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DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
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001. email
SSN & DOB [partial] (1 page)
06/09/1997
P6/b(6)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
Automated Records Management System
WHO (Cloning)
OA/Box Number: 500000
FOLDER TITLE:
[06/09/1997 - 06/18/1997]
2013-0365-F
wr 10720
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - |44 U.S.C. 2204(a)|
Freedom of Information Act - 15 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P1 National Security Classified Information |(a)(1) of the PRA
b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
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b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
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an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
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financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
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information |(b)(4) of the FOIA|
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA|
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personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy |(a)(6) of the PRA]
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purposes |(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions |(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record mistile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Elizabeth Drye ( CN=Elizabeth Drye/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 09:04:56.00
SUBJECT: FOR CLONING EVENT -- Final Legislation and Transmittal Letter
TO: G. Timothy Saunders ( CN=G. Timothy Saunders/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: Phillip Caplan ( CN=Phillip Caplan/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
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CC: Todd Stern ( CN=Todd Stern/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
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TEXT:
Here are transmittal letter and the legislation.
Forwarded by Elizabeth Drye/OPD/EOP on 06/09/97
09:02 AM
Elizabeth Drye
06/09/97 08:55:22 AM
Record Type: Record
To:
Phillip Caplan/WHO/EOP
cc:
Todd Stern/WHO/EOP
Subject:
FOR CLONING EVENT -- Final Legislation and Transmittal Letter
Please get to Jon Murchinson and Josh Silverman in Press when you're done.
Thanks.
ATTACHMENT 1
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TEXT:
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The following is a HEX DUMP:
A BILL
To prohibit any attempt to create a human being using
somatic cell nuclear transfer, to provide for further
review of the ethical and scientific issues associated
with the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer in human
beings, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the "Cloning
Prohibition Act of 1997".
SECTION 2. FINDINGS.
(a) It has been reported that an adult sheep has been cloned
using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer, a form
of cloning.
(b) The National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) has
reviewed the scientific and ethical implications of this
technology's potential use to clone human beings.
(1) NBAC has found that:
(a) Somatic cell nuclear transfer technology may
have many applications for biotechnology, livestock
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production, and new medical approaches including the
production of pharmaceutical proteins and prospects
for regeneration and repair of human tissues.
(b) However, the possibility of using somatic
cell nuclear transfer for the purposes of creating
a child entails significant scientific uncertainty
and medical risk.
Potential risks, known and
unknown, could result in harm to a child.
(2) The NBAC concluded unanimously that at this time
it is morally unacceptable for anyone in the public or
private sector, whether in a research or clinical setting,
to attempt to create a child using somatic cell nuclear
transfer cloning. The Commission's consensus is based
on current scientific information indicating that this
technique is not safe to use in humans at this point.
(3) Moreover, in addition to issues of safety, the
Commission identified many additional serious ethical
concerns which they agreed require a great deal more
widespread and careful public deliberation before this
technology may be used.
(4) NBAC recommended a continuation of the current
moratorium on the use of Federal funds to support any
attempt to create a child by somatic cell nuclear transfer,
and an immediate request to all firms, clinicians,
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investigators, and professional societies to comply
voluntarily with the intent of the Federal moratorium.
(5) NBAC further recommended that Federal legislation
be enacted to prohibit anyone from attempting, whether
in a research or clinical setting, to create a child through
somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning.
(6) NBAC also recommended that the United States
cooperate with other countries to enforce mutually
supported restrictions on this activity.
(7) NBAC specified that the legislation should
include a sunset provision and that, prior to the sunset
date, an oversight body should review and report on the
status of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology and
the ethical and social issues associated with its use and
recommend whether the prohibition should be continued.
(8) The Commission concluded that any regulatory or
legislative actions undertaken to effect the foregoing
prohibition should be carefully written SO as not to
interfere with other important areas of research, such
as the cloning of human DNA sequences and cells, which
raise neither the scientific nor the ethical issues that
arise from the possible creation of children through
somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques.
(9) The Commission also found that cloning animals
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by somatic cell nuclear transfer does not raise the same
issues implicated in attempting to use the technique to
create a child, and its continuation should only be subject
to existing regulations regarding the humane use of
animals.
(c) Biomedical research facilities, including those
conducting cloning, and reproductive services facilities affect
interstate commerce.
SECTION 3. PURPOSES -The purposes of this Act are-
(a) To prohibit any attempt to create a human being using
somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning; and
(b) To provide for further review of the ethical and
scientific issues associated with the use of somatic cell
nuclear transfer in humans.
SECTION 4. DEFINITIONS.
(a) "Cloning" means the production of a precise genetic
copy of a molecule (including DNA), cell, tissue, plant, animal,
or human.
(b) "Somatic cell" means any cell of the body other than
germ cells (eggs or sperm)
(c) "Somatic cell nuclear transfer" means the transfer
of a cell nucleus from a somatic cell into an egg from which
the nucleus has been removed.
SECTION 5. PROHIBITION. It shall be unlawful for any person
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or other legal entity, public or private, to perform or use
somatic cell nuclear transfer with the intent of introducing
the product of that transfer into a woman's womb or in any other
way creating a human being.
SECTION 6. PROTECTED BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. -Nothing in this Act
shall restrict other areas of biomedical and agricultural
research, including important and promising work that involves:
(1) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer or other
cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA, cells, and
tissues; or
(2) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer
techniques to create animals.
SECTION 7. PENALTIES. -
(a) Any person who intentionally violates Section 5 shall
be fined the greater of $250,000 or two times the gross gain
or loss from the offense.
(b) If a person is violating or about to violate Section
5, the Attorney General may commence a civil action in Federal
district court to enjoin such violation.
(c) Any property, real or personal, derived from or used
to commit a violation or attempted violation of Section 5, or
any property traceable to such property, is subject to
forfeiture to the United States in accordance with the procedure
set forth in Chapter 46 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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(d) The Attorney General of the United States shall have
exclusive enforcement authority under this Act.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall apply to somatic
cell nuclear transfers performed within five years after the
date of its enactment.
SECTION 9. NATIONAL BIOETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION REPORT. -No
later than four and one-half years after the enactment of this
Act, the National Bioethics Advisory Commission shall report
to the President on (1) the state of the science of somatic
cell nuclear transfer; (2) the ethical and social issues
associated with the potential use of this technology in humans;
and (3) the advisability of continuing the prohibition
established by this Act. The Commission is authorized to
continue for five years from the date of enactment for this
purpose and for other purposes as established in Executive Order
12975 and subsequent amendments to this order.
SECTION 10. RIGHT OF ACTION.-Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to give any individual or person a private right of
action.
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TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
I am pleased to transmit today for immediate consideration and prompt enactment the
"Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997." This legislative proposal would prohibit any attempt to
create a human being using somatic cell nuclear transfer technology, the method that was used
to create Dolly the sheep. This proposal will also provide for further review of the ethical
and scientific issues associated with the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer in human beings.
Following the February report that a sheep had been successfully cloned using a new
technique, I requested my National Bioethics Advisory Commission to examine the ethical and
legal implications of applying the same cloning technology to human beings. The Commission
concluded that at this time "it is morally unacceptable for anyone in the public or private
sector, whether in a research or clinical setting, to attempt to create a child using somatic cell
nuclear transfer cloning" and recommended that Federal legislation be enacted to prohibit
such activities. I agree with the Commission's conclusion and am transmitting this legislative
proposal to implement its recommendation.
Various forms of cloning technology have been used for decades resulting in important
biomedical and agricultural advances. Genes, cells, tissues, and even whole plants and
animals have been cloned to develop new therapies for treating such disorders as cancer,
diabetes, and cystic fibrosis. Cloning technology also holds promise for producing
replacement skin, cartilage, or bone tissue for burn or accident victims, and nerve tissue to
treat spinal cord injury. Therefore, nothing in the "Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997"
restricts activities in other areas of biomedical and agricultural research that involve: (1) the
use of somatic cell nuclear transfer or other cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA,
cells, and tissues; or (2) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques to create animals.
The Commission recommended that such legislation provide for further review of the
state of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology and the ethical and social issues attendant to
its potential use to create human beings. My legislative proposal would implement this
recommendation and assign responsibility for the review, to be completed in the fifth year after
passage of the legislation, to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission.
I urge the Congress to give this legislation prompt and favorable consideration.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
THE WHITE HOUSE
June 9, 1997
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RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Ronald L. Wright ( CN=Ronald L. Wright/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 06:23:10.00
SUBJECT: POTUSKED FOR 06/09
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TEXT:
MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1997
FINAL
SCHEDULING DIRECTOR:
STEPHANIE STREETT
HOME: 202-332-5651
OFFICE: 202-456-2823
WHCA PAGER: 4033
PRESS COORDINATOR:
JEREMY GAINES
HOME:
202-362-5475
OFFICE:
202-456-5771
WHCA PAGER: 4194
WEATHER:
Washington, DC
Partly cloudy. Wind variable at 4 to 8 knots. Low 56 to 61. High 75 to
80.
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
FOR
MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1997
FINAL
9:00 am-
INTERN PHOTO
9:15 am
SOUTH PORTICO
Staff Contact: Madge Henning
Event Coordinator: Setti Warren
WHITE HOUSE PHOTO ONLY
9:30 am-
MEETING
9:45 am
OVAL OFFICE
Staff Contact: Erskine Bowles
9:45 am-
BRIEFING
10:00 am
OVAL OFFICE
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger
10:00 am-
BRIEFING
10:15 am
OVAL OFFICE
Staff Contact: Craig Smith, Dan Tarullo
10:15 am-
MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL LABOR LEADERS
11:00 am
ROOSEVELT ROOM
Staff Contact: Craig Smith, Dan Tarullo
CLOSED PRESS
11:00 am-
BRIEFING
11:30 am
OVAL OFFICE
Staff Contact: Bruce Reed, Jack Gibbons
11:30 am-
MEET AND GREET
11:40 am
OVAL OFFICE
Staff Contact: Bruce Reed, Jack Gibbons
WHITE HOUSE PHOTO ONLY
11:45 am-
REPORT PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL
BIOETHICS
12:15 pm
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ROSE GARDEN
Remarks: Jordan Tamagni
Staff Contact: Bruce Reed, Jack Gibbons
Event Coordinator: Setti Warren
OPEN PRESS
--
The President and Vice President, accompanied by Dr. Harold
Shapiro, Chairman, National Bioethics Advisory Commission, are announced
into the Rose Garden.
--
The Vice President makes welcoming remarks and introduces Dr.
Harold Shapiro.
--
Dr. Harold Shapiro makes remarks and introduces the President.
--
The President makes remarks.
--
Upon conclusion of remarks, the President and Vice President
depart.
12:20 pm-
MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT,S COMMITTEE
OF
12:40 pm
ADVISORS ON TECHNOLOGY (PCAST)
ROOSEVELT ROOM
Staff Contact: Jack Gibbons
CLOSED PRESS
12:45 pm-
SCHEDULING MEETING
1:15 pm
CABINET ROOM
Staff Contact: Stephanie Streett
1:15 pm-
PHONE/OFFICE TIME
4:45 pm
OVAL OFFICE
4:45 pm-
MEETING
5:15 pm
OVAL OFFICE
Staff Contact: Nancy Hernreich
5:15 pm-
BRIEFING
6:00 pm
OVAL OFFICE
Staff Contact: Michael McCurry
6:00 pm-
INTERVIEW WITH BUSINESS
WEEK
6:30 pm
OVAL OFFICE
Staff Contact: Michael McCurry
CLOSED PRESS
6:45 pm-
MEETING
7:15 pm
RESIDENCE
Staff Contact: Craig Smith
7:15 pm-
HOLD
8:00 pm
BC AND HRC RON
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06/09/1997
P6/b(6)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
Automated Records Management System
WHO (Cloning)
OA/Box Number: 500000
FOLDER TITLE:
[06/09/1997 - 06/18/1997]
2013-0365-F
wr10720
RESTRICTION CODES
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Freedom of Information Act - 15 U.S.C. 552(b)|
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b(1) National security classified information |(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRAJ
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
an agency |(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
h(3) Release would violate a Federal statute |(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information |(a)(4) of the PRA]
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information |(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors |a)(5) of the PRAJ
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA|
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions |(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
h(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells |(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Anne E. McGuire ( CN=Anne E. McGuire/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 10:01:29.00
SUBJECT: One last name for cloning
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TEXT:
Elisa Eisenian
[001]
P6/(b)(6)
Is this ok?
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Joshua Silverman ( CN=Joshua Silverman/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 10:22:57.00
SUBJECT: Cloning
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TEXT:
A press contact for the National Bioethics Advisory Commission:
Damon Thompson at 205-1842
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Kevin S. Moran ( CN=Kevin S. Moran/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 12:40:20.00
SUBJECT: FYI:
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TEXT:
Forwarded by Kevin S. Moran/WHO/EOP on 06/09/97
12:40 PM
Kevin S. Moran
06/09/97 12:34:58 PM
Record Type: Record
To: BOYD L @ A1 @ CD @ LNGTWY
cc:
Subject: FYI:
I spoke with Mark this morning. As soon as I get a moment to ask Ann
about PICS, I will get you an answer about putting up the new site with
ratings. My hope is that she will say yes, quickly. Let me know in the
mean time if there is anything else you need.
Also, let's put the straight remarks of the President's cloning
announcement up. I'd like to put a link from "What's New" on the top page
and drop the President's trip to Europe.
Thanks again. Kevin
Forwarded by Kevin S. Moran/WHO/EOP on 06/09/97
12:40 PM
Kevin S. Moran
06/09/97 12:35:22 PM
Record Type: Record
To: BOYD_L @ Al @ CD @ LNGTWY
cc:
Subject: 1997-06-09 President's Remarks at Cloning Announcement
Forwarded by Kevin S. Moran/WHO/EOP on 06/09/97
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cc:
Subject: 1997-06-09 President's Remarks at Cloning Announcement
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
June 9, 1997
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLONING LEGISLATION
The Rose Garden
11:56 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Dr. Shapiro, for
that fine set of remarks and for your report. I thank all the
members of the President's Committee of Advisors. I'd also like to
thank Secretary Shalala and Dr. Varmus for being here today, along
with the President's Advisor on Science and Technology, Dr. Jack
Gibbons. And I thank Congressman Brown and Congresswoman Morella for
being here and for their interest in this important issue.
But mostly let me say again, I am profoundly grateful to
the National Bioethics Advisory Commission and to Dr. Harold Shapiro
for preparing this report on a difficult topic in a short period of
time, requiring an extensive inquiry. Your commitment and your
courage in breaking new ground in policy is deeply appreciated.
As the Vice President has said and all of us know, we
live in an era of breath-taking scientific discovery. More and more,
our future in the world depends upon advances in science and
technology. And more and more, the scientific community will
influence the course of the future and the lives that our children
will lead in the new century that is upon us.
As I said in my commencement address at Morgan State
University last month, our scientific explorations must be guided by
our commitment to human values, to the good of society, to our basic
sense of right and wrong. Nothing makes the necessity of that moral
obligation more clear than the troubling possibility that these new
animal-cloning techniques could be used to create a child. That is
why I acted in March to ban the use of federal funds for cloning
human beings and to urge the private sector to observe the ban
voluntarily while we initiated a national dialogue on the risks and
the responsibilities of such a possibility, and why I asked this
commission to issue this report.
For three months, the commission has rigorously explored
the scientific, moral, and spiritual dimensions of human cloning. It
has talked to leading scientists and religious leaders, to
philosophers and families, to patient advocates and to the general
public. From many opinions and beliefs, as Dr. Shapiro said, one
unanimous conclusion has emerged: Attempting to clone a human being
is unacceptably dangerous to the child and morally unacceptable to
our society.
I believe strongly that this conclusion reflects a
national consensus, and I believe personally that it is the right
thing to do. Today I am sending legislation to the Congress that
prohibits anyone in either public or private sectors from using these
techniques to create a child. Until the day I sign the legislation
into law, the ban on federal funding I declared in March will remain
in effect. And once again, I call upon the private sector to refrain
voluntarily from using this technology to attempt to clone a human
being.
I want to make clear that there is nothing inherently
immoral or wrong with these new techniques used for proper
purposes. In fact, they hold the promise of revolutionary new
medical treatments and life-saving cures to diseases like cystic
fibrosis, diabetes and cancer, to better crops and stronger
livestock.
This legislation, therefore, will not prohibit the use
of these techniques to clone DNA in cells and it will not ban the
cloning of animals. What the legislation will do is to reaffirm our
most cherished belief about the miracle of human life and the
God-given individuality each person possesses. It will ensure that
we do not fall prey to the temptation to replicate ourselves at the
expense of those beliefs and the lives of innocent children we would
produce.
Finally, the legislation will ensure that we continue
the national dialogue we began three months ago and will provide the
nation and the Congress another opportunity to take a look at this
issue in five years.
To make sure that all our voices are heard as we explore
human cloning, the legislation specifically requires the National
Bioethics Advisory Commission to continue its study and report back
in four and a half years. At that time, we will decide how to
proceed based on what has been accomplished and agreed upon and
debated and discovered in the intervening period.
Banning human cloning reflects our
humanity. It
is the right thing to do. Creating a child through this new method
calls into question our most fundamental beliefs. It has the
potential to threaten the sacred family bonds at the very core of our
ideals and our society. At its worst, it could lead to misguided and
malevolent attempts to select certain traits, even to create certain
kind of children -- to make our children objects rather than
cherished individuals.
We are still a long way from understanding all the
implications of the present discoveries, but it is our moral
obligation to confront these issues as they arise and to act now to
prevent abuse. Today, I hope other countries will see what we are
doing and do the same. And I pledge to work with them to enforce
similar bans around the world that reflect these values.
Once again, let me say a heartfelt thank you on behalf
of our entire nation to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission
for the remarkable work you have done and the work you have agreed to
continue doing in the coming years. Thank you very much.
(Applause.)
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Here's the President's letter to Congress on the issue. Could we link to
this from the statement?
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Transmittal to Congress: Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
June 9, 1997
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
I am pleased to transmit today for immediate consideration and
prompt enactment the "Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997." This legislative
proposal would prohibit any attempt to create a human being using somatic
cell nuclear transfer technology, the method that was used to create Dolly
the sheep. This proposal will also provide for further review of the
ethical and scientific issues associated with the use of somatic cell
nuclear transfer in human beings.
Following the February report that a sheep had been successfully
cloned using a new technique, I requested my National Bioethics Advisory
Commission to examine the ethical and legal implications of applying the
same cloning technology to human beings. The Commission concluded that at
this time "it is morally unacceptable for anyone in the public or private
sector, whether in a research or clinical setting, to attempt to create a
child using somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning" and recommended that
Federal legislation be enacted to prohibit such activities. I agree with
the Commission,s conclusion and am transmitting this legislative proposal
to implement its recommendation.
Various forms of cloning technology have been used for decades
resulting in important biomedical and agricultural advances. Genes,
cells, tissues, and even whole plants and animals have been cloned to
develop new therapies for treating such disorders as cancer, diabetes, and
cystic fibrosis. Cloning technology also holds promise for producing
replacement skin, cartilage, or bone tissue for burn or accident victims,
and nerve tissue to treat spinal cord injury. Therefore, nothing in the
"Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997" restricts activities in other areas of
biomedical and agricultural research that involve: (1) the use of somatic
cell nuclear transfer or other cloning technologies to clone molecules,
DNA, cells, and tissues; or (2) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer
techniques to create animals.
The Commission recommended that such legislation provide for
further review of the state of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology
and the ethical and social issues attendant to its potential use to create
human beings. My legislative proposal would implement this recommendation
and assign responsibility for the review, to be completed in the fifth
year after passage of the legislation, to the National Bioethics Advisory
Commission.
I urge the Congress to give this legislation prompt and favorable
consideration.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 9, 1997.
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And here is the fact sheet for the announcement. Could this be put up
also?
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Fact Sheet: President Announces Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997
PRESIDENT CLINTON ANNOUNCES CLONING PROHIBITION ACT OF 1997
June 9, 1997
Today at the White House, President Clinton will receive the
National Bioethics Advisory Commission's report on human cloning and
transmit to Congress the "Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997." This
legislative proposal would implement the Commission's key recommendation
for legislation to prohibit any attempt to create a human being using
somatic cell nuclear transfer technology. The President will be joined in
the Rose Garden by the Vice President and Commission Chairman Dr. Harold
Shapiro.
The National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) Report
President Clinton today accepts the NBAC's report on the possible cloning
of human beings. In February, following reports of the successful cloning
of a sheep, the President asked the NBAC to review the profound ethical
issues raised by the possible cloning of human beings. Today, Dr. Harold
Shapiro, Chair of the Commission and President of Princeton University,
formally presented the report to the President.
The Commission found unanimously that it is morally unacceptable for
anyone to attempt to create a child with the technology used to create
Dolly the sheep. The NBAC reported that attempting to create a child
using so-called somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning would pose great
risks to the child and raise other ethical issues needing further
discussion. The NBAC called for a moratorium on the use of the technique
in humans.
The Commission also found that the new technology may have many
agricultural and medical benefits, including the development of medicines,
therapies for diseases such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, and diabetes, and
prospects for repair and regeneration of human tissues. The NBAC
concluded that the cloning of DNA, cells, tissues, and non-human animals -
-using somatic cell nuclear transfer and other cloning techniques --is not
ethically problematic when conducted in compliance with existing
regulations and guidelines.
Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997
Acting on the Commission's key recommendation, President Clinton announced
legislation banning the use of the new technology to clone human beings.
Consistent with the NBAC's recommendation, the President's legislative
proposal prohibits for five years the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer
to create a human being and directs the NBAC to report to the President in
four and a half years on whether to continue the ban. The proposal is
carefully worded to ensure that it will not interfere with beneficial
biomedical and agricultural activities.
Further Actions By The President
As recommended by the NBAC, President Clinton today also:
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Reaffirms that no Federal funds will be used to clone human beings. The
President stated that the prohibition he put in place in March will remain
in effect while his proposed legislation is pending.
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Urges privately funded scientists and clinicians to adhere to the
voluntary moratorium he called for in March. The President asked these
professionals to work through their societies and associations to ensure
that all adhere to the current voluntary ban while his proposed
legislation is pending.
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Pledges to work with other countries to enforce the prohibition.
Several other countries, including Great Britain, Denmark, Germany,
Australia, and Spain, have banned human cloning.
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL BIOETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION
Harold T. Shapiro, Chair of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, is
the President and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton
University, and is a world-renowned educator and economist. He is a
member of numerous honorary professional societies including the Institute
of Medicine and has been awarded many honorary degrees. Dr. Shapiroserves
on advisory boards to several public organizations and corporations and is
a past member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology (1990-1993). He earned a B-Comm. from McGill University, and
M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University.
Patricia Backlar of Oregon, is Senior Scholar at the Center for Ethics in
Health Care, Oregon Health Sciences University, where Ms. Backlar
specializes in issues concerning individuals with severe and persistent
mental disorders. She attended Vassar College, McGill University and Yale
University, and holds a certificate in health care ethics from the
University of Washington School of Medicine. Senator Hatfield supported
Ms. Backlar's candidacy.
Arturo Brito of Florida, is Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at
the University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Brito is also the Medical
Director of the Pediatric Mobile Clinic of Miami. Dr. Brito earned his
M.D. at the University of South Florida and interned at Emory University
in pediatrics.
Alexander M. Capron of California, is co-director of the Pacific Center
for Health Policy and Ethics at the University of Southern California.
Professor Capron specializes in legal-medical issues and biomedical
ethics. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine, a founding Fellow of
the Hastings Center and a past member of the Human Gene Therapy
Subcommittee of the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee. Professor
Capron received his B.A. with high honors from Swarthmore College and his
LL.B. from Yale University.
Eric J. Cassell of New York, is Physician to In-Patients at The New York
Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. For five years, Dr. Cassell directed the
Cornell UniversityMedical College Program for the Study of Ethics and
Values in Medicine. Dr. Cassell received a B.A. from Queens College, an
M.A. from Columbia University, an M.D. from New York University School of
Medicine and is board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Cassell's
candidacy was supported by Senator Moynihan.
R. Alta Charo of Wisconsin, holds joint assistant professorships in the
University of Wisconsin Medical and Law Schools. A Fellow of the Hastings
Center, Ms. Charo has also held government appointments in the Office of
Technology Assessment and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Ms. Charo earned an A.B. in biology, cum laude, from Harvard-Radcliffe
College and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.
James F. Childress of Virginia, is the Edwin B. Kyle Professor of
ReligiousStudies and Professor of Medical Education at the University of
Virginia, where he is also the co-director of the Virginia Health Policy
Research Center. Dr. Childress is the author of numerous articles and
several books on biomedical ethics and is former vice-chairman of the
National Task Force on Organ Transplantation. He received his B.A. from
Guilford College, B.D. from Yale Divinity School and M.A. and Ph.D. from
Yale University.
David R. Cox of California, is Professor of Genetics and Pediatrics at the
Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Cox is a world-renowned
expert on genetic diseases associated with defects in chromosome 21,
including Down Syndrome and ataxia-telangiectasia. He is a member of the
American Society of Human Genetics, the American Academy of Pediatrics,
the American Federation for Clinical Research and the Human Genome
Organization. Board certified in both pediatrics and human genetics, Dr.
Cox received his A.B. from Brown University, and M.D. and Ph.D. in
genetics from the University of Washington.
Rhetaugh Graves Dumas of Michigan, is the Vice Provost for Health Affairs,
the University of Michigan. Formerly Dean of The University of Michigan
School of Nursing, and Deputy Director of the National Institute of Mental
Health, Dr. Dumas is known for her clinical research in the area of
psychiatric nursing. She is a member of the American Nurses Association
and a past president of the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Dumas earned
a B.S.N. at Dillard University, an M.S. from the Yale University School of
Nursing and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the Union Institute,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ezekiel J. Emanuel of Massachusetts, is Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Social Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at the Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute, Harvard Medical School. A member of the Ethics Group under
the President's Health Care Task Force, Dr. Emanuel is the author of many
articles on medical ethics, focusing particularly on decisionmaking in
terminal care. He holds a B.A. from Amherst College, M.Sc. from Oxford
University, M.D. from Harvard Medical School and Ph.D. from Harvard
University and is board certified in internal medicine and medical
oncology.
Laurie M. Flynn of Virginia, is the Executive Director of the National
Alliance for the Mentally III. A consultant to child welfare
organizations, federal, state, and county governments, Ms. Flynn is also
the author of numerous publications on family mental health services. She
earned a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Virginia.
Carol W. Greider of New York, is Senior Staff Scientist at the Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory. Dr. Greider is an internationally known expert in
molecular biology whose research focuses on the structure and function of
telomeres, chromosomal components whose role in aging and cancer
development is just beginning to become clear. In addition to studies at
the George-August Universitat in Gottigen, West Germany, she was awarded a
B.A. in biology from U.C. Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in molecular biology
from U.C. Berkeley.
Steven H. Holtzman of Massachusetts, is Chief Business Officer of
Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company using genetics, genomics and
bioinformatics to identify genes responsible for common major diseases and
in their work on human biology directed toward drug development. Mr.
Holtzman's academic background includes a Rhodes Scholarship leading to a
B.Phil., in addition to a B.A. in philosophy from Michigan State
University. Mr. Holtzman chairs the Ethics Panel of the Biotechnology
Industry Organization, who submitted his nomination as a representative of
the biotechnology industry.
Bette O. Kramer of Virginia, is the founder and first president of the
Richmond Bioethics Consortium, a community-based organization providing
education and development support to institutional ethics committees, and
educational opportunities to the general public. Active in a variety of
health-related activities, such as the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Critical
Care Task Force, Ms. Kramer also has professional experience as a security
analyst. Ms. Kramer earned a B.A. in economics at Wellesley College.
Bernard Lo of California, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the
Program in Medical Ethics at the University of California, San Francisco,
where he teaches a required course on medical ethics, law and economics.
Dr. Lo has served as a member of a number of public advisory committees
including an OTA project on Life Sustaining Technologies in the Elderly.
He received an A.B., summa cum laude, in physics from Harvard College; a
M.A. from the University of Sussex in comparative literature; an A.M. from
Harvard University in the history of science and an M.D. from Stanford
University.
Lawrence H. Miike of Hawaii, is the Director of the Department of Health,
State of Hawaii, which includes the Nation's 3rd largest public hospital
system. Previously, Dr. Miike worked for the U.S. Congress. His studies
led to the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act, AIDS
policies, and action on health care for American Indians and Alaska
Natives. Dr. Miike holds a B.A. from Amherst College, a degree in
medicine from U.C. San Francisco, and a law degree from U.C.L.A..
Thomas H. Murray of Ohio, is Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director
of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine. Dr. Murray's research focuses on ethics in medicine
and science, including ethical aspects of health policy; the care of
newborns and children, occupational health, and genetic engineering. Dr.
Murray earned a B.A. at Temple University in psychology and a Ph.D. in
social psychology from Princeton University.
Diane Scott-Jones of Pennsylvania, is Associate Professor in the
Department of Psychology, Temple University. Dr. Scott-Jones is a Fellow
of the AmericanPsychological Association, who submitted her nomination,
and a co-author of the Association's ethics guidelines. She is also a
member and past chair of the Ethics Committee of the Society for Research
in Child Development. Her research involves the role of family in
supporting children's scholastic achievement. Dr. Scott-Jones holds a
B.S. and M.A. in psychology from Appalachian State University, and a Ph.D.
in development psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill.
