[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Con. Res. 68 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 68 Concerning the approximately 190 children and youths at the Romanian Institution for the Unsalvageables at Sighetu Marmatiei who are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 1993 Mr. Pombo (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Diaz-Balart) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Concerning the approximately 190 children and youths at the Romanian Institution for the Unsalvageables at Sighetu Marmatiei who are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. Whereas there are approximately 190 children and youths at the Romanian Institution for the Unsalvageables at Sighetu Marmatiei who are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance, including proper medical attention and treatment; Whereas a private, nonprofit organization known as the Chalcedon Foundation of Vallecito, California, in coordination with EPIC Healthcare Group of Dallas, Texas, has committed to facilitating such assistance through the provision of medical attention and treatment and housing for such children and youths in the United States; Whereas the Chalcedon Foundation has guaranteed that once these children and youths arrive in the United States they will not become a public charge or burden on the taxpayer; and Whereas increased cooperation among the United States Government, the Government of Romania, and interested individuals and humanitarian organizations is needed if these children and youths are to be saved: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress calls upon-- (1) the Government of Romania to allow the approximately 190 children and youths at the Romanian Institution for the Unsalvageables at Sighetu Marmatiei to come to the United States for humanitarian assistance, including proper medical attention and treatment; and (2) the Secretary of State to facilitate this process by granting these children and youths entry into the United States with the immediacy that their intolerable situation demands. <all>