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Sec. 3 · H.R. 1998

Sense of Congress

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Introduced · Sec. 3

It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States Government should seek to stop piracy all around the world, including off the Somali Coast and in the Gulf of Aden; (2) high seas pirates, and the criminal networks and enterprises with whom they are affiliated, should be sanctioned upon identification; and (3) the United States should seek to work with allies and partners around the globe to combat piracy around the globe and to curb the surge in piracy off of the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden.

•HR 1998 IHSEC. 3
Passed the House · Sec. 3

It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States Government should seek to stop piracy all around the world, including off the Somali Coast and in the Gulf of Aden; and (2) the United States should seek to work with allies and partners around the globe to combat piracy around the globe and to curb the surge in piracy off of the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden.

•HR 1998 EHSEC. 3

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