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CREATOR: Eli G. Attie ( CN=Eli G. Attie/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 11:57:55.00
SUBJECT: Draft of today's talking points
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I'm running these by Jordan to make sure they're consistent with the
current facts on today's cloning event, but otherwise, these should be
OK
Also, I asked both Jake Siewert and Tony Blinken to give a bit of thought
to the Vernon Jordan points from their perspectives, so that I can
incorporate them
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THE WHITE HOUSE AT WORK
Monday, June 9, 1997
MONDAY: PRESIDENT PROPOSES LAW TO BAN HUMAN CLONING
Today at the White House, President Clinton announces that he is sending to
Congress new legislation prohibiting anyone -- in the public or private sector -- from
creating a child through human cloning, to make sure scientific exploration is guided by
our commitment to human values, the good of society, and our basic sense of right and
wrong:
In March, after a breakthrough in animal cloning, the President banned the use of federal
funds for cloning human beings, urged the private sector to observe the ban voluntarily,
and asked the National Bioethics Commission to review the legal and ethical issues raised
by the new cloning technology.
In its report to the President today, the National Bioethics Commission concludes that
attempting to clone a human being is unacceptably dangerous to the child and morally
unacceptable to society.
The President is sending legislation to Congress to ban the use of new cloning techniques
to create a child. Because these techniques hold out the promise of revolutionary new
treatments in other areas, the legislation would not ban their use to clone DNA and cells,
nor would it ban animal cloning.
Until the President signs this legislation, his ban on the use of federal funds for human
cloning will stay in effect, and he will continue his call for a voluntary private sector ban.
SATURDAY: PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HATE
CRIMES, AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF FEDERAL LAWS
In his weekly Radio Address on Saturday, President Clinton called for an all-out
assault on hate crimes -- to conquer the dark forces of hatred and division that still exist in
our society so that we can move forward into the 21st Century as One America:
The President condemned crimes of hatred -- committed solely because of the victim's
race or religious faith, national origin or sexual orientation, gender or disability -- as "acts
of violence against America itself."
The President announced that he will convene the very first White House Conference on
Hate Crimes this November 10th -- to take a serious look at the laws and remedies that
can make a difference in preventing hate crimes; to highlight solutions that are working in
communities across the country, and to continue the frank and open dialogue we need to
build One America across all difference and diversity.
In preparation for the conference, Attorney General Reno has begun a thorough review of
the laws concerning hate crimes and the ways in which the federal government can make
a difference to help us to build a more vigorous plan of action.
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FOR LEGISLATION POTUS WILL ANNOUNCE TODAY.
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"CLONING PROHIBITION ACT OF 1997"
FACT SHEET
The President today transmitted to the Congress the "Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997."
This legislative proposal would implement the key recommendation of the National Bioethics
Advisory Commission for legislation to prohibit any attempt to create a human being using
somatic cell nuclear transfer technology.
The National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) Report
President Clinton today accepted the NBAC's report on the possible cloning of human
beings. In February, following reports of the successful cloning of a sheep, the President
asked the NBAC to review the profound ethical issues raised by the possible cloning of human
beings. Today,
Dr. Harold Shapiro, Chair of the Commission and President of Princeton University, formally
presented the report to the President.
The Commission found unanimously that it is morally unacceptable for anyone to attempt to
create a child with the technology used to create Dolly the sheep. The NBAC reported
that attempting to create a child using so-called somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning would
pose great risks to the child and raise other ethical issues needing further discussion. The
NBAC called for a moratorium on the use of the technique in humans.
The Commission also found that the new technology may have many agricultural and medical
benefits, including the development of medicines, therapies for diseases such as cancer, cystic
fibrosis, and diabetes, and prospects for repair and regeneration of human tissues. The
NBAC concluded that the cloning of DNA, cells, tissues, and non-human animals --using
somatic cell nuclear transfer and other cloning techniques --is not ethically problematic when
conducted in compliance with existing regulations and guidelines.
Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997
Acting on the Commission's key recommendation, President Clinton announced legislation
banning the use of the new technology to clone human beings. Consistent with the NBAC's
recommendation, the President's legislative proposal prohibits for five years the use of somatic
cell nuclear transfer to create a human being and directs the NBAC to report to the President
in four and a half years on whether to continue the ban. The proposal is carefully worded to
ensure that it will not interfere with beneficial biomedical and agricultural activities.
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Further Actions By The President
As recommended by the NBAC, President Clinton today also:
Reaffirmed that no Federal funds will be used to clone human beings. The
President stated that the prohibition he put in place in March will remain in
effect while his proposed legislation is pending.
Urged privately funded scientists and clinicians to adhere to the voluntary
moratorium he called for in March. The President asked these professionals
to work through their societies and associations to ensure that all adhere to the
current voluntary ban while his proposed legislation is pending.
Pledged to work with other countries to enforce the prohibition. Several
other countries, including Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, Australia, and
Spain, have banned human cloning.
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TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
I am pleased to transmit today for immediate consideration and prompt enactment the
"Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997.' This legislative proposal would prohibit any attempt to
create a human being using somatic cell nuclear transfer technology, the method that was used
to create Dolly the sheep. This proposal will also provide for further review of the ethical
and scientific issues associated with the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer in human beings.
Following the February report that a sheep had been successfully cloned using a new
technique, I requested my National Bioethics Advisory Commission to examine the ethical and
legal implications of applying the same cloning technology to human beings. The Commission
concluded that at this time "it is morally unacceptable for anyone in the public or private
sector, whether in a research or clinical setting, to attempt to create a child using somatic cell
nuclear transfer cloning" and recommended that Federal legislation be enacted to prohibit
such activities. I agree with the Commission's conclusion and am transmitting this legislative
proposal to implement its recommendation.
Various forms of cloning technology have been used for decades resulting in important
biomedical and agricultural advances. Genes, cells, tissues, and even whole plants and
animals have been cloned to develop new therapies for treating such disorders as cancer,
diabetes, and cystic fibrosis. Cloning technology also holds promise for producing
replacement skin, cartilage, or bone tissue for burn or accident victims, and nerve tissue to
treat spinal cord injury. Therefore, nothing in the "Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997"
restricts activities in other areas of biomedical and agricultural research that involve: (1) the
use of somatic cell nuclear transfer or other cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA,
cells, and tissues; or (2) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques to create animals.
The Commission recommended that such legislation provide for further review of the
state of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology and the ethical and social issues attendant to
its potential use to create human beings. My legislative proposal would implement this
recommendation and assign responsibility for the review, to be completed in the fifth year after
passage of the legislation, to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission.
I urge the Congress to give this legislation prompt and favorable consideration.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
THE WHITE HOUSE
June 9, 1997
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A BILL
To prohibit any attempt to create a human being using
somatic cell nuclear transfer, to provide for further
review of the ethical and scientific issues associated
with the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer in human
beings, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the "Cloning
Prohibition Act of 1997".
SECTION 2. FINDINGS.
(a) It has been reported that an adult sheep has been cloned
using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer, a form
of cloning.
(b) The National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) has
reviewed the scientific and ethical implications of this
technology's potential use to clone human beings.
(1) NBAC has found that:
(a) Somatic cell nuclear transfer technology may
have many applications for biotechnology, livestock
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production, and new medical approaches including the
production of pharmaceutical proteins and prospects
for regeneration and repair of human tissues.
(b) However, the possibility of using somatic
cell nuclear transfer for the purposes of creating
a child entails significant scientific uncertainty
and medical risk. Potential risks, known and
unknown, could result in harm to a child.
(2) The NBAC concluded unanimously that at this time
it is morally unacceptable for anyone in the public or
private sector, whether in a research or clinical setting,
to attempt to create a child using somatic cell nuclear
transfer cloning. The Commission's consensus is based
on current scientific information indicating that this
technique is not safe to use in humans at this point.
(3) Moreover, in addition to issues of safety, the
Commission identified many additional serious ethical
concerns which they agreed require a great deal more
widespread and careful public deliberation before this
technology may be used.
(4) NBAC recommended a continuation of the current
moratorium on the use of Federal funds to support any
attempt to create a child by somatic cell nuclear transfer,
and an immediate request to all firms, clinicians,
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investigators, and professional societies to comply
voluntarily with the intent of the Federal moratorium.
(5) NBAC further recommended that Federal legislation
be enacted to prohibit anyone from attempting, whether
in a research or clinical setting, to create a child through
somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning.
(6) NBAC also recommended that the United States
cooperate with other countries to enforce mutually
supported restrictions on this activity.
(7) NBAC specified that the legislation should
include a sunset provision and that, prior to the sunset
date, an oversight body should review and report on the
status of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology and
the ethical and social issues associated with its use and
recommend whether the prohibition should be continued.
(8) The Commission concluded that any regulatory or
legislative actions undertaken to effect the foregoing
prohibition should be carefully written SO as not to
interfere with other important areas of research, such
as the cloning of human DNA sequences and cells, which
raise neither the scientific nor the ethical issues that
arise from the possible creation of children through
somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques.
(9) The Commission also found that cloning animals
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by somatic cell nuclear transfer does not raise the same
issues implicated in attempting to use the technique to
create a child, and its continuation should only be subject
to existing regulations regarding the humane use of
animals.
(c) Biomedical research facilities, including those
conducting cloning, and reproductive services facilities affect
interstate commerce.
SECTION 3. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are-
(a) To prohibit any attempt to create a human being using
somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning; and
(b) To provide for further review of the ethical and
scientific issues associated with the use of somatic cell
nuclear transfer in humans.
SECTION 4. DEFINITIONS.
(a) "Cloning" means the production of a precise genetic
copy of a molecule (including DNA), cell, tissue, plant, animal,
or human.
(b) "Somatic cell" means any cell of the body other than
germ cells (eggs or sperm).
(c) "Somatic cell nuclear transfer" means the transfer
of a cell nucleus from a somatic cell into an egg from which
the nucleus has been removed.
SECTION 5. PROHIBITION. It shall be unlawful for any person
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or other legal entity, public or private, to perform or use
somatic cell nuclear transfer with the intent of introducing
the product of that transfer into a woman's womb or in any other
way creating a human being.
SECTION 6. PROTECTED BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.-Nothing in this Act
shall restrict other areas of biomedical and agricultural
research, including important and promising work that involves:
(1) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer or other
cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA, cells, and
tissues; or
(2) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer
techniques to create animals.
SECTION 7. PENALTIES -
(a) Any person who intentionally violates Section 5 shall
be fined the greater of $250,000 or two times the gross gain
or loss from the offense.
(b) If a person is violating or about to violate Section
5, the Attorney General may commence a civil action in Federal
district court to enjoin such violation.
(c) Any property, real or personal, derived from or used
to commit a violation or attempted violation of Section 5, or
any property traceable to such property, is subject to
forfeiture to the United States in accordance with the procedure
set forth in Chapter 46 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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(d) The Attorney General of the United States shall have
exclusive enforcement authority under this Act.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.-This Act shall apply to somatic
cell nuclear transfers performed within five years after the
date of its enactment.
SECTION 9. NATIONAL BIOETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION REPORT. -No
later than four and one-half years after the enactment of this
Act, the National Bioethics Advisory Commission shall report
to the President on (1) the state of the science of somatic
cell nuclear transfer; (2) the ethical and social issues
associated with the potential use of this technology in humans;
and (3) the advisability of continuing the prohibition
established by this Act. The Commission is authorized to
continue for five years from the date of enactment for this
purpose and for other purposes as established in Executive Order
12975 and subsequent amendments to this order.
SECTION 10. RIGHT OF ACTION.-Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to give any individual or person a private right of
action.
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Qs and As on Cloning
June 9, 1997
Q.
What did the Commission recommend?
A.
The Commission recommends legislation to prohibit anyone in either the public
or private sector from attempting to create a child using the cloning technology
that made possible the creation of "Dolly" so-called "somatic cell nuclear
transfer" technology. The Commission also supports a continuation of the
current moratorium on federal funding of creating a child by cloning while the
legislation is pending. NBAC is also asking the private sector to comply with
the voluntary moratorium President Clinton called for in March, pending the
legislative prohibition. Finally, NBAC also called for continuing public
dialogue on these issues to further understand the ethical and social
implications of this technology.
Q.
What exactly does the President's legislation ban?
A.
The President's legislation prohibits the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer to
create a human being (specifically, "with the intent of introducing the product of
that transfer into a woman's womb or in any other way creating a human
being").
Q.
How will the prohibition be enforced?
A.
The legislation gives the Attorney General authority to seek injunctive relief,
impose civil fines up to $250,000 or twice the profit from a violation of the Act
(whichever is greater), and seize any and all property used in violating the Act
(including entire laboratories).
Q.
Why doesn't it make cloning a criminal act and impose jail time?
A.
We think the penalties in the bill provide an effective deterrent. In particular,
they make it clear no one will profit from this activity. It is appropriate to be
cautious about criminalizing any activity, and at this point we don't have any
indication that we need the threat of criminal sanctions to deter this activity.
Q.
But what if Congress wants to impose criminal sanctions?
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A.
We have seriously considered this option and would be willing to look at it
again.
Q.
Why is there need for a "sunset" provision?
NBAC recommends -- and the President supports -- a sunset provision,
combined with review by an advisory body prior to the sunset date. There are
several reasons to take this approach. First, a sunset provision provides a
strong incentive for Congress and the Administration to renew the national
debate on cloning within several years, ensuring continued attention to the
ethical questions; second, there is a possibility that we will get the precise
legislative language wrong the first time around, given our limited understanding
of the science, the difficulty of defining terms, and the vagaries of the legislative
process; and third, there has been little time to fully consider the moral issues,
and it is possible that convictions may evolve.
follow-up
Q.
But if you think cloning is morally wrong now, won't it be morally wrong for all
time?
Even if one thinks cloning is morally wrong, a sunset provision still makes
sense. As I just noted, it will force a renewed national debate within several
years and will keep the ethical issues squarely in view. A sunset provision will
also make sure we revisit how we've defined the ban and ensure we have done it
exactly right.
Q.
Why ban the cloning of humans?
A.
It is morally unacceptable for anyone in either the public or private sector to
attempt this type of cloning. NBAC found it is simply unsafe; knowing that
"Dolly" was the only successful case in 277 attempts, there is no doubt that
there would be substantial risk to the potential child. And the possibility of
replicating ourselves raises other ethical and religious concerns about the
implications of this technology for our society. These issues need further
discussion before the technology is used.
Q.
Why not ban all cloning? What are the potential benefits of cloning
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research?
A.
There are legitimate and beneficial applications of cloning cells, DNA, tissues,
and animals: including the development of medicines, and therapies for diseases
such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, and diabetes. Cloning also furthers our
knowledge about developmental biology that may one day lead to such advances
as regeneration of tissue in severe burns and spinal cord injuries.
Q.
Why is any additional legislation necessary? Why not extend the President's
moratorium?
A.
The President's moratorium covers only federally funded activities. In March,
President Clinton called for a voluntary ban on privately funded activities.
Legislation is necessary, however, to ensure that the privately funded research
and clinical centers comply with the proposed prohibition on cloning of human
beings using the somatic cell nuclear transfer technique.
Q.
With the proposed legislation, are we interfering with people's reproductive freedom?
A.
No.
We don't think people should have the "freedom" to do this activity. It's unsafe and ethically
objectionable.
Q.
How will the recommendations and legislation affect research?
A.
NBAC found that a ban on human cloning will not impede any important research at this time. Basic
research in such areas as animal husbandry and drug development will continue. Similarly, basic
research using somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to study, for instance, the potential for regenerating
tissues and organs will continue.
However, under current federal restrictions, human embryo research
using federal funds will remain prohibited.
Q.
Why would you (or the Commission) support a total ban on cloning people,
but not on creating embryos using cloning technology for research?
A.
The issue of embryo research is an important but separate question. NBAC
found that the technology that created Dolly doesn't raise new questions
related to embryo research. By contrast, the use of somatic cell nuclear
transfer technology to create a child raises a host of new and different ethical
issues relating to safety, individuality, and family integrity. The President's
legislation is directed at these concerns. Further, the President has prohibited
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the use of federal research funds to create an embryo for research purposes --
whether through cloning or any other means.
Q.
If human embryo research is bad, why not ban it in the private sector as well?
A.
Whether to ban privately-funded embryo research is a question that needs
careful deliberation, as such research may offer medical benefit, particularly
with respect to treating infertility. We simply need further discussion about
regulation of this activity in the private sector before pursuing legislation.
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Q.
Does the Federal Government have any jurisdiction over privately funded
research with human embryos?
A.
If the research is part of an effort to develop a drug, biologic, or medical device,
the research is subject to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration.
Otherwise, it is unregulated.
Q.
What happens to human embryos created for research? If they are not
implanted, isn't that tantamount to abortion, or even murder?
A.
Creation of human embryos for research is a prohibited use of Federal funds.
The extent of such research under private sponsorship is unknown; therefore,
we have no reliable information on the fate of human embryos used in this way.
Q.
How will this affect childless couples who see cloning as their only chance to have genetically related
offspring?
A.
Prohibiting this technology will have little practical effect on such couples. Currently neither the science
base nor safety considerations make it possible to produce a child by somatic cell nuclear transfer.
Q.
Is the United States acting unilaterally on this issue? Are we treating this
issue any differently than other countries?
A.
Some European countries have already established legal prohibitions on the
cloning of humans. To the extent that there are common aspects to our
respective policies, we will certainly cooperate with these nations regarding
enforcement.
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Qs and As on Cloning
June 9, 1997
Q.
What did the Commission recommend?
A.
The Commission recommends legislation to prohibit anyone in either the public
or private sector from attempting to create a child using the cloning technology
that made possible the creation of "Dolly" -- so-called "somatic cell nuclear
transfer" technology. The Commission also supports a continuation of the
current moratorium on federal funding of creating a child by cloning while the
legislation is pending. NBAC is also asking the private sector to comply with
the voluntary moratorium President Clinton called for in March, pending the
legislative prohibition. Finally, NBAC also called for continuing public
dialogue on these issues to further understand the ethical and social
implications of this technology.
Q.
What exactly does the President's legislation ban?
A.
The President's legislation prohibits the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer to
create a human being (specifically, "with the intent of introducing the product
into a woman's womb or in any other way creating a human being").
Q.
How will the prohibition be enforced?
A.
The legislation gives the Attorney General authority to seek injunctive relief,
impose civil fines up to $250,000 or twice the profit from a violation of the Act
(whichever is greater), and seize any and all property used in violating the Act
(including entire laboratories).
Q.
Why doesn't it make cloning a criminal act and impose jail time?
A.
We think the penalties in the bill provide an effective deterrent. In particular,
they make it clear no one will profit from this activity. It is appropriate to be
cautious about criminalizing any activity, and at this point we don't have any
indication that we need the threat of criminal sanctions to deter this activity.
Q.
But what if Congress wants to impose criminal sanctions?
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A.
We have seriously considered this option and would be willing to look at it
again.
Q.
Why ban the cloning of humans?
A.
It is morally unacceptable for anyone in either the public or private sector to
attempt this type of cloning. NBAC found it is simply unsafe; knowing that
"Dolly" was the only successful case in 277 attempts, there is no doubt that
there would be substantial risk to the potential child. And the possibility of
replicating ourselves raises other ethical and religious concerns about the
implications of this technology for our society. These issues need further
discussion before the technology is used.
Q.
Why not ban all cloning? What are the potential benefits of cloning
research?
A.
There are legitimate and beneficial applications of cloning cells, DNA, tissues,
and animals: including the development of medicines, and therapies for diseases
such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, and diabetes. Cloning also furthers our
knowledge about developmental biology that may one day lead to such advances
as regeneration of tissue in severe burns and spinal cord injuries.
Q.
Why is any additional legislation necessary? Why not extend the President's
moratorium?
A.
The President's moratorium covers only federally funded activities. In March,
President Clinton called for a voluntary ban on privately funded activities.
Legislation is necessary, however, to ensure that the privately funded research
and clinical centers comply with the proposed prohibition on cloning of human
beings using the somatic cell nuclear transfer technique.
Q.
With the proposed legislation, are we interfering with people's reproductive freedom?
A.
No. We don't think people should have the "freedom" to do this activity. It's unsafe and ethically
objectionable.
Q.
How will the recommendations and legislation affect research?
A.
NBAC found that a ban on human cloning will not impede any important research at this time. Basic
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research in such areas as animal husbandry and drug development will continue. Similarly, basic
research using somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to study, for instance, the potential for regenerating
tissues and organs will continue.
However, under current federal restrictions, human embryo research
using federal funds will remain prohibited.
Q.
Why would you (or the Commission) support a total ban on cloning people,
but not on creating embryos using cloning technology for research?
A.
The issue of embryo research is an important but separate question. NBAC
found that the technology that created Dolly doesn't raise new questions
related to embryo research. By contrast, the use of somatic cell nuclear
transfer technology to create a child raises a host of new and different ethical
issues relating to safety, individuality, and family integrity. The President's
legislation is directed at these concerns. Further, the President has prohibited
the use of federal research funds to create an embryo for research purposes --
whether through cloning or any other means.
Q.
If human embryo research is bad, why not ban it in the private sector as well?
A.
Whether to ban privately-funded embryo research is a question that needs
careful deliberation, as such research may offer medical benefit, particularly
with respect to treating infertility. We simply need further discussion about
regulation of this activity in the private sector before pursuing legislation.
Q.
Does the Federal Government have any jurisdiction over privately funded
research with human embryos?
A.
If the research is part of an effort to develop a drug, biologic, or medical device,
the research is subject to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration.
Otherwise, it is unregulated.
Q.
What happens to human embryos created for research? If they are not
implanted, isn't that tantamount to abortion, or even murder?
A.
Creation of human embryos for research is a prohibited use of Federal funds.
The extent of such research under private sponsorship is unknown; therefore,
we have no reliable information on the fate of human embryos used in this way.
Q.
How will this affect childless couples who see cloning as their only chance to have genetically related
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offspring?
A.
Prohibiting this technology will have little practical effect on such couples. Currently neither the science
base nor safety considerations make it possible to produce a child by somatic cell nuclear transfer.
Q.
Is the United States acting unilaterally on this issue? Are we treating this
issue any differently than other countries?
A.
Some European countries have already established legal prohibitions on the
cloning of humans. To the extent that there are common aspects to our
respective policies, we will certainly cooperate with these nations regarding
enforcement.
Q.
Why is there need for a "sunset" provision?
NBAC recommends -- and the President supports -- a sunset provision,
combined with review by an advisory body prior to the sunset date. There are
several reasons to take this approach. First, a sunset provision provides a
strong incentive for Congress and the Administration to renew the national
debate on cloning within several years, ensuring continued attention to the
ethical questions; second, there is a possibility that we will get the precise
legislative language wrong the first time around, given our limited understanding
of the science, the difficulty of defining terms, and the vagaries of the legislative
process; and third, there has been little time to fully consider the moral issues,
and it is possible that convictions may evolve.
follow-up
Q.
But if you think cloning is morally wrong now, won't it be morally wrong for all
time?
Even if one thinks cloning is morally wrong, a sunset provision still makes
sense. As I just noted, it will force a renewed national debate within several
years and will keep the ethical issues squarely in view. A sunset provision will
also make sure we revisit how we've defined the ban and ensure we have done it
exactly right.
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Qs and As on Cloning (without sunset provision)
June 9, 1997
Q.
What did the Commission recommend?
A.
The Commission recommends legislation to prohibit anyone in either the public
or private sector from attempting to create a child using the cloning technology
that made possible the creation of "Dolly" so-called somatic cell nuclear
transfer" technology. The Commission also supports a continuation of the
current moratorium on federal funding of creating a child by cloning while the
legislation is pending. NBAC is also asking the private sector to comply with
the voluntary moratorium President Clinton called for in March, pending the
legislative prohibition. Finally, NBAC also called for continuing public
dialogue on these issues to further understand the ethical and social
implications of this technology.
Q.
What exactly does the President's legislation ban?
A.
The President's legislation prohibits the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer to
create a human being (specifically, "with the intent of introducing the product
into a woman's womb or in any other way creating a human being").
Q.
How will the prohibition be enforced?
A.
The legislation gives the Attorney General authority to seek injunctive relief,
impose civil fines up to $250,000 or twice the profit from a violation of the Act
(whichever is greater), and seize any and all property used in violating the Act
(including entire laboratories).
Q.
Why doesn't it make cloning a criminal act and impose jail time?
A.
We think the penalties in the bill provide an effective deterrent. In particular,
they make it clear no one will profit from this activity. It is appropriate to be
cautious about criminalizing any activity, and at this point we don't have any
indication that we need the threat of criminal sanctions to deter this activity.
Q.
But what if Congress wants to impose criminal sanctions?
A.
We have seriously considered this option and would be willing to look at it
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again.
Q.
Why ban the cloning of humans?
A.
It is morally unacceptable for anyone in either the public or private sector to
attempt this type of cloning. NBAC found it is simply unsafe; knowing that
"Dolly" was the only successful case in 277 attempts, there is no doubt that
there would be substantial risk to the potential child. And the possibility of
replicating ourselves raises other ethical and religious concerns about the
implications of this technology for our society. These issues need further
discussion before the technology is used.
Q.
Why not ban all cloning? What are the potential benefits of cloning
research?
A.
There are legitimate and beneficial applications of cloning cells, DNA, tissues,
and animals: including the development of medicines, and therapies for diseases
such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, and diabetes. Cloning also furthers our
knowledge about developmental biology that may one day lead to such advances
as regeneration of tissue in severe burns and spinal cord injuries.
Q.
Why is any additional legislation necessary? Why not extend the President's
moratorium?
A.
The President's moratorium covers only federally funded activities. In March,
President Clinton called for a voluntary ban on privately funded activities.
Legislation is necessary, however, to ensure that the privately funded research
and clinical centers comply with the proposed prohibition on cloning of human
beings using the somatic cell nuclear transfer technique.
Q.
With the proposed legislation, are we interfering with people's reproductive freedom?
A.
No. We don't think people should have the "freedom" to do this activity. It's unsafe and ethically
objectionable.
Q.
How will the recommendations and legislation affect research?
A.
NBAC found that a ban on human cloning will not impede any important research at this time. Basic
research in such areas as animal husbandry and drug development will continue. Similarly, basic
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research using somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to study, for instance, the potential for regenerating
tissues and organs will continue.
However, under current federal restrictions, human embryo research
using federal funds will remain prohibited.
Q.
Why would you (or the Commission) support a total ban on cloning people,
but not on creating embryos using cloning technology for research?
A.
The issue of embryo research is an important but separate question. NBAC
found that the technology that created Dolly doesn't raise new questions
related to embryo research. By contrast, the use of somatic cell nuclear
transfer technology to create a child raises a host of new and different ethical
issues relating to safety, individuality, and family integrity. The President's
legislation is directed at these concerns. Further, the President has prohibited
the use of federal research funds to create an embryo for research purposes --
whether through cloning or any other means.
Q.
If human embryo research is bad, why not ban it in the private sector as well?
A.
Whether to ban privately-funded embryo research is a question that needs
careful deliberation, as such research may offer medical benefit, particularly
with respect to treating infertility. We simply need further discussion about
regulation of this activity in the private sector before pursuing legislation.
Q.
Does the Federal Government have any jurisdiction over privately funded
research with human embryos?
A.
If the research is part of an effort to develop a drug, biologic, or medical device,
the research is subject to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration.
Otherwise, it is unregulated.
Q.
What happens to human embryos created for research? If they are not
implanted, isn't that tantamount to abortion, or even murder?
A.
Creation of human embryos for research is a prohibited use of Federal funds.
The extent of such research under private sponsorship is unknown; therefore,
we have no reliable information on the fate of human embryos used in this way.
Q.
How will this affect childless couples who see cloning as their only chance to have genetically related
offspring?
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A.
Prohibiting this technology will have little practical effect on such couples. Currently neither the science
base nor safety considerations make it possible to produce a child by somatic cell nuclear transfer.
Q.
Is the United States acting unilaterally on this issue? Are we treating this
issue any differently than other countries?
A.
Some European countries have already established legal prohibitions on the
cloning of humans. To the extent that there are common aspects to our
respective policies, we will certainly cooperate with these nations regarding
enforcement.
Q.
The Commission recommended as sunset provision. Why not include one?
A.
The Commission wanted a sunset provision primarily to ensure that an advisory
body and the Congress reconsider the issue within several years. The
President's legislation also ensures that review -- the bill directs NBAC to
report again on the science and ethics issues within 4 ½ years. But the
President believes the burden of proof should be shifted to those who may want
to lift the ban in the future. Hence, under the President's legislation, Congress
will have to take action to remove the prohibition.
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And here is the fact sheet for the announcement. Could this be put up
also?
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Subject: Fact Sheet: President Announces Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997
PRESIDENT CLINTON ANNOUNCES CLONING PROHIBITION ACT OF 1997
June 9, 1997
Today at the White House, President Clinton will receive the National
Bioethics Advisory Commission's report on human cloning and transmit to
Congress the "Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997." This legislative proposal
would implement the Commission's key recommendation for legislation to
prohibit any attempt to create a human being using somatic cell nuclear
transfer technology. The President will be joined in the Rose Garden by
the Vice President and Commission Chairman Dr. Harold Shapiro.
