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<PRE>        H.Con.Res.34
                                           Agreed to May 4, 1993        
                       One Hundred Third Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
  the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three


                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas there is significant widespread support in the international 
  community for the view that for scientific, ecological, and 
  educational reasons, whales should no longer be hunted for profit;
Whereas there is concern that efforts will be made at the 1993 Annual 
  Meeting of the International Whaling Commission to overturn the 
  Commission's existing moratorium on commercial whaling of large 
  whales;
Whereas there are species of small cetaceans that are currently subject 
  to direct commercial harvest;
Whereas there are unique regions of the world's seas which serve as 
  important feeding grounds for many species of whales, and where the 
  impacts of environmental threats are unknown: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that--
        (1) the United States policy should promote the conservation and 
    protection of whale, dolphin, and porpoise populations;
        (2) the United States should remain opposed to any resumption of 
    commercial whaling, and should work toward a moratorium on the 
    direct commercial harvest of dolphins and porpoises;
        (3) the United States should work to strengthen the 
    International Whaling Commission by reaffirming its competence to 
    regulate direct commercial harvest of small cetaceans and should 
    encourage the Commission to consider the expertise of its Scientific 
    Committee;
        (4) the United States should support the establishment of 
    appropriate international sanctuaries where whaling is prohibited; 
    and
        (5) in promoting the conservation and protection of the world's 
    whale populations, the United States should make the fullest use of 
    diplomatic channels, appropriate domestic and international law, and 
    all other available means.
Attest:







                                  Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Attest:







                                                Secretary of the Senate.

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