A concurrent resolution calling for the United States to support a new agreement among the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties which would provide comprehensive environmental protection of Antarctica and would prohibit indefinitely commercial mineral development and related activities in Antarctica.

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Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Antarctica should be subject to a new agreement among the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties that would provide for comprehensive environmental protection of Antarctica, grant Antarctica protective status as a world park, and close Antarctica to commercial minerals development unless a consensus is reached to modify the terms of the Antarctic Treaty for such purposes; and (2) the President, at the upcoming meeting of the Parties in Madrid, Spain, should support efforts to conclude such agreement.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Reported to Senate (text)

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

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• Passed Senate amended

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 7 May 1991

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 11 April 1991

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