The National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) Report
President Clinton today accepts the NBAC's report on the possible cloning
of human beings. In February, following reports of the successful cloning
of a sheep, the President asked the NBAC to review the profound ethical
issues raised by the possible cloning of human beings. Today, Dr. Harold
Shapiro, Chair of the Commission and President of Princeton University,
formally presented the report to the President.
The Commission found unanimously that it is morally unacceptable for
anyone to attempt to create a child with the technology used to create
Dolly the sheep. The NBAC reported that attempting to create a child
using so-called somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning would pose great
risks to the child and raise other ethical issues needing further
discussion. The NBAC called for a moratorium on the use of the technique
in humans.
The Commission also found that the new technology may have many
agricultural and medical benefits, including the development of medicines,
therapies for diseases such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, and diabetes, and
prospects for repair and regeneration of human tissues. The NBAC
concluded that the cloning of DNA, cells, tissues, and non-human animals -
-using somatic cell nuclear transfer and other cloning techniques --is not
ethically problematic when conducted in compliance with existing
regulations and guidelines.
Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997
Acting on the Commission's key recommendation, President Clinton announced
legislation banning the use of the new technology to clone human beings.
Consistent with the NBAC's recommendation, the President's legislative
proposal prohibits for five years the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer
to create a human being and directs the NBAC to report to the President in
four and a half years on whether to continue the ban. The proposal is
carefully worded to ensure that it will not interfere with beneficial
biomedical and agricultural activities.
Further Actions By The President
As recommended by the NBAC, President Clinton today also:
i¿½ Reaffirms that no Federal funds will be used to clone human beings. The
President stated that the prohibition he put in place in March will remain
in effect while his proposed legislation is pending.
� Urges privately funded scientists and clinicians to adhere to the
voluntary moratorium he called for in March. The President asked these
professionals to work through their societies and associations to ensure
that all adhere to the current voluntary ban while his proposed
legislation is pending.
i¿½ Pledges to work with other countries to enforce the prohibition.
Several other countries, including Great Britain, Denmark, Germany,
Australia, and Spain, have banned human cloning.
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL BIOETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION
Harold T. Shapiro, Chair of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, is
the President and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton
University, and is a world-renowned educator and economist. He is a
member of numerous honorary professional societies including the Institute
of Medicine and has been awarded many honorary degrees. Dr. Shapiroserves
on advisory boards to several public organizations and corporations and is
a past member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology (1990-1993). He earned a B-Comm. from McGill University, and
M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University.
Patricia Backlar of Oregon, is Senior Scholar at the Center for Ethics in
Health Care, Oregon Health Sciences University, where Ms. Backlar
specializes in issues concerning individuals with severe and persistent
mental disorders. She attended Vassar College, McGill University and Yale
University, and holds a certificate in health care ethics from the
University of Washington School of Medicine. Senator Hatfield supported
Ms. Backlar's candidacy.
Arturo Brito of Florida, is Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at
the University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Brito is also the Medical
Director of the Pediatric Mobile Clinic of Miami. Dr. Brito earned his
M.D. at the University of South Florida and interned at Emory University
in pediatrics.
Alexander M. Capron of California, is co-director of the Pacific Center
for Health Policy and Ethics at the University of Southern California.
Professor Capron specializes in legal-medical issues and biomedical
ethics. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine, a founding Fellow of
the Hastings Center and a past member of the Human Gene Therapy
Subcommittee of the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee. Professor
Capron received his B.A. with high honors from Swarthmore College and his
LL.B. from Yale University.
Eric J. Cassell of New York, is Physician to In-Patients at The New York
Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. For five years, Dr. Cassell directed the
Cornell University Medical College Program for the Study of Ethics and
Values in Medicine. Dr. Cassell received a B.A. from Queens College, an
M.A. from Columbia University, an M.D. from New York University School of
Medicine and is board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Cassell's
candidacy was supported by Senator Moynihan.
R. Alta Charo of Wisconsin, holds joint assistant professorships in the
University of Wisconsin Medical and Law Schools. A Fellow of the Hastings
Center, Ms. Charo has also held government appointments in the Office of
Technology Assessment and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Ms. Charo earned an A.B. in biology, cum laude, from Harvard-Radcliffe
College and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.
James F. Childress of Virginia, is the Edwin B. Kyle Professor of
ReligiousStudies and Professor of Medical Education at the University of
Virginia, where he is also the co-director of the Virginia Health Policy
Research Center. Dr. Childress is the author of numerous articles and
several books on biomedical ethics and is former vice-chairman of the
National Task Force on Organ Transplantation. He received his B.A. from
Guilford College, B.D. from Yale Divinity School and M.A. and Ph.D. from
Yale University.
David R. Cox of California, is Professor of Genetics and Pediatrics at the
Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Cox is a world-renowned
expert on genetic diseases associated with defects in chromosome 21,
including Down Syndrome and ataxia-telangiectasia. He is a member of the
American Society of Human Genetics, the American Academy of Pediatrics,
the American Federation for Clinical Research and the Human Genome
Organization. Board certified in both pediatrics and human genetics, Dr.
Cox received his A.B. from Brown University, and M.D. and Ph.D. in
genetics from the University of Washington.
Rhetaugh Graves Dumas of Michigan, is the Vice Provost for Health Affairs,
the University of Michigan. Formerly Dean of The University of Michigan
School of Nursing, and Deputy Director of the National Institute of Mental
Health, Dr. Dumas is known for her clinical research in the area of
psychiatric nursing. She is a member of the American Nurses Association
and a past president of the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Dumas earned
a B.S.N. at Dillard University, an M.S. from the Yale University School of
Nursing and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the Union Institute,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ezekiel J. Emanuel of Massachusetts, is Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Social Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at the Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute, Harvard Medical School. A member of the Ethics Group under
the President's Health Care Task Force, Dr. Emanuel is the author of many
articles on medical ethics, focusing particularly on decisionmaking in
terminal care. He holds a B.A. from Amherst College, M.Sc. from Oxford
University, M.D. from Harvard Medical School and Ph.D. from Harvard
University and is board certified in internal medicine and medical
oncology.
Laurie M. Flynn of Virginia, is the Executive Director of the National
Alliance for the Mentally III. A consultant to child welfare
organizations, federal, state, and county governments, Ms. Flynn is also
the author of numerous publications on family mental health services. She
earned a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Virginia.
Carol W. Greider of New York, is Senior Staff Scientist at the Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory. Dr. Greider is an internationally known expert in
molecular biology whose research focuses on the structure and function of
telomeres, chromosomal components whose role in aging and cancer
development is just beginning to become clear. In addition to studies at
the George-August Universitat in Gottigen, West Germany, she was awarded a
B.A. in biology from U.C. Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in molecular biology
from U.C. Berkeley.
Steven H. Holtzman of Massachusetts, is Chief Business Officer of
Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company using genetics, genomics and
bioinformatics to identify genes responsible for common major diseases and
in their work on human biology directed toward drug development. Mr.
Holtzman's academic background includes a Rhodes Scholarship leading to a
B.Phil., in addition to a B.A. in philosophy from Michigan State
University. Mr. Holtzman chairs the Ethics Panel of the Biotechnology
Industry Organization, who submitted his nomination as a representative of
the biotechnology industry.
Bette O. Kramer of Virginia, is the founder and first president of the
Richmond Bioethics Consortium, a community-based organization providing
education and development support to institutional ethics committees, and
educational opportunities to the general public. Active in a variety of
health-related activities, such as the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Critical
Care Task Force, Ms. Kramer also has professional experience as a security
analyst. Ms. Kramer earned a B.A. in economics at Wellesley College.
Bernard Lo of California, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the
Program in Medical Ethics at the University of California, San Francisco,
where he teaches a required course on medical ethics, law and economics.
Dr. Lo has served as a member of a number of public advisory committees
including an OTA project on Life Sustaining Technologies in the Elderly.
He received an A.B., summa cum laude, in physics from Harvard College; a
M.A. from the University of Sussex in comparative literature; an A.M. from
Harvard University in the history of science and an M.D. from Stanford
University.
Lawrence H. Miike of Hawaii, is the Director of the Department of Health,
State of Hawaii, which includes the Nation's 3rd largest public hospital
system. Previously, Dr. Miike worked for the U.S. Congress. His studies
led to the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act, AIDS
policies, and action on health care for American Indians and Alaska
Natives. Dr. Miike holds a B.A. from Amherst College, a degree in
medicine from U.C. San Francisco, and a law degree from U.C.L.A..
Thomas H. Murray of Ohio, is Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director
of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine. Dr. Murray's research focuses on ethics in medicine
and science, including ethical aspects of health policy; the care of
newborns and children, occupational health, and genetic engineering. Dr.
Murray earned a B.A. at Temple University in psychology and a Ph.D. in
social psychology from Princeton University.
Diane Scott-Jones of Pennsylvania, is Associate Professor in the
Department of Psychology, Temple University. Dr. Scott-Jones is a Fellow
of the AmericanPsychological Association, who submitted her nomination,
and a co-author of the Association's ethics guidelines. She is also a
member and past chair of the Ethics Committee of the Society for Research
in Child Development. Her research involves the role of family in
supporting children's scholastic achievement. Dr. Scott-Jones holds a
B.S. and M.A. in psychology from Appalachian State University, and a Ph.D.
in development psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill.
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To:
Michael McCurry
From:
Elizabeth Newman
Date:
June 9, 1997
AGRICULTURE
Today - Interview with MSNBC
ONDCP
Today - No Public Events
Tomorrow - Interview with NBC on drug interdiction
ENERGY
Today - the Secretary is in Philadelphia giving a speech to Edison
Electric Institute
EPA
Today and Tomorrow - No Public Events
HHS
Today - the Secretary attends the Cloning event with the President
Tomorrow - No Public Events
INTERIOR
Today - No Public Events
Tomorrow - No Public Events
JUSTICE
Today - the AG has a photo session with George Magazine; Several decisions
from the Supreme Court will be handed down; Press Conference in Atlanta
re: Olympic bombing
Tomorrow - VP, AG, Secretary Rubin - Arson Task Force
LABOR
Today - the Secretary was on the Today show discussing new unemployment
numbers and summer jobs
Tomorrow - the Secretary will be on the Hill testifying on departmental
goals
OMB
Today - No Public Events
VETERANS
Today - the Secretary is in Juneau, Alaska attending National Congress of
American Indians
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CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 10:05:19.00
SUBJECT: Gaggle
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POTUS Today:
10:15 am: Meets w/labor leaders from G-7 countries. CLOSED PRESS.
11:45 am: Cloning event. Rose Garden. OPEN PRESS.
12:30 pm: Meets w/President's Committee of Advisors on Sci. and Tech.
CLOSED PRESS.
Other Topics:
Ralston: POTUS has had no direct involvement in the recommendation
process for the next joint chiefs chair. Will check on the amount of
calls received on public comment line on this topic for briefing.
Disaster Relief Bill: Haven't received it from the Hill yet.
Gingrich Itr. to Reno on Nicaraguans living in US: More at briefing.
Tobacco talks: No expectations w/regard to these discussions.
Russia's role in Denver: Russia increasingly participating as a fuller
member of the G-7.
Libyan ltr. on Pan Am bombing: More at briefing.
Kerry-Breaux tax credit for kids: More at briefing.
Briefing at 1 pm.
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CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 08:55:34.00
SUBJECT: FOR CLONING EVENT -- Final Legislation and Transmittal Letter
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Please get to Jon Murchinson and Josh Silverman in Press when you're done.
Thanks.
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A BILL
To prohibit any attempt to create a human being using
somatic cell nuclear transfer, to provide for further
review of the ethical and scientific issues associated
with the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer in human
beings, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the "Cloning
Prohibition Act of 1997".
SECTION 2. FINDINGS.
(a) It has been reported that an adult sheep has been cloned
using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer, a form
of cloning.
(b) The National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) has
reviewed the scientific and ethical implications of this
technology's potential use to clone human beings.
(1) NBAC has found that:
(a) Somatic cell nuclear transfer technology may
have many applications for biotechnology, livestock
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production, and new medical approaches including the
production of pharmaceutical proteins and prospects
for regeneration and repair of human tissues.
(b) However, the possibility of using somatic
cell nuclear transfer for the purposes of creating
a child entails significant scientific uncertainty
and medical risk. Potential risks, known and
unknown, could result in harm to a child.
(2) The NBAC concluded unanimously that at this time
it is morally unacceptable for anyone in the public or
private sector, whether in a research or clinical setting,
to attempt to create a child using somatic cell nuclear
transfer cloning. The Commission's consensus is based
on current scientific information indicating that this
technique is not safe to use in humans at this point.
(3) Moreover, in addition to issues of safety, the
Commission identified many additional serious ethical
concerns which they agreed require a great deal more
widespread and careful public deliberation before this
technology may be used.
(4) NBAC recommended a continuation of the current
moratorium on the use of Federal funds to support any
attempt to create a child by somatic cell nuclear transfer,
and an immediate request to all firms, clinicians,
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investigators, and professional societies to comply
voluntarily with the intent of the Federal moratorium.
(5) NBAC further recommended that Federal legislation
be enacted to prohibit anyone from attempting, whether
in a research or clinical setting, to create a child through
somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning.
(6) NBAC also recommended that the United States
cooperate with other countries to enforce mutually
supported restrictions on this activity.
(7) NBAC specified that the legislation should
include a sunset provision and that, prior to the sunset
date, an oversight body should review and report on the
status of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology and
the ethical and social issues associated with its use and
recommend whether the prohibition should be continued.
(8) The Commission concluded that any regulatory or
legislative actions undertaken to effect the foregoing
prohibition should be carefully written so as not to
interfere with other important areas of research, such
as the cloning of human DNA sequences and cells, which
raise neither the scientific nor the ethical issues that
arise from the possible creation of children through
somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques.
(9) The Commission also found that cloning animals
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by somatic cell nuclear transfer does not raise the same
issues implicated in attempting to use the technique to
create a child, and its continuation should only be subject
to existing regulations regarding the humane use of
animals.
(c) Biomedical research facilities, including those
conducting cloning, and reproductive services facilities affect
interstate commerce.
SECTION 3. PURPOSES The purposes of this Act are-
(a) To prohibit any attempt to create a human being using
somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning; and
(b) To provide for further review of the ethical and
scientific issues associated with the use of somatic cell
nuclear transfer in humans.
SECTION 4. DEFINITIONS.
(a) "Cloning" means the production of a precise genetic
copy of a molecule (including DNA), cell, tissue, plant, animal,
or human.
(b) "Somatic cell" means any cell of the body other than
germ cells (eggs or sperm).
(c) "Somatic cell nuclear transfer" means the transfer
of a cell nucleus from a somatic cell into an egg from which
the nucleus has been removed.
SECTION 5. PROHIBITION. -It shall be unlawful for any person
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or other legal entity, public or private, to perform or use
somatic cell nuclear transfer with the intent of introducing
the product of that transfer into a woman's womb or in any other
way creating a human being.
SECTION 6. PROTECTED BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. -Nothing in this Act
shall restrict other areas of biomedical and agricultural
research, including important and promising work that involves:
(1) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer or other
cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA, cells, and
tissues; or
(2) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer
techniques to create animals.
SECTION 7. PENALTIES -
(a) Any person who intentionally violates Section 5 shall
be fined the greater of $250,000 or two times the gross gain
or loss from the offense.
(b) If a person is violating or about to violate Section
5, the Attorney General may commence a civil action in Federal
district court to enjoin such violation.
(c) Any property, real or personal, derived from or used
to commit a violation or attempted violation of Section 5, or
any property traceable to such property, is subject to
forfeiture to the United States in accordance with the procedure
set forth in Chapter 46 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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(d) The Attorney General of the United States shall have
exclusive enforcement authority under this Act.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall apply to somatic
cell nuclear transfers performed within five years after the
date of its enactment.
SECTION 9. NATIONAL BIOETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION REPORT -No
later than four and one-half years after the enactment of this
Act, the National Bioethics Advisory Commission shall report
to the President on (1) the state of the science of somatic
cell nuclear transfer; (2) the ethical and social issues
associated with the potential use of this technology in humans;
and (3) the advisability of continuing the prohibition
established by this Act. The Commission is authorized to
continue for five years from the date of enactment for this
purpose and for other purposes as established in Executive Order
12975 and subsequent amendments to this order.
SECTION 10. RIGHT OF ACTION.-Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to give any individual or person a private right of
action.
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TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
I am pleased to transmit today for immediate consideration and prompt enactment the
"Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997." This legislative proposal would prohibit any attempt to
create a human being using somatic cell nuclear transfer technology, the method that was used
to create Dolly the sheep. This proposal will also provide for further review of the ethical
and scientific issues associated with the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer in human beings.
Following the February report that a sheep had been successfully cloned using a new
technique, I requested my National Bioethics Advisory Commission to examine the ethical and
legal implications of applying the same cloning technology to human beings. The Commission
concluded that at this time "it is morally unacceptable for anyone in the public or private
sector, whether in a research or clinical setting, to attempt to create a child using somatic cell
nuclear transfer cloning" and recommended that Federal legislation be enacted to prohibit
such activities. I agree with the Commission's conclusion and am transmitting this legislative
proposal to implement its recommendation.
Various forms of cloning technology have been used for decades resulting in important
biomedical and agricultural advances. Genes, cells, tissues, and even whole plants and
animals have been cloned to develop new therapies for treating such disorders as cancer,
diabetes, and cystic fibrosis. Cloning technology also holds promise for producing
replacement skin, cartilage, or bone tissue for burn or accident victims, and nerve tissue to
treat spinal cord injury. Therefore, nothing in the "Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997"
restricts activities in other areas of biomedical and agricultural research that involve: (1) the
use of somatic cell nuclear transfer or other cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA,
cells, and tissues; or (2) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques to create animals.
The Commission recommended that such legislation provide for further review of the
state of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology and the ethical and social issues attendant to
its potential use to create human beings. My legislative proposal would implement this
recommendation and assign responsibility for the review, to be completed in the fifth year after
passage of the legislation, to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission.
I urge the Congress to give this legislation prompt and favorable consideration.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
THE WHITE HOUSE
June 9, 1997
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CREATOR: Jonathan Murchinson ( CN=Jonathan Murchinson/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 10:47:43.00
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I've got the cloning event at 11:45 am. Would it be possible to move our
mtg. to later today? If not I can get a data dump from Julie.
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CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 08:52:03.00
SUBJECT: Re: Today
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Just a couple of edits. the 2nd graph should end " to review the
profound ethical issues raised by cloning."
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CALL ME RE:CLONING LEGISLATION -PRESS OFFICE WOULD LIKE IT BEFORE EVENT -PHIL
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CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 16:35:27.00
SUBJECT: Cloning
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TEXT:
Who is sponsoring the cloning bill? The Press Office is asking me
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CREATOR: Elizabeth Drye ( CN=Elizabeth Drye/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 10:16:52.00
SUBJECT: Re: Cloning
TO: Joshua Silverman ( CN=Joshua Silverman/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
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TEXT:
Press Contact is Damon Thompson. 205-1842.
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Kevin S. Moran ( CN=Kevin S. Moran/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 12:39:07.00
SUBJECT: Fact Sheet: President Announces Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997
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And here is the fact sheet for the announcement. Could this be put up
also?
Forwarded by Kevin S. Moran/WHO/EOP on 06/09/97
12:36 PM
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06/09/97 12:09:35 PM
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Fact Sheet: President Announces Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997
PRESIDENT CLINTON ANNOUNCES CLONING PROHIBITION ACT OF 1997
June 9, 1997
Today at the White House, President Clinton will receive the
National Bioethics Advisory Commission's report on human cloning and
transmit to Congress the "Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997." This
legislative proposal would implement the Commission's key recommendation
for legislation to prohibit any attempt to create a human being using
somatic cell nuclear transfer technology. The President will be joined in
the Rose Garden by the Vice President and Commission Chairman Dr. Harold
Shapiro.
The National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) Report
President Clinton today accepts the NBAC's report on the possible cloning
of human beings. In February, following reports of the successful cloning
of a sheep, the President asked the NBAC to review the profound ethical
issues raised by the possible cloning of human beings. Today, Dr. Harold
Shapiro, Chair of the Commission and President of Princeton University,
formally presented the report to the President.
The Commission found unanimously that it is morally unacceptable for
anyone to attempt to create a child with the technology used to create
Dolly the sheep. The NBAC reported that attempting to create a child
using so-called somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning would pose great
risks to the child and raise other ethical issues needing further
discussion. The NBAC called for a moratorium on the use of the technique
in humans.
The Commission also found that the new technology may have many
agricultural and medical benefits, including the development of medicines,
therapies for diseases such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, and diabetes, and
prospects for repair and regeneration of human tissues. The NBAC
concluded that the cloning of DNA, cells, tissues, and non-human animals -
-using somatic cell nuclear transfer and other cloning techniques --is not
ethically problematic when conducted in compliance with existing
regulations and guidelines.
Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997
Acting on the Commission's key recommendation, President Clinton announced
legislation banning the use of the new technology to clone human beings.
Consistent with the NBAC's recommendation, the President's legislative
proposal prohibits for five years the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer
to create a human being and directs the NBAC to report to the President in
four and a half years on whether to continue the ban. The proposal is
carefully worded to ensure that it will not interfere with beneficial
biomedical and agricultural activities.
Further Actions By The President
As recommended by the NBAC, President Clinton today also:
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Reaffirms that no Federal funds will be used to clone human beings. The
President stated that the prohibition he put in place in March will remain
in effect while his proposed legislation is pending.
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Urges privately funded scientists and clinicians to adhere to the
voluntary moratorium he called for in March. The President asked these
professionals to work through their societies and associations to ensure
that all adhere to the current voluntary ban while his proposed
legislation is pending.
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Pledges to work with other countries to enforce the prohibition.
Several other countries, including Great Britain, Denmark, Germany,
Australia, and Spain, have banned human cloning.
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL BIOETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION
Harold T. Shapiro, Chair of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, is
the President and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton
University, and is a world-renowned educator and economist. He is a
member of numerous honorary professional societies including the Institute
of Medicine and has been awarded many honorary degrees. Dr. Shapiroserves
on advisory boards to several public organizations and corporations and is
a past member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology (1990-1993). He earned a B-Comm. from McGill University, and
M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University.
Patricia Backlar of Oregon, is Senior Scholar at the Center for Ethics in
Health Care, Oregon Health Sciences University, where Ms. Backlar
specializes in issues concerning individuals with severe and persistent
mental disorders. She attended Vassar College, McGill University and Yale
University, and holds a certificate in health care ethics from the
University of Washington School of Medicine. Senator Hatfield supported
Ms. Backlar's candidacy.
Arturo Brito of Florida, is Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at
the University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Brito is also the Medical
Director of the Pediatric Mobile Clinic of Miami. Dr. Brito earned his
M.D. at the University of South Florida and interned at Emory University
in pediatrics.
Alexander M. Capron of California, is co-director of the Pacific Center
for Health Policy and Ethics at the University of Southern California.
Professor Capron specializes in legal-medical issues and biomedical
ethics. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine, a founding Fellow of
the Hastings Center and a past member of the Human Gene Therapy
Subcommittee of the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee. Professor
Capron received his B.A. with high honors from Swarthmore College and his
LL.B. from Yale University.
Eric J. Cassell of New York, is Physician to In-Patients at The New York
Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. For five years, Dr. Cassell directed the
Cornell University Medical College Program for the Study of Ethics and
Values in Medicine. Dr. Cassell received a B.A. from Queens College, an
M.A. from Columbia University, an M.D. from New York University School of
Medicine and is board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Cassell's
candidacy was supported by Senator Moynihan.
R. Alta Charo of Wisconsin, holds joint assistant professorships in the
University of Wisconsin Medical and Law Schools. A Fellow of the Hastings
Center, Ms. Charo has also held government appointments in the Office of
Technology Assessment and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Ms. Charo earned an A.B. in biology, cum laude, from Harvard-Radcliffe
College and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.
James F. Childress of Virginia, is the Edwin B. Kyle Professor of
ReligiousStudies and Professor of Medical Education at the University of
Virginia, where he is also the co-director of the Virginia Health Policy
Research Center. Dr. Childress is the author of numerous articles and
several books on biomedical ethics and is former vice-chairman of the
National Task Force on Organ Transplantation. He received his B.A. from
Guilford College, B.D. from Yale Divinity School and M.A. and Ph.D. from
Yale University.
David R. Cox of California, is Professor of Genetics and Pediatrics at the
Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Cox is a world-renowned
expert on genetic diseases associated with defects in chromosome 21,
including Down Syndrome and ataxia-telangiectasia. He is a member of the
American Society of Human Genetics, the American Academy of Pediatrics,
the American Federation for Clinical Research and the Human Genome
Organization. Board certified in both pediatrics and human genetics, Dr.
Cox received his A.B. from Brown University, and M.D. and Ph.D. in
genetics from the University of Washington.
Rhetaugh Graves Dumas of Michigan, is the Vice Provost for Health Affairs,
the University of Michigan. Formerly Dean of The University of Michigan
School of Nursing, and Deputy Director of the National Institute of Mental
Health, Dr. Dumas is known for her clinical research in the area of
psychiatric nursing. She is a member of the American Nurses Association
and a past president of the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Dumas earned
a B.S.N. at Dillard University, an M.S. from the Yale University School of
Nursing and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the Union Institute,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ezekiel J. Emanuel of Massachusetts, is Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Social Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at the Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute, Harvard Medical School. A member of the Ethics Group under
the President's Health Care Task Force, Dr. Emanuel is the author of many
articles on medical ethics, focusing particularly on decisionmaking in
terminal care. He holds a B.A. from Amherst College, M.Sc. from Oxford
University, M.D. from Harvard Medical School and Ph.D. from Harvard
University and is board certified in internal medicine and medical
oncology.
Laurie M. Flynn of Virginia, is the Executive Director of the National
Alliance for the Mentally III. A consultant to child welfare
organizations, federal, state, and county governments, Ms. Flynn is also
the author of numerous publications on family mental health services. She
earned a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Virginia.
Carol W. Greider of New York, is Senior Staff Scientist at the Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory. Dr. Greider is an internationally known expert in
molecular biology whose research focuses on the structure and function of
telomeres, chromosomal components whose role in aging and cancer
development is just beginning to become clear. In addition to studies at
the George-August Universitat in Gottigen, West Germany, she was awarded a
B.A. in biology from U.C. Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in molecular biology
from U.C. Berkeley.
Steven H. Holtzman of Massachusetts, is Chief Business Officer of
Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company using genetics, genomics and
bioinformatics to identify genes responsible for common major diseases and
in their work on human biology directed toward drug development. Mr.
Holtzman's academic background includes a Rhodes Scholarship leading to a
B.Phil., in addition to a B.A. in philosophy from Michigan State
University. Mr. Holtzman chairs the Ethics Panel of the Biotechnology
Industry Organization, who submitted his nomination as a representative of
the biotechnology industry.
Bette O. Kramer of Virginia, is the founder and first president of the
Richmond Bioethics Consortium, a community-based organization providing
education and development support to institutional ethics committees, and
educational opportunities to the general public. Active in a variety of
health-related activities, such as the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Critical
Care Task Force, Ms. Kramer also has professional experience as a security
analyst. Ms. Kramer earned a B.A. in economics at Wellesley College.
Bernard Lo of California, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the
Program in Medical Ethics at the University of California, San Francisco,
where he teaches a required course on medical ethics, law and economics.
Dr. Lo has served as a member of a number of public advisory committees
including an OTA project on Life Sustaining Technologies in the Elderly.
He received an A.B., summa cum laude, in physics from Harvard College; a
M.A. from the University of Sussex in comparative literature; an A.M. from
Harvard University in the history of science and an M.D. from Stanford
University.
Lawrence H. Miike of Hawaii, is the Director of the Department of Health,
State of Hawaii, which includes the Nation's 3rd largest public hospital
system. Previously, Dr. Miike worked for the U.S. Congress. His studies
led to the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act, AIDS
policies, and action on health care for American Indians and Alaska
Natives. Dr. Miike holds a B.A. from Amherst College, a degree in
medicine from U.C. San Francisco, and a law degree from U.C.L.A..
Thomas H. Murray of Ohio, is Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director
of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine. Dr. Murray's research focuses on ethics in medicine
and science, including ethical aspects of health policy; the care of
newborns and children, occupational health, and genetic engineering. Dr.
Murray earned a B.A. at Temple University in psychology and a Ph.D. in
social psychology from Princeton University.
Diane Scott-Jones of Pennsylvania, is Associate Professor in the
Department of Psychology, Temple University. Dr. Scott-Jones is a Fellow
of the AmericanPsychological Association, who submitted her nomination,
and a co-author of the Association's ethics guidelines. She is also a
member and past chair of the Ethics Committee of the Society for Research
in Child Development. Her research involves the role of family in
supporting children's scholastic achievement. Dr. Scott-Jones holds a
B.S. and M.A. in psychology from Appalachian State University, and a Ph.D.
in development psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill.
