,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #c1 #bjag,mr4  
,gaetz 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,wass]man       
,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,t5ney1 & 
,mr4 ,ha/+s7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !  
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,express+ support = ,japan to end its   
:al+ 9 all =ms & to /r5g!n measures to  
cons]ve :ale populations4  ,:]eas #hh   
c\ntries h adopt$ or adh]$ to !         
,int]national ,conv5tion = ! ,regulation
 ( ,:al+ 7,conv5tion71 sign$ 9 ,wa%+ton1
 ,d4,c41 on ,decemb] #b1 #aidf1 :i*     
e/abli%$ ! ,int]national ,:al+          
,commission 7,commission7 to provide = !
 cons]vation ( :ale /ocks = future      
g5]ations2 ,:]eas ,japan is a great     
fri5d & critical national security ally 

( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,commission 
adopt$ a moratorium on comm]cial :al+ t 
w5t into effect 9 #aihf to cons]ve &    
promote ! recov]y ( :ale populations1 _m
 ( :i* _h be5 hunt$ to ne> ext9ction by 
! :al+ indu/ry2 ,:]eas ! ,conv5tion     
includes a sci5tific rese>* exemption to
 ! comm]cial :al+ moratorium :i* ,japan 
has us$ = #cj ye>s1 to kill ne>ly       
#af1jjj :ales "u ! guise ( sci5ce2      
,:]eas cetacean sci5ti/s ar\nd ! _w h   
consi/5tly conclud$ t :al+ conduct$ =   
sci5tific rese>* purposes is unnecess>y 
z non-le?al rese>* alt]natives exi/2    
,:]eas ,japan has be5 c]tifi$ f\r times 
"u section #h ( ! ,fi%]man's ,protection
 ,act ( #aifg 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #aigh71    
popul>ly kn[n z ! ,pelly ,am5dm5t1 =    
dim9i%+ ! effectiv5ess ( ! ,commission's
 cons]vation measures2 ,:]eas1 ,japan   
laun*$ ano!r :al+ program 9 ! s\!rn     
ocean 9 ,decemb] #bjae1 kill+ #ccc      
,ant>ctic m9ke :ales1 _m ( !m pregnant  
females2 ,:]eas ,japan rec5tly ann\nc$  
its int5tion to beg9 a new #ab-ye> :al+ 

program 9 ! ,nor? ,pacific2 ,:]eas :ales
 h be5 kill$ by ne>ly e me?od imag9able1
 f explosive h>poons & cold h>poons to  
electric lances & bullets2 ,:]eas no    
matt] :at me?od is us$1 trem5d\s suff]+ 
c ensue1 z dea? may take f sev]al m9utes
 pot5tially to h\rs1 especially 9 ! case
 ( animals /ruck & !n lo/2 ,:]eas       
comm]cial :al+1 includ+ sci5tific :al+ &
 any coa/al or community-bas$ :al+1     
und]m9es ! cons]vation m&ate ( !        
,conv5tion2 ,:]eas all coa/al :al+ is   
comm]cial1 unless conduct$ "u !         
aborig9al subsi/5ce exemption to !      
moratorium on comm]cial :al+2 ,:]eas !  
,cons]vation ,committee ( ! ,commission1
 e/abli%$ 9 #bjjc1 has focus$ on ?reats 
to ! _w's :ales1 su* z %ip collisions1  
incid5tal capture & entanglem5t1 & !    
effects ( s\nds caus$ by humans2 &      
,:]eas :ales migrate ?r\gh\t ! _w's     
oceans1 int]national coop]ation is      
requir$ to successfully cons]ve &       
protect !m3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses its 

s5se t ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld cont9ue to  
be a global lead] 9 :ale cons]vation &  
protection1 & promote int]national ef=ts
 to cons]ve & protect ! _w's :ales2     
7#b7 /rongly opposes comm]cial :al+ &   
supports use ( all appropriate measures 
to end comm]cial :al+ 9 any =m1 includ+ 
:al+ "u ! guise ( sci5ce2  7#c7 urges   
,japan to cease all :al+2  7#d7 affirms 
! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to protect
 :ales & to support global :ale         
sanctu>ies2  7#e7 seeks to /r5g!n       
cons]vation & managem5t measures to     
facilitate ! cons]vation ( :ale species 
& populations2 &  7#f7 welcomes !       
opportunity to "w ) ,japan & o!r        
,int]national ,:al+ ,commission memb]   
c\ntries at ! next ,commission meet+ 9  
,brazil 9 #bjah to exp& & support ongo+ 
ef=ts to prev5t or mitigate ?reats to   
:ales & _! habitats1 su* z ocean noise1 
m>9e debris1 %ip /rikes1 entanglem5ts1  
toxic contam9ants1 & disease4