Emphasizing the vast extent of environmental damage in the Persian Gulf Region and urging expeditious efforts by the United Nations to set aside funds to redress environmental and public health losses.

Summary

Requests that the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN): (1) monitor and encourage the export and sale of Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products to compensate for losses and damages in compliance with specified UN resolutions; and (2) to direct the UN Environmental Program and other appropriate UN organizations to monitor the long-term environmental and public health impacts resulting from the destruction of natural resources in the Persian Gulf region. Urges that the Secretary General give high priority to environmental damages as a category of claims and provide a special allocation for this category in the UN Compensation Fund, not subject to limits for individual claimants, and that this allocation: (1) comprise at least 25 percent of the portion of the fund available for payment to claimants under a specified UN resolution; (2) include funds for consolidated claims and reimbursement to various governmental and private organizations for expedited damage assessments to the environment and public health as a result of the oil fires and slick; (3) provide for reimbursement of cleanup and restoration costs; and (4) be subject to periodic review.

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1. 31 October 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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2. 31 October 1991

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   Introduced in House

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3. 31 October 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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4. 5 November 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

   Source: Committee

5. 5 November 1991

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, EPA, DOE.

   Source: Committee

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