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RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Ann M. Cattalini ( CN=Ann M. Cattalini/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 10:44:42.00
SUBJECT: Pls call Annie re:Cloning
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CREATOR: Jonathan Murchinson ( CN=Jonathan Murchinson/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 08:32:02.00
SUBJECT: Today's Final Paper
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I just spoke w/Elizabeth Drye and she is going to e-mail me the final
cloning paper in a minute. I also have the transmittal letter to Congress
and will receive later this a.m. the legislation.
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CREATOR: Christopher J. Lavery ( CN=Christopher J. Lavery/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-JUN-1997 14:44:13.00
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THE WHITE HOUSE AT WORK
Monday, June 9, 1997
MONDAY: PRESIDENT PROPOSES LAW TO BAN HUMAN CLONING
Today at the White House, President Clinton announces that he is
sending to Congress new legislation prohibiting anyone -- in the public or
private sector -- from creating a child through human cloning, to make
sure scientific exploration is guided by our commitment to human values,
the good of society, and our basic sense of right and wrong:
In March, after a breakthrough in animal cloning, the President
banned the use of federal funds for cloning human beings, urged the
private sector to observe the ban voluntarily, and asked the National
Bioethics Commission to review the legal and ethical issues raised by the
new cloning technology.
In its report to the President today, the National Bioethics
Commission concludes that attempting to clone a human being is
unacceptably dangerous to the child and morally unacceptable to society.
The President is sending legislation to Congress to ban the use
of new cloning techniques to create a child. Because these techniques
hold out the promise of revolutionary new treatments in other areas, the
legislation would not ban their use to clone DNA and cells, nor would it
ban animal cloning.
Until the President signs this legislation, his ban on the use
of federal funds for human cloning will stay in effect, and he will
continue his call for a voluntary private sector ban.
SATURDAY: PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HATE CRIMES, AND
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF FEDERAL LAWS
In his weekly Radio Address on Saturday, President Clinton called
for an all-out assault on hate crimes to conquer the dark forces of
hatred and division that still exist in our society, so that we can move
forward into the 21st Century as One America:
The President condemned crimes of hatred -- committed solely
because of the victim,s race or religious faith, national origin or
sexual orientation, gender or disability -- as &acts of violence against
America itself.8
The President announced that he will convene the first White
House Conference on Hate Crimes this November 10th -- to take a serious
look at the laws and remedies that can make a difference in preventing
hate crimes; to highlight solutions that are working in communities across
the country, and to continue the frank and open dialogue we need to build
One America across all difference and diversity.
In preparation for the conference, Attorney General Reno has
begun a thorough review of the laws concerning hate crimes and the ways in
which the federal government can make a difference to help us to build a
more vigorous plan of action.
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CREATOR: Jonathan Foster ( CN=Jonathan Foster/OU=OSTP/O=EOP [ OSTP ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:10-JUN-1997 19:37:48.00
SUBJECT: Cloning Event
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This is just a short note to say thanks, on behalf of all of us at OSTP,
for your assistance with yesterday's cloning event. The event went
extremely well and your work played an important role in the success.
Thanks again -- we look forward to working with you in the future.
cc: Ann Stock
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CREATOR: Lori L. Anderson ( CN=Lori L. Anderson/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME:10-JUN-1997 10:14:23.00
SUBJECT: Cloning Information on the Homepage
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The Cloning feature looks great -- My one suggestion is that the spacing
of the tit;e under the Fact Sheet hot link be spaced a little bit more
evenly. The way it appears to me, everything but "1997" is on the top
line. Maybe a little bit more could be moved to the second line?
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Timothy L. Newell ( CN=Timothy L. Newell/OU=OSTP/O=EOP [OSTP])
CREATION DATE/TIME:11-JUN-1997 13:01:56.00
SUBJECT: Re: Another request for Cloning Report
TO: Kevin S. Moran ( CN=Kevin S. Moran/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
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Thanks. New number is 6-2588.
Kevin S. Moran
06/11/97 12:50:28 PM
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Subject: Re: Another request for Cloning Report
Thanks. and congratulations.
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Lucia A. Wyman ( CN=Lucia A. Wyman/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:11-JUN-1997 11:38:21.00
SUBJECT: Cloning
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DPC and OSTP must let us know when they are working on legislation or/and
doing other things that involve the Hill. We were not told about cloning
legislation until late Friday and didn't know that it was our cloning
legislation (written by DPC) until Monday (day of the event.) Members
were not told, no sponsor etc.
I have talked to the Science Committee, Cong. Brown and Cong. Morella.
There will be a joint referral so I'll talk to the other committees
today. I have DPC and OSTP coming to see me this afternoon. I wanted to
let you know b/c I think something should be said to Bruce and Dr. Gibbons.
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Kevin S. Moran ( CN=Kevin S. Moran/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:11-JUN-1997 10:41:44.00
SUBJECT: Another request for Cloning Report
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Tim We are getting requests for on-line versions of the cloning
report. Is that something that your office has available for us to put on
the web?
Forwarded by Kevin S. Moran/WHO/EOP on 06/11/97
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CREATOR: Timothy L. Newell ( CN=Timothy L. Newell/OU=OSTP/O=EOP [ OSTP ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:11-JUN-1997 12:41:06.00
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I have sent your request to Jeff Smith in OSTP to track down. As of last
week, I have moved from OSTP to the Office of the Chief of Staff.
Let me know if you don't hear anything from Jeff.
Kevin S. Moran
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Tim
We are getting requests for on-line versions of the cloning
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the web?
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CREATION DATE/TIME:11-JUN-1997 12:50:42.00
SUBJECT: Re: Another request for Cloning Report
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Thanks and congratulations.
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Dear Mr. President,
The "expert" committee's recommendation is that cloning
humans be allowed as long as the embryos aren't implanted into
women's uteri. The committee denies the humanity of the
embyro, until it is implanted. That is a mistake. The humanity
of the embyo begins at the moment of fertilization, and the
recommended policy would allow experimentation on human
beings.
Your position on abortion is bad enough, allowing existing
humans to be killed, indiscriminately. Now you promote
creating humans to be experimented on, and then killed.
God help us, and I pray you are cured of your blindness in
this area.
David Volk
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RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Lucia A. Wyman ( CN=Lucia A. Wyman/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME:12-JUN-1997 18:26:07.00
SUBJECT: Re: Cloning legislation
TO: Elizabeth Drye ( CN=Elizabeth Drye/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
thanks. our fault.
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Elizabeth Drye ( CN=Elizabeth Drye/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:12-JUN-1997 15:42:57.00
SUBJECT: Cloning legislation
TO: Lucia A. Wyman ( CN=Lucia A. Wyman/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO )
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Here was my first e-mail, sent to these three people at Tracy's advice.
Susan and Janet never contacted me. Ann Catalini worked with us on the
event, which was eventually moved to Monday, June 9, and knew we were
doing legislation as well. Sorry we missed you. It really wasn't
intentional! We were asking for help and could have used your help if we
had been told to contact you.
That said, let's talk this afternoon. Should be a fun issue to work on
together.
Forwarded by Elizabeth Drye/OPD/EOP on 06/12/97
11:24 AM
Elizabeth Drye
06/03/97 04:34:20 PM
Record Type: Record
To:
Janet Murguia/WHO/EOP, Susan A. Brophy/WHO/EOP, Tracey E.
Thornton/WHO/EOP
cc:
Subject:
Cloning legislation
On Saturday, the National Bioethics Advisory Commission is likely to vote
to recommend legislation banning the cloning of human beings (using the
technology that created Dolly the sheep). The President is tentatively
scheduled to meet with the Commission members Tuesday, June 10, and
present legislation we are preparing now to implement NBAC's
recommendation. Can you let me know whom I should work with in your
office to decide which, if any, members of Congress we should reach out
to in advance? Sen Glenn and Congresswoman Morella, among others, have
expressed an interest in working with us on this issue. Can you send
someone to an 11:00 am, Wednesday June 4, event planning meeting in 211
OEOB? Thanks. Please call me if you have any questions 6-5573.
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CREATOR: Ben A. Freeland ( CN=Ben A. Freeland/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:12-JUN-1997 10:30:13.00
SUBJECT: yes, the cloning bill has been transmitted to the hill. (from Amanda, Leg Affairs).
TO: RACHEL (Pager) #LEVINSON ( RACHEL (Pager) #LEVINSON [ UNKNOWN 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
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CREATOR: William P. Marshall ( CN=William P. Marshall/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:12-JUN-1997. 17:25:04.00
SUBJECT: Re: Cloning g-8 language
TO: Elizabeth Drye ( CN=Elizabeth Drye/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
It looks good to me.
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RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Lucia A. Wyman ( CN=Lucia A. Wyman/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:12-JUN-1997. 11:31:00.00
SUBJECT: cloning
TO: Tracey E. Thornton ( CN=Tracey E. Thornton/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Janet Murguia ( CN=Janet Murguia/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Eliz Drye just jumped me. She said she e-mailed you about the cloning
decision on legislation early last week and the fault that I did not know
about all this was our internal problem not hers.
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Tracey E. Thornton ( CN=Tracey E. Thornton/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME:12-JUN-1997 16:56:58.00
SUBJECT: Re: cloning
TO: Lucia A. Wyman ( CN=Lucia A. Wyman/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO )
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
She asked me who should she be working with in our office on this and who
she should send her e-mail to regarding cloning. I told her to send it to
susan, me and janet and I'm pretty sure she did send an e-mail to us. I
believe this was prior to your being given this issue. I'm assuming that
she is saying that she did her job in that she passed on the info to who
she was told to and I would have to agree with her. If you think the
timing matter is an issue, you may want to run it pass Janet to see when
she learned of it.
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CREATOR: Barbara A. Matzner ( CN=Barbara A. Matzner/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD )
CREATION DATE/TIME:12-JUN-1997 16:52:43.00
SUBJECT: communique side-by-side
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Edgard, for your convenience, I have sent over the document in Word and
WordPerfect.
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444j4,4444INTRODUCTIONWe, the participants in the Denver Summit of the Eight, a
S major industrialized democracies, have discussed the steps necessary, both in
ternationally and domestically, to shape the forces of integration to ensure pr
osperity and peace for our citizens and the entire world as we approach the twe
nty-first century. We have agreed to work closely with all willing partners in
fostering global partnership for peace, security, and sustainable development t
hat includes strengthening democracy, and human rights, and helping prevent and
resolve conflicts.[J]: delete sent. 5.
[J]: sent. 6, delete: on the basi
S of commercial conditions Continuing the important steps we have taken, the
Denver Summit of the Eight marks a new and deeper participation by Russia in ou
r efforts. Russia has taken bold measures to complete its historic transformat
ion into a market democracy. We are committed to continue the trend of increa
sed Russian participation in the work of our officials between summits. Cooper
ation to integrate Russias economy into the global economic system represents o
ne of our most important priorities. We endorsed Russias commitment to fully i
mplement its EFF program with the IMF. We will work together to reach agreemen
t on the conditions of Russias early participation as a creditor in the Paris C
lub, and support the goal of early Russian accession to the WTO on the basis of
commercial conditions generally applicable to newly acceding members. We also
look forward to continued Russian progress toward accession to the OECD. [C]:
sent. 1, add: (brackets) [Continuing the important steps. participation by
Russia in our efforts.]
[C]: sent. 3, add: (brackets) [We are committed to co
ntinue the trend of increased Russian participation in summits. |GLOBAL ECONO
MIC AND SOCIAL ISSUESThe process of globalization, a major factor underlying th
e growth of world prosperity in the last fifty years, is now advancing rapidly
and broadly. Globalization encompasses the expansion of cross-border flows of
ideas and information, goods and services, technology and capital. More openne
SS and integration across the global economy create opportunities for increased
prosperity as countries specialize in those economic activities which they do
best, while also promoting increased competition and efficiency, and the rapid
spread of technological innovations. Our task, as we enter the 21st Century, is
to make the most of these opportunities. add before sent. 1: Our countr
ies face common challenges stemming from the processes of globalization, the de
velopment of new technology, and shifts in demographics. The process of At t
he same time, globalization may create new difficulties. We must ensure that al
1 segments of our society have the opportunity to prosper in the new economy.
It is particularly important that young adults see the path to a successful lif
e, and be adequately prepared to follow that path. No one should be left behin
d or excluded from the shared prosperity made possible by global integration an
d technological innovations. [UK]: sent. 1, add/delete: At the same time, thes
e developments globalization may create new challenges difficulties. Rapid techn
ological change and demographic shifts are also having an important impact on t
he global economy. Sound economic policies and the structural reforms necessar
y to allow markets to function properly are essential if we are to meet the man
y domestic and international challenges we all face. Measures that expand the
availability of high quality education and training and increase the responsive
ness of labor markets to economic conditions will aid the ability of our people
to adjust to all types of structural changes. In this context, we also look fo
rward to the high-level conference on employment that takes place this fall in
Japan, which is expected to contribute to the discussion on responses to struct
ural changes. {Awaiting UK revision.} [UK]: delete sent. 1.
[UK]: last sent.
, add/delete: In this context we look forward to responses to structural ch
anges. We also welcome the proposal by the UK to host a conference of Finance
and Social Affairs Ministers early next year on growth, employability, and incl
usion, to prepare for further discussion of these vital issues at our meeting n
ext year. The Opportunities and Challenges of Aging PopulationsIncreased life ex
pectancy and improved health among our elderly are two major achievements of th
is century. In the next century, these successes will present us with both opp
ortunities and challenges, as longer life expectancies and lower birth rates si
gnificantly raise the proportion of elderly populations in our countries. Prim
e Minister Hashimotos Initiative for a Caring World has provided us the opportu
nity to focus on the implications of these developments. [C]: sent. 1, 2, repl
ace: elderly with seniors. We discussed the idea of active aging the desire
and ability of many older people to continue work or other socially productive
activities well into their later years, and agreed that old stereotypes of se
niors as dependent should be abandoned. We considered new evidence suggesting
that disability rates among seniors have declined in some countries while recog
nizing the wide variation in the health of older people. We discussed how our
nations can promote active aging of our older citizens with due regard to their
individual choices and circumstances, including removing disincentives to labo
r force participation and lowering barriers to flexible and part-time employmen
t that exist in some countries. In addition, we discussed the transition from
work to retirement, life-long learning and ways to encourage volunteerism and f
amily care-giving. [J]: last sent., add: encourage volunteerism and to su
pport family care-giving.
[EC]: sent. 1, add/delete: continue work or othe
r socially productive activities ways of participating fully in society well in
to their later years
[EC]: last sent., add/delete: In addition, we discuss
ed the transition from work to retirement life-long learning, family care-givin
g and ways to encourage volunteerism and family care-giving. We examined the dif
fering implications of population aging for our nations pension, health and lon
g-term care systems in the next century. Some of our countries face major chal
lenges in sustaining their public pension systems. Different ways were suggest
ed to address this issue, including increasing the labor force participation o
f persons in their fifties and early sixties and raising national savings rates
Investing in human capital, including maximizing opportunities for life-long
learning were mentioned as ways to facilitate the continued work preparedness
of mature adults. Some countries will be more affected by the demands of healt
h care financing for seniors. This adds even greater urgency to efforts to sp
end effectively and efficiently, so as to meet the needs of an aging populatio
n without overburdening younger generations. [J]: insert at end: Active aging
strategies can be a useful way to advance structural reforms in the areas of he
alth and social welfare.
[C]: sent. 2, add/delete: Some of our countries
c
hallenges in sustaining their Early action needs to be taken, in some cases, to
improve the sustainability of our public pension systems.
[C]: sent. 3, add/d
elete:
address this issue, including increasing their labor force participa
tion of persons in their fifties and early sixties and raising national savings
[C]: last sent., add/delete: This adds even greater urgency aging popul
ation without We concluded that efficient and effective management of this spen
ding will enable us to meet the needs of an aging society without overburdening
younger generations. We agreed that it is important to learn from one another h
ow our policies and programs can promote active aging and advance structural re
forms to preserve and strengthen our pension, health and long-term care systems
Our governments will work together, within the OECD and with other internati
onal organizations, to promote active aging through information exchanges and c
ross-national research. We encourage collaborative biomedical and behavioral r
esearch to improve active life expectancy and reduce disability, and have direc
ted our officials to identify gaps in our knowledge and explore developing comp
arable data in our nations to improve our capacity to address the challenges of
population aging into the 21st century. [EC]: sent. 1, add/delete: and adv
ance the structural reforms necessary to preserve and Small and Medium Enterp
rises The contributions of small and medium-sized enterprises to employment and
economic dynamism in our societies are widely recognized. Fostering a business
setting conducive to the growth of dynamic young enterprises is a key to job c
reation. In our discussion, we surveyed the obstacles to such growth, includin
g the unavailability of debt or equity capital at critical stages of a firms gr
owth, unnecessary regulation, difficulties adopting existing innovative technol
ogies, and the problems of smaller businesses in entering global markets. We S
tress the need to remove these obstacles. We also examined some exemplary prac
tices within our countries to promote the growth of small and medium-sized comp
anies, as well as vocational training and education within these companies, and
considered how we might benefit from these successes. Best practices in our c
ountries could also be useful examples for developing and transition-market eco
nomies, as development of small and medium-sized enterprises favors creation of
jobs and social stability, disseminates entrepreneurial capacities and helps t
o promote and diversify exports. GLOBAL ISSUESEven as global integration and
rapid advances in communications and transportation have spurred economic gro
wth, these same trends have exposed us to complex problems that defy unilateral
solutions. In recent years our Summits have devoted increasing attention to o
ur cooperative efforts to confront these problems.EnvironmentThis is a pivotal
year for efforts to promote sustainable development and protect the environment
We are determined to address the environmental challenges that will affect th
e quality of life of future generations and to enhance public awareness, especi
ally among our youth, of the importance of advancing sustainable development go
als.UNGeneralAssemblySpecialSessionWe discussed the progress that has been made
since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit in defining and promoting sustainable developm
ent, and we commit ourselves to taking action in areas critical to advancing th
is agenda. Sustainable development demands the full integration of environment
, economic and social policies, and should be based upon democratic governance
and respect for human rights. In this connection, we reaffirm the vital contri
bution of civil society. We urge the United Nations General Assembly, at its S
pecial Session to be held next week, to reaffirm and give impetus to the Rio c
ommitments, to take stock of implementation since Rio, and, most importantly,
to develop a manageable list of priority issues to address in future work on su
stainable development. sent. 2, add/delete: democratic governance and
, respect for human rights, and the eradication of poverty. [EC]: new para (bra
cketed para 14 tabled at Sherpas mtg.): 13b. We recognize that rapid progress
in the eradication of poverty, and more sustainable patterns of consumption an
d production, are essential elements in the achievement of sustainable developm
ent. We agree on the need to facilitate the development and transfer of enviro
nmentally sound technologies, and to increased efforts to mobilize both public
and private sector financing, including ODA, and to ensure an adequate replenis
hment of the Global Environmental Facility at a higher level with fair burden S
haring among donors. We note the need to address the question of arrears. We
reaffirm the importance of the Global Environmental Facility as the leading mul
tilateral funding mechanism for the global environment. Climate Change We are de
termined to take the lead and show seriousness of purpose in strengthening inte
rnational efforts to confront climate change. We must forge at the Third Confe
rence of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Kyoto, a S
trong agreement that fully meets the remit of the Berlin mandate, and that cont
ains legally binding emission limitation and reduction targets. We support an
agreement that will advance us toward the ultimate goal of stabilizing atmosphe
ric concentrations of greenhouse gasses at an acceptable level in an efficient
and cost-effective way, and that allows Signatories appropriate flexibility in
the manner in which they meet the targets. We are committed to achieve emission
s targets that sent. 2, add: and reduction targets as well as policies
and measures. We support
[UK]: sent. 3, add: (brackets) .cost-effectiv
e way[, and that allows in which they meet targets].
[EC]: sent. 3, add: (
brackets) cost-effective way[, and that allows in which they meet targets
].
[EC]: last sent., add: committed to achieve quantified emissions target
S {J:} [are meaningful, realistic and equitable and which maintain accountabil
ity and transparency. support{ G, UK, EC:} [substantially reduce greenho
use gas emissions below 1990 levels for the years 2005, 2010 and 2020. Develop
ed countries should, individually or jointly, reduce emissions levels by the ye
ar 2010 by 15% with respect to 1990. They should also commit themselves to com
mon and coordinated policies and measures that would help us avoid competitive
distortions and achieve ambitious targets. ][I]: support
[G]: support
[UK]: S
upport
[EC]: support{F [reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly below 1
990 levels by 2005 and 2010, with coordinated policies and measures. supp
ort
[UK]: second (minimum) preference[significantly reduce greenhouse gas emiss
ions below 1990 levels by 2005 and 2010. ]Action by developed countries alone wi
Il not be sufficient to meet this goal. Measurable steps will also be needed b
y developing countries, and their obligations will increase as their economies
grow. We agree to work in partnership with them to that effect. In this conte
xt, we resolve to facilitate technological development and diffusion to, and pr
omote environmental education and capacity building in, developing countries.
We stress the importance of setting up an appropriate mechanism for monitoring
and ensuring compliance among Parties. We also agreed to work together to enh
ance international efforts to further develop global systems for monitoring cli
mate change and other environmental trends.[EC]: sent. 2, add: In the longer
term, Mmeasurable steps will also be needed ForestsForests continue to be des
troyed and degraded at alarming rates in many parts of the world. To reverse t
his trend, we call on all countries to work with us to begin implementation of
the proposals for action put forward by the UNCSD Inter-governmental Panel on F
orests and to develop constructive programs, inter alia, to implement national
forest programs for sustainable forest management, establish networks of protec
ted areas, assess the state of each nations forests using agreed criteria and i
ndicators, harness responsible private sector investment in forests and to elim
inate illegal logging. We welcome the progress made in implementing the Brazil
ian Pilot Program initiated in Houston. We urge the Special Session of the Uni
ted Nations[G]: sent. 2, add: To reverse this trend, we urge the Special Sess
ion of the United Nations to establish an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committ
ee to develop an international convention to ensure the conservation and sustai
nable management of the worlds forests. This negotiation should be completed b
y the year 2000. We we call on all countries to work with us
[G]: sent. 3,
add: .initiated in Houston and confirm our willingness to continue supportin
g it.
[G]: sent. 4, delete: We urge the Special Session of the United Nations{
I, F, EC: [to establish an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a
n international convention to ensure the conservation and sustainable managemen
t of the worlds forests. This negotiation should be completed by the year 2000
.}{G opposes [1]: support
[F]: support
[G]: opposes
[EC]: support{J:} [to la
unch an intergovernmental initiative for coordinated action to promote national
transparency and accountability and to build further consensus on global issue
S, including on the advisability of initiating a global forest convention.] {G
opposes} support
[G]: opposesFreshwaterIncreased human, industrial and ag
ricultural wastes can diminish water quality, with adverse effects for ecosyste
ms and human health and safety, particularly for children. Many people through
out the world do not have access to safe water. The Special Session of the UN
General Assembly should encourage the CSD to develop a practical plan of action
to address freshwater-related issues, including promotion of efficient water
use, improvement of water quality and sanitation, technological development and
capacity building, public awareness and institutional improvements. To achiev
e these objectives, we have also agreed to promote bilateral and regional coo
peration on freshwater concerns, and to enhance coordination of our efforts in
this area. [F]: before sent. 1, add: Many people throughout the world do not
have access to safe water.
[F]: place sent. 1 after sent. 2.
[EC]: sent. 2, a
dd: do not have access to sufficient or safe water. Our goal is to advanc
e the integrated and effective management of water resources worldwide, sustain
ably and peacefully, through international cooperation, so as to guarantee its
availability and quality in the long term. The Special Session of the UN Oce
ansWe must strengthen our efforts to protect the worlds oceans. Within the fra
mework of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea and other relevant internatio
nal conventions, we will work to ensure an effective and integrated effort to
deal with key concerns, including sustainable fishing, shipping, marine polluti
on from land-based and off-shore activities, and oil spill prevention and emer
gency response. In this connection, we will also enhance cooperation in moni
toring the ecology in the Northern Pacific, as well as in forecasting earthquak
es and tsunamis in this region. sent. 2, add: sustainable fishing, protect
ion of the deep sea beds, shipping
[G]: sent. 1, add/delete: our effor
ts to protect prevent, reduce, and control the pollution of the worlds oceans e
nvironment.
[G]: sent. 2, add/delete: .relevant international conventions r
egulations, we will work concerns, including sustainable fishing unsustainab
le fisheries, shipping, marine
[EC]: sent. 2, add: Within the legal framew
ork
[EC]: sent. 3, add: The CSD provides the regular policy-making forum f
or promoting these objectives. In this connection, wWe will also enhance coope
ration Environmental Standards for Export Credit Agencies[ replace with:
Export credits and environment sector financial flows supported by offic
ial export credit agencies (ECAs) of the industrial nations have a significant
impact on sustainable development worldwide. Governments can help promote sust
ainable practices by taking environmental factors into account when providing e
xport credits and/or credit insurance for investments in infrastructure {I, G,
UK, EC:} [and equipment] opposes}. We encourage the OECD {I, UK, C:} [Particip
ants Group] EC opposes} to develop common environmental guidelines for all e
xport credit agencies as expeditiously as possible {UK, C:}[, with the aim of i
mplementing the guidelines by the May 1999 OECD ministerial] I, G, EC oppose
s}. In the interim, we encourage ECAs to exchange information and develop the
necessary technical expertise on environmental matters. [J]: if not Finance Sou
s-Sherpas text, replace sent. 3 with: We encourage the OECD Participants Group
to discuss intensively and exchange information on this issue, including the a
dvisability of developing common and practical environmental guidelines for all
Export Credit Agencies (ECAs).
[J]: comment: ECAs not raised in OECD Minister
ial/Ministerial Communiqu.
[J]: delete bracketed text 3 (sent. 3).
[I]: inclu
de bracketed text 1, 2 (sent 2, 3).
[F]: replace para with: Private sector fin
ancial flows from industrial nations have a significant impact on sustainable d
evelopment worldwide. Governments can help promote sustainable practices by ta
king environmental factors into account when providing financing support for in
vestment in infrastructure. We ask the OECD Export Credit group to report prog
ress on its work in this area by the end of this year.
[G]: revert to Finance
Sous-Sherpa text.
[G]: include bracketed text 1 (sent. 2).
[G]: delete bracke
ted text 2, 3 (sent. 3).
[G]: sent. 1, delete: Private sector financial flows
supported by official credit agencies (ECAs) of the industrialized nations hav
e a significant
[G]:
sent.
2,
add/delete:
when providing export credit
S and/or credit insurance financing support for investments
[G]: sent. 3, a
dd/delete: We encourage ask the OECD [Participants Group] Credit Group to deve
lop common environmental guidelines for all export credit agencies as expeditio
usly as possible[, with the aim of implementing the guidelines by the May 1999
OECD Ministerial].
[G]: last sent, add/delete: In the interim, we encourage E
CAs to exchange information and develop the necessary technical expertise on en
vironmental matters report on progress of its work in this area by the end of t
he year.
[UK]: include all bracketed text (sent. 2, 3).
[UK]: (bracket altern
ative) sent. 1, add: (ECAs) and similar bodies of the industrial nations
[UK]: sent. 3, Participants Group = rule making body ( Export Credits Group.
[C]: delete bracketed text 1 (sent. 2).
[C]: include bracketed text 2, 3 (sen
t. 3).
[EC]: include bracketed text 1 (sent. 2).
[EC]: delete bracketed text
2, 3 (sent. 3).
[EC]: sent. 3, add/delete: We encourage the OECD [Participant
S Group] Export Credits Group to discuss the feasibility and substance of to de
velop common environmental
[EC]: Finance Sous-Sherpa language alterations:
Private sector financial flows from industrial nations have a significant impa
ct on sustainable development worldwide. Governments can help promote sustaina
ble practices by taking environmental factors into account when providing finan
cing support for investment in infrastructure and equipment. We ask the OECD E
xport Credit Group to report on the status of progress on its work in this area
by the end of the year.
Childrens Environmental HealthProtecting the health of
our children is a shared fundamental value. Children throughout the world fac
e significant threats to their health from an array of environmental hazards, a
nd we recognize particular vulnerabilities of children to environmental threats
Together, our governments will explicitly incorporate children into work to
improve science and risk assessments, strengthen information exchange, provide
for microbiologically safe drinking water, and work to reduce childrens exposur
e to lead, environmental tobacco smoke and other air pollutants. [C]: last sent
add/delete: and risk assessments, strengthening information exchange, pr
ovide for microbiologically safe drinking water, and work to reduce childrens e
xposure to lead, environmental tobacco smoke and other air pollutants on the he
alth impact of environmental contaminants, providing for microbiologically safe
drinking water, undertaking to reduce air pollution, and working to reduce the
risk to children from exposure to lead and environmental tobacco smoke. Institu
tionsStrong international institutions are essential to coordinating global eff
orts to protect the environment and to achieve sustainable development. The UNG
A Special Session should confirm the role of the UN Commission on Sustainable D
evelopment (CSD) as the strategic forum for integrating the social, environment
al and economic aspects of sustainable development. The CSD should develop act
ion plans with concrete objectives and timetables to guide work in the four agr
eed priority areas: freshwater; oceans; land resources, including forests; and
sustainable energy use. [G]: sent. 2, add: The CSD should promote development
of action plans [I]: add: Desertification is among the most important chal
lenges that we must address. The Convention to combat desertification establis
hed a Global Mechanism to facilitate the mobilization and the best use of the r
esources needed to fight this scourge. We urge the first Conference of the Con
vention on Desertification to adequately support the Global Mechanism. To addres
S the urgency of global environmental problems, we have supported the refocuse
d mandate for the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the leading global
environmental authority, as affirmed by the UNEP Governing Council in Nairobi
this year. UNEP should promote the coherent implementation of environmental p
rotection within the UN system and serve as an authoritative advocate for the
global environment. In particular, UNEP should monitor, analyze and report on
the state of the environment; serve as a policy forum; catalyze international
cooperation, and foster negotiation of and compliance with international enviro
nment agreements. The newly formed High-level Committee of Environment Ministe
rs and Officials should consider the international environmental agenda and ela
borate upon and advance the necessary reforms within UNEP, with a particular em
phasis on greater policy, program and financial accountability. We look forward
to a revitalized UNEP being able to attract the needed resources for its tasks
.[J]: move sent. 3, 4, 5, to Foreign Ministers report.
