Pub. L. 101-509, tit. VI, sec. 630

Sec. 630. (a) The Senate finds that— (1) democracy and freedom of the independent Arab nations have been threatened by the invasion and illegal annexation of Kuwait by the Government of the Republic of Iraq; (2) the safety of American citizens and those of other countries have been directly threatened by the decision of the Government of Iraq to move them and use them as “human shields” at strategic defense and industrial installations; 104 STAT. 1479 (3) the stability of world oil production and marketing has been threatened by the illegal Iraqi seizure of Kuwaiti ports and oil production facilities; (4) the United Nations has condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, has voted to impose an economic embargo on Iraq, and has declared null and void the annexation of Kuwait; (5) the United Nations Security Council has approved the use of appropriate military force by individual nations to enforce United Nations sanctions; (6) the President of the United States has taken the lead in unifying world opinion and directing international efforts against the Iraqi aggression and in defense of Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states; (7) a majority of Arab nations have condemned Iraq’s actions and have supported Arab military and diplomatic efforts to defend the Gulf states and to ensure Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait; (8) the United States is deploying tens of thousands of American troops and military hardware to the Persian Gulf in defense of the strategic interests of the United States in the region at costs estimated to be in excess of $40 million a day, during a time of an increasing budget deficit; (9) a principle position of the United States and its NATO and major non-NATO allies is one of burdensharing in the collective defense of the Western alliance; (10) the Senate and the American people are deeply concerned about the need for a reduced budget deficit and improved economic growth; and (11) President George Bush has announced his intention to develop an economic action plan under which nations benefitting from the economic embargo and the military actions in the Persian Gulf assist those nations which are committing their military personnel and materiel to support these United Nations actions. (b) It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the President of the United States should be congratulated for taking the diplomatic initiative to encourage other nations to share the international financial burden of the defense of Saudi Arabia; and (2) the President of the United States— (A) in consultation with the allies of the United States in the Persian Gulf defense operation, should— (i) take steps to ensure that United States allies are sharing an appropriate portion of the collective defense of their interests in the Gulf; (ii) take steps to ensure that those allies who are precluded from any overt military participation in the Gulf, or who decide against participating in these defensive actions, or who only provide minimal participation are assuming an appropriate financial share of the collective defense commensurate with their national means; and (iii) take steps to ensure that those oil producing nations which may benefit from increased individual oil production and world oil prices as a result of the embargo of Iraqi and Kuwaiti oil proportionally share the burden of the costs of the embargo, either directly 104 STAT. 1480with those nations providing the defense, or by equivalent “inkind” payments, or by assuming some of the other international financial burdens of the major defense-providing nations; (B) in concert with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall consult with Congress on the steps the President is taking to meet the goals enumerated in subparagraph (A) and shall provide a report to the Congress no later than November 30, 1990, detailing the progress of such steps to date; (C) during his consultations with other international leaders, should consider stressing, among other points, that failure by any country to actively contribute in the most appropriate manner for that country could have a detrimental impact on its bilateral relationship with the United States; and (D) should also inform Congress of any legislative initiatives which need to be taken to meet the goals enumerated in subparagraphs (A) through (C).