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108 STAT. 5114 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—OCT. 7, 1994 Whereas approximately 53,000,000 Americans, more than 20 percent of the population, suffer chronic respiratory problems that put them at special risk to aircraft cabin disinsection procedures; Whereas no tests have been conducted to determine whether insecticides used for aircraft cabin disinsection are safe for use in unventilated aircraft cabins or for people with chemical sensitivities or breathing conditions; Whereas there has been a decrease in the number of insecticides registered for aircraft cabin disinsection by the Environmental Protection Agency by reason of the health concerns raised with respect to such insecticides, and there is no indication that insecticides produced in foreign countries which might serve to replace such insecticides present any less threat to health; Whereas Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, done at Chicago, December 7, 1944, states that "Contracting States shall ensure that their procedures for disinsecting or any other remedial measure are not injurious to the health of passengers and crew and cause the minimum of discomfort to them"; Whereas the Facilitation Division of the International Civil Aviation Organization is scheduled to meet in the Spring of 1995 to discuss changes to the standards set forth in Annex 9 to the Convention; and Whereas the United States will be a participant at that meeting: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the United States delegation to the Spring 1995 meeting of the Facilitation Division of the International Civil Aviation Organization— (1) seek to amend the Convention on International Civil Aviation, done at Chicago, December 7, 1944, to end aircraft disinsection practices that threaten the health of aircraft passengers and crew; and (2) make every effort to gain the support and cosponsorship of other member nations of the organization in that amendment. Agreed to October 5, 1994. Oct- 7.1994 THOMAS p. "T I P" O 'NEILL, JR., TRIBUTE— [H. Con. Res. 292] HOUSE PRINT Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring). That a collection of statements made in tribute to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr., together with related materials, shall be printed as a House document, with illustrations and suitable binding. The document shall be prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. SEC. 2. In addition to the usual number, there shall be printed the lesser of— (1) 5,000 casebound copies of the document, of which 1,760 copies shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 400 copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 2,840 copies shall be for the use of t a Joint Committee on Printing; or