[G]: sent. 1, delete:
a refocused mandate for UNEP, the leading global environmental authority,
as affirmed by the UNEP governing Council in Nairobi this year.
[G]: sent. 2,
add/delete: UNEP should promote so as to make UNEP the authority that promotes
the coherent implementation of environmental protection the environmental dime
nsion of sustainable development within the UN system and that serves as an aut
horitative advocate for the global environment development.
[G]: delete sent.
3.
[G]: sent. 4, add/delete: and officials should consider the internatio
nal environmental agenda and elaborate upon and advance the necessary reforms W
ithin UNEP, needed to ensure UNEPs effectiveness, with particular
[G]: high
light environmental institution reorganization more. In the medium term, further
efforts may be necessary to ensure the long-term coherence and efficiency of t
he UNs work on the environment. We encourage the Secretary General to review t
he handling of environmental matters within the UN system and to explore possib
le means and structures to improve further the coordination among the concerned
institutions. [G]: delete para.
[EC]: sent. 1, add: work on the environme
nt, and thereby reinforce the environmental pillar of international decision-ma
king.
[EC]: sent. 2, add/delete: structures to improve further the coordin
ation and effectiveness among the concerned institutions. [G]: add: The UNGA S
pecial Session is called upon to improve the institutional prerequisites for ma
king the environmental dimension an integral part of the promotion of sustainab
le development. It should invite the next session of the General Assembly to r
eview the existing international institutions dealing with environmental matter
S with a view to reinforcing further their organizational structure, based upon
the thorough reform of UNEP. Consideration should also be given to the advisab
ility of creating in the medium term a global environmental umbrella organizati
on of the UN, with UNEP as a major pillar, that would assume the catalyst role
for, and coordination of, international cooperation and policy-setting in the f
ield of government. We reaffirm the importance of the Global Environmental Facil
ity as the leading multilateral funding mechanism for the global environment.
We will work to strengthen its finances and enhance its effectiveness. In this
regard, we support a successful replenishment of the Facility. [F]: last sent.
, add: of the Facility with fair burden sharing among donors. We note the
need to address the question of arrears.
[C]: set out GEF concentrations: biod
iversity, climate change, ozone and international waters. Infectious DiseasesInf
ectious diseases, such as drug-resistant tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV/AIDS ar
e responsible for a third of all deaths in the world. In many parts of the wor
Id, infectious diseases and deaths from infectious disease have risen sharply i
n the last decade for a variety of reasons, including the emergence of drug-res
istant microbes and the increased movement of people and products. In the comi
ng year, our governments will promote more effective coordination of internatio
nal responses to outbreaks; promote development of a global surveillance networ
k, building upon existing national and regional surveillance systems; and help
to build medical and institutional capacity to prevent, detect and control infe
ctious diseases globally including efforts to explore the use of regional stock
S of essential vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and other materials. [G]: I
ast sent., delete:
control infectious diseases globally including efforts t
o explore the use of regional stocks of essential vaccines, therapeutics, diagn
ostics and other materials.
[UK]:
sent.
2, add: emergence of drug-resistan
t microbes, the re-emerging of some vaccine-preventable diseases, and the incre
ased movement
[C]: sent. 1, 2, add: deaths in the world. They pose sig
nificant challenges to the health, security and financial resources of the glob
al community. In many parts of the world
[C]: sent. 3, replace: medical i
nstitutional with public health.
[C]: last sent., delete:
control
infectio
us diseases globally including efforts to explore and other materials.
[EC]:
sent. 1, add/delete: Infectious diseases, such as including childhood pneumo
nia, diarrhea, drug resistant tuberculosis
[EC]: sent. 2, add: variety
of reasons, including significant shortcomings in public health control progra
mmes, the emergence of
[EC]: last sent., add/delete: including efforts
to secure the availability explore the use of regional stocks of essential vacc
ines Central to this work will be strengthening and linking existing activit
ies in and among each of our countries, and in other fora, especially the World
Health Organization (WHO). We support the efforts of the WHO and endorse the
recent World Health Assembly resolutions regarding the quality of biological an
d pharmaceutical products. sent. 1, add/delete: and in other fora, esp
ecially through the World Health Organization (WHO).
[C]: delete sent. 2. Preve
nting the transmission of HIV infection and the development of AIDS is an urgen
t global public health imperative. While prevention and treatment methods must
be pursued, the development of a safe and effective vaccine against AIDS hold
S the best chance of limiting, and eventually eliminating, the threat of this d
isease. We will {I, G, UK, C, EC* [work to] provide the investments necessary
to accelerate AIDS vaccine research, and together will enhance international sc
ientific cooperation and collaboration. Cooperation among scientists and gover
nments in the developed and developing world and international agencies will be
critical. We call on other states to join us in this endeavor. sent 2:
the development of a safe and effective vaccines against AIDS
[I]: inclu
de bracketed text.
[G]: include bracketed text.
[G]: sent. 4, add:
and
in
ternational agencies and in particular the UNAIDS program will be critical.
[UK
]: include bracketed text.
[UK]: sent. 3, add: We will [work to] provide the
ensure that investments necessary are used effectively to accelerate AIDS vacc
ine
research if unacceptable, then: We will [work to] provide the inves
tments resources necessary to accelerate
[C]: include bracketed text.
[EC]:
sent. 2, add/delete: of a safe, and effective and accessible vaccine agai
nst AIDS could constitute a key factor for holds the best chance of limiting,
and eventually eliminating
[EC]: include bracketed text (sent. 3) with a
mendment: We will [work together to] provide
[EC]: sent. 3, add: neces
sary to accelerate AIDS prevention and AIDS vaccine research
[EC]: sent. 4,
add/delete: governments and communities in the developed and developing wo
rld and regional and international agencies organizations will be critical. The
Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) must help expand the scale an
d quality of the response to HIV/AIDS. As a group and with others, we will work
to assure that it has resources adequate to fulfill its mandate. [J] sent. 1,
replace: HIVE/AIDS (UNAIDS) must should help )Nuclear Safety We reaffirm ou
r commitments from the 1996 Moscow Summit on Nuclear Safety and Security to giv
e an absolute priority to safety in the use of nuclear energy. We note that fu
rther substantial progress is still required in the countries of Central and Ea
stern Europe and in the Newly Independent States, especially by strengthening r
egulatory authorities, enhancing reactor safety and improving safety culture.
We consider further joint efforts to this end a major priority. In this regard
, we attach the greatest importance to the full implementation of the Nuclear S
afety Account agreements. We note with satisfaction the entry into force by the
Nuclear Safety Convention and the preparations now underway for the first revie
W meeting to be held in April 1999. We applaud the rapid progress made in deve
loping the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safe
ty of Radioactive Waste Management. We welcome the forthcoming adoption of the
Protocol to amend the Vienna Convention on civil liability for nuclear damage
and of a new Supplementary Funding Convention as called for at the Moscow Nucle
ar Summit. Each of our governments will give early consideration to joining thi
S new convention. These conventions will facilitate international safety cooper
ation and provide for increased compensation for victims in the event of a nucl
ear accident. delete sent. 4.
[G]: sent. 4, add/delete: consideration
to joining this these new conventions.
[UK]: delete sent. 4 or revert t
o May 17 text.
[C]: sent. 2, add: Waste Management and encourage forthcomi
ng finalization.
[C]: sent. 3, add/delete: forthcoming adoption by the IAE
A of the Protocol
[C]: sent. 4, add/delete: consideration to joining th
is these new conventions. Global Energy IssuesMarket-oriented energy policies ca
n promote sustainable energy use, energy investment and trade. We have discuss
ed our shared interests in deregulation, privatization, pipeline transit issues
nuclear safety, and links between energy and the environment. We request tha
t our officials prepare a concept paper on these issues to set the agenda for a
proposed Ministerial in Moscow. sent. 1.: Market-oriented policies, takin
g into account energy security, economic development and protection of the envi
ronment, can promote
[J]: sent. 2, delete: pipeline transit issues
[
J]: sent 3.: We request that our officials give consideration to promote a co
ncept paper on these issues to set the agenda for a proposed Ministerial
[UK
]: delete para.
[EC]: sent. 2, add: privatization, network infrastructur
e and pipeline transit issues, nuclear safety, energy efficiency and links betw
een Transnational Organized Crime We remain committed to combating transnation
al organized crime, and have worked actively to implement the forty recommendat
ions agreed upon at Lyon. We have taken action within our own borders and with
one another, and strengthened cooperation bilaterally, multilaterally, and wit
h other nations and groups to bring criminals to justice through mutual legal a
ssistance and extradition, to promote cooperation among our law enforcement age
ncies, to strengthen document security and improve strategies to combat alien S
muggling, and to prevent illegal trafficking in firearms. In the coming year,
we will continue our efforts with a special focus on high-tech crimes such as t
hose involving computer and telecommunications technology and, as appropriate,
other new trends in transnational organized criminal activity Narcotic Drugs We
are determined to intensify our efforts to combat the production, trafficking
and use of illicit drugs, which represent a global threat to the safety of our
citizens, and the well-being of our societies and institutions. Reaffirming th
e common responsibility of all concerned states, we recognize that a successful
counter-narcotics strategy requires effective action against both the supply a
nd the demand for illicit drugs. We stress the importance of demand reduction.
Programs aimed at treatment and rehabilitation, education and prevention are
of major importance in our fight against drugs. [J]: sent. 2, title; para 37,
sent 2, 3, replace narcotics with drugs
[J]: last sent., add: Together with
strict law enforcement against the use of drugs, programs aimed at We have a
sked our appropriate government agencies to build on their established patterns
of cooperation to address this common threat. In particular, we will study me
chanisms that would assist in the development of healthy, drug-free economies i
n the producer states and in the development of alternative sources of income
in countries firmly committed to the elimination of illicit crops; support fur
ther efforts to share relevant information on money-laundering, chemical precur
sors, trafficking patterns and methods, and other data; and will work together
to strengthen the counter-narcotics capabilities of law enforcement institution
S. {I, EC:} [In preparing for the UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs
in June 1998, our governments will work together to strengthen support for fu
II implementation of the UN counter-narcotics conventions. {UK oppose} rep
lace narcotics with drugs
[I]: include bracketed text (last sent).
[UK]: dele
te bracketed text.
[C]: sent. 2, add/delete: drug-free economies in the pr
oducer states all states and in the development
[C]: last sent., add: c
ounter-narcotics conventions and to develop practical approaches to other issue
S identified in the preparatory process.]
[EC]: sent. 2, add: money-launde
ring, chemical precursors, new synthetic drugs, trafficking patterns and
[EC
]: include bracketed text. Terrorism We reaffirm our determination to combat ter
rorism in all forms, irrespective of motive. We oppose concessions to terroris
t demands and are determined to deny hostage-takers any benefits from their act
S. We welcome the growing consensus on adopting effective and legitimate means
of countering terrorism. Last year, our Ministers adopted twenty-five recommend
ations to combat terrorism. We have received a positive response worldwide, in
particular in the UN General Assembly. Together we have made substantial prog
ress on many of these recommendations, including: drafting and negotiating an
UN convention on terrorist bombing; promoting improved international standards
for airport security, explosives detection, and vehicle identification; promoti
ng stronger laws and export controls on the manufacture, trade and transport of
explosives; initiating a directory of counter-terrorism competencies; inviting
all States to promote the use of encryption which may allow, consistent with O
ECD guidelines, lawful government access to combat terrorism. We have asked our
Ministers to intensify diplomatic efforts to ensure that by the year 2000 all S
tates join the international counterterrorism conventions specified in the 1996
UN resolution on measures to counter terrorism. We have instructed our offici
als to take additional steps: to strengthen the capability of hostage negotiat
ions experts and special units; to exchange information on technologies to dete
ct and deter the use of materials of mass destruction in terrorist attacks; to
develop means to deter terrorist attacks on electronic and computer infrastruct
ure; to strengthen maritime security; to exchange information on the most effec
tive security practices for international special events; and to strengthen coo
peration and consultation with other nations and groups. [UK]: sent. 2, delete:
to take additional steps: to the capability of hostage negotiations and
special units; to exchange information {EC:} [Human cloning: [EC]: heading, a
dd: Reproductive Human Cloning
[EC]: include bracketed text. We have taken not
e with great concern of recent scientific experiments which could open the way
to reproductive human cloning. We agree that the prohibition of any form of re
productive human cloning needs both strict domestic legislation and close inter
national cooperation to adapt current international law. We are encouraged by
the reflections underway within national ethics committees as well as in variou
S regional and international fora. We are determined to give a strong impetus
to their work with a view to arriving as soon as possible at a universal ban on
reproductive human cloning. sent 1, 2, 4, replace: reproductive human c
loning with the use of cloning for the replication of human individuals
[J]: S
ent 2, add/delete: We agree domestic legislation or other measures and clos
e international cooperation to adapt current international law.
[UK]: delete p
ara. -- alternative redraft, add/delete: We have taken note with great concern
of recent scientific experiments which could open further the way to reproduct
ive human cloning. We regard the deliberate cloning of human beings as ethical
ly unacceptable. We agree that the prohibition of any form of reproductive hum
an cloning needs both strict domestic legislation and close international co-op
eration to adapt current international law this issue needs to be addresses thr
ough close international co-operation. We are encouraged by the reflections un
derway within national ethics committees as well as in various regional and int
ernational fora serious attention being give, both nationally and international
ly, to the implications of this technology, and the reputation recently adopted
by the World Health Assembly in May 1997. We are determined to give a strong
impetus to their work with a view to arriving as soon as possible at a universa
1 ban on reproductive human cloning. This will provide a measured approach to
the debate on which techniques are, and which are not, acceptable.
[EC]: last
sent., add/delete: While recognizing the considerable potential benefits for b
asic research, agriculture and human health from cloning research, wWe are neve
rtheless determined to give a strong impetus to their the work of the national
ethics committees with a view to arriving as soon [Space Station We [welcome]
{J, UK:} [look forward to] the signing of the Agreement to establishing an inte
rnational space station. This is an excellent example of international coopera
tion in carrying out large and promising projects in the field of exploration
and peaceful uses of outer space. ][J]: support bracketed text 2.
[UK]: suppor
t bracketed text 2. United NationsReform We reaffirm the crucial role of the Unit
ed Nations in fostering global partnership and sustainable development. To thi
S end, we support thorough-going reform and welcome progress that has occurred
since our meetings in Halifax and Lyon. We welcome Secretary General Kofi Annan
S recent reform proposals and support their rapid implementation; we also look
forward to additional proposals. We remain committed to working with all UN me
mbers to realize these reforms. sent 1, add: United Nations in maintai
ning international peace and security as well as in fostering
[UK]: sent. 3
,
add/delete: we also look forward to additional proposals the Secretary-Ge
nerals more extensive proposals next month In order for the UN to cope with the
challenges of the 21st century, financial reform should proceed together with
necessary reform measures in other areas. The UN system must be placed on a fi
rm financial footing through full and timely payment of obligations, and develo
pment of a more logical and equitable scale of assessments. Budgets throughout
the UN system should be scrutinized with emphasis on prioritization and maximu
m operating efficiency. We look forward to the Secretary Generals specific pro
posals for reinvesting savings from improved cost-effectiveness in high priorit
y development programs. Robust oversight mechanisms and sound personnel polici
es are essential for success. We reaffirm that the UN must further improve its a
bility to act quickly and effectively to address threats to international peace
and security by reforming and renewing its institutions and instruments. We W
ill continue to help develop the capacities of the UN in preventing and resolvi
ng conflicts. We support steps taken recently by the UN to strengthen its capa
city for rapid reaction from the early warning stage to the stage of rapid depl
oyment of new, approved, peace keeping operations and urge continued improvemen
ts in these areas. delete sent. 1.
[F]: move para to Political Issues sec
tion or Foreign Ministers statement. The urgent challenges of economic and socia
I development require the UN to coordinate more effectively the policies and ac
tivities of its various bodies including the specialized agencies. To this end
, the UNs Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), supported by the Under Secretar
y General for economic and social issues, should strengthen its policy and coor
dination role, in particular through streamlining its subsidiary bodies and im
proving its working relationship with international financial institutions and
the WTO. We welcome the recent reforms in the governance of the funds and prog
rams in the various UN bodies, in particular at UNCTAD and in the regional comm
issions; these efforts should be sustained and expanded. last sent., add:
governance of the funds and programs, as well as in the various We call f
or a thorough and urgent review of the UNs funds and programs, together with a
system-wide review of the roles and mandates of specialized agencies and commi
ssions. We welcome the Secretary Generals recommendations for strengthened int
egration at the country level and better coordination at headquarters In thi
S context, we recommend the UN undertake performance evaluations of the coordin
ation of its development activities in a range of representative countries. We
expect the least developed countries to be the principal beneficiaries of impr
oved efficiency in the UNs development work
AFRICA: PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVEL
OPMENTAt Lyon, we initiated a New Global Partnership for Development, noting bo
th that developing countries have a fundamental responsibility for promoting th
eir own development, and that developed countries must support these efforts.
We paid particular attention to the problems of Sub-Saharan African countries,
many of which continue to face unusually severe challenges. This year, we aim
to translate the principles of that Partnership into concrete action to support
the efforts of African countries to participate fully in the expansion of glob
al prosperity and to spread the benefits throughout their societies. Our objec
tive is not only to facilitate the progressive integration of African countries
into the world economy, but also to foster the integration of poor populations
into economic, social and political life of their countries. [F]: sent. 3, ad
d: Partnership into new concrete action We are encouraged by positive dev
elopments, including the adoption of democratic and economic reforms in many Su
b-Saharan African countries. Since 1990, more than twenty African nations have
held free and fair elections. Democratic governance and the rule of law, in A
frica as elsewhere, lay the foundation for human rights, including the rights o
f women, and sustainable development. We commend those African countries that
have set an example by undertaking democratic reforms, improving rule of law an
d administration of justice, avoiding unproductive expenditures (including exce
ssive military expenditures), and strengthening public institutions and civil S
ociety. We will support African efforts to promote democracy and good governan
ce, improve the integrity of public institutions, enhance the transparency of
government spending, in particular of procurement, and develop national anti-b
ribery regulations. sent. 4, add/delete: (parentheses ( commas) unproduct
ive expenditures, (including excessive military expenditures), and Increased
prosperity ultimately depends upon creating an environment for domestic capital
formation, private sector-led growth and successful integration into global ma
rkets. We are encouraged by the increasing number of Sub-Saharan countries tha
t have made progress toward financial sustainability through fiscal and financi
al practices and have adopted growth and market oriented economic policies, inc
luding trade liberalization and investment climate improvement. These initiati
ves have produced a welcome acceleration of growth since 1994. We expect the in
ternational financial institutions to play an important role in supporting refo
rm in Sub-Saharan African countries. Their support should help to promote prod
uctive foreign direct investment and domestic capital formation. We look forwa
rd to the IFIs reporting on their efforts by the time of the Hong Kong World Ba
nk/IMF meetings.Access to our markets is a crucial tool for fostering economic
growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. We each will continue to improve, through variou
S means, access to our markets for African exports. We support the further inte
gration of the least developed countries into the world trading system. In this
regard, African countries will be major beneficiaries of efforts in the WTO on
a plan of action to provide, inter alia, predictable and favorable market acce
SS conditions for least developed countries. Trade liberalization in Africa wi
11 promote competition and more efficient utilization of resources. Consistent
with WTO obligations, we will consider strengthened assistance and enhanced op
portunities for the Sub-Saharan African countries that need them most and are u
ndertaking effective reform measures. We intend to participate actively in the
high-level WTO/UNCTAD/International Trade Center meeting later this year. We W
ill review our own bilateral aid and trade promotion programs to ensure that th
ey support climates conducive to economic growth and private investment, includ
ing by strengthening capacity. We welcome regional initiatives for trade liber
alization and economic cooperation. [F]: sent. 6, add/delete: opportuniti
es for the Sub-Saharan African countries, based on special preferences such as
those provided through the Lome Convention that need them most and are undertak
ing effective reform measures.
[G]: sent. 4, add:
fore least developed coun
tries, in particular through duty free market access on an autonomous basis. (f
lags free trade as per Singapore Ministerial)
[UK]: split para.: 51a. Access
to our markets We each will continue to improve, through various means, ac
cess to our markets for African exports consistent with WTO obligations. We sup
port the further integration of the least developed countries into the world tr
ading system. We want to increase the capacity of Least Developed Countries to
benefit from increased trade and investment opportunities by improved co-ordin
ation of trade-related technical assistance. In this regard, African countries
will be major beneficiaries of efforts in the WTO on a plan of action to provi
de, inter alia, predictable and favorable duty-free market access conditions fo
r least developed countries. Trade liberalization in Africa will promote compe
tition and more efficient utilization of resources. Consistent with WTO obliga
tions, we will consider strengthened assistance and enhanced opportunities for
the Sub-Saharan African countries that need them most and are undertaking effec
tive reform measures. We intend to participate actively in the high-level WTO/U
NCTAD/International Trade Center meeting later this year to begin the implement
ation of that plan.
51b. Trade liberalization in Africa will promote competiti
on and more efficient utilization of resources.. We welcome regional initiativ
es for trade liberalization and economic cooperation. We will consider strength
ened assistance and ways to enhance opportunities for the Sub-Saharan African c
ountries that need them most and are undertaking effective reform measures. We
will review our own bilateral aid and trade promotion programs to ensure that t
hey support climates conducive to economic growth and private investment, inclu
ding by strengthening capacity. We welcome regional initiatives for trade libe
ralization and economic cooperation.
[C]: sent. 6, delete: enhanced opport
unities for the Sub-Saharan African countries that need them the most.
[C]: se
nt. 7, add/delete: We intend will to participate actively in
[EC]: sent. 8
,
add: programs to ensure that they contribute to the objectives of sustain
able development and poverty alleviation and that they support climates Subst
antial flows of official development assistance will continue to play an essent
ial role in building the capacity of Sub-Saharan African countries to achieve
their development objectives. We are committed to a results-oriented approach
to development policy. But development assistance alone cannot overcome inappr
opriate policies. We will work with African countries to ensure adequate and we
II-targeted assistance for those countries which have the greatest need and car
ry out the necessary broad-based reforms. This assistance will include support
for democratic governance, respect for human rights, sound public administrati
on, efficient legal and judicial systems, infrastructure development, rural dev
elopment, food security and human resource development, including health and ed
ucation of their people. In this regard, we will work to strengthen cooperatio
n among concerned institutes to facilitate and coordinate capacity building eff
orts. [UK]: sent. 1, add: development objectives, particularly poverty redu
ction.
[UK]: sent. 2, add: development policy set out in the OECD DAC Stra
tegy, Shaping the 21st Century: The contribution of Development Co-operation.
We endorse in particular the goal of reducing by one half the proportion of peo
ple living in extreme poverty by 2015. But development assistance
[EC]: se
nt. 5, add: infrastructure development, rural development, environmental pr
otection, food security and To maximize the effectiveness of our efforts, we
will deepen the dialogue with African partners, work for greater local ownershi
p of development strategies and encourage the participation of non-governmental
actors. We will also strengthen donor coordination, including with emerging d
onors. We welcome and fully support the emerging trend of intra-regional and i
nter-regional cooperation to further African development. The United Nations pla
ys a major role in development in Africa, and African countries will be major b
eneficiaries of reform of the UN economic and social development activities. W
e encourage the UNs development funds and programs and specialized agencies, to
emphasize work in the field in Africa and to fully integrate and coordinate th
eir efforts, both at the headquarters and at the country level. We are encoura
ged by the Economic Commission on Africas efforts to energize and focus its act
ivities. The UN Development Programs decision to allocate a portion of its res
ources based on program quality is a useful approach to assuring effectiveness,
and we urge that it be adopted more broadly in the UNs work [EC]: para 51, 52
, more sustainable development and poverty reduction reference. A number of Afri
can countries are making impressive efforts to harness the information revoluti
on in support of democracy and sustainable development. We welcome the Africa
Information Society Initiative. We will support their efforts to establish info
rmation networks to link African countries with each other and to the rest of t
he world. In this regard, we welcome the Toronto Global Knowledge 97 Conferenc
e.[UK]: sent. 2, 3, add/delete-merge: We welcome the Initiative. We will
support and their efforts to establish We applaud African leadership in devel
oping effective local capacities in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and post-
conflict reconciliation and recovery. We will support African peace-building i
nitiatives at the regional, sub-regional and national levels, in particular by
the Organization of African Unity (OAU), taking into account the recent OECD Gu
idelines on Conflict, Peace, and Development Cooperation, and we will help to f
orge active partnerships with the United Nations and other donors. We encourag
e the UN Secretary General, as part of his reform efforts, to identify ways the
international community can further strengthen Africas initiatives. We also c
all for the expanded utilization of the existing UN Trust Fund for African peac
ekeeping and conflict prevention, as well as other relevant UN funds; and broa
der and substantial donor commitments to the OAU and to subregional bodies with
specialized mechanisms for conflict mediation, as well as to the UN/OAU Specia
I Envoy to the Great Lakes. We reaffirm our support for long-term efforts to pro
mote rapidly deployable African peacekeeping capacities. We welcome closer coo
rdination among African troop-contributing countries, regional organizations, d
onors, and the UN in the development of training, joint exercises, common peace
keeping doctrine, and other efforts to ensure inter-operability. [We also look
forward to the establishment of a UN forum open to all interested member count
ries, and on operational matters, a joint coordinating body. last sent.,
add/delete: [We also coordinating body.] We urge interested countries to ac
tively explore means and mechanisms for enhancing such coordination in consulta
tion with the UN and the OAU. We have requested that our officials report to us
prior to next years Summit in Birmingham about the efforts they have undertaken
together to implement all aspects of this partnership.IV Political IssuesToge
ther, we are pursuing a strategy of global integration to create a more secure
and stable international community. Already, we have used our political cooper
ation to broaden and deepen the community of open markets and open societies, a
nd in the next year we will work together to build on these efforts. Our Partn
ership for Development is designed explicitly to support the economic and polit
ical development of nations which run the risk of being marginalized from the p
rocess of integration. We will focus our energies on strengthening adherence t
o the norms and principles of international cooperation, and will work together
to take effective measures against those who threaten those objectives. We re
cognize our common interest and responsibility in helping bring an end to confl
icts that threaten to disturb international peace and to undermine our deepened
cooperation. Democracy and Human RightsRecent years have seen an unprecedented
growth of democracy worldwide. Yet young democratic states can be fragile and
short-lived. We have a responsibility and opportunity to strengthen democratic
values and fundamental freedoms where they have taken hold and extend their re
ach where they have not. [EC]: delete sent. Human rights are at the heart of
our concerns. Ensuring accountability for gross violations of human rights and
international humanitarian law is essential to promote conflict resolution and
peace. We therefore will continue to give full support to the International T
ribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and work to ensure that the inte
rnational community and states concerned bring to justice through due process p
ersons responsible for serious violations of human rights and international hum
anitarian law. The new UN Commissioner for Human Rights will have a crucial ro
le to play. last sent., add: The new UN High Commissioner for Human Right
S will have a crucial role to play in the field of human rights.
[UK]: last se
nt., add: The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will also have a cruci
al role to play.
[C]: last sent., add: role to play. We wish to express o
ur grave concern at the recent attacks against personnel of relief and humanita
rian organizations. We emphasize that host States must prevent such acts and p
rosecute perpetrators.
[C]: last sent., add: The new UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights
[C]: sent. 3, 4, invert.
