MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONFERENCE.

SEC. 1231. MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONFERENCE. (a) Findings.— The Congress finds that— (1) the General Assembly of the United Nations recognized the sovereignty of the State of Israel through Resolution 181 of 1947 and the right of all Israeli citizens to live within secure and recognized boundaries through Resolutions 242 and 338 of 1973; (2) the Government of the Soviet Union severed diplomatic relations with the State of Israel in 1967 and has opposed every recent United States initiative for direct, bilateral negotiations 101 STAT. 1417among the warring parties of the Middle East including the Camp David accords of 1979 and the Reagan plan of 1982; (3) the Government of the Soviet Union has further demonstrated its lack of respect for the integrity of the Israeli state by systematically denying exit visas to Soviet Jews who wish to live and work in the State of Israel; and (4) a permanent and equitable settlement of the Middle Eastern conflict can result only from agreements between the Arab States and Israel. (b) Policy.— It is the sense of the Congress that the United States should not actively encourage the participation of the Soviet Union in any conference, meeting, or summit on the Arab-Israeli conflict which includes nations other than those in the Middle East unless the Government of the Soviet Union has either— (1) (A) reestablished diplomatic relations with the State of Israel at the ambassadorial level; (B) publicly reaffirmed its acceptance of United Nations Resolutions 242 and 338; and (C) substantially increased and maintained the number of exit visas granted to Jewish individuals and families within the Soviet Union who have applied for emigration to the State of Israel; or (2) been jointly invited by the governments of the states in the region involved in the talks.