,000,000 shall be financed from Department of Defense appropriations available for that purpose. (d) This Act satisfies the requirements of section 7307 of title 10 of the United States Code with respect to the transfer of naval vessels pursuant to Supplementary Agreement Number 7. (e) In order to carry out the provisions of article X of Supplementary Agreement Number 7 (relating to lease and purchase of aircraft), the proceeds from the lease of aircraft to Spain under that article shall be available only for appropriation for the purchase of aircraft by the United States for the purposes of that article. 8 SEC. 3. The authorities contained in this Act shall become effective only upon such date as the treaty enters into force and shall continue in effect only so long as the treaty remains in force. Entered into force September 21, 1976. 8. Reaffirming the Unity of the North Atlantic Alliance Public Law 95-287 [S.J. Res. 137], 92 Stat. 280, approved May 30, 1978 JOINT RESOLUTION Reaffirming the unity of the North Atlantic Alliance commitment. Whereas thirty years ago the Congress passed the Vandenberg Resolution, which has come to represent the highest qualities of bipartisan statesmanship; and Whereas the North Atlantic Alliance has preserved the peace in Europe for an entire generation, allowing its members to attain unprecedented levels of prosperity and well-being for their people; and Whereas the leaders of the Alliance will gather in Washington, D.C., on May 30 and 31, 1978, to renew their adherence to its principles and rededicate themselves to its objectives; and Whereas this meeting will be the capstone of efforts to ensure that the needs of collective security will be met over the next decade: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the North Atlantic Alliance be reaffirmed as a vital commitment and cornerstone of United States foreign policy, and that the bipartisan spirit that inspired its birth be rededicated to the purpose of strengthening it further in the cause of peace and security. SEC. 2. The Congress recognizes the extraordinary success of the North Atlantic Alliance in fulfilling its goals of safeguarding the freedom, common heritage and civilization of its peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law. SEC. 3. On the occasion of the NATO summit meeting in Washington, the Congress declares its support for efforts to reaffirm the unity of the North Atlantic Alliance, to strengthen its defensive capabilities to meet threats to the peace, and on this basis to persevere in attempts to lessen tensions with the Warsaw Pact States. (446) L. LAW OF THE SEAS AND SELECTED MARITIME LEGISLATION CONTENTS Page 1. Law of the Seas. 449 a. Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, as amended 449 b. Fishery Conservation Zone Transition Act, as amended (Public 470 2. Oil Pollution.... 474 474 480 a. Oil Pollution Act, 1961, as amended (Public Law 87-167) - a. Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended (Public Law 81-764). 5. Whaling Convention Act of 1949 (Public Law 81-676) b. Canada-Sockeye Salmon or Pink Salmon Fishing Act of 1947, 484 490 500 500 507 517 523 523 525 7. Fisherman's Protective Act of 1967, as amended (Public Law 83-680) 8. Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Public Law 93-205) (partial text). 531 9. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (Public Law 92522) (partial text). 542 556 NOTE.-Conventions and agreements referred to by Acts in this section may be researched according to the conventional citations to such materials or by consulting the compilation Treaties and Other International Agreements on Fisheries, Oceanographic Resources, and Wildlife Involving the United States. U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Prepared by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. Washington, U.S. Govt. Printing Off., 1977 (95th Congress, 1st Session. Committee Print, October 1977). |