[EC]: sent. 2, delete: Ensuring ac
countability for gross violations of. Recognizing that strengthening democracy
is essential to strengthening peace and human rights, and looking to the 50th
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1998, we will work
together in the coming year to build on our governments most effective democrat
ic development, peacebuilding and human rights programs. Our efforts will focu
S on promoting good governance and the rule of law, strengthening civil society
, expanding womens political participation, and boosting business and labor sup
port for democracy, particularly in young democracies and societies in conflict
The protection of the most underrepresented or vulnerable is critical to bro
aden participation in the democratic process and prevent societal conflict. We
will work to ensure adoption and ratification of international instruments des
igned to provide protection to these groups, in particular the speedy adoption
of an International Labor Organization Convention on the eradication of intoler
able forms of child labor. We will work through multilateral and regional orga
nizations, particularly with the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD a
S well as in partnership with non-governmental organizations and young democrac
ies. We also will consider common efforts to promote democracy where it is not
now established [EC]: sent. 5, delete: multilateral and regional organiza
tions, particularly with the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD as we
Il as in partnership
[EC]: delete last sent. We have asked our Ministers to
report progress in this area and to make recommendations for consideration at o
ur next Summit. Democracy, economic growth and development cannot reach their f
ull potential without good governance, in particular the accountability of poli
tical leaders and public servants, especially for corruption. We will actively
work to eliminate corruption in aid-funded procurement and the cross-border pa
yment of bribes to government officials. We will take immediate action to crim
inalize and eliminate the tax-deductibility of overseas bribes in commercial tr
ansactions, and call upon all countries, especially OECD members, to do the sam
e.]{J, I, F opposes} opposes if retained, language should be consistent
with OECD Ministerial Communiqu.
[I]: opposes concurs with [J].
[F]: oppo
ses.
[G]: last sent., add/delete: .action to criminalize overseas bribes in
an effective and coordinated manner, thereby facilitating the elimination of t
he tax-deductibility of such bribes and eliminate the tax deductibility of over
seas bribes in commercial transactions, and call upon all countries
[UK]:
include sent. 1, 2.
[UK]: last sent., redraft: We will take immediate action
steps to criminalize and eliminate the tax-deductibility of overseas bribes in
commercial transactions, and call upon all countries, especially OECD members,
to do the same the bribery of foreign public officials in order to obtain or r
etain business and to eliminate the tax-deductibility of such bribes, and we ca
Il upon all other countries to do the same.
[EC]: last sent., add/delete: In
particular, Wwe will start by the beginning of July negotiations in the OECD on
an International Convention to criminalize bribery of foreign public officials
take immediate action to criminalize and eliminate the tax deductibility of ov
erseas bribes in commercial transactions, and call upon all countries, especial
ly OECD members, to do the same.JNon-proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmamen
tSince the Moscow Summit on Nuclear Safety and Security, we have taken importan
t steps to implement the agreed Programme for Preventing and Combating Illicit
Trafficking in Nuclear Materials. We will expand participation in this program
to include countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and in Central Asia. Furt
her regarding the safe and effective management of fissile material, with respe
ct to such materials no longer required for defense purposes, we will continue
our cooperation through concrete initiatives, in particular the French-German-R
ussian project to build a pilot plant in Russia to produce MOX fuel from weapon
S plutonium, which is open to additional states, and the related U.S.-Russian c
ooperation on the conversion of weapons plutonium. We have worked together to ad
vance our common non-proliferation, arms control, and disarmament goals. The C
omprehensive Test Ban Treaty is an historic milestone, and we call upon all Sta
tes to sign and ratify it rapidly to ensure its early entry into force. We app
laud the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention. We advocate its
full and effective implementation, and call on all States that have not yet rat
ified it to do so. Recognizing that enhancing confidence in compliance would r
einforce the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, we reaffirm our determina
tion to develop measures to ensure its effective implementation. [UK]: last sen
t.,
add/delete: ..our determination to develop measures a legally binding ins
trument to ensure We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to full implementatio
n of the objectives set forth in the Non-Proliferation Treaty. To that end, we
welcome the IAEAs recent adoption of a program on strengthening the effectiven
ess and improving the efficiency of the safeguards system. We urge all states
to conclude additional protocols with the IAEA at the earliest possible date.
We reaffirm our commitment to the immediate commencement and early conclusion o
f a convention banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons o
r other nuclear explosive devices. We welcome the progress on strategic arms con
trol made at Helsinki in March, and look forward to the early entry-into-force
of the START II agreement and the initiation of START III negotiations. We reaf
firm the key role of the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty in strengthening
European security, and welcome the decision to conclude its adaptation as exped
itiously as possible. We welcome the recent agreement among Russia, Kazakstan,
Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, and China on reduction of military forces along their b
orders and consider it an important contribution to the regions security. We end
orse unequivocally efforts by the UN Special Commission and the IAEA to elimina
te weapons of mass destruction capabilities in Iraq and to monitor compliance.
We reiterate our call for all States to avoid any cooperation with {UK, C:} [Ira
n] [countries of the Middle East region] that might contribute to the acquisiti
on of a nuclear weapons capability, {UK:} [or to its [their] UK opposes} chemica
1, biological, or missile capabilities] {UK:} [in violation of international con
ventions or arrangements]. We reaffirm the importance of implementing the U.S.
-DPRK Agreed Framework and full compliance by North Korea with its non-prolifer
ation obligations. We therefore place great value on the continuing role of th
e IAEA in monitoring the freeze on North Koreas nuclear program, implementing S
afeguards, and helping preserve all information relating to the DPRKs past acti
vity. We welcome the conclusion of negotiations for the EU to participate in t
he Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) and call for further
international support for KEDO, including the provision of funds, as well as t
he necessity of North-South dialogue. We call on North Korea to halt its expor
t of ballistic missiles. last sent., add: We call on North Korea to halt
its development, deployment and export of,
[UK]: include bracketed text W
ith Iran specific references.
[C]: Iran specific references. We welcome the emer
ging high-level dialogue between India and Pakistan. We encourage both countri
es to reduce the prospect of a nuclear and missile arms race, and to bring thei
r activities into conformity with international non-proliferation norms. Consi
stent with our support for the CTBTs early entry into force, we encourage both
countries to adhere to that treaty. We recognize that global security and stabil
ity are strengthened by promoting international responsibility in the transfer
of arms and sensitive technologies, and to that end reaffirm our support for th
e Wassenaar Arrangement. We welcome the steady achievements under the UN Regis
ter of Conventional Arms in promoting transparency in armaments. We encourage
the work of the UN Panel of Governmental Experts on Small Arms to identify the
ways and means to prevent and reduce the excessive and destabilizing transfer o
f small arms and light weapons and we will continue to work together to curb il
legal trafficking in firearms. Export Control Regimes We underline our support fo
r the arrangements that make up the international export control regimes. The
Zangger Committee and the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Missile Technology Contr
ol Regime, and, for those who are members, the Australia Group export control r
egime, all contribute critically to the global application and enforcement of i
international export control norms.Anti-personnel LandminesLast year we committe
d ourselves to spare no effort in securing a global ban on anti-personnel landm
ines. To this end, we recognize the important and complementary efforts to ach
ieve this goal at the Conference on Disarmament and in formal negotiations to c
ommence in September through the Ottawa Process. We welcome the restrictions o
n anti-personnel landmines unilaterally declared by States, including by the me
mbers of the EU. We also welcome the UN General Assembly resolution, approved
overwhelmingly, calling for concluding an effective, legally-binding internati
onal agreement to ban anti-personnel landmines as soon as possible. All States
should adhere to the strengthened Protocol on Mines, Booby Traps and Other Dev
ices. We encourage the international community to develop technological solutio
ns to mine detection and clearance, and to strengthen its support for humanitar
ian demining and assistance to mine victims. para redraft: Last year we c
ommitted ourselves to spare no effort in securing a global ban on anti-personne
1 landmines. To this end, we note that through the Ottawa Process formal diplo
matic negotiations will be convened in September in Oslo with the objective of
concluding an anti-personnel mine ban by the end of the year. We also recogniz
e the important and complementary efforts to support this goal being undertaken
in other global and regional fora, including the UN, the CD, the OAS and the O
AU. We welcome the restrictions on anti-personnel landmines unilaterally decla
red by States, including by members of the EU. We also welcome the UN General
Assembly resolution, approved overwhelmingly, calling for concluding an effecti
ve, legally-binding international agreement to ban anti-personnel landmines as
soon as possible. All States should adhere to the strengthened Protocol on Min
es, Booby Traps and Other Devices. We encourage the international community to
develop technological solutions to mine detection and clearance, and to streng
then its support for humanitarian demining and assistance to mine victims. Polit
ical Situations| situations evolving comments later. requests more hum
anitarian emphasis. Kong We recognize the historic nature of China's imminen
t resumption of sovereignty over Hong Kong. Considering our durable interests
in this strategic financial and economic center, we welcome and place weight on
China's commitments, contained in the 1984 UK-PRC Joint Declaration and in the
1990 PRC Basic Law. These include ensuring Hong Kong's continued stability an
d prosperity and preserving its way of life, its high degree of autonomy inc
luding an independent monetary and economic system its fundamental freedoms
and the rule of law. We welcome China's stated commitment to support free and
fair elections in Hong Kong for a new legislature as soon as possible. We are
encouraged by China's assurances in the Joint Declaration and Basic Law that th
e provisions of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights and th
e International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will continue
to apply in Hong Kong.[J]: sent. 2, delete: strategic
[J]: sent. 4, add/dele
te: We welcome Chinas stated commitment to support free and fair elections in
Hong Kong for form a new legislature as soon as possible through election to be
held within a year of the reversion.
[UK]: sent. 3, 4, add: and the rule
of law. These will provide the essential underpinnings for Hong Kongs future e
conomic success. We welcome Chinas
[UK]: sent. 4, add/delete: We welcome
Chinas stated commitment to support We look forward to free and fair elections.
[UK]: sent. 5, add/delete: We are encouraged by We note Chinas assurances.
Democratic Republic of Congo The momentous changes in [Congo] [Zaire] highligh
t the importance of peaceful democratic transition and the establishment of a b
roadly-based interim administration. We believe it is important to assist the
new authorities in the transition to an elected government, promote respect for
human rights, address urgent humanitarian needs, and facilitate economic renew
al. We look forward to close cooperation with other donor countries, the Unite
d Nations, OAU, international financial institutions, and regional leaders in t
hese efforts. The willingness of our governments to assist in the rebuilding o
f national institutions will depend on the new authorities' demonstrating their
commitment to democratic reform, including elections, sound economic policies,
public accountability and respect for human rights. HaitiT progress accomplis
hed in Haiti as a result of the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti, underl
ines the necessity of continued international assistance to maintain stability
and promote democratization, and economic development. We will take positive n
ote of the Secretary General's new recommendations on the nature of the interna
tional presence in Haiti subsequent to the termination of the current UNSMIH ma
ndate. We urge that Haiti press forward with implementing its economic moderniz
ation program. Middle East Peace Process The Peace Process faces a crisis, and we
are determined to reinject momentum into it. Restoring the sense of security a
nd confidence among Israelis and Palestinians is essential. We need to reinvig
orate the Oslo Accords as well as the principles of Madrid, including the excha
nge of land for peace, security for both sides and a recognition that all probl
ems need to be addressed peacefully through serious and credible negotiations.
Both sides must refrain from actions that impede the peace process by preempti
ng permanent status negotiations. We believe strongly in the importance of wor
king with Israel, Syria and Lebanon to resume direct talks in order to achieve
a comprehensive settlement in the region. We welcome the important role the Mo
nitoring Group has played in strengthening the Understanding of April 26, 1996
and in reducing risks to civilians in southern Lebanon and in Israel. Economic g
rowth and prosperity are critical to peace. We urge regional parties to pursue
economic cooperation among themselves and integration into the global economy.
We welcome all efforts to promote the region's development, and urge donors t
o fulfill pledges made. We affirm the importance of the activities within the m
ultilateral framework of the peace process. sent. 3, add: promote
the
regions development, including assistance to the Palestinians, and urge
[C]:
last sent., move to para 77 end.Iran, Iraq, LibyaWe again call upon the Gover
nment of Iran to play a constructive role in regional and world affairs, [as it
does in promoting the inter-Tajik talks, {UK opposes} desisting from material
and political support for extremist groups seeking to destroy the Middle East p
eace process and to destabilize the region; [ending its use of]{J opposes} {J:}
[rejecting] terrorism [and assassination] opposes} as [an] instrument[s] of p
olicy; [bringing known terrorists in its territory to justice;] opposes} and
ending the threat to the life of Mr. Salman Rushdie. {UK:} [We commit ourselves
to pressing Iran to change] opposes} {UK:} [and agree to reconsider official mi
nisterial visits) {UK:} [under present circumstances] We reiterate our call for a
Il States to avoid any cooperation with Iran that might contribute to the acqui
sition of a nuclear weapons capability {UK:} [or enhance its chemical, biologica
I, or missile capabilities] [in violation of international conventions or a
rrangements]. {UK:} [We further call on Iran to end its attempts to acquire or
develop weapons of mass destruction. opposes bracketed text 2, 4, 7, 8 (s
ent. 2, 3).
[J]: supports bracketed text 3 (sent. 1).
[J]: last sent., add:
Noting with great interest the Iranian peoples call for change demonstrated thr
ough the latest election in that country, we welcome the president-elects state
ment indicating his respect for civil-rights, freedom, rule of law, social just
ice and diversity.
[UK]: opposes bracketed text 1 (sent. 1).
[UK]: supports br
acketed text 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (sent. 2, 3, 4).
[C]: include direct stateme
nt re: state-sponsored terrorism. We confirm our determination to obtain full co
mpliance with all UN Security Council resolutions related to Iraq and Libya.
Only full compliance with these resolutions could result in the lifting of sanc
tions. We are pleased to note that the distribution of food and medicine under
UNSCR 986 is providing some humanitarian relief to the Iraqi people. Bosnia a
nd Herzegovina[ We actively support the full implementation of the peace agreeme
nt in Bosnia and Herzegovina and will continue to coordinate our efforts closel
y to accelerate this process. We intend to hold the parties in Bosnia and Herz
egovina and all signatories to their obligations under the peace agreement, par
ticularly with regard to ensuring freedom of movement and residence, the establ
ishment of [functioning and] effective national institutions, and cooperation W
ith the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. As part of
our long-term commitment to the peace process, we intend to continue to support
SFOR and contribute substantially to support the OSCEs conduct of municipal el
ections in Bosnia September 13-14.][J]: emphasize Peace Agreement compliance a
nd economic assistance rewards; September municipal elections
[J]: add: We
urge the signatories to cooperate in building economic institutions, implement
ing sound economic policies, and in reconstruction efforts needed to create a S
hared state in an integrated national economy. We will respond to progress in t
hese areas with continued support for economic reform and reconstruction.
[UK]:
sent. 2, replace: parties with authorities.
[C]: sent. 2, add/delete: We
intend to hold the parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina and all signatories to th
eir obligations under the peace agreement, particularly with regard to ensuring
freedom of movement and residence, the establishment of [functioning and] effe
ctive national institutions, and cooperation with the International Criminal Tr
ibunal for the Former Yugoslavia International assistance with economic reconst
ruction should be conditional upon full compliance with the Peace Agreement. [E
stablishing lasting peace in the city of Brcko will provide a powerful indicati
on of what is possible in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We will strengthen our effor
ts to create an environment in which people from all three communities can live
and build an important commercial center. ][UK]: delete para. if retained,
sent. 2, add/delete: We will strengthen our efforts The authorities in Bosnia
and Herzegovina should strengthen their efforts to create an environment
[UK
]: address economic reform and reconstruction.CyprusTh Cyprus dispute has rem
ained unresolved for far too long. We strongly support the invitation by the U
nited Nations Secretary General to the leaders of the two Cypriot communities t
o engage in negotiations to achieve a comprehensive settlement. [UK]: last sent
add: commercial center. We call on both leaders to approach these negot
iations constructively and in good faith AlbaniaNoting the situation in Albania
and its implications for regional stability, we express our appreciation to th
ose organizations and institutions working with the Government of National Reco
nciliation to restore normalcy in the country, including the OSCE under the str
ong leadership of Franz Vranitzky, the EU, WEU, UNHCR and the Red Cross. We al
so applaud the deployment of the Multinational Protection Force under Italian I
eadership and the authority of the UN Security Council. We underscore the impo
rtance that the upcoming elections in Albania be free and fair, and urge that a
Il parties work together to restore political order, resume economic reforms,
create a sound financial system and reestablish public safety. [UK]: sent. 3, a
dd/delete: elections in Albania be free and fair restore democratic legitim
acy, and urge AfghanistanNoting the recent developments in Afghanistan, we ca
Il on all Afghan parties to stop the fighting and to work together towards the
formation of a broadly representative central government that will protect the
rights of all Afghans and abide by Afghanistans international obligations. Pea
ce and stability can best be attained through political negotiations under UN a
uspices with the active and coordinated assistance of all countries concerned a
nd provided that all external interference ceases. All Afghan parties and conc
erned countries should abide by the provisions of recent resolutions on Afghani
stan adopted by the UN Security Council and General Assembly Korean PeninsulaNo
ting the recent developments concerning the Four Party meeting proposal aimed a
t achieving permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula, we call upon the DPRK to a
gree to convene those talks without delay, as well as to engage seriously in No
rth-South dialogue. Cambodia The recent political instability in Cambodia serious
ly threatened to set back peace as well as the democratization process which C
ambodian people established under the auspices of the UN in 1993. We strongly
appeal to all Cambodian leaders to bring about political stability, civil order
, and economic reconstruction through national reconciliation and good governan
ce as well as through a free and fair election. Burma {J opposes} oppose in
clusion
delete.
[J]: Myanmar (Burma) BurmaConcerned by the continuing wides
pread repression in Burma and the large-scale violations of human rights by the
regime, we call on the SLORC to enter into a meaningful political dialogue wit
h leaders of the democratic opposition and ethnic minorities aimed at achieving
a solution to the current situation. {J opposes Concerned by the current
situation in Myanmar, we call on the Government of Myanmar to make further effo
rts in democratization on the occasion of the accession to the ASEAN, particula
rly continuing widespread repression in Burma and the large-scale violations of
human rights by the regime, we call on the SLORC to enter into a meaningful
[C]: para redraft: The Eight note the recent decision of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to admit Burma as a member of the organization
in July and express the hope that the members of ASEAN will use their influence
to encourage an early return to democracy in Burma. Next SummitWe have accepted
the invitation of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to meet in Birmingh
am next year.[UK]: add: ...in Birmingham on 15-17 May next year.
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INTRODUCTION
I. We, the participants in the Denver Summit of the Eight, as major
[J]: delete sent. 5.
industrialized democracies, have discussed the steps necessary, both
[J]: sent. 6, delete: "...on the basis of commercial conditions.
internationally and domestically, to shape the forces of integration to
ensure prosperity and peace for our citizens and the entire world as we
approach the twenty-first century. We have agreed to work closely
with all willing partners in fostering global partnership for peace,
security, and sustainable development that includes strengthening
democracy, and human rights, and helping prevent and resolve
conflicts.
II. Continuing the important steps we have taken, the Denver
[C]: sent. 1, add: (brackets) "[Continuing the important steps
Summit of the Eight marks a new and deeper participation by Russia
participation by Russia in our efforts.]"
in our efforts. Russia has taken bold measures to complete its historic
[C]: sent. 3, add: (brackets) "IWe are committed to continue the
transformation into a market democracy. We are committed to
trend of increased Russian participation in summits.]"
continue the trend of increased Russian participation in the work of
our officials between summits. Cooperation to integrate Russia's
economy into the global economic system represents one of our most
important priorities. We endorsed Russia's commitment to fully
implement its EFF program with the IMF. We will work together to
reach agreement on the conditions of Russia's early participation as a
creditor in the Paris Club, and support the goal of early Russian
accession to the WTO on the basis of commercial conditions generally
applicable to newly acceding members. We also look forward to
continued Russian progress toward accession to the OECD.
GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES
III. The process of globalization, a major factor underlying the
[UK]: add before sent. 1: "Our countries face common challenges
growth of world prosperity in the last fifty years, is now advancing
stemming from the processes of globalization, the development of
rapidly and broadly. Globalization encompasses the expansion of
new technology, and shifts in demographics. The process of..."
cross-border flows of ideas and information, goods and services,
technology and capital. More openness and integration across the
global economy create opportunities for increased prosperity as
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countries specialize in those economic activities which they do best,
while also promoting increased competition and efficiency, and the
rapid spread of technological innovations. Our task, as we enter the
21st Century, is to make the most of these opportunities.
IV. At the same time, globalization may create new difficulties. We
[UK]: sent. 1, add/delete: "At the same time, these
must ensure that all segments of our society have the opportunity to
developments globalization may create new challenges difficulties."
prosper in the new economy. It is particularly important that young
adults see the path to a successful life, and be adequately prepared to
follow that path. No one should be left behind or excluded from the
shared prosperity made possible by global integration and
technological innovations.
V. Rapid technological change and demographic shifts are also having
[UK]: delete sent. 1.
an important impact on the global economy. Sound economic
[UK]: last sent., add/delete: "In this context we look forward to
policies and the structural reforms necessary to allow markets to
responses to structural changes. We also welcome the proposal by
function properly are essential if we are to meet the many domestic
the UK to host a conference of Finance and Social Affairs Ministers
and international challenges we all face. Measures that expand the
early next year on growth, employability, and inclusion, to prepare for
availability of high quality education and training and increase the
further discussion of these vital issues at our meeting next year."
responsiveness of labor markets to economic conditions will aid the
ability of our people to adjust to all types of structural changes. In this
context, we also look forward to the high-level conference on
employment that takes place this fall in Japan, which is expected to
contribute to the discussion on responses to structural changes.
{{Awaiting UK revision.};
The Opportunities and Challenges of Aging Populations
VI. Increased life expectancy and improved health among our elderly
[C]: sent. 1, 2, replace: "elderly" with "seniors".
are two major achievements of this century. In the next century, these
successes will present us with both opportunities and challenges, as
longer life expectancies and lower birth rates significantly raise the
proportion of elderly populations in our countries. Prime Minister
Hashimoto's "Initiative for a Caring World" has provided us the
opportunity to focus on the implications of these developments.
VII. We discussed the idea of "active aging" -- the desire and ability
[J]:
last
sent.,
add: " encourage volunteerism and to support
of many older people to continue work or other socially productive
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activities well into their later years, and agreed that old stereotypes of
family care-giving."
seniors as dependent should be abandoned. We considered new
[EC]: sent. 1, add/delete: :: continue work or other socially-
evidence suggesting that disability rates among seniors have declined
productive activities ways of participating fully in society well into
in some countries while recognizing the wide variation in the health of
their later years "
older people. We discussed how our nations can promote active
aging of our older citizens with due regard to their individual choices
[EC]: last sent., add/delete: "In addition, we discussed the
and circumstances, including removing disincentives to labor force
transition from work to retirement life-long learning, family
participation and lowering barriers to flexible and part-time
care-giving and ways to encourage volunteerism and family
employment that exist in some countries. In addition, we discussed
care giving."
the transition from work to retirement, life-long learning and ways to
encourage volunteerism and family care-giving.
VIII. We examined the differing implications of population aging
[J]: insert at end: "Active aging strategies can be a useful way to
for our nations' pension, health and long-term care systems in the next
advance structural reforms in the areas of health and social welfare."
century. Some of our countries face major challenges in sustaining
[C]: sent. 2, add/delete: "Some of our countries challenges in
their public pension systems. Different ways were suggested to
sustaining their Early action needs to be taken, in some cases, to
address this issue, including increasing the labor force participation
improve the sustainability of our public pension systems."
of persons in their fifties and early sixties and raising national savings
rates. Investing in human capital, including maximizing
[C]:
sent.
3,
add/delete: " address this issue, including increasing
opportunities for life-long learning were mentioned as ways to
their labor force participation of persons in their fifties and early
facilitate the continued work preparedness of mature adults. Some
sixties and raising national savings..."
countries will be more affected by the demands of health care
[C]: last sent., add/delete: "This adds even greater urgency aging
financing for seniors. This adds even greater urgency to efforts to
population without We concluded that efficient and effective
spend effectively and efficiently, so as to meet the needs of an aging
management of this spending will enable us to meet the needs of an
population without overburdening younger generations.
aging society without overburdening younger generations.
IX. We agreed that it is important to learn from one another how our
[EC]: sent. 1, add/delete: " and advance the structural
policies and programs can promote active aging and advance
reforms necessary to preserve and..."
structural reforms to preserve and strengthen our pension, health and
long-term care systems. Our governments will work together, within
the OECD and with other international organizations, to promote
active aging through information exchanges and cross-national
research. We encourage collaborative biomedical and behavioral
research to improve active life expectancy and reduce disability, and
have directed our officials to identify gaps in our knowledge and
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explore developing comparable data in our nations to improve our
capacity to address the challenges of population aging into the 21 st
century.
Small and Medium Enterprises
X. The contributions of small and medium-sized enterprises to
employment and economic dynamism in our societies are widely
recognized. Fostering a business setting conducive to the growth of
dynamic young enterprises is a key to job creation. In our discussion,
we surveyed the obstacles to such growth, including the unavailability
of debt or equity capital at critical stages of a firm's growth,
unnecessary regulation, difficulties adopting existing innovative
technologies, and the problems of smaller businesses in entering
global markets. We stress the need to remove these obstacles. We
also examined some exemplary practices within our countries to
promote the growth of small and medium-sized companies, as well as
vocational training and education within these companies, and
considered how we might benefit from these successes. Best
practices in our countries could also be useful examples for
developing and transition-market economies, as development of small
and medium-sized enterprises favors creation of jobs and social
stability, disseminates entrepreneurial capacities and helps to promote
and diversify exports.
II.
GLOBAL ISSUES
XI. Even as global integration and rapid advances in communications
and transportation have spurred economic growth, these same trends
have exposed us to complex problems that defy unilateral solutions.
In recent years our Summits have devoted increasing attention to our
cooperative efforts to confront these problems.
Environment
XII. This is a pivotal year for efforts to promote sustainable
development and protect the environment. We are determined to
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address the environmental challenges that will affect the quality of life
of future generations and to enhance public awareness, especially
among our youth, of the importance of advancing sustainable
development goals.
UN General Assembly Special Session
XIII. We discussed the progress that has been made since the 1992
[UK]: sent. 2, add/delete: ...democratic governance and, respect
Rio Earth Summit in defining and promoting sustainable
for human rights, and the eradication of poverty."
development, and we commit ourselves to taking action in areas
critical to advancing this agenda. Sustainable development demands
the full integration of environment, economic and social policies, and
should be based upon democratic governance and respect for human
rights. In this connection, we reaffirm the vital contribution of civil
society. We urge the United Nations General Assembly, at its Special
Session to be held next week, to reaffirm and give impetus to the Rio
commitments, to take stock of implementation since Rio, and, most
importantly, to develop a manageable list of priority issues to address
in future work on sustainable development.
[EC]: new para (bracketed para 14 tabled at Sherpas' mtg.): "13b.
We recognize that rapid progress in the eradication of poverty, and
more sustainable patterns of consumption and production, are
essential elements in the achievement of sustainable development.
We agree on the need to facilitate the development and transfer of
environmentally sound technologies, and to increased efforts to
mobilize both public and private sector financing, including ODA, and
to ensure an adequate replenishment of the Global Environmental
Facility at a higher level with fair burden sharing among donors. We
note the need to address the question of arrears. We reaffirm the
importance of the Global Environmental Facility as the leading
multilateral funding mechanism for the global environment."
Climate Change
XIV. We are determined to take the lead and show seriousness of
[G]: sent. 2, add: "...and reduction targets as well as policies and
purpose in strengthening international efforts to confront climate
measures. We support..."
change. We must forge at the Third Conference of Parties to the UN
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Framework Convention on Climate Change in Kyoto, a strong
[UK]: sent. 3, add: (brackets) " .cost-effective way[, and that
agreement that fully meets the remit of the Berlin mandate, and that
allows in which they meet targets].
contains legally binding emission limitation and reduction targets.
[EC]: sent. 3, add: (brackets) " cost-effective way[, and that
We support an agreement that will advance us toward the ultimate
allows in which they meet targets].
goal of stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gasses at
an acceptable level in an efficient and cost-effective way, and that
[EC]: last sent., add: " committed to achieve quantified emissions
"
allows Signatories appropriate flexibility in the manner in which they
targets
meet the targets. We are committed to achieve emissions targets that
{J:} [are meaningful, realistic and equitable and which maintain
[J]: support
accountability and transparency.]
{I, G, UK, EC:} [substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions below
[I]: support
1990 levels for the years 2005, 2010 and 2020. Developed countries
[G]: support
should, individually or jointly, reduce emissions levels by the year
2010 by 15% with respect to 1990. They should also commit
[UK]: support
themselves to common and coordinated policies and measures that
[EC]: support
would help us avoid competitive distortions and achieve ambitious
targets.]
{F:} [reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly below 1990 levels
[F]: support
by 2005 and 2010, with coordinated policies and measures.]
[UK]: second (minimum) preference
[significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by
2005 and 2010.]
XV. Action by developed countries alone will not be sufficient to meet
[EC]: sent. 2, add: "In the longer term, Mmeasurable steps will also
this goal. Measurable steps will also be needed by developing
be needed "
countries, and their obligations will increase as their economies grow.
We agree to work in partnership with them to that effect. In this
context, we resolve to facilitate technological development and
diffusion to, and promote environmental education and capacity
building in, developing countries. We stress the importance of setting
up an appropriate mechanism for monitoring and ensuring
compliance among Parties. We also agreed to work together to
enhance international efforts to further develop global systems for
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monitoring climate change and other environmental trends.
Forests
XVI. Forests continue to be destroyed and degraded at alarming rates
[G]: sent. 2, add: "To reverse this trend, we urge the Special
in many parts of the world. To reverse this trend, we call on all
Session of the United Nations to establish an Intergovernmental
countries to work with us to begin implementation of the proposals for
Negotiating Committee to develop an international convention to
action put forward by the UNCSD Inter-governmental Panel on
ensure the conservation and sustainable management of the world's
Forests and to develop constructive programs, inter alia, to implement
forests. This negotiation should be completed by the year 2000.
national forest programs for sustainable forest management, establish
We we call on all countries to work with us..."
networks of protected areas, assess the state of each nation's forests
[G]: sent. 3, add: " .initiated in Houston and confirm our
using agreed criteria and indicators, harness responsible private sector
willingness to continue supporting it."
investment in forests and to eliminate illegal logging. We welcome
the progress made in implementing the Brazilian Pilot Program
[G]: sent. 4, delete: "We urge the Special Session of the United
initiated in Houston. We urge the Special Session of the United
Nations"
Nations
{I, F, EC:} [to establish an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee
[I]: support
to develop an international convention to ensure the conservation and
[F]: support
sustainable management of the world's forests. This negotiation
should be completed by the year 2000.] {G opposes}
[G]: opposes
[EC]: support
{J:} [to launch an intergovernmental initiative for coordinated action to
[J]: support
promote national transparency and accountability and to build further
[G]: opposes
consensus on global issues, including on the advisability of initiating a
global forest convention.] {G opposes}
Freshwater
XVII. Increased human, industrial and agricultural wastes can
[F]: before sent. 1, add: "Many people throughout the world do not
diminish water quality, with adverse effects for ecosystems and human
have access to safe water."
health and safety, particularly for children. Many people throughout
[F]: place sent. 1 after sent. 2.
the world do not have access to safe water. The Special Session of
the UN General Assembly should encourage the CSD to develop a
[EC]: sent. 2, add: "...do not have access to sufficient or safe water.
practical plan of action to address freshwater-related issues,
Our goal is to advance the integrated and effective management of
including promotion of efficient water use, improvement of water
water resources worldwide, sustainably and peacefully, through
quality and sanitation, technological development and capacity
international cooperation, so as to guarantee its availability and quality
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building, public awareness and institutional improvements. To
in the long term. The Special Session of the UN..."
achieve these objectives, we have also agreed to promote bilateral
and regional cooperation on freshwater concerns, and to enhance
coordination of our efforts in this area.
Oceans
XVIII. We must strengthen our efforts to protect the world's oceans.
[F]: sent. 2, add: "sustainable fishing, protection of the deep sea
Within the framework of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea
beds, shipping,
and other relevant international conventions, we will work to ensure
[G]: sent. 1, add/delete: "...our efforts to protect prevent, reduce,
an effective and integrated effort to deal with key concerns, including
and control the pollution of the world's oceans environment."
sustainable fishing, shipping, marine pollution from land-based and
off-shore activities, and oil spill prevention and emergency response.
[G]: sent. 2, add/delete: " .relevant international
In this connection, we will also enhance cooperation in monitoring
conventions regulations, we will work concerns,
the ecology in the Northern Pacific, as well as in forecasting
including sustainable fishing unsustainable fisheries, shipping,
earthquakes and tsunamis in this region.
marine..."
[EC]: sent. 2, add: "Within the legal framework..."
[EC]: sent. 3, add: "The CSD provides the regular policy-making
forum for promoting these objectives. In this connection, wWe will
also enhance cooperation.
Environmental Standards for Export Credit Agencies
[F]: replace with: Export credits and environment
XIX. Private sector financial flows supported by official export credit
[J]: if not Finance Sous-Sherpas text, replace sent. 3 with: "We
agencies (ECAs) of the industrial nations have a significant impact on
encourage the OECD Participants Group to discuss intensively and
sustainable development worldwide. Governments can help promote
exchange information on this issue, including the advisability of
sustainable practices by taking environmental factors into account
developing common and practical environmental guidelines for all
when providing export credits and/or credit insurance for investments
Export Credit Agencies (ECAs)."
in infrastructure {I, G, UK, EC:} [and equipment] {C opposes}. We
[J]: comment: ECAs not raised in OECD Ministerial/Ministerial
encourage the OECD {I, UK, C:} [Participants Group] {G, EC
Communiqué.
opposes} to develop common environmental guidelines for all export
credit agencies as expeditiously as possible {UK, C:}[, with the aim
[J]: delete bracketed text 3 (sent. 3).
of implementing the guidelines by the May 1999 OECD
[I]: include bracketed text 1, 2 (sent 2, 3).
ministerial] {J, I, G, EC opposes}. In the interim, we encourage
ECAs to exchange information and develop the necessary technical
[F]: replace para with: "Private sector financial flows from industrial
expertise on environmental matters.
nations have a significant impact on sustainable development
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worldwide. Governments can help promote sustainable practices by
taking environmental factors into account when providing financing
support for investment in infrastructure. We ask the OECD Export
Credit group to report progress on its work in this area by the end of
this year."
[G]: revert to Finance Sous-Sherpa text.
[G]: include bracketed text 1 (sent. 2).
[G]: delete bracketed text 2, 3 (sent. 3).
[G]: sent. 1, delete: "Private sector financial flows supported by
official credit agencies (ECAs) of the industrialized nations have a
significant.
"
[G]: sent. 2, add/delete: .. when providing export credits and/or
credit insurance financing support for investments... "
[G]: sent. 3, add/delete: We encourage ask the OECD [Participants'
Group] Credit Group to develop common environmental guidelines
for all export credit agencies as expeditiously as possible[, with the
aim of implementing the guidelines by the May 1999 OECD
Ministerial].
[G]: last sent, add/delete: In the interim, we encourage ECAs to
exchange information and develop the necessary technical expertise
on environmental matters report on progress of its work in this area by
the end of the year.
[UK]: include all bracketed text (sent. 2, 3).
[UK]: (bracket alternative) sent. 1, add: " (ECAs) and similar
bodies of the industrial nations
[UK]: sent. 3, Participant's Group = rule making body # Export
Credits Group.
[C]: delete bracketed text 1 (sent. 2).
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[C]: include bracketed text 2, 3 (sent. 3).
[EC]: include bracketed text 1 (sent. 2).
[EC]: delete bracketed text 2, 3 (sent. 3).
[EC]: sent. 3, add/delete: "We encourage the OECD [Participants
Group] Export Credits Group to discuss the feasibility and substance
of to develop common environmental..'
[EC]: Finance Sous-Sherpa language alterations: "Private sector
financial flows from industrial nations have a significant impact on
sustainable development worldwide. Governments can help promote
sustainable practices by taking environmental factors into account
when providing financing support for investment in infrastructure and
equipment. We ask the OECD Export Credit Group to report on the
status of progress on its work in this area by the end of the year."
Children's Environmental Health
XX. Protecting the health of our children is a shared fundamental
[C]: last sent. add/delete: and risk assessments, strengthening
value. Children throughout the world face significant threats to their
information exchange, provide for microbiologically safe drinking
health from an array of environmental hazards, and we recognize
water, and work to reduce children's exposure to lead, environmental
particular vulnerabilities of children to environmental threats.
tobacco smoke and other air pollutants on the health impact of
Together, our governments will explicitly incorporate children into
environmental contaminants, providing for microbiologically safe
work to improve science and risk assessments, strengthen information
drinking water, undertaking to reduce air pollution, and working to
exchange, provide for microbiologically safe drinking water, and work
reduce the risk to children from exposure to lead and environmental
to reduce children's exposure to lead, environmental tobacco smoke
tobacco smoke."
and other air pollutants.
Institutions
XXII. Strong international institutions are essential to coordinating
global efforts to protect the environment and to achieve sustainable
development.
XXIII. The UNGA Special Session should confirm the role of the
[G]: sent. 2, add: "The CSD should promote development of action
UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) as the strategic
plans..
"
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forum for integrating the social, environmental and economic aspects
of sustainable development. The CSD should develop action plans
with concrete objectives and timetables to guide work in the four
agreed priority areas: freshwater; oceans; land resources, including
forests; and sustainable energy use.
XXIV.
[I]: add: "Desertification is among the most important challenges
that we must address. The Convention to combat desertification
established a Global Mechanism to facilitate the mobilization and the
best use of the resources needed to fight this scourge. We urge the
first Conference of the Convention on Desertification to adequately
support the Global Mechanism."
XXV. To address the urgency of global environmental problems, we
[J]: move sent. 3, 4, 5, to Foreign Minister's report.
have supported the refocused mandate for the United Nations
[G]: sent. 1, delete: " a refocused mandate for UNEP, the leading
Environment Program (UNEP), the leading global environmental
global environmental authority, as affirmed by the UNEP governing
authority, as affirmed by the UNEP Governing Council in Nairobi this
Council in Nairobi this year."
year. UNEP should promote the coherent implementation of
environmental protection within the UN system and serve as an
[G]: sent. 2, add/delete: "UNEP should promote so as to make
authoritative advocate for the global environment. In particular,
UNEP the authority that promotes the coherent implementation
UNEP should monitor, analyze and report on the state of the
of environmental protection the environmental dimension of
environment; serve as a policy forum; catalyze international
sustainable development within the UN system and that serves as an
cooperation, and foster negotiation of and compliance with
authoritative advocate for the global environment development."
international environment agreements. The newly formed High-level
[G]: delete sent. 3.
Committee of Environment Ministers and Officials should consider
the international environmental agenda and elaborate upon and
[G]: sent. 4, add/delete: " and officials should consider the
advance the necessary reforms within UNEP, with a particular
international environmental agenda and elaborate upon and advance
emphasis on greater policy, program and financial accountability. We
the necessary reforms within UNEP, needed to ensure UNEP's
look forward to a revitalized UNEP being able to attract the needed
effectiveness, with particular
resources for its tasks.
[G]: highlight environmental institution reorganization more.
XXVI In the medium term, further efforts may be necessary to ensure
[G]: delete para.
the long-term coherence and efficiency of the UN's work on the
[EC]: sent. 1, add: :: work on the environment, and thereby
environment. We encourage the Secretary General to review the
reinforce the environmental pillar of international decision-making.
handling of environmental matters within the UN system and to
explore possible means and structures to improve further the
[EC]: sent. 2, add/delete: " structures to improve further the
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coordination among the concerned institutions.
coordination and effectiveness among the concerned institutions."
XXVII.
[G]: add: The UNGA Special Session is called upon to improve the
institutional prerequisites for making the environmental dimension an
integral part of the promotion of sustainable development. It should
invite the next session of the General Assembly to review the existing
international institutions dealing with environmental matters with a
view to reinforcing further their organizational structure, based upon
the thorough reform of UNEP. Consideration should also be given to
the advisability of creating in the medium term a global environmental
umbrella organization of the UN, with UNEP as a major pillar, that
would assume the catalyst role for, and coordination of, international
cooperation and policy-setting in the field of government.
XXVIII. We reaffirm the importance of the Global Environmental
[F]: last sent., add: " of the Facility with fair burden sharing
Facility as the leading multilateral funding mechanism for the global
among donors. We note the need to address the question of arrears."
environment. We will work to strengthen its finances and enhance its
[C]: set out GEF concentrations: biodiversity, climate change, ozone
effectiveness. In this regard, we support a successful replenishment
and international waters.
of the Facility.
Infectious Diseases
XXIX. Infectious diseases, such as drug-resistant tuberculosis,
[G]: last sent., delete: " control infectious diseases
malaria, and HIV/AIDS are responsible for a third of all deaths in the
globally including efforts to explore the use of regional stocks of
world. In many parts of the world, infectious diseases and deaths
essential vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and other materials."
from infectious disease have risen sharply in the last decade for a
[UK]: sent. 2, add: '...emergence of drug-resistant microbes, the
variety of reasons, including the emergence of drug-resistant microbes
re-emerging of some vaccine-preventable diseases, and the increased
and the increased movement of people and products. In the coming
movement..."
year, our governments will promote more effective coordination of
international responses to outbreaks; promote development of a global
[C]: sent. 1, 2, add: " deaths in the world. They pose significant
surveillance network, building upon existing national and regional
challenges to the health, security and financial resources of the global
surveillance systems; and help to build medical and institutional
community. In many parts of the world... "
capacity to prevent, detect and control infectious diseases globally
[C]: sent. 3, replace: "medical institutional" with "public health".
including efforts to explore the use of regional stocks of essential
vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and other materials.
[C]: last sent., delete: " control infectious diseases
globally including efforts to explore and other materials."
[EC]: sent. 1, add/delete: "Infectious diseases, such as including
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childhood pneumonia, diarrhea, drug resistant tuberculosis, "
[EC]: sent. 2, add: " ...variety of reasons, including significant
shortcomings in public health control programmes, the emergence
of..."
[EC]: last sent., add/delete: " .including efforts to secure the
availability explore the use of regional stocks of essential vaccines, "
XXX. Central to this work will be strengthening and linking existing
[C]: sent. 1, add/delete: " and in other fora, especially through the
activities in and among each of our countries, and in other fora,
World Health Organization (WHO)."
especially the World Health Organization (WHO). We support the
[C]: delete sent. 2.
efforts of the WHO and endorse the recent World Health Assembly
resolutions regarding the quality of biological and pharmaceutical
products.
XXXI. Preventing the transmission of HIV infection and the
[J]: sent 2: "...the development of a safe and effective vaccines
development of AIDS is an urgent global public health imperative.
against AIDS "
While prevention and treatment methods must be pursued, the
[I]: include bracketed text.
development of a safe and effective vaccine against AIDS holds the
best chance of limiting, and eventually eliminating, the threat of this
[G]: include bracketed text.
disease. We will {I, G, UK, C, EC*: [work to] provide the
[G]: sent. 4, add: "...and international agencies and in particular the
investments necessary to accelerate AIDS vaccine research, and
UNAIDS program will be critical."
together will enhance international scientific cooperation and
collaboration. Cooperation among scientists and governments in the
[UK]: include bracketed text.
developed and developing world and international agencies will be
[UK]: sent. 3, add: "We will [work to} provide the ensure
critical. We call on other states to join us in this endeavor.
that investments necessary are used effectively to accelerate AIDS
vaccine research..." -- if unacceptable, then: "We will [work to}
provide the investments resources necessary to accelerate... "
[C]: include bracketed text.
[EC]: sent. 2, add/delete: "...of a safe, and effective and accessible
vaccine against AIDS could constitute a key factor for holds the best
chance of limiting, and eventually eliminating..."
[EC]: include bracketed text (sent. 3) -- with amendment: "We
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will [work together to] provide "
[EC]: sent. 3, add: "...necessary to accelerate AIDS prevention and
AIDS vaccine research "
[EC]: sent. 4, add/delete: " ..governments and communities in the
developed and developing world and regional and
international agencies organizations will be critical."
XXXII. The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
[J] sent. 1, replace: " HIVE/AIDS (UNAIDS) must should help )
must help expand the scale and quality of the response to HIV/AIDS.
As a group and with others, we will work to assure that it has
resources adequate to fulfill its mandate.
Nuclear Safety
XXXIII. We reaffirm our commitments from the 1996 Moscow
Summit on Nuclear Safety and Security to give an absolute priority to
safety in the use of nuclear energy. We note that further substantial
progress is still required in the countries of Central and Eastern
Europe and in the Newly Independent States, especially by
strengthening regulatory authorities, enhancing reactor safety and
improving safety culture. We consider further joint efforts to this end
a major priority. In this regard, we attach the greatest importance to
the full implementation of the Nuclear Safety Account agreements.
XXXIV. We note with satisfaction the entry into force by the Nuclear
[J]: delete sent. 4.
Safety Convention and the preparations now underway for the first
[G]: sent. 4, add/delete: " consideration to joining this these new
review meeting to be held in April 1999. We applaud the rapid
conventions."
progress made in developing the Joint Convention on the Safety of
Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste
[UK]: delete sent. 4 or revert to May 17 text.
Management. We welcome the forthcoming adoption of the Protocol
[C]: sent. 2, add: " Waste Management and encourage
to amend the Vienna Convention on civil liability for nuclear damage
forthcoming finalization."
and of a new Supplementary Funding Convention as called for at the
Moscow Nuclear Summit. Each of our governments will give early
[C]: sent. 3, add/delete: " forthcoming adoption by the IAEA of
the Protocol "
consideration to joining this new convention. These conventions will
facilitate international safety cooperation and provide for increased
[C]: sent. 4, add/delete: consideration to joining this these new
compensation for victims in the event of a nuclear accident.
conventions."
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Global Energy Issues
XXXV Market-oriented energy policies can promote sustainable
[J]: sent. 1.: "Market-oriented policies, taking into account energy
energy use, energy investment and trade. We have discussed our
security, economic development and protection of the environment,
shared interests in deregulation, privatization, pipeline transit issues,
can promote "
nuclear safety, and links between energy and the environment. We
[J]: sent. 2, delete: pipeline transit issues, "
request that our officials prepare a concept paper on these issues to set
the agenda for a proposed Ministerial in Moscow.
[J]: sent 3.: "We request that our officials give consideration
to promote a concept paper on these issues to set the agenda for a
proposed Ministerial "
[UK]: delete para.
[EC]: sent. 2, add: " .privatization, network infrastructure and
pipeline transit issues, nuclear safety, energy efficiency and links
between "
Transnational Organized Crime
XXXVI. We remain committed to combating transnational organized
crime, and have worked actively to implement the forty
recommendations agreed upon at Lyon. We have taken action within
our own borders and with one another, and strengthened cooperation
bilaterally, multilaterally, and with other nations and groups to bring
criminals to justice through mutual legal assistance and extradition, to
promote cooperation among our law enforcement agencies, to
strengthen document security and improve strategies to combat alien
smuggling, and to prevent illegal trafficking in firearms. In the
coming year, we will continue our efforts with a special focus on
high-tech crimes such as those involving computer and
telecommunications technology and, as appropriate, other new trends
in transnational organized criminal activity..
Narcotic Drugs
XXXVII. We are determined to intensify our efforts to combat the
[J]: sent. 2, title; para 37, sent 2, 3, replace "narcoties" with
production, trafficking and use of illicit drugs, which represent a
"drugs"
global threat to the safety of our citizens, and the well-being of our
[J]: last sent., add: "Together with strict law enforcement against
societies and institutions. Reaffirming the common responsibility of
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all concerned states, we recognize that a successful counter-narcotics
the use of drugs, programs_ aimed at "
strategy requires effective action against both the supply and the
demand for illicit drugs. We stress the importance of demand
reduction. Programs aimed at treatment and rehabilitation, education
and prevention are of major importance in our fight against drugs.
XXXVIII. We have asked our appropriate government agencies to
[J]: "replace "narcotics" with "drugs"
build on their established patterns of cooperation to address this
[I]: include bracketed text (last sent).
common threat. In particular, we will study mechanisms that would
assist in the development of healthy, drug-free economies in the
[UK]: delete bracketed text.
producer states and in the development of alternative sources of
[C]: sent. 2, add/delete: " ...drug-free economies in the producer
income in countries firmly committed to the elimination of illicit
states all states and in the development... "
crops; support further efforts to share relevant information on
money-laundering, chemical precursors, trafficking patterns and
[C]: last sent., add: " ..counter-narcotics conventions and to
methods, and other data; and will work together to strengthen the
develop practical approaches to other issues identified in the
counter-narcotics capabilities of law enforcement institutions. {I,
preparatory process.]"
EC:} [In preparing for the UN General Assembly Special Session on
[EC]: sent. 2, add: " ..money-laundering, chemical precursors, new
Drugs in June 1998, our governments will work together to
synthetic drugs, trafficking patterns and
strengthen support for full implementation of the UN
[EC]: include bracketed text.
counter-narcotics conventions. {UK oppose}
Terrorism
XXXIX. We reaffirm our determination to combat terrorism in all
forms, irrespective of motive. We oppose concessions to terrorist
demands and are determined to deny hostage-takers any benefits from
their acts. We welcome the growing consensus on adopting effective
and legitimate means of countering terrorism.
XL. Last year, our Ministers adopted twenty-five recommendations to
combat terrorism. We have received a positive response worldwide,
in particular in the UN General Assembly. Together we have made
substantial progress on many of these recommendations, including:
drafting and negotiating an UN convention on terrorist bombing;
promoting improved international standards for airport security,
explosives detection, and vehicle identification; promoting stronger
laws and export controls on the manufacture, trade and transport of
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explosives; initiating a directory of counter-terrorism competencies;
inviting all States to promote the use of encryption which may allow,
consistent with OECD guidelines, lawful government access to
combat terrorism.
XLI. We have asked our Ministers to intensify diplomatic efforts to
[UK]: sent. 2, delete: " to take additional steps: to the
ensure that by the year 2000 all States join the international
capability of hostage negotiations and special units; to exchange
counterterrorism conventions specified in the 1996 UN resolution on
information..
measures to counter terrorism. We have instructed our officials to
take additional steps: to strengthen the capability of hostage
negotiations experts and special units; to exchange information on
technologies to detect and deter the use of materials of mass
destruction in terrorist attacks; to develop means to deter terrorist
attacks on electronic and computer infrastructure; to strengthen
maritime security; to exchange information on the most effective
security practices for international special events; and to strengthen
cooperation and consultation with other nations and groups.
{EC:} [Human cloning:
[EC]: heading, add: "Reproductive Human Cloning"
[EC]: include bracketed text.
XLII. We have taken note with great concern of recent scientific
[J]: sent 1, 2, 4, replace: "reproductive human cloning" with "the
experiments which could open the way to reproductive human
use of cloning for the replication of human individuals"
cloning. We agree that the prohibition of any form of reproductive
[J]: sent 2, add/delete: "We agree domestic legislation or other
human cloning needs both strict domestic legislation and close
measures and close international cooperation to adapt current
international cooperation to adapt current international law. We are
international law."
encouraged by the reflections underway within national ethics
committees as well as in various regional and international fora. We
[UK]: delete para. -- alternative redraft, add/delete: "We have
are determined to give a strong impetus to their work with a view to
taken note with great concern of recent scientific experiments which
arriving as soon as possible at a universal ban on reproductive human
could open further the way to reproductive human cloning. We
cloning.]
regard the deliberate cloning of human beings as ethically
unacceptable. We agree that the prohibition of any form of
reproductive human cloning needs both strict domestic legislation and
close international co operation to adapt current international law this
issue needs to be addresses through close international co-operation.
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We are encouraged by the reflections underway within national ethics
committees as well as in various regional and international
fora serious attention being give, both nationally and internationally,
to the implications of this technology, and the reputation recently
adopted by the World Health Assembly in May 1997. We are
determined to give a strong impetus to their work with a view to
arriving as soon as possible at a universal ban on reproductive human
cloning. This will provide a measured approach to the debate on
which techniques are, and which are not, acceptable."
[EC]: last sent., add/delete: "While recognizing the considerable
potential benefits for basic research, agriculture and human health
from cloning research, wWe are nevertheless determined to give a
strong impetus to their the work of the national ethics committees with
a view to arriving as soon..."
[Space Station
XLIII. We [welcome] {J, UK:} [look forward to] the signing of the
[J]: support bracketed text 2.
Agreement to establishing an international space station. This is an
[UK]: support bracketed text 2.
excellent example of international cooperation in carrying out large
and promising projects in the field of exploration and peaceful uses of
outer space.]
United Nations Reform
XLIV. We reaffirm the crucial role of the United Nations in fostering
[J]: sent 1, add: " United Nations in maintaining international
global partnership and sustainable development. To this end, we
peace and security as well as in fostering "
support thorough-going reform and welcome progress that has
[UK]: sent. 3, add/delete: "...we also look forward to additional
occurred since our meetings in Halifax and Lyon. We welcome
proposals the Secretary-General's more extensive proposals next
Secretary General Kofi Annan's recent reform proposals and support
month."
their rapid implementation; we also look forward to additional
proposals. We remain committed to working with all UN members
to realize these reforms.
XLV. In order for the UN to cope with the challenges of the 21st
century, financial reform should proceed together with necessary
reform measures in other areas. The UN system must be placed on a
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firm financial footing through full and timely payment of obligations,
and development of a more logical and equitable scale of assessments.
Budgets throughout the UN system should be scrutinized with
emphasis on prioritization and maximum operating efficiency. We
look forward to the Secretary General's specific proposals for
reinvesting savings from improved cost-effectiveness in high priority
development programs. Robust oversight mechanisms and sound
personnel policies are essential for success.
XLVI. We reaffirm that the UN must further improve its ability to act
[I]: delete sent. 1.
quickly and effectively to address threats to international peace and
[F]: move para to Political Issues section or Foreign Ministers'
security by reforming and renewing its institutions and instruments.
statement.
We will continue to help develop the capacities of the UN in
preventing and resolving conflicts. We support steps taken recently
by the UN to strengthen its capacity for rapid reaction from the early
warning stage to the stage of rapid deployment of new, approved,
peace keeping operations and urge continued improvements in these
areas.
XLVII. The urgent challenges of economic and social development
[G]: last sent., add: .governance of the funds and programs, as
require the UN to coordinate more effectively the policies and
well as in the various. "
activities of its various bodies including the specialized agencies. To
this end, the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),
supported by the Under Secretary General for economic and social
issues, should strengthen its policy and coordination role, in
particular through streamlining its subsidiary bodies and improving its
working relationship with international financial institutions and the
WTO. We welcome the recent reforms in the governance of the
funds and programs in the various UN bodies, in particular at
UNCTAD and in the regional commissions; these efforts should be
sustained and expanded.
XLVIII. We call for a thorough and urgent review of the UN's funds
and programs, together with a system-wide review of the roles and
mandates of specialized agencies and commissions. We welcome the
Secretary General's recommendations for strengthened integration at
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the country level and better coordination at headquarters In this
context, we recommend the UN undertake performance evaluations of
the coordination of its development activities in a range of
representative countries. We expect the least developed countries to
be the principal beneficiaries of improved efficiency in the UN's
development work.
III.
AFRICA: PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT
XLIX. At Lyon, we initiated a New Global Partnership for
[F]: sent. 3, add: " Partnership into new concrete action "
Development, noting both that developing countries have a
fundamental responsibility for promoting their own development, and
that developed countries must support these efforts. We paid
particular attention to the problems of Sub-Saharan African countries,
many of which continue to face unusually severe challenges. This
year, we aim to translate the principles of that Partnership into
concrete action to support the efforts of African countries to
participate fully in the expansion of global prosperity and to spread the
benefits throughout their societies. Our objective is not only to
facilitate the progressive integration of African countries into the
world economy, but also to foster the integration of poor populations
into economic, social and political life of their countries.
L. We are encouraged by positive developments, including the
[C]: sent. 4, add/delete: (parentheses
commas) "unproductive
adoption of democratic and economic reforms in many Sub-Saharan
expenditures, (including excessive military expenditures), and "
African countries. Since 1990, more than twenty African nations
have held free and fair elections. Democratic governance and the rule
of law, in Africa as elsewhere, lay the foundation for human rights,
including the rights of women, and sustainable development. We
commend those African countries that have set an example by
undertaking democratic reforms, improving rule of law and
administration of justice, avoiding unproductive expenditures
(including excessive military expenditures), and strengthening public
institutions and civil society. We will support African efforts to
promote democracy and good governance, improve the integrity of
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public institutions, enhance the transparency of government spending,
in particular of procurement, and develop national anti-bribery
regulations.
LI. Increased prosperity ultimately depends upon creating an
environment for domestic capital formation, private sector-led growth
and successful integration into global markets. We are encouraged by
the increasing number of Sub-Saharan countries that have made
progress toward financial sustainability through fiscal and financial
practices and have adopted growth and market oriented economic
policies, including trade liberalization and investment climate
improvement. These initiatives have produced a welcome
acceleration of growth since 1994. We expect the international
financial institutions to play an important role in supporting reform in
Sub-Saharan African countries. Their support should help to promote
productive foreign direct investment and domestic capital formation.
We look forward to the IFIs reporting on their efforts by the time of
the Hong Kong World Bank/IMF meetings.
LII. Access to our markets is a crucial tool for fostering economic
[F]: sent. 6, add/delete: .opportunities for the Sub-Saharan
growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. We each will continue to improve,
African countries, based on special preferences such as those provided
through various means, access to our markets for African exports. We
through the Lome Convention that need them most and are
support the further integration of the least developed countries into the
undertaking effective reform measures."
world trading system. In this regard, African countries will be major
[G]: sent. 4, add: " fore least developed countries, in particular
beneficiaries of efforts in the WTO on a plan of action to provide,
through duty free market access on an autonomous basis." (flags free
inter alia, predictable and favorable market access conditions for least
trade as per Singapore Ministerial)
developed countries. Trade liberalization in Africa will promote
competition and more efficient utilization of resources. Consistent
[UK]: split para.: "5la. Access to our markets We each will
with WTO obligations, we will consider strengthened assistance and
continue to improve, through various means, access to our markets for
enhanced opportunities for the Sub-Saharan African countries that
African exports consistent with WTO obligations. We support the
need them most and are undertaking effective reform measures. We
further integration of the least developed countries into the world
intend to participate actively in the high-level
trading system. We want to increase the capacity of Least Developed
WTO/UNCTAD/International Trade Center meeting later this year.
Countries to benefit from increased trade and investment opportunities
We will review our own bilateral aid and trade promotion programs to
by improved co-ordination of trade-related technical assistance. In
ensure that they support climates conducive to economic growth and
this regard, African countries will be major beneficiaries of efforts in
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private investment, including by strengthening capacity. We
the WTO on a plan of action to provide, inter alia, predictable and
welcome regional initiatives for trade liberalization and economic
favorable duty-free market access conditions for least developed
cooperation.
countries. Trade liberalization in Africa will promote competition
and more efficient utilization of resources. Consistent with WTO
obligations, we will consider strengthened assistance and enhanced
opportunities for the Sub Saharan African countries that need them
most and are undertaking effective reform measures. We intend to
participate actively in the high-level WTO/UNCTAD/International
Trade Center meeting later this year to begin the implementation of
that plan.
51b. Trade liberalization in Africa will promote competition and
more efficient utilization of resources.. We welcome regional
initiatives for trade liberalization and economic cooperation. We will
consider strengthened assistance and ways to enhance opportunities
for the Sub-Saharan African countries that need them most and are
undertaking effective reform measures. We will review our own
bilateral aid and trade promotion programs to ensure that they support
climates conducive to economic growth and private investment,
including by strengthening capacity- We welcome regional initiatives
for trade liberalization and economic cooperation.
[C]: sent. 6, delete: " ..enhanced opportunities for the Sub Saharan
African countries that need them the most."
[C]: sent. 7, add/delete: "We intend will to participate actively in..."
[EC]: sent. 8, add: " programs to ensure that they contribute to the
objectives of sustainable development and poverty alleviation and that
they support climates..
LIII. Substantial flows of official development assistance will
[UK]: sent. 1, add: " development objectives, particularly poverty
continue to play an essential role in building the capacity of
reduction."
Sub-Saharan African countries to achieve their development
[UK]: sent. 2, add: " development policy set out in the OECD
objectives. We are committed to a results-oriented approach to
DAC Strategy, 'Shaping the 21st Century: The contribution of
development policy. But development assistance alone cannot
Development Co-operation'. We endorse in particular the goal of
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overcome inappropriate policies. We will work with African countries
reducing by one half the proportion of people living in extreme
to ensure adequate and well-targeted assistance for those countries
poverty by 2015. But development assistance
which have the greatest need and carry out the necessary broad-based
[EC]: sent. 5, add: " infrastructure development, rural
reforms. This assistance will include support for democratic
development, environmental protection, food security and..."
governance, respect for human rights, sound public administration,
efficient legal and judicial systems, infrastructure development, rural
development, food security and human resource development,
including health and education of their people. In this regard, we will
work to strengthen cooperation among concerned institutes to
facilitate and coordinate capacity building efforts.
LIV. To maximize the effectiveness of our efforts, we will deepen the
dialogue with African partners, work for greater local ownership of
development strategies and encourage the participation of
non-governmental actors. We will also strengthen donor
coordination, including with emerging donors. We welcome and
fully support the emerging trend of intra-regional and inter-regional
cooperation to further African development.
LV. The United Nations plays a major role in development in Africa,
[EC]: para 51, 52, more sustainable development and poverty
and African countries will be major beneficiaries of reform of the UN
reduction reference.
economic and social development activities. We encourage the UN's
development funds and programs and specialized agencies, to
emphasize work in the field in Africa and to fully integrate and
coordinate their efforts, both at the headquarters and at the country
level. We are encouraged by the Economic Commission on Africa's
efforts to energize and focus its activities. The UN Development
Program's decision to allocate a portion of its resources based on
program quality is a useful approach to assuring effectiveness, and we
urge that it be adopted more broadly in the UN's work.
LVI. A number of African countries are making impressive efforts to
[UK]: sent. 2, 3, add/delete-merge: "We welcome the Initiative.-
harness the information revolution in support of democracy and
We will support and their efforts to establish "
sustainable development. We welcome the Africa Information
Society Initiative. We will support their efforts to establish
information networks to link African countries with each other and to
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the rest of the world. In this regard, we welcome the Toronto Global
Knowledge '97 Conference.
LVII. We applaud African leadership in developing effective local
capacities in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and post-conflict
reconciliation and recovery. We will support African peace-building
initiatives at the regional, sub-regional and national levels, in
particular by the Organization of African Unity (OAU), taking into
account the recent OECD Guidelines on Conflict, Peace, and
Development Cooperation, and we will help to forge active
partnerships with the United Nations and other donors. We
encourage the UN Secretary General, as part of his reform efforts, to
identify ways the international community can further strengthen
Africa's initiatives. We also call for the expanded utilization of the
existing UN Trust Fund for African peacekeeping and conflict
prevention, as well as other relevant UN funds; and broader and
substantial donor commitments to the OAU and to subregional bodies
with specialized mechanisms for conflict mediation, as well as to the
UN/OAU Special Envoy to the Great Lakes.
LVIII. We reaffirm our support for long-term efforts to promote
[C]: last sent., add/delete: "[We also coordinating body.] We urge
rapidly deployable African peacekeeping capacities. We welcome
interested countries to actively explore means and mechanisms for
closer coordination among African troop-contributing countries,
enhancing such coordination in consultation with the UN and the
regional organizations, donors, and the UN in the development of
OAU."
training, joint exercises, common peacekeeping doctrine, and other
efforts to ensure inter-operability. [We also look forward to the
establishment of a UN forum open to all interested member countries,
and on operational matters, a joint coordinating body.]
LIX. We have requested that our officials report to us prior to next
year's Summit in Birmingham about the efforts they have undertaken
together to implement all aspects of this partnership.
IV.
POLITICAL ISSUES
LX. Together, we are pursuing a strategy of global integration to
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create a more secure and stable international community. Already,
we have used our political cooperation to broaden and deepen the
community of open markets and open societies, and in the next year
we will work together to build on these efforts. Our Partnership for
Development is designed explicitly to support the economic and
political development of nations which run the risk of being
marginalized from the process of integration. We will focus our
energies on strengthening adherence to the norms and principles of
international cooperation, and will work together to take effective
measures against those who threaten those objectives. We recognize
our common interest and responsibility in helping bring an end to
conflicts that threaten to disturb international peace and to undermine
our deepened cooperation.
Democracy and Human Rights
LXI. Recent years have seen an unprecedented growth of democracy
[EC]: delete sent. 2.
worldwide. Yet young democratic states can be fragile and
short-lived. We have a responsibility and opportunity to strengthen
democratic values and fundamental freedoms where they have taken
hold and extend their reach where they have not.
LXII. Human rights are at the heart of our concerns. Ensuring
[J]: last sent., add: "The new UN High Commissioner for Human
accountability for gross violations of human rights and international
Rights will have a crucial role to play in the field of human rights."
humanitarian law is essential to promote conflict resolution and peace.
[UK]: last sent., add: "The new UN High Commissioner for
We therefore will continue to give full support to the International
Human Rights will also have a crucial role to play."
Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and work to ensure
that the international community and states concerned bring to justice
[C]: last sent., add: " role to play. We wish to express our grave
through due process persons responsible for serious violations of
concern at the recent attacks against personnel of relief and
human rights and international humanitarian law. The new UN
humanitarian organizations. We emphasize that host States must
Commissioner for Human Rights will have a crucial role to play.
prevent such acts and prosecute perpetrators."
[C]: last sent., add: "The new UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights..."
"
[C]: sent. 3, 4, invert.
[EC]: sent. 2, delete: "Ensuring accountability for gross violations
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of.
LXIII. Recognizing that strengthening democracy is essential to
[EC]: sent. 5, delete: " .multilateral and regional
strengthening peace and human rights, and looking to the 50th
organizations, particularly with the Development Assistance
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1998, we
Committee of the OECD as well as in partnership "
will work together in the coming year to build on our governments'
[EC]: delete last sent.
most effective democratic development, peacebuilding and human
rights programs. Our efforts will focus on promoting good
governance and the rule of law, strengthening civil society, expanding
women's political participation, and boosting business and labor
support for democracy, particularly in young democracies and
societies in conflict. The protection of the most underrepresented or
vulnerable is critical to broaden participation in the democratic
process and prevent societal conflict. We will work to ensure
adoption and ratification of international instruments designed to
provide protection to these groups, in particular the speedy adoption of
an International Labor Organization Convention on the eradication of
intolerable forms of child labor. We will work through multilateral
and regional organizations, particularly with the Development
Assistance Committee of the OECD as well as in partnership with
non-governmental organizations and young democracies. We also
will consider common efforts to promote democracy where it is not
now established.
LXIV. We have asked our Ministers to report progress in this area and
to make recommendations for consideration at our next Summit.
LXV. [Democracy, economic growth and development cannot reach
[J]: opposes. if retained, language should be consistent with OECD
their full potential without good governance, in particular the
Ministerial Communiqué.
accountability of political leaders and public servants, especially for
[I]: opposes concurs with [J].
corruption. We will actively work to eliminate corruption in
aid-funded procurement and the cross-border payment of bribes to
[F]: opposes.
government officials. We will take immediate action to criminalize
[G]: last sent., add/delete: "...action to criminalize overseas bribes
and eliminate the tax-deductibility of overseas bribes in commercial
in an effective and coordinated manner. thereby facilitating the
transactions, and call upon all countries, especially OECD members,
elimination of the tax-deductibility of such bribes and eliminate the
to do the same. }{J, I, F opposes}
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tax deductibility of overseas bribes in commercial transactions, and
call upon all countries,..."
[UK]: include sent. 1, 2.
[UK]: last sent., redraft: "We will take immediate action steps to
criminalize and eliminate the tax deductibility of overseas bribes in
commercial transactions, and call upon all countries, especially OECD
members, to do the same the bribery of foreign public officials in
order to obtain or retain business and to eliminate the tax-deductibility
of such bribes, and we call upon all other countries to do the same."
[EC]: last sent., add/delete: "In particular, Wwe will start by the
beginning of July negotiations in the OECD on an International
Convention to criminalize bribery of foreign public officials take
immediate action to criminalize and eliminate the tax deductibility of
overseas bribes in commercial transactions, and call upon all
countries, especially OECD members, to do the same.]"
Non-proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
LXVI. Since the Moscow Summit on Nuclear Safety and Security, we
have taken important steps to implement the agreed "Programme for
Preventing and Combating Illicit Trafficking in Nuclear Materials."
We will expand participation in this program to include countries in
Central and Eastern Europe, and in Central Asia. Further regarding
the safe and effective management of fissile material, with respect to
such materials no longer required for defense purposes, we will
continue our cooperation through concrete initiatives, in particular the
French-German-Russian project to build a pilot plant in Russia to
produce MOX fuel from weapons plutonium, which is open to
additional states, and the related U.S.-Russian cooperation on the
conversion of weapons plutonium.
LXVII. We have worked together to advance our common
[UK]: last sent., add/delete: " our determination to
non-proliferation, arms control, and disarmament goals. The
develop measures a legally binding instrument to ensure "
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty is an historic milestone, and we call
upon all States to sign and ratify it rapidly to ensure its early entry into
force. We applaud the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons
Convention. We advocate its full and effective implementation, and
call on all States that have not yet ratified it to do so. Recognizing
that enhancing confidence in compliance would reinforce the
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, we reaffirm our
determination to develop measures to ensure its effective
implementation.
LXVIII. We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to full
implementation of the objectives set forth in the Non-Proliferation
Treaty. To that end, we welcome the IAEA's recent adoption of a
program on strengthening the effectiveness and improving the
efficiency of the safeguards system. We urge all states to conclude
additional protocols with the IAEA at the earliest possible date. We
reaffirm our commitment to the immediate commencement and early
conclusion of a convention banning the production of fissile material
for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.
LXIX. We welcome the progress on strategic arms control made at
Helsinki in March, and look forward to the early entry-into-force of
the START II agreement and the initiation of START III negotiations.
We reaffirm the key role of the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty
in strengthening European security, and welcome the decision to
conclude its adaptation as expeditiously as possible. We welcome the
recent agreement among Russia, Kazakstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan,
and China on reduction of military forces along their borders and
consider it an important contribution to the region's security.
LXX. We endorse unequivocally efforts by the UN Special
[J]: last sent., add: "We call on North Korea to halt
Commission and the IAEA to eliminate weapons of mass destruction
its development, deployment and export of..."
capabilities in Iraq and to monitor compliance. We reiterate our call
[UK]: include bracketed text -- with Iran specific references.
for all States to avoid any cooperation with {UK, C:} [Iran] [countries
of the Middle East region] that might contribute to the acquisition of a
[C]: Iran specific references.
nuclear weapons capability, {UK:} [or to its [their] {UK opposes}
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chemical, biological, or missile capabilities] {UK:} [in violation of
international conventions or arrangements]. We reaffirm the
importance of implementing the U.S.-DPRK Agreed Framework and
full compliance by North Korea with its non-proliferation obligations.
We therefore place great value on the continuing role of the IAEA in
monitoring the freeze on North Korea's nuclear program,
implementing safeguards, and helping preserve all information
relating to the DPRK's past activity. We welcome the conclusion of
negotiations for the EU to participate in the Korean Peninsula Energy
Development Organization (KEDO) and call for further international
support for KEDO, including the provision of funds, as well as the
necessity of North-South dialogue. We call on North Korea to halt its
export of ballistic missiles.
LXXI. We welcome the emerging high-level dialogue between India
and Pakistan. We encourage both countries to reduce the prospect of
a nuclear and missile arms race, and to bring their activities into
conformity with international non-proliferation norms. Consistent
with our support for the CTBT's early entry into force, we encourage
both countries to adhere to that treaty.
LXXII. We recognize that global security and stability are
strengthened by promoting international responsibility in the transfer
of arms and sensitive technologies, and to that end reaffirm our
support for the Wassenaar Arrangement. We welcome the steady
achievements under the UN Register of Conventional Arms in
promoting transparency in armaments. We encourage the work of the
UN Panel of Governmental Experts on Small Arms to identify the
ways and means to prevent and reduce the excessive and destabilizing
transfer of small arms and light weapons and we will continue to work
together to curb illegal trafficking in firearms.
Export Control Regimes
LXXIII. We underline our support for the arrangements that make
up the international export control regimes. The Zangger Committee
and the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Missile Technology Control
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Regime, and, for those who are members, the Australia Group export
control regime, all contribute critically to the global application and
enforcement of international export control norms.
Anti-personnel Landmines
LXXIV. Last year we committed ourselves to spare no effort in
[C]: para redraft: "Last year we committed ourselves to spare no
securing a global ban on anti-personnel landmines. To this end, we
effort in securing a global ban on anti-personnel landmines. To this
recognize the important and complementary efforts to achieve this
end, we note that through the "Ottawa Process' formal diplomatic
goal at the Conference on Disarmament and in formal negotiations to
negotiations will be convened in September in Oslo with the objective
commence in September through the Ottawa Process. We welcome
of concluding an anti-personnel mine ban by the end of the year. We
the restrictions on anti-personnel landmines unilaterally declared by
also recognize the important and complementary efforts to support this
States, including by the members of the EU. We also welcome the
goal being undertaken in other global and regional fora, including the
UN General Assembly resolution, approved overwhelmingly, calling
UN, the CD. the OAS and the OAU. We welcome the restrictions on
for concluding an effective, legally-binding international agreement to
anti-personnel landmines unilaterally declared by States, including by
ban anti-personnel landmines as soon as possible. All States should
members of the EU. We also welcome the UN General Assembly
adhere to the strengthened Protocol on Mines, Booby Traps and Other
resolution, approved overwhelmingly, calling for concluding an
Devices. We encourage the international community to develop
effective, legally-binding international agreement to ban
technological solutions to mine detection and clearance, and to
anti-personnel landmines as soon as possible. All States should
strengthen its support for humanitarian demining and assistance to
adhere to the strengthened Protocol on Mines, Booby Traps and Other
mine victims.
Devices. We encourage the international community to develop
technological solutions to mine detection and clearance, and to
strengthen its support for humanitarian demining and assistance to
mine victims.
Political Situations
[EC]: situations evolving.. comments later. requests more
humanitarian emphasis.
Hong Kong
LXXV. We recognize the historic nature of China's imminent
[J]: sent. 2, delete: "strategic"
resumption of sovereignty over Hong Kong. Considering our durable
[J]: sent. 4, add/delete: "We welcome China's stated commitment
interests in this strategic financial and economic center, we welcome
to support free and fair elections in Hong Kong for form a new
and place weight on China's commitments, contained in the 1984
legislature as soon as possible through election to be held within a
UK-PRC Joint Declaration and in the 1990 PRC Basic Law. These
year of the reversion."
include ensuring Hong Kong's continued stability and prosperity and
preserving its way of life, its high degree of autonomy -- including an
[UK]: sent. 3, 4, add: "...and the rule of law. These will provide
independent monetary and economic system -- its fundamental
the essential underpinnings for Hong Kong's future economic success.
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freedoms and the rule of law. We welcome China's stated
We welcome China's.
commitment to support free and fair elections in Hong Kong for a new
[UK]: sent. 4, add/delete: "We welcome China's stated
legislature as soon as possible. We are encouraged by China's
commitment to support We look forward to free and fair elections... "
assurances in the Joint Declaration and Basic Law that the provisions
of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights and the
[UK]: sent. 5, add/delete:"We are encouraged by We note China's
"
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will
assurances
continue to apply in Hong Kong.
Democratic Republic of Congo
LXXVI. The momentous changes in [Congo] [Zaire] highlight the
importance of peaceful democratic transition and the establishment of
a broadly-based interim administration. We believe it is important to
assist the new authorities in the transition to an elected government,
promote respect for human rights, address urgent humanitarian needs,
and facilitate economic renewal. We look forward to close
cooperation with other donor countries, the United Nations, OAU,
international financial institutions, and regional leaders in these
efforts. The willingness of our governments to assist in the
rebuilding of national institutions will depend on the new authorities'
demonstrating their commitment to democratic reform, including
elections, sound economic policies, public accountability and respect
for human rights.
Haiti
LXXVII. The progress accomplished in Haiti as a result of the United
Nations Support Mission in Haiti, underlines the necessity of
continued international assistance to maintain stability and promote
democratization, and economic development. We will take positive
note of the Secretary General's new recommendations on the nature of
the international presence in Haiti subsequent to the termination of the
current UNSMIH mandate. We urge that Haiti press forward with
implementing its economic modernization program.
Middle East Peace Process
LXXVIII. The Peace Process faces a crisis, and we are determined to
reinject momentum into it. Restoring the sense of security and
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confidence among Israelis and Palestinians is essential. We need to
reinvigorate the Oslo Accords as well as the principles of Madrid,
including the exchange of land for peace, security for both sides and a
recognition that all problems need to be addressed peacefully through
serious and credible negotiations. Both sides must refrain from
actions that impede the peace process by preempting permanent status
negotiations. We believe strongly in the importance of working with
Israel, Syria and Lebanon to resume direct talks in order to achieve a
comprehensive settlement in the region. We welcome the important
role the Monitoring Group has played in strengthening the
Understanding of April 26, 1996 and in reducing risks to civilians in
southern Lebanon and in Israel.
LXXIX. Economic growth and prosperity are critical to peace. We
[J]: sent. 3, add: " promote the region's development, including
urge regional parties to pursue economic cooperation among
assistance to the Palestinians, and urge..." "
themselves and integration into the global economy. We welcome all
[C]: last sent., move to para 77 end.
efforts to promote the region's development, and urge donors to fulfill
pledges made. We affirm the importance of the activities within the
multilateral framework of the peace process.
Iran, Iraq, Libya
LXXX. We again call upon the Government of Iran to play a
[J]: opposes bracketed text 2, 4, 7, 8 (sent. 2, 3).
constructive role in regional and world affairs, [as it does in promoting
[J]: supports bracketed text 3 (sent. 1).
the inter-Tajik talks, {UK opposes} desisting from material and
political support for extremist groups seeking to destroy the Middle
[J]: last sent., add: "Noting with great interest the Iranian people's
East peace process and to destabilize the region; [ending its use of] {J
call for change demonstrated through the latest election in that
opposes} {J:} [rejecting] terrorism [and assassination] {J opposes} as
country, we welcome the president-elect's statement indicating his
[an] instrument[s] of policy; [bringing known terrorists in its territory
respect for civil-rights, freedom, rule of law, social justice and
to justice;] {J opposes} and ending the threat to the life of Mr. Salman
diversity."
Rushdie. {UK:} [We commit ourselves to pressing Iran to change] {J
[UK]: opposes bracketed text 1 (sent. 1).
opposes} {UK:} [and agree to reconsider official ministerial
visits] {UK:} [under present circumstances] We reiterate our call for all
[UK]: supports bracketed text 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (sent. 2, 3, 4).
States to avoid any cooperation with Iran that might contribute to the
[C]: include direct statement re: state-sponsored terrorism.
acquisition of a nuclear weapons capability {UK:} [or enhance its
chemical, biological, or missile capabilities] {UK:} [in violation of
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international conventions or arrangements]. {UK:} [We further call
on Iran to end its attempts to acquire or develop weapons of mass
destruction.]
LXXXI. We confirm our determination to obtain full compliance with
all UN Security Council resolutions related to Iraq and Libya. Only
full compliance with these resolutions could result in the lifting of
sanctions. We are pleased to note that the distribution of food and
medicine under UNSCR 986 is providing some humanitarian relief to
the Iraqi people.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
LXXXII. [We actively support the full implementation of the peace
[J]: emphasize Peace Agreement compliance and economic
agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina and will continue to coordinate
assistance rewards; September municipal elections.
our efforts closely to accelerate this process. We intend to hold the
[J]: add: "We urge the signatories to cooperate in building
parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina and all signatories to their
economic institutions, implementing sound economic policies, and in
obligations under the peace agreement, particularly with regard to
reconstruction efforts needed to create a shared state in an integrated
ensuring freedom of movement and residence, the establishment of
national economy. We will respond to progress in these areas with
[functioning and] effective national institutions, and cooperation with
continued support for economic reform and reconstruction."
the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. As
part of our long-term commitment to the peace process, we intend to
[UK]: sent. 2, replace: "parties" with "authorities".
continue to support SFOR and contribute substantially to support the
[C]: sent. 2, add/delete: "We intend to hold the parties in Bosnia
OSCE's conduct of municipal elections in Bosnia September 13-14.]
and Herzegovina and all signatories to their obligations under the
peace agreement, particularly with regard to ensuring freedom of
movement and residence, the establishment of [functioning and]
effective national institutions, and cooperation with the International
Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia International assistance
with economic reconstruction should be conditional upon full
compliance with the Peace Agreement."
LXXXIII. [Establishing lasting peace in the city of Brcko will
[UK]: delete para. if retained, sent. 2, add/delete: "We will
provide a powerful indication of what is possible in Bosnia and
strengthen our efforts The authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Herzegovina. We will strengthen our efforts to create an environment
should strengthen their efforts to create an environment..."
in which people from all three communities can live and build an
[UK]: address economic reform and reconstruction.
important commercial center.]
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Cyprus
LXXXIV. The Cyprus dispute has remained unresolved for far too
[UK]: last sent., add: "...commercial center. We call on both
long. We strongly support the invitation by the United Nations
leaders to approach these negotiations constructively and in good
Secretary General to the leaders of the two Cypriot communities to
faith."
engage in negotiations to achieve a comprehensive settlement.
Albania
LXXXV. Noting the situation in Albania and its implications for
[UK]: sent. 3, add/delete: " elections in Albania be free and
regional stability, we express our appreciation to those organizations
fair restore democratic legitimacy, and urge..."
and institutions working with the Government of National
Reconciliation to restore normalcy in the country, including the OSCE
under the strong leadership of Franz Vranitzky, the EU, WEU,
UNHCR and the Red Cross. We also applaud the deployment of the
Multinational Protection Force under Italian leadership and the
authority of the UN Security Council. We underscore the importance
that the upcoming elections in Albania be free and fair, and urge that
all parties work together to restore political order, resume economic
reforms, create a sound financial system and reestablish public
safety.
Afghanistan
LXXXVI. Noting the recent developments in Afghanistan, we call on
all Afghan parties to stop the fighting and to work together towards
the formation of a broadly representative central government that will
protect the rights of all Afghans and abide by Afghanistan's
international obligations. Peace and stability can best be attained
through political negotiations under UN auspices with the active and
coordinated assistance of all countries concerned and provided that all
external interference ceases. All Afghan parties and concerned
countries should abide by the provisions of recent resolutions on
Afghanistan adopted by the UN Security Council and General
Assembly.
Korean Peninsula
LXXXVII. Noting the recent developments concerning the Four Party
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meeting proposal aimed at achieving permanent peace on the Korean
Peninsula, we call upon the DPRK to agree to convene those talks
without delay, as well as to engage seriously in North-South dialogue.
Cambodia
LXXXVIII. The recent political instability in Cambodia seriously
threatened to set back peace as well as the democratization process
which Cambodian people established under the auspices of the UN in
1993. We strongly appeal to all Cambodian leaders to bring about
political stability, civil order, and economic reconstruction through
national reconciliation and good governance as well as through a free
and fair election.
Burma {J opposes}
[J]: oppose inclusion. delete.
[J]: Myanmar (Burma) Burma
LXXXIX. Concerned by the continuing widespread repression in
[J]: "Concerned by the current situation in Myanmar, we call on the
Burma and the large-scale violations of human rights by the regime,
Government of Myanmar to make further efforts in democratization
we call on the SLORC to enter into a meaningful political dialogue
on the occasion of the accession to the ASEAN,
with leaders of the democratic opposition and ethnic minorities aimed
particularly continuing widespread repression in Burma and the
at achieving a solution to the current situation. {J opposes}
large scale violations of human rights by the regime, we call on the
SLORC to enter into a meaningful
[C]: para redraft: "The Eight note the recent decision of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to admit Burma as
a member of the organization in July and express the hope that the
members of ASEAN will use their influence to encourage an early
return to democracy in Burma."
Next Summit
XC. We have accepted the invitation of the Prime Minister of the
[UK]: add: " in Birmingham on 15-17 May next year."
United Kingdom to meet in Birmingham next year.
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Bucket: WHO
Creation Date: 1997-06-14
Subject: [no subject]
Creator: Sherman G. Boone
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Laura K. Capps ( CN=Laura K. Capps/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:14-JUN-1997 12:34:10.00
SUBJECT: cloning slides fyi
TO: Michael Waldman ( CN=Michael Waldman/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Joshua A. King ( CN=Joshua A. King/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Jordan Tamagni ( CN=Jordan Tamagni/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ UNKNOWN ] )
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
The POTUS cloning slides are in a manila folder in Michael's top file
drawer. Just so you know. Let me know if you'd prefer they'd be housed
some place else.
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Subject: G-8 on Cloning, revised again
Creator: Elizabeth Drye
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Lucia A. Wyman ( CN=Lucia A. Wyman/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:17-JUN-1997 14:44:08.00
SUBJECT: Re: Cloning Meetings
TO: Elizabeth Drye ( CN=Elizabeth Drye/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
I'll get a car from East Wing for 3:40. See you soon.
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Elizabeth Drye ( CN=Elizabeth Drye/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME:17-JUN-1997 14:49:40.00
SUBJECT: Re: Cloning Meetings
TO: Lucia A. Wyman ( CN=Lucia A. Wyman/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
We will meet you at east wing (your office?) at 3:40 then.
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Lucia A. Wyman ( CN=Lucia A. Wyman/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:17-JUN-1997 14:57:19.00
SUBJECT: Re: Cloning Meetings
TO: Elizabeth Drye ( CN=Elizabeth Drye/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
great
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Elizabeth Drye ( CN=Elizabeth Drye/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:17-JUN-1997 14:19:04.00
SUBJECT: Re: Cloning Meetings
TO: Lucia A. Wyman ( CN=Lucia A. Wyman/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: Rachel E. Levinson ( CN=Rachel E. Levinson/OU=OSTP/O=EOP @ EOP [ OSTP 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: Jeffrey M. Smith ( CN=Jeffrey M. Smith/OU=OSTP/O=EOP @ EOP [ OSTP 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
How are you getting to the Hill. Can we go together? I will go to today's
meeting.
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Lucia A. Wyman ( CN=Lucia A. Wyman/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:17-JUN-1997 12:46:28.00
SUBJECT: Cloning Meetings
TO: Elizabeth Drye ( CN=Elizabeth Drye/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Rachel E. Levinson ( CN=Rachel E. Levinson/OU=OSTP/O=EOP @ EOP [ OSTP ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Jeffrey M. Smith ( CN=Jeffrey M. Smith/OU=OSTP/O=EOP @ EOP [ OSTP 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Here are the meetings I have scheduled. You should plan on attending. If
you cannot, please let me know.
Tuesday, June 17
4:00 pm, Ben Wu, (Morella) 2319R
Wednesday, June 18
3:00 pm, Kevin Brennan (S. Brown) 328 C
4:00 pm, Kay Holcombe (H. Commerce
Committee)
564 Ford
Friday, June 20
2:30 pm, Karen Nelson and Paul Kim
(Waxman)
2204 R
RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Elizabeth Drye ( CN=Elizabeth Drye/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:18-JUN-199709:50:58.00
SUBJECT: Cloning hill meetings
TO: Lucia A. Wyman ( CN=Lucia A. Wyman/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [WHO])
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: Rachel E. Levinson ( CN=Rachel E. Levinson/OU=OSTP/O=EOP @ EOP [ OSTP ])
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TEXT:
I won't be able to go with you today. Too much happening on tobacco.
Sorry.
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